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No need to recognize ‘annexation of Crimea’ as no annexation took place — Kremlin

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Editor

The spokesman recalled that the peninsula reunited with Russia in compliance with all norms of international law … Read More >No need to recognize ‘annexation of Crimea’ as no annexation took place — Kremlin

Russia could ditch dollar by lifting tax on gold purchases – economist

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Editor

The Russian government could achieve its goal of de-dollarizing the economy by taking one simple step: dropping the tax it currently charges its citizens for the purchase of physical gold, an economist has said. … Read More >Russia could ditch dollar by lifting tax on gold purchases – economist

Russia doubles wheat export tax to stabilize domestic food prices

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021By Editor

Export duty on Russian wheat has been doubled to €50 ($60.44) per ton from March 1. It will remain in force until a permanent floating tax is imposed in June. … Read More >Russia doubles wheat export tax to stabilize domestic food prices

Russia’s national payment system Mir to launch Apple Pay support

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

Mir cards, developed by Russia in response to Western sanctions, will finally become available in Apple Pay. The mobile payment platform promoted by the US tech giant Apple will start accepting the cards as early as April. … Read More >Russia’s national payment system Mir to launch Apple Pay support

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Russian media outlets linked to British state conjure up false story blaming RT for Amnesty’s downgrading of Navalny’s status

Posted on February 28, 2021By Editor

After leaked documents, reported on by RT, exposed how both Meduza and MediaZona received illicit support from the UK government, the pair fired back with a vicious, and obviously fake, news story – and Western media fell for it. … Read More >Russian media outlets linked to British state conjure up false story blaming RT for Amnesty’s downgrading of Navalny’s status

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Russian Foreign Ministry says Twitter no longer independent social media, but a tool of ‘digital diktat’ under control of West

Posted on February 28, 2021By Editor

Twitter is rapidly changing from an independent platform into a tool of Western countries to impose a dictatorship over the internet. That’s according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, following a recent ban of Russian accounts. … Read More >Russian Foreign Ministry says Twitter no longer independent social media, but a tool of ‘digital diktat’ under control of West

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West ‘obsessed’ with imposing its own version of democracy in Belarus, country’s FM claims, urging closer ties with Russia instead

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021By Editor

When it comes to protest-hit Belarus, the US and EU are intent on imposing their own systems and values with no regard for the country’s own journey to democracy, its foreign minister has said, after successive waves of sanctions. … Read More >West ‘obsessed’ with imposing its own version of democracy in Belarus, country’s FM claims, urging closer ties with Russia instead

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Stability or change? Russians split over whether Putin should stay on as president beyond 2024 after rule change allows fifth term

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021By Editor

The clock is ticking on Vladimir Putin’s current presidential term, set to expire in 2024. Now, a new poll has found that almost half of Russians want him to stay on, while four in ten want the long-time leader to leave office. … Read More >Stability or change? Russians split over whether Putin should stay on as president beyond 2024 after rule change allows fifth term

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Advanced missile launcher that strikes fear into hearts of US pilots foiled by icy Russian roads after multi-car pileup (VIDEO)

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021By Editor

It might already have wowed analysts with its ability to blow warplanes out of the sky, but one Russian army driver has carried out an impromptu test of the S-400 mobile missile launcher’s airbags, rear-ending a fellow motorist. … Read More >Advanced missile launcher that strikes fear into hearts of US pilots foiled by icy Russian roads after multi-car pileup (VIDEO)