The Russian and Belarusian leaders also discussed a number of current issues of the bilateral agenda and reiterated mutual commitment to closer Russian-Belarusian relations of partnership Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko © Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian
VOSTOCHNY SPACEPORT /Amur region/, April 26. /TASS/. A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat booster, carrying 36 OneWeb communication satellites, has been launched from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport, a TASS correspondent reported. Nine minutes later the Fregat booster and communication satellites
KOROLYOV /Moscow Region/, April 23. /TASS/. The first crewed mission on Russia’s yet-to-be created orbital station is due in 2026, the chief of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, first deputy general designer for flight operation and testing
Moscow (AFP) Russia on Friday began withdrawing troops that had been running drills near the borders of Ukraine, the defence ministry said, following weeks of heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the buildup. “Military units and formations are
MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/. An inaugural launch of a Glonass-K2 satellite for Russia’s global Glonass orbital navigation system is scheduled to be held late this year, CEO of the Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company (the satellites’ producer) Nikolai Testoyedov told
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sternly warned the West against encroaching further on Russia’s security interests, saying Moscow’s response will be “quick and tough” and make the culprits feel bitterly sorry for their action. The warning during Putin’s annual state-of-the-nation address
MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Russia will build a new orbital station with its partners if someone wishes to do so but is also capable of fulfilling this project on its own, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said. “We will
WASHINGTON – White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the Biden administration warned the Russian government to not let jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny die in custody. “We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens
Russia on Sunday announced the expulsion of 20 Czech diplomats a day after Prague’s “unprecedented” decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats identified as secret agents. Moscow said 20 employees of the Czech embassy had been declared “persona non grata” and must
MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. The descent capsule of Russia’s Soyuz MS-17 manned spacecraft with three crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) has landed in the Kazakh steppe southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, the state space corporation Roscosmos announced