- + Russia’s Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate calls at Eritrea’s Massawa—The country’s information ministry said that the visit was held in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between two countries [Cat...
- + Houthis say they attacked 86 vessels since Middle East conflict escalated in October 2023—Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, member of the movement’s political bureau, said that Houthis had delivered a missile strike on several targets in the southern...
- + Caspian region not interested in military presence of third states — Iran’s top diplomat—Hossein Amirabdollahian also expressed Iran’s readiness to host the third economic conference of Caspian coastal countries at the level of prime minis...
- + Trying to resolve Transnistrian issue by military means to be Chisinau’s folly — Lavrov—Russian Foreign Minister considers that the Moldovan government is eager to unite with Romania and get some additional opportunities [Category: Russia...
- + Turning Iraq into arena for confrontation of third countries unacceptable — Lavrov—During their meetibg Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Bafel Talabani discussed issues of furth...
- + West overrepresented in UN Security Council — Russian mission—It is proved by the vote on holding a UN Security Council meeting, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the NATO aggression against Yugoslavia, Russia...
- + Doha talks on Gaza stalled because of Israel’s position — Hamas politburo—According to Mohammad Nazzal, the "military escalation in Gaza will not help bringing back Israeli hostages" [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian con...
- + If Russian interests are respected, Moscow ready to guarantee the same — Lavrov on Ukraine—Russian Foreign Minister said that China’s plan for Ukrainian settlement mentions the need to lift unilateral Western sanctions, imposed long before t...
- + Russia to assess EU diplomatic requests case by case — Lavrov— [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Investigation into Crocus City Hall attack progressing rapidly, Lavrov says—The Prosecutor General’s Office and intelligence agencies had received all necessary instructions, says Russian Foreign Minister [Category: Russian Po...
- + Question of Putin’s visit to G20 summit in Brazil not discussed yet — spokesman—French President Emmanuel Macron considers that an invitation for the Russian leader should be discussed with other G20 members [Category: FOREIGN POL...
- + West again derails UN Security Council meeting on NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia—When the event’s agenda was put to a vote, six countries voted in favor and nine abstained. [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Israel looking for negotiating leverage as it seizes Hamas' 'strategic assets' — Netanyahu—This is another key to releasing our sons and daughters, Prime Minister said [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russia to invest $16.4 bln in seaside resorts — Deputy PM—Financing should be carefully considered when extending National Projects and revising other plans and programs for new resorts, Dmitry Chernyshenko s...
- + US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace four times in past day—Two shelling attacks on Syrian pro-government forces were registered in the Idlib de-ecalation zone [Category: World]
- + Putin orders to create digital travel platform—The platform should consolidate all data regarding transport logistics, hotels, cafes, sights, museums, and services of private guides, the head of st...
- + Pentagon claims risk of escalation in Ukraine not as high as before—US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Brown doubted if Russia is able to begin a new major offensive operation in Ukraine [Category: World,...
- + Western political pressure on Mali unacceptable — Russian delegation to UNHRC—Russia "closely monitors the human rights situation in Mali," noting the openness of the country’s leadership for dialogue with international organiza...
- + Ukraine levies new charge against Donetsk leader—The SBU said in a statement on Telegram that apart from Pushilin, charges have also been filed against Artyom Zhoga, DPR parliament chairman and co-ch...
- + Yandex N.V. makes definitive agreement on sale of group businesses in Russia—The term of the Yandex N.V. share purchase agreement was extended until April 30, 2024, the technology company said [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian stock indices mixed as trading closes on Moscow Exchange on Thursday—The dollar-to-ruble rate went up by 0.19% to 92.5 rubles, the euro-to-ruble rate edged up by 0.09%, to 99.99 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + President assures situation in Serbia remains stable, safe—On Thursday, Aleksandar Vucic inspected the construction site of a high-speed railroad between the city of Nis and the Bulgarian border, which is bein...
- + Ukrainian army bases hit in Sumy region — underground resistance—Sergey Lebedev specified that the same night, an ammunition depot was hit in the town of Trostyanets; the explosion could be heard and felt in the tow...
- + EU mission in Armenia morphing into NATO mission — Lavrov—"This affair of the past few years is being twisted by both Mr. Pashinyan and his staff, the leadership of the Armenian parliament," the top Russian d...
- + Armenia’s bid to wreck relations with Russia misguided — Lavrov—According to the top Russian diplomat, Armenia fails to mention the support it has been getting from the CSTO [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Polit...
- + Renewed national project for tourism development to be launched next year — Putin—The Russian leader recalled that work in the format of the national tourism project began in 2021 [Category: Business & Economy, Tourism]
- + Moldovan parliament approves CFE Treaty suspension bill in first reading—After final approval by lawmakers the decision is to be endorsed by the president [Category: World]
- + Russian container market growing in 2M 2024 — Fesco—The container market of Russia reached 533,000 TEU and the incremental growth in annual terms totaled 23.5% in February 2024, Fesco informed [Category...
- + Poland not to expel Russian ambassador against backdrop of missile incident — top diplomat—As Sergey Andreyev himself explained in a commentary to TASS on March 25, he decided against going to the Polish Foreign Ministry since the Polish sid...
- + Russia remains leading supplier of nitrogen fertilizers to EU, Russian envoy to FAO says—At the same time, the total volumes of all types of fertilizers exported to unfriendly countries in 2022 fell by a quarter, the diplomat noted [Catego...
- + Telegram deleted over 256,000 prohibited materials since 2021 — Russian regulator—At the same time, Telegram was repeatedly called to administrative liability for failures to delete unlawful information, the regulator noted [Categor...
- + Russian watchdog sees no need to restrict Telegram operations in Russia—No plans are in place currently to block the Telegram in Russia, Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told the Shot Telegram channel...
- + Telegram fined $84,700 since 2023 for failure to observe self-control law — regulator—The court fined Telegram five times in the amount of 7.8 mln rubles for the breach of requirements of this law, the authority said [Category: Society ...
- + Involvement of US nuclear potential in drills around DRPK affects Russia’s interests—Vasily Nebenzya noted the militarization of the region with direct involvement of Washington and other NATO member states, "located tens of thousands ...
- + Forum in Bo’Ao enables expanding partner ties with Asia — expert—Russia receives the opportunity owing to the Boao Forum to deepen communications with research and analytical institutions and also with authorities a...
- + Russian investigators have evidence of Ukraine link to Crocus terrorists—The committee also pointed out that the initial results of the investigation fully confirmed that the actions of the terrorists were carefully planned...
- + Debate about Ukrainian president’s legitimacy may be moot after May 20 — Lavrov—The top Russian diplomat also pointed to Zelensky’s decree banning him from holding talks with the Russian leadership [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russi...
- + Ukraine thwarts plot to fell, poach nearly 200 century-old oak trees in Chernobyl Reserve—The suspects in the case have been charged with illegal logging and collusion to engage in trafficking in poached timber, which carries a sentence of ...
- + Military plane crashes into sea near Sevastopol, civilian facilities unaffected—The city authorities have suspended passenger boat traffic [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Introduction of duties on Russian grain will hit EU countries — agricultural regulator—"The problem for them is that they can automatically lose port capacities," Sergey Dankvert stressed [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Bridge collapse in Baltimore to affect US coal exports — EIA—Baltimore is the second-largest coal export hub in the US, accounting for 28% of the country’s total coal exports in 2023 [Category: Business & Ec...
- + Italian PM says she informed Macron of her opposition to sending NATO troops to Ukraine—"We need to be careful about our tone. And we need to be careful about how these things are presented and conveyed," Giorgia Meloni noted [Category: W...
- + French Defense Ministry denies rumors about recruitment of troops to be sent to Ukraine—According to the French Ministry of Armed Forces, the website, imitating the government website and calling on volunteers to join the French armed for...
- + Kiev regime recruits children to commit terrorist attacks in Russia — deputy Duma speaker—According to Anna Kuznetsova, in a number of regions of Russia, children have received instant messages calling on them to participate in terrorist ac...
- + Taiwan separatism reduces chances of China's peaceful reunification with island—Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian pointed out that the course of peaceful reunification and the principle of "one country, two systems" is Be...
- + Law enforcement thwarts 12 planned terror attacks in Russia’s Stavropol Region over year—According to Head of the regional branch of the Russian Interior Ministry Andrey Mishagin, 14 participants of terrorist organizations were detained in...
- + Russia vetoes extension of mandate of UN experts on sanctions against DPRK—Of the 15 UN Security Council members 13 voted in favor, China abstained [Category: World, FOREIGN POLICY, Tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Russian P...
- + Extraordinary Ukraine-NATO Council meeting held in Brussels—The meeting was convened due to the strikes on Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + UK court rules jet dispute with Russian leasing companies to be heard in London — Reuters—The agency refers to a ruling by Judge Andrew Henshaw that the cases should continue in London because "the claimants are very unlikely to obtain a fa...
- + Ukrainian gamblers lost about $10 mln daily at casinos in 2023 — web portal—Ukraine legalized gambling in August 2020 [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Global food situation not critical, Russian envoy to FAO says—Igor Golubovsky stated that food crises are obviously speculative in nature [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russian state nuclear concern Rosatom to build rare earth metals processing plant by 2027—The required amount of investment stands at 7 bln rubles ($75.9 mln) [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukraine’s Burshtyn, Ladyzhyn power plants disabled due to heavy damage — official—In addition, the Kurakhovo power plant is also seriously damaged and non-operational [Category: World]
- + Expansion of AUKUS is risky step in dangerous direction — Chinese Defense Ministry—"China demands that Japan "adhere to the path of peaceful development, be prudent in its words and deeds in the field of military security," Chinese D...
- + EU readily admits that anti-Russian sanctions undermine global food security — MFA—Maria Zakharova noted that President of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, "presents the proposed increase in duties on Russian and Belarusian grain as a m...
- + Crocus attack not possible without foreign intelligence backing — Erdogan's party—The intelligence services of Turkey and Russia are working together to fight terrorism, Spokesman for the Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party...
- + Cherkizovo shareholders approve 2023 dividends — company—April 7, 2024 is set as the date to determine persons eligible for dividends [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Drone attacks infrastructure facility in Russia’s Belgorod Region—The Yakovlevsky Urban District, located northwest of the city of Belgorod, does not share a border with Ukraine’s Kharkov Region [Category: Russian Po...
- + US understands that Israel's response to October 7 attack is disproportionate — Lavrov—Russia’s top diplomat noted that the Israeli attacks had already killed almost 35,000 Palestinians [Category: World, FOREIGN POLICY, Israeli-Palestini...
- + Sponsors of Crocus attack sought to drive wedge between Russia, Islamic world — expert—According to Jamal Wakim, "the insidious plan was to sow religious hatred in Russia, to try to destabilize its internal situation and thus try to prev...
- + Bank of Russia includes Tinkoff to DFA operators register—The bank plans to hold a series of experiments with digital financial assets [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Death toll from Madagascar cyclone rises to 11, more than 7,000 affected—The cyclone is expected to leave the island on Thursday evening [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Over 35 mln sq m of nonresidential properties commissioned in Russia in 2023—According to the ministry, 175 mln sq m of real estate were commissioned in Russia last year [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Rebuilding Crocus City Hall not currently under discussion as probe continues — Kremlin—Eleven people suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack have been apprehended, including the four gunmen, who were arrested in the Bryansk Regi...
- + Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate for March 29 to 92.26 rubles—The official yuan exchange rate was lowered by 5 kopecks to 12.6979 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + UN must protect Russians in Europe — delegation—The Russian people "demand that the UN take decisive measures to protect the Russian-speaking population," efforts to stop "discrimination against the...
- + All SCO leaders intend to participate in July summit in Astana — Kazakh president—Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also emphasized that Astana considers the SCO to be an effective mechanism for stimulating regional security processes, trade an...
- + Russia's mass media watchdog blocks 600 resources with fake news about terrorist attacks—Roskomnadzor said that after the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall, many new Telegram channels allegedly informing about upcoming terrorist att...
- + Earth remote sensing satellite to be launched on March 31 — Roscosmos—Roscosmos specialists completed the general assembly of the carrier vehicle and the satellite at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, it noted [Category: Science ...
- + Trade between Russia, China hits all-time high — deputy PM—"Russia has for the first time moved to fourth place among foreign trade partners of the People's Republic of China," Alexey Overchuk pointed out [Cat...
- + St. Petersburg exchange to test trade, finance information platform—The full-fledged launch of the information and analytical platform is slated for the second half of 2024, SPIMEX said earlier [Category: Business &...
- + Russia’s international reserves down $4.2 bln in one week to $590.1 bln — Central Bank—The regulator said that the reserves decreased "due to negative revaluation and transactions carried out by the Bank of Russia within the framework of...
- + Rosoboronexport runs 10 joint production projects—Rosoboronexport said one of the main challenges for Russian enterprises is the risk of counterfeit production abroad [Category: Military & Defense...
- + Crocus City Hall terrorists took drugs before attack — law enforcement agencies—The source did not rule out that they had taken banned substances not only on the day of the terrorist attack [Category: Society & Culture, Terror...
- + Temporary accommodation centers house over 32,000 evacuees from Donbass—"As of today, there are 950 temporary accommodation centers in 65 Russian regions, where over 32,000 people are staying, including 8,500 children," He...
- + Four people charged for aiding perpetrators of Crocus terror attack—Earlier, the Kommersant newspaper said that the Islomov brothers were gathering information for the terrorists and provided them with transportation [...
- + Russian forces destroy another US-made Abrams tank in Avdeyevka area over past day—The Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military improved frontline positions and repulsed seven Ukrainian army attacks in the Avdeyevka area o...
- + West bracing for Ukrainian army’s collapse due to weapons shortages — newspaper—A poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations, which was conducted in 12 countries in January, showed that only 10% of those surveyed believe th...
- + China expresses concern over NATO’s expansion to Asia — top brass—According to Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian, "the sides agreed to maintain interaction and dialogue" [Category: World]
- + Death toll in Gaza Strip exceeds to 32,500 — Health Ministry—Some of the bodies of the deceased are under the rubble, and medics cannot reach them yet [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + ECOWAS to continue efficiently fighting terrorism in Africa — UN official—It was decided at a summit of the ECOWAS in Bissau last July "to revive ECOWAS standby force," Leonardo Santos Simao noted [Category: Military & D...
- + Russia seizes initiative as Ukraine faces troop, ammunition shortages — newspaper—According to the report, Russian units "are making small and steady gains in southern and eastern Ukraine" [Category: World, Russian Politics & Di...
- + Leaders with personal relationships have easier time settling problems — Kremlin spokesman—"Regrettably, now we do not see such political will from today’s politicians and do not hear such words from them," Dmitry Peskov said [Category: FORE...
- + Preserving fluffy horses. How Ob Ponies are bred on Yamal—Ironically (or by a lucky chance), the history of the breed's official restoration began in Arkhangelsk, to which it is absolutely unrelated [Category...
- + Scholz's words about peace in Ukraine do not change Europe's bellicose course — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov noted that there were different views in the European Union on whether it was necessary to increase the degree of involvement in the con...
- + Allies launch ‘armored vehicles coalition’ to help Ukraine—According to Daniil Getmantsev, the goals of the coalition will be to supply weapons and ammunition to Kiev, repair and maintenance equipment and trai...
- + Over 700 children injured in DPR since 2014 due to shelling by Ukraine’s armed forces—Adviser on children's rights to DPR head Eleonora Fedorenko said that one in twelve children in the region is recognized as disabled [Category: Russia...
- + Putin discusses trade, economic cooperation with South African President — Kremlin—The sides also discussed cooperation within BRICS in a new extended format, according to the statement [Category: Business & Economy, Trade & ...
- + US provokes clashes between other nations for its own interests — China's Defense Ministry—According to Wu Qian, the South Tibet Region has been Chinese territory since ancient times [Category: World]
- + Russia’s efforts in combating terrorism in Africa producing results — UN official—Leonardo Santos Simao added that "it's important to bring all the efforts to help the most affected countries, and these are in central Sahel, particu...
- + Over 3,000 children evacuated from Ukrainian border region due to shelling—Director of Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Civil Defense and Population Protection Department Oleg Manuylo noted that the evacuation continues [Catego...
- + South Africa’s Ramaphosa briefs Putin on efforts for settlement in Ukraine — Kremlin—The Russian leader in response "outlined his fundamental assessment of the situation around Ukraine, noting that Russia has always been open to a seri...
- + Russia boosts security at transit hubs after terrorist attack in Crocus—Inspection measures are carried out, specialists with dogs are working [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Emergencies , Ter...
- + Russia honors $120 mln Eurobond coupon payment — Finance Ministry—Payments were made in accordance with the decree of the president of the Russian Federation on the temporary procedure of honoring state debt liabilit...
- + Putin discusses terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall with South African leader—Cyril Ramaphosa "wished strength to the next-of-kin of those killed and a speedy recovery to the injured" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics ...
- + Share of cashless payments in Russia hits 73% despite failure of foreign payment systems—The research was triggered by reports of a failure in the operations of the Huawei Pay payment application as its users, who hold UnionPay cards, foun...
- + Russia vows punishment for all those behind Kiev regime’s crimes — Kremlin—According to Dmitry Peskov, the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights comes as no surprise to the Russian side [Category: ...
- + Putin discusses cooperation within BRICS in extended format with Ramaphosa — Kremlin—Russia assumed the one-year rotating chairmanship of BRICS on January 1, 2024 [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Ukraine stands to lose about 331 mln euros under new trade agreement with EU — Politico—This restriction is part of the new compromise offer for extending the waiver of customs tariffs in trade with Ukraine for another year [Category: Wor...
- + More than 20% of global refinery capacity at risk of closure — Reuters—Some 30 European refineries have already closed since 2009, according to industry organization Concawe [Category: Business & Economy]
- + China's top brass says US at root of instability in South China Sea—Wu Qian emphasized that Beijing is committed to resolving disputes in the South China Sea as it sees fit [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Kremlin has no information about when Gershkovich's trial may begin — spokesman—According to Russia’s Federal Security Service, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, "acting as an agent for the American side, collected to...
- + US mum on upcoming terrorist attack in Russia to avoid exposing sources — newspaper—Senior US officials said that Washington has been closely monitoring the activities of the Islamic State extremist group in recent months [Category: W...
- + Nine in ten Ukrainian soldiers struggle with gambling addiction — legislator—According to Alexey Goncharenko, "this is a problem that right now is destroying military morale" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Putin invited to Vietnam, exact dates to be coordinated — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov added that "work along diplomatic channels will continue" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Kiev’s army command prods rural residents to front, while city dwellers pay them off — POW—The captive Ukrainian soldier also mentioned that during combat other Ukrainian units began to retreat without warning, which was evident from radio c...
- + China-Russia-Iran drills in Gulf of Oman not directed against other countries — top brass—Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on March 14 that warships from the Russian, Chinese and Iranian navies had wrapped up the active phase of their joi...
- + Russia not part of consultations on Ukraine mentioned by Scholz — Kremlin—Earlier, replying to a question about any potential talks on Ukraine, the German chancellor said that currently a number of countries, including Ukrai...
- + Kiev fears destabilization, puts police, military on alert—Social networks will be monitored separately for "spreading disinformation, provocations and other content aimed at destabilizing the situation in the...
- + CSTO expansion quite probable — secretary general—"The matter is that amid the collapse of the old world order, when old conflicts are reviving and new ones are emerging, the need for military-politic...
- + Conflict with Ukraine might have been avoided if Russia’s interests were respected — Putin—"They only had to take into account our security, we have been saying this year after year, as a matter of fact, decade after decade," Russian Preside...
- + Russia’s foreign intelligence chief visits North Korea to discuss cooperation — agency—"During the talks, the sides informed each other about their views on the current international and regional situations around the Korean Peninsula an...
- + F-16 to be legitimate target for Russia if used against its forces — Putin—"Naturally, if they are used from airfields of third countries, they will be a legitimate target for us," Russian President said [Category: Russian Po...
- + Summit of the Future expected to yield decisions leading to better world — UN official—Leonardo Santos Simao hopes that political forces from regions of the North, South, East, and West will pool their efforts to build a better world for...
- + Potential F-16 supplies to Ukraine not to change battlefield situation — Putin—"We will destroy warplanes as we are destroying tanks, armored vehicles and other weapons, including multiple launch missile systems," Russian Preside...
- + Africa should be represented among UNSC permanent members — UN official—Leonardo Santos Simao noted that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is making efforts to reform the organization [Category: World]
- + Putin slams allegations about Russia’s plans to invade Europe as utter nonsense—Russian President noted that this narrative unfolds "amid the slumping economy and deteriorating living standards" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian ...
- + NATO seeking to reach Asia, Latin America, despite being North Atlantic bloc — Putin—According to Russian President, NATO is using "various pretexts" to expand to these territories [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Dipl...
- + BRICS expansion to be beneficial for Africa’s development — UN official—"I think a lot of work is still in progress to establish the rules and procedures and refine maybe the objectives on that," Leonardo Santos Simao adde...
- + Russia defending its people in its historical territories in its special op — Putin—President stressed that Russia’s goal is only to defend its people in its territories [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation ...
- + Public Monitoring Commission debunks reports of death of Crocus City Hall attacker—"I can only say that they are detained in different facilities," Alexey Melnikov told [Category: Society & Culture, Terrorist attack at Crocus Cit...
- + Polish ambassador to Russia lays flowers at memorial near Crocus City Hall — embassy—"Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski expressed on behalf of the Republic of Poland his deep regret and sorrow over this tragic event with his presence," Po...
- + Russia’s gasoline output rises by 4.4% to 3.7 mln tons in February—In January - February 2024, gasoline production increased by 2.1% to 7.5 mln tons, diesel production decreased by 0.4% to 14.6 mln tons [Category: Bus...
- + Yerevan's relations with EU, US not targeting anyone — Armenian Foreign Ministry—"The high-level meeting is aimed at developing and deepening existing relations and is not associated with any third countries," Ani Badalyan said [Ca...
- + US-led coalition violates Syria’s airspace 3 times in past day — Russian Defense Ministry—The coalition continues to create dangerous preconditions for air incidents and accidents, and also aggravates the situation in Syria’s airspace Yury ...
- + Hamburg Prosecutor's Office files charges against five people for turbine supply to Crimea—The representative of the prosecutor's office added that the decision to open the main proceedings has not yet been made [Category: Business & Eco...
- + Gas production in Russia rises by 11.3% to 110 bcm in January - February—Associated petroleum gas production in January-February increased by 3.7% to 17.9 bln cubic meters [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas in...
- + Estonian journalist working for Russian media held in custody since early March—The 57-year-old journalist Svetlana Burtseva is accused of violating international sanctions [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Terrorists sentenced for Crocus City Hall attack to face harsh jail conditions — activist—"Nothing good awaits those perpetrators of the act of terror," executive secretary of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission Alexey Melnikov told [Ca...
- + Russian MFA warns Armenia about engaging with West—Nobody has any intention of talking Armenia out of doing what it thinks is best for its people, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova s...
- + Cuban leader visits Russian embassy, pens condemnation of terror attack—Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed confidence that the terrorist attack will not be able to divide Russia [Category: World]
- + Kremlin sounds alarm on deepfakes following fraudulent call using Putin's voice—Dmitry Peskov added that neural networks are rapidly developing and this could become a threat to the country's security [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + No official versions of Crocus City Hall terror attack voiced yet — Kremlin spokesman—Here we have to wait for them to be articulated, Dmitry Peskov said [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russian diplomat accuses West of using Interpol for political agenda against Russia—Zakharova noted that Interpol’s 2022 decision contradicts a statement from the organization’s secretary general, Jurgen Stock, on Interpol’s readiness...
- + Psychologist warns of PTSD risk in wake of Crocus terror attack—Lidia Timofeeva explained that PTSD is marked by a combination of different symptoms [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Death toll from Crocus City Hall terrorist attack reaches 143 — ministry’s list—Earlier in the day, the Russian Investigative Committee reported that it had received 143 missing persons reports from relatives related to the terror...
- + Russian diplomat, UN special envoy on Yemen discuss escalation in Red Sea—The ministry noted that the sides reaffirmed the importance of stepping up international efforts aimed at "establishing a sustainable intra-Yemeni nat...
- + Nobel Prize winner in Economics Daniel Kahneman dies at 90—Daniel Kahneman, born March 5, 1938 in Tel Aviv, received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 for "integrating psychological research into economic s...
- + Putin was up all night after Crocus City Hall attack, spokesman says—Dmitry Peskov specified that the heads of various government agencies were briefing the president despite the late hour [Category: Emergencies , Terro...
- + Industrial production in Russia rises by 6.6% in annual terms in January - February—Mining output in Russia in February increased by 1.2% in annual terms (in January - February the growth was 1.4%), and production in manufacturing ind...
- + NATO 'not ready' to send troops to Ukraine, Latvian PM says—According to Evika Silina, the initiative to send Western troops to Ukraine "wasn’t well thought out because discussions are still ongoing" [Category:...
- + Moscow to respond to Latvia’s expulsion of Russian diplomat, MFA says—Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins earlier decided to declare a Russian diplomat persona non grata [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics ...
- + Russian diplomat accuses France of intelligence operations in Caucasus—According to Maria Zakharova, "it’s naive to think that France is ready or able to ensure security in the South Caucasus" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, R...
- + Russia needs to 'overhaul' demographic policy, shoot for 600 mln people — congress—Russian chemist and thinker Dmitry Mendeleev, the father of the Periodic Table, calculated at the turn of the 20th century that Russia’s population wo...
- + Russia may take political steps after Crocus attack investigation complete — diplomat—Maria Zakharova noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against the politicization of the investigation of the terror attack and demanded t...
- + Latvian Foreign Ministry declares Russian diplomat persona non grata—Earlier on Wednesday, the Latvian Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Charge d'Affaires Oleg Zykov to lodge a protest against "the unacceptable and inst...
- + Russia has no unfriendly states, only unfriendly elites — Putin—The president stressed that "there are many good things in the European culture, noting that "there are many problems in the today’s life" [Category: ...
- + Russian diplomat slams Moldovan authorities for hypocrisy on mercenary issue—Meanwhile, Maria Zakharova stressed that Chisinau’s anti-Russian policy ran counter to Moldova’s interests [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics...
- + West does not condemn Kiev for mocking victims of terror attack in Russia — diplomat—Maria Zakharova underscored that Ukrainian media celebrities "are not being subjected to cancel culture for their horrifying words" [Category: FOREIGN...
- + Organizer of Quran-burning rallies moves from Sweden to Norway in search of asylum—Last October, the Migration Agency refused to renew Momika's residence permit because of incorrect information he put down about himself in his applic...
- + Putin begins first regional trip post-election, visits Torzhok—According to Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin "inspected the museum's exposition, got acquainted with the unique collection of birch bark letters and oth...
- + Moscow checks, discusses with Baku alleged arms deliveries to Kiev — MFA—At the same time, Maria Zakharova pointed out that Azerbaijan had officially denied reports of arms deliveries to Kiev [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russ...
- + Crimean 'Tulip Parade' celebrates nature's splendor—This year, 105,000 bulbs of 159 varieties were planted [Category: Crimea and Sevastopol, Society & Culture]
- + Japan is dumping what is still left of bilateral relations with Russia — MFA—Maria Zakharova also pointed out that the Japanese side tried to use the Russian election to press for its illegitimate claim to the Southern Kurils [...
- + Xi emphasizes China's unstoppable technological progress in talks with Dutch leader—Xi Jinping stressed that globalization has its downsides, but it is here to say [Category: World]
- + UK's long-awaited response to Skripal case inquiry falls short — Russian diplomat—According to the British Foreign Office, Yulia Skripal rejected Russia’s offer for consular assistance, Maria Zakharova said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY...
- + Investigative Committee receives reports on 143 people missing in Crocus City Hall—84 bodies had been identified, including the bodies of five children [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Russian, Serbian national futsal teams to play two friendlies next month in St. Petersburg—According to the RFU, both matches will be played within the framework of the Russian national futsal training camp in Saint Petersburg [Category: Spo...
- + Russia to revise participation in treaties that do not meet its interests — MFA—Russia will not only continue to effectively oppose the West's "juridical aggression", but will also make a proactive response to bring to justice cou...
- + Emirates plane damaged at Domodedovo while servicing flight — airport—All passengers will depart on the next flight, the delay will be less than 8 hours [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + Russian MFA not received any proposals on counter-terrorist cooperation — diplomat—According to Maria Zakharova, the situation was the same when Macron spoke about "certain peace talks initiatives" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian ...
- + North Korean delegation headed by Foreign trade minister arrives in Moscow—Alexander Kozlov recalled that he and the North Korean minister are co-chairs of the intergovernmental commission of Russia and North Korea [Category:...
- + Iranian president says Israel ‘the root’ of all Middle East problems—Ebrahim Raisi also lambasted some Muslim countries’ inaction in regard to Israel’s aggression in the Gaza Strip [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian ...
- + Russia needs to boost hydrocarbon exploration volumes — Prime Minister Mishustin—Intensive research and development work is now underway to accomplish this objective, the head of the Cabinet said [Category: Business & Economy, ...
- + Expert believes Zelensky’s move to oust Danilov power play amid legitimacy concerns—Spiridon Kilinkarov said he did not believe that this resignation was connected to the insulting remark towards the Chinese side [Category: World, Ukr...
- + Israeli military 'dismantles' 20 of 24 Hamas battalions — newspaper—The Israeli army has warned that it may soon turn its focus on the four remaining battalions that are in the city of Rafah on the border with Egypt an...
- + Interpol warns about potential global 'epidemic' of organized crime—According to Jurgen Stock, organized crime has become a major threat to global security [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Russian prosecutors to study Duma’s message on foreign financing of terrorism—The memorandums and evidence will be carefully studied, after which the issue of using mechanisms of international legal cooperation will be considere...
- + Kiev authorities bolstering city’s defenses, eyewitnesses say—The military has also strengthened control over the Vyshgorod area in the Kiev Region, which is located on the road toward the Belarusian border, with...
- + Issue of Russian border guards’ pullout from Yerevan airport settled — Armenian speaker—Alen Simonyan said the Russian border guards will pull out of Zvartnots by August 1, 2024 [Category: World]
- + Natural gas motor fuel consumption in Russia to rise 4-6-fold by 2035 — energy ministry—The consumption of LNG is developing rapidly now, while the loading of filling stations with CNG is at a low level, Pavel Sorokin noted [Category: Bus...
- + VTB braces for legal battle in Germany over 300 mln euro dividend demand — executive—"We are working out our legal standing and intend to defend our interests in the court of this unfriendly nation," Dmitry Pyanov said [Category: Busin...
- + Russian embassy in London denies allegations of spreading rumors about Princess Kate—The Russian diplomatic mission wished "Her Royal Highness a swift and comprehensive recovery" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplom...
- + Namibia expects increase in trade turnover with Russia due to technological sector—Peya Mushelenga also mentioned subsoil management and energy as prior cooperation areas and expressed confidence that organization of specialized webi...
- + Breakthrough at Pioneer mine may be due to accumulated water—The spokesman for the emergency services compared what was happening at the Pioneer mine to the accident at the Mir diamond mine in Yakutia in 2017 [C...
- + Water discovered in third exploratory hole in Pioneer Mine — emergency services—Most emergency and rescue operations have now been suspended due to unstable soil and the risk of another rock collapse [Category: Russian Politics &a...
- + Poland to double contribution to Czech initiative on ammunition for Kiev — top diplomat—Radoslaw Sikorski announced during a visit to the US on March 12 that Poland was joining the Czech Republic's initiative to buy 800,000 artillery roun...
- + Namibia plans joint projects on green energy, oil with Russia — minister—During the meeting the sides will have the possibility to consider issues of cooperation for its further strengthening in such areas as trade, investm...
- + Kiev may lose more territories if US does not approve new aid package — media—According to military analyst George Barros, "if Ukraine doesn't get a resupply of weaponry, it will ultimately concede territory" [Category: World, U...
- + Share of foreign investment in Russian OFZ down to 7.2% in February — Central Bank—The nominal amount of OFZ owned by non-residents as of the beginning of March 2024 totaled $15.8 bln [Category: Business & Economy]
- + BRICS to become platform for joint development of Russia, Global South — official—"The countries of the Global South joined in particular and a fairly high number of states has announced their wish to join it," Alexey Overchuk noted...
- + Ukrainian army loses at least seven of ten Swedish-donated tanks—The media outlet points out that the Ukrainians plan to send three tanks to Lithuania for repairs [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Share of cross-border settlements between Russia, China in national currencies hits 92%—Russia intends to develop "together with friends and neighbors" and it will stick to this approach regarding the Global South countries, Alexey Overch...
- + Governor reports around 20 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region in past day—Vyacheslav Gladkov said that a power transmission line was damaged in Shebekino [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukr...
- + Russian archers refuse to participate in 2024 Olympic qualifiers—"There is no one on the team’s roster willing to compete without the national flag and the anthem," President of the Russian Archery Federation Vladim...
- + Humanity’s future depends on China-US relations — Xi Jinping—The Chinese leader emphasized that "as long as both sides consider each other as partners, respect each other's interests, peacefully coexist, and coo...
- + UNSC to meet on Thursday over NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia — Russian mission—According to Dmitry Polyansky, Russia will have a good opportunity to expose "the babble of justification" on the part of its Western counterparts who...
- + Fears of Ukraine deployment lead to drop in French army recruits — Russian ambassador—Commenting on information that the French authorities want EU countries to issue defense bonds to boost European military-industrial complex capacitie...
- + Russian troops destroy Ukrainian UAV assembly facilities over past day — top brass—Russian forces destroyed roughly 20 Ukrainian troops, two US-made howitzers and an American radar station in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ...
- + Damage from Moscow attack may exceed $108 mln as insurers expect probe to take two years—Meanwhile, the insurer may start making advance payments, insurance market players say [Category: Business & Economy, Emergencies , Terrorist atta...
- + President of Republic of Congo praises aid provided by Russian medics—Previously, the Russian Agency for International Humanitarian Cooperation reported the Russian specialists provided aid which resulted in the incidenc...
- + Mass production of Citroen cars launched at PSMA Rus plant in Kaluga—According to Director for Strategic Development at Automobile Technologies Pavel Bezruchenko, the C5 Aircross model will be available for purchase in ...
- + FSB detains extremist cell’s recruiters in Rostov-on-Don—The criminal activity of the extremist cell was coordinated from abroad [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Russians moving away from cash, reveals poll—More than half (54%) of respondents believe that in the next 20 years cashless payment will completely replace paper money [Category: Business & E...
- + Gaza death toll from Israel's military operation approaching 32,500 — Health Ministry—The Gaza Health Ministry noted that 76 people had been killed in the enclave in the previous day, and another 102 had been injured [Category: World, I...
- + Paris using Olympics as pretext to create obstacles for Moscow’s diplomats — Russian envoy—Alexey Meshkov did not rule out that the embassy would be forced to take certain steps to evacuate diplomatic staff from the city center of Paris [Cat...
- + Missing Russian solo yachtsman Yelagin re-emerges, makes radio contact off Chilean coast—The man's friend and fellow yachtsmen Andrey Trefilov stated that, according to the crew of the Argentinian vessel, a coast guard team is currently dr...
- + One person injured in Crocus City Hall attack dies in hospital — Russian health minister—Mikhail Murashko added that four patients remained in critical condition, while another 19 people, including three kids, were in serious condition [Ca...
- + Volume of extremist crimes detected in Moscow rises by 23% — city police commissioner—Oleg Baranov noted that Moscow’s police force devotes significant effort to suppressing the activities of organized groups and criminal communities [C...
- + Russia delivers more humanitarian aid for Gaza civilians—The aid contains cereals, flour, sugar and other long storage foods as well as personal hygiene items, the ministry specified [Category: World, FOREIG...
- + Envoy issues warning to Russian tourists planning to go to Paris for Olympics—Alexey Meshkov noted that the authorities "are unwilling to provide us with guarantees that we will get basic passes to move around downtown Paris" [C...
- + Serbian president’s statement may be related to Kosovo joining Council of Europe — expert—Yelena Ponomaryova pointed out that even though a large part of the world did not recognize Kosovo, "its immediate creators - Washington, London and B...
- + Passenger flow of Moscow airports exceeds 10.3 mln people in January-February 2024—"On international flights passenger flow totaled almost 1.8 mln, up by 45% compared with the first two months of last year," the statement reads [Cate...
- + Swiss residents overwhelmingly support neutrality amid shifting security landscape — poll—In the survey, 30% of respondents supported joining NATO, which is one percentage point less than in 2023 [Category: Military & Defense]
- + West not expecting peace proposals from Vatican, but 'crusade against Russia' — politician—Viktor Medvedchuk is confident that the ideological war being waged by contemporary Western politicians against Christian morals at a new level is a r...
- + Replacement of Ukraine’s top security official shows London’s growing role — Russian envoy—Rodion Miroshnik expects Alexander Litvinenko, the former director of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, to work as a functionary assisting w...
- + Moldovan Socialist Party calls for developing strategic partnership with Russia—It is reported that the authorities should promote a sovereign foreign policy [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Mali’s Interim President expresses gratitude for free wheat supplies — Kremlin—The leader of Mali also expressed his condolences over the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, the Kremlin informed [Category: World, FOREIGN POLICY, R...
- + Putin, Mali’s leader discussing steps to strengthen ties — Kremlin—The leaders of the two countries also agree to scale up cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the Kremlin’s press service noted [Category: Busin...
- + Amur LNG launch site to be built near facility for Angara rocket—According to the chief executive of the Center for Operation of Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities, construction may start in 2026 [Category: Busi...
- + Activists toss manure in front of Pentagon chief’s house—Activists supporting Palestine have been regularly interrupting US President Joe Biden’s speeches in recent months [Category: World, Society & Cul...
- + Over 7,700 people donated blood for victims of Crocus terror attack — Moscow mayor—Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said earlier that there was enough medicine and blood on hand for the wounded at Crocus [Category: Soci...
- + Sweden not considering training Ukrainian servicemen 'on Ukrainian soil' — top diplomat—The possible deployment of Western ground troops to Ukraine was discussed at a conference in Paris on February 26, but the meeting participants failed...
- + Press review: FSB on trail of terror puppet-masters and UK court nixes Assange extradition—Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 27th [Category: Press Review]
- + Russian ministry projects growth of coal production to 443.5 mln tons considering Donbass—According to Russia’s Energy strategy through 2050, coal remains one of the main resources for operation of the energy and metals industry, as well as...
- + Russian diplomat slams Western suspension of UNRWA funding as blackmail—Russia believes that Israel’s suspicions about some of the UN agency’s employees "cannot and should not be used as an excuse for the collective punish...
- + Russian troops move forward near Rabotino in Zaporozhye area—Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops repulsed several Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Orekhov direction [Category: Russian Politics & Diplo...
- + Amur-LNG launch complex to be built as single structure — Roscosmos official—Specialists of the Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities Operation Center (TsENKI) are planning to borrow the experience of the floating Sea Launch c...
- + Russian regulator booked 1.4 bln tons of oil resources in 2023—In 2023, 168 solid mineral deposits were discovered, including 142 goldfields [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Sentencing terrorists to death penalty not feasible even if moratorium lifted — senator—Andrey Klishas recalled that Article 20 of the Russian Constitution guarantees everyone the right to life and allows for the death penalty until it is...
- + Electricity exports to China down 75% in 2M 2024 — Inter RAO—Russia’s System Operator does not give a permit for supplies because of constraints in the Far East, driven by power consumption growth [Category: Bus...
- + Former top French defense official urges 'not to provoke Russia'—Herve Morin said that Russia is "a nuclear power that possesses both strategic and tactical weapons" [Category: World]
- + France's former defense minister criticizes Macron for his statements on Ukraine—Herve Morin warned that such statements could lead to the "isolation of France" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Ukrainian POW tells about undergoing assault training in Estonia—He added that out of the group of soldiers he had trained together with, every other one has been killed over the past six months, 17 people in total ...
- + FACTBOX: History of death penalty in Russia—The death penalty in Russia was introduced and canceled several times [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Inter RAO to export about 2.1 bln kWh of electricity in Q1 2024—This is higher than the indicator in the business plan but slightly lower than the last-year value, the Executive Board member of the Russian energy c...
- + List of people remaining in hospitals after Crocus City Hall attack updated—In all, the list includes 123 patients with 40 of them already discharged [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + US officials angry about Macron’s comments on sending troops to Ukraine — Bloomberg—As some officials stressed, Emmanuel Macron’s statements were not particularly "smart from the standpoint of operational security" [Category: World, U...
- + VTB posts 33% drop in net profit under IFRS for January-February to $662 mln—Meanwhile First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Dmitry Pianov projects that net profit of VTB will surpass 100 bln rubles ($1 bln) by the end ...
- + Number of those injured in Moscow attack rises to 360—As many as 92 people injured in the attack have been hospitalized, while 63 people have been already discharged [Category: Society & Culture, Terr...
- + Magicians, Green's gazebo, ice road. Why visit Arkhangelsk—Walking on top the Dvina River is a popular winter fun for visitors, especially for those coming from the southern regions [Category: Business & E...
- + North Siberian Railway construction cost estimated at $86 billion—The Institute of Economics and Industrial Production has confirmed as reasonable the project to develop the route, including in the proposed configura...
- + Ukraine may experience electricity shortage by summer, power utility executive warns—On Tuesday, Sergey Kovalenko said that the country’s largest energy holding DTEK had lost half of its generation capacity [Category: World, Ukraine cr...
- + US backed itself into corner by blaming IS for Crocus City Hall terror attack — diplomat—"It took them only a few hours to get to a microphone, turn on the lights, summon the press and draw a conclusion about who is to blame for this horri...
- + Kazakhstan registers rise in demand for gas transit from Russia to Uzbekistan — minister—Almassadam Satkaliyev noted that the requests of Uzbekistan "slightly surpass the initially announced plans" [Category: Business & Economy, Oil &a...
- + First stage of container terminal to be completed in 2028 in Taman port—"The total freight turnover of nine seaports located in the territory of the Krasnodar Region totaled 277.7 mln metric tons in January - December 2023...
- + Giatsint-B howitzers wipe out Ukrainian mortars in Kursk Region border area—Russian artillery teams get target acquisition and adjust fire using the Battlegroup’s unmanned aerial vehicles, which helps transmit target engagemen...
- + VTB to partly sell frozen assets to third party — senior executive—Dmitry Pyanov noted that VTB estimates the amount of assets frozen as a result of sanctions at the level of about $9.7 bln [Category: Business & E...
- + EU concerned about effects of seizing Russian assets — Szijjarto—The Hungarian Foreign Minister compared what the EU was trying to do to communist practices of last century [Category: World, Business & Economy]
- + Moscow mayor reveals number of injured in Crocus terrorist attack in capital’s hospitals—Sergey Sobyanin said that the number of patients in critical condition has decreased threefold [Category: Society & Culture, Terrorist attack at C...
- + Vucic sees 'difficult days' ahead for Serbia, hints at major challenges—"In the coming days, I will familiarize the Serbian people with all challenges facing Serbia," the head of state added [Category: World]
- + Russia dispatches another flight with humanitarian aid for Gaza—The bulk of these supplies has been collected at the initiative of the government of the Karachay-Circassia Republic [Category: World, FOREIGN POLICY,...
- + Hungary to broaden energy cooperation with Russia — foreign minister—Peter Szijjarto also noted that he had always had friendly relations with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak who is responsible for energy ...
- + Ukraine to receive $1.5 bln loan from World Bank — PM—The Ukrainian government expects a record budget deficit of $43.9 bln in 2024 and plans to cover the bulk of it with financial aid from its Western pa...
- + China’s top diplomat expresses condolences over Moscow terrorist attack—Wang Yi said that China "strongly condemns terrorist attacks and firmly supports the Russian government’s efforts to safeguard its national security" ...
- + Over 2,000 unexploded ordnances found and defused in fields near Mariupol—Most often, ammunition disposal experts come across unexploded artillery shells and rockets, as well as grenades and landmines, a bomb squad commander...
- + Dollar slides to 92.62 rubles, euro rises to 100.5 rubles on Moscow Exchange—The yuan rate remained unchanged, at 12.799 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Venezuelan leader accuses opposition of two assassination plots against him in 15 days—Maduro called upon the nation and the country’s armed forces to increase their vigilance [Category: World]
- + Russia has enough capacities to wipe out Ukraine’s entire power grid — Zaporozhye governor—Russia "hasn't begun anything yet", Yevgeny Balitsky said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Keels for two Borey-AM nuclear subs to be laid at Sevmash shipyard this year — source—Both Northern and Pacific fleet are expected to have six Borey-class nuclear cruisers in service during this decade, including those that are under co...
