Cuba confident about Moscow’s support in wake of new US sanctions, says envoy

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier that the US authorities'd allow Americans from May 2 to file lawsuits against those controlling

Former French envoy to Russia will coordinate international projects to rebuild Notre-Dame

Agence France-Presse reported, citing diplomatic sources that Stanislas de Laboulaye will ensure communication between the French government

Russian business ready to help in restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral, says Putin

The Russian leader also added that he is confident that the plans of the French authorities to restore the Cathedral will

Putin invites French businesses to take part in Russia’s national projects

The president recalled that French President Emmanuel Macron last year led a large delegation of French businesses at the St.

Russia views military base in Tajikistan as stability factor in region

Chief of the base’s Artillery Staff Alexander Levin noted that he situation in Afghanistan poses a threat both to the region’s stability and

Russia sees progress in resolving PACE crisis — upper house speaker

Valentina Matviyenko also noted that the issue of Russia’s return to work in PACE would be resolved after the May 17 meeting of the Council

Cooperation with Crimea will help Syria break Western economic blockade, says minister

Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Samer al-Khalil noted that Syria will keep in mind Crimea’s experience of conducting foreign...

Estonian president hopes for fresh momentum in relations with Russia

Kersti Kaljulaid arrived in Moscow earlier in

Putin says Russia does everything for comfort of foreign investors

The president noted higher macroeconomic stability in Russia and the country being 31st in the World Bank’s Doing

West unilaterally developing ideas of information control, says Russian diplomat

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Washington is conducting an aggressive foreign policy in the information sphere under the

Belarus receives EU’s invitation for event timed to anniversary of Eastern Partnership

Earlier, the EU embassy in Minsk confirmed that Lukashenko, along with the leaders of the states forming part of the Eastern Partnership, have

2019 World Car of the Year and other hits from this year’s New York Auto Show

Electric Jaguar I-PACE was crowned the World Car of the

Diplomat slams Malta’s refusal to let Russian planes fly through its airspace

Maria Zakharova stressed that Malta had refused to issue a permit for Russian aircraft without providing

Forbes publishes 200 richest Russian entrepreneurs list

Head of Novatek and Sibur shareholder Leonid Michelson tops the list with a fortune of

Coal, oil products to be exported to Ukraine under permits of Russian Economy Ministry

The decree introduces a complete ban on oil export

About 80% of knocked out candidates’ supporters to vote for Zelensky, says expert

This is a result of Poroshenko’s disastrous campaign in the second round, the

Six-time Olympic Champ Ahn to train under individual program to make comeback with Russia

In 2011, Ahn, born in South Korea, was granted Russian citizenship and announced his decision to speed skate for Russia at the 2014 Winter

Alternative parties in European Parliament may better EU-Russia relations — analyst

The scholar believes that Brussels is developing the awareness that time is ripe to abandon Russophobia in favor of more

Russian Government bans import of clothing and footwear from Ukraine

The ban in introduced for importing paper, multilayer carton, certain kinds of tubulars and clothing for females

Yakutia invests more than $23 million in Clean Country regional project

By 2024, the region will close four illegal dumps in four cities and a storage of tailings at the former Kular

Putin says lack of meaningful contacts between Russia, Estonia abnormal

Putin recalled that the last Russian-Estonian top-level meeting took place about ten

Russian diplomat warns US military intervention in Venezuela may become a reality

Maria Zakharova slams a recent interview with Foreign Policy magazine of Adm. Craig Faller, who heads the US

Putin to meet with Kim Jong-un in Russia in second half of April

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said earlier that Kim Jong-un might visit Russia

Putin to meet with Paris’ special envoy for Russia, French business community

The Kremlin stressed that French businesses were broadly represented in the Russian market, despite the current international climate and

Putin offers condolences to Germany over Madeira bus crash

The German side did not name the official number of

Russia's SSJ-75 aircraft will be designed by 2024

Earlier on Thursday, the Kommersant newspaper reported that the United Aircraft Corporation was to shift the deadline of

Pyongyang’s new weapon testing demonstrates N.Korea’s call for dialog with US, expert says

Earlier, it was reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had attended the test launch of a new tactical

Security chief castigates Ukraine’s bid to brand FSB, GRU as terror groups

Earlier on Thursday, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Alexander Turchinov called for labeling Russia’s FSB and...

73% of voters ready to support Zelensky, 27% to back Poroshenko in runoff election — poll

The results of the poll showed that Zelensky is ahead of his rival among all

Russia’s Aerospace Force forewarns of looming satellite collisions in space

According to NASA’s data, there are over 2,200 active and over 5,000 decommissioned satellites, and also more than 14,000 fragments of space

Press review: Trilateral talks on Rukban camp’s fate and site for pending Putin-Kim summit

Top stories in the Russian press

Russia bans exports of oil, petroleum products to Ukraine

Debris of satellite destroyed by India may endanger ISS, warns Russia's Defense Ministry

In the current situation "access to outer space may be hindered in the

Russian Mir cards accepted at Turkey’s top banking chain

Kremlin not looking forward to Mueller report's release

It is the US that should be interested in the report's release, not Russia,

Putin’s, Trump’s advisers discuss bilateral ties, summit issue not raised

Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the US National Security Council staff Fiona Hill arrived in Moscow for consultations on

North Korea seeks to draw global attention by testing new weapons, says Russian senator

The Korean Central News Agency reported earlier that Kim Jong-un had witnessed a firing test of a new tactical

Russia’s advanced Armata tank gets anti-slip coating

The T-14 Armata tank was unveiled for the public at the Victory Day Parade

Number of terrorism-related crimes in Russia decreased 100 times in 10 years

Federation Council Speaker noted that "understanding and peace between representatives for various religions and nationalities is a

Nearly 1,500 foreign militants arrive in Europe from Middle East, FSB chief says

A significant number of them are gunmen, who have been sent by chieftains to Europe to continue terrorist attacks, Alexander

Ukrainian presidential hopeful opposes granting special status to Donbass

Zelensky suggested creating a media portal in the Russian language, which will be broadcast across Europe and tell the truth about the events

Russia's Baltic Sea Fleet forces tracking NATO ship group in the Baltic

The NATO group consists of the US guided missile destroyer USS Gravely, the Polish frigate ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski, the Turkish frigate...

Ukrainian presidential candidate says ready to dissolve parliament

The top two candidates are headed towards a runoff scheduled to take place on

More than 2,000 Russian servicemen take part in joint drills in Abkhazia

The joint Russian-Abkhazian group will be supported by the Black Sea Fleet surface force and the strike aviation of the fourth Air and Air

Trump’s presidential adviser holds consultations in Moscow — source

Gunmen attack passenger bus in Pakistan killing 14

The gunmen were reported to have been wearing border control

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Russian-born Belgian businessman

Michel Litvak is the owner and head of the OTEKO logistics company, which is a large private investor in

Increased NATO military presence in Estonia may undermine stability, says ambassador

The NATO summit in Warsaw in July 2016 ruled to deploy additional NATO forces in East Europe, including in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania

Court extends arrest of Russian blogger suspected of extremism by 2 months

If found guilty, the blogger faces up to 20 years

Russia's Pacific Fleet naval aviation pilots practice in the Arctic

The exercises were aimed at improving the naval aviation skills in adverse