Russian stocks increase as EU postpones new sanctions

According to Kirill Dmitriev, only 13% of Germans are satisfied with warmongering Friedrich Merz

The Rodina party, liquidated in 2006, announced on Saturday that it restores its organisational and political independence

According to the statement, Akira Muto "suddenly felt much better"

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Nova Poshta logistics center on the outskirts of Odessa and hit a Tarantul-class patrol boat at the port of Odessa

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has the cheek to lecture Russia about 'hurting Japanese feelings,' while Tokyo has the blood of Russian civilians on its hands by supporting the Kiev regime, the news outlet said

Vladimir Karasev noted that Russia’s precise and powerful strikes on Odessa’s ports had essentially cut Ukraine off from vital maritime trade routes

The battlegroup East’s assault troops were located a few dozen meters from the Ukrainian fighters attempting to flee and were covertly monitoring their movements

ertain positive results have been achieved but the moment when the ammunition may be authorized for official use is still far ahead

According to the agency, more than 6,000 Ukrainians left Poland in June alone

A building was destroyed by fire and a car was damaged at the scene

The European governing body of football, UEFA, previously issued a statement, saying that FIFA had crossed a "red line"

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on August 14 that early parliamentary elections will be held in the country in October or November

According to the SVR, a Western country plans to accuse Russia of supplying arms to drug cartels and other organized crime groups in Latin American countries

Analysts at BCS World of Investments point out that if the MOEX Index manages to consolidate around 2,100 points, it will serve as a positive signal

The 61- year-old actor is one of the best experts in Oriental martial arts in the world

The United Kingdom with about 1.5 billion euros led by of financial and humanitarian assistance among bilateral donors

Riga can no longer turn a blind eye to the economic costs associated with supporting Kiev and anti-Russian sanctions, Ainars Slesers said

TASS has compiled the main points surrounding the appeal

Egypt will take part in the formation of the mechanism, the news portal said

The candidate has already been selected

A court in the Urals has sentenced a teenager who attacked schoolchildren and a teacher in January, injuring 15 pupils, to 9 years and 8 months in a prison

Russian Energy Ministry considers premature to talk about extension of the oil production limiting agreement

The newspaper noted that Tehran believes that the memorandum signed was likely just an attempt by the US and Israel to take pressure off the global economy and buy time for a bigger attack down the road

Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the prime minister and Board of Peace had deep and constructive discussions

The strategy authors say, by 2035 Norilsk's average annual population will be 196,400 people

West has visited Russia several times but has never performed a solo concert in the country

Anton Kobyakov noted that SPIEF and the EEF serve as vital platforms for dialogue between business and government

The Russian leader emphasized that the two countries' relations had been developing most successfully

Sadyr Japarov said that anyone wishing to take part in the election would be free to run

Everything that NATO Allies and partners have paid for through PURL has been delivered or to flow to Ukraine, the NATO Secretary General stated

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth specified that the US Navy planned to rotate ships maintaning the blockade

Tourist police officers took her to a local hospital, where she is receiving the necessary assistance

Member of the Freedom Alliance national conservative party Armando Mema pointed out that the Finnish leader has repeatedly made political decisions aimed at pleasing American diplomats

According to the television channel, the Patriot system in Ukraine has not made a single launch in about six weeks

It was the first launch of the Progress space freighter and the first launch from Baikonur in 2025

Similar vehicles have been delivered to counter-sabotage units in the Primorsky Region

There were 177 passengers and 6 crew on board the plane

Akhmat Special Forces Commander Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov opined that the West is preparing for a future conflict with Russia

The TV channel released a video of the attack featuring a drone carrying out a reconnaissance flight over the sea, and then striking the deck bridge of a Greek tanker

Russia is accelerating the development of an environmental monitoring system as part of a national project

The 270-kilometer-long Ibar River flows via Serbia and Montenegro and feeds Gazivode Lake of Kosovo’s largest hydropower plant of the same name

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, August 17th

According to preliminary estimates, Russia exported 9.6 mln tons of mineral fertilizers worth $3.6 bln in the first quarter of 2026

The Russian foreign minister revaled that the Japanese embassy's response was quite vague

According to Okudzeto Ablakwa, he discussed with the Russian foreign minister stopping illegal recruitment of Ghanaians for the special military operation

All alliance members support stability, peace and cooperation among peoples, Pakistan's Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi said

On-duty air defense systems intercepted a total of 205 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over nine Russian regions

The memorandum establishing the consortium was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing. The alliance will operate as a network of joint programs

Wintershall Dea is a shareholder of the Nord Stream gas pipeline operator (with a 15.5% stake)

The economy grew by 0.6% over the past six months, signaling a return to a growth trajectory, according to estimates by the Economic Development Ministry