- + New active homing device designed for Russia Oniks anti-ship missile — source—"Simultaneously, the work is under way to make Oniks missiles invulnerable to Ukrainian electronic warfare equipment," another source said [Category: ...
- + Hungary hopes pro-peace forces to gain strength after EP polls — top diplomat—"Hungary hopes for "success of the right wing" during the European Parliament elections," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said [Category: W...
- + US Coast Guard suspends active search and rescue effort in Baltimore—Rescuers have so far failed to locate six workers, who went missing when the bridge collapsed, the ABC News television reported [Category: Emergencies...
- + Slovakian premier reaffirms his country’s refusal to send weapons to Ukraine—At the same time Robert Fico emphasized that Slovakia is interested in supporting Ukraine by all possible means [Category: World, Military operation i...
- + Venezulan attorney general unveils details of attempted assassination of president Maduro—Armed individuals were 20 meters away from the president’s platform, later they admitted that they are political activists from the Vente Venezuela, w...
- + Russia committed to UN Security Council’s non-proliferation goals — UN mission—The Russian Federation has always been committed to the goals and objectives of resolution 1540 and was among its initiators and took an active part i...
- + Top Hungarian diplomat dismisses rumors about Paks-2 NPP project delays—It's a common endeavor of both Miscow and Budapest to finish the construction as soon as possible, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said [C...
- + Six presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse — TV—One person survived, NBC News quoted Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of the Brawner Builders construction company [Category: Emergencies ]
- + HAMAS refuses to confirm death of its ‘number three’ Marwan Issa—According to Hamas spokesman Izzat al-Rishq, the Israeli government has been disseminating this information to turn the public attention away from the...
- + Putin congratulates Russian National Guard on professional holiday—Working closely with other law enforcement agencies and special services, service members of the Russian National Guard "have ensured security during ...
- + Russia requests another UN Security Council meeting on Yugoslavia—Russian diplomats are still waiting for a response from the Japanese presidency of the Council, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the U...
- + Hungary to maintain high-level contacts with Russia — Hungarian top diplomat—"We do believe that the channels of communication must be kept open, because if we cut the channels of communication, then we diminish the chance for ...
- + Explosions registered off Yemen’s Zuqar Island in Red Sea — Reuters—The agency gave no further details [Category: World, Crisis in Yemen]
- + No plans for Civic Chamber to discuss withdrawal of death penalty moratorium — official—This issue has long been decided upon by law enforcement, said Chamber Secretary Lidiya Mikheyeva [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia hopes UNSC resolution on Gaza will be fully implemented — diplomat—On March 25, the UN Security Council passed a resolution, which was initiated by the ten non-permanent members of the Council, demanding an immediate ...
- + Operation of fraudulent call centers concentrated in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk — Rostelecom—Rostelecom President Mikhail Oseyevsky added that these centers constantly improve their social engineering skills, they operate "with great diversity...
- + Swiss initiative to hold conference on Ukraine unacceptable for Moscow — diplomat—This initiative to convene a Ukraine-themed conference is aimed at holding such an event "without Russia’s participation," said Gennady Gatilov, Russ...
- + Baltimore bridge collapse not caused by intentional act — Biden—According to US president, the crew notified the Maryland Department of Transportation that the ship lost control [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Russian investigation into Nord Stream blasts is making progress — prosecutor general—"It’s a terror attack, not a sabotage act as the West is trying to portray it," Igor Krasnov said [Category: Society & Culture, Nord Stream gas le...
- + Palestinian foreign ministry accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza Strip—The Netanyahu government is preferring the logic of military force to reason, politics and diplomatic efforts, the Palestinian foreign ministry said [...
- + Baltimore bridge collapse not caused by intentional act, US authorities say—A White House official also told The Baltimore Sun that "there is no indication of any nefarious intent" [Category: World]
- + Hamas’ ‘number three’ Marwan Issa killed in Gaza Strip — IDF—Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Daniel Hagari recalled that Marwan Issa was a deputy of Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif [Category: World, Israeli-...
- + US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace four times in past day—The incidents were related to flights that were not coordinated with the Russian side and involved unmanned aerial vehicles, said Maj. Gen. Yury Popov...
- + Russian yachtsman goes missing off Chilean coast during circumnavigation journey—According to the yachtsman’s Telegram channel Doch Vetra v Okeane (Daughter of the Wind in the Ocean), aerial searches have been suspended for several...
- + No more people under Crocus City Hall rubble — emergencies ministry—The search and rescue operation is over [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Russia’s Medvedev moves on to quarterfinals of 2024 ATP Miami Open—Speaking about coming back from 4-0 down in the first set, Daniil Medvedev said after the match: "I think sometimes it happens, when you lose the firs...
- + Russian authorities register external attempts to escalate ethnic relations in Russia—"Most of the mentioned informational resources are well known to us, just like the forces that stand behind them and try to manipulate the public opin...
- + Rosatom to get additional revenues from uranium supplies to friendly countries after 2030—According to Alexey Likhachev, over the past decades, 36 reactors have been built in China, 4 power units have been commissioned in the UAE, and new c...
- + Transnistrian leader puts Russian integration talk to rest, 'not our narrative'—According to Vitaly Ignatyev, the congress was called to draw the attention of neighboring countries to the relations between Chisinau and Tiraspol am...
- + Negotiations with Uzbekistan on NPP construction 'quite successful' — Rosatom—Kirill Komarov noted that experts have already examined in detail the site where the nuclear power plant is supposed to be built, and the most optimal...
- + Cocoa beans prices record high — radio station—Experts believe that the price pace is kept by reports on huge losses of the cocoa bean harvest with two leading global producers - the Ivory Coast an...
- + Rosatom made money from uranium prices growth after US statements — CEO—According to Alexey Likhachev, such statements play a role in destroying supply chains and calculations created over the years, while the suppliers al...
- + Rosatom may build lithium storage factory in Bolivia—Kirill Komarov noted that Bolivia is one of the countries with the largest lithium reserves, noting that it is important to learn "not just to extract...
- + France's disruption of UNSC meeting on Yugoslavia outrageous — Russia—Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side intends to press for a meeting of the UN Security Council on NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia, as...
- + US implicitly gives Israel 'carte blanche' in Gaza operations — Russia's UN envoy—On March 25, all 14 UN Security Council countries, including the United Kingdom, China, Russia and France, voted in favor of the resolution on the cea...
- + Russia interested in deep economic ties with Asia — Deputy PM—Alexey Overchuk noted that Western markets will remain closed to Russia "indefinitely" [Category: Business & Economy]
- + RTS, MOEX indices rise by 0.05-0.12% on Tuesday—The external background was moderately positive [Category: Business & Economy]
- + About 100 homes damaged in attack on Sevastopol on March 24—About 400 calls and messages were received from local residents, including those concerning fragments and explosive items [Category: Russian Politics ...
- + Hospitals see influx of patients as shock wears off post-terror attack — deputy PM—According to Tatyana Golikova, most of those seeking medical assistance have minor injuries and receive outpatient treatment [Category: Emergencies , ...
- + At least 8 die, over 30 wounded as result of US strikes on Syria — defense ministry—It is reported that the attack was staged after an Iranian military-transport plane landed at the Deir ez-Zor’s airfield [Category: World, Conflict in...
- + Myanmar to enhance tourism links with Russia through new direct flights—Myanmar has plenty of fantastic tourist destinations, Min Aung Hlaing said [Category: Business & Economy, Tourism]
- + WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allowed to appeal extradition to US—The review of the last appeal for extradition started on February 20, 2024 [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Rosatom to build wind power plants abroad—Rosatom signed an agreement with the Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Ministry at the Atomexpo forum earlier on construction of wind power plants in the country wi...
- + Around 122,000 phishing resources blocked in 2023 in Russia — Digital Development Ministry—Maksut Shadayev noted that around 3,000 small settlements in Russia were connected to high-speed Internet in 2023 as part of the program to eliminate ...
- + Over 130 NATO planes based near Belarusian border, says commander—"Aerial reconnaissance is conducted against Belarus, on average, 4-5 reconnaissance flights are registered daily," Alexander Naumenko said [Category: ...
- + Top Russian, Brazilian diplomats condemn terrorism in any of its manifestations—Mauro Vieira expressed solidarity with the Russian people following the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue [Category: FOREIGN POLI...
- + At least 4 people killed, 50,000 injured as result of flooding in Mozambique—About 40,000 people were forced to leave their homes [Category: World, Natural disasters]
- + Ukrainian president appoints new Foreign Intelligence Service chief—Prior to his appointment, Oleg Ivaschenko served as deputy head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Main Intelligence Directorate [Category: World, Ukra...
- + Revenue of Russian IT companies rises by 43% to $59.87 bln in 2023—According to Maksut Shadayev, in 2023, the volume of revenue from the implementation of IT companies’ own solutions increased by 31% [Category: Busine...
- + Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on US, British vessels in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden—"The naval and missile forces conducted four joint operations against four ships, including the American Maersk Saratoga in the Gulf of Aden and the A...
- + Rusatom Service, CNNC ink contract on service support for Tianwan nuclear plant—The Tianwan NPP is the largest facility of Sino-Russian economic cooperation [Category: Business & Economy, Trade & Cooperation]
- + Ukrainian president appoints new top security official—Alexander Litvinenko has been the director of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service since July 23, 2021 [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Former top Ukrainian defense official to become ambassador to Norway, lawmaker says—Earlier on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Alexey Danilov from his post and appointed Alexander Litvinenko, the former Ukrain...
- + Budapest calls for Russia, Ukraine to start talks immediately — top Hungarian diplomat—"Our position is really clear when it comes to the war in our neighborhood. We do believe that Russia cannot be defeated in this war," Peter Szijjarto...
- + CSTO PA Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall—The Council expressed condolences on behalf of the parliaments and peoples of the member states of the organization to the families and relatives of t...
- + Rosatom remains global leader in nuclear power sector — First Deputy CEO—According to Kirill Komarov, the company's share in exports of nuclear power plants construction is 88% to date [Category: Business & Economy, Tra...
- + Uranium prices soaring 3-5 times over year — Rosatom—Spot prices stood at more than $100 per pound of natural uranium and "about $150-160 per enriched uranium separative work unit," Kirill Komarov said [...
- + Crocus City Hall terror attack meant to create chaos in Russia — security service chief—Alexander Bortnikov also noted that Donbass and the Belgorod Region are at the epicenter of Ukraine’s attacks [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attac...
- + Israeli Prime Minister’s Office expresses condolences over Crocus terrorist attack—To date, Benjamin Netanyahu has not commented on the Crocus City Hall tragedy [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Mali looks to Russia for assistance in developing lithium sector, minister reports—"Amid the challenging geopolitical environment we see many countries trying to diversify where they get lithium from, and Africa is to take its place ...
- + Increment of Russian gold reserves surpasses output in 2023, exceeds 700 tons — ministry—"In 2023, of 168 new fields of solid minerals that entered on the national register, 142 were gold deposits," the ministry said [Category: Business &a...
- + Rosatom plans to complete construction of a research reactor in Bolivia in summer of 2025—The 13th International Forum Atomexpo-2024 takes place on March 25-26 on the federal territory of Sirius, Sochi [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Arctic School for young scientists features participants from 15 universities—"The scientists that we have invited do not just sit, so to say, in an ivory tower, they are interesting people with great life experience," Alexander...
- + Yakutia expects wider product line under new Northern Supplies law—The region will continue to ensure the economic and physical accessibility of food products to residents of remote, hard-to-reach settlements, the min...
- + Myanmar election to be held after state of emergency lifted, PM says—Min Aung Hlaing drew attention to the fact that the parliamentary elections held in 2020 "were rigged" [Category: World]
- + Rosatom calls global community 'not to rock nuclear boat' to please political ambitions—"We simply do not need any other nuclear energy," Kirill Komarov noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Israeli delegation still in Doha, talks on Gaza continue — Qatari diplomat—"There is nothing to make us think that one of the delegations has quit the talks," Majed Al-Ansari added [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian confli...
- + Russia takes general info from US on potential terrorist attack into account — FSB head—It is reported that there was information that a terrorist attack was planned to be executed in a location other than at the concert of the rock band ...
- + Russia plans to build over 1,700 ships by 2037 — PM—The Cabinet is also paying high attention to development of the Northern Sea Route, Mikhail Mishustin noted [Category: Business & Economy, Transpo...
- + Russia constructed over 100 vessels of different purpose in 2023 — PM—Mikhail Mishustin added that it is critical at present to continue mastering and creating the whole range of modern science-intensive components and i...
- + Investigators thoroughly establish all circumstances of Crocus terrorist attack — Putin—The Federal Security Service (FSB) and other special services were also working on the case under the National Antiterrorism Committee [Category: DOME...
- + Evidence suggests Ukraine trained militants in Middle East, says Russian security chief—According to Alexander Bortnikov, this is evidenced by the large number of foreigners fighting on the part of the Kiev regime [Category: Military &...
- + Rhetoric on sending NATO troops to Ukraine bring World War III closer — Szijjarto—In this regard, Hungary will urge all counterparts and allies to refrain from any statements and actions that can bring the risk of World War III clos...
- + Rematch between Russia’s US-born boxer Johnson, Ireland’s Turner set for May—On January 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to Johnson [Category: Sports]
- + Dog farmers file petition with Constitutional Court of South Korea—The legislative ban on selling and eating dog meat received support from the ruling party "Civil Force" and the leading opposition Democratic Party "T...
- + IOC confident of French authorities’ ability to ensure security at 2024 Olympics—Security around the globe is especially relevant now following last week’s deadly terrorist attack on a music venue outside Moscow [Category: Sports]
- + Russia delivers strike at Ukrainian intelligence decision-making centers—The Ukrainian military lost more than 425 troops, four electronic warfare stations and a counter-battery radar in battles with Russian forces in the D...
- + Lavrov says Russia will handle Crocus Hall terrorist investigation 'on our own'—The Russian foreign minister also paid attention to the unexpected statement by Interpol about readiness to assist Russia in investigating the terrori...
- + Total solar eclipse in April expected to last over five hours—"The eclipse will not be visible in Russia," the planetarium warned [Category: Science & Space]
- + No shift in London’s anti-Russian stance, notes Kremlin—British Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps stated earlier that Russia was resorting to irresponsible nuclear rhetoric in order to force other...
- + North Korea rejects talks, summit with Japan — Kim Yo Jong—According to the official, Japan is trying to "question North Korea’s sovereignty using such wording as 'nuclear and rocket issues'" [Category: World]
- + Ukraine receives $880 mln from the IMF, says the country’s prime minister—Denis Shmygal added that Kiev is preparing for the next review of the financing program [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Russian shipbuilding industry continues development — PM—The sector "definitely faced the most serious challenges" in conditions of sanctions, Mikhail Mishustin pointed out [Category: Business & Economy]
- + US, Britain, Ukraine behind Crocus City Hall attack — FSB chief—Alexander Bortnikov believes that Ukraine has been trying to prove it is capable enough [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + British court refuses to extradite Assange to US immediately, demands guarantees—If those guarantees are not given, Julian Assange will have the right to challenge the decision on his extradition and the court will review the conce...
- + No nationalization in Russian economy — Putin—Such work of prosecutors is justified in cases when assets were acquired in circumvention of or contrary to the law and, furthermore, are used to the ...
- + Russian banks’ net profit down 22% in February month-on-month to $2.9 bln — Central Bank—The main profit of lenders in February decreased by 90 bln rubles to 210 bln rubles, including as a result of a small creation of additional provision...
- + Mortgage portfolio to add 0.7% in February 2024 — Bank of Russia—According to the regulator, disbursements of subsidized and market-based loans continued growing in February 2024 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Sanctions cannot restrain Rosatom on markets—CEO Alexey Likhachev noted that "even unfriendly ones continue in one way or another to implement cooperation" with the Russian state nuclear corporat...
- + Terrorist threat in Russia remains, says FSB chief—Alexander Bortnikov recalled how the FSB had previously prevented terrorist attacks in regions bordering Ukraine and other regions of Russia [Category...
- + Ukraine needs to be demilitarized in order to achieve peace — French politician—Nicolas Dupont-Aignan recalled that earlier, former French President Jacques Chirac and former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin proposed making Uk...
- + Corporate and household funds in Russian banks up significantly in February — regulator—The Bank of Russia noted that the growth of funds from individuals was affected by high rates on deposits and the inflation-adjustment of social and i...
- + Russia-Kazakhstan joint venture to build thermal power plants in Kokshetau set to commence—"There is a lot of progress here with the possibility of starting construction on three TPPs in the republic this year," Minister of Energy of the Rep...
- + Corporate lending in Russia up 0.6% in February, consumer lending adds 0.9%—According to the regulator, such changes are largely ensured by credit cards where rates have always been quite high and thus less sensitive to change...
- + No cessation of investigation into murders of Russian journalists in CAR — envoy—According to Alexander Bikantov, the CAR's investigative authorities are "demonstrating moderate optimism" [Category: Military & Defense]
- + LDPR leader calls for lifting moratorium on death penalty—Earlier, some politicians came up with a proposal for using the death penalty again [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Death toll in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 exceeds 32,400 — Health Ministry—The ministry indicated that in the past day, 81 people died in the Gaza Strip, and 93 others were injured [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian confli...
- + Russian diplomat declared persona non grata by Moldovan authorities leaves country—Earlier, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry protested and demanded the expulsion of a Russian embassy employee for holding the Russian presidential electio...
- + Medical teams provide swift care to victims of Crocus City Hall terror attack—"There are 92 people, including six children, receiving inpatient treatment in federal medical centers, hospitals of Moscow and the Moscow Region," Ru...
- + Lukashenko orders use of force against any attempted provocations at border—Measures to strengthen border control, patrol adjacent areas and conduct aerial reconnaissance using drones are currently being taken by Minsk’s armed...
- + Israel to continue Gaza operation as Hamas rejects compromise — Netanyahu’s office—On Monday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution put forward by ten non-permanent members of the body, which contains a demand for an immediate...
- + Authorities won't comment on affiliation of Crocus City Hall terrorists — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov recommended "carefully rereading Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent statements over the two days" [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Rus...
- + Russia helps Myanmar keep army at modern level—A big number of Myanmar military is educated in scientific-technical and military guidelines in Russian universities [Category: World]
- + Rosatom, Syria sign plan of memorandum on cooperation on peaceful atom—The plan stipulates cooperation in such areas as the employment of radiation technology in medicine, agriculture and industry, ensuring nuclear and ra...
- + Night strike hits military target on premises of health resort in Odessa — local source—Air defenses were triggered in the area [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Donbass natives no longer fear speaking whatever language they choose — Cypriot expert—Mikis Filaniotis emphasized that Western statements claiming that people in Donbass live "under occupation" do not stand up to any criticism [Category...
- + Putin, Vietnam’s ruling party leader discuss expansion of relations between countries—Vladimir Putin and Nguyen Phu Trong expressed confidence that "the Russian-Vietnamese comprehensive strategic partnership will continue strengthening"...
- + Rosatom intends to expand its wind power project in Kyrgyzstan—At the first stage, it is planned to implement a pilot project for the construction of a wind power plant with a capacity of 100 MW in the Issyk-Kul r...
- + Rosatom and Burkina Faso sign peaceful nuclear cooperation plan—The parties intend to work on implementing nuclear generation projects and non-energy applications of radiation technologies in agriculture and medici...
- + EU, NATO not gearing up for any war whatsoever — Spanish foreign minister—Jose Manuel Albares also gave assurances that Madrid has no intention to send troops to Ukraine [Category: World]
- + Exercise in Poland may be used for provocations near Belarusian border—Commander of forces of the Northwestern Operational Command Alexander Naumenko believes that "the battalions, located at Pabrade, can be used for prov...
- + Moscow court arrests eighth suspect in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack case—The court has detained Alisher Kasimov until May 22 [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Hungary wants to extend operation of Paks 1 for another 20 years — NPP’s operator—According to Pal Kovacs, the company provides various support to the settlements located close to Paks [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia for comprehensive discussion of all issues with US — Kremlin spokesman—"Our president has repeatedly said that we are open to a dialogue," Dmitry Peskov noted [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Intensity of CAR officials' visits to Russia driven by stronger dialogue — Russian envoy—"On the other hand, it indicates a positive momentum that was given to the interaction by the second Russia-Africa summit in July 2023," Alexander Bik...
- + Majority of Poles sympathize with protesting farmers, poll shows—A mere 10% of respondents said they opposed the demonstrations, while the others said they did not have an opinion on the matter [Category: World]
- + FSB foils terror attack at humanitarian aid collection center in Samara Region—The man was following the orders of his handler [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Kremlin to inform timely about foreign leaders expected at Moscow’s Victory Day Parade—On March 25, the Kremlin opened media accreditation for the Victory Day Parade on Moscow’s Red Square [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + Without more US support Ukraine to run out of money in several months — Ukrainian lawmaker—"If the issue of money from the US is not resolved in April, then we will have enough money only until the end of summer," Daniil Getmantsev said [Cat...
- + Press review: Russia mulls reinstituting death penalty and Paris raises terror alert level—Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, March 26th [Category: Press Review]
- + Poland reluctantly confesses presence of mercenaries in Ukraine — Russian ambassador—"The deaths of Poles fighting on the side of the Ukrainian military is painstakingly swept under the carpet by both officials and the leading media," ...
- + Russian, Namibian foreign ministers enter into talks in Moscow—Sergey Lavrov and Peya Mushelenga are to discuss bilateral cooperation in the economy, culture and tourism and identify opportunities for new joint pr...
- + Moscow City Court extends detention of US journalist Gershkovich—The session was held behind closed doors, as the case contains classified material [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Russian Post resumes ground delivery to Europe—The company explained that the temporary change in delivery was due to bureaucratic difficulties in processing land cross-border transportation in the...
- + Three people injured in Ukrainian shelling of Golovchino village in Belgorod Region—According to the report, one of them received shrapnel wounds to the head and lower extremities, and the other suffered shrapnel wounds and was brough...
- + Novorossiysk Commercial Seaport to decide on 2023 dividends in Q2—NCSP is the largest Russian port operator in terms of freight turnover [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Turkey detains 147 people suspected of links to IS — interior minister—Ali Yerlikaya said that the operation was carried out simultaneously in 30 provinces of Turkey [Category: World]
- + Bridge collapses on Baltimore interstate highway, sending several cars tumbling into river—According to the media reports, at least seven people may be in the water [Category: World]
- + CAR needs Russia’s assistance in restoring agriculture — Russian ambassador—According to Alexander Bikantov, the Central African Republic has significant potential in the field of agriculture, but "decades of bloody civil conf...
- + Russia has advantage until end of summer due to Ukraine’s inability to mount defense—Konrad Muzyka thinks that without sufficient personnel, the Ukrainian army will have to spend its remaining resources at a higher rate, "leading to mu...
- + Russia’s liquefied gas imports to Georgia double in February—According to the report, supplies from Russia accounted for 99.8% of all liquefied gas imports [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas indust...
- + Borrell admits Ukrainian conflict all about West backing US desire to remain hegemon — MFA—"This is not about 'love for Ukrainians,' whom the Westerners have practically completely destroyed," Maria Zakharova stressed [Category: FOREIGN POLI...
- + Central African Republic interested in participating in BRICS events — Russian ambassador—According to Alexander Bikantov, the CAR’s authorities see BRICS as an important element of a new multipolar world order and an alternative to Western...
- + Tengiz expansion project planned to be implemented at year-end — Kazakh energy minister—The Tengiz oil and gas field is one of the largest in the republic, with oil reserves standing at 3.2 bln tons [Category: Business & Economy, Oil ...
- + Relief team member reveals scope of havoc in wake of terror attack on Moscow concert hall—At least 139 people are reported so far to have been killed in the deadly attack, with 182 others being injured, according to the latest information [...
- + Germany gives 'irritated feedback' to Ukraine in response to Taurus missile demands — MFA—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly reiterated his refusal to supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Russian stock indices show moderate growth as trading on Moscow Exchange opens—The dollar-to-ruble exchange rate at Moscow Exchange currency trading grew by 0.17% to 92.74 rubles, while the euro-to-ruble rate was at around 100.61...
- + Kiev admits feeling West’s unwillingness to help Ukraine—Dmitry Kuleba accused Ukraine’s partners of the fact that their actions "don’t always match their rhetoric." [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Ankara provides Moscow with information on Crocus terrorists’ stay in Turkey — newspaper—The media reported that "Ankara has thoroughly investigated all the issues regarding these two individuals and has informed Moscow about everything" [...
- + Support for Kiev to dwindle if Ukraine’s involvement in terror attack established — expert—Wang Xiaoquan believes that it is unlikely for the IS to have masterminded the attack because the situation in Syria has already stabilized [Category:...
- + Central African Republic counts on further grain aid from Russia — ambassador—"Supplies of Russian grain would contribute to solving the problem of food security in the Central African Republic," Alexander Bikantov noted [Catego...
- + ASEAN supports Russia’s actions to bring to justice those responsible for terrorist attack—According to the statement, ASEAN reaffirms its strong commitment to working closely with the international community in the fight against terrorism [...
- + ASEAN expresses condolences over Crocus City Hall terrorist attack—The Association of Southeast Asian Nations "condemns in the strongest possible terms the barbaric terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk,...
- + Kiev regime becomes terrorist by harboring perpetrators — Russian envoy—"A simple question by any person, by any Russian citizen is why did these people, these bandits head from Moscow toward the Ukrainian border," Anatoly...
- + Russia to implement all development plans regardless of special military op — Kremlin—"All the projects that the president has initiated are well calculated and all the goals that are planned to be reached by 2030 are absolutely realist...
- + Kremlin warns against speculations about Kiev’s involvement in Crocus City Hall attack—Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that it is too early to talk about Moscow’s reaction when an investigation is still underway [Category: Russian P...
- + Dollar falls to 92.49 rubles, euro drops to 100.24 rubles on Moscow Exchange—The yuan rose by 1.9 kopecks to 12.796 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia will not run after US, begging for security cooperation, ambassador says—According to Moscow’s Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, Russia will work with its friendly countries including ones from the Commonwealth of I...
- + Moscow, Bangui choosing place for Russian military base in Central African Republic—The two countries’ defense ministries continue negotiations, Russian Ambassador in the country Alexander Bikantov said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russ...
- + Transnistria asks Interpol to help investigate drone attack on helicopter—Chisinau was also asked to join the inquiry, but the Moldovan government did not accept the invitation [Category: World]
- + Transnistrian authorities release details of investigation into drone attack on helicopter—Various metal and plastic parts of the exploded drone were found at the scene, including electric engines, fragments of the frame, electronic boards a...
- + Venezuelan president points to failed assassination attempt at Caracas rally—Nicolas Maduro told the Venezolana de Television broadcaster that the detained ones confessed to being members of the already non-existent far-right V...
- + EU supporting Ukraine based on its own interests, top diplomat says—Josep Borrell considers that if Russia wins, "US and European interests will be damaged" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Chinese diplomat blames US for putting global critical infrastructure at risk—According to Liu Pengyu, "since last year, China's cybersecurity agencies have released reports revealing the US government's long-running cyberattack...
- + UN Office of Counter-Terrorism ready to work to investigate Crocus City Hall attack—UNOCT Under-Secretary General Vladimir Voronkov hopes that the UN Security Council holds a meeting on the issue [Category: World, Terrorist attack at ...
- + Russia needs to wear down Kiev’s military capacity to ensure safety of civilians — Kremlin—Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had four new regions and must ensure the safety of people there [Category: Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Russia needs to wear down Kiev’s military capacity to ensure safety of civilians - Kremlin—Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had four new regions and must ensure the safety of people there [Category: Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Houthis say having conducted 38 naval operations since escalation in Gaza—According to Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a high-ranking representative of the Yemen-based rebel Houthi movement Ansar Allah, the Houthi air defense system...
- + Investigators reconstruct Crocus City Hall terror attack timeline—Over 130 people were interviewed by investigators [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Who waited for terrorists on Ukrainian side is question that needs answer — Putin—The Russian President also wondered why the terrorists after committing the crime had tried to head exactly to Ukraine [Category: Russian Politics &am...
- + Nine patients from Crocus City Hall attack in critical condition — Deputy Prime Minister—The condition of 29 patients is serious, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova [Category: Society & Culture, Terrorist attack at Cro...
- + US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace five times in past day—А pair of the coalition’s F-15 fighter jets, a pair of A-10 Thunderbolt attack bombers, as well as an MQ-9 reconnaissance and assault unmanned aerial ...
- + Moscow city hospitals discharge 52 people injured in terror attack — deputy PM—According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, most of those hospitalized have gun wounds and poisoning with toxic gases [Category: Emer...
- + Israel to continue fighting HAMAS until it returns all hostages, vows top diplomat—Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, that Israel will destroy Hamas and continue fighting until "the last of the abducted returns home" [Category: World...
- + Chief investigator says terrorists used gasoline to set concert venue on fire—They brought in plastic bottles and set the hall on fire, said Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin [Category: Emergenc...
- + Putin thanks all who saved people after Crocus City Hall terror attack—Russian President noted that among those who are conveying the words od empathy to the families of those affected in the terror attack are people of v...
- + All critical patients from Crocus City Hall attack alive — mayor—According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, 18 out of 94 people have now been discharged from hospitals [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Cr...
- + Evidence of terrorist plot found in apartment of concert hall attackers—A slew of forensic examinations are scheduled to be performed on the seized items, weapons and ammunition, said the chairman of the Russian Investigat...
- + Real growth of wages in Russia exceeds 7.8% in 2023 — PM—Nominal growth of wages exceeded 14% in 2023, said Mikhail Mishustin [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Helium from Siberian, Far Eastern fields to cover 45% of global demand — scientists—The development of high-tech sectors, such as commercial cryogenics, space research, medical area, will facilitate the growth of domestic demand for h...
- + Gazprom’s company to receive 27.5% in Sakhalin-2 operator—The transaction amount will be for 94.8 bln rubles ($1 bln) [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian stock market closes in the green on Monday—The dollar lost 0.21% to 92.58 rubles, while the euro surged by 0.13% to 100.42 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Bids for purchase of frozen foreign securities to start being accepted on March 25—The trading organizer will form a single pool from foreign securities submitted for purchase and divide it into the most identic in terms of scope and...
- + Rail shipments of petroleum products up 11% over last week—Gasoline and diesel fuel shipments to the domestic market gained 9.5% since early March [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Hungary gets assurances from Belarus on continuation of Russian oil transit—Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are receiving Russian oil from the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline going from Belarus via the ter...
- + Transnistria informs Red Cross about tanking ties with Moldova—Transnistria was left in a complicated situation after Ukraine had decided to close its stretch of the state border with the unrecognized republic [Ca...
- + Russia’s Etalon developer posts 10% rise in 2023 EBITDA to $197 mln—"We entered an investment phase in our development associated with the rapid expansion of our geographic footprint and the consolidation of our leadin...
- + Electric cars to make up almost half of all cars on road by 2030 — Rosatom CEO—Rosatom "is currently building out production for electric engines for cars, including control systems," Alexey Likhachev noted [Category: Business &a...
- + Belgrade hosts TASS exhibition marking 25th anniversary of NATO bombings—On March 24, the international premiere of Andrey Kondrashov's documentary film "Belgrade" was held at the RCSC in the Serbian capital, broadcasted on...
- + International crew of Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft enters ISS—The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday at 15:36 p.m. Moscow ...
- + Binance continues searching for buyer of its Russian business—The decision to leave the Russian market remains unchanged, the cryptrocurrency exchange stressed [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Automatic docking of Soyuz MS-25 with ISS went well — Roscosmos official—The spacecraft delivered to the ISS the crew of the 21st visiting expedition: Belarus’ Marina Vasilevskaya, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and NASA...
- + Polish claims of Russian missile incursion into airspace lack proof — Russian ambassador—Earlier, the Polish Armed Forces reported a violation of the country's airspace on the border with Ukraine in the early morning of March 24 [Category:...
- + US refusal to help Russia in security sphere immoral — MFA—"Challengingly immoral behavior has become a new normal in liberal democracies," Maria Zakharova said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + Hamas ready to swap hostages for Palestinian prisoners following UN call for ceasefire—Hamas also called on the Security Council "to pressure Israel to honor the ceasefire resolution and end the war," and thanked the countries that parti...
- + Turkish Coast Guard assists stranded cargo ship in Dardanelles—No navigation problems were reported in the strait due to the bulk carrier’s breakdown [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Problems in real estate sector will hamper China's economic growth — expert—"There is significant excess capacity in China's real estate sector, which has resulted in many buildings sitting empty and unused," Peter Jungen said...
- + Turkey’s Energy Ministry expects start of Akkuyu plant’s first unit soon—Construction of the second, the third, and the fourth units is also planned to be completed in time, Alparslan Bayraktar noted [Category: Business &am...
- + Over 2 tons of blood donated in Moscow over weekend for Crocus victims — deputy mayor—It is reported that volunteers distributed hot tea, water and food, told those waiting in line in advance about contraindications to donation, and off...
- + Authorities pledge unprecedented security at Paris Olympics—Commenting on the government's decision to raise the terror threat in France to the highest possible level, Pecresse admitted she could not say whethe...
- + Washington adds two individuals, 18 entities to Russian sanctions list — US Treasury—Inclusion on the sanctions list means freezing assets in the United States and prohibiting American citizens and companies from doing business with th...
- + Russian tennis player Kalinskaya withdraws from 2024 Miami Open citing injury—The WTA official website reported that Anna Kalinskaya was forced to withdraw from the tournament ahead of the match with Sakkari "due to a right thig...
- + Civilian injured in Ukrainian drone attack in Belgorod Region—The injured young man was hospitalized, Vyacheslav Gladkov specified [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Israel to attack Hamas everywhere — defense minister—"Israel "will find an alternative to [Gaza's ruling] Hamas so that the IDF can fulfill its mission [to destroy Hamas and free the hostages]," Yoav Gal...
- + Maximal interest rate on ruble deposits down to 14.7% in mid-March—Deposit interest rates are monitored by the regulator in Sberbank, Sovcombank, VTB, Gazprombank, Rosbank, Alfa-Bank, Bank FC Otkritie, Promsvyazbank, ...
- + Three die on Kapitan Lobanov fishing boat near Kaliningrad — authorities—The vessel was towed to the port of Baltiysk [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Moscow court arrests seventh defendant in Crocus City Hall attack case—Earlier, the court arrested Dilovar and Isroil Islomovs in the same case [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + International Tennis Federation confirms inclusion of all players for 2024 Paris Olympics—The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be hosted by the French capital of Paris between July 26 and August 11 [Category: Sports]
- + Russian, Yemeni diplomats discuss crisis amid Red Sea escalation—The ministry noted that the parties paid special attention to "the tragic developments of the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone" [Cat...
- + Tough monetary conditions needed for steady lowering of inflation — Bank of Russia—According to the Central Bank, consumer prices gained 0.86% in January 2024 and 0.68% in February of this year [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Former Gagauz leader accuses Moldovan president of trying to rig election—Irina Vlah recalled that twelve polling stations were organized in the United States alone during the previous presidential election in 2021, and each...
- + Moscow court arrests fifth, sixth suspected Crocus City Hall attackers—On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, just over the Moscow city limi...
- + Rosatom starts testing unique equipment for future nuclear power units—A unique innovative power generating unit with a fast neutron reactor, a module for production of uranium-plutonium nuclear fuel, and a module for irr...
- + Russian warship wipes out enemy naval drones in Baltic drills—The missile corvette’s crew also conducted artillery firings against a naval target simulating an adversary combat ship and destroyed a floating mine ...
- + Rosatom plans to build tokamak with reactor technologies by 2030—Construction of the tokamak with reactor technologies could cost at least $1.42-1.64 bln, Anatoly Krasilnikov said [Category: Science & Space]
- + Belarus to cooperate with Russia on radioactive waste — Energy Ministry—Belarus plans to implement a large-scale project on building a republican center for radioactive waste burial, with the first stage to be commenced by...
- + Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with international crew docks to orbital outpost—The spacecraft delivered the international crew comprising Belarusian female cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and NASA...
- + Russia updates Greek Embassy on state of bilateral ties — Foreign Ministry—Maria Zakharova drew attention to the fact that since the days that Greece was founded, its leaders had faithfully served the Russian side [Category: ...
- + Submarine Mozhaisk performs deep dives in Baltic Sea—The crew checked the operation of all systems and mechanisms, practiced the algorithm of controlling the vessel at depths and various methods of surfa...
- + Four-year-old girl hospitalized after Ukrainian armed forces shell Kakhovka—According to Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo, Kakhovka and four villages near the city are cut from gas supplies due to damage to the gas-distr...
- + Russia’s duty on sunflower oil exports to remain at zero in April—A floating export duty on sunflower oil in the amount of 70% was introduced in Russia from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023 [Category: Business &a...
- + Dozens of nations stand with Russia in wake of terrorist attack — deputy speaker—Konstantin Kosachev noted that the Russian delegation "failed to obtain an official statement from the Inter-Parliamentary Union" on the terrorist att...
- + Miner found dead after mine collapses in Russia’s Urals—The body of the deceased will be sent for further forensic medical examination [Category: Emergencies ]
- + China's permanent representative to UN to leave office at end of March—Zhang Jun pointed out that China has always supported the UN and its work [Category: World]
- + Kyrgyz nationals advised against visiting Russia—The Foreign Ministry asked Kyrgyz nationals who are staying in Russia "to refrain from visiting crowded places" and always have their IDs and residenc...
- + None of four accused in Crocus terrorist attack hired lawyer—"The defense of all four defendants was carried out by lawyers provided by the state," the source said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Cr...
- + Updated list of people injured in Crocus City Hall attack contains 119 names—96 people remained in hospitals, while 23 victims of the deadly attack had been discharged from clinics [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at C...
- + Around ten shopping malls in Moscow evacuated over bomb threats—Several malls have already been checked and have resumed routine operations [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Crypto exchange CommEX suspends operations from March 25 — platform—In September 2023, Binance announced its withdrawal from Russia and the sale of its Russian business to CommEX [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Moscow city hospitals discharge 16 people injured in terror attack over past day—According to Moscow’s Public Health Department, seventy-six patients, including four children, are currently receiving treatment at the city’s hospita...
- + Polish Foreign Ministry says Russian ambassador did not show up for meeting—The Russian diplomat was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry in connection with an incident that took place on Sunday morning, when the Polish Def...
- + Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft to leave for ISS in June — Roscosmos—The Progress MS spacecraft is used to deliver various cargoes to the ISS, as well as to adjust its orbit [Category: Space programs, Science & Spac...
- + Russian missile accidentally enters Polish airspace — general—Waldemar Skrzypczak pointed out that "Ukrainian air defenses are getting weaker and weaker" and that such incidents could recur because of Ukraine's h...
- + Russian missile troops to practice camouflaging Yars road-mobile ICBM launchers in drills—The comprehensive inspection of the Irkutsk missile formation by the commission of the Strategic Missile Force’s military command will focus on assess...
- + Russians advised against visiting Haiti amid escalating violence — embassy—The diplomatic mission informed that no Russians are currently in Haiti on organized tours [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Arab diplomats in Moscow condemn Crocus City Hall terrorist attack — MFA—It said Russia expressed gratitude for "the solidarity and support shown by Arab friends" and stressed the importance of teaming up to fight terrorism...
- + West failed to subjugate Serbia, says Russian ambassador—Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko stressed that all attempts to bring the Serbs to their knees failed as well [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &a...
- + IAEA highlights need for nuclear power to reach climate goals by 2050—"Political disagreements greatly hinder the progress of the nuclear power sector," Deputy Head of the agency Mikhail Chudakov pointed out [Category: B...
- + Turkey, Rosatom in proactive dialog on Sinop nuclear plant project—"We are also engaging the working groups that are dealing with the Akkuyu Project at present," Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alpars...
- + Investigative Committee working to pinpoint masterminds of Crocus City Hall terror attack—The law enforcement agency said that its director, Alexander Bastrykin, had held a briefing with the investigative team, as well as the leadership of ...
- + Top Kyrgyz diplomat condemns Crocus City Hall terror attack—Sergey Lavrov, in turn, thanked his Kyrgyz counterpart for his words of support [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Hungary not needing gas by transit via Ukraine — Foreign Minister—The increase of gas supplies to Russia over the TurkStream pipeline is possible, Peter Szijjarto noted [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & ga...
- + Hungary expects Russian oil supplies to remain at 2023 level—Russian oil is supplied to Hungary over the southern leg of the Druzhba oil pipeline [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Kremlin spokesman alerts public to terror recruitment online, urges caution—"It is necessary to inform people about such provocative actions," Dmitry Peskov stressed [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Russia actively seeking to boost share of nuclear in total domestic energy mix — PM—Mikhail Mishustin expressed confidence that a constructive discussion will take place at the forum, while the initiatives put forward by forum partici...
- + Ukraine using banned chemical weapons near Zaporozhye, says Russian commander—"Ukrainian forces have been using prohibited white phosphorous shells extensively in the Zaporozhye direction," the commander of a company of snipers ...
- + Zakarpatye Region residents block roads to protest Kiev’s strong-arm mobilization tactics—According to Ukrainian media, large numbers of men have actually begun to avoid leaving their homes for any reason for months on end in order to escap...
- + Arctic infrastructures lag behind domestic tourism demand, minister says—The Russian Federation's Arctic regions will be able to meet the demand both from domestic and international tourists, Alexey Chekunov noted [Category...
- + Russia delivers demarche to US over plans to expand continental shelf boundaries — MFA—The ministry explained that the US is trying to unilaterally reduce the area of the seabed under the jurisdiction of the entire world community and ac...
- + German special services maintain working contacts with Russian counterparts—Steffen Hebestreit also recalled that earlier the US had openly warned about the terrorist threat in Russia [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack ...
- + At least 107 Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip over past day — enclave’s health ministry—According to the report, as many as 176 wounded people were taken to hospitals in the Palestinian enclave during the past day [Category: World, Israel...
- + Belarusian NPP provides 28% of country's electricity — Energy Ministry—In 2023, total electricity consumption in the country climbed to a record 41.1 bln kWh [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukrainian armed forces fire 40 munitions at Belgorod Region, leaving 7 people wounded—According to the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, six of the region's 21 districts were attacked [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics &am...
- + Hungary’s top diplomat rules out sending weapons, troops to Ukraine—"I’m only responsible for the position of Hungary, the Hungarian government which is very clear: we don’t send weapons and we don’t send troops," Pete...
- + Many facts show IS had nothing to do with Crocus City Hall attack — expert—Grigory Lukyanov drew attention to the fact that most of the attacks by this terrorist group were carried out by suicide bombers, for whom "it is a po...
- + SPIEF’s field session will be held on March 27 in South Africa — Roscongress—"We see mutual interest and understand that to continue a meaningful dialogue, we need to employ new formats," Alexey Valkov, Deputy CEO of the Roscon...
- + Russian troops break through Ukrainian defenses northwest of Verbovoye in Zaporozhye area—This is not the sole success by Russian troops in the Zaporozhye direction, Vladimir Rogov stressed [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milit...
- + Russia’s Medvedev to face Germany’s Koepfler in Round 4 of 2024 Miami Open—It took the Russian 1 hour and 21 minutes to take down his opponent from Great Britain, Cameron Norrie, in straight sets 7-5; 6-1 [Category: Sports]
- + Russia, South Korea to commence discussions on ITER reactor material trials—The material for the first wall of the ITER fusion reactor should meet seven requirements, including resistance to heat, fortitude, heat-transmission ...
- + Putin receives reports from relevant services about Crocus City Hall terror attack probe—Earlier, the Russian president said in a televised address that, according to preliminary information, the Ukrainian side had prepared "a window" in t...
- + Russian troops destroy over 17,000 military drones in Ukraine operation — top brass—Russian forces took advantageous positions in the Donetsk area over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported [Category: Russian Politics & Dipl...
- + Elon Musk once again tops list of world's richest people — Chinese business magazine Hurun—According to the publication, there are currently 3,279 dollar billionaires in the world, 167 more than last year, as their fortunes grew by 9% to $15...
