China wants cooperation with Russia regardless of political change — FM

According to Roman Shkurlatov, two Patriot systems will not make Kharkov safe

According to the press office, the commissioned vehicles made it possible to complete equipment of seven motorized infantry and tank units

According to the Chinese leader, China-Russia relations have entered a new era

According to the source, the radio frequency operates in all directions of the line of engagement in the special military operation zone

On May 16, US Department of State Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel noted that China cannot improve relations with Europe, if it will support Russia at the same time, allegedly fueling the Russian military-industrial complex

The official yuan exchange rate was lowered by 5 kopecks to 12.5962 rubles

In 2018, the refinery hit a record with 234 tonnes of gold

According to the Russian leader, the partnership between Moscow and Beijing "will serve as a model of how ties between neighboring states should be built"

Alexander Lukashenko drew attention to the government procurement system in the markets of the EAEU countries

According to the Russian Economic Development Ministry’s macroeconomic forecast, Russian export will recover due to new supply chains and friendly countries in 2024, though it will hardly recover the loss of 2023

According to the Hungarian prime minister, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is planning to visit Hungary in the run-up to elections to the European Parliament scheduled for June 6-9 to try and persuade Budapest to reconsider its stance

The restrictions were imposed on Vostochnaya Stevedoring Co LLC and Toplivo Bunkering Company, as well as North Korean Paekyangsan Shipping Company

Vitaly Ganchev added that as of today, more than 200 square kilometers of the region had been liberated from the Ukrainian armed forces

"As long as the world is unipolar, this world will be extremely unstable, this world will continually generate threats," Konstantin Kosachev said

"We are interested in Afghan exports of agriculture products to our market," Alexey Overchuk said

Ramzan Kadyrov noted that there is no need to worry about hostilities currently happening on Russian territory

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez stressed that Palestine is an example of the struggle for "self-determination, independence and sovereignty"

The Ukrainian president asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to provide two Patriot systems to defend Kharkov, but the US diplomat did not give him an unequivocal answer

The official also commented on the possibility of oil production increase by OPEC+ countries

The Russian president noted that the program for creation of carbon polygons that already exist in Russia, is being implemented together with Chinese partners

The Hungarian prime minister believes that the upcoming months will be extremely important for the future of Europe in due to the upcoming European Parliament elections and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

According to the document, all convicts, except those guilty of crimes infringing on national security, murderers, rapists, pedophiles and drivers causing deadly car accidents under the influence of alcohol or drugs, will be subject to mobilization

The NNSA claims that the current and previous 33 subcritical experiments were consistent with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Even though Vladimir Putin’s visit to China was a state one, "it was a purely working trip"

According to the Miguel Diaz-Canel, it is necessary to improve coordination of actions to give impetus to joint projects in areas of mutual interest

Kiev acknowledges that the situation in the Kharkov Region is extremely difficult for the Ukrainian troops

Three shelling attacks on positions of Syrian government troops by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra were reported in the Idlib governorate in the Idlib de-escalation zone, Yury Popov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said

This is the first Russian government formed under the new procedure envisaged by the 2020 constitutional amendment

Festive processions, gatherings, assemblies and reception ceremonies are held across Russia on May 9 to honor veterans of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War

Alexander Stubb pointed out that after joining the North Atlantic Alliance, Finland wants to play a meaningful role in it

The yuan rate gained 0.05 kopecks trading at 12.693 rubles

According to Olesya Polunina, leader of the Expedition for Books project, in the 1980s, scientists Valentin Rassadin and Vadim Shibkeev wrote Literary Reading textbooks

Russian forces advanced to better positions and inflicted casualties on 18 Ukrainian army brigades in the Kupyansk area over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

Bilateral relations between Russia and China should be expanded with "detailed plans, roadmaps with specific events and projects," Dmitry Volvach noted

"This situation, when one country dictates its will to the rest of the world, including in the political sphere, using financial and economic instruments, is unacceptable," the Russian president stressed

According to Home Secretary James Cleverly, this is a message to Moscow in response to its actions allegedly aimed at undermining British assistance to Ukraine

Annual port transshipments stood at 4.5 mln metric tons of goods at the peak of operations

According to the governor, the two wounded men were taken to hospital

In particular, the new iPad Air was presented with 11" and 13" diagonal

The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries

As of 4:16 p.m. Moscow time (1:16 p.m. GMT), the MOEX Index was up by 0.38% at 3,499.47 points

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The Ukrainian army lost over 520 troops in battles with Russian forces in the Donetsk area over the past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

Anatoly Antonov emphasized that US intelligence agencies had failed to provide any evidence

"Upon the results of the meeting, the heads of state agreed to hold the next meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg in December," Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev said

Details are not known, a law enforcement source has told TASS

Ukrainian forces lose a large number of armored vehicles to Russian FPV drones, platoon commander Alexander Belyayev said

The Russian leader noted that solutions on how to make payments are possible and do exist

In addition, Ukrainian forces were facing ammunition shortages due to a stalled US aid package

This will happen "if the West chooses the path of escalation," Sergey Ryabkov said

