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Russia and China to Jointly Produce Several Historical Films, Lyubimova Says at SPIEF 2026

New Delhi, June 6 -- What began as a directive from two presidents has quietly become something more durable: a functioning industrial pipeline between two film industries that, until recently, had al... Read More


Putin Vows Russia Will Always Honor Its Commitments to Partners, Signals Reliability at SPIEF 2026

ST. PETERSBURG, June 6 -- There was no hedging in how Vladimir Putin framed Russia's posture toward its partners at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. "W... Read More


Russia Ready to Cooperate With Nepal on Hydropower and Fertilizers, Embassy Says

KATHMANDU, June 6 -- The moment that crystallized at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this week was not a bilateral meeting between heads of state. It was a Nepali industrialist standin... Read More


Kremlin Says Russia Remains Open to Cooperation With All Countries as SPIEF 2026 Closes

New Delhi, June 6 -- On the final day of Russia's most important annual economic gathering, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stepped to the briefing podium and offered what sounded, by design, like the... Read More


Putin Invokes Soviet Legacy to Defend Russia-India Arms Ties as New Data Shows the Bond Is Fraying

ST. PETERSBURG, June 6 -- The claim arrived at the most visible moment available: a plenary stage at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, before an audience of heads of state, energy minis... Read More


Ukraine Drone Hits Decommissioned Equipment Yard at Zaporizhzhia Plant for Third Straight Day, Injuries Reported

ENERGODAR, June 6 -- A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle struck the area where decommissioned equipment is stored at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, injuring personnel in what regional... Read More


Putin Says Russia Is Developing AI for Drones, Just Like the US and Europe

New Delhi, June 6 -- Vladimir Putin stood before the assembled dignitaries of Russia's premier economic forum on Friday and said something that no Kremlin statement on drone warfare had quite said so ... Read More


Putin Dismisses Kiev's Strike on St. Petersburg Coal Port as 'Noise and Smoke' at SPIEF Plenary

ST. PETERSBURG, June 6 -- The smoke had been visible from the ExpoForum congress hall since Tuesday morning, and Vladimir Putin finally addressed it on Friday - from the stage where it was always goin... Read More


African Nations Are Streaming Confirmations Into Moscow for October Russia-Africa Summit, Foreign Ministry Says

MOSCOW, June 6 -- The invitations went out to every African government and every regional bloc the continent has produced. Now, Tatiana Dovgalenko says, the replies are coming in. Dovgalenko, who dir... Read More


ZNPP Back on Power After Ferrosplavnaya-1 Line Restored Saturday

ENERGODAR, June 6 -- The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant returned to normal power supply Saturday after the 330 kV Ferrosplavnaya-1 high-voltage line, the station's sole operating external power connec... Read More