Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also warned Yerevan against pursuing closer ties with the European Union.

The 0.5% contraction in GDP significantly missed the Central Bank’s earlier projection of 1.6% annualized growth for the period.

Oleg Novoselov studies Stalin’s Great Terror of the 1930s in the Urals and had previously volunteered at the local chapter of the human rights group Memorial.

Latvian officials said two drones crashed on its territory early Thursday, with one sparking a brief fire at an oil storage facility.

Russia’s military said it intercepted almost 350 Ukrainian drones across the country and in annexed Crimea between Wednesday and Thursday.

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the government has no plans to provide financial support to businesses that have seen their bottom lines negatively impacted by mobile internet outages in Moscow and other cities throughout the country in recent months.

The media regulator has filed lawsuits against some of the world’s largest video game companies for refusing to store the personal data of Russian gamers on servers inside the country.

Sofia Chepik told journalists that she was a member of Scarlet Swan, which had called for protests against government internet restrictions earlier this year.

UniCredit said the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027 and will result in a hit to profits of around $3.5 billion.

Russia’s military said it intercepted almost 350 Ukrainian drones across the country and in annexed Crimea between Wednesday and Thursday.

The Foreign Ministry said Russia would target the capital city if Ukrainian attacks this week disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.

The Foreign Ministry said Russia would target the capital city if Ukrainian attacks on Saturday disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.