Russia to build railroad bypass to Crimea in any case — transport minister

"Trade and economic relations between the two countries are currently developing," Gul Hassan said

Sales of domestically produced vehicles lost 3% year on year to more than 54,000 cars

Laura Fernandez won 48.33% of the vote

Denis Pushilin added that fighting is underway in the Dobropolye-Krasnoarmeysk sector in the area of Sukhetskoye, Novy Donbass, and Volnoye

According to Dmitry Peskov, the talks were originally slated for February 1, but the three sides’ timetables needed an extra adjustment

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu congratulated first minister of the Myanmar’s Presidential Office Tin Aung San and the people of Myanmar on the general elections’ success

Following the decline in gold prices, investors began to close their positions in the asset, which triggered a sharper fall in the price of the precious metal

Japan’s Kyodo News Agency pointed out that this was the first public announcement to the Japanese media on behalf of the Russian Olympic chief since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine

On January 3, the United States attacked civilian and military facilities in Caracas

"The interconnection point Strandzha 1 connects the Union to a pipeline system which transports not only gas from the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Republic of Turkey, but also significant volumes of gas from the Russian Federation," the EU said

Russian national football teams are currently barred by all FIFA-sanctioned bodies from playing at the 2028 UEFA Euro Cup

According to the politician, this applies not only to those "misled by the Bandera regime," but also to foreign mercenaries and a number of other individuals

The crew consisted of 28 people in total

LNG supplies in January took second place among European gas sources, accounting for 27.7%

The politician noted that he perceived "the decreasing pain threshold" as the main danger

According to Maria Zakharova, the talks will focus on ways of overcoming the current profound OSCE crisis

Su-33 fighter jets of the Russian Navy escorted the long-range bombers

Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Pridorozhnoye in the Zaporozhye Region

The Russian Foreign Ministry also pointed out that Moscow appreciated the dedicated efforts the Donald Trump administration has been making towards a Ukraine deal from day one in office

According to preliminary data, the accident occurred after a trailer with a modular house disconnected from the truck

Former head of state Andrzej Duda repeatedly advocated for deploying American nuclear weapons in Poland

Andrey Marochko noted that there were some gaps in the Ukraine’s defenses in this sector

Wagenknecht said an agreement on Ukraine should not be to Germany's detriment

"When two large economies and the world’s largest democracies work together, it benefits people," Narendra Modi said

"Now, everyone is trying to catch up as quickly as possible," the Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman added

"Such information should not be prematurely disclosed," the Russian Foreign Ministry said

This breakthrough radically changes the understanding of one of the oldest areas of mathematics, crucial to fundamental physics and economics

"Gates became a Gatekeeper on vaccines through his foundation and effective control of vaccine alliances like Gavi," Kirill Dmitriev said

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian, Beijing and Moscow jointly defend their interests amid the unstable international situation

"At the current point, no meeting with the Iranians has been appointed," reporter Barak Ravid said

The US entrepreneur said that a prototype of Generation 3 Optimus would be ready in the first quarter of 2026

Western analysts often say that if Russia had behaved differently in this territory, the consequences would have been entirely different, Dmitry Medvedev said

According to the newspaper, the dollar has lost over 10% of its value since Donald Trump’s return to office in January 2025

The Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman reiterated that Moscow had repeatedly warned the West and NATO countries, calling on them to take Russia’s interests into account

As of 5:10 p.m. Moscow time, both planes were still in the airspace near the Kaliningrad Region

Washington is dealing with the Cuban leaders, Donald Trump said

The meeting is expected to be organized later this week

According to Andrey Marochko, the Russian troops occupied a number of high ground areas and began to develop their success both towards southwest and advancing northward toward the Dnepropetrovsk Region

The ministry recalled Kiev’s attack on the Russian president’s residence overnight to December 29, 2025

The US leader also emphasized that he was sure he could "solve the problem" on non-payment of UN contributions by some countries "very easily"

According to preliminary data, two university students and an instructor were aboard the plane

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized that WHO’s superpower is its convening power

The US leader is introducing new methods of governance and is effectively the first US president to govern through social media

The head of Kiev regime noted that he was not yet ready to say whether an energy truce would be reached

Dmitry Medvedev elaborated that the latest edition of the Fundamentals of Nuclear Deterrence accounts for the evolving nature of warfare and the emergence of new types of weapons

Russia was among the first to directly and openly support the immediate resumption of South Africa's work in the G20

The US President also reiterated his assertion that ownership of Greenland is necessary for the effective deployment of the US Golden Dome missile defense system

The US president threatened to go to court over the claims

The Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that Moscow "has no reason to assume the possibility for Finland to become an intermediary in any future negotiation processes"

