Surprise drills of Russian army not related to situation in Ukraine – minister

Putin and Zelensky met each other in person for the first time

The SSJ-100 is the first civil aircraft developed in Russia

German Government spokesman says his country repeatedly requested Russia’s assistance in investigating the Berlin murder

The Kremlin spokesman said that when such high-profile incidents occur, it is important to present the whole range of opinions

According to the Committee’s statement, in terms of the legal framework, the EU fulfilled all the conditions and has all the necessary permits for the project

The Russian and Ukrainian presidents held bilateral talks for the first time since Zelensky was elected president in April 2019

Russia's top diplomat pointed to the acute crisis of the system of arms control

The explosion killed 15 and injured 67 people

At the summit, the meeting between Putin and Zelensky took place for the first time

Russia's top diplomat commented following the talks that the US president was aware of the benefits of good relations with Russia but there were some forces in the United States that sought to hamper efforts to boost ties

Alongside the political factors that impede Ukrainian president’s efforts to achieve peace the expert mentioned the US influence

The prospective participant Alina Sanko does not have enough time to get a US visa and prepare for the Miss Universe pageant, director of the Miss Russia contest Anastasia Belyak said

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Libya risks turning into "another Syria"

The corvette fired the missiles against a simulated enemy’s surface ships

The attempts to exploit the myth about the threat allegedly emanating from Russia is aimed to justify growing military budgets of the NATO member states and the accelerated deployment of the US forces in Europe, Russia’s Foreign Ministry stressed

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in turn that the issue of transit of Russian gas via Ukraine was unblocked at talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Opinions must be expressed through lawful means, the Russian president stressed

The Russian leader said that at their recent meeting in Paris wih the Ukrainian President, they in particular touched upon an issue of possible prosecution of residents in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics

This work has provided "the planned number of combat-fit strategic bombers" in the fleet of long-range aviation, the defense minister said

The foreign minister of Turkey informed that Ankara may also change the status for the Kurecik base, at which elements of the European air-defense system had been deployed

First of all, this concerns strategic nuclear forces, precision weapons and aerospace defense, according to the minister

The list of the world's top ten active aircraft types includes Russian MiG-29 fighters, Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-24 frontline bombers

Lavrov said that no secret information was discussed during his both meetings with Trump

The guarantors also reject "illegitimate self-rule initiatives" for Syria, according to the statement

Putin reminded that the Georgian national participated in combat on the side of separatists in the Caucasus

This week, Bulgaria will start filling the 11-kilometer section of the gas pipeline on its territory with gas, while Turkey — the 140-kilometer sector, according to the operator

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the ministry’s conference call on Monday that the Russian Navy would increase the number of warships capable of carrying Tsirkon hypersonic missiles

Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, December 10

The fraudster installed fake border posts in a forest in Russia’s Leningrad Region near the Finnish border to deceive a group of four foreign nationals

In November, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS that the Russian Navy Command was discussing the issue of building a series of Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarines for the Baltic Fleet

Russia continues building ramified military infrastructure in the Arctic, including hi-tech lighting systems to monitor the situation in the air, on the ground and under the water, according to the Fleet top brass

Russia is represented in the military exercise by over 700 servicemen

Russian President Vladimir Putin also held separate talks with the leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine

Top stories in the Russian press on Wednesday, December 11

The naval group has crossed from the southern to the northern hemisphere, according to the Fleet's press office

The Su-57 with the second stage engine known as Item 30 performed its debut flight in December 2017

The senator commented on the fact that an intentionally distorted text of the final communique approved at the Normandy Four summit in Paris was posted on the Ukrainian presidential site

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held telephone talks on Wednesday on the request of the Turkish side

While visiting the MAKS-2019 air show together with Putin, the Turkish president showed interest in Sukhoi warplanes

At the first stage of the drills involving a naval battle, the sailors conducted artillery fire against a sea target

International terrorist organizations still pose a major threat, the Federal Security Service director said

Alexander Bortnikov emphasized that international terrorist organizations kept trying to establish clandestine cells in Russia in order to carry out their malicious plans

The Sobolyatnik station is a multi-functional detection system capable of detecting and automatically tracking up to 20 targets

The cause, started by the administration of Barack Obama, still lives on, the Russian foreign minister noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "we have all the reasons to file an appeal" to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Luzhkov held the post for 18 years

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky admitted that many issues remained open at the Paris summit

The Russian diplomats stressed that the number of supporters of the initiative had decreased compared to last year, while the number of delegations that abstained or declined to take part in the voting increased

Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted "a thaw" in the situation with settling the crisis in Ukraine