Moderate earthquake hits eastern Turkey — authorities

The SBU reported that two colonels from Ukraine’s state security administration had been arrested for purportedly handing over classified information necessary to carry out assassinations

"Very often France’s allies from the UK and Germany, as we understand, try to get clarifications as to what the French leadership means, without getting a direct answer," Maria Zakharova pointed out

It is noted that this schedule primarily concerns "major summits"

According to the politician, the cause of the discussion on dispatching Western troops to Ukraine, launched by French President Emmanuel Macron, is a "shameless calculation for political bonus points"

"The Foreign Ministry was told about this some time before the issue with inviting ambassadors to the inauguration ceremony of the Russian president was resolved," Sergey Ryabkov said

The United States has received 122 RD-180 rocket engines over more than 20 years of cooperation

Since June 12, 2013, Putin has been the leader of the non-governmental movement All-Russia People’s Front, created at his initiative as a coalition of social and political forces

The diplomat, who spent more than 30 minutes at the ministry, provided no comment as he was leaving

According to Euroclear's new chief executive Valerie Urbain, the likelihood that the depository will win these cases is quite low

Putin made the first trip on the Aurus exactly six years ago, on May 7, 2018, when he also departed to the inauguration

Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin said earlier that five civilians were wounded in Ukraine’s attacks in the republic during the day

The share of domestic high-technology goods and services created on own development lines is set to grow by 1.5 times in the total volume of their consumption in the country by 2030 against the level in 2023

An Iskander missile system battalion and a squadron of Su-25 airplanes are being brought to readiness to perform planned missions

Luis Arce congratulated Vladimir Putin, who today took office as President of Russia for the fifth time

"Remarks of war and nuclear strikes can already be heard from certain figures," the Alexander Lukashenko said

In particular, the new iPad Air was presented with 11" and 13" diagonal

Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet and 23 unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day

Denis Pushilin stressed that Ukraine would not be able to launch a new counteroffensive before 2025

Apart from that, two shelling attacks on positions of Syrian government troops by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic Party of Turkestan groups (both outlawed in Russia) were reported in the Idlib de-escalation zone

"These documents cover such spheres as infrastructure, agriculture, information and communications, as well as tourism," the government said

A petition needs to be signed by at least 25,000 people to be referred to the president for consideration

Kaspars Lazdins noted that once the ditches were ready, the so-called dragon’s teeth barriers would be set up on the border

Aydin Sezer recalled that during the Munich Security Conference back in 2007 "Putin said that the unipolar world had no future and a multipolar world order was needed"

Light damage was caused and no injuries were reported

Maria Zakharova described British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remark that London considered it legitimate for the Kiev regime to use British weapons for strikes on Russian territory as "something absolutely insane"

Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission in Vladivostok that "not following the case of the US citizen closely"

Alexander Lukashenko stressed that Belarus would not draw any lines

Hitler's former adjutant Otto Guensche was captured during the battle of Berlin in April-May 1945 and, while being kept in custody in an investigative prison in Moscow, presented a firsthand account of what was happening at Hitler's headquarters in the last months of the war

"Congratulations president Putin and congratulations people of Russia with your president," Marcel de Graaff from the Dutch party Forum for Democracy said

"We do not threaten anyone. However, the strategists in Washington and their satellites have gone nuts but must understand that Russia will use all the means to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the rising stakes," Anatoly Antonov said

Sadyr Japarov was met at the Vnukovo-2 airport by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin

After being sworn in, the head of state delivered a speech

Nikolay Patrushev believes that Russia "resolutely and consistently defends its cultural sovereignty, history and Russian moral ideals that unite the multinational country"

Russian troops gained better positions in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported

British Ambassador to Russia Nigel Casey was warned that any British military facilities and vehicles on Ukrainian territory and beyond may become targets in response to Ukrainian strikes, carried out via British-made weapons

It is reported that all those politicians may be sought-after were the situation on the front line to deteriorate sharply or if the need arises to replace Zelensky as soon as possible

According to Rebekah Koffler, US intelligence agencies regularly leak classified information to certain media, if it benefits the American political establishment

The Australian side "calls black white and lays the blame on someone else" in its comment on the incident, Zhang Xiaogang noted

In Malmo, two pro-Palestinian demonstrations are planned for May 9 and 11

Nikolay Patrushev speculates that country may split into the North and the South again to get back to its original shape

According to the investigators, he kept improvised explosive devices for sabotage operation

"Missiles hit an oil storage facility within city limits," Vladimir Rogov said

On Monday, the German Foreign Ministry said that Minister Annalena Baerbock had decided to recall Alexander Lambsdorff for consultations due to an alleged cyberattack by Russia against the Social Democratic Party of Germany and a number of German enterprises

The Aurus Merlon made its public debut at the inauguration of the Russian President

The purpose of the exercise is to strengthen collective air and missile defense in Europe

Earlier, media reports said that France had sent 1,500 troops to Ukraine, citing a statement by former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Stephen Bryen

"We consider the bans discriminatory and contrary to the spirit of post-war historical reconciliation of the peoples of Russia and Germany," the Russian diplomats pointed out