- + Growing number of Ukrainians doubt success in conflict with Russia — newspaper—The surge of patriotic sentiment among Ukrainians has waned as the conflict has dragged into its third year and more Ukrainians are dying on the front...
- + West fears terrorist attacks during Paris Olympics after events at Crocus — newspaper—The paper quoted an unnamed intelligence official as saying that the main factors that could lead to a new terrorist attack are the existence of Islam...
- + Number of evacuees from Crocus City Hall tops 5,000 — company official—According to the Russian Investigative Committee, 137 people were killed, and the death toll may rise [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Cro...
- + Thailand strongly condemns terrorist attack at Crocus, stands with Russians — MFA—"Thailand expresses its sincere condolences to all the victims and their families for their loss," the statement reads [Category: World, Emergencies ,...
- + Hungary’s top diplomat arrives in Sochi to take part in international forum — diplomat—Peter Szijjarto will take part in the plenary session of the ATOMEXPO 2024 forum [Category: World]
- + Two power units at power plant in southern Russia’s Rostov region shut down after fire—Governor Vasily Golubev added that two 330 KW power lines went down due to the fire [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Dollar up to 92.87 rubles, euro down to 100.24 rubles at Moscow Exchange opening—Yuan to ruble exchange rate increased by 5.2 kopecks to 12.8 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin calls events preceding bombing of Yugoslavia a 'difficult civil war'—The Russian president added that the conflict "was fueled both from the inside and from the outside" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + Rally of solidarity with Russia takes place in Verona after Crocus City Hall attack—The participants included the president and members of the "Veneto - Russia" association [Category: World, Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + At least 18 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes at Deir al Balah — report—According to Al Jazeera, many people were also injured by Israeli strikes and were subsequently hospitalized [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian con...
- + US, Japan plan largest defense agreement update in over 60 years — report—According to Financial Times, US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida will announce plans to restructure the Japanese militar...
- + Kiev regime to continue chemical weapon provocations — Russian envoy to OPCW—According to Vladimir Tarabrin, the use of toxic chemicals by Ukraine has already become systematic [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milit...
- + Court arrests fourth suspected Crocus City Hall attacker Fayzov—According to the investigation, Fayzov was filming the attack on the concert hall [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Ukrainian troops used US-made chemical munitions — Russian envoy to OPCW—"Four Ukrainian servicemen suffered serious chemical burns and poisoning during the unloading of 200-liter barrels," Vladimir Tarabrin said [Category:...
- + US bails Ukraine out after Moscow attack, covering Zelensky with ISIS — diplomat—Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that a number of factors directly and indirectly indicate the US authorities’ involvement i...
- + One of those charged with attacking Crocus City Hall is Tajik national—The Moscow Basmanny District Court is choosing a measure of restraint for the man [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Two attackers on Crocus City Hall charged with committing terror attack — court—Rachabalizoda Saidakrami Murodali and Mirzoyev Dalerdjon Barotovich are accused under part 3, provision "b" of article 205 of the Russian Criminal Cod...
- + Airspace violation by US-led coalition’s aircraft reported in Syria—Seven violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 linked with the flights by the US-led coalition unmanned aerial vehicles were repo...
- + All UNSC members, other delegations condemn terror attack in Moscow — Russian mission—UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya to express his condolences [Catego...
- + Number of those injured in Crocus City Hall terror attack up to 182—According to the list, 121 of them are receiving on-patient treatment [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Simon Harris to take prime minister’s office in Ireland—According to the RTE television channel, Harris will take prime minister’s office after being approved by members of the lower house of parliament whe...
- + Hamas receives no new US initiatives at Gaza ceasefire talks — TV—"Israel is seeking to protract the negotiating process, and hence, we have not reached an agreement until now," the Al Arabiya television channel said...
- + Four civilians wounded in Ukraine’s shelling attack on Belgorod — governor—A single-family house and a car were damaged in Belgorod’s Nikolskoye neighborhood, and the roofs of two houses - in Tavrovo [Category: Emergencies , ...
- + Israel denies access to norther Gaza for UNRWA convoys — UNRWA chief—Philippe Lazzarini slammed this move as outrageous and called on Israel to cancel this decision [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russian forces neutralize over 300 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area in past week—Kherson Region governor Vladimir Saldo said that Ukrainian troops "intensified terrorist tactics" using drones and artillery against civilian infrastr...
- + Death toll from Crocus City Hall terror attack up to 137 — Investigative Committee—It also said that in the course of the crime site survey, no minded bodies or other traces of mining have been found [Category: Emergencies , Terroris...
- + Putin lights candle for those killed in Crocus City Hall terror attack—A video released by the Kremlin press service features the president lighting a candle before the crucifix and crossing himself three times [Category:...
- + Russia must advance its interests, no matter how West tries to distort everything — Putin—As an example, Putin recalled how the West reacted to the events in Yugoslavia in 1999 and to the situation that developed in Ukraine after 2014 [Cate...
- + Putin calls the 1999 events in Yugoslavia ‘a huge tragedy’—The Russian leader reiterated that "what the West did was completely unacceptable." [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia was inclined to trust till last, but no longer trusts anyone in the West — Lavrov—Even though, as the Russian top diplomat noted, after that "absolutely treacherous, gross violation of all conceivable norms of international law," th...
- + Russia goes with Serbia's European choice, but EU now aggressive adjunct of NATO — Lavrov—Russian Foreign Minister noted that currently the European Union is "a rather aggressive structure, which - especially with the signing of a relevant ...
- + Number of those injured in Crocus City Hall terror attack up to 180— [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + West’s actions in Ukraine caused by desire not to let Russia become great power — Lavrov—Russian Foreign Minister also recalled that the United States came to Afghanistan with the "sympathies" of the UN Security Council after the attack on...
- + Armed people break into police station in Yerevan — source—Attacker on police station detained [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Woman claiming to have bomb inn her hand luggage detained at Moscow’s airport—According to the airport’s press service, the woman, born inn 1967, said that her hand luggage contained an explosive device when the plane was about ...
- + Russia ready to talk with West only if its interests taken into account — Lavrov—Russian Foreign Minister said that Russia ready to talk "with a guarantee and based on the prevailing realities and full consideration of our legitima...
- + Top Indian diplomat expresses readiness to fight against terrorism together with Russia—The Indian minister also asked to convey the words of support and empathy to the families of those killed and wished the soonest recovery to those inj...
- + Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepts US bombers over Barents Sea—The Russian fighter jet strictly followed the international rules of using the airspace over neutral waters, complying with safety measures, the minis...
- + Ukrainian forces lost up to 360 troops in Avdeyevka area over past day—During the counter-battery battle, the following were hit: a US-made M777 howitzer, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, two Gvozdika self-propelled a...
- + Macron’s words on possible sending of troops to Ukraine aimed to please US — Lavrov—Lavrov noted that politicians and the younger generation in the Baltic countries come up with similar ideas [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomac...
- + Azerbaijani people stand by Russia in this difficult time — President Aliyev—The two leaders stressed that joint anti-terrorist efforts will be continued [Category: World, Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Poland armed forces claim the country’s airspace violated by Russian cruise missile—According to the command, the object flew into the Polish airspace near the village of Ocerdow in the Lublin province on the border with Ukraine and l...
- + Any US attempt to justify Kiev until Crocus attack probe ends will be evidence — diplomat—Maria Zakharova noted that the financing of "the terrorist activities of the Kiev organized crime group by American liberal democrats and participatio...
- + Condition of two people injured in air attack on Sevastopol stable — city governor—On Sunday night, Sevastopol became a target of a massive air attack as a result of which one person was killed and four were injured [Category: Milita...
- + Gas supply by Gazprom for Europe through Ukraine totals 42.1 mcm via Sudzha—The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries [Category: Business & Econ...
- + Israeli troops fire on Palestinians waiting for food, killing 19 — TV—As the TV channel notes, another 23 people were injured [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + US trying to make the world forget about barbaric bombings of Yugoslavia — Russian embassy—"Cluster munitions and depleted uranium shells have crippled lives of the Serbian people for generations," the embassy said [Category: Russian Politic...
- + US not passing specific data to Russia before terrorist act — Russian Ambassador—"No concrete information, nothing was transferred to us," Anatoly Antonov told [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Terrorist attack at Crocus...
- + Number of injured people in terrorist act in Crocus City Hall growing to 152—As a result of the terrorist act 133 people died [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Terrorist acts will not force Russia to change course — Russian Ambassador—It is the West that chose the line for the hybrid war with Russia, Anatoly Antonov indicated [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Terrorist at...
- + Rescuers remove 182 cubic meters of soil from Pioneer Mine—Specialists are considering a proposal of their colleagues from Kuzbass to install a georadar [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Battlegroup Center engages four Ukrainian army strongholds — spokesman—The enemy lost up to 350 servicemen [Category: Military & Defense, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Dagestan, Moscow taking lead by life expectancy in 2023 — statistics—The average country-wide figure stood at 73.4 years, Russian Federal Statistics Service said [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Israel Defense Forces record about fifty missile launches from Lebanon—"Earlier tonight, IDF fighter jets struck a Hezbollah manufacturing site containing weapons in the area of Baalbek," the press service added [Category...
- + Syrian Air Defense repelled missile attack near Damascus — TV—The Syrian air defense personnel "managed to thwart the aggressive attack of the Israeli Air Force against the capital, and they shot down several mis...
- + Russian population stands at 146.15 mln as of January 1 — statistics—The Russian Federal Statistics Service has updated the estimate of the resident population of Russia as of January 1, 2024 [Category: Society & Cu...
- + US Vice President calls terrorist act in Crocus City Hall tragedy—Kamala Harris at the same time noted that Washington has no information proving that Ukraine is associated with the terrorist act [Category: World, Te...
- + Moon to pass through northern part of penumbra during eclipse on Monday—The phenomenon will not be seen in Moscow and in the greater part of Russia [Category: Science & Space]
- + World’s tallest building lit up in Russian flag colors—The inscription of "the United Arab Emirates supports Russia" in Arabic and English appeared on the facade of the Burj Khalifa [Category: World, Terro...
- + Hezbollah units delivering missile strikes against Golan Heights—Dozens of projectiles from multiple launch rocket systems were launched against the Snir stronghold [Category: Middle East and North Africa, World]
- + Presidential election outcome in Slovakia confirms need for second tour—The candidates continuing running for the presidential office are ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok supported by 41.71% of voters and speaker of the par...
- + Machinery arriving at Crocus City Hall to clear damaged structures—"Heavy machinery arrived at the fire site in Crocus to dismantle damaged structures and clear debris," Russian Ministry of Emergencies said [Category:...
- + Israeli Air Force attacked Baalbek outskirts in Lebanon—This is the fourth Israeli air raid against Shia fighters’ bases in East Lebanon since February 26 [Category: Middle East and North Africa, World]
- + Russian air carriers offer free tickets to people injured in terrorist act—"Aeroflot, Nord Wind, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines, NordStar, Red Wings and Smartavia are ready to arrange free travel," Russian Federal Air Transport A...
- + Rescuers cleared over 90 cubic meters of debris in Crocus over day—"Airmobile groups of the Leader Center and the Tsentrospas Team of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies are engaged," Russian Ministry of Emergencies s...
- + Crocus City Hall to be restored — site owner—The company endeavors and will continue doing everything it can to help authorities and special services in their hard work and to help victims of the...
- + March 24 declared as day of mourning in Abkhazia—State flags of Abkhazia will be lowered all over the country on the day of mourning, ithe press service of the head of state said [Category: World, Te...
- + People worldwide condemn terrorist act — Russian Foreign Ministry—"We appreciate everyone for words of support in this difficult time," the ministry added [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Terrorist attack...
- + Nationwide day of mourning announced in Russia—According to the latest data, the death toll in the terrorist attack is over 130 people [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Nicaragua declares March 24 a day of mourning in solidarity with Russia—"as well as in rejection and condemnation of the heinous terrorist attack that claimed the lives of our brothers from Russia," said the statement sign...
- + Republika Srpska declares March 24 a day of mourning in solidarity with Russia — Dodik—"This is how we would like to commemorate the memory of the innocent people killed in the terrorist attack in Moscow", said Republika Srpska President...
- + Kremlin to inform if Putin convenes Security Council in coming days over terrorist attack—The Russian Investigative Committee said that the death toll is 133, but may increase [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + White House condemns terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, calling ISIS common enemy—White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that ISIS must be defeated everywhere [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hal...
- + Rescue operation at the scene of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall is over—Over the past 24 hours, 133 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + MS-25 crew in orbit, feeling good — Roscosmos chief after successful launch—Yury Borisov said that they will be waiting for tomorrow’s docking [Category: Science & Space]
- + Flames put out at Crocus City Hall — Emergencies Ministry— [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + 104 adults, three children wounded in terrorist attack still in hospitals — deputy PM—Tatyana Golikova specified the one child was in critical condition, and the other two were in serious condition [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist at...
- + Everyone involved in terrorist attack on concert hall to be hold accountable — Russian MFA—The required legal and political assessments will be given [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Saudi king, crown prince send messages of condolences to Putin—The Crown Prince also strongly condemned this act and expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the Russian people [Category: Emergenci...
- + OSCE secretary general condemns Crocus City Hall terrorist attack—Such acts of terrorism must be condemned in the strongest possible terms, said OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist ...
- + Syria to continue fighting terrorism together with Russia, Assad says—Syrian President also said, that condemn this "barbarous attack, as well as terrorist bloodshed in any part of the world" [Category: Emergencies , Ter...
- + Terrorists used flammable liquid to set concert hall near Moscow on fire — investigators—The preliminary investigation data suggests that the terrorists used automatic firearms during the attack, which have been discovered and seized [Cate...
- + Top diplomat says UK strongly condemns Crocus City Hall attack—British Foreign Secretary David Cameron also offered condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack...
- + Putin, Belarusian president confirm readiness to cooperate in fight against terrorism—Alexander Lukashenkoalso expressed deep condolences over yesterday’s terrorist attack in Moscow [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus Ci...
- + Intel agencies detain four suspects in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack—The attack killed 93 people [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Intel agencies detain 11 people involved in Crocus City Hall attack — FSB—Work is underway to identify terrorist accomplices and establish all the circumstances of the attack [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Croc...
- + Russian special services received US data on terror plot, but without any details — source—The source in the Russian special services said that "such information had been indeed received" [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus C...
- + US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown—The $1.2 funding legislation was approved by a vote of 74-24. The US House of Representatives had passed the bill earlier [Category: Business & Ec...
- + Dushanbe in contact with Moscow on alleged involvement of Tajik citizens in terror attack—The Tajik authorities are in close contact with their Russian colleagues, said a spokesperson for the Tajik Foreign Ministry [Category: Emergencies , ...
- + Interpol ready to support Russia’s investigation into Crocus City Hall attack, chief says—Organization’s Secretary General Jurgen Stok said, that strongly condemn the attack at the Crocus City Hall, "which was a terrible act against innocen...
- + Afghan Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall outside Moscow—The ministry’s Spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said, that considers it a blatant violation of all human standards [Category: Russia, Emergencies , Ter...
- + Ukrainian air attack kills one, leaves five injured in Russia’s Belgorod Region — governor—Three balconies of an apartment building collapsed following the Ukrainian armed forces’ air attack on Belgorod [Category: Military & Defense, Mil...
- + Three children die following terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall—Another 121 people, including three kids, remain hospitalized [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region kills one, leaves two wounded, governor says—The city of Belgorod came under shelling on Saturday morning; several people suffered wounds, and some private houses and apartment buildings were dam...
- + China shocked by terrorist attack in Moscow Region — Xi Jinping—Xi emphasized that Beijing opposed terrorism in all its manifestations and strongly condemned terrorist attacks [Category: World]
- + Fire breaks out at oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Region following drone attack—The raging blaze at the facility has been extinguished [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Twelve drones intercepted, eliminated in four Russian regions overnight—Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported via his Telegram channel that there were no casualties or damage as a result of elimination of a dr...
- + Some 477 people, 183 equipment units involved in firefighting efforts at Crocus City Hall—This includes 192 people and 79 units of equipment from the Russian Emergencies Ministry [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Terrorist attack in Crocus: over 60 deaths, more than 100 wounded— [Category: Society & Culture, Emergencies ] [Link to media]
- + SCO Secretary General sends condolences amid terrorist attack in Moscow region—Zhang Ming expressed solidarity with the Russian people in this sad and difficult time [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Russian MFA Spokeswoman says UN Secretary-General corrected position on terrorist attack—Maria Zakharova thanked Antonio Guterres "for the timely correction and articulation of a clear position" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics ...
- + All victims of terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall evacuated — TASS correspondent—According to him, the air ambulance helicopters involved in transporting the victims returned to the base [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at...
- + Neuralink chip patient writes first post on X using thoughts—Nolan Arbaugh, 29, said X banned him because they thought he was a bot [Category: Science & Space]
- + US warned Russia about imminent terrorist attack in March — White House—The US government had information about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow - potentially targeting large gatherings, to include concerts, and shared...
- + Soyuz MS-25 rocket to be relaunched at Baikonur to deliver crew to ISS—The ship will fly to the International Space Station for approximately two days [Category: Science & Space]
- + Russia imposes sanctions against 56 Canadian citizens — Foreign Ministry—The list includes individuals "actively involved through the academic community and pro-Bandera structures in the campaign to praise Hitler’s accompli...
- + Main work on emergency care to wounded in terrorist attack finished — health minister—The work with severe patients in particular continues, Mikhail Murashko said [Category: Society & Culture, Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Crocus attackers armed with Kalashnikov rifles — Investigative Committee’s video—They also had plenty of munitions, Russian Investigative Committee Spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Cro...
- + Putin wishes injured at terrorist attack recovery—The president also conveyed compliments to medical staff, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said [Category: Society & Culture, Terrorist atta...
- + Russian Emergencies Ministry publishes updated list of wounded in terrorist attack—The list published includes 99 people that were injured [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Over 60 people killed in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack—The death toll may rise, a source in Russia’s Investigative Committee said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Moscow health department publishes list of 80 people hospitalized after terror attack—No information was provided on the state of those hospitalized [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + UN Security Council members urge all states to cooperate with Russia on terrorist attack— [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Moscow expects IPU’s assembly in Geneva to strongly condemn terrorist attack — senator—"I have had a meeting with IPU Secretary-General Martin Chungong, enlisting his support," Konstantin Kosachev said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist ...
- + Maduro condemns terrorist attack in Moscow region—Venezuelan president "expresses the firmest condemnation of the atrocious armed attack perpetrated today against innocent civilians at the Crocus City...
- + Orban expresses condolences to Russian people amid terrorist attack—"We pray for the families of the victims," hungarian prime minister said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + UN Secretary-General strongly condemns Crocus City Hall terror attack — statement—Antonio Guterres conveys his deep condolences to the bereaved families and the people and the Government of the Russian Federation [Category: Emergenc...
- + Over 100 people hospitalized after terrorist attack in Moscow Region—There are 5 children among them, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Crocus City Hall fire localized — Emergencies Ministry—"Fire and rescue units are assuming measures to liquidate the fire as soon as possible," the ministry said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack a...
- + People didn’t instantly realize shooting had begun — eyewitness about concert hall attack—Visitors of the Crocus City Hall music venue, who were far from the entrance, at first mistook the sounds of gunshots for installation work, one of th...
- + At least 145 people sent to hospitals after terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall—According to the Moscow Region’s Health Ministry, at least nine of them are in grave condition [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus Cit...
- + Two children wounded in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall — ombudswoman—They are in a moderately grave condition, Maria Lvova-Belova said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + No explosives found at Crocus City Hall parking lots — MP—According to Alexander Khinshtein, survey of adjacent territories continues [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + World’s largest copter Mi-26 engaged in firefighting efforts at concert hall near Moscow—The aircraft scoop water from the Moskva River [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Band cannot contact one of member after emergency in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall—"We don’t know if he left Crocus," the band’s managing director Yuri Chernyshevsky said, without specifying which member of the band he was talking ab...
- + Over 70 emergency medical service teams working at terrorist attack site—"More than 70 emergency medical service and disaster medicine service teams are working at the site of the emergency," the office of Russian Deputy Pr...
- + Russian Public Chamber warns about possible fake news about Crocus City Hall terror attack—"Fake calls and warnings about new attacks are possible on various chats, especially on school or kindergarten chats," Alexander Malkevich said [Categ...
- + US reaction to terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall raises questions — MFA—"If there is no such evidence, then neither the White House nor anyone else is in a position to postulate anyone’s innocence," Maria Zakharova said [C...
- + Children among those injured in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack — ombudsperson—"Sincere condolences to the next-of-kin of the victims," Olga Yaroslavskaya said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Air defense system triggered over Belgorod, 17 UAVs shot down — governor—Vyacheslav Gladkov said that in Belgorod Ukraine’s air attack smashed windows in 22 apartments of four apartment buildings [Category: Emergencies , Mi...
- + Russia to request UNSC meeting over terror attack in Moscow — diplomat—Russian diplomats will demand that the Security Council hold a meeting in the near future so that the global majority, the biggest international organ...
- + Security tightened at Sheremetyevo airport, neighboring parking lots—Passengers are asked to arrive at the airport in advance and strictly comply with all required measures when passing through security checkpoints [Cat...
- + People injured at concert hall hospitalized in Moscow Region—They are being rushed to hospitals in Krasnogorsk, Khimki and Odintsovo [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Crocus City Hall fire consuming nearly 13,000 sq m — emergencies ministry—Ministry’s spokesman also refuted media reports that the fire has been localized [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Western intelligence services knew about possible terrorist attack in Moscow, says Vucic—The US Embassy cautioned its citizens against visiting shopping centers, then the British and some others did the same, serbian president said [Catego...
- + Russia's Emergencies Ministry to build up group struggling with Crocus City Hall fire—"At present, more than 320 men and over 130 vehicles are involved in the operation," the ministry said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Cr...
- + FACTBOX: Incident at Crocus City Hall near Moscow— [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]
- + Five people in serious condition after Crocus City Hall terror attack — governor—"Forty people died in the Crocus terror attack, more than 100 were injured," Andrey Vorobyov said [Category: Emergencies , Terrorist attack at Crocus ...
- + Security beefed up in Moscow Metro following terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk—"Our priority is the safety of passengers, staff and infrastructure," the Transport Department said [Category: Emergencies ]
- + If Kiev’s terrorists are behind Crocus City Hall attack, they must be destroyed — Medvedev—"All of them must be tracked down and ruthlessly eliminated as terrorists. Including officials of the state that committed such an atrocity," the Depu...
- + Those behind terror attack in Moscow must be eliminated — lower house speaker—Vyacheslav Volodin also extended his deep condolences to the families of those killed in the attack and wished the soonest recovery to those hurt [Cat...
- + Putin briefed on gunfire at concert hall in first minutes of incident — spokesman—"The president is constantly supplied by all relevant services with information about what is happening and the measures being taken," Dmitry Peskov s...
- + All those involved in terror attack on Crocus City Hall will be identified — diplomat—"As Russia’ leadership has said, all those involved will be identified by Russian special service," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharo...
- + Senator calls Crocus City Hall tragedy terrorist attack, act of sabotage by Ukraine—"There is no excuse for terrorists. They must be eliminated on the spot," Viktor Bondarev said [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Terrorists in Crocus City Hall were shooting at point-blank range — eyewitnesses—According to one of them, the shooting began almost at the entrance [Category: Emergencies ]
- + 21 hurt, 4 in serious condition after Crocus City Hall incident — Moscow Region governor—"Details will be clear after the fire is extinguished," Andrey Vorobyov said [Category: Emergencies ]
- + White House calls Crocus City Hall occurrence terrible attack—"We're trying to get more information but really would refer to Russian authorities to speak to it," White House National Security Communications Advi...
- + Roof of burning Crocus City Hall is collapsing — TASS correspondent— [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Senior MP warns against circulating unverified data about Crocus City Hall terror attack— [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Ambulance helicopters evacuate several survivors of Crocus City Hall shootout—Those injured are being evacuated by dozens of ambulances that had been rushed to the scene, helicopters were scrambled to deal with the fire in the b...
- + Aeroexpress toughens security measures in terminals, railcars—"Transport security staff has been transferred to higher readiness conditions," the operator informed [Category: Emergencies ]
- + 40 killed, more than 100 injured in terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall — FSB—Special services are conducting a search effort, measures are underway to provide assistance to those injured [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Helicopters directed to extinguish fire in Crocus City Hall—The Emergencies Ministry for the Moscow Region reported that two helicopters are now discharging water [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Casualties reported in incident at concert hall near Moscow—According to the source, unidentified gunmen armed with assault rifles went on a shooting spree in the lobby and then inside the concert hall just bef...
- + Picnic band performers not harmed during shooting at Crocus City Hall—This information was confirmed by band manager Yuri Chernyshevsky [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Moldovan opposition politician says his country is on brink of collapse—According to Ilan Shor, young people are choosing to leave the country [Category: World]
- + Shots fired in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, evacuation underway — emergency services—According to preliminary information, the shooters used automatic weapons [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Russia sanctions 56 Canadian nationals — Foreign Ministry—According to the ministry, Russia introduced personal sanctions against the senior management of certain companies in the Canadian defense industry se...
- + EU introduces Navalny-related sanctions against judges, prison staff—All the individuals from the black list are prohibited from entering the EU territory and their assets, if any, found in the EU are subject to freezin...
- + Bank of Russia’s board today considered only option to keep current key rate — regulator—Elvira Nabiullina noted that during the meeting on the key rate, different opinions were voiced regarding inflation [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian stock indices end this week’s trading with decline—The dollar-to-ruble rate went up by 0.63% to 92.69 rubles, while the euro-to-ruble rate rose by 0.015% to 100.10 rubles [Category: Business & Econ...
- + Russian banks manage to find ways to work with international payments despite sanctions—Elvira Nabiullina noted that the Bank of Russia closely monitors the currency structure that is used in cross-border settlements [Category: Business &...
- + West may escalate Ukraine conflict to unpredictable phase, Russian envoy warns—Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya added that European security had already been significantly damaged [Category: ...
- + Yars road-mobile ICBM regiments to deploy to field positions for comprehensive checks—During the inspection, the commission of large missile formations will review the system of training subordinate military units, inspect the process o...
- + EU summit made no decision on grain tariffs for Russia, Belarus—According to the source, the topic will now be discussed in the EU Council at the ministers level [Category: World, Business & Economy]
- + Bank of Russia on constant alert for strengthening of sanctions — regulator—Earlier, Elvira Nabiullina stated that all Russian banks subject to sanctions have adjusted to the new conditions and continue to operate and there ar...
- + Roscosmos confirms Soyuz MS-25 to fly to ISS for two days—"The docking of the crewed spacecraft is due on March 25 at 6:10 p.m. Moscow time (3:10 p.m. GMT)," Roscosmos added [Category: Science & Space]
- + Israel ready to carry out operation in Rafah even without US’ support — Netanyahu—The Israeli prime minister said that there is "no way to defeat Hamas without entering Rafah and without eliminating the remaining battalions there" [...
- + Russia hammers Ukrainian energy, military-industrial sites in massive retaliatory strike—Russian forces repelled 10 Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Donetsk area over the past week, the ministry reported [Category: Russian Politics &am...
- + UNSC draft resolution on Gaza greenlights further escalation — Chinese diplomat—"As for Israel’s repeated statements about its plans for a military operation in Rafah, the draft doesn’t express a clear and unequivocal rejection of...
- + Russian banks, companies continue finding ways for international payments—The Bank of Russia once again decided to maintain the key rate at 16% per annum at its second meeting in 2024, the regulator said in its press release...
- + Inflation may reach peak in Q2 2024 — Bank of Russia—The Bank of Russia once again decided to maintain the key rate at 16% per annum at its second meeting in 2024, the regulator said in its press release...
- + X5 increases its net profit under IFRS by 73% to $985.24 mln in 2023—EBITDA margin amounted to 6.8% against 7.2% a year earlier [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Peak effect of key rate increases expected in Q2 2024 — Bank of Russia—Earlier on Friday, the Bank of Russia once again decided to maintain the key rate at 16% per annum at its second meeting in 2024 [Category: Business &...
- + US not allowing any serious dialogue on Kiev's invitation to NATO — Ukrainian deputy PM—According to Olga Stefanishina, the NATO summit is "networking, conventionally speaking," so Ukraine is urged "not to spoil the atmosphere" [Category:...
- + Bank of Russia may lower key rate in 2H 2024 if inflation steadily declines — regulator—According to Bank of Russia estimates, the annual inflation rate remains at the February level and, according to estimates as of March 18, is 7.7% [Ca...
- + Bank of Russia plans to protect its interests if EU uses its frozen assets—Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that European banks understand the catastrophic consequences that will stem from expropriati...
- + German chancellor affirms legality of using profits from Russia's frozen assets for Kiev—"We have carefully checked international law and other laws that need to be respected here," Olaf Scholz noted, adding that these profits "don’t belon...
- + Putin discusses combatting spread of neo-Nazi ideas with Security Council—"We know what’s going on and how important it is against the background of today's event," the president noted [Category: Military & Defense]
- + World Aquatics allows Russia’s participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina under national flag—"The only Russian athletes who will be able to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games are those who are registered as Individual Neutral Athletes," the s...
- + Russian economic growth above potential — Central Bank chief—The Bank of Russia once again decided to maintain the key rate at 16% per annum at its second meeting in 2024 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian economy fully using production capacity, labor resources — Central Bank—The level of capacity utilization of production lines reached its historical maximum of 81%, Elvira Nabiullina said [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Bank of Russia not spending reserves to maintain ruble rate — governor—Elvira Nabiullina added that changes in the volume of gold and currency reserves are associated with fiscal rule transactions and revaluation [Categor...
- + Russian retaliatory strikes: what we know about series of blasts in Ukraine—According to the Russian Defense Ministry, production operations have been disrupted at Ukrainian enterprises engaged in making and repairing military...
- + Growing prices on commodity markets to support Russian exports — Central Bank chief—Russian exports are recovering after the drop early this year, Elvira Nabiullina pointed out [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Glide bombs increase efficiency of Russian aviation several-fold — expert—Igor Korotchenko remarked that the use of these bombs was one of the important factors for greater losses of the Ukrainian military which Russia’s Def...
- + Russia, China veto US-initiated UNSC draft resolution on Gaza—Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said earlier that the UN Security Council resolution must contain...
- + Italy's foreign minister believes peace talks impossible if Ukraine defeated—A regular two-day EU summit in Brussels kicked off on Thursday, where EU leaders planned to discuss the urgent and intense need for additional militar...
- + Russia's Rutube video platform nears seven mln daily users—Gazprom Media Director General Alexander Zharov noted that the platform’s reviews were becoming increasingly positive [Category: Business & Econom...
- + Europe's policy failures to spell defeat for Ukraine in conflict with Russia — expert—Stephen Bryen believes that European leaders know exactly what is going on in the special military operation zone, "but they don’t want to be honest e...
- + French politician acknowledges Crimea as historical part of Russia—Jordan Bardella added that the peninsula has been Russia’s territory throughout its history [Category: World, Crimea and Sevastopol, Russian Politics ...
- + US cold-bloodedly wields UNSC veto power in vote after vote, Russia’s UN envoy says—Vasily Nebenzya stressed that "the United States is trying to sell something disguised as 'a ceasefire' to Security Council members and the entire int...
- + EU banks grasp risk related to expropriating Russian assets, says Kremlin—The EU is considering introducing a tax close to 100% on Russian assets frozen after the start of the special operation in Ukraine [Category: Business...
- + Serbian minister calls NATO aggression in 1999 unjustifiable—"As many as 2,500 civilians and more than 750 soldiers and police officers were killed, infrastructure, enterprises, schools, healthcare facilities, m...
- + Paris threatens to block Kiev aid, Russia sanctions over Ukraine’s 'sponsors of war' list—It is reported that the Ukrainian authorities have been debating what to do with the list since the EU’s sanctions package was for the first time bloc...
- + EU consumers to bear brunt of Russian agricultural import restrictions — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov stressed that such an initiative is "another clear example of unfair competition" [Category: Business & Economy, FOREIGN POLICY, Rus...
- + Naftogaz company facilities damaged in Ukraine—Explosions occurred in Dnepr (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), Ivano-Frankovsk, Kiev, Krivoy Rog, Sumy, as well as in the Khmelnitsky Region and the Kiev-con...
- + Russia to not forgive NATO's actions in Ukraine — humanitarian cooperation agency—According to Yevgeny Primakov, humanity is now facing the consequences of the fact that NATO "considered itself unpunished and omnipotent" [Category: ...
- + Ukraine eyes domestic ground drone production — WSJ—Given the current issues with Western funding, Kiev plans to boost domestic technologies, reducing production costs as much as possible, the paper wri...
- + Kremlin hails Canada’s decision to issue entry visas to Russian chess players—The Canadian city of Toronto is set to host the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament from April 3 to 23 both in men and women’s competitions [Category: Spo...
- + Senior Russian diplomat, Israeli ambassador discuss situation in Gaza Strip—The Russian diplomats pointed out that the parties also exchanged views "in connection with the mission of UN Secretary General's Special Representati...
- + Macron's statements on Ukraine represent call for talks — Republika Srpska—Earlier, following the results of a conference on Ukraine in Paris, Macron did not unequivocally rule out the possibility of sending the ground forces...
- + China calls for safe navigation in Red Sea — diplomat—"China calls on all parties concerned to make joint efforts to ensure the safety of navigation in accordance with the law," Lin Jian noted [Category: ...
- + Israel says 358 members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad detained at Al-Shifa Hospital—"They are surrendering, we are interrogating them, and they are providing us with very valuable and important intelligence," Daniel Hagari noted [Cate...
- + French, Polish troops unable to help Kiev defeat Russian army — Chinese daily—It is reported that the upcoming US presidential election will have a major impact on the Ukrainian conflict [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + West goes there, discusses 'unthinkable' idea of sending troops to Ukraine — Hungarian PM—Viktor Orban highlighted the need to stop "the military spiral" from continuing to spin out of control and to stop the conflict in Ukraine from escala...
- + All parties believe conflict in Ukraine to be settled peacefully — Chinese special envoy—According to Li Hui, all the parties concerned understand that a further escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict would only bring more dangerous ...
- + US calls on Ukraine to halt drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure — FT—According to the newspaper, the goal behind Ukrainian airstrikes is to reduce funding for the Russian special military operation and spur Washington i...
- + Ukraine reports emergency power outages in several regions—According to the regional authorities, over 110,000 residents of the Poltava Region will be disconnected "to balance the power grid" [Category: World]
- + Tallinn not planning to send any troops to Ukraine, Estonian foreign minister says—Margus Tsahkna pointed out that the Ukrainian crisis required "non-standard decisions" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Russia’s FSB foils Ukrainian intel plot to carry out terrorist attack in Zaporozhye Region—A PM pistol and ammunition were seized at the scene, while searches of the man’s place of residence turned up an improvised explosive device and a mob...
- + Poll reveals level of Russian public’s confidence in Putin—The Russian government’s job approval rating stood at 57.2% (a 0.4 p.p. rise), while 54.3% of Russians approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s ...
- + FACTBOX: What we know about a series of blasts in Ukraine—Reports came about explosions in Dnieper (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), Ivano-Frankovsk, Kiev, Krivoi Rog, Kropivnitsky (formerly Kirovograd), Sumy, Khark...
- + MOEX index rises by 0.08%, RTS falls by 0.2%—The dollar reached 92.29 rubles, the euro was at the level of 99.94 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod damages four medical facilities, injures two people—Vyacheslav Gladkov noted that a woman was killed in an airstrike: she was walking her dogs in the street [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, ...
- + Almost 800 business residents work in Russian Arctic Zone — minister—The amount of investments is about 2 trillion rubles ($22 billion) [Category: Business & Economy, ARCTIC TODAY]
- + Yakutia's Bear Island Nature Reserve organizes observation stations—The reserve unites the Kolyma River delta, the Indigiro-Kolyma lowland tundra landscapes and the Bear Islands Archipelago with the adjacent waters of ...
- + Fire breaks out at Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant—According to Ukrhydroenergo company, there is no threat of a breach [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Ukraine records Internet outages due to power grid damage—Earlier, Ukrainian authorities reported damage to several large Ukrainian thermal power plants and a fire at the Dnieper hydroelectric power plant [Ca...
- + One civilian killed, several others injured in Ukrainian army’s shelling of Belgorod—According to preliminary data, the shelling attack damaged three healthcare institutions and several residential buildings [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY,...
- + Poland scrambles jets due to ‘Russia’s long-range aviation activities’—This is the second time over the last 24 hours that the Polish armed forces have used this measure [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + US, allies destroy two Houthi anti-ship missiles—According to the US military, there was no damage to US or coalition vessels [Category: World, US, UK strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen]
- + Putin’s re-election makes EU plans of victory over Russia unrealistic — Chinese expert—Russia "is a neighbor that the EU cannot move away from," Global Times newspaper columnist He Zhigao said [Category: World, 2024 Russian Presidential ...
- + Dollar grows to 92.06 rubles, euro — to 100.2 rubles on Moscow Exchange—The yuan rate declined by 1.35 kopecks, to 12.716 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Dialogue on Ukraine reaffirms elevated spirit of Russian-Chinese cooperation — diplomat—The Russian side appreciates Beijing’s efforts to resolve the conflict and reaffirmed his country’s readiness to resolve this problem through dialogue...
- + Tariffs on Russian, Belarusian foodstuffs to affect global food security — diplomat—These measures "will only aggravate the food situation worldwide, which has already become quite complicated as a result of West’s actions," Maria Zak...
- + Russia’s Volkhov sub test-fires Kalibr cruise missile in Sea of Japan—"The missile was fired at a coastal target imitating a notional enemy’s artillery position," the Pacific Fleet said [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Soyuz MS-25 flight under super-short scheme hardly possible — expert—Space exploration historian Alexander Zheleznyakov estimates the Soyuz MS-25 spaceflight to take two days [Category: Science & Space]
- + EU to speed up military aid deliveries to Ukraine—Kiev urgently needs air defense systems, ammunition and missiles, the European Council said in its final statement on Ukraine [Category: World, Milita...
- + UN Security Council to vote on US-backed resolution on Gaza—The US draft "determines the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides" and "unequivocally supports ongoing...
- + Norway estimates damage from NATO exercises at $750,000—According to Forsvarets Forum, the country’s authorities received lots of various complaints after the exercises [Category: World]
- + European Council president expects membership talks with Ukraine to begin by end of June—Charles Michel hopes that under the Belgian presidency it will be possible to have the first IGC intergovernmental conference with Ukraine [Category: ...
- + Czechia delivers its remaining Mi-24/35 helicopter gunships to Ukraine — portal—According to denikn.cz, the republic has run out of military equipment that it could donate to Ukraine [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine...
- + IMF approves allocating $880 million to Ukraine—The previous installment of $900 million was approved last December [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Bangladesh premier congratulates Putin on re-election—The president "won Russian election in landslide for the fifth term," Sheikh Hasina said [Category: World, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + EU summit fails to authorize seizure of incomes from frozen Russian assets—According to the European Commission, some 200 billion euros worth of Central Bank of Russia assets and private funds to the tune of around 24 billion...
- + EU leaders call for more sanctions on Russia, Belarus, Iran, North Korea—The European Council calls for further steps to weaken Russia’s ability to continue waging its war, including by strengthening the sanctions, the EU s...
- + EU threatens Iran with ‘significant’ sanctions—The European Union will do this if Iran supplies Russia with ballistic missiles [Category: World]
- + EU prepares to impose tariffs on Russian, Belarusian agricultural products—"It will stop Russia from using the revenues from the export of these goods to the European Union," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
- + EU hopes to transfer 1 bln euro of incomes from frozen Russian assets to Kiev by July 1—According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU leaders have expressed their support for the European Commission’s proposals durin...
- + Friendship Games organizing committee not worried athletes may refuse to come to Russia—"Those who initially had no plans to come, will not come, but those who care about sports will come anyway," the committee’s director general Alexey S...
- + Soyuz MS-25 crew left spacecraft, returns to quarantine — Roscosmos—The crew is safe, Roscosmos Executive Director on manned programs Sergey Krikalyov said [Category: Science & Space]
- + Friendship Games organizing committee chief sees no strict bans in IOC comment—On Tuesday, the IOC called on foreign athletes and governments to refuse from participation in the Friendship Games in Russia, calling them "politiciz...
- + Head of Friendship Games organizing committee dismisses IOC’s accusations as unfounded—The World Friendship Games will take place in Moscow and Yekaterinburg on September 15-29 [Category: Sports]
- + Russia downs Serbia 4-0 in friendly football match in Moscow—The host country opened the scoring in the 22nd minute of the match with a penalty kick by Anton Miranchuk [Category: Sports]
- + Reconciliation center reports 3 violations by US-led coalition in Syria in past day—In a separate development, four attacks on Syrian pro-government forces were registered in the Idlib de-ecalation zone: two in the province of Latakia...
- + Journalist warns of ‘political liability’ in Biden’s campaign against Trump — journalist—The best that Biden has come up with is continued, if so far empty, talk about a ceasefire in Gaza, and a commitment that no American soldiers will be...
- + Russia selling oil and gas mainly for ruble, yuan — Deputy Prime Minister—De-dollarization is a global trend because many countries are starting to switch to doing business in national currencies, Alexander Novak said [Categ...
- + Russia has no trust for OSCE’s ODIHR, it discredited itself completely — envoy—Alexander Volgarev pointed out that Russia has fulfilled the OSCE obligations properly by inviting international observers from various authoritative ...
- + Hydrocarbons not going anywhere anytime soon — Novak—The Russian fuel and energy segment has successfully coped with all the challenges and demonstrated resilience, the deputy prime minister noted [Categ...
- + Middle East oil policies no longer dictated by US — Russian intel chief—According to Sergey Naryshkin, the multipolarity "is expressed in particular in the existence of the group of countries known as OPEC+" [Category: Bus...
- + US looting Syria under cover of fighting terrorism, Russian envoy says—Vasily Nebenzya stressed that Washington uses "the militants they nurtured only to achieve their own goals, which includes carrying out acts of sabota...
- + Top Russian, Serbian diplomats attend football friendly between two countries—Sergey Lavrov held talks with Ivica Dacic earlier in the day [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Sports, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Five police officers injured in Lugansk after suspect triggers explosive device—The officers received shrapnel wounds and blast injuries, while the perpetrator, whose identity is currently being established, was killed [Category: ...
- + Macron says Ukraine may soon 'fall'—Earlier, at a press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel, Emmanuel Macron said that European countries should not place limits on themselves whe...
- + Israeli forces apprehend 600 radicals, kill 140 militants at Al-Shifa Hospital — statement—"Several weapons and intelligence documents that contribute to the ongoing combat were discovered during searches in the hospital," the statement read...
- + US ambassador visits WSJ journalist accused of espionage in detention center—The court's press service said that Evan Gershkovich will remain in custody until March 30, 2024 [Category: World, Society & Culture]
- + Russian indices in the green as trading closes on Moscow Exchange on Thursday—The dollar-to-ruble rate went down by 0.19% to 92.06 rubles, while the euro-to-ruble rate dropped by 0.21%, to 100.08 rubles [Category: Business &...
- + West unable to exclude Russia from ITER project — expert—According to Leonid Khimchenko, "the main difference is that Russia is participating in the ITER project on the basis of the intergovernmental agreeme...
- + Russia’s declared persona non grata diplomat must leave Moldova before March 27—Earlier, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry issued a protest and announced the expulsion of an employee of the Russian Embassy over the voting organized in...
- + US doesn't want real ceasefire in Gaza — Russian mission to UN—Dmitry Polyansky added that Washington "is doing all it can not to prevent its closest Middle Eastern ally from sorting things out with the Palestinia...
- + Dutch agricultural exports to Russia increase since start of conflict in Ukraine — portal—According to the report, Dutch companies are helping Russia build a self-sufficient and prosperous agricultural sector [Category: Business & Econo...
- + Russian citizens staying abroad spoiled huge number of ballots — CEC chair—Ella Pamfilova said that these persons scheduled their rally at noon in order to demonstrate to foreign countries that "all these huge queues are thei...
- + Russia sees Israeli strikes on Syria as violation of international law — envoy to UN—"We have also taken note of the fact that Israeli strikes are leading to serious humanitarian consequences that UN institutions should react to," Vasi...
