RIA Novosty / Russia

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin said that final decision on whether to grant private companies access to the Russian shelf will be made by the end of July.

Russia's new fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet, currently in the testing phase, incorporates elements of automation which make it more like a robot than a fighter plane, explains a representative from the Rostech corporation.

According to general designer of Kamov helicopters, Russia's Ka-52K (Hokum B) helicopters developed for use on the French-made Mistral-class helicopter carriers will be put to work in the Russian Navy.

Appearing on Russian television on Sunday to talk about the problems faced by the Russian space industry, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin noted that the sector as a whole must continue to carry out a program of reform and consolidation in a persistent and determined manner, regardless of any potential setbacks.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that foreign countries lag behind Russia in terms of advanced tank-building technology by some 15-20 years.

The ferry crossing between Russia's Crimea and Krasnodar regions will eliminate long lines by increasing the number of ferries in service.

Russia's Energy Minister told journalists that there is no need to reduce oil production anywhere around the world.

The Russian Navy has received a brand new oceanographic research vessel, the Yantar, which is equipped with two self-propelled deep submergence vehicles; the ship was built at the Russian Baltic shipyard of the same name, Yantar, and is slated to be used for deep-sea research and rescue operations.

Moscow was soaked by a torrential thunder and rainstorms on Friday, which forced public transport to come to halt, and Muscovites to run for cover.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that ensuring Russian currency’s stability is one of the government’s priorities.

Rescue workers in St. Petersburg safely evacuated nearly 1,200 passengers from a commuter train on its way to Luga after one of its railcars caught fire, the St. Peterburg central press office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia will decide on lifting food embargo, which bans imports from countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow, taking into account both the European Union's actions and Russia's national interests.

Russia's new national payment card has been given a logo and a name – 'Mir', a word translating into English as both 'Peace', and 'World'. The word is also associated in many Russians' hearts with the Mir space station, our planet's first modular space station, which was assembled in orbit between 1986 and 1996 and operated until 2001.

Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov said in an interview that western media attempts to discredit Russian authorities and convince people that the country’s ruling circle is corrupt would never work.

Russia's Astrakhan region parliamentarian Oleg Shein claims that disputes between the Caspian Sea littoral states over the legal status of the sea and their rights to its oil resources hinders their cooperation in preserving sturgeon, putting this fish on the verge of extinction.

A competition to find Russia's best aerobatic team will be held in Voronezh, Russia, for the first time in the country's history.

Russian Airborne Troops will work on countering terrorists during a drill in Kyrgyzstan in late May.

According to Russia’s largest defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey press service, company has disputed sanctions imposed in July and September 2014 against the company by the European Union.

Another suspect in the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov reportedly has been found.

Billionaire investor George Soros said the health of the Chinese economy has him concerned about the possibility of another world war.