26.5.2018 18:15 Russian Figure Skater Zagitova Has a New Best Friend After Victory in Olympics

The sincerest wish of the 16-year athlete came true on Saturday after a meeting with an official from Japan.

26.5.2018 18:14 Coming to You With the Wash of Waves: New Russian Submarine to Merge With Ocean

The concept of the submarine has already been accepted and its construction is set to start in 2018, with the last unit of the first batch slated for completion by 2025.

26.5.2018 17:18 OPEC-Non-OPEC States to Ease Oil Production Restrictions Within Month - Novak

ST.PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-cartel producers, which are part of the oil output cut agreement, plan to work out parameters for easing the oil cuts within a month, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told the RBC broadcaster Saturday.

26.5.2018 16:42 550 Deals Worth About $38Bln Signed at SPIEF-2018 - Russian Presidential Adviser

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - A total of 550 agreements worth more than 2.36 trillion rubles ($38 billion) have been signed at the 2018 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Anton Kobyakov, the Russian presidential adviser said Saturday.

26.5.2018 16:24 Russia's Minister of Defense Speaks About Su-57's Combat Debut in Syria

Earlier, reports surfaced suggesting that two fifth generation Russian fighter jets had arrived in Syria along with four Su-35S planes. The new jet has still not entered serial production.

26.5.2018 13:40 Vandal Damages 'Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan' Painting - Tretyakov Gallery

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A vandal has seriously damaged "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan," one of the best-known paintings exhibited in Tretyakov Gallery's main building on Lavrushinsky lane in Moscow, the press service of Tretyakov Gallery told Sputnik on Saturday.

26.5.2018 13:31 UK Will Hardly Introduce Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt - Senior Official

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom will barely make a decision to introduce sanctions targeting the Russian sovereign debt, as such developments are not within the framework of the official position of London, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said.

26.5.2018 13:15 Pullout of Russian Forces Is Out of Agenda - South Ossetian President

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The pullout of Russian forces from South Ossetia is out of the agenda, the military forces of the two states have elaborated a joint security approach, South Ossetia’s President Anatoly Bibilov told Sputnik in an interview.

26.5.2018 11:45 Vinnik Has Good Chance to be Extradited to Russia, Wants to Cooperate - Lawyer

ATHENS (Sputnik) - An attempt to kill Russian national Alexander Vinnik, suspected of money laundering in the United States, has been prepared because of the possibility of his extradition to Moscow, Vinnik's lawyer said in an interview with Sputnik.

26.5.2018 10:54 Russia Could Start Producing Kortezh Project Motorcycles in 2019 - Rostec

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Russia could start producing motorcycles of the domestic Kortezh (Cortege) project in 2019 at the earliest, CEO of the Rostec state corporation Sergey Chemezov said Saturday.

26.5.2018 9:6 Putin Backs Spanish Integrity Amid Russian Meddling Claims in Catalonia

MADRID (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected as "nonsense" accusations of his government’s role in last year’s Catalan independence bid as he spoke in support of Spanish integrity at the meeting with journalists on Friday.

26.5.2018 6:49 Putin Insists on Security Guarantees for North Korea - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pyongyang needs more security guarantees if the world hopes to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons.

26.5.2018 6:27 Putin Slams US Over Pushing Turkey into Abandoning S-400 Deal With Russia

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized the United States for pushing back against Turkey’s decision to buy advanced surface-to-air missiles from Russia.

26.5.2018 5:27 2018 SPIEF Plenary Session: Putin Outlines Main Acute Global Issues

ST PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday took part in a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), during which he spoke on challenges of the world economy, as well as key foreign policy issues.

26.5.2018 4:9 Russian FM: US Never Released Satellite Images Related to MH17 Crash in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States has not showed satellite images related to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine in 2014 that it claimed to have after the accident, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday.

26.5.2018 3:29 'We Are Hostages of Internal US Problems': Putin Hopes to Mend US-Russia Ties

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he hoped to mend his country’s ties with the United States after it ends the multi-pronged inquiry into Moscow’s alleged 2016 US election tampering.

26.5.2018 2:4 Shocker! Russian Law Enforcement Presents Electrified Shields (VIDEO)

Russia’s Interior Ministry and National Guard have unveiled some cool new protective gear with an offensive twist: an an electrified riot shield.

25.5.2018 23:2 Russia to Continue Ensuring Economic Growth - Putin

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The Russian authorities will continue efforts to ensure a sustainable growth of the Russian economy aiming to join the list of Top-5 global economies, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

25.5.2018 19:41 This 'Kokoshnik'-Wearing Russian 'Weld Queen' Makes Metallic Madonnas (PHOTOS)

One would perhaps picture a typical welder as a tough bearded guy typically working shifts at a plant, but they would be surprised to learn that female welders also exist, who don heat-resistant floor-skimming dresses that team up with a Russian kokoshnik: Welder Alexandra Ivleva's iconic headband naturally serves a functional purpose among others.

25.5.2018 19:30 Putin Says Adheres to Constitution, No More Than Two Presidential Terms in Row

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he adheres to the provisions of the Russian Constitution and will not run for a third presidential term in a row.