Source link Skipping the 2024 Games could result in sanctions on the country, Matvey Bedny has said Refusing to take part in the 2024 Olympics for political reasons might turn out badly for Ukraine, the nation’s acting sports and youth minister, Matvey Bedny, said this week. The official was commenting on Kiev’s earlier threat to […]
Source link Domestic demand for the sector’s products increased by 11.5% year-on-year in 2023 The chemical industry has significantly contributed to the Russian economy in 2023, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Friday at the ‘Russia’ expo being held at Moscow’s VDNKH complex. The minister highlighted stable growth in consumption of chemical industry […]
Source link Western hopes of a mass exodus of athletes from the country did not materialize, Oleg Matytsin said Russian athletes have shown unity in the face of bans imposed on national sports over the conflict in Ukraine, with most of them taking “the right and patriotic stance,” Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said. The […]
Source link The Chinese government has named the commander-in-chief of its naval forces as defense minister. The move comes after the previous holder of the role was fired in late October amid reports of his involvement in a corruption scandal. On Friday, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress – a permanent body of […]
Source link Kiev’s troops should have everything they need from the state, Sergey Marchenko has said It is unclear why Kiev’s troops may lack some necessary equipment and have to rely on paying out of pocket or on donations, Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko told Forbes on Wednesday. The minister was asked during an interview […]
Source link Russia’s trade minister has welcomed an upcoming milestone in economic ties with India, while meeting the country’s top diplomat, currently on a four-day visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar that despite the challenges faced by both countries, economic ties are developing […]
Source link S. Jaishankar had a “forward-looking interaction” with Moscow’s strategic community on the first day of his visit to the country Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, held talks with the Russian strategic community, including top foreign policy experts and researchers, during the first days of his official visit to Russia on a four-day […]
Source link There as “an active hunt” for Moscow’s modernized weapons systems, the country’s top trade official says Western countries are attempting to steal Moscow’s military technology and are targeting industry experts, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Monday. During an interview with news agency RIA Novosti, Manturov was asked if there […]
Source link All Ukrainian men of military-age who have fled abroad will be summoned to recruitment centers, Rustem Umerov has said The Ukrainian government wants all men of fighting age who left the country after the outbreak of the conflict with Russia to return and join the military, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has told Bild. […]
Source link Russia is rerouting most of its exports from the EU to Asian countries, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Lan Foan, on Monday. In response to Western sanctions, Russia has been diversifying its foreign trade, including energy supplies. Moscow is now “at the stage of reorienting its […]
Source link While in Russia, the top diplomat is expected to discuss improving connectivity to boost bilateral trade Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, is planning a trip to Moscow later this month to review bilateral agreements and discuss connectivity initiatives, including the South Asian country’s investments in Russia’s emerging Far East Region, the Economic […]
Source link Russia’s main focus for the next three years will be on funding its military to help it achieve victory in the Ukraine conflict, although the country’s authorities do not plan to renege on their social policy commitments, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said. According to official figures, Moscow plans to spend 14.2 trillion […]
Source link Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill is not tough enough to deter illegal immigration, Robert Jenrick has said British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must dramatically tighten the UK’s immigration policy or face “the red-hot fury” of voters, former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick wrote in The Telegraph on Friday. Jenrick resigned on Wednesday over a […]
Source link The country is maintaining “momentum” as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India has lifted 135 million people out of poverty in the past five years and remains the world’s “fastest-growing” major economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the country’s parliament on Thursday. Sitharaman, who featured on Forbes’ ‘World’s […]
Source link Robert Jenrick has stepped down over his opposition to the government’s immigration policy British Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigned on Wednesday, citing disagreements with the government’s draft emergency legislation aimed at deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. Jenrick claimed that the proposed Safety of Rwanda Bill, published on the same day he announced his […]