UNICEF says 469 children killed in Gaza conflict

The director of one of Central Europe's largest oil refineries noted that there is no reason to panic and that the republic's energy security is ensured

The Swiss Foreign Ministry emphasized that it "is in contact with all parties and consistently offers its good offices"

According to the newspaper, the drone will operate at an altitude of 15 to 24 kilometers

The US leader also added that a mass migration from Cuba would endanger United States national security

The Charles de Gaulle carrier will stay in Malmo for several days

The state corporation noted that Siemens' potential participation was limited to individual elements of the automated process control system

Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov added that Moscow and Tehran are rapidly developing a joint space program

81 of them were destroyed over the Bryansk Region

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that Slovakia could stop supplying electricity to Ukraine due to the Kiev authorities' suspension of oil transit to the republic via the Druzhba pipeline

According to the US Department of Transportation, the ban will be applicable to all aircraft owned, certified, operated, registered, chartered, leased, or controlled by, for, or for the benefit of, a person who is a citizen of Russia

According to the news outlet, the US could launch a military operation against Iran in the coming weeks

The War Zone portal said the number of US forces deployed to the Middle East is enough for a "major operation" against Iran lasting several weeks together with the Israeli Air Force

According to the source, it were soldiers of the Ukrainian army’s 67th brigade

The media outlet doubts that Ottawa would use the weapons even if they were successfully produced

According to Rodion Miroshnik, now, compared to Abu Dhabi, "the most difficult track, called "political," was discussed, when the parties clearly came with the stances they brought from Kiev, Washington, and Moscow"

The man is suspected of violating sanctions in 2022-2023

Rafael Grossi said that he is not privy to the discussions between Moscow and Washington

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that during the meeting, US President Donald Trump will announce that the countries participating in the Board of Peace have pledged to allocate five billion dollars for humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Gaza

Vasily Prozorov added that Vladimir Zelensky is not just opposing the US administration without reason and that forces are standing behind him that do not want the fighting in Ukraine to end

Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out that the members of the Russia delegation are about to arrive home and then there will be results

Flight cancellations are not ruled out, the Ministry of Transport said

According to Rodion Miroshnik, the operation to liberate the LPR would be brought to an end as soon as the operation in Lisichansk was finished

Viktor Medvedchuk emphasized that Europe does not need Ukraine as an equal economic partner

Russian diplomats pointed out that, during the meeting, the foreign ministers confirmed their commitment to strengthening the strategic partnership in all areas

As of 10:15 a.m. Moscow time, the indices were up by 0.12% at 2,768.54 points and 1,136.52 points, respectively

US Vice President noted that there are a lot of options

US authorities have not formally confirmed their president’s assessment, Russian Foreign Minister said

Sergey Tsivilyov noted that equipment for the second and third power units of the Bushehr NPP has been ordered and is being manufactured in Russia

The negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine took place in Geneva on February 17-18

Inflation slowed down to 0.12% over the week from February 10 to 16, 2026

The country is supplying "significant volumes" of diesel fuel, gas and electric power to Ukraine, the Hungarian foreign affairs and trade minister noted

Elvira Nabiullina said that all the risks were addressed

Long-range anti-aircraft missiles will be launched from cells of the 3S14 versatile shipborne launching system installed on the Project’s frigates

According to the report, people within the orbit of President Donald Trump are holding talks on acquiring stakes in Russian energy assets

As of 7:10 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX Index was up by 0.19% at 2,770.72 points

The head of state added that the Russian industry plans to produce MC-21 passenger jets and make a change to Russian engines for certain aircraft

This activity followed an unofficial port visit by the Russian vessel to Bandar Abbas

The reasons for the shutdown will be set by the government

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla noted that he was happy to be in the Russian capital

The Russian president stressed that Moscow's position is unambiguous

Maria Zakharova noted that weapons are supplied despite the ongoing peace talks

"As soon as the military and political situation allows, we will proceed directly to this work," Alexey Likhachev said

According to RPC President Pavel Rozhkov, some of the Russian Para athletes had already left for Italy and started practicing

The Cuban party and government attach to the comprehensive, sustainable, and strategic development of relations with Moscow

In 2025, the country imported 400,000 tons via the Adriatic pipeline

The official euro rate was lowered by 59.75 kopecks to 90.2683 rubles

Since mid-January, prices at the TTF gas hub with ‘next summer’ delivery are at the level of or higher than ‘next winter’ prices, the Russian gas holding said

Zelensky halted oil supplies over the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary for the purpose of politically blackmailing them and the pipeline could have been damaged deliberately, the Slovak prime minister noted

According to sources, it would be a joint US-Israeli operation, much larger that the one in June 2025

According to Maria Zakharova, Russia interprets Keir Starmer’s announcement of increased defense expenditure primarily as a response to the challenging domestic political landscape in the United Kingdom

Russian Foreign Minister explained that the absence of a Palestinian state “will continue fueling extremism” which is not in the interests of Israel’s security

