MOSCOW. June 11 (Interfax) - The State Duma has approved a bill exempting the Finance Ministry from paying fees for depository services on securities purchased with National Wealth Fund (NWF) funds.

WASHINGTON. June 11 (Interfax) - Washington intends to cut its budget for the purchases of weapons for Kiev in 2026, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said. "It is a reduction in this budget," he ...

ASTANA. June 11 (Interfax) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan on June 16-17 at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Kazakh presidential press service said on ...

The BRICS includes the world's largest producers and consumers of grain. For example, Russia accounts for 20%-25% of global ...

The Ukrainian delegation at negotiations with Russia is authorized to discuss humanitarian issues based on the Ukrainian memorandum, and it does not have a mandate to discuss Ukraine's sovereignty and ...

BRUSSELS. June 10 (Interfax) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she was hoping to agree on cutting the Russian oil price cap at the upcoming G7 meeting in Canada.

Gazprom Neft leads the retail market with average daily fuel sales of 19.3 tonnes per station. We intend to maintain this ...

The decision recalls that Naftogaz of Ukraine applied to the International Arbitration Court of the International Chamber of Commerce with a demand to recover from Gazprom $150 million in debt, as ...

MOSCOW. June 11 (Interfax) - There are many outstanding problems in Russian-U.S. relations but the dialogue has been resumed and will continue, although no fast results should be expected, Kremlin ...

Federal budget expenditure increased 20.7% year-on-year to 18.125 trillion rubles in 5M 2025. Expenditure increased at a slower rate of 11.9% year-on-year in February-May after accelerated growth to ...

"Indeed, cinematography is a key area for cooperation. New Russian and Iranian films are traditionally presented at major festivals, and there is regular exchange of delegations of filmmakers," ...

MOSCOW. June 11 (Interfax) - Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev and Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui have discussed key aspects of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the fuel and energy ...