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Kremlin: Russia ready to sell Yanukovych debt to another country
Russia is ready to sell Ukraine’s debt on the so-called “Yanukovych loan” to another country, Russian Deputy Minister of Finance Sergey Storchak said on Thursday.
“Theoretically, this could be money and securities of some other state that is ready to take on Ukraine’s debt because of its special relationship with Ukraine, and could quickly work to reach a compromise. Still, the burden associated with the return of more than three billion dollars is a significant burden on any budget. We fully …
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Russia intends to introduce criminal responsibility for imports of sanctioned goods
The Ministry of Finance of Russia has prepared a bill that provides for the introduction of a criminal penalty for the import of sanctioned goods into the Russian Federation. The document was published on the Russian federal portal of drafts of normative legal acts.
The Ministry proposed to supplement the criminal code with Article 226.2 on the violation of the prohibition on the turnover of certain categories of goods in the Russian Federation established in accordance with the legislation of …
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Russia threatens to break ties with Dutch museums over Holland’s intention to return the Scythian gold to Ukraine
The Minister of Culture of Russia, Vladimir Medinsky, argues that the continuation of inter-museum relations with Holland is impossible if the court decides not to return the collection of Scythian gold to the Crimean museums, as he stated during an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
“This concerns an unprecedented alienation of museum values. It can only be compared with museum thefts of the times of the Italian campaigns of Napoleon or fascist aggression. I believe that the …
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Former Russian Finance Minister: There is a shortage of money for pension payments in Russia
In an interview with newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, Former Russian Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Alexei Kudrin has spoken about a funding shortage in the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
Kudrin replied to a question of whether Russia retained enough financial resources "for a modest pension for seniors”, Kudrin responded: "I will tell you straight: yes, there is none left." He stressed that in 2016 "the state violated its obligations for the …
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Kremlin: Putin has influence over the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine
The Russian President Press Secretary has said that Vladimir Putin has influence on the leaders of the LPR and DPR separatist republics.
Commenting on Putin's recent talks with militants over the exchange of prisoners, Dmitry Peskov said that the influence is "not unlimited."
"The president has never concealed that he has the opportunity to handle appeals, the ability to exert a certain influence - not unlimited, but definite," the spokesman said.
Peskov said that the Kremlin "does not have …