- + Russia honors $65.6 mln Eurobond coupon payment — Finance Ministry—Payments were made in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the temporary procedure of honoring state debt liabilit...
- + Newly liberated village of Tonenkoye hosted Vampire MLRS crews — DPR official—Igor Kimakovsky added that according to objective control data, crew commanders failed to stabilize the launchers on the ground, causing rockets to be...
- + West continues to buy titanium from Russia despite sanctions — Washington Post—Most of the supplies went to those Western countries that supported Ukraine, including the UK, Germany, France, and the USA [Category: Business & ...
- + Olympic harmony hinges on forces across Atlantic Ocean, says ROC chief Pozdnyakov—"Today, the IOC, unfortunately lost its autonomy and independence, and this is clearly reflected in the mirror of the world," the president of the Rus...
- + Trade turnover between Russia and Tajikistan up 21% yoy in January-February—In January and February, Tajikistan also observed a significant increase in trade turnover with Uzbekistan - about $105.8 million [Category: Business ...
- + Africa’s representatives decry European pressure to go green — Lavrov—Sergey Lavrov noted that oil and gas, and hydrocarbons overall, "will obviously play a key role in the global economy going forward, ensuring the pros...
- + NATO no longer concealing its military presence in Ukraine — Russian diplomat—Maxim Buyakevich also noted that the growing involvement of NATO countries in the Ukrainian conflict "only further consolidates Russian society in con...
- + Soyuz MS-25 crew evacuated from spacecraft, all are well — source—The launch vehicle Soyuz-2.1a with the spacecraft Soyuz MS-25 and the crew of the 21st visiting expedition was to blast off from Baikonur on Thursday ...
- + Russian forces repulse Ukrainian counterattack in Rabotino — politician—Vladimir Rogov stressed that the Russian military also improved positions along the frontline near Vremevka [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomac...
- + Houthis promise safe passage for Russian, Chinese ships in Red Sea — media—According to the report, a relevant agreement was allegedly reached during talks between diplomats of the three countries, which took place in Oman [C...
- + IOC's decision-making politically slanted, shirks sporting mission — Russian Olympic chief—"The IOC has been consistent coming up with fancy new illegal suspension criteria, while [IOC President] Thomas Bach keeps insisting that it is Russia...
- + Gazprom starts connecting two main gas pipelines—The Eastern Gas Supply System project provides for comprehensive development of gas transport facilities in Eastern Russia, the company said [Category...
- + EU’s military assistance to Ukraine totals 31 bln euro since start of conflict — Borrell—The European Union promised Ukraine 1 million shells from March 20, 2023 to March 19, 2024, but this promise was not fulfilled [Category: World, Ukrai...
- + Senior senator calls for faster defense production in response to current military needs—Dmitry Medvedev emphasized that the Tambov gunpowder plant, as well as other enterprises, "produce extremely necessary in the conditions of the specia...
- + Friendly relations with Russia among vital national interests for Serbia — MFA—Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic pointed out that the volume of trade between Moscow and Belgrade amounts to $2.9 billion [Category: World]
- + Western price cap on Russian oil faces global opposition — Lavrov—"They have characterized the dollar not as the American currency, but as 'their' common heritage, ensuring the interdependence of the global economy a...
- + Russian diplomats made utmost effort to organize overseas voting in election — CEC chair—According to Ella Pamfilova, the diplomats did everything possible so that those who left Russia for any reason, including the so-called radical oppos...
- + Death toll in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 nearing 32,000 — Health Ministry—The Health Ministry also indicated that in the past day, 65 people died in the Gaza Strip, and 92 others were injured [Category: World, Israeli-Palest...
- + Russia’s container market to gain 4-5% in 2024 — Fesco head—Russian Railways said earlier that container shipments over the network of Russian Railways increased by 14.1% in 2023 compared with 2022 to over 7.4 ...
- + Five EU countries demand EC restrict grain imports from Russia, Belarus — DPA—Accordinf to Eurostat data, in recent years EU countries have significantly increased grain imports from Russia [Category: World, Business & Econo...
- + Holy See concerned over fake news reports about Pope, his itinerary — Vatican source—"Such unverified and unconfirmed pieces of news are detrimental," the source noted [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Finnish Interior Ministry to provide 74 mln euros to build fence on Russian border—Previously, it was reported that the ministry intends to accelerate the construction of a fence on the Russian border in order to complete all works b...
- + Discontent with Zelensky drives wave of Ukrainian military desertions — Chinese expert—The sacking of Ukrainian army’s former Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny, who, according to the expert, was popular among the Ukrainian military, als...
- + En+ posts 7.6% decrease in net profit of power segment for 2023 to $355 mln—Capital expenditures went down by 16.9% in the reporting period to $394 mln due to depreciation of the ruble against dollar [Category: Business & ...
- + Munition components production soaring by 22 times — Russian Defense Minister—"New shops were built and they started working in full swing," Sergey Shoigu said [Category: Business & Economy]
- + US hit by consequences of oil sanctions against Venezuela — Lavrov—The Russian foreign minister noted that the Americans weaponize oil and oil prices time and again, and "Venezuela is the latest most striking example"...
- + Nizhny Novgorod defense companies boost production by 2.5 times — Russian Defense Minister—Tasks were set earlier to plants on expansion of production facilities, Sergey Shoigu stressed [Category: Russia's defense industry, Military & De...
- + Estonia to provide Ukraine with military aid worth 20 million euros — top defense official—On March 19, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano said that about 500,000 shells would be delivered from the EU to Ukraine by the end of March, and...
- + As losses triple, Kiev presses for another support package — expert—Igor Korotchenko noted that Kiev "madly and recklessly sends more and more forces for 'meat assaults'" [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Mi...
- + Missile strike hits machinery plant in Nikolayev, underground member says—"The Zorya-Mashproekt plant has been hit," Sergey Lebedev said [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russia, Nepal working on easing of financial transactions between two countries—The sides also discussed possible supplies to Nepal of Russian chemical fertilizers, sunflower oil, wheat and other agriculture products [Category: Bu...
- + Ammunition plant reports capacity increase — Russian Defense Ministry—The majority of sections at the plant in the Nizhny Novgorod Region is working 24 hours a day under a three-shift work schedule, the ministry noted [C...
- + Nepal suggests Russia invest in country's hydropower industry, production of fertilizers—The Nepalese authorities believe that those issues would be discussed at the Investment summit that will take place in Nepal on April 28-29 [Category:...
- + Shoigu inspects defense industry enterprises in Nizhny Novgorod—The minister inspected the production of aircraft weapons, as well as artillery and tank shells of various caliber [Category: Russia's defense industr...
- + West believes 'independent' candidate must be anti-Russian — CEC chair—According to Ella Pamfilova, democracy was on full display in the Russian presidential election as voters came out in droves to cast their ballots [Ca...
- + Slovakia, Hungary not to join Czech initiative on shells for Ukraine — Foreign Ministers—Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto underscored that Hungary had not provided and did not provide military aid to Ukraine [Category: World, Ukr...
- + Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate for March 22 to 91.95 rubles—The regulator lowered the official euro exchange rate by 25 kopecks to 100.37 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Top Serbian, Russian diplomats discuss improvement of Moscow-Belgrade relations — MFA—"Minister Dacic thanked Russia for its principled position on the issue of preserving the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia and informed...
- + West distorts all market economy principles — Lavrov—This agenda reflects the course taken by the collective West headed by the US to politicize trade and international trade ties, the top Russian diplom...
- + Russia’s international reserves up $3.1 bln over week — Central Bank—Reserves totaled $591.2 bln as of March 8 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Man plotting terror act on military contingent detained in Yekaterinburg—A criminal case has been initiated and is being investigated under part 1 of article 30, paragraph "a" of part 2 of article 205 of the Russian Crimina...
- + Putin, business leader discuss changes to tax system—Alexander Shokhin invited the president to attend the annual RSPP convention, which is slated for April 18 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Slovenia declares Russian embassy worker persona non grata — agency—On April 5, 2022, Slovenia announced that the number of Russian embassy workers in Ljubljana would have to be reduced to match that of Slovenian embas...
- + Finland to allocate 30 mln euros to procure ammunition for Kiev — Defense Ministry—Czech President Petr Pavel stated at the Munich Security Conference on February 17 that Prague had found a way to procure hundreds of thousands of art...
- + Russian top diplomat Lavrov decries Western agenda to politicize sports—According to Sergey Lavrov, this path "wholly reflects the direction assumed by the collective West with the United States in charge toward the politi...
- + Nuclear energy should not be held hostage to ideology — Hungarian PM—Hungary operates the Paks nuclear power plant, which was built with Soviet technologies in the 1980s and now uses Russian nuclear fuel [Category: Busi...
- + CEC reveals number of ballot boxes damaged by 'brilliant green' dye during election—Ella Pamfilova also pointed out that, in addition, the CEC invalidated 709 ballot papers at 11 polling stations in eight regions for technical reasons...
- + Japan’s exports of cars to Russia down 4.5% in February, grain imports plunge 82%—Japan also cut grain imports from Russia by 82.7% in February year-on-year, while purchases of fish and fish products from Russia added 9% in the peri...
- + Russian forces hammer Ukrainian military command centers in precision strike—Russian forces eliminated roughly 40 Ukrainian troops and 3 enemy tanks in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported [Category: Russi...
- + Moscow to provide response to Slovenia for expulsion of Russian diplomat — Ministry—The Slovenian authorities declared an employee of the Russian embassy in Ljubljana persona non grata for alleged "activities, incompatible with diplom...
- + Zaporozhye governor does not expect French troops to engage in combat outright in Ukraine—Yevgeny Balitsky said French troops could be stationed near Odessa, if they are ever deployed to Ukraine [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, ...
- + Ukrainian army quits positions in center of Novomikhailovka — DPR official—According to Igor Kimakovsky, "the enemy failed to withstand this onslaught, sustained losses and withdrew from positions in the center of the village...
- + About 40 attempts to spoil ballots registered during presidential elections — CEC head—"This indicates the preparedness and efficiency of all agencies, including members of election commissions," Ella Pamfilova noted [Category: DOMESTIC ...
- + Putin garners 76,277,708 votes in Russian presidential election — CEC chief—The remaining 1.36.% of the ballots were found invalid [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Russia to use all tools at disposal to respond to confiscation of assets — Kremlin—Western countries have repeatedly raised the question of using seized Russian assets, right up to their confiscation, to help Ukraine [Category: FOREI...
- + Indian PM’s visit to Russia to be coordinated through diplomatic channels — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov added that "in any case, [Putin and Modi] will meet in the first half of this year" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Di...
- + Russia’s telecom watchdog blocks over 12,000 materials aimed at disrupting election—The agency's specialists also repelled 497 DDoS attacks that hit the online election infrastructure all at once [Category: Russian Politics & Dipl...
- + West trying to undermine Russia-CIS relations — diplomat—Maria Zakharova pointed to the Western attempts to tear apart the "organically formed community" through aggressive information campaigns against Russ...
- + Challenges abound getting CIS on same page in information sphere — senior Russian diplomat—Building up cooperation with the CIS states in the information sphere is a most important area of activity for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mikhail G...
- + Serbia thanks Russia for helping ensure state sovereignty — foreign minister—Ivica Dacic also thanked Lavrov for the recent UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian ...
- + Putin thanks all Russians who voted in presidential election—The Russian leader underlined that "we were choosing the path Russia will follow going forward, choosing the future for ourselves and our children" [C...
- + Most observers at Russian presidential election hail from Africa, Asia — CEC—Commenting on the data presented at a commission meeting, CEC Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said that "practically all continents were represented" [Categ...
- + Decision on Russian assets will probably not be made at EU summit due to Hungary — DW—The European Commission earlier approved a proposal to use the proceeds from Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine [Category: World]
- + West fears new Russian breakthroughs in Ukraine this summer — expert—On March 13, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Alexander Syrsky, recognized that the situation almost along the entire line of engagem...
- + One in three Poles distrusts NATO to protect country in case of conflict with Russia—The survey among 1,070 adult residents of Poland was conducted on March 16-17 [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Kremlin assures continued development of Russia-China trade ties despite external pressure—Dmitry Peskov highlighted "the top caliber" and "the special nature" of the relations between both countries [Category: Business & Economy, FOREIG...
- + Unprecedented level of telephone terrorism recorded in Russian presidential election — CEC—"The entire Russian electoral system was mobilized to the utmost," Ella Pamfilova noted [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Pres...
- + Russia has no concerns about Iran returning to oil market — Lavrov—"We have doubled exports of oil products there over the past year and a half," the top Russian diplomat said [Category: Business & Economy, Oil &a...
- + US unlikely to agree to Ukraine’s proposal to lower Russian oil price cap — Lavrov—"I hope that the United States still has some remnants of national pride and will not dance to the tune of [Ukrainian President] Vladimir Zelensky," t...
- + Sending foreign troops to Ukraine may have irreparable consequences — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov stressed that at the moment there is no exact data about such decision by European countries [Category: World, Ukraine crisis, FOREIGN P...
- + Putin wins Russian expat vote in US, other hostile countries — Central Election Commission—Ella Pamfilova also explained why Armenia was listed among unfriendly countries [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential...
- + West wants to 'remove' oil market rival by trying to defeat Russia in Ukraine — Lavrov—The top Russian diplomat also drew attention to the fact that the United States and its NATO allies give Ukraine their full material support [Category...
- + Russia, through Qatar’s mediation, handed over five children to Ukrainian side—"In total, 64 children have already returned to Ukraine, 6 have reunited with relatives in Russia," Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's R...
- + Next 'China' in terms of economic potential will still be China — envoy to Moscow—As of the end of last year, the number of valid patents for inventions in China exceeded 4 mln, Zhang Hanhui noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin re-elected for fifth term as CEC approves election outcome—Russia’s chief electoral body discussed the outcome of the presidential election campaign at a meeting on Thursday [Category: Russian Politics & D...
- + Almost 50% of Poles disgruntled about Warsaw’s farm policy — newspaper—Poll participants attributed the Tusk government’s main failures to the pace of implementation of promises made by the united opposition to Polish cit...
- + Sulfur Program's second industrial line in Norilsk due by fall—The program is designed to cut emissions in Norilsk Nickel's Polar Division [Category: Business & Economy, ARCTIC TODAY]
- + Polar bear monitoring program in Yakutia for 2024-2028 estimated at $1.5 million—Under the comprehensive program, specialists will estimate the population, will study the seasonal distribution of animals, will identify key habitats...
- + Russian citizen detained in Belgorod Region for planning terrorist acts against military—According to the report, the man possessed an explosive device which he planned to remotely detonate in an area where Russian Armed Forces personnel a...
- + Press review: EU to mull more militarization for Kiev’s sake and US, Turkey talk sanctions—Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 21st [Category: Press Review]
- + Russian Emergencies Ministry delivers nearly 29 tons of aid to Egypt for Gaza residents—The cargo included bedding, personal hygiene items, and food [Category: World, FOREIGN POLICY, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russian Politics & Di...
- + Nearly one million people help organize Russian presidential election — CEC head—Ella Pamfilova noted that of all the members of the election commissions, only nine people were suspended by court order [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + Vice Admiral Kabantsov appointed Northern fleet acting commander—Konstantin Kabantsov replaced Admiral Alexander Moiseyev who was promoted to the position of the Russian Navy acting commander-in-chief [Category: Mil...
- + China never to allow Taiwan to break away from motherland — Chinese Foreign Ministry—Lin Jian clarified that in order to preserve peace in the Taiwan Strait, it is necessary to unequivocally adhere to the One China principle and not su...
- + Russian troops destroy Ukrainian militants in forest area bordering Belgorod Region—The ministry reported earlier on March 21 that Russia’s Battlegroup West had delivered pre-emptive strikes against temporary deployment sites, personn...
- + France's 2,000 troops in Ukraine would not change course of operation — expert—According to Sergey Suvorov, Macron’s Napoleonic ambitions are futile, as there are no military commanders like Napoleon in France these days [Categor...
- + Russia, Venezuela discuss US military-biological activities during consultations — MFA—The statement also noted that the parties discussed the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of biological security and strengthening the...
- + Over 70 meters drilled to reach miners trapped underground in Russian Far East gold mine—According to the first responders, a total of about 263 meters must be drilled [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Russia not in danger of trading oil at a loss due to reorientation of flows — Lavrov—The top Russian diplomat expressed confidence that Russia is not frightened of relying on countries that will buy Russian oil and gas "and are already...
- + Russian forces strike Ukrainian troops, equipment near border with Belgorod Region—As the ministry reported on March 20, Russian forces fully cleared the community of Kozinka of the remnants of Ukrainian militants in the borderline B...
- + Latin American countries fear speaking positively about Russia due to US pressure — expert—Julia Perieh noted that people who visit Russia can now see that the Western media attempt to portray a distorted picture of the situation in the coun...
- + China calls for unification, not separation of nations — envoy—Zhang Hanhui stressed that China will continue to "steadily promote openness to the outside world at a high level, together with the rest of the world...
- + Ukraine cannot afford mobilization amid yawning budget deficit, lawmaker says—The army is funded "exclusively from the Ukrainian budget," Dmitry Razumkov explained, while foreign subsidies and loans "do not go to the army as the...
- + At least 19 people killed in bank explosion in Afghanistan — news agency—It is reported that the injured are receiving the necessary assistance [Category: Emergencies ]
- + US pushes Ukraine to bloodshed to avoid open war with Russia — lawmaker—"Russia has enough forces, means and capabilities, considering that today Russia is a high-tech and nuclear power," Mikhail Sheremet noted [Category: ...
- + Russian stocks up as Thursday trading opens—The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.17% at 92.41 rubles, the euro was up by 0.84% at 101.13 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + US submits draft resolution to UN Security Council calling for Gaza ceasefire — Blinken—The United States used its right to veto at the UNSC to block several resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinia...
- + Ukraine’s military mined LPR territory for destroying civilians — Russian army engineer—The Ukrainian military largely uses Soviet-made armament but also employs NATO weapons [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation...
- + China to open doors wider for Russian business — envoy to Moscow—Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that Moscow intended to expand comprehensive strategic partnership with China as it considered the...
- + China to develop digital economy with increased rates — envoy in Russia—China is the world’s leader in terms of the number of "lighthouse factories" in the country, which present the highest level of smart production and d...
- + Top Latvian diplomat admits NATO preparing to switch member economies 'to military track'—Krisjanis Karins pointed out that since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, NATO countries have significantly increased t...
- + Kiev signals it needs military instructors, not troops from allies—Denis Shmygal also pointed out that Kiev is asking its allies to send it long-range and medium-range missiles [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + China to reach 5% economic growth this year — envoy in Russia—"The domestic and international situation and various factors, as well as current and long-term demands and possible proposals, were taken into accoun...
- + Russian servicemen to kill all French soldiers in Ukraine — senior lawmaker—Pyotr Tolstoy pointed out that 147 out of 367 French mercenaries who arrived in Ukraine earlier have been eliminated [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russia...
- + Kremlin spokesman sees no need to justify Russian election results—Representatives from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the OSCE European security agency and the Parliamentary Assembly of...
- + No reason to deploy nuclear weapons or NATO bases in Sweden in peacetime — MFA—Earlier, Tobias Billstrom confirmed that the Kingdom backs the alliance’s nuclear doctrine [Category: World]
- + Authorities to ensure safety of people living in Ukraine's border regions — Putin—The president admitted that he admired the courage of the Belgorod Region residents as well as other regions bordering Ukraine [Category: Military &am...
- + Kiev forces reduce activities near Avdeyevka, says Russian drone сrew commander—The service member with the callsign Zanoza noted that the Ukrainian troops' morale had dropped after Avdeyevka had been liberated [Category: Russian ...
- + Russian forces advance beyond center of Rabotino first time since February — politician—Vladimir Rogov has an impression that the Ukrainian army has eased the artillery shelling of Russian units, but is actively using FPV drones instead [...
- + India, Russia to work together on deepening bilateral partnership — Modi—Previously, the Kremlin press office announced that the conversation between the two leaders took place in a friendly atmosphere; the Russian leader w...
- + EU observer mission in Armenia spies on Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan — MFA—More than 100 EU mission observers began their work in February 2023, patrolling the Armenian side of the border with Azerbaijan [Category: FOREIGN PO...
- + IOC regulations on Russia’s 2024 Olympics participation 'illegal, unacceptable' — diplomat—Having resorted to such decisions, Maria Zakharova continued, the IOC "is splitting and politicizing the international sports movement, being on the l...
- + Ukrainian incursion into Russia's border regions included Romanian mercenaries — newspaper—According to the commander, one Romanian mercenary was killed during the hostilities [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Ex-Moldovan president Dodon plans to take part in SPIEF in June—According to Igor Dodon, the forum in St. Petersburg is an excellent platform for discussing problems in economic relations between two countries and ...
- + EU agrees on sanctions against more than 30 individuals over Navalny’s death — source—The decision will take effect after being published in the Official Journal of the European Union [Category: World, Anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Po...
- + Interros supports Rosbank, Tinkoff integration proposal—"Both banks will keep their licenses, brands, teams, and high standards of customer service," Vladimir Potanin said [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Level of agriculture production to ensure Russia’s domestic market in 2024 — ministry—Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev noted that last year "ended fairly well" on key areas [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin states provision of funding for all tasks set in his address to Federal Assembly—In late February, while making his annual State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly Vladimir Putin said that several new national projects w...
- + Russian government can take new measures on fuel market — Energy Minister—Problems of logistical nature for fuel deliveries to the east of the country are being solved on a daily basis and all the volumes are being shipped, ...
- + Russia to keep oil refining level flat annually — Energy Minister—First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said earlier that Russia may lower oil refining in 2024 but exports of crude oil will grow on account of th...
- + Russian copper producers have directed supplies to Asian, Middle Eastern countries—Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry provides comprehensive help to firms operating in the sector both regarding investment projects and in terms of e...
- + Russian refineries may boost production — Energy Minister—"We are discussing with plants a revision of the refineries’ turnaround schedule in view of incidents at a number of plants," Nikolay Shulginov said [...
- + One killed, five injured in Ukraine armed forces’ shelling of Belgorod Region over day—According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, over 60 private residential houses, over 70 cars, three windows in the gymnasium of the school in the village of Vasi...
- + Retreat inevitable unless Kiev drafts 250,000 people, battalion commander says—Restoring the country’s border before the end of the year is out of the question, Sergey Filimonov stressed [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Russia denies disinformation allegations coming out of Summit for Democracy—According to Maria Zakharova, Russia also believes that inflammatory remarks discrediting the virtue of other countries are unacceptable [Category: FO...
- + Russian presidential election marked by high level of integrity — Kremlin spokesman—Earlier, the website of the nation’s leading polling agency uploaded data indicating that 72% of the surveyed people trust the results of the presiden...
- + Russian speaker slams West’s reaction to presidential election as outright disrespect—Valentina Matviyenko also emphasized that the statements from Western leaders about the Russian presidential election were a direct insult to Russian ...
- + EU disburses first tranche of its budget assistance Ukraine — EC—The European Commission paid to Ukraine 4.5 billion euro from the facility [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Sanctions unable to hinder Russian-Indian relations — Russian Ambassador—The supply of Russian crude oil to India is the most obvious example, Denis Alipov noted [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia can fully supply market with fuel before sowing season—Russia’s First Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Sorokin said earlier that Russia may reduce oil refining in 2024, but due to these volumes, oil supplie...
- + Polish foreign minister calls presence of Western troops in Ukraine an open secret—Radoslaw Sikorski, for his part, stated that Poland will not send its troops to Ukraine [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Gazprom explains energy crisis by political confrontation, sales markets competition—Deputy Head of Gazprom Oleg Aksyutin identified three groups of factors contributing to the crisis [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas in...
- + Russia’s agricultural exports exceed arms exports — Putin—The Russian leader stressed that Russia's agro-industrial complex is becoming increasingly high-tech and sophisticated, but there are still unresolved...
- + Too early for US to discuss arms control with Russia — Foreign Ministry—Maria Zakharova underlined that US-made weapons had already begun to surface on the black markets of the European Union [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Rus...
- + Russia discussing platform to detect AI-generated fake content — ministry—A proposal is now on the table to carry out preliminary research on the topic, the press service noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia considers sanctions imposed against it illegal — Kremlin—It is reported that Turkey and the US allegedly agreed to establish a system "for complying with sanctions" imposed by Washington against Moscow [Cate...
- + West using Armenia as pawn, expert says—Tigran Abrahamyan believes that cooperation between the Armenian authorities and NATO cannot compare with working with the CSTO or Russia [Category: W...
- + Russia will respond if EU transfers revenues from Russian assets to Ukraine — diplomat—According to Maria Zakharova, these actions are a gross and unprecedented violation of basic international norms [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Po...
- + Russian troops destroy fourth US-made Abrams tank in Ukraine operation—The reconnaissance teams managed to get to the damaged vehicle, inspect it and retrieve all the necessary equipment [Category: Russian Politics & ...
- + Russia accounts for Iceland’s unfriendly moves in bilateral ties — MFA—Maria Zakharova drew attention to the fact that an Iceland-Ukraine agreement on security cooperation is currently being worked out [Category: FOREIGN ...
- + Russia brands NATO chief’s election critique as form of meddling — MFA—According to Maria Zakharova, it is surprising to hear such statements from an official of an organization that, under Washington's leadership, "has a...
- + One killed, two injured in Ukraine armed forces’ shelling of Belgorod Region—The Russian Defense Ministry reported that air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 Vampire multiple launch rocket system shells over the Belgorod Reg...
- + Armenia's unilateral invitation to EU mission puts its efficacy into question — Kremlin—Earlier, the Armenian parliament ratified an agreement with the European Union, which concerns an EU civilian observer mission on the border with Azer...
- + Diplomat slams CERN’s decision to suspend cooperation with Russian researchers—According to Maria Zakharova, the West continues to pursue a policy aimed at inflicting "a strategic defeat" on Russia, in particular by increasing pr...
- + Potential deployment of French troops to Ukraine may be of benefit to Russia — Medvedev—The deputy head of the Russian Security Council pointed out that such military personnel would become full-fledged combatants as part of an interventi...
- + Kremlin calls attempts to take Russian assets step to ruining European law—Moscow will respond to the EU’s attempts to use its frozen assets or revenues from them with years long court actions, Dmitry Peskov noted [Category: ...
- + OSCE discredits itself as election observer, senior Russian lawmaker says—Also, Konstantin Kosachev argued, twenty out of 57 OSCE participating countries have never been monitored by either ODIHR or any other agencies within...
- + NATO seeks to open second front against Russia in South Caucasus — diplomat—Maria Zakharova noted that agreements in pursuit of peace in the region, reached with Russia’s mediation, irritated the West [Category: FOREIGN POLICY...
- + Almost 70% of Russians surveyed see situation in country on right track, poll shows—Some 60% of Russians said that they are satisfied with their lives, and about 23% of survey participants said that they were neutral [Category: Societ...
- + Nornickel to maintain Norilsk cleanup pace in current year—Since 2021, when the program began, the company has organized pulling down of about 350 buildings and structures, 1 million tons of garbage have been ...
- + Walrus habitat, migration areas shift due to climate change, says expert—Lately, by beginning of the walrus spring migration, the Bering Sea gets almost completely clear of ice [Category: Business & Economy, ARCTIC TODA...
- + Neural network counts almost 180 polar bears on Yakutia's Bear Islands—Scientists will clarify how many polar bears live in the Russian Arctic and will offer measures for their effective protection [Category: Business &am...
- + Species atypical for Yakutia found in Arctic zone due to climate warming—The number of wasps has been growing in Yakutia's Arctic zone [Category: Business & Economy, ARCTIC TODAY]
- + Lavrov to hold talks with Serbian counterpart on March 21 — MFA—Last time, the two ministers met in early March on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in Antalya [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Di...
- + Kremlin sees no ambiguity in Macron’s 'consistent' idea of sending troops to Ukraine—"We continue following this situation closely," Dmitry Peskov added [Category: World, Ukraine crisis, FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Arctic data center to be airdropped onto drifting ice floe—The data center is designed to work in extreme conditions, its form factor assumes reliability and mobility, which allows the delivery to the ice floe...
- + Sanctions for participation in Games of the Future undermine IOC's authority — Kremlin—Earlier, the director of the IOC department for relations with national Olympic committees James McLeod said that his organization was considering the...
- + Ukrainian conflict challenges global economic, political structure — Thai expert—According to Jiraporn Ruampongpattana, "Thailand will continue to monitor the situation, while not abandoning cooperation with Russia in various field...
- + Russian senate speaker highlights utter failure of West’s election interference attempts—According to Valentina Matviyenko, everything that Moscow’s opponents did to destabilize Russian society and discredit the election "turned back again...
- + Macron pushing Europe down path of Ukraine, toward poverty, destruction — politician—According to Viktor Medvedchuk, "Europe is on the path to poverty, which Zelensky's Ukraine trampled long ago" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Press review: Putin may visit China after taking oath and Kiev’s mobilization bill stalled—Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 20th [Category: Press Review]
- + Over 30 Ukrainian UAVs intercepted in DPR over past day—In its March 19 report, the DPR defense headquarters said that 73 Ukrainian UAVs had been suppressed over Donetsk and Makeyevka in the past 24 hours [...
- + West’s failure to undermine Russian economy contributed to Putin's success — Thai expert—"Initially, Thailand, like many other countries, expected a downturn in Russia's economy, but it has grown despite Western sanctions, including the fr...
- + Indian PM Modi congratulates Putin with confident win at Russian presidential election—"In the course of the detailed telephone conversation, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi congratulated Vladimir Putin on his confident victory in ...
- + Msta-S gun efficient against closed positions in Ukraine—One gun can hit the target simultaneously with five shells and then abandon position at a cross-country speed of 60 km/h [Category: Russia's defense i...
- + Russian senate speaker slams Ukrainian army’s attacks on civilians as inhumane—Valentina Matviyenko noted that she "would like to make a deep bow" before the residents of Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region and say a huge thank y...
- + Russia assembles 1st Angara-A5 carrier rocket at Vostochny spaceport for test-launch—On March 19, Roscosmos specialists connected the launch vehicle’s front part with a pack of three stages [Category: Space programs, Science & Spac...
- + Russia’s Agriculture Ministry ready to adjust grain export duty based on current realities—From June 2, 2021, Russia introduced a grain damper mechanism, which includes floating duties on exports of wheat, corn, and barley, as well as the re...
- + Armenia ratifies agreement on status of EU mission on its border with Azerbaijan—The decision will take effect after the law is signed by Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan [Category: World, Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict]
- + Restoring ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk requires $62.71 mln until 2025—In November 2023, Rosmorrechflot reported that work had started to repair the infrastructure of these ports [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin rode to re-election on Russians’ discontent with West’s hostile acts — Thai expert—"Many Russian citizens are tired of Western interference, which is leading to a growing belief that the government really had to make a decision to pr...
- + Russia’s energy consumption rises by 5.78% in 2024—According to Evgeny Grabchak, the forecast for energy consumption growth at the end of the year remains at 1.5% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Transneft posts 21% rise in 2023 net profit under IFRS to record $3.3 bln—Q4 net profit attributable to shareholders totaled $553 mln [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Nearly 70% of Russians consider themselves happy, poll reveals—In response to the question of whether happiness depends on external circumstances or only on a person's character, 43% of Russians named a person’s i...
- + Oil and gas sector driver of economic cooperation between Russia, India — envoy—According to statistics provided by the Indian side, "Russian-Indian trade volumes reached $65 bln" in 2023, Denis Alipov said [Category: Business &am...
- + Share of Russian LNG supplies to unfriendly countries down to 78.7% from 84.6%—The share of LNG supplies to friendly countries equaled 21.3% last year (up from 15.4% in 2022), while the share of unfriendly countries totaled 78.7%...
- + Russia to continue demanding transparent probe into Nord Stream blast — Foreign Ministry—According to Maria Zakharova, fact-based logic suggests that Washington, namely the administration of US President Joe Biden, was the party most likel...
- + Russian stocks up as Wednesday trading opens—The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.01% at 92.66 rubles, the euro was up by 0.08% at 100.74 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian supplies of fertilizers to China up 94% in January-February to 891,000 tons—Russia was followed by Canada in terms of potassium chloride supplies (719,900 tons worth $225.1 mln) and Belarus (448,000 worth $141.9 mln) [Category...
- + Russian pipeline gas supplies to China up 13% in money terms in January-February—Russia is the second-biggest supplier of pipeline gas to China in value terms after Turkmenistan, followed by Myanmar [Category: Business & Econom...
- + Russian LNG supplies to China up 18% in January-February to 1.2 mln tons—Australia was the largest LNG supplier to the People’s Republic of China in the reporting period, followed by Qatar and Malaysia [Category: Business &...
- + Russian troops place Ukrainian army’s supply routes near Avdeyevka under gunfire control—Russia’s strikes will considerably complicate the Ukrainian army’s logistics in that frontline area [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milit...
- + Russian oil supplies to China up 13% in January-February to 17.72 mln tons—In value terms oil imports from Russia to China totaled $9.9 bln in the reporting period [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant operating normally—The current radiation background remains at a level that is in line with the normal operation of power units and does not exceed natural background va...
- + More infrastructure facilities damaged in Kiev-controlled part of Zaporozhye Region—Head of the Kiev-installed regional administration Ivan Fyodorov did not provide any details [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + South Korea checking reports of five mercenaries killed in Ukraine—According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces eliminated 5,962 mercenaries since the start of special military operation [Category: World,...
- + Israeli forces carrying out raids in West Bank — agency—Clashes between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli troops have been reported in Al-Ram [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russian ambassador to Zimbabwe says country may to host Russia-Africa summit in future—Nikolay Krasilnikov also stressed that the Russian side is interested in Zimbabwe "increasing the level of its political and economic cooperation with...
- + Dollar down to 92.54 rubles, euro up to 100.72 rubles on Moscow Exchange—The yuan rate remained unchanged, trading at 12.834 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia to hand over 25,000 tons of wheat to Zimbabwe — ambassador—"Deliveries were made in line with the implementation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's initiative to provide assistance to African countries," Ni...
- + Punishing Russian diplomats for organizing elections in Transnistria wrong — Gagauzia head—Yevgenia Gutsul pointed out that Russian citizens living abroad have the right to vote, including in Moldova and Transnistria [Category: World, 2024 R...
- + Gagauzia does not consider secession from Moldova — head of region—Yevgenia Gutsul pointed out that the Gagauz people consider Moldova their homeland [Category: World]
- + US, Israeli top defense officials to meet at Pentagon next week — TV—According to CNN , the sides will discuss a range of issues, including efforts to secure the release of all hostages held by Hamas, the need for incre...
- + US, South Korea hold river fording drills near North Korea—About 470 people are taking part in the maneuvers [Category: World, Tensions on the Korean Peninsula]
- + Venezuela's parliament congratulates Putin on election victory—Congressman Roy Daza pointed out that "the re-election of President Vladimir Putin, who received the support of more than 87% of voters, allows the co...
- + US tries to make Latin American countries transfer Russian arms to Kiev — embassy to US—Russian embassy also noticed that US trying to "involve Latin American capitals in its gamble to transfer Russian weapons to Ukraine in exchange for s...
- + US does not notice that Kiev uses terrorist methods — Russian ambassador to US—According to Anatoly Antonov, the regime of Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky "turned to terrorist methods, targeting the civilian population an...
- + West doing everything to turn Ukraine into anti-Russia, ambassador to US says—"It is time for ordinary Ukrainians to give up their illusions and realize that the creation of an 'anti-Russia' with total dependence on the West doe...
- + American lawmakers pass bill on actions against those 'threatening' Bosnia and Herzegovina—The bill was supported by 365 members of the lower house of Congress [Category: World]
- + Russia not worried about biased election assessments by unfriendly countries — ambassador—"We are not teaching anyone how to organize the election process and strengthen democracy," Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said [Cat...
- + Morocco's king congratulates Putin on re-election as Russian president—Mohammed VI wished the Russian leader "success in continuing his efforts to lead the Russian Federation to greater progress and prosperity" [Category:...
- + Morocco's king congratulates Putin on re-election as Russian president—Mohammed VI wished the Russian leader "success in continuing his efforts to lead the Russian Federation to greater progress and prosperity" [Category:...
- + US Air Force conducts successful test of AGM-183 hypersonic missile on March 17—According to the document, the launch was carried out on March 17 from a B-52 strategic bomber that took off from the US Andersen Air Force Base on Gu...
- + Putin calls on political forces to seek compromise to solve common tasks—"We must, of course, unite in the interests of the state," Russian President pointed out [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Putin says enemy will not succeed in intimidating Russian people—According to Russian President, the enemy's attempts to intimidate the Russian people have the opposite effect [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Pol...
- + Russian authorities need renewal of approaches, not staff — Putin—"It is our goal to do the best we can," Russian President said [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + IOC bans Russian, Belarusian athletes from participating in Olympic opening ceremony—The IOC reported that athletes from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to participate in any team events [Category: Sports]
- + Athletes not to be required to condemn Russia’s operation to take part in Olympics — IOC—The IOC reported that athletes from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to participate in any team events [Category: Sports]
- + Russian, Belarusian athletes’ Olympic medals not to be displayed on NOC medal table — IOC—The IOC allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the Paris Games as neutrals in December 2023 [Category: Sports]
- + 36 more Russian, 28 Belarusian athletes may qualify for 2024 Olympics — IOC—As of today, twelve Russian and seven Belarusian athletes have qualified for the 2024 Olympics [Category: Sports]
- + 12 Russian, 7 Belarusian athletes qualified for Olympic Games in Paris — IOC—On December 8, 2023, the IOC allowed Russians and Belarusians to compete in the Olympic Games in Paris under a neutral status [Category: Sports]
- + Putin calls to join EAEU economies to work with BRICS—Russian President said that the opportunities fot this are big [Category: Business & Economy, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + IOC sees Friendship Games as no rival to Olympic Games—Earlier on Tuesday, the IOC called on foreign athletes and government to refuse from the participation in the Friendship Games in Russia, calling them...
- + Anniversary EAEU summit to take place in Moscow on May 8 — Putin—Russian President said that Russia always does such things with pleasure [Category: Business & Economy, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + French Defense Ministry denies SVR head’s report on presence of French troops in Ukraine—Earlier, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia Sergey Naryshkin said that France already prepares a military contingent to send to Uk...
- + Moscow court fines Wikipedia $32,617 for failing to remove information—Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization registered as a charity in the United States [Category: Business & Economy, Internet & Telec...
- + Putin expands exceptions to ban on deals with assets of financial, energy companies—The decree's requirement does not apply to foreign-owned shares transferred to trust management [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Indian Business Alliance, Fesco plan to work together on logistics projects—A memorandum of cooperation was signed at the TransRussia 2024 exhibition in Moscow [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + Banks from Mauritius admitted to trading on Russian forex market—The list includes a total of over 30 states friendly to Russia [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia closest to abolishing visas with Myanmar — Economic Development Ministry—According to the ministry, the text is being decided upon, with each country implementing its own corrections [Category: Business & Economy, Touri...
- + Olympic medals to Russian athletes to be awarded to AIN anthem with no lyrics—The AIN flag will be stripped of any references to the national symbols [Category: Sports]
- + UN asks all countries to contribute to de-escalation in Ukraine — spokesman—Earlier, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin said that Russia has information that France already prepares a military conti...
- + Moldova’s attempts to control Russia’s participation in FAO session unacceptable — mission—The mission added that Russia is a full member of FAO, one of the largest producers of food, agricultural goods, and fertilizers [Category: FOREIGN PO...
- + EU plans to discuss using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine on March 21-22—"From a legislative and legal point of view it will be difficult to reach an agreement at the summit, but we will have a discussion," a representative...
- + Macron could be ousted if truth about Ukraine losses comes out — politician—Florian Philippot added that the military also has its own unofficial channels to express discontent via the media and influence government policy [Ca...
- + MOEX, RTS indices fall by 0.95-1.59% on Tuesday—The dollar exchange rate increased by 0.73% to 92.65 rubles, and the euro - by 0.6% to 100.65 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Obligatory evacuation of children underway from 9 Kiev-controlled villages near Avdeyevka—According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk, many of the evacuated people return to their home, thus losing the right to social paym...
- + French Patriots leader urges military to refuse deployment to Ukraine—"We are not talking about some ordinary mobilization of forces, but about the possible outbreak of World War III," Florian Philippot stressed [Categor...
- + EU to declare need for immediate, intense support for Ukraine at March 21-22 summit—According to the source, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will address the leaders of the 27 EU countries via video conference [Category: World, ...
- + Tourists from Egypt may be able to receive electronic visas to Russia in 2024—Earlier, Head of the consular department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Klimov said that Russia intends to expand the list of countries whose ...
- + South African Foreign Ministry Director General to visit Moscow after Kiev — embassy—The embassy explained that South Africa currently cooperates on settlement of the crisis both with Russia and Ukraine "on the high level" [Category: W...
- + Russia writes off Guinea-Bissau's $26.7 mln debt — agreement—Guinea-Bissau pays 62% of the debt for the work of the diplomatic mission in installments in accordance with the repayment schedule [Category: Busines...
- + Kyrgyzstan and Russia discuss increasing number of flights—The vice president of the Tourism Development Support Fund of Kyrgyzstan noted that the share of Russian tourists in his country exceeds 9% [Category:...
- + Over 383,000 people cast ballots in Russian presidential election abroad—CEC Deputy Chairman Nikolay Bulayev thanked the Territorial Election Commission members and applauded the commission for its tireless efforts [Categor...
- + Only 32% of Germans ready to actively defend their country in case of attack — poll—The poll also revealed that only 23% of respondents are ready to take up arms in Eastern regions of Germany, while in the West, 35% of respondents are...
- + Over 130 residential house, 60 cars damaged in shelling attacks on Belgorod Region—According to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, twenty-three Ukrainian drones were shot down near Belgorod [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Mili...
- + Quality of Ukrainian troops on Dnieper is sharply declining — Kherson governor—Vladimir Saldo noted that the Ukrainian army over the past 24 hours fired 41 shells at the left bank of the Dnieper [Category: Russian Politics & ...
- + Microsoft to restrict access to 50 cloud products in Russia—For the most part, the list contains corporate applications for business process management , corporate accounting, automation, as well as business an...
- + Russia, Iran to continue rapprochement after presidential election, expert believes—According to Mahdi Khanalizade, Tehran and Moscow "have a strategic view on the further development of relations, including with regard to the imminen...
- + South Korean citizen’s arrest for espionage needs looking into — diplomat—"We hope that this will not affect our bilateral relations. But, of course, this case requires a detailed review," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister And...
- + Court in Moscow fines Pinterest $10,874 for failing to remove information—Pinterest is a social Internet service and photo hosting that allows users to add images online [Category: Business & Economy, Internet & Tele...
- + Trust in presidential election hits historic high — VCIOM chief—Earlier, VCIOM reported on its website that 72% of participants trusted the results of the Russian presidential election [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + Over 70% of Russians trust presidential election results, pollster indicates—The Russia-wide VCIOM-Sputnik telephone survey was conducted among 1,600 Russians over the age of 18 [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Soci...
- + NATO troops deployment to Ukraine to lead to escalation — Italian PM—Giorgia Meloni stressed that Italy does not support the "hypothesis leading to an escalation, which should be avoided by all means" [Category: World, ...
- + Serbian president congratulates Putin on election win—Alexander Vucic handed over his congratulatory letter to Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko during their meeting on Tuesday [C...
- + Russia takes UK embassy to task for election meddling—The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to "the absolute inadmissibility of such activities, which are seen as interference in Russia’s domestic affairs ...
- + Fishing boat Kapitan Lobanov being tugged to port after fire—Governor Anton Alikhanov made a decision to pay a lump sum of 1 million rubles to support the family of the man who died in the accident and 500 thous...
- + Political competition in Russia real, unlike in US, Iranian expert says—The state of the US electoral system is "the complete opposite of the situation that exists in Russia and Iran," Mahdi Khanalizade stressed [Category:...
- + Highland Gold plans series of restructurings under presidential decree—Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a special order that authorizes a transaction to acquire 100% of the shares of the international comp...
- + Highland Gold planned number of restructurings falling under presidential decree — company—Earlier, President Vladimir Putin signed as decree authorizing the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the international company Highland Gold, owned...
