Source link Sanctions are a tool used by the “slowing” West to stall the growth of developing countries, Anton Siluanov has said The global economy is changing as developing countries are now rapidly outpacing the major advanced economies of the West, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti published on […]
Source link Moscow must target the economy of its “enemies” in response to the sanctions, Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow should retaliate as hard as it can against the West for its indiscriminate sanctions that hurt regular people, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday. The sweeping restrictions imposed on Russia go beyond targeting just […]
Source link The standoff between Moscow and Kiev has turned into a major confrontation involving the West, Valentina Matvienko has said The outcome of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev will be felt in every corner of the globe, the top Russian senator, Valentina Matvienko, said on Saturday. The standoff has long surpassed the scale […]
Source link Crimea and four other regions became parts of Russia at the wishes of the local population, the diplomat said Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has rejected the accusations that Russia has been occupying parts of Ukraine. He made his comments during the session of the UN General Assembly convened to […]
Source link The country’s Olympic Committee was suspended after it took athletes from former Ukrainian territories under its wing The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Russia’s appeal against a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership over the Ukraine conflict. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was suspended “until […]
Source link Russia will have to deal with it sooner or later, the former president told reporters Russia will have to keep fighting Ukraine until it takes its capital Kiev, since it “emanates threat” to it, Dmitry Medvedev, currently deputy head of Russia’s National Security Council has said. The capital has “Russian roots”, but is […]
Source link The Amsterdam Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed Russia’s latest legal challenge in the high-profile Yukos case and upheld the enforcement of a $50 billion award to the former shareholders of the now-defunct oil company. Energy giant Yukos, once owned by ex-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, collapsed in 2006 after the company failed to pay […]
Source link Latvia is serving as a middleman for the import of Western spirits into the Russian market, experts say Latvia became Russia’s top supplier of whisky last year, reaching $250 million in sales and outpacing all other exporters combined, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing industry data. The Baltic nation ramped up shipments of […]
Source link A porn star who flashed her breasts on Red Square is now being sought by authorities The Russian Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for pornographic model Lolita Bogdanova, also known by the alias Lola Bunny, for exposing herself outside Moscow’s iconic St. Basil’s Cathedral. The warrant caught the eye of the […]
Source link The activist’s passing is just an excuse for Washington to push for new sanctions, Anatoly Antonov has said The US reaction to the death in prison of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is an attempt to meddle in the country’s internal affairs, Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, has said. He also rebuked […]
Source link Brussels is aiming to supply Kiev with longer-range weapons as it can’t defeat Moscow using its current methods, the foreign minister said The EU is a direct participant in the Ukraine conflict and is aiming to supply Kiev with weapons capable of striking at the “heart” of Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said […]
Source link Several people have been killed and 18 injured, including children, in a Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Belgorod, governor has said Several people have been killed and many others injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry is claiming […]
Source link For two years politicians and analysts have offered grim forecasts that never seem to materialize Ever since Russia’s military operation against Ukraine began in February of 2022, there has been a steady flow of predictions from Western politicians, analysts, and commentators about the impending demise of the Russian economy. In fact, the prognosticating […]
Source link 95% of the country’s transactions with India and China were conducted in local currencies last year National currencies were used in 95% of Russia’s trade with China and India last year, the secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Tatiana Monaghan, revealed on Monday. According to the ICC, the share of […]
Source link Voters are “outraged” that those who smear the country can still earn ad revenue from domestic companies, Vyacheslav Volodin has said Russia could soon ban domestic companies from placing ads on resources controlled by individuals who have been labeled as ‘foreign agents,’ according to a Telegram post on Saturday by State Duma Chairman […]