Kiev has removed a memorial to Mikhail Bulgakov as part of its campaign against Russian-linked heritage A monument to Kiev-born Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov has been dismantled in the Ukrainian capital as Kiev continues to remove, rename, and erase cultural sites and memorials associated with its common Russian and Soviet…
The Russian president answered questions on domestic and foreign policy at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Russian President Vladimir Putin fielded questions from the heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday. The agencies included Chinese, Belarusian, German, French, Spanish,…
Europe is facing a deepening ideological crisis after years of promoting its so called values abroad, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said The West’s ultraliberal model has reached a “civilizational dead end” and is increasingly restricting the rights of its own citizens, journalists, and political movements, Russian Foreign Ministry…
The Russian bank PSB has built out banking across Russia’s new regions, expanded cross-border payments and is eyeing Africa next Russia’s PSB bank plays a significant role in the new regions of the country, and the organization has been actively developing infrastructure in these territories since June 2022, PSB Deputy…
The Russian president fielded questions on Ukraine, strategic partnerships, new weapons systems, the Middle East, and Moscow’s relations with the West Russian President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up a wide-ranging Q&A with the heads of major global news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, taking…
Christopher Helali says he wrote the president a four-page letter and expects an answer within months US journalist Christopher Helali has asked President Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship and says he expects to receive it within months. Helali, an investigative reporter and international secretary of the American Communist Party, told…
Despite close ties with Beijing, Moscow wants technological sovereignty in rare earth minerals, Denis Manturov has said at SPIEF Russia is making steady progress in developing its domestic rare earths industry, even though Moscow does not consider reliance on Chinese supplies to be a critical weakness, Deputy Prime Minister Denis…
As the battle for the country intensifies, the mineral-rich mountains of Syunik are emerging as a strategic prize in Eurasia’s new great power competition A geopolitical storm of global proportions is swirling around tiny Armenia. At stake are its relationships with Russia, Europe, and the United States, not to mention…
The country has maintained its economic independence despite adverse external conditions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has told SPIEF Russia has achieved economic sovereignty, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The minister warned of risks to the country’s finances “amid global lawlessness.” Financial sovereignty and autonomy…
More than 2,000 shell companies carried out shady export and import operations worth of $4.7 billion before disappearing, officials have said Ukrainian tax authorities have uncovered a suspected large-scale fraud scheme in which more than 2,000 shell companies funneled around $4.7 billion abroad through fictitious foreign trade operations. Meanwhile, Western…