BERLIN, August 26. /TASS/. Western countries are ready to tighten sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin does not meet with Vladimir Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday ...

Deputy Minister Dmitry Vakhrukov said that last year the number of tourist trips across Russia per year exceeded 90 mln ...

According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga, several meetings have been held to work out the specifics of future security guarantees ...

It is important for this purpose to ensure interrelated development of the transport complex and the industrial production, Nikolay Patrushev noted ...

Measures are also being taken to upgrade and revamp the cargo fleet for purposes of developing transportation in the Ob-Irtysh basin, Nikolay Patrushev noted ...

The sides discussed expanding cooperation in the areas of security and defense, including future high-level contacts, the exchange of military attaches on defense issues, as well as closer cooperation ...

BEIRUT, August 26. /TASS/. Damascus has the right to use any and all means to defend the country’s territory and people from Israel in conformity with international law, the Syrian foreign ministry ...

The paper points out that earlier, the US President shocked India by imposing the country with 25% tariffs and calling it a "dead economy" ...

Science and Higher Education Minister Valery Falkov emphasized the mutual benefits of such partnerships, noting that they enrich the scientific capabilities of both nations ...

"Losses that could have been prevented have already occurred," UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Spokeswoman Olga Cherevko noted ...

West plans to use this September’s elections in Russia to identify and study Russian mechanisms for countering foreign interference, targeting the 2026 federal electoral campaign, Vasily Piskaryov sai ...

Bart De Wever emphasized that if Europe signals to the world that it may confiscate sovereign funds for political reasons, other countries will withdraw their funds from the EU ...