Russian Andrey Rublev has reached the final of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament in Madrid.

The North Atlantic Alliance is considering the possibility of deploying security and defense advisory missions in a number of countries in the Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Merit in Culture and Art to Mikhail Turkish, artistic director of the Soloists Choir and leader of the Turkish Choir

The largest game developer from Russia will hold a fundraiser to help veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Malik Khatazhaev, head of Lesta Games, told RIA Novosti.

Russia will take tough retaliatory measures against Denmark in the event of restrictions on the passage of tankers with Russian oil through the Baltic Straits, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

The State Duma has introduced bill No. 617801-8 on the transfer of seized firearms to be disposed of, one of the authors of the bill, First Vice Speaker of the Federation Council Andrei Turchak, said.

In Finland, the Kainuu District Court arrested three Russian students on suspicion of exporting items suitable for both civilian and military use.

Russia does not engage in repression on religious grounds, all violators of the law receive well-deserved punishment, the Foreign Ministry rejects such a distortion of reality

The Presidents of the Russian Federation and Tajikistan, Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon, had a telephone conversation, the Kremlin's press service reported on Friday.

Crimea is part of Russia because its population voted in favor of joining in a referendum, Lithuanian presidential candidate Eduardas Vaitkus said in an interview with the ELTA news agency.