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Russia allocates new aid to Africa
The Russian government will allocate $10 million from the federal budget to help African countries that are facing the threat of famine due to the locust invasion.
The funds will go to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in the form of a voluntary target contribution from the Russian Federation, according to the decree of April 24 which has been published on Kremlin’s website
Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia will each receive $3 million and $1 million will be allocated to South Sudan.
The …
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Kremlin: Russia will not reopen its borders this year
The opening of Russia's borders is not expected this year, said Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said on Rossiya 24 TV channel.
According to her, Russians should not plan any foreign trips for at least the next year. "In recent years, our citizens have been traveling a lot, both abroad and within the country. One year is not a tragedy, is it? No foreign trips should be planned for this year, because not only Russia, but other countries will not fully remove restrictions very …
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Missing high-ranking Moscow official found dead in Crimea
Leonid Osharin, deputy head of Moscow's culture department, was found dead in Crimea, reported TASS citing a source in law enforcement agencies.
"The deputy head of the capital's Department of Culture Leonid Osharin was found dead in Crimea. The cause of his death is being investigated," the source said, adding that no traces of violent death were found on the official's body.
Osharin disappeared on March 26. According to the search and rescue team "MoscowSpas", at the end of March, they were …
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Kremlin: Russia does not intend to cancel Victory Day parade
The parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II will be held in Moscow in any case. said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Interfax.
Peskov said that no decisions have been made yet whether to postpone the parade. He added that this will be discussed later, taking into account the development of the epidemiological situation.
"I can say one thing: no one should have any doubt that the Victory Parade and the Victory Day celebration will …
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Kremlin: Russia is ready to cooperate in stabilizing global energy market
Russia is in favor of joint coordinated actions to stabilize the global energy market. Such a position of the Russian Federation will be presented during today's video conference of OPEC member states, TASS reports, citing Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
"All other details will be discussed during the working process at the teleconference, let's wait for it," the Kremlin spokesman added.
Today’ OPEC talks is the second attempt to reach consensus after a failed meeting in Vienna in …
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Despite coronavirus pandemic thousands of Russian soldiers rehearse for the Victory Day Parade
The Office of the Russian President plans to hold a rehearsal of the Victory Parade with the participation of at least 9,000 servicemen. The proposed training date is May 7, MBH Media reports, citing a document published on the Kremlin’s website.
The contract for the supply of printing products states that the Russian company TISSO will have to make 8,700 invitations for the rehearsal of the parade. The contract is worth 7.7 million rubles ($100,000 USD).
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry …
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Kremlin: Putin started working remotely
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to carry out his duties remotely, the Kremlin's press service said on Wednesday after the head of the country's main hospital announced that he was tested positive for coronavirus after meeting with Putin
Denis Protsenko, who met with Putin last week when the Russian President visited the Kommunarka hospital in Moscow, said on Tuesday that he was infected with coronavirus but was doing well.
"The president now prefers to work remotely," Kremlin …
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Kremlin: wealthy Russians have been deceived in the West
Wealthy Russians have long been deceived in Western countries for their own money, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Facebook page.
"You've been fooled for years for your own money. You've been fooled and paid with gold for ruin, for the illusion," she said.
According to her, "very rich" Russians informed her about the medical collapse in London amid the situation with coronavirus and asked for help with returning to Russia. In this regard, the representative …
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Kremlin: self-quarantine restrictions do not apply to Putin
The rule to observe the self-isolation regime for people over 65 years of age, introduced in Moscow and the Moscow region, does not apply to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
"Work is work, especially the work of the president," Peskov said, noting that it is outside the criteria specified in the restrictive measures.
In addition, the president does not live in his apartment in Moscow, but in the state residence, Peskov said. "More often than …
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Kremlin refuses to recognize the fall in oil prices as catastrophic
The sharp fall in world oil prices, after the OPEC members failed to agree on the extension and expansion of the deal, cannot be considered a disaster for Russia, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
"This is a very unpleasant price situation. We do not agree that in the medium term this is disastrous for Russia ," the Kremlin representative said, responding to a request to comment on the words of LUKOILs vice-president Leonid Fedun, who in an interview with RBC news …