China respects Russia’s home, foreign policies — Chinese Foreign Ministry

Denis Manturov confirmed that the labor mobility agreement was signed during the Russian-Indian summit in New Delhi

NABU said on February 16 that charges of large-scale money laundering and involvement in a criminal organization had been brought against Galushchenko, who had testified as a witness in the Mindich case

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier that Iran and the United States had reached an understanding on a range of issues

According to the Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov, a similar thesis, like in the other countries, is used to justify a course towards militarization of the country

Putin talked with the French leader for about two minutes

"The cryogenic unit is planned to be revamped," Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Oleg Korobchenko said

The First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic said that a small oil volume is meant

Andrey Nikitin said that 1,600 km of were built and renovated in Russia in 2025

The port and sea phases of the exercise will focus on complex maritime operations, including anti-submarine warfare, air defense, search and rescue operations, and joint security missions

Nikolay Patrushev recalled the exercises held in January and February to protect sea lanes from Western piracy

Polish President Karol Nawrocki will be represented by the head of the Bureau for International Policy, Minister Marcin Przydacz

Investigative actions are ongoing, Alexander Drozdenko reported

Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi stressed that in order to conclude a final deal "much work is yet to be done"

The Russian leader pointed out that 200 years is not that long a time in the entire scheme of history in Russia

Russia plans to discuss the role of the Western and Ukrainian media in forming a distorted vision of the Ukrainian crisis

"China has used decoupling, a method to decrease the effectiveness of seismic monitoring to hide its activities from the world," Christopher Yeaw said

The Russian delegation is led by Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky

This is the first visit of the Japanese warships to the banks of the Neva River

Ruslan Khomenko, head of the district, added that four civilians were wounded in Ukrainian strikes over the past seven days

The Russian foreign minster also noted an "interesting aspect" in the position of the UN Secretary General on Greenland, which, in particular, was outlined by his official representative, the head of the world organization, Stephane Dujarric

Andrey Kartapolov highlighted that European politicians had already realized their defeat and were making such statements to justify themselves before their citizens

Vladimir Zelensky will be briefed on the results of the first day of talks, Ukraine’s chief negotiator said

Three intelligence officers, staffers of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, were killed while performing special assignments, the statement noted

The yuan exchange rate dropped by 13.5 kopecks to 10.99 rubles

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, February 13th

The official euro rate was lowered by 17.1 kopecks to 90.8658 rubles

Sergey Ryabkov said that "if somebody assumes 'experiments' may be continued, it may have a sad end"

The US leader also added that a mass migration from Cuba would endanger United States national security

"This is a 'smokescreen' of the dwarfish infantry on the fields of the proxy war against Russia," chairman of the international committee of the Russian State Duma Leonid Slutsky said

According to the statement, two of the vessels were detected and struck in the Eastern Pacific

According to the news agency, Greece and Malta speak against the proposal to replace the Russian oil price cap with a ban on maritime services for Russian oil, such as insurance and transportation

US Vice President noted that there are a lot of options

China is determined to keep building up the strategic partnership with Russia

The Economy Ministry of Slovakia expects that feedstock supplies over the Druzhba oil pipeline halted since early February will resume shortly

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, February 17th

Poland, in his words, will never be able to obtain nuclear weapons "either from the political or military-technical point of view"

The trade turnover between the two countries totaled $411.813 mln in the reporting period

Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov and Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad met in Tehran ahead of the 19th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation

JD Vance also pointed out that that he would like to see greater efforts from European states to protect their borders in order to preserve "civilizational coherence"

In this year's rating that assesses the comfort of doing business in 189 countries around the world, Russia occupies the 62nd place

According to preliminary reports, there were casualties as a result of the incident

According to Evraz Steel, the industry health ratio in Russia stood at 65.5% as of the end of December 2025, which is approximately 15 percentage points lower than the level in the like period of the prior year

The local authorities estimated economic damage at the amount of 85.5 million U.S. dollars

The Russian delegation, which includes about 20 people, is headed by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Christopher Yeaw said that current situation in this sphere is extremely disadvantageous for Washington

Mutual cooperation plans for 2016 also were signed with participating Commonwealth of Independent States defense ministers

Washington is engaging its allies in these activities, prompting them to send armaments to Ukraine, Director of the Second Department of CIS Countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Aleksey Polischuk noted

Alexander Drozdenko has ordered assistance to the military in clearing the rubble

By 3:58 p.m. Moscow time, the MOEX Index had declined to 2,771.17 points, while the RTS Index was down 0.41% to 1,139.36 points

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Christopher Yeaw said that is a high priority for Washington

The Ukrainian army had many strongholds, materiel depots and temporary deployment sites in Minkovka, Andrey Marochko said

The trilateral talks have been underway for over four hours

Roskomnadzor’s press service stated that the agency has nothing to add to previously published information regarding the possible blocking of Telegram

