Ukraine’s military retreats from Luhansk, leaves settlements near Donetsk

The Ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their own future, the statement noted

Ukrainian President said it would be an "overreaction" to the situation around Ukraine

Representative of the Schiller Institute in New York Richard Black said that West needs to give up its violent fantasy of getting win Russia and China

The diplomatic agency noted that since when Washington received the drafts on security guarantees the US was making attempts to draw out the negotiation process

The draft of the plan was discussed at the expanded meeting of the coordination council on fighting the coronavirus on January 18

Russian President also tells Armenian PM about talks on security guarantees

The international education innovation pilot zone should be complete by autumn in 2022

Department of State sources also The Washington Post that the written US response will include US proposals in the security domain and will demonstrate the country’s interest in maintaining the dialogue with Moscow.

According to the top diplomat, the reader should randomly open any page of the said report to understand that it can't stand up to any criticism

According to the Al-Hadath TV channel, "some 40 tonnes of fertilizers that can be used as explosives" were found on board the ship detained by the US Navy

All the flights by foreign spy aircraft were tracked by Russian radar stations

Sergey Ryabkov disclosed that Washington promised to provide a response to Moscow’s proposals on guarantees of security next week

According to the German chancellor, it is necessary to opt for most effective measures

It was established that the serviceman reported about suspicious activity in the woods and, without waiting for backup, decided to check the area, the LPR’s People’s Militia Spokesman Ivan Filiponenko said

According to Wall Street Journal, Berlin insists that the transfer of German-made weapons to Ukraine by third countries is possible only upon special permission, which was not granted in this case

Earlier, the World Health Organization revealed that it expected further information on the Sputnik V vaccine in late January

Three other purported hackers are under a house arrest

It is about withdrawing foreign troops, equipment and weapons, as well as about other steps aimed at restoring the 1997 configuration of those countries who weren’t NATO members at that time

The submarines delivered are the Project 885M nuclear-powered submarine Novosibirsk, the Project 955A nuclear-powered strategic sub Knyaz Oleg and the Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Magadan

Maria Zakharova, commenting on Blinken's words around Ukraine, asked, why then is it possible to discuss the situation in Belarus without Belarus, to count Venezuela’s money without Venezuela’s government, or to distribute Russian gas in Europe without Russia

The Russian state corporation clarified that nobody will ever launch an untrained crew into space

The Russian ambassador pointed out that the biggest threat for the US is "to have independent countries here, close by, to the south of the Mexican border, which have the right to choose who they will cooperate with and how"

Foreign Minister said that the consequences can be avoided if Washington positively responds to Russian draft agreements on security guarantees

Zelensky also imposes sanctions on Russian Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Yury Chaika

The logo includes elements typical to the region — a sail, a sea wave, and a coconut palm tree

The DPR defense ministry reported earlier that Kiev was getting prepared for another attack

Bloomberg reported that under the plan, "non-essential employees would be able to leave voluntarily"

This shipment includes close to 90 tonnes of lethal aid

The Russian side consented to a request for a visit

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Counselor Steve Ricchetti joined the President in person at Camp David

Participating in the exercises will be more than 140 combat and supply ships, more than 60 aircraft, 1,000 pieces of miliary equipment, and 10,000 military servicemen

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a Russian short-range passenger jet, having a maximum capacity of 103 seats

The embassy added that China’s position on the Ukrainian issue is consistent and clear

The UK Defense Ministry said that a task force of three Russian warships was escorted as part of a joint operation with allies

"We do not want a conflict, do not attack anyone and do not threaten anyone, we want to reliably secure our interests," Sergey Ryabkov stressed

The work is already 50% complete

In response to the question, whether London is considering the possibility to disconnect Russia from SWIFT, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab noted that a wide package of economic and financial restrictions would be imposed against Moscow

Nikolay Chub's flight to the ISS is scheduled for spring 2023

Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov emphasized that the forms of effective assistance from Caracas can be different

The latest news, concerning Russia’s plans to bring to power in Kiev former Verkhovnaya Rada deputy Yevgeny Muraev, who remains under Moscow’s sanctions as a person posing a threat to national security, is completely anecdotal, the representative of the Russian diplomatic mission said

Director of the Kiev Center for Political Research and Conflict Study Mikhail Pogrebinsky said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears to be scared of his own shadow

The Russian diplomatic agency advised the Japanese side to "read deeper into the essence of Russian initiatives on mutual security guarantees with the US and NATO"

Alexander Lukashenko underscored that Minsk and Moscow do not want a war, because "it will affect everyone"

"There arrives a moment of truth when the West either accepts our proposals or other ways will be found to safeguard Russia’s security," the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control Konstantin Gavrilov said

The US Secretary of State also stressed that the sides had agreed to further discussions after that

"The country’s president has no instruments to influence important issues either in the domestic or foreign policy," according to a statement posted on his official website

A Bloomberg publication that Chinese President Xi Jinping allegedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine during the Olympic Games is an operation of US intelligence agencies, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, January 20th

President Biden is considering deploying several thousand US troops, as well as warships and aircraft, to NATO allies in the Baltics and Eastern Europe

According to the statement, the misinformation spread by the British Foreign Office is another evidence that these are the NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons, that are escalating tensions around Ukraine