Too early for common currency within Eurasian Economic Union — Belarusian official

The drone fell near the village of Samane in Utena District Municipality in eastern Lithuania

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, May 18th

Tehran will not "retreat from the legal rights of the people and the country," Masoud Pezeshkian says

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

The extent of the damage caused by the shockwave that has swept across the world like a tsunami cannot yet be accurately assessed, the Turkish president said

Matteo Zuppi said he was looking forward to working with Russia’s new human rights commissioner, Yana Lantratova

Ukrainian strikes lack the coordination, tempo, and concentration on critical Russian military infrastructure, according to a report compiled by inspectors general of the US Department of War, the Department of State and the Agency for International Development

Yury Ushakov said the Russian president will begin his meeting with Xi Jinping after the welcome ceremony in the Great Hall of the People

The American side "is still seeking to link talks on ending the war to the nuclear issue"

According to the report, Iran rejects many of Donald Trump's demands and refuses to make any meaningful concessions on its nuclear program

Tasnim did not elaborate on the incident

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

"Calm, non-politicized and balanced opinion of Russia in the World Bank Group enjoys particular respect, and not only from the side of our traditional allies," Roman Marshavin noted

The Russian leader will meet with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, hold Russian-Chinese talks in both narrow and expanded formats

Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that Iran strongly protests Middle Eastern states making their territory "available to aggressors"

Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to China on May 19-20

The agency claimed that the platform allegedly censored various Ukrainian content on its sites

The decision is based on the fact that the Russian Central Bank's claim against Euroclear Bank is not recognized under EU law, and Euroclear "does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction"

The platoon commander said that artillery crews of the Battlegroup North thwarted several attempts by the Ukrainian army to rotate personnel in the Sumy and Kharkov Regions, accomplishing over 350 firing missions

This will ensure the most vulnerable countries have access to energy, Scott Bessent said

According to Alexey Likhachev, the Ukrainian troops attack civilian buses used by the plant’s employees, and residential houses

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sujata Sharma emphasized that there was no shortage of crude in India

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

The share of currencies of unfriendly countries in Russia’s foreign trade payments fell to 13.1%

No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet

No information about deaths or injuries is available at this point

The company’s lawyer in charge of FIFA cases said there was evidence of coordinated actions on the part of three former top FIFA officials for the purpose of enrichment

The Kremlin spokesman called for a sober attitude to the situation

"Global energy security is impossible without Russian energy resources," the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said

CEO of Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Corporation Dmitry Bakanov noted that the details of the meeting are currently being worked out

Under the guidance of instructors with real combat experience, the BARS-Vladimir unit members will master firearms, tactical, engineering, and medical training, as well as the basics of electronic warfare and communications

Alexander Stepanov warned that industrial facilities in northwestern Russia as well as taking control of Karelia may be priority objectives in the course of potential aggression against Russia

Ukrainian armed formations suffered the heaviest losses in the area of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Center

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,075 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

The required conditions were not specified in the media report

One of the facility’s security guards was killed, Iran’s AEOI said

Hungarian prime minister recalled that Hungary has always adhered to the ‘one China’ principle

Sergey Sobyanin added that three residential buildings had been damaged

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will discuss further integration at a summit in Minsk

According to the report, over 25,000 troops are participating in the exercises under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar

According to the report issued by inspectors general of the US Department of War, the Department of State, and the Agency for International Development, the training commitments are coordinated by the Air Force Capability Coalition that the US co-leads with Denmark and the Netherlands

Today researches are being carried out, in particular, by the Russian military industrial sector under the state armaments program with the aim of boosting the combat potential of state-of-the-art missile systems and reliably providing strategic deterrence, Sergey Karakayev said

Retired Major General John Ferrari did not specify which types of ammunition were running low, but he called the current situation in US arsenals "a strategic red flag"

Dmitry Peskov said the process is currently on hold

According to the source, the US leader’s patience is "beginning to run out due to a lack of progress"

The Central Bank also purchased yuan on the domestic market in the amount of 1.2 bln rubles with settlements on May 14

The news of the death of their leader took unawares many Koreans, people do not hide the tears of bitterness

The Russian foreign minister stressed that Moscow is not trying to intrude into the negotiation process between Washington and Tehran, wishing this process every success

