Bank of Russia raises dollar rate for August 24-26 to 91.6 rubles — regulator

The Belarusian president noted that at times it seems as though people coming to the country "leave their mutual quarrels, reproaches, and grudges at the border crossings"

The Russian military also foiled Ukrainian attempts to attack the settlements of Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Borki and Fanaseyevka

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

Apty Alaudinov emphasized that "the situation remains difficult but under control"

Russian forces also destroyed two armored combat vehicles and two pickups

According to the report, all the assault operations in Krasnogorovka were carefully planned

Some people in the Atlantic Council, and this is not only Americans, but also British, even German and Austrian scholars, said that Russia could be divided just as the Federation of Yugoslavia was divided

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 6th

Maria Zakharova recalled that there was a large number of examples of the US infiltrating the national security sphere of other countries under the pretext of improving the situation there

Russian troops also repelled four Ukrainian attempts to break through the border towards the settlements of Novy Put and Medvezhye

"We have provided all necessary explanations in this regard," Maria Zakharova stressed

The Security Council secretary noted that Moscow and Havana will develop their strategic cooperation in a wide array of areas

The Russian leader reiterated that the government should "think about certain restrictions on supplies to the foreign market" of these and a number of other goods

The US diplomat also noted that he discussed strikes at Russia during the meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his British counterpart and plans to report on the outcome of his negotiations to US President Joe Biden

Earlier, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called for honesty on EU enlargement and criticized its leaders for playing a joke on the Western Balkan countries with accession to the EU

Russia’s battlegroup West has repelled three Ukrainian counterattacks over the past day, eliminating up to 445 enemy servicemen, the Defense Ministry emphasized

Major General Apty Alaudinov added that getting captured Ukrainian soldiers out of the combat zone is no easy task

According to Apty Alaudinov, Ukraine is taking heavy casualties

US ex-President noted that Polls shows that he won last debate

Maria Zakharova pointed out the "explosive growth of the American military-industrial complex’s income," but added that "the path of total militarization of the economy is a dead end," because "switching back to the peaceful track is oftentimes very costly"

As of now, 12 Privet-82 kamikaze drones are present in the area of the special military operation in Ukraine

"For example, from 70 to 100 civilians were forcibly taken into the basements of the Sudzha boarding school, where they were subjected to psychological abuse and used for filming propaganda stories by Ukrainian and foreign journalists," the report says

Finnish Defense Forces General Staff noted that it monitors the situation around the attack of Ukrainian drones in the Murmansk Region

Dmitry Peskov stressed that it was not "a clear-cut peace plan"

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 12th

According to the report, Jens Stoltenberg will assume the office after the Munich Conference in February 2025

In Washington’s opinion, Ukraine should focus on employing capabilities currently at its disposal

"Besides supplying Ukraine with extended range strike weapons, NATO states also provide Kiev with its military and space-based intelligence data," the Russian foreign minister stressed

The third generation of the Ratnik combat gear may appear by 2022

After the meeting with them, bilateral talks with some of the visiting BRICS representatives are also possible

The key principles in designing the new financial system are decentralization of international interaction and the use of digital technologies, Andrey Mikhailishin said

Apart from that, "the Germans and other countries have to fund some Ukrainian reconstruction", David Vance said

Steffen Kotre is very skeptical about the chances that the chancellor "will do everything in his power"

This is an element of psychological warfare, which in turn is part of the hybrid war that Washington has waged against our country for a long time, Ryabkov said

Andrey Marochko noted that this development will allow Russian troops to "increase pressure" on the enemy and "expand the range of weapons used"

The Foreign Ministry is aware about three citizens, detained in Russia under charges of mercenarism for fighting on Ukrainian side

Maria Zakharova cited Germany, which portrays itself as a democratic state with a well-developed legal system, as an example

Radoslaw Sikorski added that "the Americans had advance knowledge of it and didn’t stop it"

Reconnaissance confirmed the elimination of Ukrainian manpower and armor, the Defense Ministry said

The regulator notes that the incoming inflation data in the eurozone are in line with the ECB's expectations and the forecasts presented in June

The statement alleged that they acted under the direction of Russian anti-globalization human rights activist Alexander Ionov

The Russian company’s project envisages the launch of production in the second half of 2025

The high-ranking official avoided directly answering the question about strikes deep into Russian territory with US-made weapons

During a televised debate, Trump claimed that Harris was sent to "negotiate peace," adding that Russia’s special military operation began "three days later"

Justice and truth are on Russia’s side, President Vladimir Putin said

Yury Borisov recalled the December 2022 loss of pressure in Soyuz MS-22’s external radiator cooling loop, which resulted in a decision not to use it for crew return

"Look at us: there are injuries but these wounds came from the drones that attacked us," the Ukrainian soldier said

A total of 13 groups of Moldovan activists submitted applications for nomination of their presidential candidates and started collecting signatures

"Our armed forces hit only those infrastructure facilities that are directly related to the organization of combat operations, only those facilities on which the actions of Ukrainian troops on the line of engagement depend, and especially those to be used to attack Russian territory, I mean the Kursk Region first of all," the top Russian diplomat said

The EU Council stressed that the blacklist against Russia currently includes more than 2,200 individuals and legal entities

