MOSCOW, FACTBOX. /TASS/. On December 13, 2025, Ryazan launched the festive marathon titled Ryazan - New Year’s Capital of Russia 2026, becoming the first city to hold the title for a second time. The ...

Overwhelmed by the buzzing nightlife of Khreshchatyk Street in central Kyiv, Stepan Radchenko, the despondent protagonist of Valerian Pidmohylnyi’s novel “The City,” looks up at the moon for solace ...

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland is prepared to shoot down foreign aircraft that cross into its territory without authorization after a series of Russian incursions into NATO airspace. “We will ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization promised a “robust” response to Russian incursions into its airspace and said it would use all options, including military, to defend itself. “Allies will employ ...

(Bloomberg) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s assertion that his country was prepared to shoot down foreign aircraft that enter its territory after ...

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland is prepared to shoot down foreign aircraft that cross into its territory without authorization after a series of Russian incursions into NATO airspace. “We will ...

(Bloomberg) -- The UN Security Council will meet Monday at Estonia’s request to discuss Friday’s violation of the Baltic country’s airspace by Russian fighter jets. It’s the first time in 34 years of ...

Russia is constructing a new military garrison in the northwestern town of Kandalaksha, near the Finnish border, satellite imagery has shown. According to military experts, the move indicates Moscow ...

At least two people were killed after a massive fire broke out at a shipbuilding site in northern Russia, it has been reported. The blaze took place at the premises in Petrozavodsk, capital of ...

The Russian republic of Karelia has announced the sale of its stake in OAO Kondopoga. Between 29 July and 01 August 2011, interested parties have the opportunity to bid for a block of shares of 10% in ...

MINSK, 9 February (BelTA) – A Belarusian delegation visited the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry told BelTA. The delegation spent several ...

MOSCOW, 24 January (BelTA) – Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik held talks with Head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov in Moscow on 24 January, BelTA has learned. The ...