Russia should toughen the punishment for those who insult the country’s president, the chairman of the State Duma’s international affairs committee, Leonid Slutsky, has said, TASS reported.
"We should toughen the punishment for those who insult the president," he said in an interview on the Solovyev Live YouTube channel on...
Russia’s Finance Ministry has allowed the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to diversify its assets by investing part of the funds into precious metals, including gold, RT writes.
The share of gold, which is seen as one of the most “protective” assets, has been significantly boosted in Russia’s foreign exchange reserves,...
The first aircraft with an electric motor will be demonstrated at the MAKS International Air and Space Salon, taking place on July 20-25 in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters this week, RT informs.
“This is what was done with the Fund of Advanced Studies –...
The largest producer of wood pulp, which is needed to make toilet paper, has warned that the demand for shipping containers could delay deliveries to producers, with the Suez Canal blockage only making things worse, RT reported.
The Brazil-based company, Suzano Sa, which produces around a third of the world’s...
The incident of Suez Canal blocking by the Ever Given container ship may result in growing demand for the Russian Urals export oil blend, Senior Freight Analyst of Vortexa consultancy Arthur Richier told TASS on Friday.
It is correct to assume that the Russian Urals is similar to Middle Eastern...
The amount of financial support provided by Moscow to technology companies increased ninefold in 2020. Thanks to the city's support, companies can partly recoup their expenditure on equipment purchases and leases, interest on business expansion loans, online promotion of goods and services, exports, employee training, exhibitions and other activities.
Residents...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday refuted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent claim that Moscow undermines confidence in safe vaccines as absurd, Sputnik News reports.
"When and where have we undermined anything? Where are the materials? Publish something, present some exact facts at least to your...
Russia and China speak against Washington’s imposition of its own perception of democracy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Friday, adding that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s views in this matter are identical, TASS reports.
He noted that Washington considers its democracy the only true way and that the U.S....
Tough talk on energy issues doesn’t stop the US from purchasing a record share of Russian crude in 2020. American refineries reportedly loaded 538,000 barrels of Russian crude and oil products daily, breaking a decade-old record, RT reported.
According to the data tracked by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA),...
Muscovites are using the My Moscow mobile app more frequently since the release of its updated version at the end of 2020. In particular, the popularity of the Services, My Payments and News & Events sections has increased, with the overall number of users up by more than 100,000.
The...
