Dollar flat as Thursday trading opens on Moscow Exchange, euro up to 100.22 rubles

"The thing is that demography is an area where measures cannot have an immediate effect, they have a delayed effect," Dmitry Peskov stressed

Soren Pellmann said that the supplies of weapons to Ukraine contradict present-day efforts to settle the conflict in a peaceful manner and cited as an example a recent official visit of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba to China

The Russian missile frigate has arrived at the port of Oran together with the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin

On May 31, the US president announced the conditions of a draft agreement on the settlement in Gaza, which implies a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

One of the ways to deal with shortages of water in Crimea is to supply it from central parts of the peninsula

"By November after the elections, I can assure you that not in two, three or four months, but in days, Georgia will turn into the second front," Irakli Kobakhidze said

"They are continuously pumping arms into the Kiev regime, albeit with serious problems and setbacks," Vasily Nebenzya said

Previously, the Defense Ministry claimed that four Russian planes violated the Finnish airspace on June 10

The inflation forecast for this year has been raised to 6.5-7%

Vasily Nebenzya pointed out that Israel has the right to ensure its security, "however, the road to this goal runs without any doubt exceptionally through a comprehensive resolution in the Middle East"

The Israeli authorities, according to Vasily Nebenzya, continue hampering aid deliveries

The survey of 1,074 people was conducted on July 22-24

Nikolay Patrushev reiterated that NATO countries at different points in time pretended to be Moscow’s friends, calling it into their ranks, promising not to expand eastward, while now they "openly call Russia the main threat"

An emergency situation regime has been declared in the city

The format of the five nuclear-weapons states is not at its best because of the West, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

The Bank of Russia raised the key rate for the first time since December 2023 - from 16% to 18% per annum, and will consider the further raising it at its next meetings

The Russian economy is gradually reducing dependency on export of commodities, developing through sectors that bring high added value, which is why China’s interest in cooperation with Russia is growing, Boris Titov noted

Nebo-M can detect aircraft and ballistic missiles at a distance of one thousand kilometers

According to Andrey Marochko, work is underway to gather accurate data on Ukraine’s troop and equipment losses

Inflation has accelerated and is developing significantly above the Bank of Russia’s April forecast, the regulator said

According to the WION television channel, the visit can be expected on the third week of August, most probably on August 23

The senior Russian official added that Moscow proceeded from the fact that all long-range weapons supplied to Ukraine were already "directly operated by servicemen from NATO countries"

She defeated her fellow countrywoman Elina Avanesyan

Vitaly Ganchev stated that his automatically makes these enterprises targets for Russian forces

The US presidential election will be held on November 5

Investigators conducted searches of the former deputy defense minister’s place of residence

"We’ll keep NATO stronger and more powerful and more united than at any time in all of our history," the president said

According to the French politician, such a decision will lead to the further escalation of tension "while Ukraine has already lost."

According to the body, the convict planned to join the Free Russia Legion

Power supplies to domestic and industrial users in some districts of the Zhitomir region were suspended

The European Commission banned the EU citizens and companies from participating in exchange of frozen assets with Russian investors earlier in July

According to the resistance data, up to 200 troops arrived there literally the other day

According to the source, the US informed the Iranian authorities that the Biden administration was ready to hold talks on a swift return to the JCPOA "provided that minor amendments to it are made"

Over the year of its operation, the sniper company has eliminated about 200 targets

Dmitry Peskov recalled that the US sanctions race against Russia began under Trump's presidency

Zakhar Prilepin noted that "Kiev (the Ukrainian authorities - TASS) does not care about any possible peace talks"

According to the Ukrainian foreign minister, "talks need to be rational, substantive and aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace"

Nobody was injured

Lukoil is represented in China by Lukoil Lubricants China, which is responsible for the lubricants business in the country

All the residents were evacuated

Sixty-three Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian forces in the past week

Top Iranian officials have been placed on the US sanctions list

Donald Trump specifically said in January that Joe Biden's policy had turned the world into hell and was leading the United States to a bloodbath

The regulator recalled that Russian courts had fined Google more than 25 billion rubles (about $290 million) over the past three years

Vitaly Ganchev emphasized that three key industrial facilities of the Kharkov Region, listing the Turboatom plant, the Kharkov Malyshev factory and the Kharkov State Aircraft Manufacturing Company are actually being destroyed

Russia and Venezuela are long-standing partners in the energy sphere, Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said

The territory where modern Sevastopol is located was inhabited 2,500 years ago

According to Maxim Buyakevich, the Kiev regime’s steps have "nothing in common with efforts to resolve the conflict and achieve a lasting and just peace"

Abdullah II called on the US to create "a political horizon to achieve just and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution"

Sevim Dagdelen also said that in response to her question about US cluster munitions, the German Foreign Ministry said that the federal government "does not have its own information on the matter"

