President Vladimir Putin has accused the Russian Communist Party of calling on its supporters to reject constitutional changes because they “have always advocated the dictatorship of the proletariat” and seek its restoration, Russia Today reported.
The Communists are the only party represented in the country's parliament advocating a 'no' in...
Gazprombank and Gazprom, the shareholders of Belgazprombank with the share of 49.82% each, stated that appointment of the acting CEO to the Belarusian bank was unlawful, Russian companies said in a joint statement, TASS reported.
"Gazprombank and Gazprom as the shareholders of Belgazprombank state that on June 11, 2020, contrary...
A Russian court found former U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail, a move the U.S. ambassador to Moscow called an egregious violation of human rights that would harm ties, Reuters reported.
Whelan, who holds the...
As a lot of key economies emerge from Covid-19 lockdowns, the financial cost of the pandemic is becoming apparent. With many countries already posting massive GDP falls in April and May, the alarm bells are ringing, Russia Today reports.
Some warn of a potential personal debt crisis, and others foresee...
Kazakhstan plans to maximize the opening of posts for the movement of international goods, the country’s Finance Minister Yerulan Zhamaubaev said via teleconference last week, New Europe reports.
“During the emergency, some restrictions on the movement of vehicles were introduced. However, there were no restrictions on the movement of international...
Profits in the Russian banking sector slid to a record low in May, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said, The Moscow Times reported.
Banks made just 500 million rubles ($7 million) last month, Nabiullina told a State Duma committee, with net profit for the year so far coming in at...
A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping subpoena power on Thursday for a politically charged congressional probe of an FBI investigation into Republican President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and its contacts with Russia, Reuters reports.
The Republican-led panel voted 12-10 along party lines to grant its chairman, Senator Lindsey Graham,...
The Russian government will allocate additional 15 bln rubles ($217 mln) to support promising domestic developments, in particular projects to combat the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a cabinet meeting on Thursday, TASS reported.
"The government will additionally allocate 15 billion rubles to the Russian Fund for Technological...
The European Union’s move to extend sanctions on Crimea highlights the hypocrisy of EU officials because many European investors are active in the region, said Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) member Andrei Kozenko, who represents Crimea, TASS reported.
On Wednesday, the 27 countries of the European Union...
The national plan of Russian economy restoration outlines new measures of support to the tune of 430 billion rubles ($6.2 bln), including 133 bln rubles ($1.9 bln) in 2020 and 300 bln rubles ($4.4 bln) in 2021, Head of the Russian Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin said in an interview...
