How much does it cost to send a parcel from the USA to Russia or Ukraine

For more than a year now we have been living in conditions where it is very difficult, if not impossible, to see our relatives. In such a situation, you want even more to show attention to them in other ways - gifts or providing useful things. International sending of parcels...

Biden and Putin agreed to meet: named time and place

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden will meet in Geneva on June 16, BBC reports. “In accordance with the agreement reached, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will hold negotiations with President of the United States of America Joseph Biden on June 16 in Geneva,”...

How salaries at McDonald's in the United States compare with the incomes of residents of post-Soviet countries

McDonald's will increase hourly wages for its US workers. Entry-level employees will earn from $11 to $17 per hour, and shift supervisors will earn from $15 to $20 per hour, writes Lenta.ru. A 10 percent salary increase will affect...

USA closed the last consulate in Russia

US Consul General in Yekaterinburg Amy Storrow left her post and left Russia. The Ural consulate ceased its work. In her address, she expressed hope that the work of the US Consulate General in Yekaterinburg will soon resume in full, writes BBC. "Consulate-General…

Persona non grata: Russia sends spokesman for the US embassy

Rebecca Ross, spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Moscow, is being expelled from Russia. She was among 10 employees of the American diplomatic mission whom the Russian side declared persona non grata in April, writes the BBC. Ross's expulsion was reported on Wednesday, May 12, by the Kommersant newspaper. Later…

Personal experience: what I did in Russia and stopped doing in the USA

Moving to another country is always a culture shock and a long period of adaptation. There are many nuances that people have to get used to and adapt to, but these are not always bad things, very often these are things that can make us better, more patient...

Russia included the United States in the list of 'unfriendly' countries: what does it mean

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States will become one of the “unfriendly countries” whose embassies will be limited in hiring staff in Russia according to a decree by President Vladimir Putin, writes BBC. On Friday, April 23, Putin signed a decree according to which states...

'Lowest point of relations': American Ambassador John Sullivan leaves Russia

US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan has confirmed that he will travel to Washington this week for consultations. Earlier, the media reported that Sullivan refuses to leave Russia, despite the insistent recommendations of the Russian Foreign Ministry to go home for consultations, writes the BBC. "I believe…

Biden called Putin and offered to meet in neutral territory

During the telephone conversation, the American president discussed Ukraine, hacker attacks, interference in elections with Putin and spoke about his wishes for future relations, RBC writes. US President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, invited the Russian leader to meet...

'Putin sanctioned personally': US intelligence announced Russian interference in the 2020 elections

Russia tried to influence the outcome of the 2020 US presidential elections, but in reality it failed to change anything. Such conclusions follow from the declassified report of the US National Intelligence, writes the BBC. At the same time, Ukrainian deputy Andriy Derkach appears in the document, ...

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