RIA Novosty / Russia

Three Russian airports have been named Europe’s very best by Airport Service Quality (ASQ), with London’s Heathrow, Vienna and Zurich trailing behind.

Russian Federtion is сonserned with agricultural exports` rise with China and Southeast Asia, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said Sunday.

According to district’s press service, a special detachment of Russia's Southern Military District motor rifle brigades conducted tactical drills to eliminate a simulated illegal armed group.

A new military exposition under the auspices of the Russian Defense Ministry kicked off at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

The servicemen of the independent rocket-artillery brigade of Russia’s Northern Fleet have received Bastion (NATO reporting name SSC-5) mobile coastal defense missile systems, the fleet’s spokesman said Sunday.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, voiced his hope Sunday that his meeting with Pope Francis earlier in February would decrease tensions between Russia and NATO.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the Cabinet’s economic bloc members to discuss the 2016 economic action plan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.

Russia's first hotel to be entirely constructed from ice is due to open near a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula on February 28.

Russian Southern Military District press service said that air defense units deployed at the Russian military base in Abkhazia destroyed a simulated enemy target using S-300 and Osa air defense systems.

Russia has started the renovation of a "conserved" airfield on the Crimean Peninsula to deploy Black Sea Fleet's naval helicopters and drones after 2017, a source in the Sevastopol city administration said Saturday.

Energy Minister stated that Russia will retain its share on the global oil market if an agreement is reached on freezing production.

A new group of MiG-29 and MiG-29S multirole fighter jets as well as a Mi-8MT military transport helicopter have been deployed to the Russian airbase in Armenia, the press service of the Russian Southern Military District said on Saturday.

The PAK FA (T-50), Russia's new fifth-generation fighter, sets new standards of excellence during a routine test flight.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister said that the steady price of oil at $30 per barrel has stabilized the rate of the Russian ruble on the foreign exchange market over the last few weeks.

According to fleet’s spokesman, the servicemen of Russia’s Northern Fleet have begun comprehensive training to counter terrorism in three regions.

Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Anatoly Yanovsky said Saturday that a decision to provide Iran with a loan has no connection to Tehran’s stance on the feasibility of freezing the oil output.

Russia could consider South Korean proposals on the opening of medical centers in the Russia's Vladivostok Free Port, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East (Minvostokrazvitiya) said.

While Russia has presented a draft resolution to the United Nations asking all parties to respect Syria’s right to sovereignty, the United States and France have criticized the move as a mere distraction. This is unsurprising given that the US and France are both currently violating Syria’s sovereignty.

Yale professor calls for US to lead in non-proliferation of automated weapons.

French cheese has returned to Russia, after an enterprising farmer invited French cheesemakers from Corsica to his farm where they have passed on the secrets of making fine French cheese.