Finland's government approves nuke project with Russia’s Rosatom

Russian president responded with understanding to some proposals from the US side regarding steps aimed at de-escalation, Dmitriy Peskov said

According to the news portal, the US administration counts on a diplomatic breakthrough before the midterm elections to the US Congress

The US president also promised a soon resolution of the conflict in Iran

The Riyadh airport has suspended operations; no inbound or outbound flights are being serviced

According to Yury Ushakov, Putin spoke in detail about Russia’s response to Ukrainian attacks and stated that Moscow remains ready for a political and diplomatic settlement to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace

The word ‘victory’ in this context means, first and foremost, just one thing: war will never begin because those who threaten us are convinced not to start it, Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said

Russian Foreign Minister also noted that Ukraine’s foreign ministry speaks about the plans of convening a Normandy-format summit to settle the problems of the implementation of the Minsk agreements, on the one hand, while the Ukrainian president’s office, on the contrary, claims that the agreements have exhausted themselves, on the other hand

According to the Iranian military, the tanker struck a mine and exploded after turning off its positioning and navigation systems

The alliance is not seeking a confrontation but has sufficient arsenals and military power to provide effective deterrence and respond swiftly in the event of aggression

Information was received about the death of one civilian and the injury of two others

On October 9, wind speeds in the Kaliningrad Region reached up to 27 m/s

The airport’s operations had been suspended to assess the damage and conduct security checks

The Russian president estimated the harvest at over 100 million tons

A representative of the Federal Office for Family and Civil Society told the RND editorial association that this occurred amid the conflict in Ukraine and changes in the security situation

Russian forces have struck a dry cargo ship involved in delivering military supplies to Odessa at sea

Vasily Nebenzya stressed that the responsibility for the deaths of civilians lies with Western countries which supply weapons to Kiev

The Israeli PM said that over the past years Israel had become "the strongest country in the Middle East," while its enemies were currently "weaker than ever"

According to Vijesti news outlet, the security services had received information about Mikhail Zvinchuk and his associates’ arrival and had been monitoring their movements for several days

He intended to take control of the aircraft and use it to carry out a suicide attack on the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, with the aim of causing the greatest possible number of casualties

Ukrainian troops fired 62 rounds of various munitions at the republic’s towns with 14 shelling attacks in the Donetsk area and eight — in the Gorlovka area

Given the proven record of the Kiev regime promoting false allegations and fake evidence, it should be noted that Tochka-U tactical missiles are not in service in the Russian Armed Forces, the letter says

According to Vasily Nebenzya, people in Europe "are beginning to understand that their leaders are preparing them for a full-scale war with Russia, as early as 2030"

The information had been communicated to all relevant airspace users

Spokesman Turki al-Maliki provided no information about casualties and damage

According to the Russian defense ministry, Battlegroup Center also liberated 82 buildings, including four industrial facilities, in Dobropolye

The media watchdog highlighted that false information about the sanitary and epidemiological situation in Irkutsk Region, in southeastern Russia, had been circulating in recent days

The Russian and US presidents have discussed energy problems by phone

The trend toward a gradual recovery of the auto market was managed to be strengthened in particular through the implementation of programs stimulating demand for Russia-made vehicles, the ministry noted

Russian President held two meetings with Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a summit in Turkmenistan, Dmitry Peskov said

The conversation was their 16th since the US leader returned to office in early 2025

The absolute number of projects in unfriendly countries remains unchanged, Alexey Likhachev added

Russia would do everything possible to save civilians, Yana Lantratova said

On October 7, the DPR Defense Headquarters called on residents of cities under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces to evacuate to the republic

He also reaffirmed Russia's stance, condemning the unjustified attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities

According to him, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure facilities were provoked by Ukraine itself, whose leadership was the first to decide to launch strikes against Russia in an attempt to intimidate the civilian population

He can't do that because we have a world problem, and the problem is caused by the lack of refineries for diesel fuel, US President said

This program should involve "collaborative efforts from different sectoral ministries and authorities," lead research fellow of the Institute of Geography at the Russian Academy of Sciences German Kust noted

Earlier, the airport was expected to resume operations at midnight local time

Unlike the Su-30MKI fighter jet, the avionics suite mounted on the Su-30SME aircraft’s version lacks French-made components

There is indeed such a possibility, a source said

US President thinks it's time for Ukraine to get a new president

Joseph Nzabamwita added that Rwanda has started selling lots of agriculture products in Russia

"The question is in financial sources," Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said

According to the East African nation’s Ambassador to Russia Joseph Nzabamwita, participation in the economic forum in the North Caucasus is aimed at extending cooperation from the federal to the regional level

The total number of victims of the escalation of the conflict in Gaza since October 2023 has increased to 74,030

