(MENAFN) Russia's Defense Ministry announced Thursday that the Caspian Flotilla has wrapped up a series of command and staff drills focused on safeguarding maritime economic assets and securing vital shipping corridors in the Caspian Sea. The...
(MENAFN) Russia signals willingness to strengthen economic and energy relations with the U.S., Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov announced on Wednesday. Ryabkov emphasized that Moscow and Washington maintain ongoing communication through...
(MENAFN) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated on Tuesday that while Moscow and Washington might engage in discussions on bilateral ties before autumn ends, a three-way summit that includes Ukraine appears improbable. In a...
(MENAFN) The European Commission is weighing a comprehensive prohibition on Russian visitors entering the European Union as part of its 19th wave of sanctions directed at Moscow over the continuing conflict in Ukraine. If endorsed, this step would...
(MENAFN) The European Union has postponed unveiling its new sanctions package targeting Russia, with the delay attributed to mounting pressure from the Trump administration for tougher measures, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing multiple EU...
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that the only confirmed damage from what Poland described as a Russian drone intrusion was actually caused by a Polish missile that accidentally struck a residential building, according to sources cited by local media....
(MENAFN) According to reports, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated Tuesday that while Moscow and Washington may engage in bilateral discussions before the end of autumn, a trilateral summit including Ukraine is unlikely. In an...
(MENAFN) Russia’s Deputy Security Council Head Dmitry Medvedev declared on Monday that establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would inevitably spark a direct conflict between Moscow and NATO. Speaking via Telegram, Medvedev dismissed NATO’s newly...
(MENAFN) Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finalized a significant economic pact aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment by cutting export costs and improving market accessibility, according to Kommersant. The agreement is...
(MENAFN) Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu announced Tuesday that Moscow's engagement with Iraq is growing significantly stronger, with high-level discussions now spanning a wide array of sectors—including business, economics,...
Russia is ready to reach a compromise with Ukraine provided its core interests are safeguarded, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to Russia Today. Speaking in an interview aired on Channel One on Thursday, Lavrov noted that...
MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The Ministries of Finance of Russia and China discuss creating an independent depository to replace Euroclear and Clearstream, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with Izvestia on the...
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Russia's international reserves as of September 12, 2025, amounted to $705.1 bln, an increase of $6.6 bln over the week, according to the Bank of Russia. "International reserves at the end of the day on September 12,...
Russia and Vietnam have developed a back-door method of concealing arms deal payments to avoid sanctions from the US and other Western sanctions, according to reports. The two countries are using the profits from joint oil and gas ventures to pay...
Russia is developing a $5 billion alternative to the Starlink satellite internet service, according to a draft project seen by the Russian state-controlled news agency RBC and reported on Sept. 17. "Several test satellites in orbit have already...
Russia has appealed to the International Court of Justice over a decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council that held Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Donbas, the Russian...
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Three more children from Russia have been added to the database of Ukraine’s Mirotvorets (or Peacekeeper) extremist website, according to data obtained by TASS. Ten-year-old Ivan, 14-year-old Victoria, and 15-year-old...
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. The Russian economy is gradually slowing, but remains on a strong and high base, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Polina Kryuchkova said at the Moscow Financial Forum. "Over the past two years, we have...
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has met with Nigerian Chief of General Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. During the talks, Belousov commended the Nigerian...
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. The MOEX index fell by 0.73% at the end of Thursday’s main trading session, closing at 2,793.58 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS index declined by 0.93% to 1,058.09 points. The yuan gained 1.95 kopecks,...
