Putin signs media discrimination tit-for-tat law 

The bill allows the prosecutor general to ban foreign outlets in response to restrictions against Russian media abroad President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on Thursday making countries that restrict or ban Russian media subject to retaliation.

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West ‘shocked’ by Russia’s sanctions resilience – deputy PM

The country has shown economic strength and the ability to pursue independent policy on the global stage, Andrey Belousov has said Russia’s resilience in the face of the unprecedented Western sanctions pressure has caught the US and its allies off guard, the nation’s first deputy prime minister, Andrey Belousov, said on Sunday. Moscow has achieved…

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US credit rating downgraded to ‘negative’

International credit rating agency Moody’s has changed its outlook on the US from “stable” to “negative,” citing massive fiscal deficits and a notable decline in debt affordability as major reasons for the move on Friday.

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