Russia surpasses all Western countries in terms of GDP growth over past 20 years — envoy

The Russian leader noted Russia's readiness to continue the negotiation process with Ukraine

The presidents discussed the Ukrainian settlement, the situation in the Middle East, US-Russia economic projects, and even the exchange of films promoting traditional values

According to investigators, the sabotage group’s attacks were aimed, among other things, at the military airfield Shaikovka, a base of long-range bombers

Russia has to take a giant leap forward in the tech sphere, ushering the country into a "new era" of technological development, the president noted

The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,305 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Primorye Region Governor Oleg Kozhemyako added that Gudkov’s faithful friend Nariman Shikhaliyev, too, was killed

The peace memorandum that the Russian delegation handed over to the Ukrainian negotiators at a recent round of talks in Istanbul demands for ensuring Ukraine’s neutrality and imposing a ban on any military activity by third countries on its soil

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 3rd

FSB officers apprehended the young woman the moment she was planting an improvised explosive device under a car

The Pentagon said that the pause was intended to preserve the US’ "military readiness and defense priorities"

In the Lipetsk Region, a woman was killed when drone debris fell on a residential building, and two more people sustained wounds, regional Governor Igor Artamonov said

According to Maria Zakharova, the relationship between the two countries reflects "a period in time when we were part of one state"

Governor Igor Artamonov clarified that signals about UAV debris falling are coming from different areas

Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin said that the embassy "sent six pages of questions to the Foreign Office" in order to "clarify the vague and impenetrable nature of the parameters of this scheme"

Chinese Foreign Minister called on both sides "to uphold multilateralism and free trade, safeguard international rules and order, promote peaceful resolution of international disputes"

"At least intel assessments inside the Department (of Defense) assess that," US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Sean Parnell said

According to the report, the review identified "multiple procedural anomalies" that undermined the credibility of the ICA

Pavel Durov also confirmed that the app introduced a fact-checking feature

Gheorghe Piperea accuses Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission of lack of transparency and improper management during the pandemic

Yulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said that the negotiations should aim to find ways to reconcile these positions

The embassy called on Russians to report all cases of this kind to the diplomatic mission

The Bank of Russia sees that inflation is slowing down faster than expected

Maria Zakharova cautioned Russian citizens planning trips to Azerbaijan to take the current situation into account

"The Russian president supports dialogue with people even if the volume of disagreements between, perhaps, critically exceeds the volume of issues that offer the possibility for joint efforts," Dmitry Peskov said

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 450 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian president had "repeatedly stated his willingness to engage in dialogue"