According to Pavel Shakhlevich, secondary offerings are also expected

"Everyone understands that this is playing with fire," Sergey Lavrov emphasized

Businesses have been advised to raise service standards and adhere to principles of fair and honest commercial conduct

According to a source close to the distribution market, the supply of consoles to Russia "has continued and will continue", but their export from the territory of the European Union will be complicated

"This is a 'smokescreen' of the dwarfish infantry on the fields of the proxy war against Russia," chairman of the international committee of the Russian State Duma Leonid Slutsky said

In the Summer Games, the most decorated athlete is US swimmer Michael Phelps with 23 Olympic golds

In the settlement of Maisky, three persons were injured in a drone attack on a commercial facility

"With regard to our new firearms already being supplied to the special military operation zone - and these are the Chukavin sniper rifle (SVCh) and the Kalashnikov PPK-20 submachine gun - we carefully analyze the feedback and take it into account," Alan Lushnikov stressed

Japan increased coal imports from Russia by 258.6%

A bill to regulate artificial intelligence technology may be submitted to the lower house of parliament in the near future

London noted that the UK is one of the few countries in the world that will have a diplomatic office in Lvov

Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said the work of the intergovernmental commission covers a wide range of areas of bilateral cooperation

Maksut Shadayev said that the intelligence gathered is being used in combat operations against the Russian Armed Forces

Sergey Lavrov stressed that Brussels wants to integrate Ukraine’s military structures into those of the European Union

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, February 17th

Maria Zakharova noted that the Russian delegation at the Geneva talks had clear instructions to adhere to the understandings reached at the Alaska summit

The tests included demonstration flights and testing of the drones’ operation with photo and thermal imaging systems

The Hungarian foreign minister stressed that no technical obstacles are in place for Russian oil transit to Hungary and it is blocked because of the political decision of Vladimir Zelensky

Russian Foreign Minister also noted that Moscow will discuss the understandings reached in Alaska during the talks with the Americans in Geneva

The Vogan-15 drone was used for this purpose

9,800 Russian nationals visited Japan in January

According to Sergey Lavrov, Russia will "consistently continue to support Cuba" in protecting its "sovereignty and security"

The Russian delegation is led by Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy

Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin also added that two icebreakers will appear in the Baltic Region

According to Iranian Navy’s spokesman Rear Admiral Hassan Maghsoudloo, the main objective of these maneuvers is to practice cooperation in combating maritime security threats, particularly in protecting merchant vessels and oil tankers

Canadian team has grabbed gold in women's curling

The Russian, who is participating at the 2026 Games under a neutral status, had a clean performance skating to a mix of hits by US pop idol Michael Jackson

Maksut Shadaev said that Telegram is still available

JD Vance also pointed out that that he would like to see greater efforts from European states to protect their borders in order to preserve "civilizational coherence"

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi emphasized that several non-nuclear states have the technical capabilities to obtain nuclear weapons

According to preliminary reports, there were casualties as a result of the incident

Russian Foreign Minister noted that the US and Israeli strikes on Iran in June 2025 not only undermined the authority of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but also "there were real risks of a nuclear incident"

The cargo turnover of all Far Eastern ports will grow by more than 60% by 2030, reaching around 380 mln tons, Dmitry Sredin said

The meeting followed the main round of negotiations in Geneva

Dmitry Peskov added that "many countries in the world" act the same way

There are no serious answers to the question of why Europeans are needed at the negotiating table, according to Alexey Pushkov

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, amid the current developments in Japan, where "a parliamentary election campaign has recently started, speculations on the above-mentioned topic are seen as pure populism"

The indicator fell by $2.1 bln in dollar terms

A senior instructor at the battlegroup’s Marine Corps Unmanned Systems Center, call sign "Bolshoy," added that militants of the Ukrainian armed forces are aware of the image-swapping system and are trying to counter it, but to no avail

The talks took place behind closed doors at the InterContinental Hotel, which traditionally hosts important international discussions

Russian Foreign Minister noted that a couple of weeks after the Alaska summit the Donald Trump administration announced US sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft

Kiev loses 1,235 troops along engagement line in past day

Vladimir Zelensky added that he could speak about this because the incident occurred some time ago

Association of Bloggers and Agencies President Yulia Dolgova also highlighted the factor of using means to bypass blocking

Alexander Dudchak said that the European supranational bodies ignore Vladimir Zelensky's antics, because they can use Ukraine to punish the countries that show independent will and sovereignty

Up to 30% of Ukrainian army soldiers in the Kupyansk direction are incapacitated due to frostbite and other cold-related injuries, and it is impossible to evacuate them

The diplomat said that on top of exceeding his powers as UN secretary general, Guterres is essentially acting "against the settlement of the conflict" in Ukraine

In January 2026, the real effective ruble rate edged up by 2.8% against the dollar

Russia is ready to contribute to political and diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement and implement possible agreements, Maria Zakharova said