Russia calls for objective probe into Odessa tragedy

The countries gave high assessment to the collective work in various energy sector spheres

Grain accounts for the bulk of Russian deliveries, the Russian Agriculture Ministry noted

"This is not just about the Kurds, who, under the former US President Joe Biden administration, nurtured separatist ideas for many years, which is categorically unacceptable for all countries in the region, as it could lead to a major war," the top Russian diplomat emphasized

The drills involved more than 10,000 servicemen and 1,200 units of hardware

These are the forces that are ready for deployment in an hour after an alert signal, Sergey Shoigu pointed out

According to the Israel Defense Forces, several activists managed to get into the enclave, but they were apprehended by the military

The International Olympic Committee as well as the organizers of this event in Italy thus decided to move away from the practice when the Olympics were hosted by a region in which the entire infrastructure had to be built from scratch

The Central Bank sold yuan on the domestic market in the amount of 17.7 bln rubles with settlements on February 3

According to the report, without the framework of the New START treaty, strategic planning on both sides is likely to be based on uncertainty and assessments of the worst-case scenario

Russia, the US and Ukraine will agree on dates for new meetings on Ukraine, which will continue the dialogue started in the UAE

Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin stressed that Russia will share its developments with the Brazilian side

Russia has returned 157 of its servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, and 157 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in return

By 20:20 GMT, the bitcoin accelerated its decline and was trading at $64,221

A 25-year-old used a side door to enter the building, wounded a teacher

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 360 casualties on Ukrainian troops

The Bastion coastal defense missile systems' crews conducted solo and salvo electronic missile launches at the simulated enemy’s remote command posts and airfields

First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denis Shmygal called the situation with Kiev's energy supply critical

The countries also recognized the high level of relations between the central banks of the two countries and supported strengthening dialogue in financial sector

The Russian foreign minister added that certain actions by the US do not match its statements about the possibilities for economic cooperation with Russia

As the Russian foreign minister pointed out, the putschists who came to power in Ukraine as a result of a state coup in 2014 called the people in Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya 'inhumans'

The first round of the negotiations was held in the UAE capital in late January, the second one started Wednesday

The parties stressed the importance of "increasing the volume and diversification of mutual trade in agricultural products"

Sberbank CEO Herman Gref said at the Eastern Economic Forum in September that the bank had no plans so far within the framework of the new strategy to reduce or increase the dividend distributions level

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Rosatom ranks first globally by the number of nuclear power plant construction projects abroad, with 41 power units in 11 countries worldwide

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov added that the plan for 2026 amounted to $155 bln

The Strait of Hormuz acts as a kind of amplifier of global expectations in the energy and shipping industries, Nong Hong, Executive Director at the Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies, said

The two countries' leaders held a video call on Wednesday

The talks will focus on the deep crisis facing the OSCE

The top Russian diplomat noted that Moscow sees Yerevan as an ally and strategic partner

Europe is trying to "prevent and disrupt the negotiations" that are budding between Russia and the United States on a settlement, the Russian foreign minister said

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev noted that the main phase of work at the Paks construction site has now begun

According to the foreign minister, Europe trained Ukrainians to use their hands and bodies to advance European interests in the war with Russia

The Russian foreign minister recalled that when it emerged, it symbolized a transition from Cold War tensions to a period of peaceful coexistence, grounded in principles of equality and consensus

UAE will continue its efforts aimed at facilitating all initiatives to mitigate its humanitarian consequences, ministry said

Maria Zakharova highlighted that Russia had effectively turned the main vector of gas supplies to new centers of global economic growth

Miguel Diaz-Canel reaffirmed that his country’s military doctrine is purely defensive

The president published an order introducing a cultural an ethnic diversity year late in 2025

Russia sees the aspect concerning the recognition of Donbass by all countries as crucial, the source said

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 235 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Proucer Ushkuynik plans the Knyaz Vandal of Novgorod drone to become a full-lifecycle product with own operator training program

The ban is also set on chocolate, ethyl alcohol, fruit juices, caviar, fish and canned fish, bread and bakery, equipment for processing of agricultural products, and certain other goods

The volume of the fund's liquid assets as of February 1 was $55.1 bln

Cooperation in the marine sphere is developing at this stage, Minister Andrey Nikitin noted

The Russian Foreign Ministry also said that a frank and substantive exchange of views took place between the officials on topical issues of Russian-Armenian relations

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that modernized treaty can last long into the future

As Alexander Syrsky admitted, "a particularly tense situation has developed in the Avdeyevka and Zaporozhye directions"

From the very beginning, one of the Kiev regime's main aims was to destroy the Zaporozhye NPP's external power supply infrastructure, Renat Karchaa said

Among unlawful Western moves, Russia's top diplomat mentioned "years of illegal actions, and violations of their own once proclaimed rules of equality, fair competition, presumption of innocence, inviolability of property, freedom of expression, and access to information"

