Gorbachev warns of new cold war, calls to stop building fences around Russia

Soviet Union’s first and only president Mikhail Gorbachev compared the present situation with the one the country faced in the 1980s

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Banditry convict escapes from psychiatric hospital, search underway — Astrakhan police

The convict’s name and birth date match one Magomed Alkhanov on the list of terrorists and extremists

Israeli airstrike hits Syrian army's positions in Quneitra province — TV

It was reported that the airstrike hit ground targets near the city of Al-Baath and the Al-Kurum settlement

Russia’s Su-57 outshines US fifth-generation fighters, says expert

Russia’s Aerospace Forces will receive 22 Su-57 fighters by late 2024 and their number will increase to 76 by 2028

Hainan authorities note boost in consumption during PRC Founding day weekend

This year, the weekend in honor of the Founding Day of the People's Republic of China lasted from October 1 to October 7

Moldova staged gas crisis, its debt amounts to $433mln - Gazprom

Spokesman for the Russian gas giant Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov said that no politics can be seen in the crisis with gas supplies to Moldova, as Gazprom cannot operate at a loss

Putin thanks Europe for sanctions, noting good effect of countermeasures for Russia

Vladimir Putin noted that Russia is increasing food supplies to the world market

Over 279,000 tourists visited Sanya sights in three days

During the first three days of the vacation, over 166,000 tourists arrived in Sanya by rail and air transport

No reaction from Paris, Berlin to Kiev’s threats of missile strike at Russia — diplomat

Maria Zakharova noted that Kiev’s remarks regarding a missile strike at Russia and an initiation of a full-scale military operation "cannot but cause concern"

More than 33,000 tourists visited Sanya rainforest park in five days of holidays

Most of the visitors came from Beijing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other major Chinese cities

Ukrainian opposition politician calls for restoration of economic ties with Russia, CIS

Viktor Medvedchuk noted that relations between Ukraine and Russia are at a dead end, with numerous adverse consequences, first of all, for Ukraine and Ukrainians

Hainan's Jiangdong Development Zone to develop alternative energy

According to the local authorities, they are going to introduce high standards for environmental protection in Jiangdong zone

Over 3.7 million tourists visit Hainan during the holidays marking China's founding day

Russian gymnast Melnikova says missed national flag and anthem in Japan’s Kitakyushu

Angelina Melnikova won gold in the women’s individual all-around competition at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Japan

Media: Hainan boosts international cooperation on rare fruit cultivation

There are already more than 400 varieties of exotic fruits imported from other countries

Hainan's Haikou visited by more than 700,000 tourists during the 'golden week'

During the thirteenth five-year plan (2016-2020), Hainan received about 352 million Chinese and foreign tourists

German attache in Moscow given a note over Germany’s nuclear deterrence statements

On October 21, the German defense minister claimed in a live broadcast that NATO was ready, if necessary, to employ military capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to deter Russia

SpaceX spacecraft gain enough experience to deliver Russian cosmonauts — Roscosmos

Head of the Russian space agency Dmitry Rogozin plans to discuss the issue of cross flights at the meeting with his NASA counterpart on Tuesday

NATO pulling forces to Russian borders amid calls to deter Russia - Shoigu

NATO’s deterrence plan in Afghanistan resulted in a catastrophe, the Russian defense chief said

Russia to discuss tactical nuclear weapons only after US removes them from Europe — envoy

Anatoly Antonov confirmed that Russia and the US still have significant differences on key issues of the strategic agenda

Russia must keep QR codes until collective immunity reaches 80% — expert

This approach has already shown its effectiveness in many countries, Alexander Gintsburg, head of the Gamaleya Center said

Media: Consumption in the capital of China's Hainan growing rapidly

The Haikou government is working hard to turn Hainan into an international advanced consumption zone

Press review: Erdogan on verge of conflict with West and who’ll profit from China’s crisis

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, October 25th

Russian Defense Ministry posts clip of marines freeing ship from pirates in African waters

A taskforce from the Russian Northern Fleet has been on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Guinea over the past three weeks

Afghan resistance claims active hotbed in Badakhshan Province — report

The video clip shows guerilla fighters in the Badakhshan Province, whose leaders are pledging loyalty to the National Resistance Front and its leader Ahmad Massoud, while declaring a guerilla war against the Taliban

