The Russian Investigative Committee has started a fresh criminal case against Alexey Navalny's incarcerated friends, Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, accusing them of funding extremist organizations, committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko told Sputnik on Tuesday.
"A criminal investigation has been launched against Leonid Volkov, Ivan Zhdanov, and others. They are suspected...
According to the Vedomosti newspaper, the Russian government agreed not to implement a restriction on gasoline exports after a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Evgeny Arkusha, the head of the Russian Fuel Union, confirmed the decision. Another source informed that oil firms have been allowed until September...
Uniper, a financial partner of Nord Stream 2, acknowledges reduced risks of delays or non-completion of the gas pipeline's construction after the US and Germany reached an agreement on the project, according to the company's financial results report released on Wednesday, TASS reports.
"The United States and Germany reached a...
In the first half of the year, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) transferred 2.960 trillion rubles to the budget, which is 28% more than the forecast target, said FCS head Vladimir Bulavin at a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Fragments of the meeting were shown on the Russia...
On August 11, 1959, a civil aviation aircraft, the scheduled Tu-104, landed for the first time in Sheremetyevo near Moscow, bringing passengers from Leningrad. This date is considered the birthday of the airport, which was originally created as a military airfield, Russian media report.
Eleven months later, on June 1,...
According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the US and its allies are employing unlawful tactics to maintain their supremacy in a variety of sectors, TASS writes.
"We may think of various sectors, including humanitarian, human rights, economics, and finance. If the US and its satellites see that their...
According to Izvestia report, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) is in negotiations with Spain and Italy about standardizing travel regulations. They have also recently made a plea to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to recommence international tourism without waiting for the epidemic to finish.
ATOR...
According to officials, nine coronavirus patients died Monday in Russia's republic of North Ossetia when an oxygen pipe broke at a hospital in the city Vladikavkaz.
"Nine patients with coronavirus died, due to a shortage of oxygen at the Republic Clinical Hospital of Vladikavkaz," the ministry said, according to Russian...
The Russian government has not ruled out the prospect of prohibiting gasoline exports, but this would be done only if the situation with wholesale prices on the exchange worsens, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Tuesday, TASS reports.
"I would like to call your attention to the fact...
The Olympics in Tokyo have come to a close. The participants fought for the last 13 sets of medals on August 8, following which the organizers hosted the 2020 Games closing ceremony.
Russian competitors outperformed President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov's aim of 50-60 medals, bringing...
