Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Foreign Affairs Andrey Klimov stated that the Council of the Committee has information concerning numerous attempts from abroad to interfere in Russia’s Presidential Elections. Presidential Elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 18, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea.

As RIA Novosti reports, according to Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on the Protection of State Sovereignty, the …

Ukraine will join other countries and expel Russian diplomats, stated the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko.

"In response to a cynical chemical attack in Salisbury, Great Britain, Ukraine, in accordance with a spirit of solidarity with our British partners and transatlantic allies, and in coordination with the EU countries, decided to expel 13 Russian diplomats from Ukraine out of those few still remaining. As you know, our diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation are de facto …

Russia has documents indicating that Novichok gas was being developed in the United States, said Igor Rybalchenko, head of the laboratory for chemical and analytical control at the Russian Ministry of Defense,   during a broadcast on the Russia-1 television channel, RIA Novosti has reports.

According to Rybalchenko, Russian specialists found informational records regarding an organophosphorus substance with a "strong lethal effect" dating back to 1998 in the Spectral Library of the US National …

Vladimir Putin, as the new president of Russia, has a clear vision of the country's future development and is different from Putin that the voters have been accustomed to see, said Dmitry Peskov, the Press Secretary of the Russian President, on Sunday, March 25, 2018.

"The new Putin is a combination of whom we know and around whom we unite. He understands what we need in the future. His vision is much broader than of an average voter, and therefore he has an overwhelming support. People know …

Turkey conducted tests of ballistic missiles made within its own borders, and which were previously presented at an exhibition in Istanbul, reports Anadolu Agency.

Tests that took place at a military training ground in Sinop, in the north of the country, were called successful. “Experts evaluated the capabilities of the missile engine after disabling the guidance system,” the agency said.

In the course of the tests, two types of missiles were launched: small and medium-range Gökdogan missiles …

President Vladimir Putin approved a proposal to allocate 85 billion rubles ($1.50 billion USD) to create a new version of the Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ100), reports Kommersant, referring to sources in both the aviation industry and the government and presidential administration.

According to sources, Putin approved letter MD-12748/18, sent on March 1 by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Industry and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Aircraft Corporation Denis Manturov.

The …

Thirty-seven people died in a fire in the Zemnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall in Kemerovo in Russia. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source in the operational headquarters at the emergency site.

The fire started in a children’s trampoline area. According to preliminary reports, one of the children set fire to foam rubber with a cigarette lighter.

Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak announced the construction of four military base complexes in different regions of Ukraine: Shirokiy Lan, Cherkaske, Starychi and Dachnoe-2. Defense Ministry spokesperson Dmytro Gutsulyak said on Saturday, March 24 that this was discussed during Poltorak’s meeting with people's deputies on the day before.

Poltorak said that the construction of improved barracks on the territory of the military bases is planned and underway, including barracks for female …