U.S. President Donald Trump faces a major deadline to use the Russia sanctions power that Congress overwhelmingly voted to give him — and lawmakers aren’t sure whether he’ll comply on time after missing the last deadline, Politico reports.
As lawmakers on both sides of the aisle remain keen to get tough...
China is in talks with Russia to build a 'Polar Silk Road' through developing Arctic shipping routes opened up by global warming, a Chinese government white paper published on Friday says.
Despite not being an Arctic country, China is pushing its ambitious global trade infrastructure program to the polar region,...
Any discussion with the United States over upcoming sanctions against Russia does not make sense since Washington avoids open dialogue on the matter, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said in a television interview on Thursday, according to Tass news agency.
"This is not our choice. We regard them as counterproductive...
Sheremetyevo Airport plans to serve more than 46 million passengers in 2018, a 14.6 percent increase compared to 2017, the Chairman of Sheremetyevo’s Board of Directors Alexander Ponomarenko said in an interview with Vedomosti.
Ponomarenko, a Russian billionaire and business magnate who made his fortune in banking, sea ports, commercial...
Oil prices were firm on Wednesday, receiving ongoing support from healthy economic growth as well as from supply restrictions led by a group of producers around the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia.
Spot Brent crude oil futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, was at 70...
The United States delegation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) asked Russia to explain how laws prioritizing the purchase of domestically produced goods can comply with the trade organization’s rules, a filing published on Wednesday reveals.
Since the global financial crisis, a series of disputes have arisen over governments telling...
Global oil prices are unlikely to exceed $60 per barrel in the mid-term, Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin said, according to Reuters.
The statement comes as Russia and OPEC countries continue to enforce a deal made last year to curb oil production in order to drive prices up.
This week, Saudi...
More educated Russians have been leaving the country for economic and political reasons since 2014, a new report published by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) reveals.
According to The Moscow Times, researchers at the prestigious state university conducted interviews with Russian emigrants abroad and...
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, carried by healthy economic growth outlooks as well as the ongoing supply restraint by a group of exporters around OPEC and Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Spot Brent crude futures were at $69.41 at 0409 GMT, up 38 cents, or 0.55 percent, from their...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to win re-election in March, with analysts predicting the new term would mean more struggling years for the Russian economy, CNN reports.
"Expect no significant changes in terms of economic reforms or foreign policy," said Lilit Gevorgyan, an economist at IHS Markit. "Putin's election platform...
