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

As for the SPIEF’s central event, it will be a plenary session as always and it is scheduled for Friday, Yury Ushakov said

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov congratulated Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on his election as president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly

The attack was launched in response to the Kiev regime’s terrorist acts

The sour ties between China and the US, and the US and Russia, are pushing Beijing and Moscow closer together, Zhou Chenming said

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is Russia’s leading annual economic conference, held since 1997

According to the report, the spyware enabled hackers to wiretap calls and provided audio-and video-control near affected devices

The mercenaries were surrounded and were forced to lay down their arms

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, June 2nd

Candice Owens revealed that the US leader called her from Mar-a-Lago and told her about the French president's demands

Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Zelensky must order his armed forces to withdraw from Russia to achieve this

Vasily Nebenzya noted that initially Romanian officials spoke about an allegedly deliberate Russian strike on a civilian facility, but just a few hours later Romanian President Nicusor Dan adjusted his position

The US Secretary of State stressed that the decision would be made by the US Department of the Treasury

Vasily Nebenzya noted that Moscow demands the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese lands

According to the statement, since the start of the naval blockade of Iran on April 13, US forces have disabled 6 commercial vessels and diverted 122

Topics of discussion will include expanding cooperation, international and regional issues, and preparations for the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit

Samia Suluhu Hassan's visit will last until June 5, when she will speak at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

According to the broadcaster, the funds in question amount to 3.7 mln euro that Russia transferred to Finland before 2022 under the EU cross-border cooperation program

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia "always stands ready to offer services and help in settling thorny conflicts between the countries that are its partners and allies"

Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Kiev regime’s increased terrorist activity in the Black Sea creates risks to civilian navigation

Certification efforts for SJ-100 and MC-21 airplanes at the closing phase, the company's CEO Vadim Badekha said

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place on June 3-6

The plan provides for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese territory

Looking further into the future, it becomes clear that the virtual flight simulations of prototype hypersonic vehicles must be followed by real-world testing, while the infrastructure for conducting these tests does not exist in Europe

Drone debris also fell on the grounds of a facility in Alekseyevka in the Belgorod Region, causing a building and the equipment inside it to catch fire

Sources indicate that proposals for a full ban on Russian oil and maritime services restrictions do not yet have sufficient support among EU member states

According to head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Gusarov, in terms of practical results, the emerging dynamic of restoration in relations has yet to be tested

Aggregate defense spending in three neighboring countries - Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia - exceeded 52 billion euro in 2025, Belarusian Permanent Representative to the UN Geneva office Larisa Belskaya said

According to Alexander Gusarov, Moscow proceeds from the fact that Washington and other Western capitals themselves must mature to the point of understanding the inconsistency and futility of such self-imposed prohibitions

The US military established a naval blockade of Iran on April 13

The new name returns military equipment to Russian spiritual values and historical truth, to the names of the defenders of the native land, UVZ emphasized

According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the goals of the strike were achieved

A military delegation led by Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin held a series of talks and visited one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex

The Russian leader earlier stated that with their gravest crimes against children, "the Kiev leadership has opened a new page in their crimes, giving the Ukrainian conflict a new dimension"

The forum will take place on June 3-6 and will become the 29th edition

Candace Owens revealed that Macron's wife was suing her not for saying Brigitte was a man but for saying she had stolen her sister's or her brother's ID

According to Yury Ushakov, the flow of Russian tourists to Tanzania is growing

According to the ministry, the provocative anti-Russian rhetoric of British officials indicates the unrelenting attitude of the leadership of the United Kingdom to continue a tough systemic confrontation with Russia

Moscow is ready for close and constructive cooperation with the future president of the General Assembly in order to establish a truly multipolar and just world order, Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Russian Foreign Ministry Kirill Logvinov stated

The higher tax will be collected not from the entire amount but from the surplus above relevant thresholds

"There's not going to be some sort of advanced signing bonus or good faith front," Marco Rubio said

According to Artyom Dmitruk, the conflict could have been ended as long ago as March 2022

The foundation wants to encourage individual EU countries to start prosecuting Russian journalists for "war propaganda"

Peter Magyar made a similar statement at a meeting in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and at other venues earlier

The integrated plant with two high-capacity power units and to small-capacity power units of 55 MW each will be built, Yury Ushakov said

Security Council secretary said the experience of the Russian armed forces is priceless

The 2026 French Open takes place in Paris between May 24 and June 7

Moscow is convinced that the foundation for a new, sustainable architecture of interstate relations must be based on the fundamental principles of respecting the legitimate interests of all countries in the region

In Vyacheslav Volodin’s opinion, Nikol Pashinyan hopes that accession to the European Union will help him hold on to power

Unknown persons headed towards the Gulf of Aden

The confirmed flight range of the Russian passenger jet MC-21 will be increased to 4,000 km

Khalilur Rahman will assume his duties in early September when the 81st session opens

The Russian leader asked the prosecutor general and the Investigative Committee chairman to report about the work to identify the criminals

