The existence of private military companies (PMCs) that provide various services including in foreign countries, does not contradict to the Russian law, Putin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference with journalists. “Indeed, ...

Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller and Peter Siyarto, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary, signed a new contract in Budapest for the supply of natural gas from Russia to Hungary until the end of 2036, RIA Novosti reports....

Russia's prime enemies are poverty, problems in education, health care and infrastructure, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government, TASS reports. It is important to improve the level of well-being of Russians, because a signifi...

The Kremlin was sorry to hear another statement made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the "annexation" of Crimea, Putin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, RIA Novosti reports. According to Peskov, Moscow concluded that Erdogan wa...

Five parties entered the State Duma following the September 17-19 elections. Eight parties will be represented in the lower house of the parliament through single-mandate constituencies, Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfil...

The serial production of the new Russian Checkmate fighter jet (Sukhoi Su-75) may begin in 2025-2026. The new Russian aircraft will be a success if it is launched on the market quickly and at a reasonable price, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov tol...

Official tests of the state-of-the-art S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system have been completed, and Russian troops have begun to receive first samples of these weapons, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on the sidelines of the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had to switch to self-isolation due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases among the people in his entourage, the Kremlin reports. Due to the need to go into self-isolation, Putin will take part in C...

US Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry for a conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, a message posted on the website of the Russian diplomatic service said. During the meeting, the...

The Kremlin believes that Russia is not ready to recognize the bitcoin. Putin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that there was no reason for Russia to make such a move.  “Definitely, Russia is not ready for such steps. For the time being, th...

The Chinese government sent 19 aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone ahead of the annual Taipei-sponsored military exercise, The Guardian reports. This is one of the largest sorties of the Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation...

President Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the EEF (Eastern Economic Forum), which took place at the Far Eastern Federal University. During the forum, Putin answered a few questions related to domestic and foreign policies.  According ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu said that Russia was increasing the share of prospective aircraft in aviation procurement, Zvezda TV channel reports. According to Shoygu, a second issue on the agenda is the implementation of priority programs ...

Russia needs to ensure the security of its southern borders against the backdrop of the developing crisis in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, RIA Novost...

Russia will supply state-of-the-art mobile electronic countermeasure systems Repellent-Patrol abroad for the first time. The corresponding contract to export the systems was signed during the Army-2021 forum, Alexander Mikheyev, the general director ...

Russia considers Turkey's position on Crimea to be incorrect. Moscow is ready to continue explaining the real state of affairs to Turkish colleagues, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated when commenting on Turkey's support for the Crimean Platform ...

Russia's public debt has exceeded 20 trillion rubles as of the first half of 2021, a report from the Accounts Chamber said.  According to preliminary data, Russia's public debt amounted to 20,423,507.6 million rubles as of July 1, 2021, which is 17....

At the opening of Army 2021 forum, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian shipyards were building four new submarines, two of which were nuclear-powered subs, TASS reports.  “The potential of the Navy is growing. These days, Russia's lead...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) transferred a package of special drawing rights (SDR) worth $18 billion to Russia on Monday, August 23. The IMF made the relevant decision on August 2. Emissions in the amount of $650 billion were distributed bet...

Thomas Paine (Common Sense, 1776), one of the leading ideological architects of American Freedom noted: “Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: f...