- + Kangaroo killed as Ukrainian troops shell zoo in Russia’s Belgorod Region—The zoo staff are doing their best not to let the shelling affect their work [Category: Emergencies ]
- + There were 7 on board when fishing boat caught fire off Kaliningrad, no one missing—Currently, the ship is being tugged to port [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Organizing Committee rebukes IOC's stance on Russia’s plans to hold Friendship Games—It is reported that the emergence of new high-level competitions could play a role in promoting sport globally [Category: Sports]
- + IDF apprehends nine suspected terrorists in West Bank sweep—The press service reported that overnight raids were conducted in the city of Hebron and in the Palestinian Balata refugee camp [Category: World, Isra...
- + Armenia Card banks to stop servicing of Mir cards from March 30—The National Payment Card System added that holders of Mir cards of any Russian banks still have access to key services in the VTB Armenia infrastruct...
- + Macron denies death of French troops in Ukraine out of fear of protests — SVR head—According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine [Category: FOREIGN ...
- + Bank of Russia raises dollar exchange rate for March 20 to 92.22 rubles—The official yuan exchange rate was raised by 2 kopecks to 12.7729 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council congratulates Putin on winning election—Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi also welcomed "Russia’s firm position concerning the Yemeni people" and the "outstanding historical bilateral relations betwe...
- + Houthis attack LPG tanker MADO in Red Sea — spokesman—A spokesman for the movement also said the Houthis attacked the southern Israeli city of Eilat with cruise missiles [Category: World]
- + Air raid alert issued across Ukraine—Earlier, air raid alerts were repeatedly declared in Ukraine’s northern, central and eastern regions [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Mili...
- + Putin okays Highland Gold deal — decree—Highland Gold Mining has gold mining projects in the Khabarovsk, Kamchatka regions and the Zabaikalye territory, as well as the Chukotka Autonomous Di...
- + Russia plans to use Discover Russia brand to represent tourism potential abroad—Nikita Kondratyev recalled that this year the Ministry of Economic Development and the Center for Strategic Research are initiating a program to promo...
- + Russia contributes greatly to World Meteorological Organization’s work — president—Abdulla Ahmed Al Mandous also noted that Russia actively participates in training meteorologists in compliance with international standards [Category:...
- + Senior Hamas official congratulates Putin on his victory in Russian presidential election—According to Ismail Haniyeh, the movement "counts on strengthening the ties of friendship and developing cooperation with Russia" [Category: World, Ru...
- + Germany announces new military aid package for Ukraine worth 500 mln euros—The new aid package includes 10,000 shells from the Bundeswehr stockpile [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + France preparing contingent of 2,000 troops to be sent to Ukraine — intelligence chief—According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French military "fears that such a large military unit cannot be transferred and stationed in Ukraine unnoticed" [C...
- + Nearly half of world's population faces water scarcity — WMO president—Abdulla Al Mandous believes that the acute shortage of fresh water forces the international community to explore different approaches to finding solut...
- + Four victims injured in Belgorod Region by Ukrainian armed forces’ shelling — governor—Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that a 15-year-old boy in the village of Razumnoye received numerous shrapnel injuries to the soft tissues of his tor...
- + Moldovan Foreign Ministry reluctant to host Russian delegation at FAO session in Chisinau—Chisinau will host the 34th FAO session in May [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + No breakthroughs at talks on Gaza Strip — Qatari diplomat—Majed Al-Ansari noted that although participants in the consultations are focusing on technical aspects, that doesn’t mean that a deal could be expect...
- + Fesco to close deal on purchase of Logbox container operator shortly—Logbox, part of Freight Village RU Group, renders freight forwarding services for the transportation of cargoes in containers using its own rolling st...
- + Poland says not planning to send US-supplied Apache helicopters to Ukraine—According to Jacek Siewiera, "today, the Apache would not bring the desired results in Ukraine as there is no opportunity [for Ukraine] to achieve sup...
- + China supports inclusive talks between Russia, Ukraine — Chinese MFA—Lin Jian clarified that Beijing continues to maintain an "objective and fair position" on the Ukrainian issue [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Aeroflot to assess impact of delayed aircraft deliveries on long-term strategy — CEO—The company plans to contract a second supplier of Russian aircraft, Sergey Aleksandrovsky noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + FACTBOX: Attempts to resolve conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2020—On March 18, 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at a meeting with residents of the border village of Voskepar, announced the beginning of ...
- + Ukrainian forces intensify attacks on Energodar, Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant — mayor—Eduard Senovoz expressed readiness for any actions from Ukraine [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + WMO expects COP29 conference in Baku to be successful — President—According to the official, the upcoming conference must become a continuation of the COP28, focusing on search for solutions that would make it possib...
- + Russia to launch direct air service with Saudi Arabia, Indonesia in 2024—It is also planned to seriously expand the air-route network with China and Vietnam, Nikita Kondratyev noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + One person killed in fire aboard Russian fishing vessel off Kaliningrad — official—According to Spokesman for the regional government Dmitry Lyskov, the boat is currently being towed to the Baltic Sea port of Baltiysk or Svetloye [Ca...
- + Russia can receive up to 9.5 mln foreign tourists in 2024—Earlier, Director of the department of multilateral economic cooperation and special projects of the Ministry of Economic Development Nikita Kondratye...
- + Some Russian researchers dropped from CERN project to work on national projects — academic—According to Alexander Sergeyev, CERN’s decision to end cooperation with Russian scientists has not come as a completely unexpected move, as it has be...
- + Russian troops liberate Orlovka community in Avdeyevka area — top brass—Russian forces destroyed roughly 40 Ukrainian militants and 2 infantry fighting vehicles, preventing Kiev’s new provocations near the border with the ...
- + Termination of transactions with Mir cards will be a loss for Armenia — Russian lawmaker—Anatoly Aksakov noted that it is possible for Russia to use digital financial assets [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin instructs FSB to expand counterterror efforts in response to 'dangerous' enemy—"Our adversary has a wide array of information, technical and financial capabilities," the Russian president noted [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian...
- + Payment servicer addresses concerns over Mir card usage in Armenia—According to the National Payment Card System, banks in other countries independently decide whether or not to accept Mir cards within the network of ...
- + Putin accuses West of sponsoring terrorism in Russia's backyard—"It is quite logical that the Kiev neo-Nazi regime, supported by the West and sometimes on its direct instructions, has resorted to terrorist methods,...
- + All attempts by saboteurs, foreign mercenaries to infiltrate Russia fail — Putin—The Russian leader emphasized that the enemy groupings were met with fire while approaching and "suffered significant losses, including armored vehicl...
- + Expulsion of Russian diplomat weakens potential of embassy in Moldova — envoy—According to Oleg Vasnetsov, the pro-European government in Moldova continues the course towards escalation of relations [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Ru...
- + Russian Railways to reconstruct railroad infrastructure in Cuba—The contract may be signed this or next year [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + Putin orders to identify traitors of Russia, punish them without time limitations—"When I said about these traitors, I ask you, as it has always happened in our history, to not forget who they are, to identify them name by name," th...
- + Fishing boat Kapitan Lobanov catches fire near Kaliningrad causing casualties—The regional authorities will provide support for the families of those affected [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Aeroflot Group to increase number of passengers carried by 8% in 2024 — CEO—In January-February 2024, the group carried 7.5 mln passengers, Sergey Aleksandrovsky added [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + Record ceremony for Russia's 8-0 win over Cuba pushed to next week—According to the the Russian Book of Records, the ceremony will be held on the sidelines of another friendly match, against Paraguay [Category: Sports...
- + IOC urges athletes not to participate in Friendship Games—"The Russian government also shows total disrespect for the global anti-doping standards and the integrity of competitions," the IOC noted [Category: ...
- + Russia’s embassy in Equatorial Guinea to start working in 1-2 months — MFA—Russian Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea Georgy Todua said earlier that a forward group consisting of four Russian diplomats and specialis...
- + Pashinyan’s talk about war with Azerbaijan stems from West’s influence — Russian diplomat—Maria Zakharova blamed the volatile situation on the current authorities in Yerevan and their consultations with Western powers [Category: FOREIGN POL...
- + Republika Srpska will not join anti-Russian hysteria — parliament speaker—Nenad Stevandic pointed to current attempts to dictate exclusively neoliberal Western values [Category: World]
- + Right timing needed for negotiations with Putin, Scholz says—The chancellor noted that the West should send "a clear message to the Russian president" [Category: World]
- + Cuba discussing options to expand air service with Russia — minister—Juan Carlos Garcia Granda said earlier that jets flying to the island from Russia are 94% full now, with three main directions existing, including Var...
- + Russian researchers at CERN to hand things over to foreign colleagues by November—In March 2022, CERN suspended Russia’s observer status, citing Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine [Category: Science & Space]
- + Environment assessment indicator to be used on Taymyr Peninsula—The Great Scientific Expedition continues the work of the Norilsk Nickel Company and the Russian Academy of Sciences' Siberian Branch, which began in ...
- + Cuba to mandate acceptance of Mir cards in all public places — Cuban tourism minister—According to Juan Carlos Garcia Granda, over the several months during which the Mir system has been in use in Cuba, transactions worth around $2.7 ml...
- + Non-oil and gas revenues of Russian consolidated budget up to $308 bln in 2023—The share of non-oil and gas revenues in the country’s consolidated budget went up last year from 73% to 78%, Daniil Egorov said [Category: Business &...
- + Russia’s budget revenues expected at over $570 bln in 2024 — head of tax service—Non-oil and gas revenues of Russia’s federal budget are expected at $136 bln, a 6% rise compared with 2023 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian troops advance along entire Donetsk frontline, says DPR head—Russian troops are achieving success even in the most difficult frontline areas, Denis Pushilin stressed [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, ...
- + Russian stocks up in early trading on Tuesday—The dollar exchange rate was down by 0.07% at 91.86 rubles, the euro was down by 0.25% at 99.8 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Serbs see Putin as most respected foreign leader, ex-intel chief says—"His bravery and perseverance appeal to the Serbs and they appreciate in particular the fact that he does not abandon traditional values such as God, ...
- + Ukraine’s real losses should be counted in millions — ex-Polish army general staff chief—"The Ukrainians are losing this war," Rajmund Andrzejczak said, describing the situation as "very, very dramatic" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Cuba, Russia to continue developing joint rum production — Cuban tourism minister—One of the tourist products that the Cubans should promote is the art of concocting cocktails, Juan Carlos Garcia Granda noted [Category: Business &am...
- + Russian air defenses down Ukrainian attack UAVs over Belgorod, Voronezh Regions—Several cars were damaged in Voronezh [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russian business mulling entering Equatorial Guinea’s market — envoy—The republic has huge potential not only in the area of hydrocarbons, but also in the mining, tourist, consumer sectors, Russian Ambassador to Cameroo...
- + India appoints new ambassador to Russia—Vinay Kumar, currently serving as the Ambassador of India to Myanmar, will take over his new role shortly [Category: World]
- + Armenian PM sees risks of war in absence of compromise with Baku on border issue—Nikol Pashinyan explained that civilians would ask him, after a military conflict ends, why he, being aware of the threat of an outbreak of hostilitie...
- + Ukrainian troops leave positions near Avdeyevka — DPR—While retreating, Ukrainian troops left the bodies of their killed fellow soldiers where they fell [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milita...
- + IOC set to come up with final criteria on Russia’s 2024 Olympics participation—The International Olympic Committee Executive Board convenes for a meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 19-20 [Category: Sp...
- + North Korea holds firing drill using super-large multiple rocket launchers—According to the news agency, Kim expressed "great satisfaction over the fact that the artillerymen displayed high mobility and accurate and strong st...
- + Over 383,000 Russians abroad cast ballots in presidential election — diplomat—With 100% of ballots counted, Russian incumbent President Vladimir Putin collected 87.28% [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Dollar up to 92.2 rubles, euro — to 100.11 rubles on Moscow Exchange—The yuan rate gained one kopeck trading at 12.74 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Israel says 222 trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza over past day—The majority of trucks carried food, while the rest were loaded with medicines, water as well as with the equipment for the organization of temporary ...
- + Syrian air defenses repel Israeli air attack on Damascus — agency—According to SANA, there were no casualties reported as a result of the attack [Category: World]
- + Russian forces repulse two attacks of Ukraine’s separate presidential brigade in DPR—Russian troops destroyed over the past day in the south Donetsk direction over 130 enemy personnel, Spokesman for Russia’s battlegroup East Alexander ...
- + Japan slams as 'absolutely unacceptable' Russian presidential election in Donbass, Crimea—"Russia’s 'annexation' of these regions to its own territory is a clear violation of international law," Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said ...
- + US MQ9 Reaper drone emergency lands in Poland after losing contact with ground control—"The landing took place in line with all procedures in the protected uninhabited area," the Polish General Command of the Armed Forces reported [Categ...
- + Turkey rejects European plans to settle scores with Russia at Ukraine’s expense — minister—"Turkey is one of the few countries that, being able to talk to both sides of the conflict, can call for peace on the European and other regional plat...
- + Four civilians killed, 23 wounded in Ukrainian attacks in Belgorod Region in past day—According to the region’s governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, one man died as a result of Ukraine’s shelling attack in the village of Naumovka, eight people ...
- + Kremlin spokesman dismisses US reaction to Putin’s election win as 'verbal gymnastics'—No statements from the US will shatter the trust the president has gained from the country's people, Dmitry Peskov said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Rus...
- + Saudi Crown Prince congratulates Putin on winning presidential election — Kremlin—In turn, the Russian leader congratulated the Saudi Crown Prince on the Muslim holy month of Ramada [Category: World, 2024 Russian Presidential Electi...
- + Russian embassy dismisses Cameron’s statement on Russian election as biased, hypocritical—The embassy also said that UK diplomatic and consular missions in Russian cities acted "on the verge of blatant interference in the internal affairs" ...
- + Eight aerial targets shot down near Belgorod — governor—According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, the roof over two industrial premises was damaged by falling fragments [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Moscow counts on Cameroon to attend meetings ahead of 3rd Russia-Africa summit—Many high-level events are planned in 2024, including the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Education Ministers Forum, and Moscow Conferenc...
- + Union State secretary congratulates Putin on election win—Russia held the presidential election from March 15-17 [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Russian diplomat slams UNSC draft resolution on nukes in space as politicized—Dmitry Polyansky said that it gives one a strong feeling that this is nothing but yet another propaganda move by Washington [Category: Russian Politic...
- + Erdogan tells Putin that Turkey ready to mediatory role in Ukrainian settlement—He stressed that Turkey is ready to play any mediatory role in returning to the negotiating table in the context of the conflict on Ukraine [Category:...
- + Russia open to talks on Ukraine but not on ‘Zelensky formula’ — Lavrov—Sergey Lavrov also said that responsible proposals on a negotiating process should be preceded by Kiev lifting its self-ban on talks with Moscow [Cate...
- + Almost 70 drones attacked Zaporozhye Region during presidential election, politician says—More of them were forced to land, made to change course and so on [Category: Emergencies , 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Ukrainian drones attempting to attack enterprise in Belgorod Region destroyed—According to the press service, no one was hurt, no damage was reported [Category: Emergencies , Military operation in Ukraine]
- + EU negotiates sanctions against 30 people, organizations over Navalny’s death — Borrell—According to the source, in the upcoming days, the council will formally approve the decision, which will be subsequently published in the Official EU...
- + Brent price climbs to $87 per barrel at ICE — market data—WTI futures with delivery in May added 1.41% to $82.07 per barrel [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral relations, security in Black Sea region — Kremlin—According to the statement, "the presidents expressed mutual commitment to the further close cooperation in the interests of developing comprehensive ...
- + EU negotiates sanctions over death of Alexey Navalny — Spanish foreign minister—Jose Manuel Albares named the alleged "violation of human rights" as the reason [Category: World, Anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Politics & Diplo...
- + Microsoft may postpone suspension of cloud services in Russia until late March—Corporate subscriptions to Microsoft Teams, One Drive, Azure, and Office 365 will be blocked [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian robot for power line wires cutting to enter market in May—"It is designed to cut untwined steel and aluminum wires and ground wires of power transmission lines that occur as a result of lightning strikes or c...
- + US engages in hypocrisy when offering security dialogue on its own terms — MFA—The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow is ready "to discuss issues of security and stability only in a single complex and with an emphasis ...
- + European Council agrees to allocate 5 bln euros in additional military aid to Ukraine—According to the statement, The newly established Ukraine Assistance Fund will allow the EU "to further support the evolving needs of the Ukrainian Ar...
- + Putin reflects on Donbass, Novorossiya's difficult journey to reunite with Russia—The Russian president stressed that "this is another great event in our country’s history" [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomac...
- + Railroad to Crimea to be alternative to bridge — Putin—"We will continue this work and trains will go right to Sevastopol soon," the Russian leader noted [Category: Crimea and Sevastopol, DOMESTIC POLICY, ...
- + US confirms it prepared draft UN Security Council resolution on nuclear weapons in space—Linda Thomas-Greenfield underlined that "any placement of nuclear weapons into orbit around the Earth would be unprecedented, dangerous and unacceptab...
- + Shared vision unites Russian presidential candidates — Putin—"We need to keep working actively together in the country’s parliament and also continue joint efforts to promote the ideas that will allow us to come...
- + No communication with 13 miners after rock fall in Amur Region—The rock fall occurred in the Pioneer Mine dealing with goldmining, the source reported [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Russia ready to help Syria organize its elections — senior lawmaker—According to Konstantin Kosachev, relations between Russia and Syria, as well as between their national parliaments, are "at a very high, it can even ...
- + EU foreign ministers agree to sanction 'those responsible for Navalny’s death' — source—According to the source, in the coming days the EU Council will formally approve the decision, which will then be published in the Official Journal of...
- + Presidential 'super-majority' formed in Russia after election—"We could not observe anything similar throughout Russia’s election history going back to 1991," the director of the All-Russian Public Opinion Resear...
- + Bananas supplies to Russia up 2.1% in 2M 2024—Supplies of bananas to Russia in 2024 were predominantly from Ecuador and China [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian stock indices show mixed dynamics during trading on Monday—The dollar-to-ruble rate dropped by 1.1% to 91.8 rubles, while the euro-to-ruble rate we down by 1.16%, to 100.05 rubles [Category: Business & Eco...
- + Crimea not just territory, but people not separating themselves from Russia — Putin—The Russian president underscored that these people have "kept their faith in the Homeland through decades" [Category: Crimea and Sevastopol, DOMESTIC...
- + Ukrainian border guards detain draft dodger who traveled 750 km by bicycle—The border guard service reported that the man tried to illegally cross into Romania [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Over 130 affected by Ukrainian shelling attacks during past week — diplomat—According to Rodion Miroshnik, "this was a cynical and tough attack by the West" meant to intimidate Russian citizens and "influence the election resu...
- + Hydrogen energy in Russia to gain tax incentives—Following the cabinet meeting, Alexander Novak requested drafting proposals on further improvement of roadmaps on development of hydrogen energy [Cate...
- + Fewer Americans see Russia, China as primary threat to US, Gallup poll reveals—The survey also found that Russia and North Korea have the lowest approval ratings among Americans, at 8% and 9% correspondingly [Category: World, Soc...
- + Bank of Russia to present annual report in State Duma on April 10 — source—The preliminary discussion of the report will take place on April 8 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukrainian drone shot down over Voronezh Region — Defense Ministry—According to Voronezh Region Governor Alexander Gusev, no one was hurt [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + First group of Iranian tourists arrives in Moscow under group visa-free travel agreement—The tourists were met by representatives of the Moscow City Committee for Tourism [Category: Business & Economy, Tourism]
- + SCO secretary general, Chinese envoy convey congratulations to Putin on election win—The Russian Foreign Ministry added that Sergey Lavrov thanked the heads of observer missions from the SCO and China for visiting Moscow [Category: FOR...
- + TransContainer posts over 11% rise in 2023 net profit under IFRS to $219 mln—TransContainer is a Russian intermodal container operator, which is wholly owned by the Delo group of companies [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian election outcome marks victory over Western meddling — Lukashenko—The Belarusian leader noted that it would be expedient to "analyze how the election [in Russia] was held" ahead of the presidential election in Belaru...
- + Nigerien leader congratulates Putin on re-election as Russian president—Abdourahamane Tchiani also said his country looks forward to working with Moscow to restore sovereignty and assured of his readiness to work together ...
- + Retailers eyeing countries for bananas import to Russia — expert—"Russian retails endeavor to diversify sources of supplies, so that the customers have the broadest possible choice at affordable prices," Igor Karava...
- + Russia demands Germany officially recognize siege of Leningrad as act of genocide—According to the Russian note, Berlin’s allegations that the issue has been resolved through the payment of reparations in the wake of World War II "a...
- + Attacks on Russian election infrastructure were from Germany, Britain, US — watchdog—According to the agency, the main thrust of DDoS attacks was against the resources of the CEC and the Moscow-based remote electronic voting platform [...
- + Assad congratulates Putin on re-election as Russian president—Bashar Assad wished Putin success in carrying out his duties, pointing to the special nature of relations between Syria and Russia [Category: Russian ...
- + Almost 500 cyberattacks required countermeasures during elections period — watchdog—According to Roskomnadzor, the Center specialists ensured protection of 920 important Russian informational resources during the elections [Category: ...
- + Civic duty main driver for nearly 40% of Russian presidential voters — poll—According to the poll, 20% of respondents said they voted to support their candidate or party, while 11% cited a desire to be heard [Category: DOMESTI...
- + Russians' inflation expectations continue to decline in March — regulator—In January, reportedly, population inflation expectations were 12.7% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Qatar’s emir hopes for continued development of ties with Russia during Putin’s new term—According to te statement, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani expressed hope for "further development and strengthening of relations between the two...
- + Cameroon wants to supply coffee, cocoa beans to Russia — ambassador—Russian-Cameroonian trade and economic ties are developing well but there is still room for growth, Georgy Todua stressed [Category: Business & Ec...
- + Transnistria calls drone attack on military helicopter act of sabotage—It is reported that specialists retrieved various metal and plastic fragments of the drone in the blast site [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Russian pipeline gas supplies to Europe surging in 2M 2024 — GECF—Pipeline gas imports by the EU amounted to 12.4% in February 2024 [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + US Abrams tanks, Bradley APCs unloaded in Greece — report—The website underscores the great importance of the port of Alexandroupolis for the US and NATO [Category: World, Military & Defense]
- + Russian forces thwart Ukrainian subversive group’s attempt to penetrate border area—"A Russian FPV drone operator delivered a strike against the subversive/reconnaissance group at the time when the enemy personnel were boarding the ar...
- + US, Russia should resume compliance with New START — UN Secretary-General—Antonio Guterres warned that nuclear weapons, destructive and "capable of eliminating all life on earth," were becoming more powerful [Category: World...
- + US shows no restraint in weapons supplies to Kiev — Russian envoy—"I have repeatedly raised this issue both in the White House and in the Department of the State," Anatoly Antonov noted [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Rus...
- + Turnout for Russian presidential election in St. Petersburg exceeds 74% — commission—Maxim Meiksin also noted that after all the votes were counted, Vladislav Davankov came in second with 6.99% of the vote, Leonid Slutsky came in third...
- + Russian ambassador says Cameroon shows interest toward cooperation within BRICS—"The BRICS issue takes its place in Yaounde's foreign policy planning, given the close and diverse ties the republic has with China, India, South Afri...
- + Nearly 4,700 cases of desertion reported in Ukraine since beginning of year—The media outlet also cites a military expert who links the increase in deserters with the involuntary mobilization campaign [Category: World]
- + Russian Finance Ministry makes Eurobond coupon payment—Payments were made in accordance with the presidential decree on the temporary procedure of performing state debt liabilities of the Russian Federatio...
- + Iraq’s oil ministry plans to reduce oil exports to 3,300 barrels daily—This step is associated with "published reports on oil production in Iraqi Kurdistan, whose volumes were not agreed with the government in Baghdad" [C...
- + Crimea gains more benefits in past decade than in all years under Ukraine — senate speaker—Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that the regional economy and tourism are developing, home construction is expanding, and roads and civilian infrastru...
- + Union state observers highlight importance of Russian election oversight—Olga Petrashova noted that in this environment, it was crucial to make sure that voters could freely express their will [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Ru...
- + Russian prosecutors designate three Canadian NGOs as undesirable—According to prosecutors, in 2022 and 2023 the two institutions conducted a large number of events, interviews by its staff, and meetings with leaders...
- + Over 1.1 mln Gaza residents on brink of catastrophic famine — UN chief—Antonio Guterres pointed out that "this is the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger" ever recorded [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinia...
- + Russian authorities get over 300 false terror alerts during election — Duma member—"The Federal National Guard Service detained 60 perpetrators and drew up 155 protocols on administrative offenses," Alexander Khinshtein said [Categor...
- + Russian troops gain foothold in central Rabotino in Zaporozhye area—In the Orekhov direction, weather strongly influences the frontline situation, Vladimir Rogov noted [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milit...
- + EU mulling higher tariffs for Russian agri-products — Polish official—The European Commission is considering the possibility of imposing restrictions on importing Tagricultural produce from Russia, the EC press service s...
- + Russia supports Cameroon in fighting terrorist threat — ambassador—According to Georgy Todua, the situation remains difficult in the South-West and North-West regions of Cameroon, where since 2017 there have been terr...
- + Crimea’s government betrayed its population in 2014 — senior official—Vladimir Konstantinov noted that amid these tough conditions the region’s population was made to choose its destiny [Category: Crimea and Sevastopol, ...
- + Spoiling ballots at polling stations 'act of desperation' — CEC chairwoman—Earlier, Ella Pamfilova reported such incidents in 20 Russian constituent regions [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidenti...
- + OSCE must condemn Ukrainian strikes on Russian cities — envoy—According to Alexander Lukashevich, "the OSCE leadership is once again displaying a biased approach" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + First batch of new Solaris cars delivered to dealers in St. Petersburg—The price of Solaris HS cars will vary depending on the build, costing from 1.9 mln to 2.3 mln rubles ($20,700-25,000), the dealership informed [Categ...
- + New state formations to appear on map after Ukraine’s breakup — senior Crimean official—Ukraine no longer exists as a country, Vladimir Konstantinov noted [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russian air defenses destroy 10 Ukrainian rockets over Belgorod Region—A total of 11 civilians of Russia's Belgorod Region have died and 82 have been injured as a result of Ukrainian shelling over the week, regional Healt...
- + Russian forces destroy two Ukrainian UAV control posts over past day—The enemy’s losses over the past 24 hours amounted to "380 personnel, two armored combat vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, a 120mm mortar and two UAV contr...
- + Putin’s re-election to ensure stability of Russia-China elections — expert—Wang Wen pointed out that many Chinese support Putin and want him to be re-elected as Russia's leader [Category: World, Russian Politics & Diploma...
- + Russian stocks up as Monday trading opens—The dollar exchange rate was down by 0.63% at 92.32 rubles, the euro was down by 0.62% at 100.59 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + FACTBOX: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biography—On March 18, 2018 Putin was re-elected as Russia’s president by a 76.69% majority vote [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presi...
- + FACTBOX: A decade since Crimea reunified with Russia—According to Russian statistics, the gross regional product of the Republic of Crimea soared by a factor of 3.5 from 189.4 bln rubles ($2.1 bln) in 20...
- + Putin wins in presidential election held in Moldova, scoring almost 85% — embassy—The only site where voting in the Russian presidential election took place with government permission in Moldova was on the premises of the Russian di...
- + Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod Region kills 11, injures 82 over week—According to Andrey Ikonnikov, 40 people remain in the hospital, and another patient was admitted in the morning [Category: Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Diplomat registers unprecedented voter turnout in Russian presidential election abroad—According to Maria Zakharova, there was "a huge turnout" at certain polling stations, caused, among other things, by "a range of consulates general be...
- + North Korean leader Kim sends congratulations to Putin on re-election — KCNA—The North Korean ambassador to Moscow will hand over Kim’s message of congratulations to the Russian Foreign Ministry [Category: World, Russian Politi...
- + Leader of Honduras congratulates Putin on his `convincing’ election win—With 99.43% of ballots counted, Russian presidential race frontrunner and incumbent President Putin leads the 2024 presidential race with 87.32% of th...
- + Ukraine has no plans of extending gas contract with Gazprom — minister—German Galushchenko claimed that Ukraine’s gas transportation system successfully passed stress-tests, which "proved that we can easily survive withou...
- + Putin gets 85.13% of vote in Moscow after all ballots counted—The New People party candidate Vladislav Davankov is the runner-up with 6.65% [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russi...
- + Dollar slides to 92.89 rubles, euro - to 100.85 rubles on Moscow Exchange—The yuan rate declined by 1.6 kopecks, to 12.85 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Tajik leader congratulates Putin on presidential election victory — press service—Tajikistan attaches great importance to further development of bilateral Russian-Tajik strategic partnership and allied relations, Emomali Rakhmon sai...
- + IN BRIEF: Olympic truce, Navalny and buffer zone: what Putin told reporters after polls—The president also spoke about government and its future personnel, election incidents, relations with West and new term’s priorities [Category: Russi...
- + Cuba congratulates Putin on election victory, hopes for stronger ties — top diplomat—"We will continue to strengthen ties between Cuba and Russia in sectors related to the well-being of our peoples," the Caribbean nation’s Foreign Mini...
- + Russian administrative bodies should comprise special op participants — Putin—The president said the idea came to his mind when he was meeting with special operation participants in Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg...
- + Putin to meet with defense minister soon—The president said that he plans to meet with Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov as well [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, ...
- + Putin says he plans to meet with his election rivals—The meeting is scheduled for March 18 [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Personnel matters in Russian government to be resolved without haste — Putin—In his opinion, there is "no need to rush," because "the law gives us two and a half months for dealing with these matters" [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY...
- + North Korea fired 3 missiles, they flew 350 km — Kyodo—The missiles covered the distance of 350 kilometers, the news agency reported citing the defense ministry of Japan [Category: World, Tensions on the K...
- + Russian troops literally ‘shred’ the enemy in some areas — Putin—The Russian military is advancing day by day, and its strategy currently implies "something more than just active defense," the president said [Catego...
- + North Korea launches two ballistic missiles — Japanese coast guards—According to NHK television, the missiles have splashed down outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone [Category: World, Tensions on the Korean Peninsul...
- + Navalny’s death is sad, but inmates die in US, too — Putin—"There were other cases of people dying in penitentiary facilities," the president said [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + By 7:00 a.m. Moscow time Putin leads Russian presidential vote with 87.32%—Communist Party candidate Nikolay Kharitonov is the runner-up with 4.32% [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Pr...
- + Bolivian president congratulates Putin on re-election—The russian president's "confident victory reaffirms the unity of the brave people of Russia, who are centered around sovereignty and continuous devel...
- + President of Nicaragua congratulates Putin on election victory—Daniel Ortega marked the russian president's "triumph as a contribution into the much-needed stability of the humankind, necessary for shaping our fut...
- + Putin describes Russian-Chinese relations as factor of stability—"I’m sure that this relationship will be maintained, including, to a great extent, thanks to our good personal relationship with the president of the ...
- + Venezuelan president congratulates Putin on winning Russian presidential election—"We pay tribute to the Russian people for their deep commitment to democracy, which was reflected by their broad participation in the vote," the Venez...
- + Final voter turnout in Russian presidential election in DPR stands at 88.25%—Vladimir Vysotsky, chairman of the regional election commission, said that 708 local election commissions and 1,455 observers were working in the DPR ...
- + Voting in Russian presidential election — preliminary results—The last polling stations closed in the Kaliningrad Region at 8:00 p.m. local time [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian President...
- + Russian election gets nod of approval from international observers — deputy senate speaker—The election was "fair and honest," Konstantin Kosachev said [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential E...
- + Donbass residents view Putin as true defender of fatherland — DPR head—The high turnout in the region demonstrated its allegiance to Russia, and that its residents are completely behind the incumbent leader, Denis Pushili...
- + Putin leads online vote on federal platform with 87.41%—Nearly 3.86 ballots were cast for the Russian president online [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential...
- + New People party’s candidate says Putin has election in the bag—"Undoubtedly, Vladimir Putin is the winner," Vladislav Davankov said [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presid...
- + West fails to disrupt Russian presidential election — Russia’s MFA—All provocations during overseas voting were curbed, said Yevgeny Ivanov [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Electi...
- + Total online voter turnout in Russia’s presidential election stands at 94%—A total of 4.4. mln people cast their ballots on the platform [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Putin receives 87.8% of vote — FOM exit poll—Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov is second (4.7%) [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian...
- + Putin to receive 87% of vote in Russian presidential election — VCIOM exit poll—According to the survey, Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov will come in second place (4.6%) [Category: Russi...
- + Polling stations close in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad Region—Five polling stations set up on the border with Lithuania and Poland have also closed [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presid...
- + Russian air defenses destroy two more Ukrainian drones over Belgorod Region—An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities inside Russia using fixed-wing drones was thwarted at about 7:30 p.m. Mosc...
- + Russian election authority’s website hit by nearly eight mln hacking attacks in 2024—More than 19,000 potentially dangerous attacks of moderate and high severity were recorded between the start of voting in the Russian presidential ele...
- + Missile strike hits armored plant, hangars with NATO equipment in Nikolayev Region—Notably, repair experts from NATO countries were at the site when the attack took place, said Sergey Lebedev [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Polling stations in Russian presidential election close in Moscow—Online voting is also over [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Russia standing firm against US efforts to cast doubt on presidential election — MFA—"The Americans are painting a picture for the world so that it condemns our election as illegitimate. This is their main directive," noted Gennady Ask...
- + Final voter turnout in Russian presidential election in LPR stands at 87.12%—Head of the regional election commission Yelena Kravchenko said, that voters were eagerly taking part in the election despite drone attacks [Category:...
- + Russian air defenses destroy two drones over Bryansk Region — governor— [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Austria's top diplomat strongly opposes sending troops to Ukraine, citing neutrality—According Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, NATO itself is still waffling on the matter [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Final voter turnout in Russian presidential election in Kherson Region stands at 83.87%—Regional election commission head Marina Zakharova pointed out that the election campaign had been difficult in the region due to provocations staged ...
- + Top Austrian diplomat highlights need for dialogue with Russia—According to Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, climate change issues should be worked out together with Russia and China [Category: Wo...
- + Kamikaze drone attacks military base in Transnistria — TV—According to the broadcaster, a fire broke out at a military base in the Transnistrian capital of Tiraspol following an explosion [Category: Emergenci...
- + White House concerned about depleting weapons stockpiles, White House official says—Meanwhile, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby noted that Ukrainian troops were running out of ammun...
- + Russian air defenses down drone in Kaluga Region—There were no casualties or damage to infrastructure facilitie [Category: Emergencies , Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Voting in Russian presidential election wraps up in Far East—Neither public observers nor local election commission members recorded any irregularities [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomac...
- + Russian missile system crews down Ukrainian helicopter in Sumy Region—Russia’s Verba missile system crews downed an Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the Lukashovka [Category: Military & Defense, Milita...
- + Ukrainian shelling kills civilian in Belgorod, leaves 11 people wounded—The man was at a parking lot when the attack came [Category: Emergencies , Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russian forces liberate Mirnoye in Zaporozhye Region, repel Ukrainian counterattack in DPR—In the past day, units of Russia’s Battlegroup South improved their positions in the Donetsk direction [Category: Military & Defense, Military ope...
- + Russian election commission goes extra mile in voter outreach—The election commission spent a total of 522 years talking to voters [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Voter turnout in Russian presidential election beats 2018 record—Total voter turnout in the 2018 presidential election stood at 67.54% [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presi...
- + Last two presidential hopefuls cast ballots in Russian election on Sunday—These were Communist Party of the Russian Federation nominee Nikolay Kharitonov and New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov [Category: DOMESTIC PO...
- + Voter turnout in presidential election across Russia rises to 65% — CEC—The data excludes the number of online voters [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Stop sending weapons to Ukraine: Russian diplomat responds to Macron’s ceasefire plan—Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, that suggest that Emmanuel Macron come up with a similar proposal to the parties to the Mid...
- + Shoigu orders to add firepower to Russia's Black Sea Fleet for downing enemy drones—Also, the Russian defense chief gave orders to conduct training, day and night, for the personnel of the Black Sea Fleet to repel air raids and attack...
- + Russia’s Medvedev through to finals at Indian Wells tennis tournament—Daniil Medvedev is currently fourth in the ATP Rankings [Category: Sports]
- + UN chief sends letters to Putin, Erdogan on Black Sea shipping—In the letters, Guterres emphasized that "freedom of civilian navigation remains the overarching aim of the ongoing UN efforts," and that "food and tr...
- + EU to use proceeds from Russian assets to buy weapons for Kiev — Scholz—Leaders of Germany, France and Poland "will meet again next week and discuss these issues with our European partners in the European Council," Olaf Sc...
- + PREVIEW: Presidential election continues—Оver third of Russians already voted [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Website of Russian Red Cross hacked, organization's chairman says—The organization does not conduct paid evacuation from Russia’s Belgorod Region bordering Ukraine, the agency’s chairman Pavel Savchuk told [Category:...
- + British Navy says ship attacked off Yemen’s coast—" Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO," UK Maritime Trade Operations said [Category: World]
- + Putin ordered to replace conscripts at border with special forces in advance — TV—Starting on March 12, Ukrainian troops repeatedly attempted to breach into the Russian territory, including by involving special operations forces and...
- + Another insult towards Putin not to suit Biden, Kremlin spokesman says—"This is something America would hardly be proud of," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + US may impose sanctions over expansion of Russian-Iranian military-technical cooperation—Moscow and Tehran have repeatedly denied allegations of shipments of Iranian-made weapons for use on the Ukrainian territory [Category: World]
- + Another attempted violation of Russian border by Ukrainian troops thwarted—Seventy percent of troops and three tanks were eliminated, said VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin [Category: Explosions at military arsenals, Military &a...
- + Over 3.5 million Russians vote online in presidential election—As many as 4.76 million people planned to vote via the federal platform [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Electio...
- + European Commission considers restrictions of Russian food imports—EC President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk also discussed further measures to address the situation on the grain marke...
- + All DDoS attacks on Moscow’s online vote system rebuffed—According to the headquarters, more than 2.4 million people took part in the online voting in the first 13 hours [Category: Russian Politics & Dip...
- + France may switch to joint use of military bases in Africa with allies — Defense Staff—The military official also said that "further reductions of military personnel" is possible," but assured that "this should not significantly affect t...
- + Thirteen more refugees leave Rukban camp in Syria—The situation in the Rukban refugee camp located in the US-occupied al-Tanf area remains unfavorable, said deputy chief of Center for Reconciliation o...
- + Russia's heavy artillery use dwarfs Ukraine's, Kiev official admits—Ukraine has repeatedly stated the shortage of ammunition, especially for Soviet-made 152-mm and 122-mm guns, as well as for Stormer, Avenger and Sting...
- + Russia hails Palestine’s new technocratic government — foreign ministry—The Russian side expressed hope that the new cabinet would efficiently perform its duties in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip and enjoy the support...
- + Lunar station agreement with China presented for ratification—The document was posted in the database of the State Duma [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Space programs, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Science & S...
- + Loss of Abrams tanks in Ukraine to hurt their image on global weapons market — expert—According to Igor Korotchenko, there are no Western armored vehicles that are invulnerable to Russian weapons [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Germany's refusal to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine tied to operational complexity—Colossal amounts of data requiring special technical systems are needed to use them effectively [Category: World]
- + Western-provoked conflicts facilitate terrorism-drug nexus — diplomat—According to Sergey Vershinin, Russia is concerned over the growing polarization of international anti-drug cooperation due to the West's promotion of...
- + German lawmaker calls for investigation of new leak about Taurus missile—Bundestag Defense Committee Chairwoman Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann noted that it was unacceptable to divulge information about a secret meeting [Cat...
- + Most Russians that registered for e-voting have already submitted votes — ministry—The system successfully handled the workload [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Russia’s export duty on wheat to be $34.27 per metric ton from March 20—The floating duty on Russian grain exports is effective from June 2, 2021 [Category: Business & Economy, Trade & Cooperation]
- + Wine production in Russia surging by a third in 2M 2024 — Agriculture Ministry—The good grape harvest in 2023, provisionally estimated at more than 760,000 metric tons, contributed to high production in particular, the ministry n...
- + G7 threatens ‘significant measures’ if Iran ships ballistic missiles to Russia — statement—Both Moscow and Tehran have previously repeatedly denied allegations of arms shipments to Russia for use on Ukrainian territory [Category: World, Ukra...
- + NATO chief to visit Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia on March 17-19—Jens Stoltenberg will meet the countries' leaders [Category: World]
- + More than a hundred Russian companies operating in Cuba — Russian Deputy PM—The work of Russian companies in Cuba will positively influence bilateral trade figures in the near future, Dmitry Chernyshenko stressed [Category: Bu...
- + European Union is working on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia — EU official—When asked when the next package of sanctions will be introduced, the diplomat said that he could not name any dates [Category: World, Anti-Russian sa...
- + Russian banks eyeing option of opening representative offices in Cuba—The parties agreed to bring cooperation in the interbank interaction sphere to a fundamentally new level and the large-scale rollout of the Mir paymen...
- + Dollar above 93 rubles on Moscow Exchange — market data—The euro surged by 1.42% to 101.22 rubles at the same time [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Scholz says countries supporting Ukraine "not at war with Russia"—The common goal, according to the head of the German government, "remains to ensure that Ukraine can effectively defend itself" [Category: World, Ukra...
- + Macron says Paris, Berlin, Warsaw agree not to be first to escalate tensions in Ukraine—The French president said that the three countries, known as the Weimar Triangle, plan to continue supporting Ukraine "for as long as it takes" [Categ...
- + Austria plans to fully abandon Russian gas supplies by 2027 — Foreign Minister—According to the Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, the share of Russian natural gas in Austria’s e...
- + Nuclear safety maintained at Ukrainian nuclear power plants — IAEA—IAEA experts have been present at the Khmelnitsky, Rovno, and South Ukraine NPPs, as well as the Chernobyl site for a year [Category: World, Ukraine c...
- + Microsoft, Amazon suspend access to their cloud products in Russia from March 20—The restrictions are prompted by the 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia dated December 19, 2023 [Category: Business & Economy, Internet &...
- + IOC to announce its final decision next week on Russia’s 2024 Olympics participation—The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be hosted by the French capital of Paris between July 26 and August 11 [Category: Sports]
- + Putin casts his vote online in Russian presidential election—This is the first time online voting is available during presidential elections [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Rus...
- + IAEA regains access to its only back-up power line — IAEA chief—"The ZNPP’s connection to the 330 kilovolt off-site power line was restored on Thursday, providing a much-needed buffer for the plant which has suffer...
- + IAEA experts inspect impact site after drone attack on ZNPP—The impact did not cause damage to any structures, including a warehouse approximately 40 meters from the impact site, and there was no impact on nucl...
- + Russia delivers humanitarian aid to Central African Republic — Russian Embassy—"On March 15, Russian Ambassador to the Central African Republic Alexander Bikantov took part in the official ceremony of the transfer of Russian huma...
- + Russian armed forces firmly retain initiative in special op area — Putin—"The Russian Armed Forces step by step, displaying courage and heroism, achieve the designated combat goals, and thus create the necessary, basic cond...
- + Russian SWIFT counterpart already has over 160 non-residents from 20 countries — regulator—According to Head of the department of the national payment system at the Bank of Russia Alla Bakina, two Cuban banks are connected to this system [Ca...
- + Ukrainian forces that attacked Russian territory fled with casualties — Putin—The head of state specified that the enemy lost about 60% of attacking troops and over 50% of vehicles involved in the attacks [Category: DOMESTIC POL...
- + Over 180 experts from 58 countries observe Russian election at Civic Chamber’s invitation—The voting will take place over three days on March 15-17 [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Elec...
- + Putin says sure Kiev’s attacks will not be able to hinder elections in Russia—According to the President, all attempts to intimidate Russians are futile [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian ...
- + Russian authorities to recognize brave boy who saved his sister in Belgorod shelling—During the shelling of the Belgorod region’s territory by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Ukraine, a 9-year-old boy from the village of Belovsky shielde...
- + Russia says its forces carried out 50 group strikes over past week, used precision weapons—Ukraine lost more than 2,710 troops as either killed or wounded, three tanks, including a US-made Abrams, 19 armored fighting vehicles, 91 motor vehic...
