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"After the club was sold, the money was not transferred to Abramovich’s account, and has since remained at the disposal of the British authorities," Russian businessman's press office says

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French military "fears that such a large military unit cannot be transferred and stationed in Ukraine unnoticed"

According to TGStat, 10,372 people unsubscribed from the channel in the past week

Western countries need to think how not to lose to Russia in the conflict, the minister said

Emmanuel Macron also said that technical capabilities and the striking range of Russian ballistic missiles endangered European countries

Previously, Russian Defense Minister Sergey announced, that, in 2024, the Ukrainian armed forces lost over 111,000 troops and 21,000 weapons and vehicles

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, May 3rd

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine

According to Park Byung-hwan, director of the Eurasian Strategy Research Institute, countries in their relations with each other are not guided by morals, but only pursue state interests

Earlier, Vitor Gaspar, director of the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department, said that the growth of the US national debt spurred side effects across the globe

Participants in the special military operation in Ukraine will also march across Red Square

According to Vadim Skibitsky, "meaningful negotiations can begin only in the second half of 2025 at the earliest"

Juan Carlos Garcia Granda announced this decision in view of the fact that China will be the guest of honor during the next International Tourism Fair

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin attended the service together with Putin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that his government is doing its best to see the release of the hostages held in the enclave, maintaining that it is Palestinian radicals who are blocking the talks by making unacceptable demands

Earlier UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation into the tragedy

Britain and Spain are not against the sale of fighter jets to Ankara, while Germany, as a member of the consortium that produces the Eurofighter, has not yet approved the deal

The Diehl Group also makes ammunition and communications systems

Bern had invited more than 160 delegations to the conference on Ukraine

"It will allow our armed forces to continue cleaning the territory of Novorossiya from neo-Nazis without interference and without looking back at someone's moronic 'peace initiatives,' and all of us - to carry out meticulous work on the speedy return of our ancestral territories to Russia," Dmitry Medvedev pointed out

The countries will jointly announce the time of this trip, Dmitry Peskov said

News of the Russian deployment to the airbase follows after Niger’s military rulers told Washington in March that it must withdraw the nearly 1,000 US military personnel stationed in the country

UAE has delivered more than 31,000 tons of humanitarian aid, including food and medicine, to the Palestinian enclave since October 2023 when the current spiral of escalation began

After the first round, the drone operator made an adjustment, followed by the second and third rounds, and the target was hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Sergey Krivonos added that relocation of troops from one direction to another will not solve Ukrainian forces’ problems, and that each fighter should be used according to their specialization

Turkey has repeatedly stressed that the only way of settling the conflict between Israel and Palestine is to establish an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with the capital city in East Jerusalem

The saboteur was caught emptying yet another cache full of weapons outside Gatchina in the Leningrad Region which he was planning to use in an attack at a fuel depot in the Tosno District in the same region

In addition, two enterprises were damaged in Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk region

220mm TOS-2 is a successor to TOS-1A with improved characteristics

David Cameron "reiterated his position that British weapons can be used by the Ukrainians to attack any target on Russian territory," the minister emphasized

Maria Zakharova noted remarks by Josep Borrell who asserted that without Western arms supplies Kiev would capitulate in two weeks

The indirect talks will resume on May 5

The Israeli government earlier made a decision to shut down the Al Jazeera television channel in the country

Ministry of Emergency Situations employees continue to remove the debris

In the area of al-Tanf, nine violations were registered over the past day, said Major General Yury Popov

Approximately 10 projectiles were fired from the area adjacent to the Rafah Crossing toward the area of Kerem Shalom

The Russian Interior Ministry’s database does not specify the crime of which Alexey Danilov is suspected

"Israel has been, and still is, ready for a pause in the fighting in order to free our hostages. This is what we did when we freed 124 hostages, and resumed fighting - and this is what we are ready to do today as well," the prime minister’s Office quoted his statement

"Unfortunately, the Ukrainian authorities don't care a bit about their own people and they don't hear our concerns," Alexander Lukashenko noted

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Switzerland cannot serve as a platform for a settlement dialogue

Sirens are on in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkov regions

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko noted that this holiday, "which fills millions of hearts with love, hope and faith in the triumph of life, encourages [people to] good deeds," is an integral spiritual component of Russian society, a symbol of its moral strength

"Two plants were constructed in Crimea and one in the Taman Peninsula - the Udarnaya, which we will launch in full as early as in this year," Sergey Chemezov noted

Russia has "very constructive and friendly relations" with Turkey, Dmitry Peskov stressed

Xi arrived on a state visit in France on Sunday

Israel neither confirmed nor refuted this information

The crews of Su-30SM aircraft of the Aerospace Forces provided fighter support

No matter who wins the election, Russia is "by and large the enemy," the minister said

In response, the IDF struck the sources of the fire

The Russian Interior Ministry’s database does not specify under which article Arsen Avakov is wanted