"Practical steps will be taken in this direction in the near future," Afghan Ambassador to Russia Gul Hassan said

The politician emphasized that the list of Kiev regime's crimes was well known and Russia's Prosecutor General's Office had a powerful evidence base of them

Warmer temperatures, high humidity, and rising fog prevented enemy drones from operating effectively, the Russian Defense Ministry said

The minister explained that the Council of the EU had no right to adopt such a decision by majority vote

Similar plans are being developed in Brussels for Russian oil and nuclear fuel

"Emmanuel Macron's administration is feverishly seeking opportunities for 'political revenge' in Africa," the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service’s press bureau noted

The goal of Russia’s victory in the special military operation includes preventing new conflicts, Medvedev said

Russia is closely following the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean region

In particular, European cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBit, the US-based International Women's Media Foundation, Ukraine’s Regional Center for Human Rights and the W Group fintech ecosystem have been blacklisted

According to Joanneke Balfoort, representatives of the Netherlands maintain "functional" contacts with Russian diplomats

Ayman Safadi reiterated Jordan’s support for efforts to ease tensions and establish calm in the Middle East

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, February 2nd

This follows from the answers of the Foreign Ministry to media questions dedicated to Sergey Lavrov's news conference summing up the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025

"Hungary and Slovakia have the right to challenge this regulation," EC representative Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said

According to Gul Hassan, thanks to the efforts of Moscow and Beijing, most of the organization's member states "have come to the conclusion that it would be viable to restore Afghanistan's active participation in the SCO's work"

The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council expressed deep respect for North Korea’s resilience and ingenuity

According to a Foreign Office spokesperson, the decision comes in response to Moscow’s move to expel a British diplomat

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, speculation about the acquisition of their own or collective military nuclear potential by the states that do not possess nuclear weapons within the meaning of the NPT has become more frequent

The United States will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25% to 18%

Russia and China are consistently strengthening cooperation in the global arena, the Russian foreign ministry said

According to the plan of the Ukrainian special services, the detonation of the explosive device would have led to the death of not only FSB officers, but also the man who brought the bomb

The base is due to open in 2027

Russia reiterates its unwavering support for the Venezuelan authorities in their efforts to defend their country’s sovereignty

Popular assessments of how the operation is proceeding show similar dynamics, with 65% of the polled saying that Russian forces are acting rather successfully

Such measures will be incorporated into the 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions, the news agency says

Under the executive order signed by Donald Trump, the United States formally declares a national emergency over what it describes as a threat posed by Cuba

By 2025, more than 200,000 conscripts are projected to have deserted or gone AWOL

Dmitry Medvedev recalled that Russia had recognized the legitimacy of the election outcomes that brought Pyotr Poroshenko and Vladimir Zelensky to power

Sergey Mykhaylov said the order was to interrogate and kill Russian soldiers

This policy is accompanied by massive violation of religious freedoms, seizure of churches, violence and repression

This will help to end the conflict in Ukraine, the US president added

Tokyo took the extremely adverse position in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

The ministry also stressed that it’s quite hard to talk about the future of Russia-US relations at this point

The Russian Foreign Ministry resolutely rejects any attempts to blackmail Iran’s foreign partners by increased tariffs

The government has been instructed to set up an organizing committee

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev noted that energy consumption will only continue to rise as AI spreads

The ministry stressed that any attempts to ignore Russia’s interests in the Arctic will not go unanswered but will have far-reaching consequences

Vladimir Dzhabarov stressed that Iran was a large and "well-armed" country

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the German authorities are trying to kill the process of historical reconciliation of the peoples of Russia and Germany, the biggest thing determining Europe’s fate

At the initiative of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Korean People's Army provided assistance to the Russian Armed Forces in liberating the Kursk Region from Ukrainian forces

The US leader emphasized that it will be used for civilian purposes in times of emergency

This undermines the trust of Tokyo's neighbors, the ministry noted

The document also formulates rules of providing materiel support for joint exercises and training, humanitarian deliveries, and disaster relief efforts, among other things

"All the other ones are dealing with their presentation," Alexey Likhachev said

The Russian foreign ministry stressed that this was a blatant and cynical violation of international law and the United Nations Charter principles

The chaos often used to describe the actions of US President Donald Trump in fact conceals a carefully thought-out policy

Russia definitely considers Venezuela to be a friendly state, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said

People in power in most European countries are "poorly educated, irresponsible", the Kremlin Spokesman said

Gas withdrawals from European storage facilities in January totaled 23.9 bln cubic meters

"This ban has not achieved anything," FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said

Mark Rutte believes that the plan should guarantee Ukraine's security