On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) granted Russia an aid relief in the amount of $17.55 billion as part of general support for all countries affected by the pandemic, which follows from the decision of the IMF Board of Governors.
The IMF approved an aid worth approximately $650 billion...
During a phone conversation, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviewed the situation in Afghanistan and decided to improve bilateral cooperation on Afghan matters, according to a press release by the Kremlin.
According to the Kremlin, the presidents stressed the importance of counter-terrorism and combating drug trafficking, Reuters reports.
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Japan continues to put forward groundless accusations against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the accusations of the "occupation" of the Kuril Islands by Moscow, the official representative of the department Maria Zakharova pointed out.
On August 15, official events were held in Tokyo to mark the Day...
There are no prerequisites for Russia's military involvement in Afghanistan, and the situation in the country must be resolved via peaceful discussion, according to Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, according to TASS.
According to Patrushev there are no prerequisites for Russian military involvement in Afghanistan and Russia will...
According to Russia’s government , the West is leaving behind a new humanitarian and political catastrophe in Afghanistan as a legacy to the world and to future generations, TASS reports.
During an interview with the Solovyov-Live YouTube channel, the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the world is ...
Dmitry Zhirnov, Russia's Ambassador to Afghanistan, will meet with the coordinator of the Taliban movement's leadership (which is illegal in Russia) on Tuesday to discuss securing the security of the Russian mission. In an interview with the Moscow radio station Echo, Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov stated.
"Our...
The first President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin and the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev are to blame for the collapse of the USSR, the head of the Belarusian state Alexander Lukashenko said in the film "GKChP 30 Years Later" by Naili Askerzade, Russian media reported.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu praised the Sibu/Interaction 2021 joint Russia-China strategic maneuvers, the active part of which took place on August 12 at the Qingtongxia training field in northern China, according to TASS.
The Russian military commander praised the soldiers' coherence and the outstanding professionalism of the joint maneuver...
When comparing the Lithuanian president's remarks on protesters in Moscow and Lithuania, the Russian Foreign Ministry's official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, stated that Western governments generally set aside liberal language when dealing with protests on their own land.
According to the diplomat's Telegram channel, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda tweeted on January...
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...
