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Prime Minister Medvedev instructs Russian government to triple tourism revenue
The Russian government approved the strategy of tourism development in Russia until 2035. The document is published on the Russian Government’s website. According to the document signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the gross added value of the tourism should reach 8.764 billion rubles ($137,59 million) by 2035.
In 2017, this figure was equal to 3,158 billion rubles ($49,58 million). The strategy implies than under a baseline scenario, the number of tourists accommodated in hotels, …
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Putin orders Russian government to finance modernization of Abkhazian Army
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to sign an agreement on Russia's financing of Abkhazian army modernization. The agreement will be signed after the negotiations between the Russian and Abkhazian Foreign Ministries. The specific amount of funding is not specified.
"The proposal of the government of the Russian Federation to sign an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on financing the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Republic …
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Russia officially looking for CIA agent Smolenkov
The Russian government is officially looking for Oleg Smolenkov, a former Kremlin official who is believed to have been a CIA informant, RIA Novosti reports, citing information from the Russian Interior Ministry’s database.
Previously the American media reported that the CIA had had an agent in the Kremlin administration who was exfiltrated from Russia and returned to the US in 2017. Two Reuters sources confirmed this information.
The Russian newspaper Kommersant has speculated that the agent …
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Lukashenko: Belarus has created medium-range missile
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus has been able to achieve significant results in the creation of unique medium-range missiles missile systems, which Russia is only beginning to develop. According to Belarusian President, much more powerful weapons are already being developed.
"The main issue was the increasing of the range and power of the missiles that we already have, and how we can use the experience of our partners, especially China, with which we actively …
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Russia to suspend automatic exchange of financial information with UK
Russia is adopting countermeasures to London’s decision to discontinue the automatic transmission of financial information to Moscow as part of an agreement under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
In response to London’s decision, Moscow will do likewise. On Thursday, September 19, a document was published on the draft regulations portal stating that the UK, as well as the islands of Man, Guernsey and Jersey over which it has sovereignty, will be excluded from …