Russia

KYIV, March 01 (YPA) - Air raid sirens sounded in the Ukrainian capital after threats by the Russian Defense Ministry to launch strikes with high-precision weapons on the centers of media attacks against Russia. The Russian defense ministry…

WORLD, March 01 (YPA) – The Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Tuesday that the North Atlantic Alliance is deploying its response force for the first time in its history. Stoltenberg reaffirmed that NATO is a defensive…

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (YPA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his hope that the ongoing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Belarus would result in a ceasefire, warning of catastrophic repercussions…

MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (YPA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday issued a decree on the application of special economic measures against the United States and the countries that have acceded to it. The Kremlin press service said in the…

BELARUS, Feb. 28 (YPA) - Belarus announced on Monday the approval of the majority of its citizens on a new constitutional amendment that would allow the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in the country. According to the Minsk Election…

MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (YPA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday told President Vladimir Putin about the readiness of the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Pacific Fleet and long-range aviation to carry out their tasks. On…

MOSCOW, Feb. 27 (YPA) - The Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered the Defense Ministry to put Russia's strategic deterrence forces on high combat alert. The Russian President's orders came during his meeting with Defense…

WORLD, Fed. 27 (YPA) - 16 European countries decided on Sunday to close their airspace to Russian aircraft; against the background of the military attack on Ukraine, as part of the sanctions imposed by Western powers on Russia. This comes…

MOSCOW, Feb. 27 (YPA) - The Russian authorities have received “unknown-source” messages of planting bombs at train stations and airports in Moscow. The Russian Information Agency stated that the authorities are investigating the validity of…

KALUGA, Feb. 27 (YPA) - The Russian Federal Security Service thwarted on Sunday a terrorist attack, which was being prepared under the direction of the terrorist organization "ISIS", in the Kaluga region in Russia. According to the Security…