Source link Ukraine’s main goal is to prevent the ammo shortage from turning into ammo starvation, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said The EU’s defense industrial base is lagging behind Russia, which means that Ukrainian troops are suffering from a shortage of artillery ammunition, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said. Speaking at a press conference […]
Source link The Russian security service has detained three suspects allegedly tasked with blowing up motorcade of a senior Crimean official Russia’s security service (FSB) has apprehended three suspects on suspicion of working for Ukrainian intelligence agency the SBU. The group was allegedly plotting an attack on a motorcade transporting a senior official from the […]
Source link The economy is projected to grow much more rapidly this year than previously expected The IMF significantly raised its growth forecast for the Russian economy in 2024 in its latest World Economic Outlook update released on Tuesday. The Washington-based institution now expects Russian GDP to grow by 2.6% this year, a sharp increase […]
Source link The share of the country’s transactions with other bloc members in national currencies has reached 85%, Elvira Nabiullina says The share of Russia’s settlements in national currencies with fellow BRICS countries has increased to 85%, up from just 26% two years ago, the head of the Russian central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, told RIA […]
Source link Moscow and Beijing are still assessing the cost and benefits of Power of Siberia 2, which would pass through Mongolia The construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline linking Russia to China via Mongolia is expected to be postponed, the Financial Times has reported, citing Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. Earlier […]
Source link The country’s revenues from the sector exceeded $45 billion in 2023, preliminary data shows Russia raked in record earnings from agricultural exports last year, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has announced, citing preliminary estimates. Speaking at a ministerial meeting on Wednesday, Patrushev said that cross-border sales of agricultural goods brought Moscow more than $45 […]
Source link Belgium plans to use interest earned on frozen Russian assets to send military assistance to Kiev, Belga News Agency says Belgium is reportedly set to become the first EU nation to use Russia’s money to provide assistance to Ukraine. Brussels plans to spend the interest earned on frozen Russian assets on military aid […]
Source link The European Union is “unlikely” to confiscate the Russian Central Bank funds that are currently frozen due to Ukraine-related sanctions, Reuters reported on Tuesday. There is no agreement among the members for the risky move, senior bloc officials told the agency. The US and its allies froze an estimated $300 billion of Russian […]
Source link The State Duma will formally address Paris after the reported deaths of foreign fighters in Ukraine, Vyacheslav Volodin has said The French public and lawmakers should be aware that their compatriots are fighting and dying as mercenaries in Ukraine, Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday. The senior lawmaker was commenting […]
Source link Maksim Reshetnikov noted the large disparity in the two countries’ growth rates Russia may overtake Japan as the world’s fourth largest economy in the coming years, Economy Minister Maksim Reshetnikov stated on Wednesday. Russia has already moved passed Germany, the EU’s economic heavyweight, in purchasing power party (PPP) terms and now has the […]
Source link The trip has received mixed reaction, with some accusing Dima Bilan of attempting to salvage his reputation Russian pop singer and 2008 Eurovision winner Dima Bilan has visited Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The trip received mixed reaction, with some saying it looked like an attempt to whitewash his image after he attended […]
Source link State ownership is a way to solve the problems in the public utilities sector, according to Vyacheslav Volodin The issues affecting Russia’s public utilities sector can be solved by transferring heating networks and power generation to state ownership, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Tuesday. The statement comes as recent record-breaking cold […]
Source link Moscow supplied nearly 2 million tons of fish products to twenty countries last year Russia’s seafood exports from the fish-rich Far Eastern Primorsky and Sakhalin regions surged by over 70% last year, data published by the Russian regulator responsible for food safety, Rosselkhoznadzor, showed on Thursday. The regions exported nearly 2 million tons […]
Source link Production drilling still managed to reach the highest level in a decade last year, data shows Russian oil companies were on track for record drilling at their oil fields last year and showed no signs of harm from sanctions or the departure of some Western oil-field service providers, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. From […]
Source link Companies from India are exploring opportunities in the pharmaceutical, diamond and hydrocarbons sectors in Russia’s Far East, Deputy Minister for Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Anatoly Bobrakov told RT on the sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar, India. The Far East – which borders the Pacific and Arctic […]