Vasily Prozorov added that Vladimir Zelensky is not just opposing the US administration without reason and that forces are standing behind him that do not want the fighting in Ukraine to end

This activity followed an unofficial port visit by the Russian vessel to Bandar Abbas

Regional roads stand at 502,500 km and federal roads equal 65,500 km

Bids for the auctions can be submitted via the Moscow Exchange or the St. Petersburg Currency Exchange

CEO of High Precision Weapons company Oleg Ryazantsev said that the Pantsir-M "is the system designed to counter threats of such kind"

Nikolay Patrushev stressed that if the situation could not be resolved peacefully, the blockade would be broken and lifted by the Navy

According to Vladimir Demirov, the unique feature of the new technology is that a single chassis combines the functions of a tanker for aviation oils and oil mixtures, alcohol and water-alcohol mixtures, as well as hydraulic fluids

"There will also be discussions on regional issues, as the area is fraught with conflict potential. Qatar plays a significant role in efforts to resolve many pressing situations," Dmitry Peskov said

According to it, the man suffered serious injuries and is currently in the hospital

According to the Foreign Ministry, the sides discussed current issues on the global agenda, with a focus on the inadmissibility of undermining the central role of the United Nations

As of 4:45 p.m. Moscow time, the March 2026 palladium futures contract on NYMEX stood at $1,686.5 per troy ounce, while April 2026 platinum futures fell 3.04% to $2,014 per troy ounce

The oil output will make about 207 million tons this year, according to Rosneft President Igor Sechin

As the Indian Prime Minister pointed out, with AI emerged at the times when the world found itself at a turning point in the development of civilization

Up to 30% of Ukrainian army soldiers in the Kupyansk direction are incapacitated due to frostbite and other cold-related injuries, and it is impossible to evacuate them

The Northern Fleet’s Fuel and Lubricants Service, in addition to replenishing fuel reserves for ships and vessels in various parts of the world’s oceans, also delivers supplies to regions of the Far North

We need to see how well polling stations are prepared from the epidemiological security point of view and whether there is enough personal protective equipment, Ella Pamfilova said

The Hungarian foreign minister noted that Ukraine is blocking the transit of crude from Russia for political reasons

Ruben Vardanyan was charged with crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism and its financing, and illegally crossing Azerbaijan’s border

MMK Group’s capital expenditures for the 12 months of 2024 rose by 4.2%, amounting to 98.8 bln rubles ($1.17 bln), in connection with the ongoing implementation of development projects within the company’s strategic growth plan

The Russian President also added that, India is one of Russia's "reliable and especially trusting partners" in this area

Gas withdrawal from UGS facilities in EU countries amounted to around 475 mln cubic meters on February 15

The Treaty between Russia and the United States on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms expired on February 5

The drone is not equipped with a warhead, its maximum payload is 200 grams and the maximum speed is 270 km/h

Vitaly Ganchev, head of the Kharkov Military-Civil Administration, added that the foreigners avoid open clashes with the Russian army

According to the agenda of the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives, the 20th package of sanctions will be discussed at the ambassadors level on February 18 and 20 and on February 23 at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels

Alexander Shokhin noted that such a project could involve the participation of Russia, the United States, and the European Union

The client argues his mobile operator MTS unreasonably wrote off six minutes from his package of voicemail services

The Russian Embassy in Nicosia said that it provided all necessary assistance in preparing consular documents for Vladislav Baumgertner’s relatives

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 195 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two US-made armored vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

In the next few days, the Marshal Shaposhnikov crew will take part in some protocol, cultural and sports events as part of the coastal phase of the multilateral naval exercise

The talks were held behind closed doors at Hotel InterContinental

Vladimir Zelensky added that he could speak about this because the incident occurred some time ago

Vasily Nebenzya believes that the issue is "not necessarily about sovereignty over Greenland"

The reasons for the shutdown will be set by the government

Tehran and Washington reached understanding on a range of general issues, the IRNA news agency said

That money goes back down to Venezuela, Chris Wright said

Earlier, Kitayeva worked as TV anchor on Rossiya 24 Channel

Head of Vladimir Zelensky's office Kirill Budanov believes that doing a deal now with Russia under the auspices of Washington will be more beneficial for Kiev, since the window of opportunity may close soon, the magazine claims

The Russian, who is participating at the 2026 Games under a neutral status, had a clean performance skating to a mix of hits by US pop idol Michael Jackson

The transportation plan for the last year totaled 35.1 mln metric tons

The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games will be held in Italy on March 6-15

Gradual recruitment of the operating staff is underway in connection with the planned launch of the field, the company said

There is no talk yet of the practical organization of voting in Ukraine, Mikhail Galuzin said

"In an active defense an attack by the assault team of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces was thwarted near Shevchenko," Spokesman for Battlegroup East Oleg Chekhov said

Both countries vie for military leadership in the European Union, Alexander Kamkin noted