The President of Russia Vladimir Putin discussed the issues of strengthening the multilateral and bilateral coordination for countering the threats posed by the “Islamic State” (IS) with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan.

Russians have warmed up to the West after the winter’s peak in animosity, says a recent survey.

The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance is thinking about a ban on the import of flowers and other plant products from a number of European countries.

Russia and the US launched visa-free travel for indigenous nations of Alaska and Chukotka.

“Uralvagonzavod” (UVZ) is ready to supply tanks and carriages in exchange for fruits and vegetables from Thailand.

Russia has not considered providing financial assistance to Greece because PM Alexis Tsipras never asked for it.

Russia is now more competitive than China in terms of productions costs, says a report by BCG that looked into 25 leading exporting economies.

Russia will not join the new agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the reduction of trade tariffs on IT-products.

The Chief Editor of IIA “Russia Today” Margarita Simonyan reported that the accounts of the agency in France were arrested.

Russian and Greek experts will meet soon to discuss the possibility of supply of agricultural products with regard to the embargo on supplies to Russia.