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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that global food prices had risen to their greatest level in 10 years, citing a lack of his own harvest as a probable cause. At the same time, the President drew attention to the fact that the authorities are doing everything to slow down the...
The EU member states' ambassadors agreed the extension of sectoral economic sanctions on Russia until January 31, and the EU Council will make a formal decision at the level of foreign ministers on July 12. A source in the European foreign policy service informed TASS about this, adding that the...
The anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia verified 21,042 COVID-19 cases in the last day, increasing the overall caseload to 5,514,599, according to the anti-coronavirus crisis center. In relative terms, the number of cases grew by 0.38 percent. Over the last day, Moscow has confirmed 5,823 COVID-19 instances. In the Moscow region,...
A package of financial assistance measures for catering businesses has been authorized by Moscow. In addition, the mayor's cabinet said on Tuesday that the program of concessional loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in the capital has been extended until the end of 2021. According to the mayor's cabinet, a...
A Moscow court upheld the judgment of the first instance on a fine against TikTok for refusing to erase content encouraging children to engage in an illegal protest activity, Russian agency TASS reports. A magistrate court fined TikTok in April for refusing to delete appeals encouraging adolescents to take part...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has reviewed its forecast for the recovery rates of Russian economy in 2021 by 0.3 percentage points, Interfax reported citing official sources of the bank. According to the EBRD, the estimates provided in the report for Russia's GDP growth in 2021 show growth...
The number of deaths due to coronavirus in Russia increased by 652 per day against 611 a day earlier, this is the maximum value since the beginning of the pandemic, TASS reports. A total of 134,545 people died from the infection, the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Tuesday. The...
The Bank of Russia in July may consider raising the key rate in increments from 0.25 to 1 percentage point, said the head of the bank Elvira Nabiullina. Since the beginning of spring, the Bank of Russia has raised its key rate following the results of already three meetings -...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conference to officially announce the extension of the Russian-Chinese agreement on good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation, the Chinese media reported. He stressed that the document recorded the absence of mutual territorial claims and the determination of the two countries...
The Ministry of Agriculture does not expect a significant increase in wholesale prices for bakery products in Russia, TASS reports citing an official statement of the ministry. "Producer prices for bakery products are at a stable level, and the Ministry of Agriculture does not expect their significant increase in the...