Gas contributes only a fraction of Germany’s energy consumption, and Russian gas only a fraction of that, so it is wrong to say that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will make Germany dependent on Russian energy, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, as reported by Reuters.
Asked about the flagship Kremlin...
A scientist involved in the secret Soviet program to create the Novichok nerve agent has apologized to the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is recovering from poisoning in Berlin, The Moscow Times reported.
Vil Mirzayanov, a chemist who was the first to reveal Novichok's development, in an interview with...
Three senior executives of Sheremetyevo International Airport have been named to Kommersant’s 21st annual list of the Top-1000 Russian Managers. The list was developed by Kommersant Publishing House, which engaged the Association of Managers to make the selections.
Alexander Ponomarenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC SIA,...
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described the dialogue between the Russian and Belarusian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, as rather trust-based, TASS reported.
"This dialogue is rather trust-based and at the same time it is very substantive. That’s because both know well the details of bilateral relations," Peskov said...
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 (liquefied natural gas) project is set to receive all the planned external financing, as foreign lenders have reportedly pledged to provide about $9.5 billion in financial support, The Daily Times reported.
The long list of lenders includes Chinese and Japanese banks as well as European credit...
Russia has approved R-Pharm’s Coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled out to pharmacies in the country as soon as next week, the company said on Friday, Reuters reported.
Coronavir’s approval as a prescription drug follows the green light for...
The prime ministers of eastern German regions unanimously spoke in favor of completing the Nord Stream 2 project in a document appointed in the wake of their meeting in Berlin, TASS reports.
The meeting brought together heads of six German states - Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
"The project...
Russia’s Central Bank (Bank of Russia) kept the key rate at 4.25% per annum after four rounds of its reduction, according to a press release published following its board meeting on Friday, TASS reported.
"On 18 September 2020, the Bank of Russia Board of Directors decided to keep the key rate...
Russian financial markets remain under pressure as talk of sanctions in response to the poisoning of leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navanly ramps up and fears of a second coronavirus wave knock oil prices.
The Russian ruble is still trading at around its lowest level against the dollar since the height...
The number of coronavirus cases detected over the past day in Russia for the first time since July 19 exceeded 6,000, the operational headquarters to combat the spread of the coronavirus reported on Saturday, TASS reported.
According to the headquarters, the daily growth was 0.56%, the total number of infected...