On November 4, 2023, when Russia celebrated National Unity Day, the patriarch declared that the oldest copy of the Our Lady of Kazan icon, which was believed lost, had been found

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, according to Dmitry Medvedev, "is not even needed for signing an instrument of unconditional surrender"

Russian tennis star has defeated Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed reports about the shelling attack on Kerem Shalom

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, April 27th

77,765 people have been injured

The Russian Interior Ministry’s database does not specify under which article Yury Stets is wanted

Children were among the victims, Al Jazeera reported

"It is highly undesirable to come to this point," Maria Zakharova said, adding that Russia would continue to use diplomatic measures of influence

An air raid alert has been declared in the Kharkov Region

A special feature of AYYA T1 is the impossibility of unauthorized data collection by cameras and microphone thanks to the option of their hardware shutdown

Prior to the election, the parliament adopted a new constitution that changes the country's form of state rule from presidential to parliamentary

According to the entry, Zelensky is wanted over a Russian Criminal Code article

A free press provides an invaluable service to ensure that the public is informed and engaged, Stephane Dujarric said

The service is conducted by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill

According to the Swiss president, she was received by the pontiff on May 4 and they had "an interesting conversation in a cordial atmosphere"

According to the Tele Sahel TV channel, Russia has sent several instructors as well

According to the minister, the Israeli army is ready to continue combat operations in the entire Gaza Strip, including in Rafah

According to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas delegation has arrived at the current talks "with a positive mood and flexible positions"

Andrey Demchenko from the State Border Guard Service added that the border guard service is trying to thwart such escape attempts in cooperation with Moldovan counterparts

"If they are ready to base their cooperation not on the balance of power, but on the balance of legitimate interests, then a promising conversation can take place," the minister said

The Ukrainian army lost over 350 personnel and several items of military hardware in battles with Russian forces in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported

Former US President will not reveal it until the election, the Daily Telegraph reported

David Cameron opined that Ukraine's defeat in a conflict with Russia would create a "very dangerous future" because it would signal to China and Iran that aggression against their neighbors is acceptable

According to the journalist, everything that Washington does shows that it wants this war

The Russian Defense Ministry opened an exhibition of trophy equipment in front of the Victory Museum on May 1

"According to statistics, the vast majority of computer attacks in the world occur from the territory of the United States," Anatoly Antonov stressed

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Avdeyevka area over the past 24 hours amounted to 380 personnel, a US-made Abrams tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, including a US-manufactured Bradley

The situation is expected to worsen in lowland and coastal areas, and landslides and mudslides may also occur in areas with steep slopes and ravines, the country's Interior Ministry said

Alexander Bortnikov believes that Ukraine has been trying to prove it is capable enough

The Ukrainian crew had the time to leave the vehicle while the tank was evacuated and is currently under repairs

The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the strikes also hit temporary deployment locations of Ukrainian neo-Nazi militias and foreign mercenaries, as well as concentrations of military vehicles

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said more than 9,000 people, aircraft and 75 units of military equipment will take part in the parade on Red Squar

The movement’s delegation is returning to Doha, no further details were gven

The foreign minister also said that Jan Ondrejka will not take part in the upcoming inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 7, citing the current state of bilateral relations

Political researcher Oleg Posternak noted that the authorities constantly carry out sociological public opinion surveys, see the dynamic and adjust their statements in accordance with the poll results

The ship's crew continues to fulfill the mission it was given for the long-range voyage

In his congratulatory message to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the patriarch also expressed the hope that their interaction would continue to promote the ideals of mercy and love in people's lives, and would contribute to peace and harmony in society

Using Germany as an example, the minister recalled that the prosperity of the European industrial complex is largely based on Russian energy resources

His attorney said that his jail term should be less than 10 years

The network also said that following searches by Israeli police at its offices in Jerusalem, "the channel went dark"

In recent days, Maria Zakharova continued, Ukrainian forces "have been seen using several US-made ATACMS long-range missiles, which were secretly received a month ago, against Crimea"

Vasily Nebenzya noted the militarization of the region with direct involvement of Washington and other NATO member states, "located tens of thousands of kilometers away from North Korea"

The two leaders last met in April 2023, when Macron visited China

Russian President also emphasized the "constructive, productive activity of the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian confessions" that preserve Russia's historical, cultural and spiritual heritage

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said that in case the inmates agree to this "mission," "they are promised full amnesty, reckoning they would never come back"

It demonstrates the quality of decisions passed by European politicians in the west of the continent, Russian Foreign Minister said

Earlier, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop, as well as Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys appeared on the wanted list of the Russian Interior Ministry

Vadim Skibitsky admitted that the Russian forces now operate as a "single body, with a clear plan, and under a single command"

The Committee underscored that, during the investigation, all hazard factors are being forwarded to the Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya), the designers, the producers and the users of this type of aircraft