It would be great if sanctions go, but Russia ready for worst — finance minister
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 01/17/2025
Anton Siluanov remarked that all budget plans remained unchanged
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Total of 17.67% of voters cast their ballots early in Belarus election
The highest turnout was reported in the regions of Brest and Vitebsk, where 19.35% and 18.35% of voters, (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Russia’s First and Only Black Politician Dies at 65
Originally from Benin, Jean Gregoire Sagbo came to the Soviet Union in the early 1980s to study economics.
[The Moscow Times] - 22/01/2025
EU’s top diplomat warns against putting social welfare before defense
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas has expressed concern that member states are prioritizing schools and (…)
[RT] - 22/01/2025
US cannot or doesn’t want to stop illegal arms trafficking to Haiti — Russian diplomat
According to the Russian diplomat, the United States refuses to share any information about what it is doing to stop (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Slovakia faces destabilization by those responsible for similar events in Georgia — party
Commenting on reports about "foreign experts" and their activities in her country, European Parliament (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Ukrainian shelling kills civilian in Gorlovka, mayor says
Ivan Prikhodko noted that the Ukrainian army had carried out 23 shelling attacks on Gorlovka in the previous 24 hours
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Thailand expects to welcome 1.9 mln tourists from Russia by year end
According to Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the flow of tourists from Russia to Thailand increased (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Ukraine’s frontline to collapse in 100 days, if Zelensky does not negotiate — lawmaker
Alexander Dubinsky believes that Vladimir Zelensky lies the number of soldiers at the frontline is as large as 880,000
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Uzbek president, top Russian military official discuss bolstering strategic partnership
The statement noted that before the meeting, Belousov conveyed to Mirziyoyev Russian President Vladimir Putin’s best (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
Trump instructs special envoy to resolve Ukraine conflict in 100 days — newspaper
Trump is determined to control peace talks himself, the Wall Street Journal notes
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 22/01/2025
‘Did Not Push Hard Enough’: Navalny Lawyer Speaks of Regrets
Olga Mikhailova said Navalny’s return to Russia sparked a “tragic” chain of events leading to his death.
[The Moscow Times] - 22/01/2025