Implementing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project on the heels of Washington’s actions has now become “a matter of honor” for Germany, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at Thursday’s press conference, TASS reported.
"I think the time has now come for us to calm down on this topic,...
A bipartisan group of US senators has proposed sanctions against Russian officials over the situation with Alexei Navalny, according to the statement on the website of Democratic Senator Chris Coons, TASS reported.
"U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and Chris Van Hollen...
The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in Russia increased by 108 in the past 24 hours compared to 149 a day before, bringing the total to 20,056, the national anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters Friday, TASS writes.
According to the crisis center, the share of deaths stands at 1.77% of all...
With grain production in Russia expected at record highs this year, the country has continued boosting exports and extending the list of its potential buyers around the world, Russia Today reported.
Algeria’s state grains agency said last week it would start accepting wheat imports from all countries, including Russia, in...
Russia's Sputnik V was registered in August, when it became the world's first registered coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik News reported. The drug was jointly developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund is considering an offer by several private US pharmacological companies...
Russia's dominant lender Sberbank is planning one of the biggest reinventions in its 179-year history as it seeks to join the likes of Apple and Google in the global pantheon of Big Tech, Reuters reported.
The company, which is dropping the word “bank” from its logo as part of this drive,...
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and its partner Chemrar will supply the COVID-19 drug Avifavir to 17 additional countries, the fund said in a statement on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Avifavir gained approval from the Russian health ministry in May and is based on Favipiravir, which was developed in Japan and is...
The World Health Organization (WHO) responded to the pandemic in a prompt, professional and proper manner, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Wednesday, TASS reported.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mishustin and Kluge greeted each bumping elbows...
The brand of online Russian bank Tinkoff will live on despite its proposed sale to technology giant Yandex, Reuters reported citing the bank's founder said on Wednesday, reiterating his pledge to stay with the business.
TCS Group, the parent company of Tinkoff, is in talks to sell the bank to internet...
The Norilsk Nickel company will pay for COVID-19 PCR tests of all passengers arriving at the Alykel Airport, the company’s Deputy Director of the Polar Division Anastasiya Perfilyeva told reporters on Wednesday, TASS reported.
The airport is a hub for passengers traveling to the Norilsk Industrial District and to Taimyr.
Norilsk...
