France not at war with Russia — Macron

According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or damage

The trip laid the groundwork for many years to come, Maria Zakharova said

The current Kiev regime is to blame for ongoing battles in the Kharkov direction, the Russian leader stressed

Russian troops employed the Upyr FPV drone for the first time in the special military operation in Ukraine in May 2023

The French leader made the statement after his impromptu visit to Russia on Saturday for crisis talks with President Vladimir Putin, Le Figaro reported

Garibashvili suggested that foreign diplomats feel dismissive toward Georgia

Teams of Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile systems of Russia’s Battlegroup East shield first-echelon troops and civilian facilities in the south Donetsk direction

Zakharova also stated that Russia believes the crisis in New Caledonia is "the result of incomplete decolonization efforts and yet another confirmation that France's policy toward its former colonies, albeit renamed overseas territories, is reaching an impasse"

According to the Hungarian prime minister, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is planning to visit Hungary in the run-up to elections to the European Parliament scheduled for June 6-9 to try and persuade Budapest to reconsider its stance

According to Sergey Ryabkov, it is necessary to "treat both the issuance and non-issuance of American visas with coldness and detachment"

He said while flooding is not over yet, there are also fires or fire-hazardous situations in some regions

Russian air defenses down 37 drones, Tochka U missile, 21 HIMARS, Vampire, Olkha rockets in past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

The Hungarian prime minister believes that the upcoming months will be extremely important for the future of Europe in due to the upcoming European Parliament elections and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

Ukrainian media outlets reported explosions in the city of Mirgorod

According to the files of arbitration cases, the court has partially upheld RusChemAlliance’s claim for interim measures against Deutsche Bank

According to The Wall Street Journal, Kiev has also asked Washington to lift restrictions on the use of US weapons against targets on Russian territory

Roman Sinyagovsky added that, according to preliminary information, there were no casualties or damage

Dmitry Peskov also highly praised the cooperation between the regions of Russia and the provinces of China and emphasized its contribution to the development of the Russian territories bordering China

On May 16, US Department of State Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel noted that China cannot improve relations with Europe, if it will support Russia at the same time, allegedly fueling the Russian military-industrial complex

Air defenses on duty destroyed the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Belgorod Region, the Defense Ministry reported

Mikhail Razvozhaev warned of the danger of falling fragments and submunitions

The environment was very friendly and the leaders were in a good mood, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told TV journalist.

It is reported that doctors are doing everything possible to stabilize the patient

Attack on targets in Russia was foiled between 12:20 and 12:30 p.m. Moscow time (9:20 to 9:30 a.m. GMT) on May 18

According to Axios, the consultations were devoted to discussing the possible "consequences of Iran and its proxies" in the region, as well as "US concerns about Tehran's nuclear program"

He beat Briton Tyson Fury in a 12-round fight held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

According to article, a security agreement between Washington and Kiev would prolong the fighting in Ukraine and could become "a liability for the United States"

In addition, Ukrainian forces were facing ammunition shortages due to a stalled US aid package

The total number of evacuees stands at 9,907, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the regional military administration, said

The ship's crew continues to fulfill the mission it was given for the long-range voyage

The ship sank 26 nautical miles from the Romanian town of Sfantu Gheorghe

"The vehicle has already been repaired and is being prepared to be added to the collection of foreign trophy weapons," the Russian Defense Ministry said

According to objective control data, the crew members of the armored vehicle were injured

it should be enough to make sure that US, French and British-made long-range weapons don’t reach Russia, including the country’s new regions, Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of Russia’s National Defense magazine told TASS

According to Roman Shkurlatov, two Patriot systems will not make Kharkov safe

He made the remark in response after the idea was suggested by Dmitry Trenin, research director at the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy

In this regard, Russian musician and conductor Vladimir Spivakov pointed out that he had been dismissed as artistic director of the International Colmar Music Festival in France, which he had been leading since 1989

Russian Foreign Minister said that there is great rationale for the practical advancement of the idea of ensuring global security to begin with the formation of the foundations of Eurasian security without any Euro-Atlantic overlay

As its specific feature, a Javelin missile climbs above using an arched flight trajectory and then strikes down the turrets of tanks and other armored vehicles where the armor is the thinnest

According to the Council, this ban does not apply to any activities other than broadcasting

According to the 24.kg news agency, about 1,000 people, who arrived there after the fight in the hostel, gathered behind the cordon

The Kiev regime’s attempt to use a fixed-wing drone to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia was foiled, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement

The conversation with the top Russian diplomat took place on the sidelines of the state visit of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin to China

As the agency says, of the world’s 20 largest stock markets, 14 have hit all-time highs recently

Meanwhile, Slovak Radio said that Fico, who was taken to the hospital in the city of Banska Bystrica after the attack, is in serious but stable condition

Three UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been temporarily closed

In the text of the letter, the volunteers recalled that they had been "selected by the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Olympic and Paralympic Games (for the 2024 Paris Olympics), each one given a mission" and had already received visas, bought tickets to France and were ready to start working