Telegram has never passed user data before

Gross regional product reached $3.64 billion during the period

According to the statement, a key feature of the exercise is to check the preparedness of troops for accomplishing the tasks of combat use from unprepared areas across the entire territory of the republic

The authority will send over two-three patients at a time

Among those involved in the international consortium are China National Gold Corporation, Indian SUN Gold Ltd., TransAfrica Capital Limited and a Brazilian investment fund

According to a report compiled by inspectors general of the Pentagon, the Department of State, and the US Agency for International Development, now effectively terminated, the collective West’s assistance to Kiev has amounted to more than $325 billion since February 2022

As Yury Ushakov specified, the Chinese side will organize a formal welcome ceremony at the airport

The Kozelsk missile formation was the first unit in the Russian Strategic Missile Force to be rearmed with silo-based Yars ICBMs

The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Advances in import substitution and development have reduced the urgent need for domestic software by a factor of four in recent years, the Russian prime minister noted

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that any contacts between President Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping help create new momentum for the further development and expansion of relations between Moscow and Beijing

The blackout has become the longest nationwide internet disruption ever recorded worldwide

The situation was triggered by Brussels' decision in April to include Chinese company Yangjie in the 20th package of sanctions against Russia

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

Tehran’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Amir Hossein Hosseini also expressed hope that the conflict would be resolved diplomatically

Representative of the operator company assured the system is functioning properly

Yury Ushakov said that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are set to discuss all the most important issues in a friendly and sincere manner

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, February 19th

The German chancellor underscored that "the fighting must cease first"

On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia was ready to suggest hosting the talks between India and Pakistan to achieve settlement

By 16:42 Moscow time, the dollar accelerated its growth and reached 105.259 rubles

Twelve new-generation minesweepers can reportedly be built to replace the Indian Navy’s Pondicherry-class ships

Contractual obligations to the foreign buyer were fulfilled ahead of schedule

The flotilla chief told Putin about the troops and means from his unit as well as their operational procedures

Ambassador-at-Large for the Kiev regime's crimes Rodion Miroshnik pointed to Ukraine's deliberate attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure

According to Denis Pushilin, fighting continues in the industrial zone and near the railway terminal

Esmail Baghaei said that Tehran is fully prepared for any contingency

US Senator Lindsay Graham said this would give President Donald Trump another powerful tool to lead on the world stage

Viktor Medvedchuk recalled that Vladimir Zelensky's name had repeatedly popped up in corruption investigations

European Gymnastics will make its own decision on lifting restrictions on Russian athletes by the end of the week

Keir Starmer said he had no intention of resigning

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stressed that Tehran was in constant contact other stakeholders to develop a mechanism to ensure safe passage for all nations

Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that Tehran is conducting negotiations with honor

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

Americans cited the war's strong impact on the US economy as the main reason that it should not have been launched

The documents specify the duration of the presence of the Russian bases on the territory of Abkhazia and South Ossetia - 49 years, with possible automatic prolongation every...

The Russian leader agreed with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's words that one of the key tasks for the leaders of all BRICS countries is to develop and support business development

Kirill Dmitriev’s statement came in response to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said that the European Union has failed to use its diplomatic potential in the situation around Ukraine

Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who was sentenced in April by a U.S. court to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to smuggle weapons

The Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation also has manufactured and delivered new Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft to the Defense Ministry of Russia

The ships also trained to repel air attacks and jammed and fired an air target

There is no link between the visits to China by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yury Ushakov noted

According to the report, 9,273 people were injured

In the Battlegroup North zone, the enemy lost up to 155 soldiers

The presidential administration will be represented by Yury Ushakov, deputy head Maxim Oreshkin, and presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov

Alireza Sanei noted that Iran shares borders with 15 countries, including Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Armenia

"The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020," the statement reads

The US president also made it clear that Washington may take new measures against Tehran

Major operational improvements need to be made, he noted

The document emphasizes that the license does not authorize transactions related to a number of Russian regions, including Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, and the Lugansk People's Republic, as well as Iran, Cuba, and North Korea

The ex-chief of EU diplomacy said the situation is similar with the approval of new sanctions against Russia