Alexander Marrow

Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Pacific Fleet as saying.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November's U.S. presidential election, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Sky News Arabia.

Russia temporarily closed the M-9 highway in the western Tver region near the town of Toropets on Saturday to ensure the safety of traffic, Russian news agencies reported, citing a branch of the federal roads agency.

Amsterdam-based Nebius Group, which emerged from a deal to split the assets of Russian tech giant Yandex, plans to invest more than $1 billion in infrastructure in Europe for artificial intelligence (AI) by mid-2025, the company said on Wednesday.

AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group said on Thursday its shares will resume Nasdaq trading on Monday after being halted following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian government's purchases of iPhones for January through September were four times higher than the same period in 2023, the Vedomosti daily reported on Monday, despite certain officials being banned from using Apple devices.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorised the transfer of German airport operator Fraport's 25% stake in St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport to an unidentified party, a decree published on Friday showed.

Activity in Russia's manufacturing sector returned to expansion in October, recovering from its first slide into contraction in more than two years, a business survey showed on Friday, boosted by a sharp uptick in new export orders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korea's foreign minister in the Kremlin on Monday at a time of mounting concern in the West that North Korean soldiers are about to enter the Ukraine war on Moscow's side.

Activity across Russia's manufacturing sector increased marginally in November, a business survey showed on Monday, thanks to fresh expansions in outputs and new orders even as work backlogs depleted and firms cut workforce numbers.

Russian Railways, a key cog in Russia's industrial machine, may substantially cut its spending next year by around 40% compared to 2024, the Interfax news agency quoted the company's finance chief Tatiana Orlova as saying on Thursday.