Vladimir Putin

Foreign enemies regularly try to snatch away Russian territories, Putin said, DPA reported citing the Interfax news agency. "Everyone would like to 'bite' us somewhere or 'bite off' some part of us, but they should know that we knock the teeth out of those who want to do that, so they can't bite," Putin said.

Xi arrived at the main venue of the Great Hall of the People at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday and waved to Putin, who had joined in from the main venue of the Kremlin, reports Xinhua news agency. He Lifeng, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the National Development and Reform Commission, co-chaired the ceremony with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

"We are ready to work together with all states without exception on the basis of equality, respect for each other's interests and non-interference in internal affairs," Putin said, according to a statement published by the Kremlin, Xinhua reported. He pointed to an unstable international situation where the coronavirus pandemic, terrorism, issues related to cybersecurity and the escalation of regional conflicts remain matters of concern.

"We do not believe,I emphasize, we do not believe the Russian government was involved in this attack," Biden said on Thursday while speaking on the May 7 cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline. "But we do have strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in Russia," he noted. "We have been in direct communications with Moscow about the imperative for responsible countries to take decisive actions"

"Russia consistently defends international law," the President said during a large military parade with some 12,000 participants in Moscow. Putin once again warned against attempts to falsify history and attempts to relativise the actions of "traitors and criminals", Xinhua news agency reported.

The fight against climate change requires united efforts of the entire international community, Putin said in an address to the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The share of modern weapons and equipment is expected to reach 76 per cent by 2024, and this share in Russia's nuclear triad will exceed 88 per cent this year, Putin told lawmakers and government officials on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.

"Putin will outline Russia's approaches to establishing broad international cooperation aimed at overcoming the negative consequences of global climate change," the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday.

On Thursday, the US Treasury Department said that members of the Russian network include First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Alexei Gromov, previously designated as a government official. As a result, the Treasury has designated Gromov for having attempted to interfere in the election.

"We are studying this proposal," TASS News Agency quoted Peskov as saying on Wednesday. Without providing any further details on the development, the spokesman said it was too early to speak about the time of the meeting, for instance, that it may take place this summer.