The solid groundwork laid during the Soviet era enables Russia to retain the leading world positions in space exploration, the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev believes, Tass informed.
"These days Russia does not have the economic resource big enough to be the leader in space in...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, when appointing Alexei Russkikh interim governor of the Ulyanovsk Region, was taking into account his experience and qualifications, not his party affiliation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday, Tass informed.
"As a head of state, he takes into account efficiency of an official as the main...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov drew attention of his Estonian counterpart, Eva-Maria Liimets, to the problem of discrimination of the republic’s Russian-speaking population, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday after their telephone conversation, Tass informed.
"Liimets’ attention was drawn to the necessity of taking concrete steps to resolve problems...
The Moscow Electronic School project (MES) has helped cope with the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of education. Modern information technologies are helping teachers and students organize effective educational processes.
According to Sergey Sobyanin, the Mayor of Moscow, all the data shows that the city...
Ukraine’s potential accession to NATO would lead to a large-scale rise in tensions in the country’s southeast and irreversible consequences for Ukraine’s statehood, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday, TASS reports.
"We have taken note of a statement by Ukrainian President Zelensky, who visited...
Russia’s Sputnik V shot is less effective against the South African COVID-19 variant but still does better than other vaccines, the lead scientist behind it was quoted by Reuters.
“With regards to the ‘South African’ variant, the effectiveness of the antibodies produced by Sputnik V, like all other vaccines, against...
Russian medical workers have conducted more than 123 million coronavirus tests, Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said on Friday.
"More than 123 million coronavirus tests have been conducted in the Russian Federation," its press service reported. As many as 340,000 tests were conducted...
The state commission has approved the crew of the next 65th long-term expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) that will head to the orbital outpost aboard a Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft named after Gagarin from the Baikonur spaceport on April 9, the Roscosmos press office told TASS.
"The basic crew...
Washington's intention to appoint a special representative to smother the Nord Stream 2 project speaks volumes about the United States meddling in the affairs of other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday, TASS reported.
"Of course, such special representatives for a project that has nothing to...
Moscow expects Washington to clarify its position on the Treaty on Open Skies shortly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi Thursday.
"We do not have any understanding whether the Americans are going to return to the...
