UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says England could pull out of the World Cup if Russia, and fresh sanctions against Moscow will follow if the Kremlin’s involvement in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal is proved, The Independent reported.
The foreign secretary described Russia as a "malign and destructive...
Russia is one of a handful of countries, which is expected to see real GDP per capita to decline against the ‘yardstick’ economy of the United States by 2060, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a draft version of its global economic report
According to Vedomosti,...
Fresh sanctions against Russia are likely to be unveiled “within a week,” and will include measures against the 13 Russians indicted last month in the special counsel’s probe of election meddling, the nation’s top intelligence official told U.S. senators on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.
Daniel Coats, Director of National...
U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum would lessen their effects on Russia and China in comparison to more targeted restrictions, an analysis from Goldman Sachs says.
According to Bloomberg, the report said the Trump proposal would hurt Canada, Mexico and the European Union...
Africa seems to be the next ‘battlefield’ where the economic and political interests of the U.S., Russia, and China have already begun to collide, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, ahead of his African tour that kicked off on March 5, said that African states have been showing interest...
Delta, a major U.S. airline company, will suspend direct flights from the United States to Russia this spring, RIA Novosti reported, citing Moscow business daily Kommersant.
According to the company’s press service, the carrier won’t resume direct flights from Moscow to major American cities this summer. The airline reduced its...
Tax deductions for Kaliningrad special economic zone (SEZ) residents will apply to cryptocurrency miners, as reported by Vice Prime Minister of the Government of Kaliningrad Region Alexander Shenderiuk-Zhidkov.
According to Zhidkov, this scenario may become possible if cryptocurrency mining activity will be legally equated to database use, Bitcoin reported.
“Cryptocurrency miners...
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Monday he may end steel tariffs on Mexico and Canada if they give him better trade terms while re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Without getting into detail, Trump said that Canada "must treat our farmers much better," while Mexico "must do much...
Russia’s booming arms industry has signed export contracts worth $6 billion in 2017, fulfilling its goal and helping Russia close in on U.S.’ top spot as a weapons exporting country.
According to Kommersant, next week President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting of the Commission for military-technical cooperation, which will...
Russia is looking to shut down dozens of gigantic factories across the country during this summer’s soccer World Cup, in an attempt to avert accidents and the threat of terror attacks, AFP reports.
Despite concerns from big business owners, the Kremlin is ready to halt production, which is seen as...
