Russia fully ensures Ukrainian plants with nuclear fuel — Rosatom

According to Wang Yi, the talks between the two leaders were "an important signal to the world"

The Russian top diplomat noted that it would allow for the accumulation of substantial funds, including through the use of digital assets

Commenting on Trump's transactional approach to foreign policy, Su Xiaohui noted that the mode of interaction between China and the US is not dictated by Washington

The US president expressed the utmost respect for Xi Jinping and described his relationship with the Chinese leader as "a very strong one"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla coordinated approaches to issues on the bilateral agenda, and exchanged views on regional and international problems

The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that the Ukrainian armed forces hire mercenaries from various countries

Sergey Shoigu shared the Russian president’s assessments of the Sarmat ICBM test-launch, calling it a serious step

Since the beginning of May, consumer prices in the Russian Federation have edged up by 0.06%, and by 3.17% since the beginning of the year

"The New Development Bank, whose annual meeting is currently taking place in Moscow, could play an important role in implementing this initiative," the Russian foreign minister emphasized

According to the security agencies, units are patrolling streets and conducting inspections of houses and apartments

According to the defense source, Charivnoye was a major defensive line of the Ukrainian army

The drone crew commander added that the coordinates of the detected Ukrainian facilities were immediately transmitted to the command post and strike drone crews

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism

According to Donald Trump, Washington deliberately chose not to destroy part of Iran’s infrastructure

The ministers recalled the agreement on a ceasefire in Lebanon and called on all parties to strictly adhere to its terms

The third Russia-Africa Summit and other events of this kind will be held in Moscow in 2026

Maria Zakharova stressed that Moscow was open to contacts with Japan, but it is not asking for or insisting on such communication

EU imports of Russian LNG amounted to 2.276 billion cubic meters, according to TASS calculations based on data from the European analytical center Bruegel

According to the statement, Lebanon would continue to engage constructively in the talks and reaffirms "its unwavering commitment to reaching an agreement that fully restores Lebanon’s national sovereignty and guarantees the safety and return of all its citizens"

Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that this intervention has destabilized the Middle East, triggering an energy crisis, yet it ultimately changes nothing

There's no military in the world that makes adjustments as well as the United States military does, Brad Cooper said

Maria Pavlova warned that Latvia could remain without a stable government until the parliamentary elections scheduled for October

According to the news outlet, the recent Africa Forward summit in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is a prime example of this decline

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation

The Russian foreign minister added that Moscow does not utilize the "divide and conquer" principle

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

The Russian foreign minister said it was not Iran that created the problem, including with the Gulf countries

Sergey Shoigu noted that international relations continue to decline

According to the top Russian diplomat, BRICS has a "special culture of communication, which rests on mutual respect, sovereign equality, due account of the opinions of all of its members, finding common solutions, and the striving for the common good"

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, May 15th

Russia will not be drawn into any triangulation attempts by the US to pit Moscow and Beijing against one another, the Russian foreign minister said

Russian troops delivered one massive and two combined strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, energy and transport infrastructure over the period of May 12-15 in response to Kiev’s attacks on civilian facilities

A three-year girl is among the wounded

It creates conditions for Russian troops’ further advance deep into Ukrainian territory, the defense source said

According to sources cited by the newspaper, US President Donald Trump is considering more aggressive bombing of Iran and a special forces ground operation to extract enriched uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities

Leonid Slutsky noted that the head of Kiev regime could be trying to create a background for yet another "terrorist provocation, possibly not against Russia alone"

Yaroslav Zheleznyak says that transactions for the remaining amount have been made, but the money did not reach the court’s account in time

The yuan declined by 5.7 kopecks to 10.71 rubles

Marat Khusnullin added that, despite external challenges, relations between Russia and Uzbekistan have historically been characterized by friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that complete cessation of hostilities is the only solution

Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya emphasized that Russia's cooperation with Syria is "based on the traditions of long-standing friendship and mutual respect"

Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

The US president noted that the US will resume and finish the operation in Iran, which is currently 70-75% complete

Abbas Araghchi pointed to the Iranian authorities' efforts to maintain a ceasefire with the US in order to resolve the conflict diplomatically

"Maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the 'greatest common denominator' for both sides," Wang Yi said

The Russian foreign minister also noted that Russia will never beg or chase anyone

The damage primarily affected the western regions of the country

According to China’s top diplomat, the two sides "reached broadly balanced and positive results, including in further implementation of all agreements reached during previous consultations"

The Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus, receiving the necessary medical assistance, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

Two multi-story residential buildings were also damaged as a result of the attack on Ryazan

The Iranian top diplomat recalled that China had previously played a significant role in restoring relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia

The Russian foreign minister says that the global financial system must be transparent and non-discriminatory

