The Russian Embassy in the United States calls upon the U.S. authorities to release Russian citizens kept in U.S. prisons for fears that they might easily contract the novel coronavirus there, Russia’s U.S. Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said, TASS reports.
"In connection with the difficult COVID-19 situation in the United States,...
More than 60% of Russians have seen their earnings drop as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, research from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE) has found, The Moscow Times reported.
As self-isolation regimes across the country — including in Moscow — begin to wind down and shops reopen, the HSE survey...
A main figure in an investigation of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign’s contacts with Russia is due to testify on Wednesday in a politically charged U.S. Senate probe led by a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.
The first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in an inquiry that...
The creation of a free economic zone at the Baikonur spaceport could make a significant contribution to the economy of Kazakhstan and Russia, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, as reported by TASS.
"Our cooperation in the space sector and joint development of the...
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeg of Libya’s internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) arrived in Moscow for talks on Wednesday, the RIA news agency reported.
The eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar has been waging an offensive since April 2019 to seize the capital Tripoli, the seat of...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, invited him to a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on June 24, the ministry said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The parade is to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany...
The nationwide plan on economic recovery in Russia is an expert document and does not imply a wide public discussion, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, TASS informed.
"No nationwide discussion is implied. That is an absolutely expert document," he said.
So far, a basis of the plan has...
President Vladimir Putin has approved the plan prepared by the government as the basis for economic recovery, TASS reported.
"The government on the whole and our authorities have indeed completed a major and a serious job and prepared the groundwork. I believe the presented document can be taken as the...
US President Donald Trump told President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday about his idea of holding an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year with a possible invitation for Russia, the Kremlin and the White House said.
Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7...
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of BPS-Sberbank (BPS), Belgazprombank (BGPB) and Bank BelVEB OJSC (BVEB) at 'B' - the outlooks are stable.
The affirmation of the IDRs reflects Fitch's view of potential support the banks could receive, if required, from their respective parents, which...