On Wednesday, the Russian delegation, which takes part in the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, criticized the HRC’s partiality in assessment of violations of rights and freedoms

He also plans to settle the conflict in Ukraine before his inauguration if he wins the election

Reconnaissance and search operations continue in wooded areas to detect and destroy enemy sabotage groups attempting to infiltrate deeper inside Russia, the Defense Ministry said

At the end of the main session, the MOEX index fell by 1.99%, to 2,615 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS index fell by 1.82%

Ajit Kumar Doval described the main content of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's contacts in Kiev and the main basics of Modi's approach to resolving the conflict over Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov said

"We have warned from the beginning that those who help the Zelensky clique stay afloat will become our legitimate targets," Vasily Nebezya reminded

The report quotes anonymous sources as saying that "it would be considered unnecessarily provocative" in London to make a public announcement of this kind

The foreign minister pointed out that "it is the West that supplies Ukraine with offensive weapons that are used in terrorist attacks"

According Maria Zakharova, attempts by Western governments and special services to push Russia’s non-systemic opposition toward destabilizing the internal political situation in Russia are doomed to fail

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, September 11th

According to Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland is now discussing whether to shoot down Russian cruise missiles over Ukraine's airspace from its own airspace without entering the Ukrainian territory

The US government is "ready to sacrifice the well-being of the citizens by delivering weapons and ammunition worth billions of dollars to the Kiev regime"

The Russian diplomatic mission said that "in an attempt to overcome their clients’ negative developments on the battlefield, the UK government seems to be close to stepping onto a yet another dangerous turn in the escalation spiral."

According to Wang Yi, the two leaders will "build on their strategic interaction" at the summit

At the same time, a Ukrainian military officer told the newspaper that the situation in the area was difficult for Ukrainian forces

The Russian foreign minister pointed to the fact that the Kiev regime had repeatedly voiced its real intentions regarding Crimea

Ali Akbar Ahmadian also relayed salutations and best wishes to the Russian President from Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

The Belarusian leader also called for turning the page on the attempted rebellion, if only to circle back to it at a later time

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to TASS in reply to a clarifying question, that the flu vaccine was meant

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Washington’s intention to let Kiev use its long-range projectiles for strikes deep into Russia’s interior is another step in escalating the conflict

Earlier Julie Kozak stated that the IMF supports the expansion of BRICS in order to take advantage of global integration

Alexander Gorbunov and his launch partner, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, will arrive at Cape Canaveral launch facility in Florida to spend the next two weeks in routine preflight quarantine

In turn, the prosecutor's office in Belgium also "noted recent readiness of the Telegram administration to cooperate"

According to the IDF, in recent weeks Israeli units also operated in the Tell al-Sultan neighborhood in western Rafah

The US President could greenlight the use of UK’s Storm Shadow missiles and French Scalp missiles

The top diplomat pointed to the Swiss meeting on Ukraine, adding that "the West is trying in every possible way to keep Ukraine within the framework of the ultimatum"

The experts claimed that Iran’s alleged supplies of ballistic missiles to Russia "represents a substantial escalation"

The Russian leader wished the participants of the exercise "success in accomplishing the assigned tasks"

Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi announces plans for broader presence in Russia

According to Dmitry Peskov, "this raises significantly the degree of the collective West’s involvement in this war around Ukraine"

According to Dmitry Gendelman, "the military defeat of Hamas brings closer" the release of hostages held in Gaza

Also, the warships practiced causing jamming during the maneuvers, the ministry said

The Central Bank also plans to set deadlines for the mandatory acceptance of payments in digital rubles by trade and service companies, the press service said

Kiev is unlikely to last even a quarter of this term, he said

Maria Zakharova commented on a statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who said that the return of Crimea was allegedly a provision of international law

The deputy foreign minister added that an agreement between Russia and the West on the exchange of prisoners has not increased trust in relations

According to Ajit Kumar Doval, the conversation with Vladimir Zelensky was held "in a very close format"

Dmitry Peskov cautioned "against treating reports of various digital media or media-like outlets as primary sources"

According to Vasily Prozorov, the attack might be a result of infighting between Kirill Budanov and Alexander Syrsky

According to the preliminary agenda, the representatives of the BRICS group, chaired this year by Russia, intend to talk about how to work together to counter the "rules-based order" imposed by the West

"If restrictions are lifted on some weapons for which there are no missiles, that is not a lifting of restrictions," the Ukrainian president said

The Sukhoi Su-57 is a Russian-made fifth-generation multirole fighter designed to destroy all types of air, ground and naval targets

DPR head Denis Pushilin announced that he had visited Karlovka, Novosyolovka Pervaya, Peski and seven other settlements

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said that she strongly condemned the "attacks on Red Cross personnel"

The crew is scheduled to spend 202 days in orbit and return on April 1, 2025

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 10th

They are Italy’s RAI television reporter Stefania Battistini, Deutsche Welle reporter Nicholas Simon Connolly, CNN reporter Nick Paton Walsh and Ukrainian reporters Natalya Nagornaya, Olesya Borovik and Diana Butsko

"We will do everything to prepare relevant decisions on the basis of consensus, customary in our relations," the Russian leader stressed

According to Maria Zakharova, "the anti-Russian rhetoric of the official Chisinau is taking on increasingly grotesque forms"