Russia may receive a controlling stake in the Ukrainian state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Antonov, in exchange for a gas discount, Ukrainian online daily Ukrainska Pravda said.
Transdnestr leader Igor Smirnov said in Moscow on Monday that the breakaway republic in Moldova was not opposed to Russia deploying its Iskander tactical missiles in the republic.
Tens of thousands of people across Russia bathed in icy cold water on Epiphany on Tuesday as air temperatures across the country ranged from plus fifteen to minus sixty degrees Celsius.