It has declined from record high 98% in December 2023

According to the Council, this ban does not apply to any activities other than broadcasting

Ukrainian service members have been moving little in the city lately and normally only at night, the Kherson Resistance guerilla unit commander added

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin thanked State Duma lawmakers for approving his candidacy for the prime minister’s office

Civilians are being killed there as a result of Kiev’s bombardments, which is obvious, the Russian leader noted

The share of non-residents’ investments in Russia’s sovereign Eurobonds totaled 44.7% by the end of Q1 2023, with total volume of Eurobonds owned by non-residents reaching $16.144 bln

The Russian president noted that sanctions are elements of economic war and are nothing new

According to the report, Robert Fico is in stable but still serious condition

There was a small decrease in importer demand for foreign currency, the regulator said

Dmitry Peskov also highly praised the cooperation between the regions of Russia and the provinces of China and emphasized its contribution to the development of the Russian territories bordering China

According to the report, imports from Russia over four months increased by 10.2% to $43.85 bln

"There are no prospects for the overall situation to change for the better, given the fundamentally anti-Russian consensus among US elites," Sergey Ryabkov said

"The naval group’s ships have set their course towards the Atlantic Ocean through designated areas of the Barents Sea," the press office said

Peter Pellegrini added that "the next few hours and days" will be decisive for Robert Fico, who is staying at a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica

It is reported that doctors are doing everything possible to stabilize the patient

Additionally, according to Yahya Saree, in the Red Sea, the Houthis attacked the commercial vessel Destiny en route to the port of Eilat in Israel

The press service of the Leningrad Military District reported earlier in the day that seven servicemen were injured in an explosion that occurred in the academy’s utilities territory when garbage was being removed from basemen premises

The North-South project is also important for many countries of the region, Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim Al-Thani added

"We will continue combating drug businesses along with those partners who share these and other goals of countering common security challenges," Maria Zakharova stressed

It is reported that the Ukrainian military had been unsuccessfully trying to bring in reserves to hold the defense

Earlier, President Vladimir Putin said, commenting on Russia’s offensive operations in Ukraine, that the goal was to create "a sanitary zone" to protect border areas from shelling attacks

Oil and gas revenues were at a level exceeding their base amount, and in accordance with parameters of the social and economic development outlook a stable excess of oil and gas revenues over their base amount is also expected in coming months, the ministry noted

"It is impossible to build peace in the region without close economic ties," Ali Bagheri Kani said

In March 2024, the Russian economy grow by 4.2% annually

Russian troops employed the Upyr FPV drone for the first time in the special military operation in Ukraine in May 2023

According to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the country’s trade turnover with the member countries of the union increased 1.7 times, reaching $28.5 billion, and exports more than doubled

On September 2, 2022, Sberbank announced the completion of the transaction for the sale of Sberbank (Switzerland) AG to the Swiss investment group m3 Groupe Holding SA, which became the new majority shareholder

The Chinese leader added that Beijing "is ready to play its constructive role"

The work is underway on development of international transport corridors in different directions, Marat Khusnullin added

Petr Pavel believes it is "naive" to imagine that Kiev will be able to regain territory taken by Russia in the foreseeable future

Maria Zakharova pointed out that behind these barbaric attacks with Western weapons the silhouettes of US and British handlers of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's were clearly visible

The current Kiev regime is to blame for ongoing battles in the Kharkov direction, the Russian leader stressed

Strikes by Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed three bases of militants who came out of the (US-controlled) al-Tanf zone

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, May 16th

The Russian leader blamed Kiev’s sponsors in the West for organizing this coup, saying they escalated it into an armed conflict

According to Sergey Lavrov, the West speaks about democracy "only when it wants to interfere into domestic affairs of any country"

"Once the Kiev regime uses Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG missiles with a range of at least 550 kilometers when the distance between Belgorod and Kiev is 429 kilometers, practically the entire central and most of the western parts of Ukraine fall within this sanitary zone," the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council said

Svetlana Akulova noted that the mama panda turned out to have very strong maternal instincts

"It is fundamentally important to achieve the minimum mass while retaining such properties as strength and resistance to adverse external effects," Yevgeny Alexandrov pointed out

The Russian leader stressed that it was politicians in Kiev who "withdrew from the negotiation process" as soon as troops were pulled back from Kiev

The parties also spoke about the efforts of Western countries to destabilize international law enforcement cooperation

Robert Fico was shot after a cabinet meeting in the city of Handlova in western Slovakia

According to the Russian diplomat, the EU decision is based "solely on political motives."

Maria Zakharova added that "the Western puppeteers exploit the Baltic countries as a 'testing ground' to test the waters concerning various kinds of anti-Russian ideas"

The devices help detect targets at a distance of over 1 km

The target of the strike was not specified

The flight delivers mainly cross-border e-commerce goods

The two countries’ diplomats stressed that Russia and Venezuela stand firm for strengthening the UN-centric system of international relations and building real multipolarity

Peter Szijjarto said he had asked the Council of Europe to include alternative peace plans to the resolution but that his proposal had been declined by a majority vote

According to Sergey Ryabkov, it is necessary to "treat both the issuance and non-issuance of American visas with coldness and detachment"