You know, everything you tell us will be used against you,” the interviewer on Russian TV warns Timur Shagivaleev, the man behind one of the country’s biggest drone factories.

Peace talks and a settlement in Ukraine have never been on the real agenda of the West, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday, in her first comments on negotiations since Russian and Ukrainian officials held talks on Wednesday.

A Russian rocket has sent an Iranian communications satellite into orbit, highlighting strong ties between the two countries

Almost 50 people including children are feared dead after a Soviet-era passenger plane crashed in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials.

Over the past hours, videos showing the immediate aftermath of strikes on the northern city of Kharkiv in Ukraine have been shared on social media channels. Thirty-three people, including four children are reported to have been injured in the strike, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

A day of mourning was held in the Amur region of Russia, Friday, following a plane crash which killed 49 people including five children.

The warring sides remain far apart after the third round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations on Wednesday. But there was progress on humanitarian issues.

It is another symbol of deepening strategic cooperation between Russia and Iran, a point of concern for U.S.-led Western allies.

Ark., discusses allegations against the Obama administration relating to the Trump-Russia 'hoax' on ‘Hannity.’