The European Union leadership will announce visa facilitation with Ukraine in the coming days, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said at a meeting of the UN Security Council. "We support our Eastern partners, strengthen their economies and public institutions, their resilience, and in just a few days we will announce an agreement on visa facilitation with our Ukrainian friends," she said.

US President Donald Trump has extended sanctions against the Syrian government for a year. "I am extending for one year the national sanctions regime based on actions by the Government of Syria," reads a notice signed by Trump, which was distributed by the White House press service.

The inauguration of the new South Korean President Moon Jae-in will take place tomorrow, May 10, the Kyodo news agency reported. Citing a source in the South Korean government, the agency notes that the inauguration will begin at 12:00 local time (06:00 Moscow time). Read also: Early presidential elections in South Korea to be held on May 9 The National Election Commission has so far processed 41.7% of the ballots.

The Russian Defense Ministry has denied media reports that a Russian soldier was allegedly captured and executed in Syria and condemned media outlets spreading disinformation. "All servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria are alive, healthy and performing tasks to combat international terrorism as part of their units.

The number of victims of the double explosion at the Big-C resort shopping mall in Pattani Province in southern Thailand has risen to 56, Kyodo reported, citing sources. According to the agency, the first, relatively low-power bomb exploded at the entrance to the two-story store at around 2:40 p.m. local time (10:40 a.m. Moscow time). Then a car bomb exploded in the mall's parking lot. The victims were taken to hospitals.

The Russian Defense Ministry will check the veracity of a video distributed by the terrorist group ISIS (banned in Russia), which allegedly shows the execution of a Russian colonel named Yevgeny Petrenko, said Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security. "Of course, the Ministry of Defense does not ignore any reports that concern our servicemen, especially of this nature.

The May cold snap forced the schedule of preventive hot water shutdowns in Moscow residential buildings to be shifted, said Deputy Mayor of the capital for Housing and Public Utilities and Improvement Pyotr Biryukov. "Due to the cold weather, hydraulic tests are being postponed from May 10 to May 15, meaning that hot water in buildings will be turned off later," Biryukov said. Today in Moscow it is not warmer than +5 during the day, by May 15 it is expected to be only +13.

Politics Action "Immortal Regiment" Vladimir Putin joined the procession in Moscow 05/09/2017 Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti “Immortal Regiment” is a public patriotic action initiated... Evgeny Egorov / Vedomosti People carry photographs of their relatives who participated in the Great Patriotic War... Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti Russian President Vladimir Putin today decided to take part in "Immortal Regiment" campaign...

At the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Dalspetsstroy, the former general contractor for the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a monitoring procedure will be introduced by the end of May - so that the rehabilitated enterprise can restore solvency, pay off wage arrears and speed up the construction of residential buildings using funds from equity holders.

The Victory Day celebrations that are ending in Moscow have become the coldest since 1945, with the maximum air temperature in the capital Tuesday's temperature was only plus 3.9 degrees, the Hydrometeorological Center reported. “This is the coldest Victory Day since 1945.

Politics Victory Parade on Red Square The air part was canceled due to bad weather 05/09/2017 Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti The parade in honor of the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place on 9... Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti The parade took place under cloudy skies and temperatures of +2. The photo shows the summary parade... Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti About 10,000 military personnel, 114 ground units came to Red Square...

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Western sanctions imposed against the Russian oil industry have so far affected mainly the projects of the American ExxonMobil, while oil production in Russia is growing, writes The Wall Street Journal . European companies continue to invest in Russia at this time, the publication notes.

Oil exporters ready to extend agreement OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers are likely to extend their output cuts that expire in June, three OPEC officials said, but they doubted the cartel would decide to cut output further. OPEC and 11 other countries, including Russia, agreed in December 2016 to cut output by a combined 1.8 million barrels per day in the first half of the year.

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