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Russia's central bank expected to cut key rate in July to 19%
The Russian central bank will cut its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point to 19% at its board meeting on July 25 ...
Russia’s ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
A Russian court has convicted a former deputy defense minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
Russia Sentences Former Defense Official to 13 Years for Graft
A Russian court sentenced a former deputy defense minister to 13 years in prison on embezzlement charges, the Tass news ...
Canadian teen jailed in Poland as Russia spy may be freed early, court says
A Canadian teenager sentenced in Poland last year to 20 months in prison for spying for Russia could be released early under ...
Russia says Moscow now occupies all of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, illegally annexed in 2022
A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region says that Moscow’s forces have overrun all of it.
Russia's fighter jet maker wants to crank out 30% more warplanes while laying off 1,500 managers
The CEO of United Aircraft Corporation, which owns the firms making Sukhoi and MiGs fighters, wants 30% increased production ...
Russia's factory activity in June contracts at fastest pace since March 2022
Russia's manufacturing sector contracted at its sharpest rate in more than three years in June as output, new orders and ...
The Iran-China-Russia Axis Crumbles When It Matters
After Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...
Russia's Officials Keep Contradicting Putin on War Economy
Russia has faced economic turbulence caused by sanctions imposed after Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that are aimed ...