Putin and Trump to hold telephone conversation on May 2
The Russian President Vladimir Putin’s May 2 agenda includes a telephone conversation with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. "Yes, we confirm that," the...
View ArticleFifteen Russians remain in hospital after Aeroflot turbulence incident
Fifteen Russian citizens remain in Bangkok’s hospital after the incident with a plane Russia’s flagship air carrier Aeroflot, which hit a severe air turbulence on May 1, head of the Consular Department...
View ArticleMoscow's Tretyakov Gallery to have 'breaktaking Kremlin views' by 2020
World renowned architects Rem Koolhaas and Sergei Tchoban are working on the project. / Source: SPEECH The world-famous Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow's Lavrushinsky Lane, where the family of the founder...
View ArticleSergei Korolev: 7 great achievements of the man who sent Gagarin to space
1. Pilot and constructor Korolev can easily be called a wunderkind because he realized his first successful developments while still in school. At the age of 17 he presented his engineless airplane. At...
View ArticleTrump’s alleged achievement: Has Washington ‘isolated’ Moscow at the UN?
A White House document claims that one of the key achievements of the Donald Trump administration’s first 100 days has been the further isolation of Syria and Russia at the United Nations “through...
View ArticleMerkel tells Putin Russia is important partner in G20
At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel described Russia as an important partner in the G20, TASS reports. "Of course, we will discuss the situation in the...
View ArticlePoll: More than 60 percent of Russians support Le Pen
“Russian sympathies” are with Marine Le Pen, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) said on May 2 in a press note that announced the results of a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the...
View ArticleWhy a sunken Russian intelligence ship was of little use to NATO
A Russian naval intelligence ship that sank after a collision with a merchant freighter on the Black Sea near Istanbul on April 27 was of little use to NATO, and it is unlikely that its sinking was on...
View ArticleRussian designer using prosthetics for gadgets and fashion accessories
The fashionable prosthesis goes well with her little black dress and the feathery ornament in her hair. Model Aymana Moldabekova is being meticulously prepared to go out: Hair-do, make-up, a light...
View ArticlePutin and Merkel discuss necessity of strict observance of Minsk agreements
The necessity of strict observance of the Minsk agreement by all the parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine was in focus of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting German...
View ArticleRussian navy shows first cat accompanying military voyage to Syria
Russia’s Defense Ministry has published a photo of the first cat to earn its sea legs on a long range voyage with the Russian Fleet to the Syrian coast. Internet users have been discussing its probable...
View ArticleRussian minister predicts end of shale era after Trump decree
The Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Sergei Donskoi, has declared the end of the shale oil era. He wrote the statement on his Facebook page. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an...
View ArticleMerkel tests limits of Putin’s pragmatism and patience
After two years in the wilderness, and regular verbal sparring at summits focused on the Minsk agreements and a truce in Eastern Ukraine, relations between Chancellor Angela Merkel and President...
View ArticleNew English version of classic Rimsky-Korsakov opera heads for London
London's Time Zone Theatre last year announced a crowd funding campaign to bring their interpretation of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Mozart&Salieri to UK theaters. The plans for the fresh...
View ArticlePutin and Trump discuss prospects for coordination of anti-terror effort
Prospects for coordination of Russia-U.S. efforts in fighting against international terrorism in the context of the situation in Syria were in focus of a telephone conversation between President...
View ArticleRussian car dealers go into agriculture
Over the past three years the Russian car market has shrunk by more than 50 percent — from nearly three million cars sold in 2013 to 1.42 million in 2016. The "Crimean Spring," Western sanctions, and...
View ArticleIs Russia gearing up for war in its Far East amid Korea flare-up?
"Russia is following developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea very closely," according (in Russian) to Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the defense committee in the Federation Council. He...
View ArticleRussia develops next-generation bomber’s digital model
A digital model of the Tupolev PAK DA next-generation strategic bomber has been developed in Russia, Chief Designer and Vice-President for Innovations at the United Aircraft-Building Corporation Sergei...
View ArticlePolice detain 64 football fans after Ural-Lokomotiv match in Sochi
Police detained a total of 64 football fans following the final match of the Russia Cup between Lokomotiv Moscow FC and Ural Yekaterinburg FC, held on May 2 at the newly-reconstructed Fisht Arena in in...
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