This is evidenced by the results of a study by Bloomberg, during which the level of “unhappiness” was determined based on unemployment and inflation rates in 51 countries. According to the agency’s research, Venezuela was the most “unhappy” country in terms of the state of its economy, followed by Argentina and South Africa. In fourth place...
The editor-in-chief of the Russia Today TV channel, Margarita Simonyan, posted on Twitter a response to a request to the Estonian Ministry of Defense. “Your request has been received. We do not intend to take part in any subsequent communication with the Putin regime's propaganda channel RT TV. Please do not send us any more requests.…
The farewell ceremony for Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed on February 27, has ended in Moscow. Thousands of people took part in the ceremony. The hearse left the Sakharov Center amid shouts of “Russia will be free!”, “Heroes do not die!” and applause. The ceremony lasted more than 4 hours, the line stretched...
Former US intelligence officer Edward Snowden wants to return to his homeland, lawyers are doing everything possible for this, said lawyer Anatoly Kucherena representing his interests. “We are doing everything possible to resolve this issue,” Kucherena said at a press conference on Tuesday. Answering the question whether Snowden wants to return to the United States, Kucherena replied:...
The deputies proposed to consider the possibility of introducing a tax for foreign tourists who came to Russia. The authors of the initiative propose to introduce into the Tax Code the concept of "tourist tax", which will be levied on foreign citizens and stateless persons who arrived in Russia for a period from one day to six months in ...
In an article by Kasparov, published in the Sunday edition of The Wall Street Journal, he writes that the question of whether Putin gave the order to kill Nemtsov is “as empty today as when journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed in 2006, when ...
Russian operators have stopped connecting new corporate customers to the services of the once cult smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry due to the corporation's plans to leave the Russian market. BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) has traditionally been a key feature of BlackBerry smartphones. The service provided secure access to corporate mail, service files. ...
Prominent opposition leader and Putin critic Boris Nemtsov was shot from a white car in the center of the Russian capital, on the Bolshoy Zamoskvoretsky Bridge. Nemtsov died on the spot from his wounds, the car disappeared. According to RIA Novosti, a 23-year-old girl was with the politician. It was produced from the car ...
The Security Police (PB) detained a resident of Latvia, who in March last year organized a collection of votes on the website avaaz.org on the incorporation of Latvia into the Russian Federation. Secret service officers identified him and then conducted five searches, seizing computer equipment and data carriers. ...
Russia's armed forces are once again testing NATO's patience. This time - both in the sky and in the sea. A Russian plane has once again been spotted off the coast of the Baltic countries. According to the National Armed Forces of Latvia, on Friday NATO fighter jets again had to climb...