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian army, in response to Kiev's terrorist act in Starobelsk, carried out a massive strike on Ukraine's military-industrial complex and Ukrainian army airfields on the night of June 2

According to Yury Ushakov, Russian leader Vladimir Putin will deliver a keynote address at the SPIEF plenary session

In particular, drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk Regions and the Republic of Crimea

The document presupposes visits of naval ships and auxiliary seacraft to the two countries’ ports, joint exercises, joint efforts in search for distressed crews and salvage on high seas

Dmitry Peskov noted that the conflict in Ukraine could be resolved by the end of the day if Vladimir Zelensky ordered his troops to withdraw from Russian regions

In line with the text of the agreement, this sum must be paid immediately

Nikol Pashinyan noted that until Armenia officially applied for full EU membership, there was no real ground for a referendum

According to Marat Zembatov, the parties to the conflict "have obtained greater room for maneuver" following a pause

A joint venture is expected to be established for the project implementation

According to Vasily Nebenzya, while the international community awaited the next round of talks scheduled, "the Israelis continued to methodically expand their occupation zone"

Russian athletes are allowed to participate under the colors and national symbols of their country at the 2026 FIE World Championships in China’s Hong Kong on July 22-30

According to the Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, doubts "are related to martial law and some articles of the Ukrainian constitution"

The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles

An official at the authority says that the fireball broke up at a speed above 120,000 km per hour

Maria Zakharova noted that the vessel was "allegedly flying a 'false' flag"

According to Vadim Badekha, the customer is the State Transport Leasing Company for Aurora

"The most important outcome of the summit was the signing of a new fundamental interstate document - the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and North Korea," Andrey Belousov stressed

According to Wladysіaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, defense ministers will hold a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 18, and one of the topics will be nuclear deterrence capacities

The catch was over 1.624 mln metric tons in the Far Eastern fishing basin

The average purchase amount fell from 18,007 rubles to 16,300 rubles over the year

European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius also called for faster integration of the Ukrainian army and military industry into the European defense and industrial environment

Candace Owens said that she had faced verbal attacks and accusations of involvement in a "Russian conspiracy"

The first lot of 18 aircraft was already contracted by Aeroflot and production is in progress, the company's CEO Vadim Badekha said

In order to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy of the world war, the sides will strongly condemn actions aimed at denying the responsibility for atrocities of Nazi aggressors and their accomplices, a joint statement reads

"The share of frozen assets is less than 185 because individual securities of companies relocated to Russia are categorized as foreign assets," the Central Bank said

The official yuan rate was set at 10.73 rubles

The Russian president earlier said that "the Kiev leadership has decided to turn a new page in the series of its crimes"

Governor Alexander Beglov said the forum remains a leading platform for discussing global economic issues despite the geopolitical situation

No information on casualties has been received

Rodion Miroshnik said the drone’s impact was detected just 10 meters from the reactor compartment

"At about 4:30 p.m. Moscow time (1:30 p.m. GMT) on September 8, 2024, another Kiev regime’s attempted terrorist attacks on facilities in Russia’s territory with the use of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles was thwarted. A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the Kursk Region," it said

"The conversation was detailed but revealed that little has changed in the Russia president’s views. This is not good news," Scholz said

Georgy Borisenko emphasized that it was necessary to help Damascus cope with existing challenges

"All the circumstances of the incident should have been established through a thorough, objective, and depoliticized investigation, primarily involving the Russian side," Vasily Nebenzya said

However, US Secretary of State emphasized that Iran has military equipment of "Chinese origin"

According to Fars, the last message from Tehran signaled the need for a ceasefire in Lebanon

The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the Sokol-I drone can be hand-launched in a matter of seconds, without the use of additional equipment

Spokesman for the presidium of the Iranian parliament Abbas Goudarzi mentioned the nationalization of the oil sector as an example

Among the dead are Jason Largan Jaycee, born in 2003, and Laterman Philippe Maximilian, born in 2000

Andrey Marochko added that the people accompanying the cargo were wearing civilian clothes and Western-made bullet-proof vests

Head of the Zaporozhye Region Yevgeny Balitsky said that the authorities had set up detours to bypass the Novorossiya highway

The event will be held for five days starting April 13, at the International Exhibition Center and nearby marinas, as well as at the nearby Zhongfu duty-free shopping park

Official Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal noted that India had very strong ties with Russia in several areas, including trade and economy

"It is there that the surface-to-air missile systems can fully demonstrate their combat capabilities," head of the Military-Political Analysis Bureau says

Rodion Miroshnik noted that further escalation of attacks was fraught with catastrophic consequences

According to Maria Zakharova, among such planes was a Siberia Airlines airliner, which was flying from Novosibirsk to Dubai and was forced to change its route and request an emergency landing at Ashgabat International Airport on June 13

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that the drone incident occurred the day after Vladimir Zelensky's appeal to Donald Trump requesting missiles for the American Patriot air defense systems

Andrey Marochko said the Ukrainian army lost over 107,000 soldiers and mercenaries in battles on all the fronts in spring