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Russia may allow lower quality fuel production, imports as supply crisis bites: ReportRussia is reportedly considering a temporary rollback on fuel quality standards, allowing the production and import of lower-grade gasoline...
Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin's digital iron curtainSince the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutio...
Power outages hit Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine, media sayEmergency power blackouts struck the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region on Friday, while parts of southern Kherson experienced electrici...
Discount for Russia's Urals crude oil is deepest since 2023, data showsRussian Urals oil faces its largest discount in three years from Baltic ports. Western sanctions are the cause. This impacts Russia's budge...
Putin indicated Russia could be open to territory swap as part of Ukraine deal, Kommersant saysAndrei Kolesnikov, the Kremlin correspondent for the Kommersant, one of Russia's top newspapers, said that Putin briefed top businessmen on...
Russian hawk pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weaponsSergei Karaganov, a prominent foreign policy figure, has urged Russia to declare its readiness to use nuclear weapons against countries sup...
Russian military intelligence officer injured in Moscow car bomb attack, Kommersant saysA car bomb injured a Russian military intelligence officer and an unidentified woman in northern Moscow on Wednesday. The explosion occurre...
Russian version of Wikipedia to launch soon, reports sayBeta testing - a limited audience testing of the site - started in mid-2023, the daily Kommersant reported, and there were reportedly alrea...
Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian drone and missile attackRussia claimed to have thwarted a Ukrainian attack involving at least 24 drones and two missiles on Russian regions. The Russian defence mi...
Hamas official says ceasefire needed before hostages can be freed: Russian newspaperThe Palestinian Hamas group that controls Gaza cannot release hostages seized during its attack on Israel until a ceasefire is agreed, the ...
Russia may lift ban on pipeline diesel exports in coming daysThe Russian government is prepared to ease restrictions on diesel exports to some extent in the near future. This easing of the ban would a...
Putin may next month hint he will run in Russia's 2024 electionRussian President Vladimir Putin may announce his decision to participate in the 2024 elections in November, as per Kommersant newspaper. T...
North Korean security disinfected Kim's chair at Putin summitApparently Kim's security detail - of over 100 people - were unhappy with the first chair and another one - exactly the same - was produced...
Russian oil output and exports dip in October: ReportRussian oil production has proven resilient so far in the face of Western sanctions over Ukraine, but European Union countries that have be...
Russia records first cases of COVID variant found in IndiaThe World Health Organization said on Monday that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a var...
Russian weapons maker Kalashnikov acquired by former government officialThe arms maker has been under U.S. sanctions since 2014, in the wake of Moscow's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and its support for pro-...
- Russia may acquire stake in Indian telecom firm: Report
Russia's government is considering investing $680 million in an Indian telecom firm to help out the majority Russian owner.
- Russia's biggest bank to slash up to 70,000 jobs by 2013: Report
Russia's largest retail bank Sberbank wants to shed up to 70,000 jobs, a quarter of its workforce, the Kommersant daily reported Friday, ci...
- Saudis offer Moscow billions to break with Tehran: report
Saudi Arabia has offered to buy Russian arms worth 2.4 billion dollars (1.5 billion euros) if Moscow stops supporting Iran, a Russian newsp...
- Visa problems hit British in Russian oil venture row: Reports
Top managers at troubled British-Russian oil company TNK-BP could be forced to leave Russia starting next week due to problems renewing the...