Lavrov calls Tillerson 'pragmatic' person
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who has been nominated as the new U.S. Secretary of State, is a pragmatic person and this gives ground to expect that the Russian-U.S. cooperation will develop, Russian...
View ArticleWorld Record Academy: Moscow has world’s biggest skating rink
A skating rink at Moscow’s Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) has been officially named as the world’s biggest skating arena with synthetic ice, according to the World Record...
View ArticleBesins Healthcare to start production of pregnancy drugs in Russia
The pharmaceutical company Besins Healthcare SA will build an integrated factory in Yaroslavl (250 miles north of Moscow) for producing Utrogestan, a drug to prevent premature births and miscarriages....
View ArticleTimes New Roman falls victim to sanctions against Russia
In early December, the Russian Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications held a meeting with the developers of Russian operating systems. A representative of the research and production association...
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A dog barks before a sled and skijoring race in the village of Kadnikovo outside Yekaterinburg, Russia.
View ArticleBaltic Fleet receives first Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter
The Baltic Fleet’s airbase in the Kaliningrad Region has received the first multirole fighter Sukhoi Su-30SM, the fleet’s spokesman Roman Martov has said on Dec. 13. "The first Sukhoi Su-30SM has made...
View ArticleStolby National Park: A home for a man of the forest
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View ArticleRussian Bobsleigh Federation accepts ruling to strip Russia of championship
The Russian Bobsleigh Federation accepts the decision of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation to move the 2017 world championships to a different country, a press release said on Dec....
View ArticleVeterinary official gets 5.5 years in prison for hiding ASFV outbreak
A former chief veterinary official of western Russia’s Bryansk region, Vladimir Ponomaryov, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for taking a bribe to conceal cases of the dangerous African Swine Fever...
View ArticleRussia: Almost 6,000 civilians leave Aleppo over past 24 hours
Nearly 6,000 civilians, including 2,200 children, have been evacuated from Aleppo’s districts held by militants over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for the reconciliation of the warring parties...
View ArticleRussia’s opposition firebrand Alexei Navalny to run for president in 2018
Opposition figurehead and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has announced that he will be running for president in March 2018, sparking a wave of interest online and in the media and promising...
View ArticleSource: Chinese investors close deal on acquisition of 10% stake in Sibur
The agreement on acquisition of a 10 percent stake in Russia’s largest gas processing and petrochemicals company Sibur by China’s Silk Road Fund has been signed in Beijing on Dec. 14, a source in the...
View ArticleRussia drops out of world’s top 5 defense spenders for 1st time in 30 years
Russia is no longer one of the top five countries with the highest defense budgets, according to a 2016 report prepared by the British analytical company, Jane's Defence Budget. The ranking places the...
View ArticleRussian sappers clear 16 hectares of mines in eastern Aleppo
Russia’s military cleared 45 buildings of explosive devices and demined 16 hectares in eastern Aleppo over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said in a...
View ArticleCrimean museums to challenge Dutch court’s ruling on Scythian gold
Crimea’s museums will appeal decision of the Amsterdam court that the collection of the Scythian gold treasures worth more than 1 million euros belongs to Ukraine, the republic’s Culture Minister Arina...
View ArticleWhat does Moscow expect from new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson?
Donald Trump has chosen the next U.S. Secretary of State – 64-year-old ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson. "I have chosen one of the truly great business leaders of the world, Rex Tillerson," tweeted...
View ArticleState Duma ratifies deal with Armenia on regional air defense in Caucasus
The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, has ratified an agreement between Russia and Armenia on creating the regional united air defense system in the Caucasian collective security...
View ArticleRussia loses bobsleigh and skeleton world championships – but is it legal?
Almost a week has now passed since the publication of Richard McLaren's new doping revelations on Dec. 9 and Russia has encountered its first real consequences. On Dec. 13 the International Bobsleigh...
View ArticleGazprom considers Austria key partner for implementation of Nord Stream-2
Russian gas giant Gazprom considers Austria as one of the key partners in the implementation of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, CEO of Gazprom Alexey Miller told a press conference in Vienna. "Austria...
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