The Russian leader’s contribution will be “comprehensive” despite joining the event remotely, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the summit of BRICS leaders in South Africa via video link, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The host nation announced earlier on Wednesday that the Russian leader will not attend…

The government says the measure is necessary, but plans to keep the debt level under 20% of GDP The volume of Russia’s state debt will grow as the government needs the funds to support the economy, Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova said at a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets…

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