Sanctions against Russia to affect Finland — Finnish minister

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation

Russian forces also eliminated 12 drone control points

Head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Kazan International Airport

The player has 14 goals in the tournament

Russian officials indicate that Ukrainian forces are scrambling to compensate for their losses by rapidly deploying new recruits

The program begins on the evening of June 17 with a reception on behalf of the president of the Russian Federation in honor of the heads of delegations

Iran is a long-standing partner of Rostec and Russian Helicopters, CEO of the holding Nikolay Kolesov said

Russian forces are conducting active offensive operations in all sectors of the special military operation zone

There are no official channels for communication between Moscow and Kiev, Dmitry Peskov stressed

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

Russian crude oil exports increased by 170,000 bpd in May, while exports of petroleum products fell by 150,000 bpd

Deputy Minister Alexander Alimov says the behavior of the UN Secretariat and the Secretary-General "deprives them of such a role, such authority, and such credibility"

The yacht departed at 4:15 a.m. GMT from Lymington Bay in Hampshire County in southwest England

The best-preserved sections depict the Defensive Tower on Malakhov Kurgan and the fortifications on the right flank of the Senyavin Battery, the Sevastopol Defense Museum reported

According to Russian Foreign Minister’s special envoy for international cooperation on ensuring the right to freedom of religion Mikhail Melekh, there is currently no state-religious dialogue in Ukraine

The US vice president said he expressed this opinion during a conversation "with a key Ukrainian parliamentary leader" in 2024

According to the latest information, a woman chaperone for the team died

More than 30 drones were destroyed in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and four districts of the Rostov Region, Governor Yury Slyusar said

The US leader emphasized that he would like to see the conflict end

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

The US vice president wrote that even the most ardent supporters of Kiev now acknowledge this fact

The number of AK-12 assault rifles supplied to the troops has increased considerably since the start of the special military operation

The Ukrainian forces sustained the heaviest casualties from actions by Russia’s battlegroups Center and East

A solemn reception is scheduled for today on behalf of the Russian president in honor of the visiting heads of delegations

Yelena Polonskaya, the regional ombudswoman for compatriot affairs and migration issues, said the family's first impressions of the region have been "warm and optimistic"

The perpetrators planned to carry out sabotage and terrorist attacks targeting Russian servicemen and volunteers, transport infrastructure and fuel and energy facilities

According to Velislava Petrova-Chamova, Sofia does not support sanctions that inflict damage to EU member-countries

According to ourt’s spokesperson Melissa Zijlstra, all other appeals filed by the football player's defense during the preliminary hearing on June 12 were also turned down

The US leader said that the oil is now flowing

According to the US vice president, every independent and objective effort to assess the popularity of the Russian president "had found high levels of support among rank-and-file Russians"

Dmitry Peskov suggested that European capitals would once again ignore the tragedy caused by the Kiev regime's actions

The Russian foreign minister said this is absolutely typical of the Kiev regime

On June 16, authorities of the United Kingdom expanded the sanction list against Russia

According to a diplomatic source, there are very high expectations that Donald Trump will support Ukraine

Around 500 vessels, including 220 oil tankers, remain in the Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz awaiting safe passage

According to the report, more than half of that amount already secured through investor commitments

Russia does not accept the hostile line of the Canadian political elite that razed bilateral relations with Moscow to the ground, the ministry added

The Unmanned Systems Group said the deliveries also include a mobile system mounted on a pickup truck

In accordance with the additional remarks, no Ukraine-NATO Council meeting at the level of heads of state and government will be held in Ankara, unlike in 2023 and 2024

The flight duration of the Supercam S180 drone has been doubled

Minsk views it as yet another act of terrorism targeting civilians

According to the BBC, the incident allegedly occurred on June 16 about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight

Mikhail Mishustin added that turbulence is intensifying, while trade wars are escalating

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in the statement on introduction of personal restrictions against Canadian nationals

Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov noted that e-commerce volume had reached $140 bln in 2025

Invitations were sent to 14 delegations

No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet

An improvised explosive device based on a plastic explosive of foreign manufacture and improvised Molotov cocktails were confiscated from the attackers

The Group of Seven countries are ready to consider licenses allowing Ukraine to raise the volume of its own military production

Nikolay Patrushev noted that it is no secret that merchant ships regularly arrive at Russian ports with magnetic mines attached to their hulls, saying there are reasons to believe that the mines are planted at European ports

According to Kao Kim Hourn, Russia and ASEAN are developing their partnership at a time when economic adaptability and resilience are increasingly important

