The first round of direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev was held in Istanbul on May 16, with the parties agreeing to carry out a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap and exchange memoranda on ways to ...

ISTANBUL, July 23. /TASS/. Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange not only soldiers, but also civilians, a source told TASS. The agreement was reached during the third round of talks in Istanbul, ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The share of loss-making entities in Russia amounted to 31.1% in January - May 2025, up from 29% in the same period last year, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Electricity output in Russia fell by 1.9% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 600 bln kWh, Rosstat reported.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production totaled 16.5 mln tons in January-June, down by 5.1% compared with the same period in the previous year ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russia’s coal production added 1.6% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 216 mln tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. No dramatic consumption growth ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The production of passenger cars in Russia fell by 2.1% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 326,000 units, the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. In June, the ...

ISTANBUL, July 23. /TASS/. The third round of Russia-Ukraine talks is over and no continuation is expected, a source told TASS. "This round is over; there will be no continuation," the source said.

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russia’s production of mineral fertilizers increased by 7.1% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 15.2 mln tons equivalent to 100% of nutritive substances, the State ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russia’s industrial production increased by 1.4% in 1H 2025 year-on-year, the state statistics service Rosstat reported. In June, industrial production rose by 2% in annual ...

ISTANBUL, July 23. /TASS/. The delegations of Russia and Ukraine have concluded the third round of talks in Istanbul, a source told TASS. The talks between the two countries’ delegations kicked off at ...

NEW YORK, July 23. /TASS/. Tehran continues assessing the impact of the recent Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said.