Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stressed that the 9M729 cruise missile issue swill give another chance to dialogue with the US on preserving the IINF Treaty

Meanwhile, there are reports in the Japanese media that dialogue between Moscow and Tokyo may be held rather successfully

A source in the Azov-Black Sea branch of the Maritime Rescue Service said that attempts to extinguish the fire were failing because of burning LNG

So far, medical examination showed traces of neither drugs nor psychotropic substances nor alcohol in PAvel Shapovalov’s blood

The head of the Missile Troops and Artillery of Russia’s Ground Forces noted that the ongoing US campaign on accusing Russia of violating the INF Treaty is groundless

A search effort for sailors missing after two vessels caught fire in the Black Sea was resumed

Russian servicemen have delivered about 250 packages of warm clothes and more than 1 tonne of bread to the residents of the al-Khalasi district

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting in Moscow on January 22

Putin and Abe held talks in Moscow on January 22

Russia has climbed two spots to be ranked 24th in the 2018 Best Countries report published by the U.S. News & World Report magazine

However, Ministry Spokesperson Takeshi Osuga refrained from making any further comments

Japanese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Takeshi Osuga told after that, the leaders returned to the meeting room and the small group meeting began

Jabhat al-Nusra militant groups simultaneously attacked positions of the government forces in the areas of the communities of Abu al-Duhur and Abu Sharja

No more details of the incident were named

A search operation for four more missing citizens continues, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported

The two leaders have made a joint statement for the media following the talks

Trade and economic relations were a priority at talks with Abe, Putin stressed

The earthquake's epicenter lay 220 km to the north-west of the town of Dompu

Over 2,500 Russian servicemen in Armenia have taken part in snap drills that involved aviation and missile defense systems

The Japanese government hopes that the meeting in Moscow will be constructive

Ten people have died in the fire that broke out onboard two vessels near the Kerch Strait

Ten people have died in the fire that broke out onboard two vessels near the Kerch Strait

These claims are absolutely unrelated to real conditions, Novak stressed

The latest reports put the death toll at ten

In the past day, militants operating in the Idlib de-escalation zone shelled settlements in the Hama governorate and Aleppo's neighborhoods

Energy Minister Alexander Novak said «this is a critical moment because the balance of interests should be restored in the first instance in order to progress in discussing specific parameters»

Moldovan President Igor Dodon said about 500,000 Moldovan labor migrants are currently staying in Russia

«Standard procedures» were used, according to the Israel Defense Force

The Russian Foreign Ministry stresses that the report is not a final assessment of the status of national minorities in Russia

Top stories in the Russian press on Monday, January 21