- + About 10,500 attacks made on distance voting resources but system holds on — CEC—Ella Pamfilova noted that the attacks were committed "not by some self-styled anarchist hackers," but by very well-prepared "representatives of certai...
- + EU has no evidence of Iran providing Russia with ballistic missiles — senior official—According to the diplomat, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will address Tehran on the issue of allocating...
- + Total of 23 people wounded in Belgorod Region due to shelling by Ukrainian armed forces—According to Belgorod Region Health Minister Andrey Ikonnikov, nine persons are still receiving medical care [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Polit...
- + Ban on imports from Lithuania won’t affect Belarusian economy — Prime Minister—This document does not apply to individuals and goods for personal use, Roman Golovchenko noted [Category: Business & Economy, Trade & Coopera...
- + Two dead, eight wounded from shelling in Belgorod Region — regional public health chief—Belgorod Region Health Minister Andrey Ikonnikov noted that the surviving shelling victims are currently in the hospital in severe condition [Category...
- + Russian embassy slams Kiev's ‘obscurantist’ bid to cancel ballerina Zakharova's Seoul tour—The diplomatic mission stressed that cultural cooperation between the two countries should not become "hostage to political games" [Category: FOREIGN ...
- + Several polling stations come under shelling in Kherson Region, several people hurt—Ukrainian troops struck premises housing local election commission in the city of Kakhovka and the village of Brilevka [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Rus...
- + In Moscow, almost 2.3 million took part in Russian presidential election—According to chairwoman of the Moscow City Election Commission Olga Kirillova, a total of 390,955 ballot papers were distributed and 1,859,609 voters ...
- + Russian athletes to suit up in turquoise and beige at 2024 Paralympics—In line with the requirements on the neutral status participation of athletes, all national colors are prohibited from being displayed on uniforms [Ca...
- + Central Election Commission reports five cases of vandalism against ballot boxes—In this regard, Nikolay Bulayev noted, the "watch near ballot boxes and ballot processing machines must be proper" [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian...
- + Over 1,200 Russians cast votes on first day of presidential election in Thailand—The voting was organized at a polling station in the territory of the Russian consulate general in Phuket [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics ...
- + Over 2 mln Russians cast ballot online in presidential election—The online voter turnout amounted to 42% [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Crisis in Haiti a ‘ticking time bomb’ for US, expert warns—According to UN data, over 362,000 Haiti residents were forced to leave their homes due to the increasingly frequent violence in the country [Category...
- + Yemeni Houthis claim strikes at three ships in Indian Ocean—The movement's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said that commercial ships that travel to Israel through the Cape of Good Hope in the southern part of A...
- + Defense-related projects to receive financing from new fund accelerator—Denis Manturov held a strategic session with industry plants in the technology park together with First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov [Categ...
- + Bank of Russia raises dollar exchange rate for March 16-18 to 91.87 rubles—The regulator lowered the official euro exchange rate by 29 kopecks to 99.97 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Hamas seeks release of 50 Palestinian prisoners for every Israeli servicewoman — report—The first phase should include the pullout of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, including from the coast, so that displaced persons can return to th...
- + Russia uses effective strategies on battlefield, Ukrainian expert admits—According to Ivan Stupak, Russian reconnaissance drones are extensively patrolling the battlefield and transmit data on Ukrainian targets to Russian m...
- + Russia slams EP resolution on return of Romanian gold as illegitimate — official—The European Parliament earlier passed a resolution supporting Romania’s demand that its gold and historic archives that had been taken to Russia as e...
- + Kazakhstan continues to focus on integration processes in Eurasia — President—Previous perceptions of international problems and how to settle them, including current regional structures as a magic bullet to solve all economic a...
- + Rusal boosts sales to China more than 2.5-fold in 2023 — company—Meanwhile, the share of the domestic market, including CIS countries, also went up and reached 31.9% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Rusal posts 90% drop in 2023 adjusted profit under IFRS to $73 mln—Revenue decreased by 12.6% to $12.21 bln [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Globaltrans redomiciles to Abu Dhabi free zone — company—Corporate stocks will be dematerialized and kept electronically under rules of the Abu Dhabi Global Market [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Rusal sales up 6.6% in 2023 to 4.153 mln tons—Rusal is the largest aluminum producer outside of China and the only primary aluminum producer in Russia [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Polymetal posts 40% rise in 2023 adjusted net profit under IFRS to $615 mln—It is reported that capital expenditures totaled $679 mln, down by 14% compared with 2022 and 3% below the lower end of the guidance range of $700-750...
- + Russia takes firm stance against legalization of drugs — MFA—"Our main goal, which we are defending at this important event, is combating drugs and related crimes," Sergey Vershinin noted [Category: Society &...
- + Board of directors of Polymetal to reconsider dividend policy, to share update in May—"As yet, the company has not restored its access to major sources of debt funding and, in the light of this, the Board considers that it would not be ...
- + Bolshoi ballet in Seoul nixed due to safety concerns, not political pressure — organizers—Earlier, InArts Production and the Seoul Arts Center announced that they had decided to cancel the performance due to concerns about the safety of the...
- + Capital expenditures of Polymetal expected at $225 mln in 2024—The company expects its Kazakhstan assets to deliver stable production at 475 Koz of GE [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia prioritizing interaction with Global South on international stage — senior diplomat—The Global South refers to African, Latin American and Caribbean nations, as well as Pacific islands and developing economies of Asia [Category: FOREI...
- + US to blame for Haiti crisis — Russian diplomat—According to Sergey Vershinin, it is too early to talk about sending a UN peacekeeping mission to Haiti [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &a...
- + FSB detains Russian man plotting terrorist attacks in Bryansk—On orders from an organization curator, the recruited Russian took explosive devices from a secret place in the Kaluga Region and put them near entran...
- + Russian court bars Dutch company from seeking arbitration abroad in Gazprom Export dispute—The court ordered that GE be awarded penalties of 275.4 mln euros to be paid by Gasunie Transport Services if the Dutch entity fails to comply with th...
- + CEC chair reveals number of observers engaged in monitoring Russian presidential election—According to materials presented at a CEC meeting, more than 700 international observers from 106 countries have been accredited to monitor the voting...
- + Almost 150 people killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours by Israeli actions — Health Ministry—"Total death toll of the Israeli aggression has increased to 31,490, with a total of 73,439 people injured," the ministry reported [Category: World, I...
- + Dollar rate exceeds 92 rubles on Moscow Exchange, for the first time since February 28—The euro exchange rate reached 100.33 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia working closely with UNIDO — Deputy Foreign Minister—Sergey Vershinin said he had met with UNIDO Director General Gerd Muller [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod Region leaves one dead, two injured— [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russian economy growing despite sanctions — Bloomberg—Wages have soared "by double digits," the ruble has stabilized, and poverty and unemployment are "at record lows," the agency said [Category: Business...
- + Key facts about Ukrainian army’s bid to penetrate border village of Kozinka in Belgorod—According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Kiev lost up to 50 servicemen in its latest failed attempt to storm the border [Category: Russian Politics ...
- + US intel still resorts to old practice of fomenting subversion in Russia — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov also said it was possible that US intelligence agencies had also been engaging in similar practices against Beijing in recent years [Cat...
- + Seoul impresarios bow to Kiev demands to cancel ballet starring prima ballerina Zakharova—The organizers promised to refund the holders of all purchased tickets [Category: Culture, Society & Culture]
- + Majority of Russians identify as Orthodox Christians, far fewer fast for Lent, poll shows—As many as 18% of respondents intend to observe the Great Lenten Fast (13% in both 2019 and 2021), while 52% do not plan to fast this year [Category: ...
- + Ukraine intensifying attacks on Russian regions to disrupt presidential election — Kremlin—Nationwide voting for Russia's head of state is taking place on March 15-17, 2024 [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidenti...
- + Ukraine sustains over 1,500 casualties in three-day attempt to penetrate Russian borders—It is reported that all in all, over the past three days, from March 12 to 14, Russia’s Battlegroup West together with the Russian Federal Security Se...
- + Work at polling stations well organized — SCO Secretary-General—Zhang Ming said his group had already visited three polling stations and talked to voters and election commission members [Category: Russian Politics ...
- + Ukrainian drone rigged with explosives intercepted near polling station in Donetsk area—It said staff from the Russian Federal Security Service's office for the DPR destroyed the explosive devices with in a controlled detonation [Category...
- + Ukrainian sabotage group that tried to infiltrate Belgorod region destroyed in minefield—According to the ministry, control over the village of Kozinka in the Belgorod region has been completely restored [Category: Russian Politics & D...
- + France being increasingly dragged into Ukraine conflict making Russia opponent — Kremlin—It is highlighted that France has already been dragged into the war in Ukraine [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military o...
- + Russia thwarts Ukrainian military's attempt to infiltrate Belgorod Region on March 14—The sabotage group covertly moved toward the settlement of Kozinka located on the state border, where it entered several houses on its outskirts, the ...
- + Almost 2.6 mln Russians voted early in Russian presidential election — CEC chairwoman—The Russian Federation Council, or upper house of parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the date of the presidential election [Category:...
- + Press review: Russia votes for president and EU three nix iced Russian funds for Kiev arms—Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 15th [Category: Press Review]
- + Death toll from Israeli strikes on people waiting for aid in Gaza rises to 100 — report—Earlier reports said 20 people were killed and 155 wounded in the attacks [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russian hypersonic missiles push NATO to seek layered air defenses — alliance’s chief—Jens Stoltenberg said NATO has the capabilities to defend against Russian hypersonic missiles [Category: World]
- + Swiss Foreign Ministry advocates Russia’ participation in peace process on Ukraine—According to Pierre-Alain Eltschinger, the FDFA "follows the inclusive approach, which goes beyond the framework of the Western territory alone" [Cate...
- + BRICS continues working on common currency — Brazilian Sherpa—Introduction of a common currency and common payment systems within BRICS is one of the topics discussed during Russia's presidency [Category: World]
- + Specialists identify clone websites of Russian Central Election Commission, State Services—All the websites are registered in the Netherlands and have already been blocked by Roskomnadzor [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Di...
- + FACTBOX: Who is running in the Russian presidential election—Four candidates will vie for the top office [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Nuclear power facilities in Japan unaffected by recently reported earthquake—There were no reported altercations in the level of radiation near the plant [Category: World, Natural disasters]
- + US actions in Red Sea destabilize region — Russia’s UN mission—Dmitry Polyansky noted that as a result of the operation by the United States and its allies, "military hysteria in the region has grown immeasurably"...
- + Russia can become world’s 4th economy if GDP grows at least 2% a year — First Deputy PM—Andrey Belousov stated a high level of Investment activity in Russia [Category: Business & Economy]
- + GECF expects Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to become operational in 2033—The gas pipeline start will provide Russia with an opportunity to increase gas supplies to Asia, which may potentially become equal to shipments to th...
- + Internet outage occurs in South Africa due to broken underwater cable — SABC—According to the radio station, websites belonging to banks and numerous companies do not work in the country, and there is no access to the WhatsApp ...
- + Gazprom Neft revenue under IFRS up by 3.2% yoy in 2023 to $38.5 bln — company—Net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 14.7% year-on-year to 641 billion rubles ($7.01 bln) [Category: Business & Economy, Oil &...
- + Election Commission aware of plans to come to voting stations at certain time — CEC head—According to the official, the Central Election Commission will respond with "facts, transparency, openness, truth and reliability" [Category: DOMESTI...
- + Brazil’s G20 sherpa doesn’t see group as platform for Ukraine talks—"Brazil insists that peace and security issues should be dealt with by the UN" as the most appropriate platform to do so, Mauricio Lyrio said [Categor...
- + Putin states progress in import substitution on Russian market over the past year—The head of state stressed that the tasks being solved in the economy "ultimately should be reflected in how people live" [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, ...
- + UN unable to ignore Russia’s statistics on mercenaries in Ukraine — mission—According to Russian Defense Ministry released statistics, 13,387 mercenaries from various countries have arrived in Ukraine since the beginning of th...
- + Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Japan’s Fukushima province—There have been no reports of casualties or damage [Category: World, Natural disasters]
- + Russia's foreign trade surplus rises to $9.1 bln in February from $8.2 bln last year—The current account surplus in February 2024 increased to $5.2 bln compared to $4.5 bln in January 2024 [Category: Business & Economy, Trade &...
- + Putin pleasantly surprised by Games of the Future—The President remarked that his attitude to the tournament had been positive from the outset and it was his sincere wish to see the participants enjoy...
- + About 3,500 immigrants joined Russian military service in 2023 after getting passports—Over a few months of 2023, more than 16,000 people were registered after they were granted Russian citizenship and more than 1,700 of them were called...
- + Share of nuclear generation in Russia’s overall energy balance can rise to 25% by 2045—Russian President Vladimir Putin underscored that Russia is the world leader in nuclear technology [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin calls on cabinet to start implementing tasks set in his address to federal assembly—The head of state drew attention to the importance of ensuring detailed planning of all elements of each national project [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, ...
- + Brent oil surpasses $85 per barrel, first time since November 7, 2023—At the same time, futures for WTI oil with April delivery grew to $81.2 per barrel [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry, World oi...
- + Transnistria notifies peacekeepers about opening of voting stations for Russian elections—It was reported that "the situation in the security zone remains under control of the joint peacekeeping forces, it remains controllable, and no prepa...
- + Russia highly appreciates Thailand's independent policy — Federation Council—Valentina Matviyenko noted that inter-parliamentary relations with Thailand are currently developing effectively [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Po...
- + Russia’s international reserves up $10.1 bln over week — Central Bank—Reserves as of the close of business on March 8, 2024 stood at $591.2 bln [Category: Business & Economy]
- + TCS Group 2023 net profit rises 3.9-fold to $884.86 mln—The Moscow Exchange announced earlier on Thursday it will begin trading shares of TCS Group on March 18 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Number of victims in shelling of borderline Belgorod Region reaches 19—The air defense system over Belgorod and the Belgorod district was busy during the day, shooting down 11 air targets, the region's Governor Vyacheslav...
- + Hungary, Malta, Luxembourg oppose using frozen Russian assets to buy munitions for Ukraine—According to the unnamed European official, the three countries made their positions known during a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday [Category: ...
- + Russian Olympic Committee to ‘never walk the path of boycott’ — ROC chief—"We have always supported the participation of Russian Olympians in these competitions, but only based on non-discriminatory and equitable terms with ...
- + Belarusian border guards prevent displacement of 35,000 refugees in 2023—"Throughout last year, the border service recorded 27 refugee deaths," Deputy State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Alexander Neverovsky ...
- + Russian economy grows by 4.6% in January — Putin—According to the head of state, inflation in Russia dropped to zero during the first two weeks in February [Category: Business & Economy, DOMESTIC...
- + Russian Public Opinion Research Center to hold exit poll during presidential election days—The voters will be offered to either pass an anonymous poll on tablets or to fill in a questionnaire page and to drop it off in a special closed box [...
- + UK, US launch series of strikes on facilities of Yemen’s Houthis—According to the report, the attack targeted the outskirts of the city of Bayt al-Faqih in the Hodeidah province [Category: World, US, UK strikes on H...
- + Delivery of Taurus missiles would make Germany ‘party to conflict’ — lawmaker—"The whole world, except for the German political bubble, knows that Ukraine cannot win this war," Sahra Wagenknecht said [Category: World, Ukraine cr...
- + Russian coal exports to Asia-Pacific countries grow by 23% in 2023 — Energy Ministry—Russian coal industry occupies around 15% of the world coal market [Category: Business & Economy, Trade & Cooperation]
- + Russia may reduce oil refining in 2024 — Energy Ministry—Russia reduced oil refining by 7% from the year start, Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov said earlier [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas...
- + Strength of Russia-India ties irritating West, says Russian ambassador—Denis Alipov emphasized that India is an emerging global power with huge staying power and a huge market [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + Fuel demands of Russian market to be satisfied — Energy Ministry—According to First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin, Russia's refining sector faced the need at the start of 2024 to perform unscheduled turnaroun...
- + ISS orbit raised by 2.8 km before Soyuz spacecraft changeover — Roscosmos—The maneuver was performed with the engines of the Progress MS-26 cargo spacecraft [Category: Science & Space]
- + Syria says its forces destroyed five drones fired by militants near Aleppo—According to the statement, the drones were launched by militants toward "areas protected by government forces" [Category: World, Conflict in Syria]
- + Belgrade never to impose sanctions on Russia, Serbian election observer says—According to Сhairman of the Serbian People's Party Nenad Popovic, since the beginning of the special military operation, Serbia has been under heavy ...
- + West trying to curtail voter turnout for Russian election — CEC member—"For the first time, the West’s efforts are directed not only against the election itself, but also against the people’s right to determine their futu...
- + New high-speed railroad to cross regions with 20% of Russian population — Putin—Construction of high-speed traffic lines in Russia will start from the flagship projects linking Moscow and St. Petersburg [Category: Business & E...
- + Russia ready to build high speed railroad — Putin—The project of high speed railroad construction has been discussed "for a very long time so far," the head of state said [Category: Business & Eco...
- + German Bundestag rejects resolution to supply Kiev with Taurus missiles—As many as 495 parliamentarians out of 690 present voted to reject the resolution [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Cuba expects to welcome over 200,000 Russian tourists in 2024 — minister—Juan Carlos Garcia Granda expressed hope that in a short term the number could climb to half a million [Category: Business & Economy, Tourism]
- + Russian airlines boost transportation by 8.8% in 2M 2024 — official—International transportation gained about 21% over the first two months of 2024, Head of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Dmitry Yadrov noted ...
- + Russian exports of oil, petroleum products to India double in 2023 — envoy—Russia tightly holds the positions of the fourth-biggest trade partner of India, but this growth has brought such a problem as imbalance of trade in f...
- + India declines to recognize West’s illegitimate, unilateral sanctions — Russian envoy—"We are expecting an even deeper integration of national systems in the financial, banking, scientific and technical areas of cooperation," Denis Alip...
- + Bank of Russia raises dollar exchange rate for March 15 to 91.64 rubles—The regulator raised the official euro exchange rate by 8 kopecks to 100.26 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Nearly 60% of French believe Macron in wrong to propose sending troops to Ukraine — poll—The poll respondents believe that such rhetoric coming from France’s head of state may cause discord among Western countries and lead to heightened le...
- + Chinese special envoy Li Hui to lead observer delegation to Russian presidential elections—Since March 2, Li Hui was on a tour in a bid to assist in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict [Category: World, Russian Politics & Diplomacy,...
- + Serbian rock band releases tribute to Putin—The leader of the Dzhepovi rock band, Vladimir Nisevic stressed that Serbia and its "big sister" Russia are united not only by common traditions, hist...
- + Russian forces eliminated 147 French mercenaries in Ukraine, Defense Ministry says—Overall, the Russian forces eliminated 5,962 foreign mercenaries, most of them from Poland [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military opera...
- + Putin authorizes power generating unit construction start—The head of state authorized first concrete pouring into the basement of the plant’s unit via the videoconference link [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Rus...
- + Four in five Russians endorse Crimea’s reunion with Russia, poll reveals—This year marks the 10th anniversary of Russia’s reunification with Crimea and Sevastopol [Category: Crimea and Sevastopol, Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Medvedev slams 'brain-dead' Zelensky formula, proposes abolishing Ukraine—The politician argues that the conflict in Ukraine can be brought to a halt only "on the basis of recognizing realities" [Category: World, Ukraine cri...
- + Ukraine strikes Belgorod Region with drones, makes another attempt to infiltrate Russia—According to the Defense Ministry, 11 drones were destroyed over the region last night [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation...
- + Russia cooperates with ombudsmen across the world despite obstructions — Commissioner—Tatyana Moskalkova noted that the "Eurasian ombudsmen alliance" association appeared and got stronger over the course of seven years [Category: FOREIG...
- + Fesco delivers first batch of bananas from India—"Fesco sent the next batch of bananas from India to Novorossiysk on March 12," the company noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin greenlights high speed railroad construction start—"Let us consider that these additional efforts required to launch the project were made and we agree today that this work starts," the Russian leader ...
- + Russia bans entry to 227 US citizens involved in Washington's Russophobic agenda — MFA—The ministry specified that the entry ban applies to specific individuals in the executive branch, the business community, the media and academic circ...
- + Shipment of Taurus missiles to Ukraine to prolong conflict, harm Germany — AfD co-chair—"We need peace achieved via any peaceful means," Tino Chrupalla noted [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange to start trading with China by May — head—The exchange tested out a program working with Chinese lumber companies in the Far East back in 2019, before the pandemic, Alexey Ryzhikov noted [Cate...
- + Situation at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, nearby Energodar calm after Ukrainian attack—Yury Chernichuk also noted that the ZNPP’s top management had asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to inform the global watchdog’s board about...
- + Background radiation at Zaporozhye NPP within normal levels — agency—On March 14, the ZNPP’s authorities reported that the Ukrainian armed forces had shelled the plant’s critical infrastructure facilities [Category: Wor...
- + Russian forces disrupt Ukrainian efforts to rotate, reinforce troops in South Donetsk area—Alexander Gordeyev noted that the group's bomber aviation strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flame-throwing systems hit strongpoints and personnel clu...
- + Russia’s strikes pound Ukrainian troops, equipment in 108 areas over past day—Russian forces destroyed roughly 195 Ukrainian troops that attempted to attack the borderline territory and five enemy tanks, the ministry reported [C...
- + Arctic Floating University announces competition among expedition applicants—Each student, undergraduate or postgraduate must submit a plan of scientific research that he or she will conduct during the expedition and which will...
- + CEC aware of Golos movement’s preparations to stage provocations against Russian election—Ella Pamfilova emphasized that the CEC would handle all provocations easily [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian...
- + Shell maintains long-term contract to purchase LNG from Novatek—The company also noted that it "still holds a 27.5% (minus one share) interest in Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (SEIC), a Bermudan entity, w...
- + Russian human rights ombudsman calls on UN to condemn Ukrainian strikes at civilians—Tatyana Moskalkova stated that "the ability to cast their vote for a Russian president will be ensured in full for all citizens" [Category: Russian Po...
- + Dutch prosecutors unclear on when Spartak Moscow forward Promes could be extradited—"It is not clear how long it will take for Promes to be extradited to the Netherlands," the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service said in a statement...
- + Russia in all-out cyberwar with Ukrainian intelligence — Rostelecom chief—The company is doing all it can to deal with this problem - more than 2,000 employees of Rostelecom and other organizations are working day and night ...
- + FACTBOX: What is known about Russian presidential candidates—The voting will take place within three days - on March 15, 16 and 17 [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presi...
- + Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza exceeds 31,300 — Health Ministry—According to the Health Ministry, over the past day, 69 people have been killed and 110 more have been injured in the embattled enclave [Category: Wor...
- + Azerbaijan is closer to peace with Armenia now than ever before — president—Ilham Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan is ready to continue negotiations on peace with Armenia, because the time has come to put an end to instability ...
- + Total of 194 observers compose CIS election observing mission—Ilkhom Nematov emphasized that the mission’s work is widely covered in the media [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidentia...
- + About 1,500 journalists accredited to cover Russia’s presidential vote at CEC info center—According to Ella Pamfilova, about half of the accredited representatives of the press are from foreign media outlets [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + Early election returns to be announced March 18 morning — CEC member—Igor Borisov noted that the CEC continued to improve the system of distance electronic voting [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russia...
- + White House 'deliberately misinterprets context' in reaction to Putin interview — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov disagreed with journalists that Putin's interview caused hysteria in Washington [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplom...
- + Russian Foreign Ministry to summon Austrian ambassador—Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow resolutely condemned what it said was "Vienna’s yet another unfriendly step" [Category: FOREIGN...
- + Russian troops seize Ukrainian army strongholds in Zaporozhye area—Battles continue in the settlement of Rabotino and Russian troops are advancing by dozens of meters in that sector, Vladimir Rogov said [Category: Rus...
- + West uses terrorists to fan pre-election tensions — Russian senator—Andrey Klimov mentioned attempts to intimidate those who ensure the conduct of Russian elections and those who are going to vote at foreign polling st...
- + Aeroflot Group increases transportation by 23.2% to 3.7 mln passengers in February—The carrier's passenger turnover increased by 33.1% [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + Around 2 mln Russian citizens cast ballots early in presidential vote — CEC chairwoman—"As of today, a total of around 2 mln voters have cast their ballots early," Ella Pamfilova highlighted [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2...
- + Russia's top racquet Medvedev to face Denmark’s Rune in 2024 Indian Wells quarterfinals—Late on Wednesday night, in Round 4 of the tournament, Medvedev defeated Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov [Category: Sports]
- + OPEC+ countries surpass oil output plan by 420,000 bpd in February — IEA—Among the countries that have declared additional oil production cuts beginning in January 2024, Iraq (producing 250,000 bpd more than promised), the ...
- + Bank of Russia projects growth of loan portfolio at 6-11%—On February 16, the Bank of Russia decided to maintain the key rate at 16% per annum, indicating that it is too early to judge the sustainability of t...
- + Press review: Poles try out for role of top US ally in Europe and Biden, Netanyahu at odds—Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 14th [Category: Press Review]
- + IEA raises forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 by 110,000 bpd—The IEA noted that the decline in oil demand growth in 2024 shows that global oil consumption is returning to historical trends after years of volatil...
- + Putin to give start to building Moscow-St. Pete high-speed railway — Kremlin—The construction of the high-speed highway Moscow-St. Petersburg is envisaged by the draft Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2030 [Ca...
- + Kremlin says unsurprised by reports about US plans to increase presence in Arctic—As the world’s largest Arctic country, Russia views its polar regions as strategically important [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Global oil production to decrease by 870,000 bpd in Q1 2024 — IEA—Crude production by non-OPEC countries will increase by 1.6 mln barrels per day in 2024, the IEA said [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas...
- + Ukrainian sabotage group attempts to infiltrate Kursk Region, attack thwarted — governor—Roman Starovoit noted that the enemy does not and will not succeed in achieving its goals [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operat...
- + Kremlin calls on not to see any trends in decision on Danone's assets—Dmitry Peskov noted that in each case a specific situation is studied [Category: Business & Economy]
- + 'Nothing to complicate' in Russia-Austria relations, Kremlin spokesman says—The Russian Foreign Ministry earlier strongly condemned Vienna's move to expel two Russian diplomats, calling it yet another unfriendly step and promi...
- + Russia's revenues from oil exports fall by 1% to $15.7 bln in February — IEA—After a December peak of 5 mln bpd, oil exports from Russia in February decreased to 4.75 mln bpd (4.88 mln bpd in January), oil products - to 2.89 ml...
- + Russian-Iranian-Chinese exercise heralds emergence of new naval alliance — Iranian admiral—On the morning of March 14, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the practical phase of the Maritime Security Belt - 2024 exercise ended in the ...
- + Ukrainian POW says he was abandoned by fellow service members near Avdeyevka—The captured Ukrainian POW also gave details of the Ukrainian army’s retreat from Avdeyevka [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military oper...
- + Russia must continue on path of independence and justice — Putin—Russians have their own vision of which country they want to build and that is why much depends on everyone in the coming days, the president said [Ca...
- + Russia committed to democratic principle of regular elections — Putin—"This will be the eighth presidential election in Russia, which demonstrates the inviolability of one of the fundamental principles of a democratic st...
- + Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church died after a protracted illness—He was 78 years old [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Putin calls on Russians to take part in presidential election—Only Russian citizens can decide about the future of the homeland, the president said [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 20...
- + Israel hits Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon—Israel has delivered a series of strikes on areas of Meiss El Jabal and Ayta ash Shab, IDF said [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russian lawmaker meets with Charles de Gaulle’s grandson in Russia—"Сountries now, both of the Greater Eurasian continent and Africa and Latin America, are reaching out to Russia, to ideas that are against a unipolar ...
- + Senior Russian diplomat discusses Ukraine, South Caucasus at talks in Ankara—Mikhail Galuzin pointed out that the collective West led by the United States must stop flooding the Kiev regime with weapons [Category: FOREIGN POLIC...
- + EU commitment to support for Ukraine totals 138 bln euros — Borrell—The EU diplomat expressed hope that Washington will provide additional funding to Kiev [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Ukrainian military says situation in Avdeyevka area extremely difficult—Earlier, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky described the situation as challenging along almost the entire line of engagement ...
- + Russian center records six violations of Syria’s airspace by US-led coalition’s aircraft—"Six violations by a pair of F-15 fighter jets and two pairs of A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft were recorded in the al-Tanf area over the past 24 ho...
- + EU naval mission confirms pirate attack on ship off Somalia—A pirate attack was on a Bangladesh-flagged ship travelling off the coast of Somalia [Category: World]
- + UK, US carry out strikes on Yemeni airport — report—According to Al Masirah television, the airport suffered at least four strikes from the coalition within a few hours [Category: World, US, UK strikes ...
- + Austria provides no proof of expelled diplomats’ guilt — Russian embassy—Vienna will shoulder responsibility for the deterioration of bilateral relations, said the Russian embassy to Austria in a statement [Category: FOREIG...
- + Poland to buy US missiles that can reach Russia, analyst says—Former Polish Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Miroslaw Rozanski said, that see the greatest added value in JASSM missile systems with extended...
- + Austrian Foreign Ministry confirms media reports on expulsion of Russian diplomats—The diplomats will have to leave Austria by the end of March 19 [Category: World]
- + Information sabotage attempts on the rise in DPR, says regional election commission—Members of regional election commissions have been receiving threatening phone calls and messages, said chairman of the regional election commission V...
- + Annual inflation in Russia accelerates to 7.6% over week — Economy Ministry—In the food segment, the rise in prices slowed down to 0.07% with the accelerated price drop for fruits and vegetables [Category: Business & Econo...
- + Inflation accelerating to 7.69% in February 2024 — statistics—Consumer prices in monthly terms gained 0.68% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + European parliament won’t comment on Russian presidential election — statement—"The European Parliament will not observe this electoral process and consequently will comment neither on the process nor on the results that will be ...
- + Bank of Russia forecasts profits in national banking sector—The portfolio of corporate loans is expected to grow by 6-11% in 2024 and by 8-13% in 2025 for banks [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Annual inflation in Russia reaching 7.69% in February — Economy Ministry—In the food sector, the rise in prices slowed down to 0.77% month on month [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Moscow to retaliate expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Austria — MFA—It was reported earlier that the Austrian Foreign Ministry was expelling two diplomats from the Russian embassy for alleged incompatibility with their...
- + Austria expels two Russian diplomats — newspaper—"After the expulsion of Russian embassy stuff in Vienna last year, the Austrian Foreign Ministry informed two more diplomats from the Russian embassy ...
- + Ambassadors of 27 EU countries agree on another five billion euros for Kiev in 2024—A decision on the replenishment of the fund is now expected to be taken by EU foreign ministers at a planned meeting in Brussels on March 18, after wh...
- + Leaked call of military officers reveals incompetence of German government, lawmaker says—The Taurus missiles, Ruediger Lucassen said, have the potential to turn the current conflict in Ukraine "into a Europe-wide war, a big war" [Category:...
- + Analysts revise outlook for GDP, inflation in Russia — Central Bank—Analysts expect inflation to return to the 4% target in 2025 and remain at this level [Category: Business & Economy]
- + World facing worst crisis in decades — Russian diplomat—"We proceed from the fact that nobody can tell sovereign government how to build their own states and prevent conflicts, how much percent of women to ...
- + Moldova sides with 80% of anti-Russian sanctions — Deputy PM—They include both personal restrictions and economic measures [Category: World, Anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia’s Chess Grandmaster Karjakin plays chess game against ISS cosmonaut Kononenko—The chess game was held in the online video mode and Kononenko had been assisted by another Russian cosmonaut, Nikolay Chub [Category: Society & C...
- + US Senate must consider impact of TikTok ban on 170 million Americans—Lawmakers propose giving ByteDance, a company that now owns the social network, six months to sell it, otherwise TikTok could be banned in the US [Cat...
- + Inflation in Russia flat over week — statistics—Consumer prices in the country ticked up by 0.05% from early March and by 1.6% year to date [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Bank of Russia suggests expanding cyberfraud risk communication channels—The regulator recommends banks to develop scenarios for conversations of the staff with clients when suspicions arise that an individual is influenced...
- + US congressmen back bill on potential TikTok ban—The initiative aims to sever the platform's ties with any "China-controlled entity," including ByteDance [Category: World]
- + UNRWA employee killed, 22 more wounded in Israeli shelling of agency’s facility in Gaza—According to the UNRWA latest updates, at least 165 staff members have been killed and more than 150 facilities belonging to the agency have been dama...
- + Rally for Pashinyan's resignation in progress in center of Yerevan—Former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan warned that that by continuing his policy, Nikol Pashinyan "will not only give away to Azerbaijan some ...
- + Kaliningrad welcomes 58 visitors from 38 countries under World Youth Festival program—The ‘Country Without Borders’ itinerary will showcase the region’s historical, cultural and natural diversity as well as the local cuisine [Category: ...
- + Russia to not take part in Switzerland’s conference on Ukraine — diplomat—Maria Zakharova paid attention to the fact that "Switzerland can hardly serve as a site for various peacekeeping efforts, as this implies a neutral st...
- + Russia needs capabilities to counter Western cognitive warfare in cyberspace — researcher—Igor Kalyayev pointed to Ukraine as an example of how the West changed a country’s mentality within less than a generation [Category: Military & D...
- + Berlin to refrain from sending Ukraine weapons requiring German troops to operate — Scholz—According to the chancellor, if Germany’s Taurus long-range missile system were to be delivered to Ukraine, the role of experienced Bundeswehr troops ...
- + Lada Aura to be car for guests, delegates at next SPIEF — Avtovaz—Conveyor production of the Lada Aura is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2024 [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + Amur Gas Chemical Plant 43.7% completed — Sibur—According to the company’s presentation, the target structure of the project funding comprises 70% of borrowed funds and 30% of shareholders’ investme...
- + CIA director ratchets up tensions with call to give Kiev yet more military aid — diplomat—"The position in which the US has put Ukrainian citizens can never become a more favorable one, because Washington is killing Ukraine, it is finishing...
- + Russian MFA unaware of Estonia’s, Finland’s involvement in drone attacks on St Petersburg—Earlier, air defenses had destroyed a drone in the Tosno district and outside the town of Kirishi of Leningrad Region [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russi...
- + Russian court bans Uniper subsidiaries from disputing with Gazprom Export abroad—In case of violation of the ban, the court ruled to recover 14.3 billion euros from German companies in favor of Gazprom [Category: Business & Eco...
- + UAE to become partner at Innoprom-2024 exhibition—The event’s program will include a strategic Russia-UAE business forum, which will become a venue for discussing mutual projects that are already bein...
- + Russia alarmed by Armenian leadership's insulting rhetoric towards CSTO — MFA—Maria Zakharova slammed as inadmissible the "demeaning attitude to the work of a colossal number of people" in the CSTO, the results of which "have be...
- + Almost 100 Ukrainian drones suppressed over day in Donetsk People’s Republic—Fifty-two intercepted enemy drones were mentioned in the daily report for March 12 [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in ...
- + Over 40,000 people visit panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo—Katyusha was born in August 2023 in a family of two giant pandas living in the Moscow Zoo, a male named Ru Yi and a female named Ding Ding [Category: ...
- + Moscow ready for any scenario if NATO puts boots on ground in Ukraine — Russian delegation—Oleg Bushuyev stressed that Russia remains open for a settlement to the Ukrainian crisis [Category: World, Ukraine crisis, FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Pol...
- + Lavrov to meet with SCO Secretary General on March 18 — Russian Foreign Ministry—Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Sergey Lavrov and Zhang Ming plan to "discuss a wide range of issues of the organizati...
- + Russia working to provide consular access to South Korean man accused of spying — MFA—The Russian Foreign Ministry is in close contact with the South Korean side on this subject, Maria Zakharova said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian P...
- + Kiev loses dozens of troops in attacks on Verbovoye, Rabotino — Russian politician—Vladimir Rogov pointed out that the Ukrainian army’s tactics had not changed as it continued to use small assault teams consisting of seven to 15 sold...
- + Fewer young people willing to emigrate from Russia over past two years — poll—According to Valery Fedorov, this may be explained by the fact that young people do not find the world abroad "as welcoming, friendly, comfortable and...
- + France hardly capable of providing security for Armenia — Foreign Ministry—According to Maria Zakharova, the story of Russia's acquisition of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships is one of the evidences of the unreliability...
- + US tasks NGOs with suppressing turnout in Russian presidential election — Foreign Ministry—"At the instigation of Washington, Internet sites are flooded with appeals to Russian citizens to ignore the election," Maria Zakharova pointed out [C...
- + Adidas reported net loss first time in 32 years—Net losses as of the last year-end totaled 14 mln euro [Category: Business & Economy]
- + BRICS to serve as coordinator of integrative processes in various regions — Lavrov—According to the top diplomat, today, along with regional integrative processes, which "are significantly stepping up and increasingly trying to deal ...
- + West creating new iron curtain by imposing sanctions — Belarusian Foreign Ministry—Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Yury Ambrazevich noted that the energy infrastructure, which was designed to connect Europe and Asia, is rapidly tr...
- + Ukrainian military fires about 320 rounds at Russia’s Belgorod Region over past day—Vyacheslav Gladkov specified that over 120 residential buildings had been damaged [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milita...
- + Kiev uses terrorist attacks in bid to derail Russia’s presidential vote — Foreign Ministry—According to Maria Zakharova, these actions are aimed at intimidating people, not allowing them to vote in normal conditions [Category: FOREIGN POLICY...
- + Russia’s Olympic medalist in biathlon Garanichev announces plans to wrap up sports career—Yevgeny Garanichev, 36, is the bronze medal winner of the 2014 Sochi Olympics in 20-kilometer individual event [Category: Sports]
- + Russian companies prevail among new foreign residents of IT park in Uzbekistan—According to the press service, in two months of 2024, 32 companies from 12 countries received foreign resident status [Category: Business & Econo...
- + Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes Fukushima Prefecture in northeast Japan—No injuries or damage were reported, no tsunami warnings were issued [Category: World, Natural disasters]
- + Ukraine crisis may spill over into Europe due to Western actions — MFA—According to Maria Zakharova, "it is necessary to stop supporting Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s regime and sending weapons" to prevent furth...
- + Withdrawal of Russian border guards unlikely to enhance Armenia’s security — diplomat—Maria Zakharova pointed out that Armenia had made the aforementioned statement amid a series of unfriendly steps [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Po...
- + Tourists from Russia greatly important for Sri Lanka’s economy — Russian Ambassador—"In January-February 2024, 60,000 Russian citizens visited Sri Lanka," Levan Dzhagaryan said, adding that Russian citizens consistently hold the first...
- + Viber fined $8,756 for repeated failure to remove banned content—In June 2023, the company was fined 1 million rubles ($10,958) for a similar offense [Category: Business & Economy, Internet & Telecom]
- + BRICS risks losing momentum if group establishes central governing secretariat — sherpa—According to Sergey Ryabkov, in the process of creating such structures, BRICS would quickly find itself in a situation where the international bureau...
- + NATO to increasingly involve Sweden in anti-Russian operations — MFA—Maria Zakharova noted that from the beginning it was absolutely clear to Moscow that Sweden's aspiration to join NATO would only lead to "greater tens...
- + Naval drills of Russia, Iran, China meant as show of force, Iranian minister says—This year's maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman involve more than 20 ships, support vessels and fast-attack craft from the three countries [Category: World,...
- + Air defenses down two more fixed-wing drones over Russia’s Belgorod Region — top brass—There were no casualties [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Kiev’s allies start dividing Ukraine, Russian diplomat says—Maria Zakharova stressed that "this is why the NATO countries are unwilling to grant full alliance membership to Ukraine" [Category: World, Ukraine cr...
- + Kiev loses 245 troops in Donetsk area over past day, Russia’s top brass reports—The Ukrainian military lost 7 tanks, 7 US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 2 armored personnel carriers, 4 motor vehicles, an M777 howitzer, 2...
- + Sibur to start ethylene production in Tatarstan in 2024—Production start is scheduled to November [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Over 1 mln surveillance cameras operating in Russia — minister—According to Maksut Shadaev, each third camera in Russia is connected to the face recognition system [Category: Business & Economy, Internet &...
- + Estonian Defense Ministry believes Kiev needs 120 bln euros of military aid a year to win—This is over 10% of the total military budget of all NATO countries for 2023 [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Sibur plans to boost investments by 54% in 2024 — company—About 75% of supplies from this volume were for the market of Russia and CIS - 5.9 mln metric tons [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Energy-efficient housing to be designed, built in Yakutia's Arctic districts—In compliance with the document, from 2025, the government will subsidize costs to deliver construction materials to the Arctic districts [Category: B...
- + Musk ox population in Yakutia's Arctic districts up to 6,500—Due to the small number and biological value, the musk ox is listed in Yakutia's Red Data Book [Category: Business & Economy, ARCTIC TODAY]
- + Turkish diplomat urges patience for willingness of Russia, Ukraine to negotiate—Meanwhile, Oncu Keceli said, the Ukraine conflict "has heavily affected the economic sphere" [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Ukraine’s top commander sees potential for Russian forces to advance in some areas—Alexander Syrsky conceded that the "operational situation remains challenging" along the entire engagement line [Category: Russian Politics & Dipl...
- + Moscow to ensure right to vote for Russians abroad, diplomat says—Up-to-date information on polling stations, including their addresses and opening hours, is available on the websites of the Russian Foreign Ministry ...
- + West tries to shake situation in Russia ahead of presidential election — diplomat—Maria Zakharova pointed out that the Russian side "records more and more Western attempts to hinder the organization and holding of the elections abro...
- + BRICS may create raw materials exchange — Russian diplomat—Sergey Ryabkov stressed that he would hardly include cartel methods here, "because this could have a negative impact on global trade in such goods [Ca...
- + Ukraine plans to replace over 300,000 troops in new wave of mobilization — media—As soon as a law envisaging new rules of mobilization is adopted, the Ukrainian authorities will be looking to recruit up to 500,000 people [Category:...
- + Over 40,000 Russians abroad vote early in presidential election — diplomat—According to Maria Zakharova, local Russian officials are ready to provide any assistance at the first request of their fellow citizens [Category: Rus...
- + Sber plans to receive $4.4-4.9 bln in 2024 using AI—According to Alexander Vedyakhin, Sber earned about $3.82 bln with the help of AI in 2023 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Pentagon open to providing Ukraine with longer-range ATACMS missiles — media—It is reported that the Pentagon is now open to providing the longer-range ATACMS because of progress in acquiring a follow-on system dubbed the Preci...
- + Western sanctions will not bring Russia to its knees, says Finnish banker—It is noted that since Russia began its special military operation in February 2022 and Western sanctions ensued, consumer prices and interest rates h...
- + Russia one top 10 countries for AI use — minister—Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that the economic effect from the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies was currently e...
- + Russia should refrain from boycotting 2024 Olympics in France — Russian sports chief—"We will see what the final decision of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board will be about, when it convenes for its session on March 1...
- + Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza nears 31,300 — Health Ministry—The statement stresses that 72% of the dead and injured are women and children [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + List of invitee countries for Moscow-hosted BRICS summit in Kazan still in works — sherpa—Sergey Ryabkov stressed that, at the moment, the list of heads of state and government to be invited to the event is not ready yet [Category: FOREIGN ...
- + Russia repeatedly emphasized unacceptability of nuclear war — Chinese Foreign Ministry—Wang Wenbin recounted that China has always called on all nuclear powers to adhere to the principles of common security and work to uphold global stra...
- + Novoshakhtinsky plant facilities halted after drone crash—Nobody was killed or injured as a result of the attack [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Musk in sync with Putin’s words on use of nukes if Russia’s existence is threatened—Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier said that Western leaders exercise nuclear rhetoric on a daily basis as he stressed Russia’s reluctance to tak...
- + Sri Lanka remains neutral on Ukraine issue despite western pressure — Russian ambassador—"Sri Lanka appreciates and praises the long-standing friendly relations with Russia," Levan Dzhagaryan pointed out [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian ...
- + FACTBOX: Key facts, figures about Russian presidential elections—The 2018 presidential election was the most expensive in absolute figures: the federal budget allocated $248 mln at the official Bank of Russia exchan...
