1 Paraguayan Guarani = 0.0112 Russian Ruble

1 Hong Kong Dollar = 9.4508 Russian Ruble

1 Kuwaiti Dinar = 237.2829 Russian Ruble

1 Saudi Riyal = 19.5417 Russian Ruble

Belarus defies coronavirus concerns with VE Day parade, mayor of Milan issues warning, while football returns ... in the Faroe Islands

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As coronavirus infections approached 4 million worldwide, and Russia became a new hotspot for the outbreak, Belarus defied worries to hold a parade marking the 75th anniversary of victory over the Nazis, with thousands of people in attendance including elderly veterans.

South Korea, which is trying to relax physical distancing regulations, on Saturday shut down more than 2,100 clubs and bars in the capital after a new cluster of cases emerged, apparently linked to a single individual who had gone out while infected.

The Chinese president Xi Jinping has offered the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, support in tackling the coronavirus, state media said on Saturday.

As debates rage in other countries about the return of professional football, games will be played in the Faroe Islands on Saturday for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.

Indonesia has reported its biggest daily increase in infections, with 533 new confirmed cases, taking the total to 13,645.

A French MP has failed in her bid to to get “love” added to the list of “compelling reasons” that must be given for anyone to travel more than 100km (62 miles) in the country.

Egypt’s president, Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, approved amendments to the country’s state of emergency that granted him and security agencies additional powers, saying they were needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said on Friday that he aimed to present plans next week to reopen the economy, as key sectors like car-making look to begin business again after over a month of quarantine measures.

Argentina will extend a quarantine covering its capital Buenos Aires but relax restrictions in the rest of the country.

1 Tunisian Dinar = 25.203 Russian Ruble

1 South African Rand = 4 Russian Ruble

1 Norwegian Krone = 7.1845 Russian Ruble

1 Argentine Peso = 1.1043 Russian Ruble

1 Moroccan Dirham = 7.4711 Russian Ruble

1 US Dollar = 73.4037 Russian Ruble

1 Icelandic Krona = 0.5019 Russian Ruble

1 Kazakhstan Tenge = 0.1739 Russian Ruble

1 Namibian Dollar = 3.9613 Russian Ruble

1 Israeli New Sheqel = 20.9324 Russian Ruble

1 Costa Rican Colon = 0.129 Russian Ruble

1 British Pound Sterling = 91.0646 Russian Ruble

1 Omani Rial = 191.4311 Russian Ruble

1 Honduran Lempira = 2.9326 Russian Ruble

1 Australian Dollar = 47.9637 Russian Ruble

1 Chinese Yuan Renminbi = 10.3763 Russian Ruble

1 Hungarian Forint = 0.2272 Russian Ruble

1 Philippine Peso = 1.4537 Russian Ruble

1 Kenyan Shilling = 0.6922 Russian Ruble

1 Latvian Lat = 121.3505 Russian Ruble

1 Egyptian Pound = 4.7164 Russian Ruble

1 Botswana Pula = 6.0443 Russian Ruble

1 Bulgarian Lev = 40.6558 Russian Ruble

1 Canadian Dollar = 52.3658 Russian Ruble

1 Euro = 80.5275 Russian Ruble

1 Mexican Peso = 3.1008 Russian Ruble

1 Brazilian Real = 12.8053 Russian Ruble

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 19.9839 Russian Ruble

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 0.3935 Russian Ruble

1 Algerian Dinar = 0.572 Russian Ruble

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.0049 Russian Ruble

1 Lithuanian Lita = 24.8595 Russian Ruble

1 Nigerian Naira = 0.1882 Russian Ruble

1 Czech Republic Koruna = 2.9207 Russian Ruble

1 Bolivian Boliviano = 10.6449 Russian Ruble

1 Japanese Yen = 0.6881 Russian Ruble

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic.

Western African maritime regions are prone to pirate activity, and it is expected that the number of incidents, notably those involving kidnapping for ransom, will increase in upcoming years. ......

Russian Imperial Movement, based in St. Petersburg, is increasingly expanding its outreach beyond Russia through the establishment of transnational networks with likeminded neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups, experts warn

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin told Russians they are “invincible” when they stand together as the country on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in lockdown from the coronavirus.With cases surging and authorities urging Russians to stay in their homes,...

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin told Russians they are "invincible" when they stand together as the country on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in lockdown from the coronavirus.With cases surging and authorities urging Russians to stay in their homes, celebrations...

Sean Hannity blasted the Obama administration and Democrats on Saturday night for the Russia investigation and targeting of former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn. 

Shoes continue to drop in the investigation into the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russia. Yesterday, speculation that the FBI was looking into the Trump family was confirmed by reports that Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior advisor, is under scrutiny. More details are emerging about the investigation.

Enter the Washington Post:

Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports.

Ambassador Sergei Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, then President-elect Trump’s son-in-law and confidant, made the proposal during a meeting on Dec. 1 or 2 at Trump Tower, according to intercepts of Russian communications that were reviewed by U.S. officials. Kislyak said Kushner suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications.

The meeting also was attended by Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser.

This story hasn't been confirmed by other publications, so take it with the weight of a single report based on anonymous sources, but having said that: Yikes.

Go read the whole thing.