Russia

15 Feb 2023; MEMO: We have sent 80 tons of aid to Turkiye so far, Ankara's Ambassador to Moscow, Mehmet Samsar, said on Wednesday, as deliveries of humanitarian aid continue to the quake-hit country, Anadolu News Agency reports.

MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/: Kiev, backed by the US, is preparing a provocation ("a great event") ahead of the 11th special session of the UN General Assembly to accuse Russia of violating nuclear safety during the special military operation in Ukraine, the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response said in a statement on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/: Russia is currently under pressure of endless sanctions of unfriendly countries but is coping with them unnervingly, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at the meeting of judges of arbitration, military, and common jurisdiction courts.

"We are living under the constant pressure from abroad - I mean all these endless sanctions," the President said. "As we all see, we are passing through all these sanctions with a cool head," Putin noted.

MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/: Russian forces liberated the community of Krasnaya Gora in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Monday.

"In the Donetsk direction, volunteers of assault units with the fire support of missile troops and artillery of the southern battlegroup liberated the settlement of Krasnaya Gora in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/: External pressure and sanctions are no obstacle for cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, on the contrary, the ongoing illegal restrictions only help boost the positive tendencies in bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.

"U.S. citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately," the U.S. embassy in Moscow said. "Exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions."

"Do not travel to Russia," it added.

MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/: The Russian Armed Forces on Friday delivered a massive strike on critical facilities generating power for Ukraine’s defense sector and transportation networks, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Saturday.

"On February 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike from high-precision weapons <…> and unmanned aerial vehicles on critical facilities generating power for Ukraine’s defense companies and transportation networks," he said.

MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/: The proportion of Russian citizens' confidence in President Vladimir Putin stood at 78%, according to the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center that published the results of a survey conducted from January 30 to February 5 among 1,600 respondents aged over 18.

"When asked about trust in Putin, 78% of respondents answered positively (-1.2% over the week), the approval rate of the Russian president's work dropped by 0.7% and stood at 75%," the pollsters noted.

MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/: Russia is ready to engage with Ukraine, but there should not be any preconditions for talks that should be based on the existing reality, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said in an interview with Zvezda television.

MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 12,845 over the past day to 22,060,370, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Saturday.

As many as 1,391 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, a 2.4% increase from the previous day. The number of hospitalized patients rose in 41 regions, while in 35 other regions the figure increased. A day earlier, 1,358 people were rushed to hospitals.