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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:17:00 +0300Can Russia live without the US dollar?
The US dollar will remain in circulation in Russia and will not disappear anywhere, but the Russian economy needs to reduce its dependence on the US currency, Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said. Matviyenko sees the policy to redu...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:14:00 +0300Kremlin responds to Biden's 'Crimea is Ukraine' statement
Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to US President Joe Biden's recent statement, in which he refused to recognize Crimea as Russia. On February 26, Biden stated that the United States would never recognize the annexation of Crimea.
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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:38:00 +0300Russia's public debt grows by 5.4 trillion rubles in one year
Russia's public debt in 2020 increased by 5.42 trillion rubles, or 39.9 percent, and amounted to 18.99 trillion rubles, or 17.8 percent of GDP, a report about the execution of the federal budget for January-December 2020, published on the website of ...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:12:00 +0300The West intends to trash Russia's achievements during pandemic
The Russian authorities have information about provocations against Russia in connection with the fight against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin said. According to Putin, a targeted anti-Russian campaign containing unsubstantiated accusation...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:29:00 +0300Putin raises fines for disobeying law-enforcers at mass rallies
The new law singed by President Putin toughens punishment for disobeying law-enforcers at rallies and introduces fines for violating the order of their organization. The law also introduces fines for materials about foreign agents without clarifying ...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:14:00 +0300Russia unveils Antey-4000 anti-aircraft system at IDEX 2021 in UAE
Almaz-Antey, a Russian defense manufacturer, will present the Antey-4000 long-range anti-aircraft missile system at the IDEX 2021 international arms show in the United Arab Emirates, TASS reports.The press service of the concern said that foreign cus...
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:12:00 +0300Putin admits Russians demand tangible changes
The coming election campaign raises the degree of discussion in the State Duma, and people demand tangible changes, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the heads of the Duma factions on February 17.
"People are not just waiting, b...
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:01:00 +0300Russia will not release Alexei Navalny just because EU says so
Russia will not release Alexei Navalny, the founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK, included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent) as part of interim measures at the request of the ...
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:05:00 +0300Kremlin interested in Elon Musk's suggestion to Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin found it interesting that Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for an online conversation, Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"We want to figure it out first. Putin does not us...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:17:00 +0300Russia won't tolerate EU's tantrums
Russia is ready to terminate relations with the European Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"In case we see again that in some areas they impose sanctions that create risks for our economy, including in most sensitive areas. We do no...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:15:00 +0300Putin makes two suggestions about Alexei Navalny to Emmanuel Macron
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation around Alexei Navalny (the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent) wit...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:51:00 +0300Russian military scientists propose guaranteed protection against NATO
Russian military scientists proposed a new version of the combat use of Aerospace Forces. An article published in the journal of the Ministry of Defense "Aerospace Forces. Theory and Practice" says that the updated approach will provide "guaranteed p...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:17:00 +0300Russia's oil revenues collapse
Russia's revenues from the sale of Russian crude oil abroad plummeted by 40.8 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, the Federal Customs Service said. Russian companies received $72.3 billion from oil sales, which amounted to 59.2 percent of the revenues ...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:43:00 +0300Russia expels 3 EU diplomats to surprise Josep Borrell
Russia expelled three European diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden for their active support for Alexei Navalny.According to EU Observer, citing sources in the EU, Moscow has timed the expulsion of diplomats to the time of the press conference b...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0300Kremlin reacts to Biden's Cold War speech
US President Joe Biden, presenting the foreign policy course of the new White House administration, said that Russia should immediately release Alexei Navalny.According to Biden, Navalny should be released immediately and without condition.
"Mr. Nava...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:47:00 +0300Kremlin to use greater force against protesters, if need be
The Kremlin has nearly no fear as far as public protests are concerned and will experience them easily. If necessary, the authorities will approve the use of even greater force against the protesters, two sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters. On...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:49:00 +0300Russia announces condition to sell Sukhoi Su-57 5th-generation fighter
Russia may start selling its highly acclaimed Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet to the countries that Moscow considers its strategic partners. This is the condition for the supply of the new Russian aircraft abroad, spokespeople for Russian d...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:53:00 +0300Alexei Navalny sentenced to 3.5 years in general regime penal colony
In the evening of February 2, 2021, the Simonovsky Court of Moscow replaced the suspended sentence of Alexei Navalny (the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the f...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:03:00 +0300Navalny during court hearing acts like a snake on a frying pan
When answering questions, Alexei Navalny tried to avoid unambiguous answers and started arguments. The judge had to reprimand the defendant.Navalny chose an original method of defense. His technique to always argue with the judge and the prosecutor a...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:22:00 +0300Russian prosecutors want Alexey Navalny jailed for 3.5 years
The Russian Federal Penal Service asked in court that the suspended sentence of Alexey Navalny (the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, included in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent) be replaced with a p...