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Russia’s Fuel Crisis Eases as Refineries Restart but Siberia Remains Under Pressure
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says fuel supply is gradually stabilizing after government intervention forced ref...
Moscow Court Resumes Criminal Case Against Influencer Lerchek After Medical Clearance
The Gagarinsky District Court has restarted the trial of blogger Valeriya Chekalina (Lerchek) over alleged illegal money...
Russia Forced to Import Gasoline After Ukrainian Strikes Hobble Its Refineries
Ukrainian drone attacks have cut Russia’s refining capacity by 40%, forcing Moscow to buy gasoline from India and Belaru...
Expert Reveals How to Secure Russia's 36,000-Ruble Long-Term Savings Top-Up
Only 45% of participants in the Long-Term Savings Program receive the maximum annual state co-financing of 36,000 rubles...
EU adopts 21st sanctions package: oil price cap holds, crypto targeted, fish and LNG carve-outs revealed
The EU’s latest Russia sanctions keep the oil price cap at $44/barrel, add 94 more banks and target crypto transactions,...
Russia Imports Gasoline from India and Belarus as Drone Strikes Cripple 40% of Refining Capacity
After Ukrainian drone attacks cut Russia's refining output by an estimated 40%, Moscow has turned to imports from India ...
Former Condé Nast Russia Team and Madonna Moore Launch Fashion Paper Glossy Magazine
The first issue of 20,000 copies launches in September, backed by 10 million rubles; aims for 70% self-sufficiency in ye...
Kremlin Says Measures to Stabilize Russian Fuel Market Are Working
Government interventions including a gasoline and diesel export ban and tax incentives are easing domestic fuel shortage...
Russia’s Crypto Bill Adds Bank Transfer Blocks and Miner Registry Ahead of Second Reading
The amended draft law on digital currency tightens restrictions on cross‑border transfers, formalises mining rules and e...
Russia’s Ambassador to France Poised for Federation Council Seat as Tver Region Governor Names Candidates
Ambassador Alexey Meshkov, a career diplomat with decades of experience, is one of three candidates proposed by Tver’s a...
Russian Fuel Market Partially Stabilises After Government Intervention, Novak Says
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced signs of stabilisation in Russia's fuel market, citing reduced queues an...
Turkish Vatan Party Calls for Strategic Russia-China-Iran Alliance, Slams NATO
A party conference in Turkey released a declaration proposing a four-nation security bloc to replace NATO, reflecting a ...
Russia Warns of ‘Direct Threat’ and Countermeasures if US Typhon Missiles Deployed to South Korea
Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko says Moscow would treat deployment of American Typhon missile systems in South Korea as ...
EU Backing for Fresh Russia Sanctions Frays as Business Pain Bites
Growing alarm over economic damage to European corporate giants is eroding consensus for the 21st sanctions package, wit...
Kaliningrad Governor Urges Readiness for Possible Western Provocations
Governor Alexei Bezprozvannykh says the Russian exclave must prepare for energy infrastructure sabotage and other destab...
Armenia Deepens US Defense Ties, Seeks to Diversify from Single Supplier
Armenian ambassador reveals plans to expand defense cooperation and sign a rare-earth minerals deal with the US, marking...
Russia to Send Property Tax Notices Automatically via Gosuslugi from August
From 1 August, Russian taxpayers will no longer need to request their property tax notifications on the government servi...
Moscow Court Suspends 2000 Murder Retrial After Acquitted Businessman Vanishes
Lev Tim, acquitted in 2024 for organising the murder of an alcohol supplier, failed to appear for his retrial after a Mo...
Ankara Conference Calls for Strategic Alliance of Russia, Turkey, China and Iran
A Turkish political party hosted a conference urging a four-nation security bloc to counter US-led NATO and promote a mu...
Russia Swaps 15-Minute Ambulance Rule for Kilometre Limits in New Planning Norms
Moscow replaces time-based emergency access standards with maximum-kilometre thresholds, aiming for more honest measurem...
Former Agora Bank Chairman on Trial for Alleged 36.7 Million Ruble Fraud
Yuri Porokhov, ex-chairman of Moscow's Agora Bank, appeared in court on charges of large-scale embezzlement and fraud in...
Ukraine's Refinery Strikes Force Russia to Import Fuel, Exposing Economic and Social Fractures
Ukrainian drone attacks have crippled Russian refining, forcing urgent fuel imports. The crisis erodes public trust and ...
Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv Exposes Critical Air-Defense Shortfall as Trump Weighs Patriot License
A massive Russian missile barrage on Kyiv killed one and injured 16, underscoring Ukraine’s shortage of US-supplied Patr...