Crimea to build pipeline linking major peninsula’s cities

The European Parliament voted on Friday for termination of intergovernmental agreements on the South Stream project with an aim to include it in the Third Energy Package

The yuan weakened by 2 kopecks to 10.92 rubles

Igbal Guliyev believes that "under conditions of weakening internal discipline within OPEC, Russia will rely less on rigid collective restrictions and more on flexible coordination of production parameters and market signals with partners within OPEC+"

Of this money, €5.9 billion will go to military needs and €3.2 billion to macro-financial assistance, EC representative Balazs Ujvari said

According to the Crisis Management Center, on-duty personnel at the center, as well as at the Russian Transport Ministry and overseas diplomatic missions, are monitoring the situation

Vitaly Ganchev says morale within the Ukrainian army is extremely low

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev have held a brief conversation in Russian with German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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

According to the TV channel, communication with the vessel has been lost, it is no longer transmitting its location and is "heading towards Iranian territorial waters"

Maxim Markovich noted that Russian halal product exports reached nearly $400 mln by the end of 2025

Grain loading will total 15.9 mln metric tons in the first half of 2026, the Euler analytical company says

Igor Kimakovsky did not rule out that the systems might have been deployed for potential provocations

A robotic system operator of Russia’s Battlegroup South’s 1194th Motorized Rifle Regiment, call sign "Korney," also noted that operating the device is extremely simple and requires no special training

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

It is reported that the growing potential of production capacity indicates that there are no prerequisites for a decrease in the production of frozen fish

Japan also maintains participation in another LNG project, Arctic LNG 2, but due to US sanctions cannot receive gas from it

The report assumes that the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed until late May, with shipping traffic beginning to pick up in June

The free trade agreement between the EEU and Vietnam will be signed after a session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council

According to the politician, "Poland's reckless actions, if rashly supported by its NATO allies, may have far-reaching dangerous consequences for the entire world"

The press service of the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said that no injuries or damages have been reported

According to the US president, the Chinese leader supports opening the Strait of Hormuz

According to earlier reports, some people suffered injuries caused by fumes, while others received injuries after jumping out of windows to escape the fire

According to the source, the plan is to provide the military with 30,000-50,000 terminals

According to Dubravka Djedovic-Handanovic, the issue is the future operation of the Pancevo refinery, crude oil refining capacity, and the mechanisms that will guarantee compliance with the agreements

The Russian budget, as well as banks and businesses, are prepared to operate under oil prices below $45, Gref said

Canada tops the list of petroleum exporters to the US in June with 137.57 mln barrels

Russia has deployed a permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean

Yevgeny Stanislavov expressed confidence that dialogue would continue soon

Head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin noted that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE dominate the structure of trade among Islamic countries

The 4-year $8.1 billion program was approved in February

Russia intends to "create and expand mutually beneficial alliances with other countries and support foreign partner initiatives that utilize Russian machinery, equipment, and technology platformsб," the Russian president noted

At the same time, total installed capacity of power plants in the energy system as of January 1, 2026, stood at 271 GW, an increase of 1,101.5 MW over 2025

Dmitry Peskov said the criminal case against Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, will not affect the peace process

Most attacks targeted the telecommunications industry, and most often they originated from the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany, and France

Narendra Modi says BRICS will work together in 2026 to strengthen multilateralism

Dmitry Peskov says sees it doubtful that "any political forces there" who speak in favor of a dialogue with Moscow have a say

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

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

Putin noted that over the past decades Moscow and Damascus have accumulated a vast experience of bilateral cooperation in various spheres and have reached considerable success in the fight against international terrorism in Syria

The Central Bank also purchased yuan on the domestic market in the amount of 1.2 bln rubles with settlements on May 12

The talks were preceded by an official welcoming ceremony

This could be due to adaptation to tax changes, as well as temporary internet disruptions and the population's desire to have a reserve of payment methods that are not dependent on the operation of digital infrastructure

Multiple attacks by Ukraine hindered the evacuation of the two employees

According to the Russian deputy prime minister, the government faces the task of balancing the budget amid declining revenues

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

Earlier, Sikorski told a conference on the 25th anniversary of Poland’s NATO membership that the NATO military are already in Ukraine

The vessel reached the shore in the Sodegaura area, where refining facilities of several Japanese companies are located

The Russian Embassy in London says that bilateral relations between the countries have reached their lowest point after the British government blamed Russia for Skripals' poisoning

It would be wise for the EU to stop acting as morally superior, Armando Mema said

I would like to stress it once again that Ukraine is not just a neighbor for us, Russian President said

As of 10:00 AM Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices were down 0.17%, to 2,654.48 and 1,124.67 points, respectively

Chris Lehane noted that such a body could resemble the International Atomic Energy Agency

