Category: Russia
Russian stock indices show mixed dynamics as trading on Moscow Exchange closes
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The yuan-to-ruble rate fell to 12 rubles before the closure of trading session https://tass.com/economy/1917307
Read MoreIsrael launches operations against ‘terror centers’ in West Bank — Netanyahu
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Israel Defense Forces said earlier on Friday that three additional battalions had been sent to the West Bank https://tass.com/world/1917309
Read MoreLavrov informs South African counterparts about results of Russia-US talks on Ukraine
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Apart from that, according to the Russian foreign ministry, the sides discussed “topical issues of the development of Russian-South African relations of strategic partnership with a focus on the extension of trade and economic ties” https://tass.com/politics/1917301
Read MoreUS special envoy talks of budding friendship with Putin during visit to Russia
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Steve Witkoff called his earlier visit to Moscow “a great trip” https://tass.com/world/1917299
Read MoreFACTBOX: Soviet legacy, sanctions, Oreshnik: Putin speaks at Future Technologies Forum
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The President noted that sanctions against Russia have helped stimulate scientific progress as well as manufacturing inside the country https://tass.com/politics/1917297
Read MorePresence of nuclear arms will rule out diktat in relations with Minsk — defense minister
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Viktor Khrenin noted that the country’s armed forces “are continuously being equipped with new and modernized weapons” https://tass.com/world/1917291
Read MoreKiev devours hundreds of billions that could have gone to countries in need — Lavrov
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are setting records for propping up the Zelensky regime,” the foreign minister remarked https://tass.com/politics/1917287
Read MoreRussia won’t raise sanctions issue in Ukraine negotiations — Lavrov
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia proceeds from the fact that sanctions represent a blatant violation of the very principles the West itself embedded in the global economy, the foreign minister said https://tass.com/politics/1917289
Read MoreRussian Playwright Begins Prison Sentence for ‘Justifying Terrorism’ in Award-Winning Play
Moscow Times Svetlana Petriychuk’s play” Finist the Bright Falcon” tells the story of Russian women who fall in love with Islamist militants in Syria, received funding from Russia’s Culture Ministry and even won Russia’s main theater prize, the Golden Mask. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/21/russian-playwright-begins-prison-sentence-for-justifying-terrorism-in-award-winning-play-a88116
Read MoreRussia Needs Rules for Returning Western Companies, Putin Says
Moscow Times Putin welcomed Western firms wanting to return to Russia, but called for regulators to create a framework that would advantage Russian companies. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/21/russia-needs-rules-for-returning-western-companies-putin-says-a88115
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