Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman from St. Petersburg, wrote an open letter to US Congress, after the latter conceived an idea to develop a strategy to counteract the entrepreneur. American politicians assume that Prigozhin poses a threat to the interests of the United States. Democrat Chris Coons and Republican Marco Rubio introduced a resolution recommending […]
A disinfection tunnel has been installed in Putin’s residence on the outskirts of Moscow in Novo-Ogaryovo. The system is capable of destroying dangerous microorganisms on clothes and skin throughout the day. According to Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, special systems for disinfection were installed in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Two more disinfecting systems were installed […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to appeal to Russian citizens on the eve of the all-national vote about amendments to the Russian Constitution. Russians will go to the polls to vote for Putin’s amendments on July 1. Before that, Putin intends to appear in a televised address to the nation to explain the meaning of […]
As many as 489 doctors have died in Russia because of the coronavirus infection, Alla Samoilova, the head of Russia’s federal health watchdog, Roszdravnadzor, said at an All-Russian online conference dedicated to the Day of the Medical Worker. She noted that the COVID-19 epidemic in Russia was not over: more than half a million people […]
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving the foundations of Russia’s state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence. The document lists primary dangers and military threats to Russia: potential enemy military build-up on the territories adjacent to Russia, which include means for delivering nuclear weapons; the deployment of ballistic missiles and hypersonic weapons by […]
Last month, Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 12 percent in annual terms, the Ministry of Economy reported. The economic decline for January-February was estimated at 1.9 percent. According to the Ministry of Economy, the non-working period was introduced in Russia to combat the spread of the coronavirus infection in March 30. The lockdown […]
Victory Parade on Red Square will take place on June 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on May 26. “We will do it the day when the legendary historical parade of the victors took place, when fighters who fought near Moscow and defended Leningrad, who fought near Stalingrad, who liberated Europe, stormed Berlin, – when […]
Dmitry Peskov, an official spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, was discharged from hospital. “Yes, that’s true,” Peskov told reporters. His wife, Olympic champion in figure skating Tatyana Navka, confirmed the information as well. The family is alright, Navka said, adding that they would be quarantined for about a week. On May 12, a Kremlin […]
Russia is going to see four scenarios with the development of the coronavirus pandemic. The most probable one of them is described as push-and-pull: repeated waves of morbidity and a string of quarantines until 2021. Experts at the international consulting company Boston Consulting Group (BCG) believe that according to one of the four scenarios, the […]
Dmitry Peskov, official spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was hospitalized with confirmed Covid-19 infection on May 12, has developed bilateral pneumonia. In an interview with the Kommersant publication, Peskov said employees of the presidential administration get tested for the coronavirus infection on a daily basis. “I had a feeling that I keep it […]