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Kremlin: discrimination on basis of Covid immunity inevitable

Kremlin: discrimination on basis of Covid immunity inevitable

People without immunity to COVID-19 will pose a threat to those around them which makes certain discrimination in this area inescapable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday, commenting on statements about …

Business optimism rises in Russia

Business optimism rises in Russia

Optimism rises among Russia's large and medium-sized business owners as their pessimism has dropped to 4%, according to a Deloitte study. It is noted that this indicator has fallen to an absolute low since the beginning of 2015. …

Moscow court declares Navalny’s organizations extremist

Moscow court declares Navalny’s organizations extremist

The Moscow City Court ruled on Wednesday that the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the Citizens’ Rights Protection Foundation (the non-profit NGOs recognized in Russia as foreign agents) as well as the Navalny Headquarters public movement …

SWIFT does not intend to disconnect Russia from system

SWIFT does not intend to disconnect Russia from system

SWIFT has no intentions to disconnect Russia from the system because it will not benefit anyone, executive director of the Russian national SWIFT association (Rosswift) Roman Chernov said at the roundtable hosted by Russia’s lower house of …

Russian blogger dies in Abkhazia

Russian blogger dies in Abkhazia

Russian blogger Vitaly Vygranovsky decided to try himself and went on a 40-day hunger strike. A few days before the end of the trial, a 40-year-old man died,  the Dvach / Newsach Telegram channel informs. The blogger posted a video …

Putin announces 10-day non-working period in May

Putin announces 10-day non-working period in May

President Vladimir Putin on Friday backed a proposal by the head of Russia's health watchdog to introduce a 10-day non-working period next month to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections. "If you think that it's …

Vitaly Mutko: main thing is to implement tasks set by president

Vitaly Mutko: main thing is to implement tasks set by president

Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to theFederal Assembly was clearly structured and consisted of practical tasks that must be completed by the government and other state structures in a timely manner, General Director of DOM.RF …

Key topics of  Council for Interethnic Relations meeting

Key topics of Council for Interethnic Relations meeting

On Tuesday, March 30, the 10th meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations was held by videoconference under the chairmanship of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was the first meeting during the coronavirus pandemic, and …

Migrants leave Stavropol region

Migrants leave Stavropol region

The number of those who left the Stavropol Territory turned out to be higher than the number of arrivals, the press service of the North Caucasusstat informs. It is reported that last year 44 700 people arrived in the territory of the …

Debt burden of Russians climb to record-breaking 11.7% by 2021

Debt burden of Russians climb to record-breaking 11.7% by 2021

The debt burden ratio of Russians at the macro-level (DBR, the ratio of all payments under relevant loans to total income of the population) increased to record-breaking 11.7% as of 2021 year-start, according to papers for the presentation of …

Russia’s deputy PM: coronavirus situation steadily improving

Russia’s deputy PM: coronavirus situation steadily improving

Russia’s coronavirus situation has been steadily improving since December 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said in an interview with YouTube host Anton Krasovsky. "We currently see no reason to introduce lockdowns …

Kremlin notes increased number of attacks on its website lately

Kremlin notes increased number of attacks on its website lately

The number of cyber attacks on the Kremlin website has risen lately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. When asked whether it was possible to determine if there were indeed technical difficulties in operation of websites of the …