Dmitry Kozak, longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Chief of the Presidential Administration, has submitted his resignation, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Over the weekend, Kozak wrote a letter requesting to step d...

Russia’s State Duma has unanimously approved a law denouncing the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture, completing Moscow’s withdrawal from the treaty three years after leaving the Council of Europe. The initiative came from the Russi...

Russia’s heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has successfully completed the first stage of sea trials and returned to the pier of the Sevmash shipyard in Arkhangelsk Region, according to the Ministry of Defense. During the initial phase,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in military camouflage with a pistol in hand during his visit to the Mulino training ground, where the main phase of the Zapad-2025 joint Russian-Belarusian exercises is underway. The head of state wished the...

The share of settlements for Russian oil and petroleum products conducted in US dollars has fallen to just 5%, according to data from the Ministry of Energy, The Izvestia newspaper reports with reference to “Strategy for the Development of the Oil ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his cabinet to “walk a razor’s edge” in implementing anti-inflation measures while maintaining macroeconomic stability. He emphasized that the government must avoid overcooling the economy. “We discussed...

Russia has achieved an important step toward self-sufficiency in aviation by completing the maiden flight of the SuperJet 100 (SJ-100), constructed entirely from domestic components, La Dépêche du Midi reported. Takeoff and Successful Landing The ...

Krasnodar Airport has reopened for flights after more than three years of closure. The first regular flight is set to arrive on September 17. Earlier this year, Gelendzhik Airport in southern Russia also resumed operations. Reopening Following Safety...

A Moscow court has sentenced former top police general Sergei Umnov and several high-ranking Interior Ministry officials to lengthy prison terms for running a multimillion-ruble bribery scheme. 12 Years in Prison and Loss of Rank The Khamovniki Dist...

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has accused former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev of handing over classified information to Western intelligence services in exchange for money and promises of foreign citizenship. According to the statem...

Russia’s Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile is poised to alter the global balance of strategic nuclear power, according to military analysts in China and the West. China calls Burevestnik a "unique weapon" The Global Times, a Chinese state...

Roskomnadzor has confirmed the introduction of partial restrictions on voice calls in foreign messengers, explaining that the measure is aimed at combating criminal activity and is based on materials provided by law enforcement agencies. No other fun...

Russia’s exports of chemical products and rubber surged by 22% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, totaling $16.2 billion, according to Federal Customs Service data reported by Interfax. June Export Revenues Show ...

Russian political analyst Sergey Markov drew attention to the emergence of a phrase — "plan to end the Special Military Operation" — in Russian media, interpreting it as a deliberate signal aimed at boosting public morale. He shared his insights ...

Russia’s first high-speed rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg has been officially included in the capital’s transport development map for 2026–2030, according to the High-Speed Rail Information Center. "The inclusion of the high-speed r...

One year after Ukraine launched a bold incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, occupying dozens of villages and the city of Sudzha, the outcome has become clear: the offensive ended in a bloody stalemate, hundreds of civilian deaths, and no strategic...

A total of 129 small towns in Russia, representing a population of approximately 3.4 million people, are at risk of vanishing from the map, according to a report by experts from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administ...

In the first half of 2025, Russian cheese and curd exports experienced a dramatic upswing. According to figures from the Agroexport Center under the Ministry of Agriculture, reported by RIA Novosti, the total value of exported dairy goods rose by 20%...

Russia’s international reserves stood at $695.5 billion as of July 25, according to data from the Central Bank of Russia, setting a new historical record. A week earlier, on July 18, the reserves amounted to $683.7 billion, slightly down from $685 ...

The Russian media and internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to the popular internet speed measurement platform Speedtest by American company Ookla. The decision was made "due to identified security threats to the operation of the public c...