According to the newspaper’s sources, many European Union countries and institutions backed the Saudi initiative

The Kiev authorities are seeking to get access to the EU’s lavish funding programs, Dmitry Lyubinsky said

Foreign military and diplomatic representatives from 11 countries inspected the infrastructure and technical equipment at the Brest international road border crossing

No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet

According to the Russian military personnel, the UAVs were directed toward substations, hospitals, and communication towers located in large population centers across Russia

No information on casualties among civilians is available so far

Wang Yi noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed that a constructive relationship of strategic stability would become the new concept for bilateral relations

According to Egypt's Minister of Industry Khaled Ali Maher, Russia possesses strong technological capabilities, extensive localization of domestic production capacities, and valuable experience in personnel training and professional development

According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian leader will travel to China very soon and preparations for his visit are over

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says one should not allow drones flying toward Russia to pass through their territory

Under the baseline scenario, the ministry expects production to rise to 516 mln tons in 2027

In April, food prices decreased by 0.2% month-on-month and increased by 4.02% year-on-year

In the quarterfinals, the player defeated Martin Landaluce from Spain

The US leader emphasized: "I also said we don’t need assistance"

The Forum’s business programme will be divided into five thematic blocks: "SMEs and the State", "Accelerating SMEs", "Industries and Digitalization", "Workforce" and "Foreign Economic Activities"

"The government cancels restrictions on crossing the border for all women without exception, regardless of their position in government bodies, local governments, state companies, or courts," Yulia Sviridenko said

Multiple attacks by Ukraine hindered the evacuation of the two employees

The Russian foreign minister is convinced that "only through active collective efforts can the BRICS countries ensure that their interests and the interests of the Global South and East are genuinely taken into account in leading multilateral forums"

A moratorium on the death penalty as a form of punishment is currently in effect in Russia

Russia is at least several years ahead of its foreign partners in the technologies used in the Sarmat system, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said

Earlier the Bank of Russia estimated the decline of Russian GDP in the first quarter of 2026 at 0.5% year-on-year

According to Rodion Miroshnik, 47 civilians were injured in the period

According to Israel Katz, Izz al-Din al-Haddad was one of the architects of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel

It noted that rescuers’ work is being hampered by heavy smoke, fallen trees, and difficult terrain

The Chinese president emphasized that force does not resolve problems and that dialogue is the only right path

Arab League’s ambassador to Moscow Walid Hamed Shiltag opined that the risk of a major conflict in the region remained because there was still no definitive agreement between the US and Iran

"The best confirmation of our advantage and superiority in the world is the growing volume of orders on the international market," Vadim Badekha said

According to Leading Expert at the Fobos weather center Mikhail Leus, the city has broken cold weather records twice in the 21st century

According to Donald Trump, the deal also implies the supply of General Electric engines

Authorities in Helsinki earlier condemned the flights and crashes of Ukrainian drones, calling the incidents unacceptable

According to Vadim Badekha, the country’s aircraft manufacturing industry became much more efficient

According to Sergey Lavrov, the situation in which the Secretariat has "effectively been privatized by a single group of countries" is unacceptable

The Russian top diplomat confirmed Moscow's support for the ambitions of Brazil and India to secure permanent membership on the Council

The US president says that Cuba "gonna have to come to us"

Airborne reconnaissance capabilities of the units detected the movement of a group of enemy personnel near a forest belt in the Sumy Region

UEC CEO Alexander Grachev noted that, being cut off from international cooperation in 2021, the corporation had to work "in isolation" for five years

Spokesperson Tommy Pigott says the State Department will reconvene the political track of negotiations, and a security track will be launched at the Pentagon with military delegations from both countries

The Russian president wished Ali al-Zaidi "all the best, as well as health and prosperity"

According Sergey Lavrov, the expansion of illegal practices of unilateral coercive measures constitutes a challenge to the multilateral system of international relations

Robert Fico called the belief held by some European politicians that the conflict in Ukraine could be resolved by military means an illusion

Jeffrey Sachs added that the US "used the dollar payment system as a threat point and a choke point by using the dollar payment system as an enforcement mechanism for illegal unilateral sanctions"

Actions by the Kiev regime may lead to more resignations in Europe, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told

The Russian foreign minister pointed out that such joint work is particularly relevant given that several countries are exploiting these issues "as a pretext for economic, political, and military pressure on unwelcome governments"

Yegor Sergeyev, a senior researcher at the Institute of International Studies of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, says that the need to increase military spending will inevitably impact other areas of national budgets

The Russian president said the measures taken by the government to improve the economic situation are already yielding positive results

The decision was made after a situational assessment, the Israel Defense Forces said

The US president says he wants the authorities in China and Taiwan "to cool down"

Russia has been fighting for a Palestinian state for 70 years, Walid Hamid Shiltag says