The US leader emphasized that Washington was selling weapons at present

Two people survived

The event officially marked the opening of the anniversary summit

Anna Paulina Luna also published a link to Vladimir Zelensky’s X post about a meeting held in Evian-les-Bains

The companies participated in the construction of diagnostic centers and reference laboratories in Odessa, Uzhhorod, and Kherson, according to declassified US intelligence materials

The evacuation of civilians is currently underway

The Russia-ASEAN summit is taking place in Kazan from June 17-19

According to Sergey Lavrov, Russia values Turkey’s diplomatic efforts on Ukraine but highlights "that any sustainable, long-term, and reliable settlement requires addressing the root causes of the crisis"

The Ukrainian armed forces earlier used a fixed-wing drone to strike a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team

The match ended with a score of 4:1

As Dmitry Peskov stressed, the bus was not a military vehicle

Regarding the release of Iranian funds, the memorandum stipulates that the United States undertakes to make frozen Iranian assets available for use after the implementation of the memorandum of understanding

The Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system does not switch off Starlink communications as such but instead ‘stuns’ a particular satellite for the duration of its flight over the area of the system’s operation

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,370 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Maria Zakharova's remarks come in response to the Ukrainian armed forces’ attack on a bus carrying children in the Bryansk Region

The Russian shipbuilders launched the construction of the ninth multipurpose nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine of the upgraded Yasen-M Project

The US vice president says that the opponents of the agreement are "not actually dealing with the reality" of what is in the document

According to the statement, the Kiev regime is acting immorally within the conflict and is completely unbound by human notions of good and evil, which is why it is targeting children

The Philippines holds ASEAN’s rotating chairmanship for 2026

According to Vladimir Zelensky, representatives of the two countries will hold meetings at various levels over a 24-hour period

The US vice president called the agreement "a true regional peace deal"

According to Andrey Marochko, Russian troops will continue to advance in this sector

According to the US leader, in the event of an Israeli attack on Lebanon, the deal with Iran may remain in place

The US president said that it was a false story

The US president repeatedly criticized this association being reduced to "seven"

Moscow has received no proposals from any party to arrange a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky in the United States

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,330 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Despite the work on the agreement on opening the strait that is due to be signed on June 19, during the recent conflict Iran demonstrated its ability to block access to this major waterway, the sources said, adding that US intelligence suggests that Iran can do it again

Andrey Marochko said that the liberation of the settlement of Artyoma is a strategic success of the Russian Armed Forces

The French leader said that certain G7 members insisted on licensed production of weapons on the Ukrainian territory

The US leader pointed out that the United States has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, followed by Russia in second, while China is actively building up its stockpiles

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, June 17th

According to Alexander Stepanov, Armenia has been within NATO’s sphere of influence since 1992, but military-political cooperation between the parties has only recently reached its peak

According to the report, for a long time, Israel has not seen such a consensus in society, between the leftist and far-right forces, that the US-Iran deal is a "strategic defeat" for Israel and a "failure" for the United States and moderate Sunni states in the region

The match ended with a score of 3:1

Starlink satellites are located just 500 km from Earth, while the Volna Kupol Garant is a highly capable system with a directional phased-array antenna, chief designer of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions Dmitry Kuzyakin said

Kirill Babayev emphasized that the global majority advocates for a multipolar world, recognizing that the majority of the global GDP and technological innovation now stems from Asian nations

Taalatbek Masadykov noted that the existing international security architecture had been destabilized

The Philippines heads the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026

The share of respondents seeking a shift in the executive branch of power rose from 73% in 2023 to 88%

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, June 16th

The Belarusian Football Federation expressed condolences to the families of those killed and injured in this incident

The Iranian broadcaster said that all Iranian vessels are currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz unhindered

According to the Russian security officials, 15 servicemen from the brigade were killed by aerial strikes in a single sector alone

According to Andrey Marochko, several fire pockets have been formed between the settlements of Drobyshevo and Stavki

The Russian leader expressed confidence that the forum's decisions would create opportunities for further advancement of mutually beneficial trade, investment, industrial cooperation, and expanded direct dialogue between business communities

According to the leaders of G7, the deal between the US and Iran on unblocking the Strait of Hormuz creates suitable conditions for this step

The crew of the frigate Amdiral Grigorovich acted in strict accordance with international shipping regulations and took every measure to prevent a collision, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed

According to Oleg Stepanov, the Canadian government masks its helplessness with the predictable trappings of empty public-relations stunts