Photo of the day: Supermoon
Supermoon rises over the town of Zavolzhsk in Ivanovo region, Russia.
View ArticleAfter the end of hostilities in Aleppo, what next for Russia in Syria?
The Syrian government has regained control over the remaining districts of eastern Aleppo, according to Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin, who proclaimed the end of military...
View ArticleRussian military opposes transfer of Southern Kuril to Japan - experts
On the eve of Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan Japanese media outlets reported that Tokyo does not rule out the deployment of U.S. military bases on the Southern Kurils if the islands are transferred to...
View ArticleRussian military preparing to withdraw remaining militants from Aleppo
Russia’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Dec. 15 it is preparing to withdraw the remaining militants and their family members from eastern Aleppo to Idlib, and Syria’s...
View ArticleVladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe to talk trade, Southern Kurils
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Japan on a two-day visit. This visit is seen as historic and may pave the way for a World War II peace treaty. The Russian leader’s plane landed at the...
View ArticleThirty-meter New Year’s tree for Kremlin felled in Moscow suburbs
Russia’s main New Year tree to decorate the Kremlin for the New Year holidays was felled at a forestry in the Istra municipal district near Moscow on Dec. 15. The 30-meter, 110-year-old giant will be...
View ArticleMedvedev: Tillerson has pragmatic thinking that he showed as businessman
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, nominated for Secretary of State by U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, has pragmatic thinking that he showed as businessman, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in...
View ArticlePutin, Abe agree to lift freeze from military contacts - Lavrov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed it is necessary to resume contacts between the two countries that have remained frozen over years, including "2+2"...
View ArticleRussia to reach self-sufficiency in agricultural products by 2024
Russia will be able to reach full self-sufficiency in agricultural products, except for exotic foods, in seven years, Russia’s Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev announced during Government Hour...
View ArticleModest but modish: Moscow’s first clothes store for Orthodox believers
Stores in Russia’s capital selling Islamic clothing are no longer much of a surprise, given the number of people who dress according to the Islamic faith, which has strict rules about attire. But what...
View ArticleKremlin: Russia not interested in ‘friendship’ with EU against U.S.
Moscow is not interested in cooperating with the European Union to the detriment of third countries, including the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Dec. 15. "We could hardly agree...
View ArticleFirst bus convoy carrying militants travels from eastern Aleppo
The first convoy of buses carrying militants is traveling from eastern Aleppo accompanied by Russian military and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Russian center for...
View ArticleMeatball soup: A fast, warm, tasty meal
Delicious Russia: Oldschool soup with Druzhba cheeseMeat has always been a luxury product, so housewives traditionally tried to stretch it as far as possible. Mincing meat was a way to get more use...
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View ArticleU.S. softens sanctions on Rosoboronexport to buy digital cameras
The United States has decided to soften its unilateral sanctions on Russian official arms exporter Rosoboronexport so that it can purchase a specialized digital cameras of the type used by Russia under...
View ArticlePutin tops Forbes list for 4th year in a row
Forbes has placed Russian President Vladimir Putin on top of its annual list of the most influential people of the world, despite criticism voiced from many corners of the globe about Russia’s foreign...
View ArticleOver 3,000 militants voluntarily leave Aleppo
More than 3,000 militants have left Aleppo of their own free will, and more than half of them have been amnestied and released, Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Department...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Winter in Nenets Autonomous District
An Orthodox church is seen in the settlement of Krasnoye in Nenets Autonomous District (930 miles east from Moscow).
View ArticleMedvedev rails against sanctions and McLaren report in TV interview
On Russia's defense budget “Russia remains the world's second largest arms exporter after the U.S., we earn $17 billion [per year] on this. We all may be wishing for peace, but there is demand for...
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