Russia will produce newest Baikal aircraft in Komsomolsk-on-Amur - authorities

The launch of serial production of LMS-901 Baikal is expected to start in 2024

Scythian Gold collection should be handed over to Ukraine — Dutch court

The judge said that the artifacts were "part of the cultural heritage of the Ukrainian State" and "belong to the public part of the State Museum Fund of Ukraine"

Russia-NATO relations cannot be called catastrophic because there are none — Lavrov

Russia is suspending the NATO Information Office in Moscow and the NATO Military Liaison Mission Moscow starting on November 1

Mirziyoyev wins presidential election with 80.1% of votes — CEC’s preliminary data

According to Chairman of the republic’s Central Election Commission Zainiddin Nizamkhodzhayev, the voter turnout in the election hit 80.8%

Russian envoy laughs off Ukraine’s ‘lunatic’ missile threats

Konstantin Gavrilov did not rule out, however, that the West might render assistance to Ukraine as it was instigating Kiev, "supporting its absurd statements" on the military issue

Putin grants Russian citizenship to actress and singer Natalia Oreiro and her son

Natalia Oreiro said in an interview that she had applied for Russian citizenship in June 2020

Media: Hainan to host an international wedding tourism forum in November

In 2019, before the pandemic, more than 300,000 Chinese tourists arrived in Sanya to attend 2,600 weddings

Moscow minimizes consequences of possible Ukrainian rapprochement with NATO - Kremlin

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, that Russia could not stop this process

Gazprom supplies gas to Europe in accordance with consumers’ requests under contracts

Earlier, it was reported that gas pumping via the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline was down at 333,000 cubic meters per hour by Monday morning

Hainan hotels during the national holidays attract guests with extraordinary cuisine

This year, the weekend in honor of the Founding Day of the People's Republic of China lasted from October 1 to October 7

Occupancy of Hainan's luxury hotels exceeded 90% during October holidays

During the holidays, hotels on the island provided additional services for guests

Sanya and Haikou make it to top-3 of the most popular places in China for car tourism

Hainan is one of the most popular holiday destinations in China

Moscow's rejection of relations with NATO is not big deal - Kremlin

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that NATO is "an aggressive bloc", which considers Russia as an adversary

‘Pathetic flops to fail miserably’: Russian envoy slams Ukraine’s new missile scheme

Considering Ukraine’s current potential, its missiles "will hardly be able to reach the Russian Federation," Konstantin Gavrilov said

Russia warns Germany against testing Russian Armed Forces’ reliability — statement

The October 21-22 NATO Council ministerial meeting once again confirmed the Alliance’s course toward the containment of Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Finnish president to meet with Putin in Moscow on October 29 — presidential office

They will discuss Finnish-Russian relations and various regional and international issues

British PM tells Putin Russia-UK relationship "is not the one" London wants

Boris Johnson stressed that significant bilateral difficulties in UK-Russia relations remained, including the poisonings in Salisbury and underscored the importance of Ukrainian sovereignty

Many countries confirm efficacy of Sputnik V vaccine after a year use - developer

At the moment, the drug is registered in 70 countries with a total population of 4 billion people

Russia to create Krylo-SV reusable rocket prototype by late 2022

According to Roscosmos chief, the technology used by US-based SpaceX is not suitable for Russia

80% of those claiming they get coronavirus after vaccination bought certificates - expert

Alexander Gintsburg explained that it is possible to check whether a person was vaccinated with Sputnik V or not with the help of a special analysis for the presence of drug markers

Putin informs Johnson about Russia’s approach to Donbass conflict settlement — Kremlin

It was the first contact between Putin and Johnson in nearly 18 months

Lavrov calls for high-level dialogue between Russian, Norwegian defense ministries

Russia's top diplomat stressed that Moscow and Oslo would like to establish regular security consultations

Nord Stream 2 certification requires legitimacy for exploitation, says German ambassador

The construction of Nord Stream 2 was fully completed on September 10

Hainan duty free sales up by 66.9% over the founding day weekend

Sales peaked on October 6 at 274 million yuan (about $ 42.4 million)

Russian-US dialogue on strategic stability develops in right direction — envoy

Russia aims for legally binding agreements on arms control with the US, but does not rule out other formats, Anatoly Antonov said

Media: Haikou restaurants enjoying a 'consumption boom'

The Hainan cuisine has a number of distinctive features

Hainan authorities drew over 300,000 talented personnel to the island in three years

The Million Talents program was launched in the spring of 2018