The rocket will orbit four O3b Networks satellites which will provide access to the Internet to three billion people in different countries across the world

According to Alexander Stepanov, the goal of these drills is to expand Ukraine’s sabotage and terrorist experience to the Baltic, Northern European, and Arctic regions

A source in the tourism industry said that it may be partially changed

By 8:35 a.m. Moscow time, the price of Brent had reached $92.3 per barrel

The head of state congratulated the Russian military on the successful test of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile

The head of the 11th Army Corps’ UAV planning and countermeasures department, call sign "Karta" noted that the antennas were discovered during airborne reconnaissance both along the line of contact and behind enemy lines

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin noted that Sarmat test-launch showed that Russia’s nuclear shield had improved

Federal budget revenues in 2015 amounted to 13.45 trillion rubles ($161.02 bln) while expenditures totaled 15.5 trillion rubles ($186.56 bln)

According to the statement, such actions undermine mutual trust, harm bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and negatively impact the stability of global supply chains

According to Alexey Likhachev, the situation at the Bushehr NPP site is generally calm, and no attacks on facilities in the vicinity of the plant have been observed

Sergey Ryabkov says the BRICS group must send a signal to the international community about its ability to deepen cooperation across a wide range of issues

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

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

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin noted that the development of the North-South, West-East, and Europe-Western China international corridors remained among the key priorities

Mikhail Galuzin called Joe Biden's words "yet another eloquent proof of the falsity of the US thesis" about Kiev's allegedly independent decisions on the part of the resistance to Russia and, in general, about the policy of the Ukrainian authorities

"The maximum range of the Sarmat system can exceed 35,000 km on a suborbital trajectory," Alexander Stepanov said

Russian troops delivered a massive strike by precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Ukrainian military-industrial sites and military airfields over the past 24 hours

The share of domestic high-technology goods and services created on own development lines is set to grow by 1.5 times in the total volume of their consumption in the country by 2030 against the level in 2023

According to the ruling, the court’s President Graciela Gatti Santana found that Ratko Mladic’s stay in the hospital wing of the UN detention facility in The Hague under law enforcement supervision is neither inhumane nor degrading in nature

An investigation is underway

Russia sent invitations to many world leaders to attend the celebrations

The Foreign Ministry also noted that "the parties agreed on the necessity of enhancing the authority and effectiveness of the General Assembly as one of the UN's principal charter bodies"

A United Russia delegation led by Medvedev was in Pyongyang to participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea

"The plan [peace plan proposed by China] has not been put on hold, but there are certain provisions that, so to say, cannot be implemented for now due to the inability of the Ukrainian side to disobey its patrons, its commanders," Peskov said. "These commanders, as we know, are not in Kiev. They insist that the war should continue," Dmitry Peskov said

Walid Hamed Shiltagh says the UAE is a respected country that plays a role in the development of the community

Russia wants Ukraine to go back to being a fully non-nuclear, non-aligned nation

In Shebekino, the cabin of a truck caught fire after a drone detonated, and another FPV drone struck a motorway, damaging five cars

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

The document provides, in particular, for such areas of cooperation as joint training of troops, exchange of experience and information in countering the ideology of extremism and international terrorism and collaboration between military educational institutions

The yuan edged up 0.4 kopecks to 10.95 rubles

According to Alexey Likhachev, the state corporation needs to build about 40 reactors domestically and currently has contracts for about 40 reactors abroad

The countries that take part in the forum, are connected by many years of friendship and fruitful cooperation, which enable them to increase the number of major joint projects in meaningful areas for the benefit of the peoples of those states, Mikhail Mishustin noted

According to Alexey Likhachev, 60 young Indonesians have already been trained in Russia under Rosatom quotas, another 29 are currently studying

Christopher Smith noted that the negotiations are live

The agreements will come into force when the Russian banks are also reconnected to SWIFT

The purchase was made as part of efforts to diversify import sources, Idemitsu clarified

The boat is multifunctional and can be used both for supply and logistics and as a kamikaze vessel

The Hungarian Foreign Ministry has so far refrained from making any comments

According to the statement, the Russian side is concerned about Norway's changing security policy

The damage primarily affected the western regions of the country

The plant’s director, Yury Chernichuk, specified that one of the injured employees was a driver from the transportation department, while the other worked in the landscaping unit of the plant’s administrative and maintenance department

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said the development of transport infrastructure plays a major role for Central Asian countries

Saying that foreign agent media outlets in Russia do not have the same rights as other media would count as disinformation, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

As Vladimir Malinov explained, at the moment, the Bulgarian state gas company Bulgargaz has received all payments

At least ten Ukrainian troops were killed

The Malye Karmakuly monitoring point is on Novaya Zemlya's Severny Island