26 Mar, 10:02

Difficulties spotted in Faster Payments System operation

Problems with payments via the system were related to a failure in the NSPC infrastructure, the Russian telecom and mass media watchdog Roskomnadzor said

MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. The National System of Payment Cards (NSPC) notes difficulties in transactions processing via the Faster Payments System and is working on their closeout, the NSPC press service told TASS.

"NSPC records difficulties in transactions processing through the Faster Payments System. Specialists of the company are working to eliminate them. Other NSPC services and systems are working normally now," the press service noted.

Problems with payments via the system were related to a failure in the NSPC infrastructure, the Russian telecom and mass media watchdog Roskomnadzor said. The service is restoring its functionality, the operator added.

Military operation in Ukraine

Yesterday, 15:07

US to impose restrictions on Russian oil if no deal on Ukraine is reached — Trump

Trump said that would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States

Journalists must be able to report on Ukraine without fear of attacks — UN spokesman

Meanwhile, the world organization itself has no right to investigate the killings of Russian journalists by Kiev without a proper mandate, Stephane Dujarric pointed out

Yesterday, 17:48

Europe standing to lengthen life of Kiev’s regime — Lavrov

Instincts of the ruling class in Europe are clearly demonstrated in developments in Ukraine, the top Russian diplomat said

Yesterday, 18:32

EU ready to react as single whole to US duties

Trade wars do harm to all the parties, Scholz noted

Yesterday, 07:50

Yemen’s Houthis claim attacking US aircraft carrier three times in last 24 hours

"The counteraction operation involved missile troops, unmanned aerial vehicles and naval forces that used several cruise missiles and drones," the Houthi spokesman said

Trump serious about normalization with Russia, EU has no option — ex-US intel official

Graham Fuller did not rule out that Europe would also move towards normalizing relations with Russia in the foreseeable future

Two days ago, 16:48

IN BRIEF: What is known about Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities

TASS has compiled main facts from the statements by the Russian Defense Ministry

Black Sea grain initiative, guarantees, Ukrainian attacks: statements by Lavrov

Russia has already "been through" Europe’s desire to inflict strategic defeat, as Napoleon and Hitler had such plans, the top Russian diplomat said

Two days ago, 17:42

World Press Photo defends TASS photo correspondent’s win in regional contest

According to the organizers, the complaints will be reviewed in accordance with the contest’s rules and procedures

Yesterday, 03:17

Hezbollah warns it will not tolerate Israel’s unjustified aggression

According to the secretary-general of the movement Naim Qassem, Lebanon should resist Israel politically and diplomatically

Yesterday, 09:06

Russian forces engaged in fierce fighting to retake last few communities in Kursk Region

In particular, in the area of the settlement of Basovka, Russian forces have dislodged Ukrainian troops from a stronghold and are consolidating their gains, a source said

EU not present at Russia-US talks on Ukraine at fault of Brussels — Austrian ex-chancellor

On March 24, representatives of Russia and the United States met in Riyadh to discuss the resumption of the Black Sea initiative

Yesterday, 17:40

Camera crew attacked by drone in Donetsk People’s Republic

TV channel said that The drone exploded nearby, fragmentations partly hit the car

25 Feb 2018, 04:28

Russia’s new military buggy, Chaborz-6, rolled out in Chechnya’s Grozny

The vehicle is made entirely from Russian-made components

Unknown person opened fire from roof in Murmansk — governor

Law enforcement staff is in action

Yesterday, 15:25

Actor Richard Chamberlain died at age of 90

According to him, the actor died on March 29 in Waimanalo, Hawaii, due to complications following a stroke

Yesterday, 15:07

US to impose restrictions on Russian oil if no deal on Ukraine is reached — Trump

Trump said that would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States

LG Electronics partly restarts its plant in Moscow Region — newspaper

The plant was producing washing machines and refrigerators

Russia supplies record 8.6 bcm of gas, 4.8 mln tons of oil via Druzhba to Hungary in 2024

A total of 4.78 mln tons of oil were supplied to Hungary via the southern line of Druzhba last year, and 956,000 tons in January-February 2025

Yesterday, 15:35

Trump says he is going to have phone talk with Putin shortly — TV

The previous telephone conversation between the two leaders was held on March 18

Yesterday, 14:22

Finnish president dreams of engaging US in Ukrainian conflict Russian diplomat

The Finnish president said earlier in an interview with the Politico news outlet that the "armed to the teeth" Ukraine should be in the basis of the deterrence policy

Two days ago, 05:58

Ukrainian troops control only three settlements in Kursk Region — commander

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that the battlegroup North had liberated the village of Gogolevka in the Kursk Region

EU leaders prepare for conflict with Russia, Hungary will not go to war — Orban

While Europe continues to speculate that the Ukrainian conflict could spread across the continent, the Hungarian prime minister dismissed this notion, stating, "This is not true"

Yesterday, 15:28

Presidential election in Ukraine may be held in July — The Economist

Vladimir Zelensky will attempt to catch his competitors by surprise, hoping that they will fail to arrange an efficient campaign within a short term, the source said

16 Jan 2015, 06:11

US to buy 60 Russian rocket engines worth $1 bln — company

The RD-181 engines will be used for the first stage of the Antares rockets, manufactured by Orbital Sciences

Too early to discuss details of Putin’s external governance plan for Ukraine — Kremlin

Earlier, the Russian leader said that external governance has been introduced globally before and that the practice could pave the way for legitimate talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict

IN BRIEF: What we know about detention of Gagauzia’s head Evghenia Gutsul

On March 25, Evghenia Gutsul was detained at the Chisinau Airport

Yesterday, 08:47

Russian investigators find new facts of Ukrainian army’s crimes in Kursk Region

The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal probe into these crimes under part 2, article 205 (‘A Terrorist Act’) and part 3, article 356.1 of Russia’s Criminal Code (‘Marauding’), she said

Two days ago, 20:38

Syria’s new interim government to be comprised of 22 ministers — TV channel

According to the Al Hadath, the heads of the Interior, Foreign and Defense ministries from the previous cabinet will retain their posts

Yesterday, 17:45

No mentioning of Red Army’s heroic deeds by UN gives rise to concerns — Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Guterres, when speaking at the ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, did not mention the Red Army a single time, although the Memory Day for these victims was established according to results of the heroic deed of the Red Army fighters

Special police staff neutralizes shooter in Murmansk, no one injured

The attacker acted alone, and he has been wounded

Yesterday, 00:18

Putin congratulates Russian Muslims on Eid al-Fitr holiday

Russian president noted the important contribution of Muslim organizations into Russia’s public and spiritual life, and their role in charitable, educational and patriotic projects and initiatives

Yesterday, 05:22

Ukraine’s army loses dozens of combat vehicles northwest of Sudzha in Kursk Region

The largest amount of the destroyed Ukrainian military equipment remains in the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Nikolskoye, Pogrebki, Lebedevka and along the Korenevo-Sudzha road

28 Oct 2015, 11:56

Russia ready to use Karasin-Nuland format on Ukraine — deputy foreign minister

"We are ready to use this communications channel with Americans if necessary," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin says