Russian Railways to build 87-mile railroad bypassing Ukraine by 2018

The project is estimated at around $820 million

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Air defenses shot down 21 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions at night

Most of the UAVs were shot over the Belgorod Region

UK revokes accreditation of Russian diplomat — Foreign Office

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

Russia destroys Ukraine’s HIMARS MLRS, S-300 launchers — top brass

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

FACTBOX: What is known about Hungary's lawsuit against EU ban on Russian gas supplies

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

Russia sees Berlin's ultimatums as 'absurd'

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

Moscow court arrests two suspects in RUDN University blast plot

They have been accused of preparations for a terror attack, committed by a group of individuals in collusion. The charges against them are punishable with up to 20 years in prison

FIFA Council unlikely to hold vote on lifting sanctions against Russia — daily

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

NATO secretary general believes US plan for Ukraine requires further revision

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

Russia-China relations seen as factor of stability — Russian foreign ministry

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

Russia’s IT market may grow 10% in 2026

The primary growth driver will remain the software and IT services segment

Laura Fernandez wins presidential election in Costa Rica after 94% of ballots counted

Laura Fernandez won 48.33% of the vote

Hungary files lawsuit in EU Court of Justice against EU ban of Russian energy — Szijjarto

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

Japan’s policy of remilitarization poses threat to peace in Asia-Pacific — Russian MFA

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

IN BRIEF: What we know about training plane crash in Orenburg Region

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

Trump rejects allegations of visiting Epstein’s island

The US president threatened to go to court over the claims

Russia sees Arctic as region of special strategic importance — MFA

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

Afghanistan to resume active participation in SCO — ambassador to Russia

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"

Moscow lauds Myanmar for 'weathering' Western attempts to meddle in its elections

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

Military victory in special military operation visible on several fronts — Medvedev

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

Russian attack aircraft liberated village of Zelenoye in dense fog

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

Russia worried over increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards Cuba — foreign ministry

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

Support for special op in Russian society remains high — pollster

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

Press review: Epstein files weigh on Trump and Bitcoin plunges with little hope ahead

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

Russia says US cannot single-handedly change South Africa's G20 participation status

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

EU authorities unable to respond to global challenges or even recognize them — Peskov

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

Musk plans to create army of Optimus humanoid robots in coming years

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

FIFA needs to clear Russia to play internationally, says Infantino

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

Russia’s Justice Ministry designates four foreign organizations as undesirable

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

Russia calls on US to release Maduro, his wife — foreign ministry

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

Russia not seeking global conflict — Medvedev

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

Liberation of Toretskoye opens way for offensive toward Dobropolye — DPR head

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

After mopping up at Pridorozhnoye, Russian troops begin offensive on Zaporozhye — expert

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

Russian senator rings WWIII alarm bell over potential US invasion of Iran

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

Russian forces acting with utmost caution in Donbass, Novorossia — Medvedev

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