A criminal case concerning the elections of host countries of FIFA World Cup 2018 and 2022 was opened in Switzerland. This was reported at the website of the Office of the Prosecutor General of the country. Ten members of the executive committee of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) which chose Russia and Qatar to host the World Cups 2018 and 2022, respectively, in 2010, will be interrogated.

Russia and the People’s Republic of China signed an agreement on the establishment of a leasing company that will deal with promotion of the passenger airliner Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) at the Chinese market, as well as in the countries of the South-East Asia.

The IMF has downgraded its Russia forecast despite the strengthening rouble and a rebound in oil prices.

Finland’s accession to NATO membership and the consequent dislocation of the alliance’s forces on the border with Russia will provoke tension in relations between Moscow and Helsinki.

The Russian authorities are ready to discuss the allocation of multiple loans with the Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras, in case Russian state companies gain control over some Greek assets.

The Turkish Government considers it possible to convert the settlements on large investment projects with Russia to national currencies.

Russia ranks second in the list of the world’s biggest arms suppliers in 2014, says a report by a US-headquartered intelligence company.

The Financial Times digs deep into a possible standoff between the UK government and a Russian tycoon.

Russia has made headlines again with the shocking assassination of Boris Nemtsov, Russia’s opposition figure.

The leaders of the European Union strongly condemned the murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov committed in Moscow on the night of February 28.

The Russian Finance Ministry does not consider the possibility of termination of contractual relations with international rating agencies.

The FBI offered a reward of $ 3 million for a Russian hacker.

The Foreign Ministers of the “Norman Quartet” address all parties to the Ukrainian conflict with a request to provide full access of OSCE observers to all areas in the east of Ukraine.

The Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications will grant a permit to CNN allowing it to resume broadcasting in Russia until the end of the week.

If you look up the headlines of The Foreign Policy, you are most certain to find a report on Russia, or its defiant actions against the West, to be more precise.

The International rating agency Moody’s lowered the credit ratings of the seven major financial institutions down to the “thrash” level.

“Gazprom” intends to refuse from the procurement of products in the countries that have joined the sanctions against Russia within the frame of the import substitution program.

Russia has responded to the UK’s concerns over its military jets’ sorties along the British coast.

The Financial Times has leaked plans by Brussels to torpedo the Hungary-Russia nuclear deal signed by the leaders last week.

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