President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country needs modern weapons and will ask for help from the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported.

Duterte also said that he had come to Moscow to enlist the support of Russia.

“Our country needs modern weapons. We had ordered certain things from the U.S., but now the situation is not going very smoothly. And in order to fight the Islamic State, with their many units and factions, …

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that the process of developing a super-heavy rocket be sped up, as indicated by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin following a meeting on the development of the space industry. A new super-heavy class rocket may appear after 2025, he said.

In March 2017, Roskosmos reported on the development of the space industry, stating that flight tests of the super-heavy rocket are scheduled for 2035, according to TASS.

"The president set the task before …

Although it is impossible to completely block Russian social networks, it would be an achievement if their audience was significantly restricted, which will reduce the possibility of data collection by Russian special services, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Dmytro Shymkiv, on Monday, as reported on 112 Ukraine's website.

"In actuality, it is impossible to block all (Russian websites) completely, and this is a fact. The blocking systems that exist at the URL …

From May 20, Ukraine will only allow the delivery of food to the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) and only after agreeing on the deliveries with the National Food Safety Agency of Moldova.

This is reported on the website of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

A corresponding decree was issued by the Chief State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of …

One of the victims of the mass persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya was a serviceman of National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardia), as reported by Novaya Gazeta citing unnamed sources.

"We provided new information to the investigation in order to verify the four victims who were residents of Chechnya. Three of whom, according to our information, were killed in on the suspicion of homosexual orientation (among them - an employee of the National Guard)," the report says.

According …

Moscow announced the possibility of retaliatory measures in connection with the USA’s ejection of Russian diplomatic property in the country.

The Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States, Denis Gonchar said in an interview with RIA Novosti that American authorities have become familiar with the nature of retaliatory steps.

He noted that Russia is seeking an early return of its property, however "so far, the State Department is trying to negotiate a positive solution to the issue …

In 2016, roughly 1.04 million tons of coal was exported from the Donbas territories which are not controlled by Ukraine into Russia, LIGA.net reports, citing Russian railway data. In 2015, the volume of smuggled exports was somewhat larger – 1.3 million tons.

The mined coal is enriched at Donetsk and Luhansk factories and transported through the border with Russia that is not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. Later on the fuel is exported to European and African countries. Some of the …

The topic of “secret prisons” in Chechen territory has already been around for much more than a year, said Igor Kalyapin, head of the Committee to Prevent Torture, in an interview with the Rosbalt news outlet. According to Kalyapin, “undesirables” of all kinds are put in these prisons.

“Unfortunately, facts of this kind are encountered not only in Chechnya. But for this republic the problem remains particularly relevant. As far as I know, even now in the Chechen Republic people continue to be …