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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The European Union imposed sanctions against PJSC PIK-Specialized Developer on Monday, the EU published in its official journal. The United States also imposed sanctions against PIK and its ...

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - Net sale of foreign currency by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on the interbank market reached $1,75.7 billion last week from $785.4 million a week before, which an all ...

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) - The Russian government has extended the elevated import duty flowers from unfriendly countries until the end of 2025. A resolution on the matter was signed on December 11, ...