The city of Dnepr has decided to strip Leonid Brezhnev of his honorary citizen title as part of the “de-communization” campaign Authorities of the Ukrainian city of Dnepr on Wednesday revoked the title of honorary citizen from Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, which the city had bestowed upon the late politician in 1979.
Lack of assimilation threatens the multinational society, Patriarch Kirill has warned Russia will be lost if the current immigration trends continue, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, said on Wednesday.
South Korean auto giant Hyundai has announced plans to sell its plant in Russia as the carmaker completes its exit from the country. The facility will reportedly be sold for a nominal fee of just 7,000 rubles ($77.20).