Russia has worked out a plan to transform the country’s economy by 2030, acting First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov said on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel session on efficiency and competitiveness at the international ‘Russia’ exhibition-forum, Belousov laid out a roadmap for implementing the long-term economic strategy announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day.…

Millions more could arrive in the country if the front line shifts to the west, Andrzej Szejna has said Poland must be ready to accept even more Ukrainian refugees from the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna warned in an interview with the Rzeczpospolita news outlet on Monday.

St. Petersburg should be renamed, a Russian presidential candidate has said Nikolay Kharitonov, the Communist candidate for the Russian presidency, has endorsed a referendum to decide whether to rename St. Petersburg as Leningrad again and vowed to give Volgograd its old name – Stalingrad.