- + Kremlin highlights need to clarify situation around Armenian membership in Moscow-led bloc—Dmitry Peskov declined to answer a question about how the CSTO viewed such statements by Nikol Pashinyan [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + Tens of thousands of Russian expats in US to vote in Russian presidential contest — consul—Alexander Zakharov reiterated that expatriate Russian nationals will be eligible to cast their ballots at polling stations set up outside of Russia on...
- + Putin on path to win re-election with 82% of votes at expected turnout at 71%, poll shows—According to VCIOM’s calculations, the expected vote counts of the other candidates are as follows: Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the R...
- + Payments on deals with frozen assets to be finalized by September 1 — finance ministry—Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ‘On additional temporary measures of economic nature related to foreign stock trading’ for t...
- + Death toll in Gaza rises to 31,112 since tensions escalated — Health Ministry—In addition, the ministry reported that at least 25 people died in Gaza from malnutrition and dehydration [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian confli...
- + Unemployment in Russia down 20% in past six years — Deputy PM Golikova—Real earnings increased by more than 30% in the reporting period, Tatyana Golikova noted [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Legitimacy of Crimean referendum verified down to last detail — Russian regional official—Georgy Muradov pointed out that the absence of violations and the legality of the voting process were also beyond doubt [Category: Crimea and Sevastop...
- + Kiev to receive six out of 45 pledged F-16s in late spring — newspaper—Meanwhile, the training of Ukrainian pilots "is moving more slowly than Ukraine or its allies had hoped, as pilots trained on Soviet-era planes and ta...
- + FACTBOX: Maslenitsa or pancake week celebrations in Russia—Over time, the duration of the celebration was shortened to seven days, which after the Christianization of Russia began to precede Great Lent [Catego...
- + Top German diplomat does not rule out transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine—Olaf Scholz has repeatedly - most recently on March 4 - reiterated his refusal to supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles [Category: World, Ukraine crisis...
- + Repairs to Ukrainian port infrastructure may take more than one year, minister says—Alexander Kubrakov pointed out earlier that almost 200 Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities had been damaged since the termination of the Black Se...
- + Scientists plan expedition to polar site of dinosaur fauna in Yakutia—According to Pyotr Kolosov, the researchers will search for reasons of the animals' extinction [Category: Business & Economy, Science & Space,...
- + Ukraine clearly on negative trajectory since 2013 — Russian regional official—It is reported that it was not difficult to predict what would happen in Crimea if Kiev followed an anti-Russian course and began to create an existen...
- + MOEX index rises by 0.42%, RTS index - by 0.28%—The dollar decreased to 90.58 rubles, the euro was at around 99.06 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Israeli army loses 589 servicemen since tensions escalated in Gaza Strip—Since the beginning of the ground operation in the enclave, the IDF has lost 249 servicemen [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Israeli forces shell al-Mawasi evacuation zone, killing eight Palestinians—It is pointed out that several dozen families were affected as they prepared to celebrate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan [Category: World,...
- + State Duma commission regards calls to avoid travel to Russia attempt to hinder election—Vasily Piskarev recalled that the Romanian Foreign Ministry "addressed such recommendations directly and exclusively to citizens of their country who ...
- + Israeli army raids West Bank towns, refugee camps — TV—Heavy Israeli military equipment is also reported to be destroying roads and infrastructure in the city of Tulkarm [Category: World, Israeli-Palestini...
- + Israeli army strikes Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza—Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7, 2023, when militants from the Gaza Strip-based radical Palestinian movement Hamas staged a s...
- + Six drones downed over two Russian regions last night — Defense Ministry—Oryol Region Governor Andrey Klychkov said later that one UAV had been downed over the Shablykino district and the other was jammed by radioelectronic...
- + Dollar opens lower at 90.52 rubles, euro rises to 99.29 rubles in Moscow—The yuan went up by 0.05 kopecks to trade at 12.601 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Escalation in Ukraine conflict meets nobody’s interests, Chinese diplomat says—"China is ready to support jointly with Germany the idea of convening a peace conference in due time, given equal involvement of all parties, in order...
- + Oppenheimer scores seven Oscars, including Best Picture award—The film was directed by Christopher Nolan [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Russian aircraft use guided bombs against Ukrainian stronghold near Krasny Liman—Aircraft safely returned to the departure airfield after the reconnaissance showed that the targets had been destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry r...
- + Emma Stone awarded as best lead actress at Oscars 2024—The actress won the Oscar for her performance in Poor Things [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Ireland’s Cillian Murphy takes home Best Leading Actor Oscar—The actor won it for his performance in Oppenheimer [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Russian forces hit some 350 Ukrainian targets in Avdeyevka direction—According to Battlegroup Center Spokesman Alexander Savchuk, attack aircraft as well as the bomber and army aviation delivered more than 60 airstrikes...
- + Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins best supporting actress at Oscars 2024—The Boy and the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki earned the Best Animated Feature award [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Ambassador slams as provocative steps US Russophobic rhetoric ahead of Russian election—Anatoly Antonov demanded that "local authorities refrain from actions that could lead to a slide of bilateral relations into the abyss" [Category: FOR...
- + Ukraine’s military intelligence says no worries about attacks on Zaporozhye nuke plant—"There won’t be that kind of an explosion or release of radiation, if it is hit with artillery, or mortar fire or even a large-caliber rocket," a seni...
- + Macron to visit Kiev in next few weeks — AFP—French president and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation in cybersecurity, demining, the productio...
- + Lithuania enacts ban on cars with Russian license plates—According to Lithuania’s Customs Department, as of March 10, there remained around 50 cars with Russian license plates in the country [Category: World...
- + Zelensky criticizes Pope Francis’s white flag call as 'virtual mediation'—The president thanked Ukrainian religious figures for supporting the Ukrainian military "with prayer and discussion" and said that "this is indeed wha...
- + Zelensky criticizes Pope Francis’s white flag call as `virtual mediation’—The president thanked Ukrainian religious figures for supporting the Ukrainian military "with prayer and discussion" and said that "this is indeed wha...
- + Trump has a plan of how to end Ukraine conflict, Orban says—Hungarian Prime Minister said he is "not authorized to reveal the essence of these plans" [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Center-right parties on course to win Portugal’s election with over 90% of ballots counted—According to the Ministry of Internal Administration, the coalition scored 30% of votes followed by the Socialist Party with 28.7% [Category: World]
- + Center-right alliance leading parliamentary polls in Portugal after counting 42% of votes—It is followed by the Socialist Party (29%) [Category: World]
- + Another Abrams tank hit near Avdeyevka—The crew was neutralized [Category: Military & Defense, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Israel to resume operation in Gaza as soon as its hostages are released — Hamas official—Israel "is negotiating the realignment of its forces inside the Gaza Strip with the mediators, but has given no guarantees of the return of the displa...
- + Israel strikes back to retaliate 30 launches from Lebanon — IDF—Apart from that, according to the IDF, Israeli warplanes "struck a launcher in the area of Rachaya Al Foukhar, from which launches were carried toward...
- + Russian diplomat calls on NATO to stop denying presence of its military in Ukraine—Earlier, Sikorski told a conference on the 25th anniversary of Poland’s NATO membership that the NATO military are already in Ukraine [Category: Russi...
- + US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace two times in past day—Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria also said that one Syrian soldier was killed and o...
- + Detonation of explosive object leaves child wounded in DPR—A child was wounded in the village of Luganskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic [Category: Emergencies , Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine to close door for diplomacy — Italian minister—At the same time, the Italian minister said it would be right to supply Kiev with weapons, although, in his words, the West can help Ukraine in anothe...
- + Scholz calls for ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan—He stressed that this ceasefire must ultimately yield the release of the Israeli hostages and help deliver more humanitarian aid to Gaza [Category: Wo...
- + Top Israeli diplomat, families of hostages to take part in UNSC meeting on Hamas crimes—According to the prime minister’s office, Katz will attend the UN Security Council meeting on the instruction from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [...
- + TASS reporter onboard ISS Oleg Kononenko assumes command of space station—During the ceremony, the Danish astronaut handed over to the Russian colleague the symbolic key to the station and the crew rang the ship’s bell [Cate...
- + US, Jordan airdrop humanitarian aid to northern Gaza Strip — CENTCOM—According to CENTCOM, more than 11,500 pieces of Jordanian food products were dropped from US planes for Gaza civilians suffering from the ongoing con...
- + Hezbollah fires 30 missiles at Israeli barracks in Golan Heights—Earlier, Shiite fighters shelled Israeli positions in the settlement of Meron some eight kilometers from the border [Category: World, Israeli-Palestin...
- + St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport suspends operation due to security reasons — agency—According to the agency, aircraft crews, air traffic controllers and the airport’s services are making all possible efforts to ensure safety of flight...
- + Top Polish diplomat says that NATO troops are already in Ukraine—After a conference on Ukraine in Paris on February 26, Macron said that the participants had considered sending ground troops to Ukraine [Category: Wo...
- + Minor earthquake hits near Turkey’s Antalya—A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been registered south from the Antalya [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Russia’s defense industry capacities higher than West’s, Italian defense minister admits—According to the Italian minister, Russia is converting its economy on a war footing, which "makes it more equipped and flexible than in NATO countrie...
- + Two people receive burns in warehouse fire in Leningrad Region—The fire has consumed an area of 1,000 square meters [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Hamas still undecided about resumption of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo — TV—Multilateral consultations on Gaza were held in the Egyptian capital city of Cairo on March 3-7 and yielded no agreements between Hamas and Israel [Ca...
- + Мarder, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles eliminated near Avdeyevka — DPR head’s advisor—There are killed and wounded in both vehicles’ teams, the advisor added [Category: Military & Defense, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + President of Association of Russian Banks Georgy Luntovsky dies at age of 73—He was deputy governor of the Bank of Russia from 1999 to 2005 and first deputy governor from 2005 to 2017 [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Drone shot down over Novgorod Region — governor—According to Nikitin, no one was hurt, no damage was reported [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Over 300 Ukrainian drones destroyed in Kherson Region in past week — governor—Russian forces conducted counterbattery fighting against Ukrainian artillery and mortar units, neutralized several sabotage and reconnaissance groups,...
- + Ukrainian army loses over 150 troops in South Donetsk area — Russian top brass—The Ukrainian army lost two military armored combat vehicles, four cars, two D-20 howitzers, as well as a Gvozdika artillery system, the ministry said...
- + Number of victims of Israeli military operation in Gaza exceeds 31,000—More than 72,600 people have been wounded, the Health Ministry of the embattled Palestinian enclave noted [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian confli...
- + Missile threat cancelled in Belgorod—Missile threat has also been cancelled in the Shebekinsky city district, the regional office of the Emergencies Ministry added [Category: Emergencies ...
- + Ukrainian troops fire over 90 rounds on Russia’s Belgorod Region in past day—No casualties or damage were registered in any of settlements, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. [Category: Emergencies , Military operation in Ukrain...
- + Kiev breaks diplomatic etiquette by announcing Zaluzhny’s approval as ambassador—No one has ever made any statements on direction of agrement - the request for the country’s approval to provide all diplomatic privileges and rights ...
- + Gas supply by Gazprom for Europe through Ukraine totals 42 mcm via Sudzha—The request for the Sokhranovka gas pumping station has been rejected [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Foreign mercenaries unveiled near Avdeyevka — DPR head’s advisor—Representatives of Poland and Georgia work at this front sector near the battle contact line, according to live recording data, Igor Kimakovksy said [...
- + Shelling by Ukrainian troops kills woman in Kursk Region—Another civilian wounded, governor Roman Starovoit said [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Four Ukrainian drones shot down in Belgorod Region — Defense Ministry—Attempts of the Kiev regime to commit a terrorist act using fixed-wing type drones against facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation were ...
- + UK lottery operator repaid loan to Russian banks after special military operation start—In 2020, a syndicate of banks, including the Sber’s subsidiary in the Czech Republic and the VTB’s subsidiary in Germany, extended a loan to Allwyn to...
- + Russia’s MMA fighter Yan wins UFC fight—The Russian athlete has stopped the series of three defeats [Category: Sports]
- + US having no red lines for Israel’s actions in Gaza — Biden—"The defense of Israel is still critical so there's no red line," the president said [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Netanyahu should pay more attention to security of Gaza residents — Biden—US President said he wants "to see a ceasefire, starting with a major exchange of prisoners for a six week period" [Category: World, Israeli-Palestini...
- + United States starts supplying equipment for port, aid delivery to Gaza—According to CENTCOM, U.S. Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean on March 9 [Ca...
- + Russian Battlegroup South downed 49 Ukrainian drones—The Ukrainian army lost more than 300 servicemen, Battlegroup Spokesman Sergey Rumyantsev said [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplo...
- + Thirteen women and children died from Israeli airstrike—The Israeli military delivered an air strike against a building where twenty-one displaced persons found refuge, Al Jazeera reports [Category: World, ...
- + Ex-Prime Minister of UK discussed Ukrainian conflict with Venezuelan President — newspaper—According to The Sunday Times, Boris Johnson discussed the conflict in Ukraine with Nicolas Maduro amid speculations of potential supplies of armament...
- + Foreign companies start restoring Ukrainian infrastructure—Turkish builders completed seventy projects over two years totaling about $1 bln, Bloomberg reported [Category: Business & Economy, Military opera...
- + 82 Palestinians fell victims of Israeli attacks in Gaza — TV—According to Al Jazeera, 122 were wounded [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Ukraine can be admitted to EU for political reasons — Slovak PM—Robert Fico said he has "concerns that purely political criteria, rather than criteria of actual readiness of the country, will prevail in respect of ...
- + France gathering alliance of countries capable to send troops to Ukraine — Politico—Paris is also in the process deepening its clash with a more cautious Berlin, the newspaper reported [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Five people died in Israeli air raid in South Lebanon—Nine more people were wounded, the Al Wataniya news agency reported [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + European diplomats urge to boost defense spending due to possible Trump’s election victory—Europe will have to reconsider its excessive dependence on the US in the defense sphere, The Daily Telegraph reports [Category: World]
- + Russia’s readiness to new viruses at high level — regulator—According to the Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, the topic of the "X Disease" regularly appears in information space...
- + US threatens Austrian bank with sanctions for doing business in Russia — news portal—According to EUobserver, the Treasury warned RBI that it risks being cut off the US financial system if it continues operations in Russia [Category: B...
- + CAR prime minister travels to Russia on friendly visit — Russian embassy—In February, CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera visited Moscow [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Nigeria eyes possibility of joining BRICS — foreign minister—According to the minister Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria also reaffirmed commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic relations with Russia [Category: B...
- + UKMTO says vessel attacked off Yemen’s coast—The attacked ship has not been identified [Category: World, Crisis in Yemen]
- + IOC to consider Russians’ participation in Paris Olympics opening ceremony on March 19—Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant added that the IOC Executive Committee would consider this issue at its next meeting [Category: Sports]
- + Gagauzia region’s head crosses into Moldova without problems—Earlier Ilan Shor, an opposition politician, voiced concern that Gutsul might be detained at the airport [Category: World]
- + Two people killed, one wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod Region—Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that an excavator and a manipulator were damaged in the drone attack [Category: Military & Defense, Military oper...
- + Ukrainian forces lose up to 2,000 troops on Donetsk direction in 7 days — Defense Ministry—The Russian Armed Forces advanced their forward position on the Donetsk direction and repelled 8 enemy counterattacks, the Russian Defense Ministry re...
- + European Commission launches maritime humanitarian corridor from Cyprus to Palestine—British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced that the UK will work together with the US on shipment of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through...
- + Medvedev calls Biden a US’ disgrace—Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman said that US President should not have mentioned his predecessor Franklin Delano Roosevelt [Category: Russia...
- + Sending Western forces to Ukraine for combat off the table — French Defense Minister—Sebastien Lecornu noted that French President Emmanuel Macron earlier ruled out France’s involvement in hostilities [Category: World, Military operati...
- + India believes Ukrainian conflict not to be decided on battlefield — Foreign Minister—According to Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, every conflict ends when certain people come to a negotiation table [Category: World, Military operation in Ukra...
- + Turkey discusses second nuclear power plant, gas trade hub with Russia — minister—The minister pointed out that Turkey needs to have 20 Gigawatts of power generation in 30 years [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Putin pardons 52 female convicts — Kremlin—First and foremost, the pardon covers women with minor children, pregnant women and women, whose relatives are involved in the special military operat...
- + Biden notes some consider him ‘too old’ to serve as the US President—The US President said that the problem is not age, but ideas [Category: World]
- + Air defense systems down 15 drones over Volgograd Region—No damage or destruction was caused [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Biden announces creation of temporary pier in Gaza for aid supplies—No US boots will be on the ground, president said [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + US will continue to work on releasing Gershkovich and Whelan — Biden—They are accused of espionage [Category: World]
- + Erdogan-Zelensky meeting to be held in Istanbul — source—The last meeting between Erdogan and Zelensky took place on July 7, 2023 [Category: World]
- + UK Foreign Office to begin procedure for approving Zaluzhny as ambassador — source—"We will now begin the formal approval process," the source said [Category: World]
- + US not looking for conflict with China, but ready for competition — Biden—US president said that United States are "in a stronger position to win the competition for the 21st Century against China or anyone else for that mat...
- + Biden aims to halve US carbon emissions by 2030—US President previously said that climate change, not nuclear weapons, poses the most serious threat to human existence [Category: World]
- + Biden supports two-state solution to Middle East conflict— [Category: Middle East and North Africa, World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Biden says he is determined not to use US troops in Ukraine—The US President also argued that Kiev could win the conflict with Moscow if the United States "stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to...
- + US prepares UN Security Council resolution against deploying nuclear weapons in space—The resolution, "would likely reiterate countries’ obligations under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which bans nuclear weapons in orbit," Bloomberg said...
- + US Secretary of State, Swedish Prime Minister discuss support for Ukraine—Blinken, Kristersson, and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom also discussed "the historic occasion of the deposit of Sweden’s NATO instrument of access...
- + Bank of Russia extends restrictions on foreign currency withdrawals until September 9—"The Bank of Russia maintains restrictions on cash currency in connection with the sanctions in force against our country," the regulator said [Catego...
- + SOCAR, Tatneft sign cooperation agreement in petrochemicals—The parties also discussed the prospects for cooperation, including human capital development [Category: Business & Economy]
- + UN Security Council plans to hold meeting on Ukraine on March 8—A diplomatic source in the world organization told, the meeting was scheduled at the request of Ukraine with the support of Ecuador, the United Kingdo...
- + Russia considers confiscation of its assets is considered illegal — ambassador—"Such decision on confiscation, if implemented, will damage both the legal integrity of the global financial system, as well as the reputation of Swit...
- + London plans to increase number of drones supplied to Ukraine to 10,000—"I am ramping up our commitment to arm Ukraine with cutting-edge new drones coming directly from the UK’s world-leading defence industries - straight ...
- + Putin congratulates women on International Women’s Day—Russian President noted that family remains one of the most important things for a woman [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Ukrainian president to visit Turkey on March 8—Vladimir Zelensky and Recep Tayyip Erdogan will exchange opinions on the ways to settle the conflict in Ukraine and solutions leading to a "stable pea...
- + Russia, Moldova strive for divergent goals — politician—Head of Gagauzia Evghenia Gutul said that Moldovan President Maia Sandu wants to break them off and drag the country into a war [Category: FOREIGN POL...
- + UN Security Council to hold session on Ukraine on March 8—A diplomatic source at the UN told that the session was set up per Ukraine’s request supported by Western countries [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + US, UK hit Hodeidah airport in Yemen — TV—According to Al Masirah television channel, the coalition forces attacked Houthi targets near the port of Ras Isa [Category: World, US, UK strikes on ...
- + Majority of Germans object to Taurus supplies to Ukraine — poll—According to a poll ordered by the ARD television channel, the share of those supporting missile supplies shrank by seven percentage points compared t...
- + Yandex N.V. shareholders approve Russian business sale deal—The transaction amount remains unchanged, it will total 475 bln rubles ($5.23 bln), the technology company said [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia cares little about Zaluzhny’s appointment Ukrainian ambassador to UK — Kremlin—Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said: "we don’t care" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Obligatory evacuation of children announced in four Kiev-controlled settlements in DPR—According to Ukraine’s ministry, twenty-eight children and their families or legal representatives will be evacuated [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Swiss lawmakers vote to transfer Russian assets to Ukraine—The press service stressed that "as opposed to the Swiss People’s Party, there was no unity among other political parties" during the vote [Category: ...
- + US exports to Russia lowest since 1992 — statistics—The decline in trade is associated with large-scale export restrictions and other sanctions introduced by the US against Russia [Category: Business &a...
- + Zelensky okays Zaluzhny as Ukrainian ambassador to UK—The ministry’s press statement appeared practically simultaneously with reports about Zelensky’s meeting with visiting UK Defense Secretary Grant Shap...
- + Russia extends suspension of oil statistics publications until April 2025—Russia suspended publications of oil and gas production data from information for March and the first quarter of 2023 [Category: Business & Econom...
- + Russian stock indices in the green on Thursday — market data—The dollar moved up by 0.01% to 90.6 rubles, the euro surged by 0.38% to 98.92 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Erdogan announces plans to bring all reactors of Akkuyu nuclear plant into service by 2028—The Akkuyu NPP is the first nuclear power plant in Turkey [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Senior Russian diplomat, UAE president reiterate commitment to trade, energy cooperation—"While discussing international and regional issues of mutual interest, the sides noted that the two countries share the principled position that ther...
- + Russia’s figure skating coach Tarasova wants Valieva to be back on national team’s roster—FSFR chief Kogan stated earlier in the day that "Valieva is currently not on the list of the Russian national team" [Category: Sports]
- + Iranian president, Armenian defense minister discuss bilateral cooperation—The two ministers discussed issues on the international and regional agenda and reached agreements on matters of mutual interest, the ministry noted [...
- + As NATO member, Sweden risks being dragged into someone else’s wars — lawmaker—According to Kerstin Bergeo, chairwoman of the anti-war organization Svenska Freds, what the world needs is not an expansion of NATO, but more diploma...
- + Moldovan president accuses Russia of seeking to stage state coup in Moldova—Apart from that, Maia Sandu thanked Macron for supporting the current Moldovan government and offering financial and military assistance [Category: Wo...
- + Top Chinese diplomat warns US against being focused on containing China—Wang Yi called on the United States "to work together with China to promote bilateral relations along the path of stable, healthy and sustainable deve...
- + Russian Cabinet renews temporary ban on rapeseed exports—Earlier restrictions of rapeseed exports were in effect from September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian budget deficit provisionally stands at $16.5 bln in 2M 2024 — Finance Ministry—Non-oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget soared by 53.5% year on year in January - February 2024 against the like period of the last year, the F...
- + Medvedev warns Russia will pull no punches with France in response to Macron—The politician also wrote, "In hostem omina licita," a Latin phrase that can roughly be translated as "everything is legal if it is done to an enemy" ...
- + NATO to fly Sweden’s flag on March 11 — Stoltenberg—Earlier, the US Department of State said that the protocol on Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance had officially taken effect [Category:...
- + Russian federal budget revenues gain 58.5% in January — February 2024—The pace of revenues and funding of expenditures in January 2024 evidences that the federal budget is performed in line with target parameters of the ...
- + Russian Interior Ministry puts journalist Alexander Kushnar on wanted list—Currently, Alexander Kushnar resides outside Russia [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Funds for buying munitions for Ukraine raised — Czech president—Addressing the Munich Security Conference on February 17, Czech President Petr Pavel said that Prague had found a possibility to buy hundreds of thous...
- + Ukrainian authorities to evacuate residents of 57 settlements in Kupyansk direction—Ukrainian authorities carry out population displacement on a regular basis, motivating it by security concerns [Category: Russian Politics & Diplo...
- + West lauds terrorists, if they fight against Russia — Security Council’s secretary—"Another confirmation of this is the opening of a memorial plaque to former terrorist leader Johar Dudayev in the Poltava Region of Ukraine in Februar...
- + Hamas against refugees returning to northern Gaza on Israeli terms — TV channel—The sources conclude that serious differences of opinion on prisoner swaps still remain between Hamas and Israel and talks will resume next week [Cate...
- + German Foreign Ministry strongly urges citizens not to travel to Russia—Until now, the German ministry just recommend not to travel to Russia, but the word "strongly" appeared in its warning for the first time [Category: W...
- + PREVIEW: US President to deliver State of the Union address on Thursday—Joe Biden will begin delivering his annual speech at 09:00 PM EST [Category: World]
- + Ex-French President Hollande opposes public announcement of support measures for Ukraine—"Talk less and act better," Francois Hollande said [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russian tennis players will be allowed to enter 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes — ITF—Neutral athletes should comply with the IOC’s AIN and the IPC’s NPA principles [Category: Sports]
- + Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger announce creation of joint force to fight terrorism—"The joint force will be deployed as soon as possible to meet the security challenges in our region," Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, chief of...
- + White House says True Confidence tanker attacked by Houthis is not a US ship—"The ship they attacked was a Barbados flagged Liberian owned one bulk carrier," the White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said [Category: Wo...
- + Putin outraged by West’s double-dealing in conflict resolution—President recalled that the United States took action in Iraq, Syria, and former Yugoslavia without the UN Security Council’s approval [Category: FORE...
- + Putin holds brief talks with head of Moldovan region of Gagauzia—Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President and Gutsul held talks and whether he really promised to help this people in protecting the...
- + Ukrainian strikes on civilians in Belgorod a war crime, says Putin—The president thanked the people living in the Belgorod Region, as well as volunteers who "are significantly contributing to the common cause", for th...
- + People in Donbass expected help from Russia, says Putin—Not somewhere thousands of kilometers away from its national borders, but right next door, under our noses, said Russian president [Category: Russian ...
- + Any war is tragedy, Putin says—He said that the situation is difficult, there are many problems and many flashpoints [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + No final decision yet on Russian athletes’ participation in Paralympics — official—President оf Russia’s Paralympic Committee Pavel Rozhkov said that RPC will make it later after a thorough consideration [Category: Sports, Russian Po...
- + Ukraine plans to assemble battlegroup for counterattacks — commander—In late February, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said the country was preparing a new offensive operation after the failed counteroffensive and...
- + German exports to Russia rise by 1.6% to 0.7 bln euro in January—In general, the volume of German exports amounted to 135.6 bln euro, imports to Germany - 108 bln euro, taking into account calendar and seasonal adju...
- + Taiwan’s restrictions of machine tool exports to Russia not affecting equipment presence—Taiwanese authorities made the decision to expand restrictions on exports of high-technology products to Russia and Belarus by 77 kinds of machine too...
- + Russia's GDP surpasses Germany's in terms of purchasing power parity — ambassador—According to Sergey Nechaev, the same is true for "the practice of pumping Ukraine up with weapons and military equipment" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, ...
- + Participants of World Youth Festival created true 'city of world’s youth,' Putin says—The first World Youth Festival, initiated by Russia, is being held March 1-7, 2024, in the federal territory of Sirius, which is located in the Imeret...
- + Russia’s Interior Ministry declares US journalist Tom Rogan wanted on criminal charges—Earlier, Russia’s financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring included Rogan in the list of extremists and terrorists [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Extraordinary EU summit in April to discuss economic problems — source—Elections to the European Parliament will be held from June 6 to 9 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia says its forces struck warehouse storing sea drones in Odessa’s port area—"The goal of the strike has been accomplished. The facility has been hit," the ministry said [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military ope...
- + President of Azerbaijan supports increasing Russia-Azerbaijan trade turnover—Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the President of Azerbaijan on his victory in the recent elections [Category: Business & Economy, Trade & Coop...
- + Kiev’s allies raised almost all funding necessary to buy shells outside EU — Bloomberg—Various estimations suggest that Ukraine will require at least 200,000 shells per month to continue conducting hostilities [Category: World, Ukraine c...
- + Russian stock indices in the green on Wednesday — market data—The dollar added 0.07% to 90.59 rubles, while the euro dropped by 0.11% to 98.54 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia says its forces destroyed 68 drones in Kherson area over past day—Vladimir Saldo said Russian servicemen intensified strikes on targets on the northern bank of the Dnieper-Bug estuary [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + Russia, Nigeria committed to strengthening ties in energy and agriculture—Sergey Lavrov also stated that Russia recognizes Nigeria's interest in military-technical cooperation [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + IAEA chief tells of important meeting with Putin—The conversation between Putin, Grossi and Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, took place in the Russian leade...
- + Putin speaking about Azov-Black Sea regional roads modernization plans—Further development of a motorway around the Sea of Azov should be discussed, the Russian president noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia has no anti-American sentiments; both countries are not enemies — Peskov—"America is currently the most powerful country in the world," Dmitry Peskov stressed [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Kremlin not to disclose content of closed-door talks between Putin, Grossi—During the open part of the conversation, Putin and Grossi did not mention the ZNPP [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Prices for mineral fertilizers in Russia remain at 2022 level—According to the Russian Association of Fertilizer Manufacturers, despite the challenging worldwide scenario, the physical weight of the three main ty...
- + Brussels takes note of Putin's hint at Russian weapons’ capabilities — ambassador—Alexander Tokovinin stressed that Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was very serious about the Russian president's words and that Brussels was ...
- + True Confidence bulk carrier attacked in Gulf of Aden caught fire, adrift — ship owner—Previously, Reuters reported citing unnamed sources in maritime shipping that three crew members went missing and four suffered heavy burns after the ...
- + Catalonia police not investigating after Ukrainian blogger complains about attack—The police also said they had not yet received any formal complaints from Shariy [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Stopping Russian gas transit through Ukraine benefits European Commission — source—According to the diplomatic source, Brussels is currently "implementing a project for common purchases of liquefied natural gas by EU countries, which...
- + Russian athletes’ criteria for 2024 Paralympics in Paris is 'discriminatory' — RPC—"This is unfair regarding Russian athletes and puts them in an unequal position compared to other national athletes," the statement noted [Category: S...
- + Media show excerpt from Zelensky’s press conference after reports about blast in Odessa—On Wednesday morning, the Greek website newsit.gr reported that Mitsotakis had arrived in Ukraine and would hold a meeting with Zelensky in Odessa [Ca...
- + Price of gold reaches all-time high on Comex—By 17:57 Moscow time, the price of gold accelerated its growth and was traded at $2,155.1 per ounce (+0.98%) [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Situation around investigation into Nord Stream sabotage attacks farcical — Russian envoy—As for the decisions by Sweden and Denmark to halt their respective investigations, Sergey Nechayev pointed out that "this is rather telling and shows...
- + Russian, Belarusian athletes barred from 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony—"NPA [Neutral Paralympic Athletes] will compete as individuals in neutral uniforms under an NPA flag, and will not feature on the medals table or marc...
- + Russian senator says Moldova’s decision on CFE Treaty an irrelevant step—The Moldovan government has decided to submit a draft resolution on the suspension of the CFE Treaty to parliament for approval [Category: Military &a...
- + Ukraine rejects calls to seek talks with Russia—Alexey Danilov noted that he was responding to "all sorts of 'insights', expert forecasts, and comments from 'anonymous sources' [Category: World, Ukr...
- + Washington fails to isolate Tehran by instilling Iranophobia — Raisi—Asked about Iran's nuclear program, the Iranian president pointed out that the Europeans and Americans "have a problem with Iran itself, not [its] nuc...
- + Ukrainian blogger Shariy accuses Zelensky of ordering assassination attempt against him—"Currently, my security detail is looking for the weapons and ammo casings on its own," the blogger said [Category: World]
- + West does not force Armenia to spoil relations with Moscow, top security official says—Recently, the Armenian authorities have repeatedly criticized Russia [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Armenian authorities' policy towards Russia, to cause disaster — opposition—Artsvik Minasyan believes that Armenia should find a way to make the existing security system more effective, instead of speaking to partners "in the ...
- + Greek defense minister holds talks with Ukrainian counterpart—A Greek delegation is now visiting Ukraine [Category: World]
- + Russian T-72B3 tank crew destroys US-made Abrams tank with first shot in Ukraine operation—Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Donetsk area, destroying roughly 260 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported [Category...
- + Russian intelligence activities intensify, officers change modus operandi — newspaper—A recent report by the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London also pointed out that Russian intelligence services have allegedly begun t...
- + Russia ready to share nuclear power sector practices with partners — Putin—Russia is doing a fairly large amount of work at the international stage owing to help and support of IAEA and is implementing large-scale projects in...
- + Russia continues cooperation with IAEA — Putin—"We do not merely operate but also actively develop the nuclear energy sector and consider it to be the environmentally pure kind of energy," the pres...
- + Hosting provider to deploy server equipment on North Pole—The experiment will begin in late March - early April [Category: Business & Economy, ARCTIC TODAY]
- + New off-road vehicles tested in Arctic expedition may receive names Chukchi or Sami—The new line of off-road vehicles for the North, Siberia and the Far East is developed on the basis of UAZ off-road vehicles [Category: Business &...
- + Fire at Tuva thermoelectric power plant extinguished after leaving 23 injured—An explosion occurred earlier at the thermoelectric power plant in the town of Shagonar [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Russia has big potential of reserves on continental shelf — subsoil reserves authority—The potential of the Russian Arctic Zone and in the shelf's depths has been studied by only 10-20%, Evgeny Petrov noted [Category: Business & Econ...
- + Russia-Nigeria military cooperation to continue no matter what — Foreign Minister—Sergey Lavrov stressed that Russia would continue to help African countries improve their combat capabilities to repel persistent threats [Category: F...
- + Container shipments by Russian Railways up 11.1% in 2M 2024 — company—The increase was the highest in container traffic of chemicals and soda ash, lumber and chemical and mineral fertilizers [Category: Business & Eco...
- + US bulk carrier damaged during attack in Gulf of Aden — report—The ship was reportedly contacted by people, who identified themselves as the Yemeni Navy and ordered it to change its course [Category: World, US, UK...
- + Russian financial watchdog lists chess player Garry Kasparov as terrorist, extremist—In December 2023, the Russian Interior Ministry said that Kasparov held an auction to raise funds for Russian and Belarusian citizens fighting on the ...
- + Blast heard near oil storage facility in Voronezh area, civilian infrastructure unharmed—Three drones were shot down over the Voronezh Region overnight and in the morning [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Milita...
- + Russia-Azerbaijan relations reach new heights — President Aliyev—Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence that this year would bring significant results for bilateral relations [Category: World]
- + Russian diplomat says German ambassador didn’t deny authenticity of call between officers—The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Alexander Lambsdorff on March 4, issued a diplomatic demarche to him and demanded an explanation over the call i...
- + Kremlin spokesman wishes US diplomat Nuland devoted her talents to peaceful activities—According to Dmitry Peskov, Victoria Nuland also did a lot for the resumption of Russia-US confrontation [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics &...
- + Flower thieves actively on prowl in Russia ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8—A truckload of tulips worth almost 3 mln rubles ($33,000) was stolen in the Moscow Region [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Moscow expects EU ambassadors to explain what they do in Russia — diplomat—"I think that they won’t get away with a single spokesman who will appear somewhere in Brussels and speak for all of them," Maria Zakharova stressed [...
- + FSB cracks down on Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in Crimea — service—According to the FSB, during their meetings, using secrecy measures, "they propagated terrorist ideology among the peninsula’s residents and recruited...
- + Nuland’s contribution to undermining Russian-US relations colossal — diplomat—According to Maria Zakharova, Victoria Nuland "did not engage in diplomacy, she engaged in interference in internal affairs of other countries, primar...
- + Rosatom, IAEA discuss Zaporozhye nuclear plant security—It is reported that Alexey Likhachev told about steps taken by the Russian side to ensure safe operation of the Zaporozhye NPP [Category: Business &am...
- + Open blaze at fuel depot in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region extinguished—Earlier, the governor said that the fire was triggered by two Ukrainian drones attacking the depot [Category: Society & Culture]
- + BRICS’ doors open for Argentina, Russian diplomat says—According to Maria Zakharova, BRICS membership brings obvious advantages to the countries [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia open for assisting Transnistria, but speaks for dialogue — Peskov—Earlier in the year, a convention of lawmakers from all levels of government which was held in Tiraspol asked Russia for help against pressure from Mo...
- + Moscow grateful to Abuja for Nigeria’s understanding about situation in Ukraine — Lavrov—The foreign minister also noted that during his talks with Nigeria’s top diplomat, he discussed the situation in the Middle East [Category: FOREIGN PO...
- + Russia does not want war with Germany, says Kremlin spokesman—"We don’t want to blow anything up and we don’t want anyone to plan to blow things up here," Dmitry Peskov pointed out [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russ...
- + Germany knows about Putin’s proposal on gas supplies via Nord Stream — Russian Ambassador—"I regret saying primacy of politics over economy in Germany is indisputable at present," Sergey Nechaev noted [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Poli...
- + Russia continues to inform OPCW about 'chemical provocations' by Ukraine — envoy—"Preventing such criminal acts is a shared responsibility of the states-parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention," Vladimir Tarabrin said [Category:...
- + Russia sees Nigeria as priority partner on African continent, Lavrov says—According to the Russian foreign minister, the countries of the Global South and East "are starting to defend their interests on the international sce...
- + ICC rulings, arrest warrants legally null, void for Russia, diplomat says—The ICC earlier published a press release to announce that it had issued arrest warrants for Kobylash and Sokolov [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Russia to help African countries bolster combat capabilities in repelling threats — Lavrov—The top Russian diplomat pointed out that during the talks, the sides "emphasized the importance of countering the terrorist, jihadist groups operatin...
- + Russia receiving dividends from Western sanctions — Kremlin spokesman—Russia has created a unique system of managers education and it is already bearing fruit, Dmitry Peskov noted [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Western sanctions do not work — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov recalled that Russia had developed at a rate of over 3.6% in 2023 [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Politics &a...
- + Russia has never had plans to attack anyone, including NATO — MFA—"The NATO people should realize that any threat to our country's security from them will not be left unretaliated," Maria Zakharova warned [Category: ...
- + Putin, IAEA delegation to discuss making Zaporozhye nuclear plant safe and operating—The Zaporozhye NPP is located in the city of Energodar and comprises six power generating units with the total capacity of 6 GW [Category: FOREIGN POL...
- + Russia has never interfered in US elections — Kremlin spokesman—Dmitry Peskov pointed out that after the previous presidential election, Washington spent some amount of money out of taxpayers' pockets to investigat...
- + IAEA, Rosatom discuss future safe start of Zaporozhye nuclear plant—Presence of IAEA observers at the plant during eighteen months is an extra element to provide for its security, Alexey Likhachev noted [Category: Busi...
- + Russian, Armenian foreign ministers discuss joint work in interstate integration groups—According to the statement, Sergey Lavrov and Ararat Mirzoyan discussed top issues on the bilateral and international agenda [Category: FOREIGN POLICY...
- + US nuclear facilities in Northern Europe to become targets in Russia-NATO clash — MFA—Maria Zakharova warned that if US nuclear weapons were deployed to Northern Europe, "the security of the countries hosting these weapons will by no me...
- + Russia to thwart all attempts to interfere in its elections — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov pointed out that many countries are now discussing during meetings "ways to question in the information space the results of the Russian...
- + Russia’s US-born fighter Monson says rematch MMA bout against Taktarov unlikely—Jeff Monson and Oleg Taktarov fought each other in a boxing match on August 18, 2023, with the bout ending in a draw [Category: Sports]
- + West plays with fire, Kremlin spokesman says about idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine—Dmitry Peskov pointed out that Macron's statements to the effect that a discussion should begin on this score came amid speculations that the West wan...
- + Russia fully disavows ICC’s jurisdiction, judicial decisions — Kremlin—Dmitry Peskov noted that "various [non-transparent] closed-door processes are underway" at the ICC [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & D...
- + Biden scores Super Tuesday primary election wins in 15 states, loses only American Samoa—However, the incumbent US chief executive was defeated by a little-known challenger, investor Jason Palmer, in the primary election in the US territor...
- + Bilateral talks between Rosatom head, IAEA chief conclude in Sochi—It is reported that a wide range of issues is being discussed apart from the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant [Category: Military &...
- + Almost 740,000 people vote early across 32 regions in Russian presidential election—Nikolay Bulayev noted that 15,459 voters will be at sea during those days and intend to vote early or have already voted early [Category: Russian Poli...
- + Ore refining plant in Kursk Region operating as usual following second drone attack—It is reported that the emergency services continue to extinguish the blaze [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine...
- + Interference in Russian presidential election to fail, backfire on West — diplomat—Maria Zakharova pointed to the fact that Lithuania continues campaign to smear "the upcoming Russian presidential election" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY,...
- + Moldova suspends Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe—"Given the significant change in circumstances since the signing of the treaty, it will be suspended with chances of resuming its implementation," Sta...
- + Press review: Taurus leak scandal roils Berlin and Paris, Prague to talk shells for Kiev—Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 6th [Category: Press Review]
- + Russian air defenses down Ukrainian drone near Kursk — governor—Roman Starovoit noted that missile alert has been lifted in the Kursk Region [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukrain...
- + Ukrainian blogger claims he, his wife targeted by assassination attempt in Spain—The blogger claims that, "less than a week ago, Spanish law enforcement officials received information about preparations for an assassination attempt...
- + Moscow sees growing attempts to disrupt voting in Russian presidential election abroad—Maria Zakharova lambasted the democracy in Estonia where she said the authorities unambiguously threaten consequences for voting in the coming electio...
- + Over 3.75 mln Russians register to vote online in presidential election—Nikolay Bulayev emphasized that, all in all, the overall number of voters submitting applications through the mobile app has surpassed the figure for ...
- + Warsaw lacks military capacity to dispatch troops to Ukraine, senior Polish general says—According to Leon Komornicki, "the Russians are well aware that we have no such capacity, but even if we developed some, we would have lost it all" [C...
- + Ruble strengthens against major currencies on Moscow Exchange—The yuan exchange rate is below 12.5 rubles for the first time since February 5 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukraine’s military fires over 80 shells at Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region in past day—There were no casualties [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + FACTBOX: What we know about boiler room explosion, fire at Tuva power plant—According to the head of the Tuva Region Emergencies Ministry, a fire broke out in a building housing the TPP’s boiler room, causing heavy smoke [Cate...
- + Another Ukrainian drone attacks fuel depot in Russia’s Kursk Region—Governor Roman Starovoit said that emergency teams are working at the scene [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Emergencies , Military operat...
- + More than 200 foreign monitors confirm they will keep an eye on Russian election — senator—Each delegation will have the support of Russian senators and technical personnel [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Ru...
- + Russian air defenses suppress 116 Ukrainian drones over DPR in past day—The day before, the territorial defense headquarters informed about 156 enemy drones suppressed over Donetsk, Gorlovka and Makeyevka [Category: Russia...
- + Almost 60% of Germans oppose delivering Taurus missile system to Ukraine, poll reveals—The pollster has also ascertained the attitudes of German citizens toward the potential deployment of German troops to Ukraine and military assistance...
- + Three people at Kamchatka's southernmost point vote early in Russian presidential election—The deputy head of the regional election commission stressed that even in the most remote areas of the peninsula, the secrecy of each vote will be obs...
- + Ukrainian servicemen took active part in Sudan clashes in 2023 — newspaper—The media emphasized that such a Kiev’s decision "comes with significant political risk at a moment when Western support for Ukraine is wavering" [Cat...
- + One person injured in thermal power plant accident in Siberia dies in hospital—The Health Ministry said earlier that 23 people had suffered injuries in the accident [Category: Society & Culture, Emergencies ]
- + Fuel depot at mining plant in Russia’s Kursk Region catches fire after drone attack—According to the statement, there were no casualties [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Emergencies , Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Bundeswehr leak proves Germany’s involvement in Ukrainian conflict — Russian ambassador—Sergey Nechayev stressed that "any planning related to the possibility of attacking Russian civilian facilities, including the Crimean Bridge, is in f...
- + China to mobilize potential for bolstering defense, modernizing army — military command—The senior Chinese military commander highlighted the importance of the accelerated construction of large military facilities and operational planning...
- + Russian forces destroy Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Avdeyevka — official—Igor Kimakovsky added that the Ukrainian military continues to redeploy reserves to the line of engagement [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Ukrainian drone downed over Russia’s Belgorod Region—"According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or damage," Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said [Category: Russian Politics & Diploma...
- + Mishustin to hold talks with Aliyev on second day of visit to Azerbaijan—The Russian prime minister arrived in Baku on the previous day when he had a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ali Asadov [Category: FOREIGN PO...