During the operation, fighters also discovered dozens of tunnels that they intend to destroy

Roman Mashovets wanted under a Russian Criminal Code article, the database said

The Russian leader stressed that it was politicians in Kiev who "withdrew from the negotiation process" as soon as troops were pulled back from Kiev

Russian forces advanced to better positions and inflicted casualties on 18 Ukrainian army brigades in the Kupyansk area over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

US Vice President Kamala Harris also announced plans to run for re-election

The Russian leader blamed Kiev’s sponsors in the West for organizing this coup, saying they escalated it into an armed conflict

The Georgian legislature passed a bill on foreign agents in the third reading on May 14

The restrictions were imposed on Vostochnaya Stevedoring Co LLC and Toplivo Bunkering Company, as well as North Korean Paekyangsan Shipping Company

Amir Saeid Iravani said that the talks are "an ongoing process"

An air raid alert has been in effect in the Kharkov Region for almost eight hours

According to the Russian leader, the partnership between Moscow and Beijing "will serve as a model of how ties between neighboring states should be built"

The upgrade includes a new fire control system with an automatic target tracker, according to the defense manufacturer

According to Zelensky, Kiev does not believe in the idea of an Olympic truce as it would "play into the enemy’s hands"

"The greatest impression lies in the power of Harbin," the Russian leader noted, adding that "Harbin has turned into a powerful world-scale megacity in recent years"

Viktor Vodolatsky also said the liberation of Staritsa would make it possible to reduce to a minimum and later completely remove the threat of bombardments for the Belgorod Region

The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve into

According to the report, Robert Fico is in stable but still serious condition

The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route for Russian gas supplies to western and central European countries

Islam Khamayseh was involved in organizing a number of terror attacks in the area, the army’s press service reported

Vitaly Ganchev added that as of today, more than 200 square kilometers of the region had been liberated from the Ukrainian armed forces

All the others have bruises and light wounds, Governor Vladimir Saldo told TASS

According to acting rector of the conservatory Alexander Sokolov, the Moscow Conservatory has already received "the approval of the Russian Culture Ministry for the implementation of this project"

According to the press office, the commissioned vehicles made it possible to complete equipment of seven motorized infantry and tank units

According to Vladimir Zelensky, Kiev needs this number of F-16s "in order to have parity" with Moscow

Russian Natural Resources and Environment Minister Alexander Kozlov also said that the Moscow Zoo and ballet dancers recently paid a visit to North Korea

"Once the Kiev regime uses Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG missiles with a range of at least 550 kilometers when the distance between Belgorod and Kiev is 429 kilometers, practically the entire central and most of the western parts of Ukraine fall within this sanitary zone," the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council said

The new rules caused a storm of indignation among Ukrainian citizens of military age at the stage of the bill's introduction into the Verkhovna Rada at the end of last year

"Yet this vagueness has always been typical of the Western group’s doctrinal approaches, including nuclear weapons," Sergey Ryabkov noted

Even though Vladimir Putin’s visit to China was a state one, "it was a purely working trip"

"By the end of the year the number of new Chinese brands may reach 10," analysts said

The test launch confirmed the accuracy and reliability of the system, the Korean Central News Agency reported

It also emphasized that Russia had "a huge advantage in artillery shells," adding that "depleted Ukrainian air defenses" were unable to counter Russian air power

Everyone has heard remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and top EU diplomat Josep Borrell about an inevitable war with Russia, Lavrov noted

The Chancellor also said that sufficient humanitarian aid should be delivered to Gaza

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Maria Zakharova pointed out that behind these barbaric attacks with Western weapons the silhouettes of US and British handlers of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's were clearly visible

Several others were wounded, the Palestinian news agency reported

One employee died of injuries, Alexey Smirnov said

Talks with President Xi Jinping, meeting with other representatives of the Chinese leadership reaffirmed that our relations of comprehensive partnership, strategic interaction surpass in their quality the traditional interstate alliances of the past era and continue to play a key role in maintaining international security and balanced world development," the minister said at the 32nd Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy.

The Russian leader noted that solutions on how to make payments are possible and do exist

The agreements penned included an initiative to develop the Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island, protocols on requirements for beef and other products exported to China

This "experimental unit of super covert scouts" is designed to identify enemy strongholds, locate entrances to trenches, and coordinate assault teams to capture them, the RTL reported

"The prime minister’s personal protection group acted absolutely properly amid a rapidly developing emergency situation," Matus Sutaj-Estok underlined

Israel launched air attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, the Qatari TV channel reported

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited the Russian President to visit his country when he traveled to Russia in September

According to the source, the radio frequency operates in all directions of the line of engagement in the special military operation zone

Christelle Nahan noted that people were tired of the fact that there was not enough money for the development of infrastructure, hospitals and schools, for pensions and benefits for children

The use of depleted uranium ammunition does not violate any international treaties, expert says

Ukraine was expected to hold its presidential election in March but the vote was canceled because martial law is in effect in the country

According to recent polls, incumbent President Luis Abinader is leading in the presidential race, with 57% of respondents ready to vote for him