According to Maria Zakharova, the Kiev regime is engaged in "a most real linguistic genocide" as it persecutes Russian-speaking people

The Defense Ministry added that the Kiev regime returned three Russian citizens, residents of the Kursk Region

Many more soldiers remain missing in action, Vladimir Zelensky admits

The Russian foreign minister noted that Russia never started such actions

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

Steel production in the country within five months of this year lost 5.2% to 29.2 mln metric tons

Kaisant Research and Production Association said the system had undergone numerous design changes, including aerodynamic improvements, and propellant cell redesign

The reason behind that is the ban on broadcasting of Russian media in the EU, says Hungarian Prime Minister

Pioneer Mini 2 has a maximum flight time of 11 minutes with a maximum horizontal flight speed of 15 km/h

He added that by 2027, an orbital constellation of more than 300 satellites will be deployed

The talks between the Prime Minister and the Brazilian leader took place at the Itamaraty Palace, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that sanctions still remain in force

According to the NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Keith Blount, the operation would allow the North Atlantic Alliance’s military in the region to look "far more joined up, far more coherent, far more focused"

Akhmedpasha Aidayev's sentence was reduced by two months, and Bekkhan Ibragimov's - by nine months

Kiev attempted attack on facilities in Russia’s territory with the use of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted, it said

First responders are working on site

"Over the recent year, the Arktikugol Company has carried out a significant amount of work to upgrade the port infrastructures, to make the depth at the berth 13 meters and to commission a ship repair center," the company's CEO Ildar Neverov said

The document notes that this goal is set "even in the context of external challenges"

On December 16, the trawler that collided with an iceberg got a hole 30 centimetres in diameter below the waterline

According to Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, the MPs’ objective is to implement the decisions made at the level of the Union State’s heads

Fourteen billion cubic meters of gas are currently carried to Europe by transit at present over the TurkStream pipeline, the president stressed

Matthew Whitaker emphasized that he was referring primarily to air and missile defense systems

The Dell subsidiary has been present in Russia since mid-2007

The next round of talks between the militaries of Russia and Ukraine began on February 4

According to Evgeny Fyodorov, it became possible due to completion of renovation of the cobalt plant at the Kola site

The minister noted that in April 2025, after the Russian side established contact with the Trump administration, the "International Emergency Economic Powers Act" originally adopted under former US President Joe Biden was extended for another year

This new position of the United States could dramatically impede UN efforts to promote the Settlement Plan for Western Sahara, the foreign ministry stressed

Dmitry Peskov noted that Moscow views the expiration of the treaty negatively

Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk emphasized that from the logistical point of view it will be very convenient and fast enough

The opening ceremony of the Games will be held at the San Siro stadium on February 6

During the court session, representatives from the oversight agency noted that the movement’s activity aims to undermine the foundation of the constitutional order, promote violence and incite religious hatred

Eurasia Research Fellow at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Mark Episkopos opined that Washington's continued engagement with Moscow demonstrates a clear intent not to be seen as closing the door on practical, narrow forms of cooperation

"The criminal regime in Kiev continues to be demonstratively supported and protected by its direct sponsors, who pay handsomely for all this - the murders of children in the first place," Maria Zakharova said

It was previously reported that, according to information received by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the first group of career military personnel from France and Britain had already arrived in Odessa

The Ukrainian military, using a kamikaze drone, attacked a bus that was taking employees of an agricultural company home from work

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin noted the inadmissibility of attempts to use the treaty for achieving political goals not related to disarmament and non-proliferation

The Russian top diplomat emphasized that President Putin was always willing to listen to any proposals, provided they were serious

The Russian foreign minister said that he does not know what will be offered to Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi

Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov also says that the negotiators for Kiev are showing unwillingness to stop the conflict

Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said that there is progress in the negotiations

Dmitry Peskov stressed that such actions would not go unanswered

Vladimir Motin will be eligible for parole after 37 months

Adult Russian athletes compete under the auspices of World Aquatics in a neutral status

Wlodzimierz Czarzasty refused to support the initiative of the speakers of the House of Representatives of the US Congress and the Israeli Knesset to award the American leader the Nobel Peace Prize

The forum program includes three main tracks: “University Core,” “Product Approach” and “Digitalization in Education”

He also said he was waiting for the Ukrainian negotiators to brief him on the talks in Abu Dhabi

Vladimir Zelensky appears in Epstein's files several dozen times, most prominently in connection with the Jean-Luc Brunel case

I retain the right to Militarily secure and reinforce the American presence in Diego Garcia, said american leader

Ukraine is a member of the United Nations and must comply with the charter of the organization, the Russian foreign minister said

The crisis center will be regularly informing the Russian Transport Ministry about the number of performed flights from Turkey to Russia, the number of transported citizens as well as the number of Russian citizens with issued flight tickets, the statement says

The minister said that Russia had created a Russia-NATO Council with Western countries "in an effort to establish a permanent dialogue and increase trust"