The dollar exchange rate rose sharply during trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange on May 26 above the mark of 65 rubles, according to the data of the site.

Russia has achieved its goals in the areas most important for ensuring sovereignty, Vladimir Putin said.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been incessantly inflating the theory of the "Chinese threat" and adheres to double standards lately

About 30 British "authorities" searched the house of Russian billionaire Peter Aven last week, sources told Bloomberg. As a result, 30 thousand pounds in cash were confiscated from Aven.

Over the past day, Russian air defense systems have shot down one Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopter, as well as a military transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

The People's Militia of the DPR found at the Azovstal plant a group of hiding or stragglers during the surrender of the Ukrainian military.