U.S. government agencies continue to warn that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential elections was not a one-time deal, but part of a modern campaign conducted by the Kremlin to try and exert its influence all around the world, NPR reports.
In a rare joint statement, the U.S and U.K....
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska says he plans to keep control of his company United Co. Rusal and decline an offer by the U.S. to leave the Russian aluminum giant in exchange for relief from harsh Washington sanctions, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.
The sources, who asked not to...
The Russian government’s ongoing row with instant messaging app Telegram could prove costly to Russian companies, representatives from the IT industry have warned.
According to Andrei Prokofiev, CEO of software developer Flexbby, the Russian Internet Ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev should form an operational headquarters of government and business representatives. The body...
The world’s biggest gas producer, Russia’s Gazprom, expects to increase output by about 1 percent this year, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Vitaly Markelov has said, according to Reuters.
Gazprom expects output of 475.8 billion cubic meters (bcm) versus 471 bcm in 2017 as it rebounds from a low of 418.5...
Moscow is hoping the European Union can persuade Washington to ease restrictions against aluminum giant Rusal and is holding off on taking retaliatory measures against the United States for imposing sanctions on the world’s second-largest aluminum producer, sources told Reuters.
This week, the U.S. gave American customers of Rusal more...
The groundwork and hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will add one percent to Russia’s GDP in total, which amounts to around 820 billion rubles ($13.3 billion) for 2013-2018, Vedomosti reported citing preliminary results of a research by consulting firm McKinsey commissioned by the World Cup organizing committee.
An...
An intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on the joint development of two international transport corridors is planned for this year, Interfax reported.
Russia’s Ministry for Far East Development said the Chinese partners have already submitted a feasibility study for the building of Primorye-1 and Primorye-2, two transport corridors expected to bring...
The general manager of Russia’s state defense agency Rosoboronexport Alexander Miheyev has said that Moscow had started to produce the S-400 missile defense systems purchased by Turkey, TRT reported.
“Production has started. Everything has been discussed, and we will fulfill our responsibilities. We have started to actualize the agreement,” said...
The company formerly known as Yahoo has been handed a $35 million for deceiving investors by failing to disclose one of the biggest data breaches in internet history, AFP reported.
According to an order by the Securities and Exchange Commission, within days of the December 2014 intrusion, Yahoo’s information security...
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has said he believes the United States will back his country’s efforts to block the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline opposed by Warsaw, TVN24 reports.
Czaputowicz spoke about Nord Stream 2 with U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley in New York on Monday.
If built,...