In honor of the 150th anniversary of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's birth, a major retrospective exhibition is underway in New York’s Museum of Modern Art

The Russian foreign minister stated that Moscow was concerned over the involvement of the Ukrainian military in state-sponsored terrorism against Sahel countries

Vostochny is Russia's first civilian cosmodrome and is located in the Amur region

Ukrainian farm exports have dwindled by approximately 60%

The sailing ship’s departure from the pier drew several hundred townspeople – despite pouring rain and thunderstorms, people came to see the Russian sailors off

Sergey Kobylash added that, "after skillfully executing a maneuver and taking up an advantageous tactical position," the Russian pilot fired three air-to-air missiles

Dmitry Vorona said the region currently offers the best possible conditions for investors

During the Russian-Chinese business dialogue, Zhang Hanhui noted the development of mutual cooperation between the two countries

It has been ensuring the country's independence for many years, the Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman also pointed out

Ukrainian repair timelines are contingent on the level of further damage that Russian strikes inflict on them as well as partner contributions for repair equipment, the report says

CBS News neither specified the department nor explained whether the staff would leave Ukraine

The first TASS correspondent onboard the orbital outpost will be Hero of Russia, cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin

Five residential houses, five infrastructure facilities, three trucks, and three passenger cars were damaged

India's Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu said that three visitors of the temple were killed

The company initiated modifications to the missile by fitting it with a non-contact target sensor

The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for more than 250 days and has not entered ports for 200 days

Unable to strike Russian military facilities effectively, Ukrainian armed forces continue attempting to target civilian infrastructure in various Russian regions and the civilian population, Maria Zakharova stated

According to the media reports, British drones are now used for deep strikes inside Russian territory

The Kiev regime deliberately targets facilities, in the vicinity of which no combat operations can be conducted under any circumstances, Dmitry Vorona said

According to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei, Tehran and Muscat are working to establish a mechanism that will ensure "respect for the rights of the two coastal states and guarantee the safe passage of merchant vessels"

According to Maxim Pukhov, measures by the military have yielded results

The equipment has arrived in Yangpu, a deep-water port, and will be used at a global training hub for turbine technical experts, Hainan Ribao reported

Atom’s development is based on a joint intellectual product, with Chinese specialists and Russian engineers integrated into a unified process

Laurent Braillard said that he counted the equivalent of 106 battalions across 85 units

The words of the presidential oath are defined by the Article Four of the Russian Constitution, together with the status of the head of state

According to the AP, the earthquake left some 5,000 people homeless, with more than 900 buildings being ruined and some 450 damaged

Deputy Chairman of the CEC Nikolay Bulayev said the commission will adopt a separate decision to adjust the ballot

The parliamentarian believes that the innovations should help reduce the number of conflicts with employees of territorial recruitment centers

As of July 31, the Bundeswehr had approximately 186,700 service members

According to the news agency, the movement of such vessels carries the risk of attacks

Asia has not forgotten the lessons of history, and nobody will allow them to be rewritten to serve political ambitions, Natalya Nikonorova said

The SVR said the fabricated audio and video materials were also being prepared to support alleged "evidence" of Russia's transferring weapons to Latin Americans through intermediaries

He participated in combat operations on the side of the Ukrainian forces incognito

The IRGC spokesman said that Donald Trump "is lying"

According to European experts, the main problem with the Patriot missiles is not their price, but their extremely low supply

According to Ukrainian reports, 90 missiles were launched at Kiev in a single day, on May 26

Ivan Timofeyev, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, said that Turkey has maintained quite a close and long-time relationship with Ukraine in the military-technical sphere

Accoridng to Yury Korolchuk, the plants require major overhauls

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 390 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

As the newspaper notes, Chinese scientists have been developing a floating nuclear power plant for more than 10 years to be located in the South China Sea

As of today, 32 fire outbreaks have been contained across the country, the official noted

The report claims that the US lost 45 MQ-9 Reapers

The list includes 13 vessels, 11 people and 28 companies

According to republic's head Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan is open to Chinese business at all stages - from initial market entry to the deployment of high-tech production and joint developments

In 2022, Oleg Stepanov was repeatedly summoned to Global Affairs Canada over the situation in Ukraine

The strait is open, the American leader added

Taisuke Abiru said that Russia is deeply dissatisfied with the strengthening of Japan’s ties with NATO and Ukraine, and is signaling that it may respond to Tokyo’s continued sanctions

The Kyrgyz leader also noted the successful work of the Kyrgyz-Russian intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and humanitarian cooperation

Dmitry Peskov added that the legal nuances of the issue would have to be looked into, reiterating that Russia saw the Hague-based ICC’s arrest warrants as "absolutely unlawful and void"