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are hosted by the French capital of Paris between July 26 and August 11

Nikolay Patrushev also underscored that ships of Western states cannot freely access Azov ports

Maria Zakharova emphasized that this case, as well as previous decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes show that the modern Olympics have nothing to do with the goals of the Olympic movement declared more than a century ago in Paris and contradict the Olympic spirit

The speaker’s shocking remarks sparked outrage among the public

Meanwhile, a Chinese-made armor vest failed to withstand a shot and was pierced through

Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said at a meeting with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that Ukraine was preparing for talks with Russia

Eight people were injured

According to the newspaper, the hotel's employees have not received a pay raise since 2017, despite shareholders being paid a $10 million dividend in 2024

According to Mao Ning, Beijing calls on states violating the NPT to "abandon the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game"

Israel demanded that its army be given control of the border between Gaza and Egypt, the sources said

According to Mikhail Podolyak, negotiations from a position of strength will be fair

Dozens of foreign servicemen on active service are dying in Ukraine, Vasily Nebenzya said

Lithuania has planned a national mass evacuation drill for the fall

Mirra Andreeva defeated her fellow countrywoman Elina Avanesyan

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 25th

Vitaly Ganchev pointed out that Russian troops destroy mercenaries, as well as members of Ukrainian nationalist units, on a regular basis

Sports include eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru, a Central Asian form of polo in which two teams battle for control of a decapitated goat carcass

"During his visit to China, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba expressed readiness for dialogue and talks with Russia, which indicates a potential change in strategy," Zheng Renyi noted

The Russian leader noted that the Northern Sea Route is becoming more and more opened for ships in different seasons of the year but the icebreaker fleet will still be needed for a long time

The new military aircraft will be able to develop hypersonic speed

Dmitry Peskov noted that the American people might be surprised "to find out that there are indeed many glorious pages in Russia’s history"

A mop-up operation is underway

These efforts fully reflect the high level and special nature of China-Russia relations, Zhang Hanhui noted

Earlier, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that "there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that" caused Trump’s ear injury

Fifteen Russian and 17 Belarusian athletes will take part in the Paris Olympics, which will end on August 11

According to the Karabash city administration, some 30 people were evacuated from the village of Kiolim located in the vicinity of the water storage pond

The Olympic Games in Paris will end on August 11

Rico Krieger said Ukraine promised to pay him 2,000 euros a month

Maxim Reshetnikov noted that the Bank of Russia’s forecast for inflation in 2024 "is within our [the Ministry of Economic Development's] range of current estimates"

The frigate was built at St. Petersburg’s Baltic Shipyard

Gergely Gulyas stressed that there is no oil deficit threat at the moment

The administration’s staff tries to visit liberated communities as soon as possible to organize aid for local residents, Vitaly Ganchev said

"Neither can the crime of killing innocent people and helpless children be ignored, nor can the criminal be purified with a standing ovation. The blood of the innocent will never leave the oppressor," Masoud Pezeshkian said

Deputy Head of Russia's Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov said that high-precision strikes were launched against militant targets in the Sarjah area of the Idlib de-escalation zone on June 27

Maria Zakharova also pointed out that the ministry receives information on the content of such consultations, albeit it does not consider them reasonable at the current stage of the special military operation, "considering the knowingly anti-Russian bias of participants from the United States and other unfriendly states"

He noted that Washington’s allies in Europe needed to increase their defense spending

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, July 26th

According to Mamarizo Nurmuratov, due to a significant decrease in the number of migrant workers from Uzbekistan working in Russia, the volume of remittances over 6 months decreased slightly in comparison with the same period last year

When asked, why Kiev started talking about a possibility of negotiations with Moscow at this specific moment, Dmitry Peskov noted that "it would be nice to obtain explanations from an official representative" of Kiev in this regard

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, July 24th

Such illegal actions should not be followed by a swift response, it should be well-thought-out and fully meet Russia’s interests, Dmitry Peskov noted

The crew was killed, no destruction occurred on the ground

The funds will not go directly to Kiev, they will be channeled to the EC, to the European Peace Facility, to compensate EU countries for weapons

Crews of Russian Ka-52M reconnaissance/strike helicopters reliably destroy various targets of the Ukrainian army by Vikhr-1 air-launched missiles at the frontline, it said

The parade will mark Russia’s Navy Day, celebrated on the last Sunday of July

"We did not allow it, and we must protect our national interests until the end," Irakli Kobakhidze emphasized

The the France Info radio station meant the upper quays of the Seine, from which the view is not good enough

Alexander Khinshteyn underscored that these measures are connected to the company’s own actions

Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government

Overheating or positive output gap is the state of economy when output volume exceeds the so-called potential GDP, Elvira Nabiullina said