A number of U.S. companies have shown interest in attending Russia’s flagship St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF) this summer, its organizersaid Thursday.

“Although the presence of American companies at the forum hasdeclined since 2021, representatives of the U.S. business community continue to take part, and several companies are expected to

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A big fire broke out at a shipbuilding plant in the northwestern republic of Karelia, regional authorities said early Thursday.The blaze was first reported at 9:50 a.m. regional time and spread to an area of about 1,500 square meters (16,146 square feet), according to emergency situation officials. The state-run TASS news agency reported that a blowing up
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President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for international economic and investment cooperation confirmed Thursday that he has been meeting with White House officials in the United States this week.

Kirill Dmitriev, who also heads Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), is the highest-ranking Russian official to have visited the U.S. since the f

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Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late opposition activist Alexei Navalny,said Federal Security Service (FSB) agents searched the home of his elderly father in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg early Thursday.

The state-run news agency TASS, citing anonymous police sources, reported that 69-year-old Mikhail Volkov could face criminal charges of

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Russian authorities on Thursdaydesignated the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) as an undesirable organization, outlawing the HIV treatment and prevention group's activities in the country.The Russian Prosecutor General's Office implicated EJAF of mostly focusing on the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations, Western household models and gen
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Real wages in Russia grew by a solid 6.5% year-on-year in January, according to preliminary Rosstat data, just as the economy begins to cool and inflation starts to decline.

Rosstat reported that the average monthly nominal wage was 88,981 rubles ($1,056), marking a 17.1% rise in nominal terms compared to the same period of the previous year.

The

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