Russian authorities have actually asked Washington to lift sanctions versus its flagship airline Aeroflot to resume direct flights with the United States however have not yet got an answer, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovsaid Friday. We made this deal at themeeting in [Saudi Arabia] more than a month back, Lavrov informed press reporters in Kazakhstan. T
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Russia for his third meeting with President Vladimir Putin in as many months, Axiosreported Friday, citing an anonymous source familiar with the trip.

Witkoff’s plane flew directly from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and landed early Friday at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, R

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Forest fires have swept several of Russia’s Siberian and Far East regions over the past week, setting off what is projected to be yet another devastating wildfire season. 

At least 52 wildfires spanning more than 41,675 hectares were active across Russia on Thursday, the country's Aerial Forest Protection Service reported. 

Authorities have already

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In a development that signals both financial failure and a recalibration of foreign aspirations, Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas giant, has actually officially exited the Azero gas exploration job in Bolivia.The retreat marks completion of a 16-year energy endeavor initially framed as a foundation of Moscow's growing influence in Latin America. The p
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A French researcher sentenced by Russia to three years in prison has been transferred to a transit penal colony, his family told AFP on Thursday.

Laurent Vinatier, who works for a Swiss conflict mediation NGO, was arrested last summer amid heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the war in Ukraine.

He was convicted in October of

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Russia published a 500 billion ruble ($5.4 billion) federal budget plan surplus in March 2025 amidst falling oil incomes, according to preliminary data from the Finance Ministry.The deficit was comparable to 1% of GDP, well ahead of the 0.5% deficit target for this year in the budget plan. However, the Finance Ministry said this week that average oil prices are
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