Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of distorting the facts about the situation around the OPEC agreement on reducing oil production. Al-Saud said that Putin’s words that the initiator of the collapse of the deal was not Russia, but Saudi Arabia, “completely devoid of truth.” The day before, at a government meeting, Putin noted that in early March

The U.S. State Department said the United States had agreed to purchase medical supplies from Russia, but it made no mention of any company nor regarding sanctions. Illustration / Photo from gre4ka.info Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States to help treat patients of the new coronavirus were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions, Russia’s

https://meduza.io/impro/lTicRYG6IbC0ghXaudllFr90YeTyE7Ja5iR_4S7YnWs/fill/650/0/ce/1/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWR1/emEuaW8vaW1hZ2Uv/YXR0YWNobWVudHMv/aW1hZ2VzLzAwNS8z/OTAvMzMzL29yaWdp/bmFsLzBHMko4NGlU/VjlpY2VDcFFkcWF5/LXcuanBn.webp Anastasia Vasilyeva, the head of the medical workers’ union Alyans Vrachei (Doctors’ Alliance), has been arrested twice in the Novgorod region city of Okulovka, where she was attempting to deliver personal protection equipment (PPE) to local medical personnel. First, on April 2, Vasilyeva and her team were arrested on a highway near Okulovka and taken to a police station. Despite their

Fighting coronavirus with medical masks made of diapers. By Mikhail BelyUpdated: 4 hours ago Читайте русскую версию здесь. “Oh, come on! Virus? What virus?” Olga, a 35-year-old businesswoman waved her hand dismissively. “It’s a conspiracy, not a virus. Whose conspiracy? The Chinese, who do you think?! They released it so they could get ahead of Europe and Russia and rule the world.

The Prime Minister of Belarus Sergey Rumas announced announced that Minsk will start purchasing Russian oil at only $4 per barrel. “Today, I think Belneftekhim will finish negotiations with Russian companies on oil supplies for April. We expect to receive 2 million tons,” the BelTA news agency quoted Rumas as saying. Rumas stressed that the deliveries will be carried out without extra

According to the updated forecast, the inflation rate will increase to 11.6% from 8.7%. REUTERS The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has revised downward its outlook for inflation, wages, and GDP. “Changes shall be introduced into Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of May 15, 2019 No. 555 ‘On approval of the Forecast of economic and social development

02.04.2020 In the first quarter of 2020, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine amounted to 11.1 billion cubic meters. “In the first quarter of 2020, the volume of natural gas transit was 11.1 billion cubic meters (in January it was 2.5 billion cubic meters, in February – 4 billion cubic meters, and in March – 4.6 billion cubic meters),” the

Accidental passersby, with whom Russian President Vladimir Putin talked during his visit to St. Petersburg on February 19, turned out to be extras, picked from among government officials, employees of the “troll factory” and graduates of the “School of young politician”, reported Radio Liberty. The Russian service of the BBC investigated the footage of the meeting, during which a resident of St.

https://meduza.io/impro/_62LSWpxVPLINr_kS9o5P1K3YTdYEtEfEc-Md5vfotw/fill/650/0/ce/1/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWR1/emEuaW8vaW1hZ2Uv/YXR0YWNobWVudHMv/aW1hZ2VzLzAwNS8z/NzgvODY4L29yaWdp/bmFsLzdwUk5hRHFr/blZaN0ctb0ZrNzVr/R1EuanBn.webp On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a televised nationwide address on the coronavirus pandemic. He explicitly recognized the contributions of Russian doctors, saying, “You are now on the front lines of defense for our country. My heartfelt thanks to all of you for your self-sacrificing work.” A week beforehand, Russia’s Health Ministry issued Order No. 198, titled

Ukraine could receive a first tranche of the loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the amount of $4 billion at once after the final adoption of the bill on banks by parliament, Head of the parliamentary committee for finances, tax and customs policies Danylo Hetmantsev has said. “We have already received an official letter, a statement from the

The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped the MH17 trial in The Hague. Although the meetings are held online and the next one is scheduled for June, unprecedented worldwide attention and the diligent work of investigators give hope for an objective verdict and a triumph of justice. Piet Ploeg, chairman of Stichting Vliegramp MH17 (MH17 Disaster Foundation), which will unite the

Quarantine has shuttered 15,000 restaurants, cafes and bars across the city.  7 hours ago As many as nine in 10 of Moscow’s restaurants, cafes and bars might not survive the city-wide lockdown, an industry representative has warned. The Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers (FRIO) said the industry is facing a “great depression,” with revenue now down 90%, and the growth

New survey reveals precarious position of Russian households as economic effects of coronavirus start to bite. As Russia’s battle against the coronavirus steps up with strict quarantines being rolled out across major cities, a new report has shown that six in 10 Russians have no savings at all. Otkritie Bank found that only 36% of Russians have a financial cushion,

Russia’s charities and NGOs face an acute funding crisis, as businesses and individuals cut back spending and lockdowns disrupt social care work. By Jake CordellUpdated: one hour ago Yekaterina Shergova is scared. Her sick children’s charity Podari Zhizn — Russian for Gift of Life — has already seen donations drop since the start of the coronavirus outbreak and she fears she will have to

Two recent documents were registered by members of the Batkivshchyna Party’s parliamentary faction. Some lawmakers are blocking the launch of farmland / Photo from UNIAN Five bills have been registered in Ukraine’s parliament so far to block the signing of the draft law on farmland, which was passed in the early hours on March 31. A report on their registration

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting with the country’s security forces, discussing the response to NATO’s military exercises “Defender Europe 2020”, reports Belta news agency. “I wouldn’t want us to look at it as saber-rattling. We do not consider NATO exercises, which are conducted in close proximity to our borders, as such. It is also because they [ NATO] have