- + Lavrov to discuss trade ties, handling of crises with Nigerian colleague—The sides will also exchange detailed opinions on the international and regional agenda with an emphasis on settling crisis situations on the African ...
- + Russian air defenses down third drone over Voronezh Region—Governor Alexander Gusev said that there were no casualties [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Pentagon registers rising number of Russian vessels going through Bering Strait—The US Coast Guard vice admiral pointed to "a wholesale change in Russian shipping" since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine [...
- + Russia’s Kaluga Region resumes supplies of auto chemicals to Southeast Asia—According to the source, Sintec Group is the only company that represents the region in terms of car chemicals and auto care products [Category: Busin...
- + Resumption of Japan-Russia peace treaty talks currently impossible, expert says—Michito Tsuruoka admitted that current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was far less personally interested in it than late ex-Prime Minister Shin...
- + Situation in Zaporozhye Region remains difficult, governor says—Yevgeny Balitsky added that the authorities were working hard to resolve security issues [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operati...
- + Dollar down to 90.5 rubles as Wednesday trading opens on MOEX, euro down to 98.42 rubles—Yuan edged up by 0.05 kopecks to 12.558 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ten people wounded in TPP incident in Russia’s Tuva—According to the region’s administration, an explosion took place at a boiler facilitaty of the town of Shagonar [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Gamaleya Research Center says outbursts of rise in coronavirus cases possible though minor—SARS-CoV-2 virus that provokes COVID-19 has not gone anywhere, Deputy Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiolo...
- + Federal Tax Service’s transfers to Russian budget system up 11.3% in 2023—The budget system of the Russian Federation received 46.8 trillion rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + French foreign minister admits uncertainty about long-term support of Ukraine—This is connected with the US presidential vote among other things, Stephane Sejourne said [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Netanyahu has much more information about hostages than he says publicly — Hersh—Hostages are "the central incentive for Israel to consider a ceasefire agreement," the American journalist noted [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian...
- + Bitcoin down by over 10% after hitting fresh all-time high—The price of Bitcoin was down by 7.92% at $61,966 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + France not to cross red line of complicity in Ukrainian conflict — Foreign Minister—Paris will continue to provide aid to Kiev, Stephane Sejourne added [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Negotiators in Cairo discuss possible ceasefire in Gaza in first week of Ramadan — TV—According to Al Arabiya, Israel is expected to give an answer to Hamas’ proposals within hours [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Yemeni Houthis claim strikes at two US destroyers in Red Sea—According to Houthi Military Spokesman Yahya Saree, the rebels use anti-ship missiles and drones in the attack [Category: World]
- + US troops not to fight in Ukraine — White House in response to Macron’s urge—John Kirby said he is not going to parse French President's call on allies not to be cowardly [Category: World, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russian intelligence chief stands by agreement with CIA’s Burns to allow no leaks—Sergey Naryshkin also said all previous leaks were on the US side [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russian intelligence chief says US disapproved of Ukraine's attack on plane carrying POWs—It is a "hard fact" that US intelligence services were involved in the training of Ukrainian special service officers, Sergey Naryshkin said [Category...
- + US, UK deliver another series of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen—At least three strikes were delivered in the Al Jabbana area in the Hodeidah province, Al Masirah television channel reported [Category: World, US, UK...
- + October 7 terror attack a ‘total failure’ of Israeli intelligence, SVR head says—Director Sergey Naryshkin said that the degradation of the Israeli intelligence is "connected to the complex processes that are happening in the world...
- + US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace ten times in past day—A pair of the coalition’s F-16 fighter jets and a pair of A-10 Thunderbolt attack bombers violated Syria’s airspace in the al-Tanf area, said deputy c...
- + Senior Hamas official calls Biden accomplice in Israeli crimes in Gaza—Osama Hamdan demanded that the United States stop weapons supplies to Israel [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russia’s victory means liberation of everyone willing from Nazi regime in Ukraine — SVR—It is not Washington or London who owns this territory, but the people living on this land, said Director Sergey Naryskin [Category: Russian Politics ...
- + Signs were present Nord Stream sabotage acts committed by Anglo-Saxons — intelligence—Director Sergey Naryshkin said that "these indirect signs were revealed by perpetrators of that" [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Putin notes growth of ice-cream sales to China—Attendees at the meeting confirmed the Russian ice-cream is among key positions of national food exports to China [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Macron’s words about NATO troops in Ukraine push world to brink of nuclear war — official—After a conference on Ukraine in Paris on February 26, Macron said that the participants had considered sending ground troops to Ukraine [Category: FO...
- + Russia’s additional oil and gas revenues can reach $1.38 bln in March—In January 2024, the figure amounted to $7.42 bln [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Putin supports idea of creating grain exchange in BRICS—Many BRICS member-countries will be interested in the idea of establishing the grain exchange because many of them are grain producers and buyers, the...
- + Russian diplomat says US not giving up idea of conducting nuclear test—Since 1999, Washington "has not made a single significant step" to ratify this document, only declaring certain "good intentions" with respect to this...
- + Navalny died natural death, says chief of Russia’s foreign intelligence SVR—Sergey Naryshkin also finds it disgusting but quite expected that the West is staging "such satanic dances around Navalny’s coffin" [Category: Russian...
- + Russia's Tax Service increases transfers to budget system by 11.3% to $514.94 bln in 2023—The growth in corporate income tax revenues in 2023 amounted to more than 24%, VAT - 11%, personal income tax - 14% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia becomes 4th country for agricultural exports with revenues of $43.5 bln — Putin—"The volume increased 30-fold - not just some percentage, but export revenues increased 30 times," the president said [Category: Business & Econom...
- + Exports of Russian agricultural products rise 30 times — Putin—The Russian leader recalled that in 2022, 157 mln tons of grain were exported, and in 2023 - 147 mln tons [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Hungarian president signs Sweden's NATO membership ratification—Finland and Sweden received a formal invitation to join NATO at the Madrid summit in June 2022 [Category: World]
- + Russian grain exports may be up to 65 mln metric tons in 2023-2024 — Putin—The president assured that he will support any decision of the government on diesel fuel prices to meet needs of agricultural producers this year [Cat...
- + Cairo talks on Gaza ceasefire extended for at least one day — TV— [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russia, OPEC+ not going to inflate oil prices — Putin—Russia is not the member of the alliance but participates in the OPEC+ extended format, the head of state said [Category: Business & Economy, Oil ...
- + Elon Musk foretells US fall due to illegal migrants—Earlier, former US President Donald Trump said that the blood of numerous victims of crimes committed by illegal migrants lies on the current US Presi...
- + Biotechnologies in Russia require support — Putin—"The industry itself should figure out what measures of support can be offered to you, including the ones of fiscal, tax nature," the president noted...
- + US manipulating public opinion accusing Russia of hybrid attacks — Russian ambassador—"Speaking of the "leak" of the content of the Bundeswehr officers’ conversation, they reduce everything to accusing us of some kind of "hybrid" and ha...
- + Russian stock indices growing on Tuesday — market data—The yuan dropped by 0.099% to 12.56 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian government approves draft agreement on military cooperation with DRC—It provides for the organization of joint drills and exercises, participation in and monitoring drills at the invitation of relevant agencies, visits ...
- + Russia and Armenia should live in 'peace and harmony' — Russia’s diplomat—"It’s not about me lecturing Armenia’s young participants [of the festival], but it’s about them approaching me speaking about the possible developmen...
- + Russia, NATO face danger of direct armed conflict in Europe — ambassador to US—"Now there is a talk about the participation of soldiers from NATO armies in combat operations," Anatoly Antonov noted [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russ...
- + China to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2024 — expert—China will continue demonstrating higher economic indicators this year, Wang Wen said [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Azerbaijan sees strengthening ties with Russia as its major priority — PM—Ali Asadov reiterated his country’s commitment to further cooperation with Russia within the CIS [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Russians to face rising pressure in Baltic states ahead of presidential vote — Russian MFA—According to Gennady Askaldovich, Russia will direct its efforts to publicly expose the ulterior motives of its opponents and will work to counter any...
- + Israeli jet plane intercepts drone coming from Syria — IDF—No damage was reported after the incident [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Russia’s Su-27 escorts AWACS plane, two French fighters over Black Sea — military—The Russian fighter jet carried out the flight in strict compliance with international rules of using airspace over international waters without cross...
- + Users in several countries report widespread outages on Facebook, Instagram—Over 359,000 people reported failures on Facebook, and 56,000 people informed about Instagram's malfunctioning [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Users in several countries report YouTube outage—The malfunctions are still observed in Google services, WhatsApp messenger, social network X, video platform TikTok, social network Snapchat and other...
- + Hero of Russia soldier hits US-made Abrams, making it third such tank to be destroyed—It is noted that the distance to the target was about 6 kilometers [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Nuland’s policy on Ukraine led to a dead end — media—It is reported that the Minsk Agreements have not been implemented, corruption continued to flourish in Ukraine, and the central authority has started...
- + France will not support decisions on Russian assets contradicting international law—Emmanuel Macron supported the European Commission's plan to impose a tax on profits from reinvesting Russian assets frozen in the EU [Category: World]
- + Trade relations between Russia, Azerbaijan developing steadily—The two countries managed to achieve progress in many areas of cooperation in recent years, Ali Asadov stressed [Category: Business & Economy, Tra...
- + Bitcoin price setting new record—The cryptocurrency slowed down later to $67,300, up 7.12% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia has almost no dependence on food imports — Putin—The president underscored "the talent of agricultural production organizers, labor achievements of teams, enthusiasm of agricultural producers and the...
- + Swiss-based CAS publishes reasoning part on decision regarding ROC’s appeal against IOC—The suspension means that the ROC cannot act as a national Olympic committee or receive financing from the Olympic movement [Category: Sports]
- + German ambassador summoned for demarche, not for routine meeting — Russian diplomat—Maria Zakharova noted that the German side "did not apologize and did not explain anything" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomac...
- + Russia keen to strengthen cooperation with Azerbaijan — PM—According to Mikhail Mishustin, the declaration on allied cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan is a reliable basis for this collaboration [Catego...
- + Electoral system stable, MFA assures as West carries out cyberattacks ahead of election—"It's good that our electoral system proved resistant to external cyber influence, but it's also an indicator of how much pressure our enemies are put...
- + Russian diplomat says Nuland steps down due to failure of US anti-Russian policies—Maria Zakharova was commenting after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Nuland will leave her post in coming weeks [Category: FOREIGN PO...
- + US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to retire in upcoming weeks — Blinken—The Secretary of Statespecified that, after Nuland’s retirement, her duties will temporarily be fulfilled by Under Secretary for Management John Bass ...
- + Growth of mutual investments is one of tasks for Russia, Azerbaijan—Logistics and transport are also considered to be one of key areas for cooperation, Mikhail Mishustin noted [Category: Business & Economy, Trade &...
- + New Russian envoy to Japan arrives in Tokyo, assumes his duties — Foreign Ministry—Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary General Yoshimasa Hayashi said earlier that the country's authorities will follow a policy of committing to a peace tr...
- + Russia hails China’s interest in settling Ukrainian crisis — Russian diplomat—According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, the Chinese side wants to learn Russia’s position concerning the crisis settlement "first...
- + Ukraine’s foreign financial sponsors in 2023— [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Kiev loses 500 troops in Avdeyevka area over past day — Russia’s top brass—Russian forces destroyed S-300 and Buk anti-aircraft missile launchers of the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day [Categ...
- + West’s hegemony coming to end, new world order taking shape — Hungarian PM Orban—The prime minister noted attempts by a number of political forces to split the global economy "into geopolitical blocs" and put pressure on those coun...
- + West sought to undermine World Youth Festival in Sirius, Russian diplomat says—Maria Zakharova noted that the atmosphere at the festival was not only about joy and celebrations, "it is also the atmosphere of discussions and the d...
- + Russia expects representative OIC delegations to participate in Kazan forum — MFA—According to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, the outcome of the forum "will give an extra impetus to cooperation in the trade and economic fie...
- + OIC to send observers to Russian presidential elections — Deputy Foreign Minister—Andrey Rudenko noted that Russia and the OIC promote their inter-parliamentary contacts [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2...
- + Hamas says waiting for Israel’s response to its ceasefire proposals—The talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have been held in Cairo since March 3 [Category: World, Ukraine crisis, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Sber intends to force bankruptcy of Dell’s division in Russia—The Dell subsidiary has been present in Russia since mid-2007 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + EU able to receive Russian gas via Ukraine after 2024 through auctions — experts—One of the difficulties with the transition to the auction system is the need to get Russian consent, although direct negotiations appear to be troubl...
- + Environmentalists, Russian Security Council to forecast climate change-related disasters—According to VOOP Chairman Vyacheslav Fetisov, this is a huge challenge not only for Russia, but also for the entire globe [Category: Science & Sp...
- + US State Department attempts to subvert Russia-Abkhazia relations — Foreign Minister—According to Inal Ardzinba, the US uses the UN Development Program as a tool for carrying out information manipulation operations in Abkhazia [Categor...
- + Aeroflot group IFRS net profit reaches $112.11 mln in 2023—The group's revenue in 2023 increased by 48.1% to 612.1 bln rubles ($6.73 bln) [Category: Business & Economy, Transport]
- + MTS revenue rises by 13.5% to $6.66 bln in 2023—Net profit of mobile operator MTS under the IFRS increased by 67.5% to $600.32 mln in 2023 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukrainian army facing serious problems due to lack of mobilization law — lawmaker—A general mobilization campaign was announced in Ukraine in February 2022 and has been extended several times since [Category: Russian Politics & ...
- + Leaked German military talk being uncensored evokes major response — opinion—Matthew Karnitschnig insists that the incident provoked clashes between Russia’s adversaries as well made the delivery of German-made Taurus missiles ...
- + EU defense industry lacks funding — Borrell—According to the top diplomat, the European Union is in danger, and therefore defense policy must be transferred "from an emergency mode to a medium a...
- + Germany launches probe into leaked Ukraine conversation among senior Bundeswehr officers—"Even if the wiretap leak was definitely not caused by a compromise to our IT systems, we are taking additional measures or developing the existing on...
- + Kazakhstan not going to change oil production outlook for 2024 — minister—The Energy Ministry of Kazakhstan reported earlier that the forecast of oil production in the country stands at 90.3 mln metric tons as of the end of ...
- + US, NATO demonstrating increased military activity in Arctic — Russian diplomat—According to Nikolay Korchunov, the alliance’s course toward the militarization of the region "revels that the approaches of Western Arctic countries ...
- + Russia, China consider putting nuclear power reactor on Moon in 2033-2035 — Roscosmos—According to CEO Yury Borisov, such a mission will have to be automated, with the necessary technological solutions almost ready for it [Category: Sci...
- + Top Italian diplomat rules out any possibility of war with Russia—Antonio Tajani also said that he knew nothing about French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea for potentially sending troops to Ukraine [Category: World...
- + Israel on wrong track imposed by US — Foreign Ministry—Maria Zakharova drew attention to the fact that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has repeatedly urged Western leaders to settle the conflict in ...
- + Ukraine lost chances of preserving statehood after ditching talks with Russia — DPR head—Denis Pushilin added that Kiev fell into "an absolute economic and political dependence relying solely on Western states" [Category: World, Ukraine cr...
- + EU envoys discredited themselves, their further stay in Russia questionable — diplomat—Maria Zakharova underscored that an envoy cannot attend "only the events that are the most interesting to their tastes and their liking" [Category: FO...
- + Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate for March 6 to 91.16 rubles—The official yuan exchange rate was lowered to 12.618 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukraine’s gas transmission system operator doesn’t rule out Russian gas transit until 2027—Head of the country’s Gas Transmission System Operator Dmitry Lippa noted the main consumers of Russian gas supplied through the territory of Ukraine ...
- + Difficult talks on Gaza in Cairo continue — TV—It was earlier reported that the Cairo talks on the Gaza settlement had purportedly ended without any result [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian con...
- + Prototype of new transport aircraft to be ready in late 2026 — Russian Defense Minister—According to Sergey Shoigu, the United Aircraft Corporation has already initiated development of technical design of the Il-212 airplane [Category: Ru...
- + Kazakhstan scaling up oil exports in 2023 — energy minister—According to Almassadam Satkaliyev, "oil exports also increased and totaled 70.5 mln metric tons or 109.6%" [Category: Business & Economy, Oil &am...
- + Abkhazia wants to be part of Union State with Russia, Belarus — top diplomat—"We understand that a path to a Union State is quite long and difficult, but a large part of our population supports such an approach," Abkhazian Fore...
- + Russia missile defense can repel massive strikes—The missile defense complexes can neutralize to the maximum the weapons of mass destruction [Category: Russia's defense industry, Military & Defen...
- + India receives from 1 to 1.4 mln barrels of oil per day from Russia — Indian Oil Ministry—Pankaj Jain explained that there is "some flexibility" in oil supply volumes from month to month [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas indu...
- + Ukrainian troops in Kiev-controlled areas of DPR facing tough situation, commander says—Earlier, Tavria troops surrendered Avdeyevka, a town in the DPR that was one of Ukraine’s main strongholds in the conflict [Category: Russian Politics...
- + Energy cooperation between Iran and Russia is a response to sanctions — Iranian official—Seyed Musi Mousavi said that in the current conditions, "increasing oil exports, expanding cooperation with neighboring countries and reviving energy ...
- + NATO countries’ involvement in conflict in Ukraine to grow — Japanese expert—"Macron's latest statement is designed to intimidate Russia by pointing to the possibility of an escalation to full-scale war and of sending NATO and ...
- + Kazakhstan to boost Russian gas transit to Uzbekistan—According to the Energy Ministry, gas transit to Uzbekistan is planned to be increased to 11 bln cubic meters per year as of 2026 [Category: Business ...
- + Audio recording of German officers’ talk may cause escalation of Ukraine conflict — expert—According to Cui Heng, Germany could firmly reject the recording as "it will not be willing to engage in any direct conflict with Russia," for any esc...
- + Drastic boost in military aid for Ukraine seen if Trump wins second term — Japanese expert—"Under Trump, I think, Ukraine will likelier receive higher-class assistance, including weapons that may be a gamechanger and reverse the course of ho...
- + Germany’s credibility among allies not hurt by leaked Taurus talks — defense minister—"Everybody understands the risks of such tapping attacks and knows that it is impossible to guarantee 100-percent protection," Boris Pistorius noted [...
- + Global Russia Services PMI index down to 51.1 points in February—The PMI value above 50 points is indicative of the business activity growth and the value below that level flags its slowdown [Category: Business &...
- + Press review: NATO begins Nordic drills and Houthis set to show teeth in Strait of Hormuz—Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, March 5th [Category: Press Review]
- + Russian Anti-Doping Agency inspectors collect over 2,000 samples since start of 2024—Over the past year, RUSADA collected an overall number of 11,091 doping samples [Category: Sports, Doping scandal in Russian sports]
- + Global situation justifies China’s growing defense budget, expert says—Expert of the National Strategic Institute of Tsinghua University Qian Feng pointed out that while leading powers were increasing their military spend...
- + Ukraine deploys Azov units to Rabotino area of line of engagement, Russian politician says—According to Vladimir Rogov, the enemy lost at least 80 troops in the Zaporozhye sector of the line of engagement in the past day [Category: Russian P...
- + Poll shows 37% of Americans view Russia as enemy, 25% as friend—As many as 3% of survey respondents said that Moscow was Washington’s ally, while 34% said Russia was unfriendly [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Western envoys to Moscow meddle in Russia’s internal affairs — Foreign Ministry—Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also questioned the activity of EU envoys in Russia in the wake of their refusal to meet with Ser...
- + Ukraine’s army fires over 40 shells at borderline Belgorod Region in past day — governor—"Air defenses shot down an enemy drone over the villages of Nikolskoye and Belovskoye each," Vyacheslav Gladkov reported [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + German journalists to leave Russia if Berlin targets Russian reporters, diplomat says—On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned German Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Lambsdorff to deliver a formal demarche and demand clarificatio...
- + Russian stock market switch to decline after growth at the opening of trading—The dollar-to-ruble rate was 91.32 rubles, while the euro rate was 99.06 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian security official reveals who’s behind 'Ukraine’s IT army'—"The group’s goal is to disrupt the operation of Russia's socially important government and private information resources and steal sensitive data," D...
- + Oil reservoir damaged in explosion in Russia’s Belgorod Region—The incident caused no casualties [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Foreign object found at railroad in Russia’s Samara Region—For the duration of emergency measures, rail traffic along the section has been suspended [Category: Emergencies ]
- + TASS analyzes world media reaction to leaked Taurus missile talk among Bundeswehr officers—In Germany itself, many news outlets described the incident as a major scandal that could impair Berlin’s reputation [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Consequences of Armenia’s withdrawal from CSTO classified — chief of General Staff—Edvard Asryan refused to comment on the issues of Russian arms supplies, noting that this process also constitutes top secret information [Category: W...
- + About 200,000 dangerous cyberattacks targeted Russia last year — Security Council—"The level of organizing these attacks suggests that foreign intelligence services are complicit in their planning and implementation," the Security C...
- + Russian creates centers against cyber attacks—Russian Security Council Secretary Dmitry Gribkov noted that сooperation between state authorities and scientific organizations helped determine the g...
- + Many countries see BRICS as prototype of multipolarity — Kremlin—Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov recalled that BRICS approached last year's 15th Summit with a whole package of applications for accession from more than twe...
- + Railway station in Russia’s Kursk Region comes under Ukrainian attack — governor—Train service is operating normally, and the railway infrastructure was not damaged in the attack, the Moscow Railway said [Category: Russian Politics...
- + Russian premier sets off for two-day working visit to Azerbaijan—The sides plan to discuss issues related to the development of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan [Category: FOREIGN POLICY,...
- + Traffic resumes on Crimean Bridge after more than 8-hour-long suspension—Earlier, Grand Service Express, a Moscow-based railway carrier, said that nine trains had halted near the Crimean Bridge [Category: Crimea and Sevasto...
- + BRICS Games not response to Western sanctions, but traditional cooperation — Kremlin aide—"All the interested countries are guaranteed equal access to full-fledged participation in the games," Yury Ushakov pointed out [Category: FOREIGN POL...
- + BRICS surpasses G7 in purchasing power parity — Kremlin aide—Yury Ushakov added that the association has rapidly developed and transformed into a multi-level mechanism for interaction on a wide range of issues o...
- + Kremlin aide says BRICS success due to absence of 'hidden' agenda—According to Yury Ushakov, BRICS reaches agreements through consultations and makes decisions "collectively, in compliance with the inviolable princip...
- + BRICS never set in opposition to G7 or G20 — Kremlin aide—Yury Ushakov stressed that in all of their documents and practices, the BRIICS nations have always demonstrated their openness to fair and equal dialo...
- + BRICS expresses interests of global majority , says Russian presidential aide Ushakov— [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Dollar up to 91.28 rubles, euro down to 99.07 rubles on Moscow Exchange—In turn, the yuan rate rose by 1.2 kopecks, trading at 12.645 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russian Air Force hits Ukrainian strongholds in north Donetsk area — top brass—According to a member of the stike group, all targets were successfully destroyed [Category: Military & Defense, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Russia proposes to launch infectious risk prevention system in BRICS — Kremlin aide—Yury Ushakov also pointed out that Russia seeks to deepen the full range of humanitarian contacts, including in the field of culture, youth exchanges,...
- + Kremlin announces creation of blockchain-based payment system in BRICS—Work will continue to develop the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, primarily regarding the use of currencies different from the US dollar," the Kremlin...
- + BRICS to explore ways of smooth cooperation despite sanctions — Kremlin aide—Yury Ushakov also added that new applications are coming in to join BRICS, but it is premature to talk about a second ‘wave’ of expansion [Category: F...
- + Scandal in Germany revives conflict between allies over supplies to Kiev — news agency—Bloomberg pointed out that Germany's allies are now calling on Berlin to tighten security measures for classified information [Category: World, Milita...
- + Russia sees cooperation within BRICS as major foreign policy feature — Kremlin aide—Yury Ushakov also added that Russia "is approaching the BRICS Presidency with great enthusiasm and diligence" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Polit...
- + Ukraine should receive more means for self-defense, top German diplomat says—According to the DPA news agency, the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock did not directly mention the Taurus missiles that Kiev wants to recei...
- + US Air Force employee detained for leaking classified data on Russia, Ukraine—He was arrested on March 2 on charges of transmitting classified information relating to the US national defense [Category: World]
- + Cairo talks participants discuss week-long Gaza ceasefire in exchange for hostage release—According to the Al Arabiya, the Palestinian Hamas movement is against the proposal to declare a short pause in hostilities and continues to insist th...
- + Bitcoin price above $68,000 — trading data—The cryptocurrency price was above $66,000 last time on November 10, 2021 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Russia calls for reconsideration of UNRWA staff dismissal over Israel accusations — envoy—"We note that these staff members were immediately dismissed before any investigation was conducted, based solely on Israel's allegations," Russian Pe...
- + Israeli army once again shells Gaza residents waiting for aid—The Palestinian enclave press office added that it demands immediately stop the armed confrontation in Gaza and deliver "at least 1,000 truckloads of ...
- + Hezbollah fighters fire over 30 rockets at northern Israel—According to the Israel Defense Forces’ press service, the military recorded at least 10 projectiles fired from Lebanon into the country's border area...
- + Americans may evacuate Zelensky from Kiev — former US top brass—"It is now clear that Ukraine has significant manpower problems and its attempt to use forceful means to corral potential recruits is causing unrest i...
- + Grossi to hold several high-level meetings during his visit to Russia — diplomat—"Working consultations are also planned to maintain a dialogue with the IAEA leadership on nuclear and physical safety issues at the Zaporozhye NPP," ...
- + Gaza authorities skeptical about dropping humanitarian aid from aircraft—Earlier, Jordan and the United States dropped relief aid for Gaza residents from warplanes [Category: World, Israeli-Palestinian conflict]
- + Medvedev lashes out at EU ambassadors refusing to meet with Lavrov—Security Council Deputy Chairman believes that European Union ambassadors should be ‘kicked out of Russia’ [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Israel destroys over 500 mosques in Gaza since start of its military operation—Enclave government’s information department report notes that the Israeli military has destroyed 217 mosques completely and 284 partially [Category: W...
- + Belarusians being recruited to commit terror attacks in Russia — Belarusian official—According to Andrey Ananenko, as the recruits are tasked to commit terror attacks on critical infrastructure facilities, such as railways, and enterpr...
- + Multinational Trojan Footprint 24 military exercise kicks off in Georgia—In addition to the Georgian and US military, the maneuvers will involve military from the UK, Spain, Poland and Romania [Category: Military & Defe...
- + Over 50 Ukrainian drones destroyed by Russian forces in Kherson area in past day—Vladimir Saldo also noted that Russian forces delivered 35 strikes on areas of the temporary deployment of Ukrainian troops [Category: Russian Politic...
- + EU not interested in renewing gas transit agreement via Ukraine — Energy Commissioner—At the same time, the EU countries did not voice unanimous support for the ban on purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas, Kadri Simson noted [Cate...
- + Russia’s share in EU gas imports down to 15% in 2023 — Energy Commissioner—It is reported that gas imports from Russia decreased by 71% since 2021 [Category: Business & Economy, Oil & gas industry]
- + Bitcoin price hits $67,000 — trading data—The Bitcoin rate continued growing later and reached as high as $67,524 up 7.09% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Israel's UN ambassador recalled for consultations over report on Hamas — top diplomat—Hamas described its attack as a response to Israeli authorities’ aggressive actions against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old ...
- + MOEX Russia Index above 3,300 points at Moscow Exchange—The stock market index continued growing later and reached 3,300.66 points, up 0.93% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + US Supreme Court authorizes Trump to take part in Colorado primary election—Previously, the Colorado Supreme Court banned Trump from taking part in the local elections for nomination as the Republican candidate for 2024 presid...
- + Sri Lanka won't extend issuance of free visas to citizens of 7 countries, including Russia—Earlier, Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Harin Fernando announced that the authorities are working to extend this pilot project, even planning to expand i...
- + Russian stock indices in the green on Monday—The dollar-to-ruble rate went down by 0.42%, to 91.25 rubles, the euro-to-ruble rate increased by 0.27%, to 99.18 rubles [Category: Business & Eco...
- + US extends Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia for one year — White House—The United States started introducing sanctions against Russia in view of developments in Ukraine and reunification of Crimea with Russia in March 201...
- + Europe unable to immediately reject Russian LNG — expert—European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said earlier the European Commission intends to put into effect the directive on the phased ban of Russi...
- + Taurus missiles not to alter progress of Ukrainian conflict — NYT—The newspaper notes that "Germany’s decision to send Leopard tanks last year did not enable Ukraine to mount a successful counteroffensive, and there ...
- + Russians staying in Sri Lanka from 2022 need to extend their visas or leave — minister—According to Tiran Alles, now "the free visa facility granted to them will not be extended and they must comply with immigration regulations by applyi...
- + OHCHR ignoring Russia’s reports of violations of rights in Ukraine — Russian delegation—"We once again call on the UN Hight Commissioner for Human Rights to finally give an objective assessment of the situation in the world to be able not...
- + US, UK, France may secretly be helping targeting Ukrainian missiles — NYT—It is reported that neither the UK nor France made any official comments, because they almost never disclose how their weapons, handed over to Kiev, a...
- + Ten children starve to death in Gaza Strip’s hospital — WHO—According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Kamal Adwan, the only pediatric hospital in northern Gaza, is "overwhelmed with patients" [Category: World, I...
- + Turkey, Azerbaijan and Belarus supply more than 160 mln chicken eggs to Russia—It is noted that egg imports from Turkey and Azerbaijan totaled 7.6 mln and 10.7 mln respectively in February 2024 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Crimean ports expected to return to full operation after sanctions are lifted — official—Sergey Aksenov noted that over the last ten years, Crimean resorts as part of Russia have welcomed more than 60 mln tourists, and hundreds of housing ...
- + Kremlin aide reveals who will be invited to Outreach/BRICS Plus summit—Yury Ushakov reiterated that last year, the South African authorities "invited a wide range of African countries to the summit in Johannesburg" [Categ...
- + Kazakhstan may host Games of the Future 2025—Georgy Zarubin also noted that St. Petersburg will do everything necessary to prepare highly qualified athletes for future competitions [Category: Spo...
- + US initiates wars for money-making everywhere — Medvedev—According to Dmitry Medvedev, one should "expect trouble" where the US becomes active [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Testing of Russia’s remote electronic voting system to begin on March 5— [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, 2024 Russian Presidential Election]
- + Container vessel receives damage after attack off Yemeni coast—The crew’s room was also damaged [Category: Military & Defense]
- + Rusagro files documents to start redomiciliation—"Our task is not to infringe upon rights of a single our shareholders and as soon as we will be able to make redomiciliation, because not all our shar...
- + Rusagro posts seven-fold surge in 2023 net profit under IFRS for 2023—Net debt totaled $728 mln as of December 31, 2023 [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Bitcoin price above $66,000 — trading data—The Bitcoin rate was $66,155 later on, having added 6.22% [Category: Business & Economy]
- + China sees better chance for peace negotiations on Ukraine — newspaper—It is reported that in the past two years, China has consistently worked toward promoting peace and dialogue, engaging in discussions with Russia, Ukr...
- + France not planning to send troops to Ukraine in near future — Macron—"Besides, I have always been clear about our red lines: we are not fighting against the Russian people and reject the logic od escalation," the French...
- + Pressure on Turkish-Russian financial payments hits shipping industry, exporters — paper—Due to the fact that the issue of receiving payment from Russia persists, companies are asking the authorities to put Russia on the list of exemptions...
- + Iran announces 6th Assembly of Experts composition following election results—The Assembly of Experts is an Iranian state body that is composed of 88 authoritative theologians [Category: World]
- + US mired in impunity and corruption, SVR veteran says in open letter— [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Guiding beliefs of new US administration to set direction of Russia-US relations — Lavrov—The Russian top diplomat emphasized that the US is a great power with a great people that has a record of fighting for its independence [Category: FOR...
- + Military status of Ukrainian conflict develops in Russia’s favor, Hungarian PM Orban says—"Most Western European countries, believe that time is on the side of the West and that if the war continues, more favorable positions can be reached"...
- + Lavrov says IOC President Bach, IOC itself betraying principles of Olympic movement—TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman is moderating the festival’s session on Russia and its role in shaping a multipolar world [Category:...
- + EU embassies working on mechanisms to support Russian non-systemic opposition — Lavrov—According to the top diplomat, the Russian side invited all of the EU ambassadors for a meeting with the Russian foreign minister, but two days before...
- + Everyone will have to take Russia’s position on strategic borders into account — Medvedev—Time is playing against the so-called golden billion, or global 1%, and the US is no longer able to do anything about it, the politician believes [Cat...
- + Ukraine exported about 30 mln tons of cargo via 'temporary corridor,' Kiev claims—"We continue to develop alternative routes: along the Danube and through Moldova," Vladimir Zelensky noted [Category: World]
- + Russia was ready for constructive interaction with EU, says Medvedev—According to the politician, the countries of Europe "are in point of fact owned by the United States of America" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian P...
- + Serbian film director Emir Kusturica considers Moscow best city in world—Emir Kusturica also stressed that at the World Youth Festival people discuss human issues [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Russian foreign ministry presents demarche to German ambassador—"The German diplomat was also told that the continued attempts by Germany’s authorities to restrict the activity of Russian journalists in Germany wer...
- + Working meeting of five nuclear powers held in Saudi Arabia on February 29—The Russian foreign ministry gave no further details of the meeting [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia counts more friends than enemies among world’s countries, Putin says—Commenting on the situation in the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin at the meeting with the head of state noted significant results "desp...
- + Russian, South Korean diplomats discuss arms control issues—Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and South Korean Ambassador to Moscow Lee Do-hoon also discussed international agenda issues [Category:...
- + Territories on both banks of Dnieper River inseparable part of Russia’s borders — Medvedev—The politician underscored that Russia’s geopolitical space had been indivisible since the era of ancient Rus and when riverine trade routes were firs...
- + British Navy reports new attack by unknown assailants on ship in coastal waters off Yemen—Vessels are advised to transit with caution [Category: World, US, UK strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen]
- + EU energy ministers support renewal of gas consumption reduction for a year—The European Union introduced "the voluntary reduction" measure in spring 2022 in conditions of expanding energy crisis caused by EU plans to embargo ...
- + Ukraine ready to continue gas transit from Russia after 2024 if Europe requests this — PM—Denis Shmygal said that Kiev itself is not going to negotiate with Moscow, but is ready to talk with European countries [Category: World, Ukraine cris...
- + Africa may be able to feed other regions in the future — FAO—Africa offers lush soils, sustainable agriculture zones, a diverse range of agricultural products that grow locally and can occasionally generate two ...
- + Country’s strategic borders depend on power of foreign policy — security official—According to Dmitry Medvedev, "strategic borders and national interests are not synonymic, but they are close to each other" [Category: FOREIGN POLICY...
- + FAO wants to work more closely with Russia in Africa—FAO is the UN specialized agency leading international efforts to combat hunger [Category: World]
- + Russia's grain supplies boosted fighting hunger in African countries — FAO—Oleg Kobyakov reported that the received supply met 23% of Somalia's total annual wheat import needs (balance shortfall - 215,000 tons), 9% for Burkin...
- + BRICS+ agricultural potential is enormous, FAO will help set up interaction—Director of the FAO Liaison Office with Russia Oleg Kobyakov highlighted the agro-industrial strengths of each of the association's member countries [...
- + Sales of new cars in Russia up 64% in 2M 2024 — industry ministry—Sales of new passenger cars rose by 73% annually to 183,322 units, while sales of light commercial vehicles increased by 63% to 17,300 units [Category...
- + Russian lower house commission to look at declaring Freedom House unwanted organization—Vasily Piskarev noted that in its annual Freedom in the World report, the organization "well in advance, groundlessly declared election in Russia" as ...
- + Trade turnover between Russia, Kazakhstan setting new record — Russian PM—"Large-scale projects are being implemented in industry, automobile sector, petrochemistry, transport infrastructure, and digital technologies," Mikha...
- + Four out of five Russia's new national projects to be launched in 2025—Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova noted that the national project "Youth of Russia" will serve as a mechanism to support the new strategy for the...
- + Russian forces destroy another US-made Abrams tank near Avdeyevka — top brass—The Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces eliminated roughly 360 Ukrainian troops, two armored vehicles and a multiple rocket launcher of the ...
- + Russia’s lentil exports up 2.4-fold in 2023 to 297,000 tons — Agroexport—According to the report, in value terms lentil exports surged 2.2-fold in the reporting period compared with 2022 to $215 mln [Category: Business &...
- + Avtovaz sales rise by almost 20% to 27,800 cars in February—It is reported that sales of Lada passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia reached 27,888 cars, which is 33.9% higher than in January 20...
- + Bank of Russia raises dollar exchange rate for March 5 to 91.35 rubles—The official yuan exchange rate was raised by 2 kopecks to 12.6478 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Scholz stands firm on his refusal to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine—However, the German chancellor did not comment on the leaked recording of a recent conversation between four senior members of Germany’s top brass who...
- + West missed opportunity for peace deal on Ukraine, says Hungarian PM—Viktor Orban expressed hope that a peace agreement would be reached sooner or later with the participation of the United States [Category: World, Ukra...
- + Hungary wants to preserve economic relations with Russia — PM—"We will not separate ourselves from the eastern part of the world," Viktor Orban stressed [Category: World, Business & Economy]
- + Russia ready to develop relations with Kazakhstan, Russian PM reiterates—Mikhail Mishustin noted that relations between both countries "are based on the principles of mutual respect, trust, strategic partnership and the his...
- + World Rowing Federation allows Russians to qualify for Olympics—"A week ago, we received information from the International Federation that men's and women's singles and doubles without a coxswain can compete in th...
- + Russia-US situation looks worse than 1962 crisis to Medvedev—According to the politician, the West is well aware of the extent of Russia’s strategic borders, and yet it "ignored ages-old rules and staged a geopo...
- + EC to start limiting supplies of Russian LNG to EU in April—EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson noted that EU member states are "to get rid of Russian gas at the latest in 2027" [Category: Business & Econom...
- + Over 400 Ukrainian drones intercepted over DPR over weekend—According to the report, the enemy has intensified its drone reconnaissance operations over Gorlovka residential areas [Category: Russian Politics &am...
- + Federation Council Committee backs termination of agreement on fisheries with UK—The government of the USSR and the government of the United Kingdom signed the agreement in Moscow on May 25, 1956 [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian ...
- + Berlin denies intercepted military conversation points to preparations for war—"As we have often seen before, it is definitely an attempt to sow public discord in Germany and Europe," Wolfgang Buechner noted [Category: World]
- + World Friendship Games to offer competitions in 36 sports program types—The 2024 World Friendship Games will take place in co-host cities Moscow and Yekaterinburg on September 15-29 [Category: Sports]
- + Another explosive device found after railway bridge blast in Samara Region — lawmaker—According to Alexander Khinshtein, no serious damage was done to the infrastructure, and no one was hurt [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, ...
- + MOEX Index hits fresh two-year high—The dollar exchange rate was down by 0.38% at 91.33 rubles, while the euro was up by 0.12% at 99.02 rubles [Category: Business & Economy]
- + Ukrainian Defense Ministry official says shortage of military personnel disastrous—Since February 2022, Ukraine has announced and repeatedly extended general mobilization, with the country's authorities doing everything possible to p...
- + EC to cut LNG purchases from Russia after gas transit via Ukraine stops—According to European experts’ estimates, after the EU abandoned purchases of Russian pipeline gas in 2022 EU countries boosted sharply Russian LNG pu...
- + Russia’s actions in Ukraine prompted by Russophobic policy, says Medvedev—The Ukraine situation is in stark contrast with painful processes unfolding in weakening Western countries, once powerful empires that "have turned in...
- + Kremlin looking forward to results of probe into German military officers’ conversation—According to Dmitry Peskov, the release of the audio of the German military officers’ conversation raises the question as to what extent Olaf Scholz a...
- + West not able to defeat Russia in Ukraine — Hungarian PM—Viktor Orban noted that Russia would not be able to win in the Ukrainian conflict either [Category: World, Ukraine crisis]
- + Russia, US maintain cooperation in space, senior Russian official says—According to media reports in December, Russian state aerospace corporation Roscosmos said its cross-flight program with NASA to the ISS had been exte...
- + Medvedev says 'Ukraine certainly is Russia'—The politician noted that there must be no more attempts to ignore Russian public opinion [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia to face strong competition in global sweet protein market — presidential aide—Several centers of international scientific cooperation are being created now to promote Russian biotechnologies [Category: Business & Economy]
- + West using all possible means of pressure on Russia — senior diplomat—According to Alexander Grushko, Russia is fully aware that the West continues attempts to breathe a new judicial life into this story where the West h...
- + Russia monitoring NATO Nordic Response drills, considers them provocative — diplomat—"All of this activity is further weakening European security, creating additional risks in northern Europe," Alexander Grushko noted [Category: FOREIG...
- + West supplies chemical warfare agents to Ukraine, Russian investigations show—According to Kirill Lysogorsky, the most outrageous fact is that, last year, it was precisely NATO member countries that, relying on their bloc solida...
- + Putin updated on destruction of Abrams tanks in special op zone — Kremlin—An Abrams tank was reported struck near the Avdeyevka sector of the line of engagement with the use of Upyr FPV drones on Sunday [Category: Russian Po...
- + Russia to present evidence of Ukraine’s use of toxic substances to global watchdog OPCW—Kirill Lysogorsky emphasized that Russia has continuously kept the OPCW Technical Secretariat informed of the Ukrainian armed forces’ plans to stage c...
- + Number of victims of Israeli military operation in Gaza exceeds 30,500 — Health Ministry—Over the past 24 hours alone, according to the public health agency, 124 people were killed and 210 were injured as a result of the actions of the IDF...
- + Medvedev says only stability far beyond national borders guarantees true security—The politician recalled that soon it would be 210 years since the Russian army entered Paris following the Napoleonic invasion [Category: FOREIGN POLI...
- + Russian military commander reveals US Abrams tank’s vulnerabilities—According to earlier reports, Russian troops destroyed and knocked out of operation two Abrams tanks and an evacuation vehicle based on the Abrams tan...
- + Russia maintains dialogue with UN on grain export memorandum — Foreign Ministry—The memorandum between Russia and the UN stated that the Organization would join the work on withdrawal of restrictions preventing the export of Russi...
- + Anti-American sentiment rising globally but not because of Russia, intel veteran argues—The absolute lack of any will on the part of the Americans to come up with "effective solutions" for resolving the lethal conflict between the Palesti...
- + Russia mulls Turkish initiative on Black Sea maritime shipping security — senior diplomat—Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged efforts to conclude an agreement on ensuring the security of commercial shipping in the Black Se...
- + Russia to raise issue of Ukraine’s use of poisonous substances during OPCW session—"Due to obvious reasons, we expect Ukraine to obstruct an objective and unbiased review of this issue on the OPCW platform," Kirill Lysogorsky noted [...
- + US predicts Russia’s bleak future while floundering in problems itself — SVR veteran—Leonid Reshetnikov points out that many migrants storming the southern borders of the United States are not Latin Americans, but natives of regions "p...
- + Russian foreign intelligence veteran sees career flameout for CIA Director Burns — letter—Leonid Reshetnikov noted that the CIA director’s statements were detached from reality and revealed a blinkered understanding of global processes [Cat...
- + Summoned German envoy leaves Russian Foreign Ministry without comments—Alexander Lambsdorff was at the Russian foreign policy agency for one hour and ten minutes [Category: FOREIGN POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy...
- + Russian troops strike 12 Ukrainian strongholds in Avdeyevka area over past day—The enemy’s losses in the Avdeyevka direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 450 Ukrainian army personnel, Spokesman for Russia’s Battlegroup Cent...
- + Press review: NATO slips on loose Bundeswehr lips and Israel, Hamas inch toward Gaza truce—Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 4th [Category: Press Review]
- + Ukraine’s military fires 80 shells at borderline Belgorod Region over past day — governor—No casualties were reported [Category: DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukraine]
- + Components of chemical agent close to BZ found in Zaporozhye Region — Russian military—"This poison was created at Edgewood Arsenal in the United States," Chief of Russia’s radiation, chemical and biological protection forces Lieutenant ...
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