Friday, September 18, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked the country’s citizens for approving constitutional amendments, TASS informs. "I would like to extend my gratitude to Russian citizens and say thank you for your support and trust," the head of state said, opening a meeting of the Pobeda (or Victory) organizing committee. Putin said...
Russia’s low-cost airline Pobeda will resume flights to Italy’s Bergamo starting March 26, the company said in its mailout to passengers, TASS reports. "Pobeda is resuming flights to Milan (Bergamo). Moscow-Milan (Bergamo) flights will be performed from March 26, 2021, on Fridays," the company said. Regular flights between Russia and Italy...
India and Russia have started to move forward on a deal to supply New Delhi with the powerful S-400 air and missile defense system. However, in case the deal goes through, India might come under American sanctions because of the new Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act that was...
Sheremetyevo’s Board of Directors approved the financial report for the first nine months of 2018, Centre for Aviation reported. According to the results, profit is up by 16.2 percent, compared to the same period last year. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alexander Ponomarenko, stressed that with its general...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, confirmed his intention to continue the mediation efforts and maintain contacts with both Yerevan and Baku over the Nagorno-Karabakh situation, Kremlin's press service announced. The two leaders confirmed their intention to continue close business contacts...
Russia's federal statistics agency Rosstat said on Thursday that industrial output grew 4.9% in April compared to the same month last year, news website Znak reported. The figure is an increase after 1.2% growth year-on-year in March, latest official data shows. The notable increase in industrial output comes as...
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that global food prices had risen to their greatest level in 10 years, citing a lack of his own harvest as a probable cause. At the same time, the President drew attention to the fact that the authorities are doing everything to slow down the...
The ruble dropped to its lowest level against the dollar since February 2016 on Wednesday, following oil prices which slid below $28, TASS reported. The Russian currency was 3.4% weaker against the dollar at 1058 GMT, reaching 77.99 after touching 79.22, its weakest level since February 2016. It was down...
The head of the Bank of Russia, the country’s central bank has said the ongoing bank cleanup in Russia is more than half complete, Reuters reports. Governor Elvira Nabiullina has spearheaded a defiant regulatory effort since she took the helm in mid-2013. Under her supervision, Russia has lost around a half...
In March, Russian gem miner Alrosa recorded a threefold year-on-year surge in sales of polished diamonds. At the same time, sales of rough diamonds more than doubled, according to the latest data revealed by the producer, RT reported. In monetary terms, sales of rough diamonds amounted to $345 million, while...