Russia had to tread a fine foreign policy line in 2020. The country’s near abroad was rocked by unprecedented unrest as uprisings in Kremlin-friendly Kyrgyzstan and Belarus and war in the Caucasus challenged its influence in the region, The Moscow Times reports.
In the U.S., the election of Joe Biden...
The OPEC+ deal on oil output cuts reached last year saved the global energy sector from a collapse and prevented oil prices from dropping below zero, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with RBC TV.
The interview was published on Monday as ministers from OPEC+ countries...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to consider issuing certificates to those who had been inoculated with domestic vaccines against COVID-19 for overseas travels, a document published by the Kremlin showed on Monday, Reuters reported.
The document also said the government has been tasked with making the certificates...
Transit of Russian gas to Europe through the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (Gas TSO of Ukraine) amounted to 55.8 bln cubic meters in 2020, which is 38% lower than the previous year, press service of the operator reported on Saturday, TASS writes.
"In 2020, Gas TSO of Ukraine...
The number of new coronavirus cases across Russia grew by 24,150 in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest figure since November 25, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told journalists on Sunday, TASS writes.
The overall number of infections has amounted to 3,236,787, it said. The growth does not exceed...
Coal production in Russia in December 2020 decreased by 5.1% compared to the same month in 2019 to 35.56 mln tonnes, according to statistics released by the Central Dispatching Department of Fuel Energy Complex (CDU TEK) on Saturday, TASS informed.
At the end of 2020, coal production decreased by 9.2%...
As 2020 came to a close, Sheremetyevo International Airport had launched new infrastructure facilities and introduced a number of valuable services for passengers and corporate clients.
The beginning of 2020 was marked by the commissioning of the international Terminal C, designed for 20 million passengers annually. During the design and...
Russia's vast natural gas reserves and renewables potential could make it one of the world's largest hydrogen producers within the next decades, RT reported.
Russia’s mineral and energy wealth has given it a second chance in global affairs after the Cold War and the implosion of the Soviet Union. Oil...
The Radio-Technical Troops (RTT) of the Russian Aerospace Forces detected and tracked more than 4,000 combat and reconnaissance aircraft and drones in 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, TASS reports.
"While performing their combat duty in the aerospace defense domain in 2020, units of the Radio-Technical Troops of...
