Russia's relatively low labor productivity remains one of the most serious challenges facing the national economy, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said during a press conference following the regulator's June board meeting on interest rates. ...

Influential St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber has been detained. According to Fontanka, law enforcement officers searched his country residence on the morning of June 17, while Federal Security Service (FSB) personnel were seen at the businessma...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged journalists not to fuel speculation over the recent absence of Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina from public view. According to Interfax, Peskov declined to discuss Nabiullina's health in detail and instead...

Russia should move more quickly to remove Visa and Mastercard payment cards from circulation, according to Dmitry Dubynin, head of the National Payment Card System (NSPK), the operator of the Mir payment card network. Dubynin told Rossiyskaya Gazeta ...

The continued strengthening of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar is meaningless, and Russia's persistence in pursuing such a policy has surprised the global business community, Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska wrote on his Telegram channel....

Informal negotiations between the United States, Russia and Ukraine have resumed, according to a report by The Economist. "Informal negotiations with Russia have resumed, and daily contacts are being maintained between Ukraine and President Donald Tr...

The United States appears to be using canceled diplomatic meetings as a tool to increase pressure on Tehran, political analyst Alexey Zhivov believes. Speaking to Pravda.Ru, the expert analyzed the reasons behind the breakdown of planned talks in Swi...

The United States appears determined to regain control over negotiations surrounding the Ukraine crisis after a long period of diplomatic stagnation. Semyon Boykov, managing editor of international and domestic politics at Izvestia, said in comments ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the strengthening of Europe's military capabilities under the banner of strategic autonomy poses serious risks to global security. According to Lavrov, the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO de...

A factory in France that produces drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has been targeted in an attack. According to the Paris prosecutor's office, the facility belongs to drone manufacturer Delair and is located in the southwest of the countr...

Switzerland could exclude military-aged Ukrainian men from protections granted to refugees, the country’s government has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ukraine conflict could have been avoided had Russia stayed in the group, Donald Trump has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Footballer Achraf Hakimi will face a criminal trial in France over an alleged rape after an appeals court upheld the case Read Full Article at RT.com

Retirement advocacy groups have urged Congress to investigate Meta over allegations it profited from fraudulent ads aimed at seniors Read Full Article at RT.com

The German military may be forced to order soldiers to serve near Russia’s borders after struggling to find enough volunteers Read Full Article at RT.com