The official added that the US loses $90 billion a year "with Canada"

Authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic intend to assess each person’s circumstances individually in order to provide the necessary assistance and help them return to peaceful life

While visiting the international aerospace show MAKS-2019 in the company of Putin, Erdogan showed interest in Sukhoi combat planes

They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from five years suspended to 27 years

Property may be damaged or destroyed during hostilities

The fatality rate stands at around 48.2%

Kirill Dmitriev added that energy and economic cooperation between the countries will continue

"Just recently, two wells were drilled in the Sea of Okhotsk. Preparations are underway for drilling a well with hard-to-recover reserves," Sergey Donskoy said

Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Dobropillya and Druzhkovka are large cities, so government expect a significant number of applications

The missile firings from the coastal defense missile system deployed on the Alexandra Land Island were performed for the first time as part of the Northern Fleet’s planned combat and operational training measures for the summer training period

"The police, in cooperation with the Defense Ministry servicemen, teamed into investigative groups, was dispatched to all places where left weapons and ammunition was discovered

A number of countries are realizing that the US dollar is no longer a safe global reserve currency, Alexey Overchuk said

This is related to the beginning of the active phase of implementation of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on a statement by Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal that the EU "will throw all its resources into ensuring that Ukraine can turn Russian oil refineries into ruins"

The Su-57’s onboard equipment integrates various data while the information support system incorporating artificial intelligence elements allows the pilot to make decisions in a fraction of a second and always emerge victorious in an air combat, Vadim Badekha stressed

Earlier, it was reported that the US president had supported the plan to swap Russian national Viktor Bout for American nationals Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

The event is taking place in Uzbekistan’s capital of Tashkent

This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t, Kaja Kallas said

Russian Aerospace Forces crews struck the targets at the moments of maximum concentration of Ukrainian personnel

Local authorities told CNN that hundreds of thousands of people remain without power

"The leaders agreed to continue close coordination of efforts to fight terrorism," the Russian presidential press service said in a statement

Alexander Novak added that Russian diesel exports could increase to 500,000 metric tons in November

Ukrainian units trapped in an encirclement in the Kharkov Region lost up to 45 servicemen over the past day

According to him, Iran views this situation as a trap set by the US and Israel who were very active in trying to demolish the nuclear deal with Iran and also used all means possible to pressure the agency

A senior Ukrainian official told the Financial Times that the delegation was cutting its trip short instead of holding a second round of talks on October 10

People will be provided with instructions on how to leave areas of hostilities

On October 7, the DPR Defense Headquarters called on residents of cities under Ukrainian control to evacuate to the republic, pledging to help them find housing

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, October 9th

The attack caused material damage, the extent of which is currently being assessed

Intervals may exceed 15 minutes due to power supply disruptions from external centers

Spokesperson Turki al-Maliki promised a decisive response to the aggression

Yury Ushakov said Kiev had effectively undermined the possibility of immediately resuming the negotiation process

In September 2022, Toyota Motor Corporation announced its decision to close its assembly plant in St. Petersburg. In mid-November, the plant began laying off employees, who had numbered over 1,900 at that point

Konstantin Kosachev emphasized that Russia has once again demonstrated its special responsibility as a nuclear power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council in matters of strategic stability and global security

Alexander Lavrentiev expressed regret that Israel still is not listening to Russia's opinion on this matter

Alexander Novak noted that Russia is one of the key suppliers of diesel fuel to the global market

Andrey Marochko believes that logistics problems for the Ukrainian army after the destruction of the bridge will affect the course of the fighting near the strategically important Kupyansk

According to the official, the agreement provides for the supply of "massive amounts of oil" to the US

"The matter of this debt will be settled in the near future," ambassador of Venezuela to Russia Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa said

According to Petteri Orpo, Russian citizens should not be allowed to travel freely to Europe as tourists

It takes effect on October 10

Crash had been caused by the loss of the plane's transparent radome

The launch took place aboard a Long March-12 carrier rocket from the commercial launch site at the Wenchang Space Launch Site

The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk

Cilia Flores's lawyers said they would seek her transfer to house arrest

According to sources cited by Reuters, participants hope to reach a mutually acceptable settlement in the coming weeks

Both leaders are interested in attending summit events in China, Yury Ushakov said

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered a comprehensive review of the Defense Ministry’s operations

The entrepreneur commented on US President Donald Trump’s statements that Washington has repeatedly demanded that Kiev stop strikes on Russian oil refineries

According to sources cited by the newspaper, another 50 people were injured

Near the settlement of Novoaleksandrovka, Russian forces destroyed a 122mm D-30 howitzer with ammunition

On October 8, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced that the government had decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine

A Telegram chatbot has been launched for those wishing to participate in the special resettlement program

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, October 8th