The Israeli officials said on condition of anonymity that "indirect talks" on the draft ceasefire agreement are expected to begin in the Egyptian capital city on Tuesday evening

According to the Russian Education and Science Ministry, more than 355,000 foreigners are currently studying in Russian universities

Ukrainians are expected to more actively sign up for "more prestigious and possibly better equipped units"

The way leader of the French Patriots party Florian Philippot sees it, NATO’s sole aim is further escalation

The head of state set the task to increase the level of the gross added value in real terms and the production index in the processing segment of the industry by at least 40% by 2030, compared to the level in 2022

"We elect out parliament. We elect our president. We vote for the president or don’t want to vote for the president. And we insist that we have the right to do it the way we want to do it," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

Rafael Grossi said the AEOI and the IAEA decided to draw on the March 4, 2023 joint statement as a basis for further talks

"We are also not seeking a change of power in Russia," the French leader underscored

The State Council and the Presidential Council for Strategic Development will also participate in the work on national projects

The atmosphere in society has changed, now "reliability, mutual responsibility, sincerity, decency, nobility and courage" are highly valued, the Russian leader stressed

Project 22160 ships are designed to guard and protect maritime economic zone

"In particular, there was no evidence of deliberate actions on behalf of the above-mentioned individual," Business Insider wrote

Andrey Marochko noted that on Easter Ukrainian troops opened fire on the territory of the LPR and positions of Russian troops

It is stressed that Vladimir Putin proposes a certain general model, a certain general solution to the security system

Pierre Levy was told that the French authorities' attempts to create some kind of "strategic uncertainty" for Russia with their "irresponsible statements about the possible dispatch of Western military contingents to Ukraine are doomed to fail"

Chinese President began his visit on the day marking the anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade by NATO aircraft

The Israeli army announced that it had "eliminated about 20 terrorists" of Hamas since the launch of the operation

The Department of State has announced a $10 mln reward for information "leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev"

"During a thorough exchange of views on the settlement of the military-political crisis in Libya, the focus was on the task of uniting all patriotic political and religious forces in the interests of ensuring the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Libyan state," the ministry said

David Cameron "reiterated his position that British weapons can be used by the Ukrainians to attack any target on Russian territory," the minister emphasized

The government is tasked to present eleven new National Projects by September 1 of this year

The Belarusian leader stressed that the combat readiness inspection is solely of a defensive nature

US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on January 20 said the US would designate the Wagner company as a "transnational criminal organization" and would soon impose more sanctions on the entity

"History repeats itself," Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Hero of Russia Admiral Kostyukov said

The cabinet will continue to carry out its duties until a new government is appointed

According to Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and African countries Mikhail Bogdanov, the Israeli government has not yet given its consent to these proposals

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, May 7th

"A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya has arrived in Cairo from Doha to bring the talks on ending Israel’s aggression in Gaza to the logical end, together with the Egyptian and Qatari mediators," the radical group said

Vladimir Chizhov insisted that the drills do not mean "the Russian side is ready or intends to use these weapons immediately"

The increase was the highest in container traffic of lumber and chemical and mineral fertilizers

The ceremony on the occasion of the visit of the 400-strong Chinese delegation will take place at Palata Srbije

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, according to Dmitry Medvedev, "is not even needed for signing an instrument of unconditional surrender"

Maria Zakharova recalled that this figure was 72% in 2002

"A little later it became clear that we were simply being led around by the nose, and we had to take extraordinary measures to protect these people with military force," the Russian leader said

According to the portal of ERR, "the investigation into the criminal case against Morozov is currently ongoing

He specified that his group took the helmet as proof of the elimination

Dmitry Peskov recalled that after the inauguration, the Russian government resigned and the members of the Cabinet continued to work in the status of acting ministers

The main event will be held at the Grand Kremlin Palace but parts of it will take place outside at Cathedral Square where the Kremlin Presidential Regiment will march following the ceremony

According to the journalist, everything that Washington does shows that it wants this war

"We assumed that some of them (ambassadors from unfriendly countries - TASS) would not come, which is what happened in the end," Sergey Ryabkov pointed out

Department of Defense spokesperson Sabrina Singh said that the United States views the decision to hold a military exercise of this kind as "deeply irresponsible"

The politician also wrote, "In hostem omina licita," a Latin phrase that can roughly be translated as "everything is legal if it is done to an enemy"

Olga Petersen had earlier been kicked out AfG’s parliamentary group

"March election demonstrated a record-breaking voter turnout," Miguel Diaz-Canel said

The decree is titled On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation until 2030 and for a Longer Term until 2036

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine

According to Rodion Miroshnik, "the official process is underway with the Russian Interior Ministry beginning to determine those to be placed in the defendant pool"

The Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko doubts that any serious political force in Western Europe wants a military conflict

Ruslan Khomchak served as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces from March 27, 2020 to July 27, 2021

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in January 1962

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, April 27th

220mm TOS-2 is a successor to TOS-1A with improved characteristics

Former US President will not reveal it until the election, the Daily Telegraph reported