Friday, June 26, 2026
The European Union has prolonged economic sectoral sanctions against Russia for another six months, according to a statement issued by the EU Council on Monday. According to the statement, "the EU Council today voted to prolong sanctions directed at certain sectors of the Russian economy for another six months, until...
On Sunday, billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and five other business employees flew to the edge of space on the Unity-22 rocket-powered space aircraft, reaching a height of 86 kilometers. The space flight lasted nearly an hour, and the astronauts were weightless for a few  minutes. Aside...
At the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange, the price of AI-92 gasoline hit a new high of 55,720 rubles per ton. Last week, the mark surpassed the all-time high set in May 2018, before dipping marginally, according to RIA. AI-95 gasoline is also trading at the all-time high of 59,602 rubles...
Long-term maintenance of anti-crisis policies in a number of nations might lead to global economic overheating, according to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, speaking at a G20 financial track meeting, RIA reports. He pointed out that certain nations' economic policies for overcoming crises have a direct impact on others, as...
According to Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos, a piece of space debris flew 1.8 kilometers near the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, July 08. According to the statement, "an uncatalogued piece of space debris flew at a distance of 1.8 kilometers near the International Space Station at about 4:15...
According to statistics from online transactions made by cards from all banks in the Russian Standard Bank's payment acceptance network, the proportion of Internet purchases paid by cards for Russians fell to 40% in the first half of 2021, down from 66 percent in the same time the previous...
At least 25,033 new instances of coronavirus infection have been reported in the last 24 hours Russia, as reported by the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center. The cities with the most new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours were Moscow (5,410), the Moscow area (2,511), and St. Petersburg (2,007). There were...
All routes in Russia are open for university graduates, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president stated that he believes in the success of young specialists in the future. On Saturday, when the All-Russian student graduation was held, Putin addressed the graduates of higher educational institutions, saying, "I would...
Russia's long-term foreign currency credit rating has been maintained at investment grade 'BBB' with a stable outlook by international rating agency Fitch. This is noted in the agency's statement. Russia's credit grade of 'BBB' reflects its sound macroeconomic policies, strong external fiscal balance, and the lowest government debt-to-GDP ratio among...
Given that the United States does not enforce such criteria, the British Permanent Mission to the OSCE's demand to Russia to repeal the legislation on undesirable groups and foreign agents might be seen as an example of double standards, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the State Duma, stated this...