WASHINGTON. Dec 16 (Interfax) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to settle the Ukrainian crisis.

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Expanding excess profit tax and government support for enhanced oil recovery methods could provide potential for oil output growth in Russia, Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander ...

VTB Bank has divested JSC Aurora Invest, which owns Freight One, VTB said in a statement. "We sold 100% of the company, which was initially considered an investment asset, at a good profit for the ...

TBILISI. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Air China, the country's largest airline, has begun operating regular flights to and from Georgia, the China Civil Airports Association (CCAA) reported. The first flight ...

CHELYABINSK. Dec 16 (Interfax) - The Forenergo production association, a major Russian manufacturer of insulators and fittings for power grids, has launched a glass insulator plant, JSC ZSI, in ...

KEMEROVO. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Coal production in Russia in 2024 is forecasted to be slightly lower than in 2023, with a planned decrease of 1%, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told ...

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium completed diagnostics of the tanker loading Single Point Mooring-1 offshore submarine pipeline on December 7, the CPC press service reported ...

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Russia is confident and developing despite attempts of brutal pressure on it made by the ruling elites of certain countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Cryptocurrency bought by citizens or mined by miners should be used for settlements and exchange on international markets, and the creation of a Russian cryptocurrency exchange will be possible when ...

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Promsvyazbank (PSB) has begun developing Russian payment infrastructure in Nicaragua and plans to deploy an ATM network there, the bank said.

MINSK. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Belarusian industrial output rose 5.5% year-on-year at constant prices to 184.9 billion Belarusian rubles in January-November, national statistical committee Belstat said.

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - The European Union has included PJSC UTair Airlines in its updated list of Russian companies subject to sanctions.