Russia’s federal communications censorship agency,Roskomnadzor, has begun installing equipment to implement the law “On a sovereign internet”, which will come into force partially on November 1 this year and completely in 2021.

Devices to “block network security threats” are currently being installed on the networks of the primary telecommunications operators, Roskomnadzor head Aleksandr Zharov told the TASS news agency.

Testing will start at the end of September and continue for several …

The forces of the Government of National Accord of Libya conducted several airstrikes during the fighting for the city of El Aziziain in Libya.

Three Russian mercenaries and members of the Libyan National Army, commanded by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, were killed, reports The Libya Observer news agency. Details of the incident are not reported.

In April, the commander of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced the beginning of an offensive operation on Tripoli. After several …

On September 24, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) lifted the sanctions that had been on former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych in 2018-2019, his press secretary Yuri Kirasir announced on Tuesday.

“The decision of the European Court of Justice from 24.09.2019 to lift the sanctions against ex-President of Ukraine V.F. Yanukovych for 2018-2019 is confirmation of the illegitimacy and groundlessness of their imposition by the EU organs and a significant reason to lift them as soon as …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced in a tweet on Tuesday that he has arrived in Russia.

“We have arrived in the Russian motherland in order to strengthen our historic and extremely positive relations and the respect between our nations,” he wrote on Twitter, publishing a photograph from the airport.

He said that the fraternal relations that Moscow and Caracas have built over the years “are the fundamental axis for building a flourishing future for Venezuela”.

Previously the …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a comment to the Hromadske TV channel, described the expectations from the forthcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump.

"Ukraine is an independent country. We're ready for anything. We expect support, but we do not need help, because Ukraine is already a strong country. I want the US always to support Ukraine in the fight against the aggression and war. I think that we already have support on this issue, and everything goes in the right …

The United States did not issue visas to members of the Russian delegation who were to attend the UN General Assembly in New York. According to RIA Novosti, the heads of the International Committees of the Federation Council and the State Duma, Konstantin Kosachev and Leonid Slutsky, were denied entry to the United States.

Kosachev called this "an outrageous action" that has no explanation. Eight Russian diplomats were also denied entry to the US. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already said …

The Russian government approved the strategy of tourism development in Russia until 2035. The document is published on the Russian Government’s website. According to the document signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the gross added value of the tourism should reach 8.764 billion rubles ($137,59 million) by 2035.

In 2017, this figure was equal to 3,158 billion rubles ($49,58 million). The strategy implies than under a baseline scenario, the number of tourists accommodated in hotels, …

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to sign an agreement on Russia's financing of Abkhazian army modernization. The agreement will be signed after the negotiations between the Russian and Abkhazian Foreign Ministries. The specific amount of funding is not specified. 

"The proposal of the government of the Russian Federation to sign an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on financing the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Republic …