The first round of direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev was held in Istanbul on May 16, with the parties agreeing to carry out a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap and exchange memoranda on ways to ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The share of loss-making entities in Russia amounted to 31.1% in January - May 2025, up from 29% in the same period last year, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) ...

ISTANBUL, July 23. /TASS/. Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange not only soldiers, but also civilians, a source told TASS. The agreement was reached during the third round of talks in Istanbul, ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Electricity output in Russia fell by 1.9% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 600 bln kWh, Rosstat reported.

ISTANBUL, July 23. /TASS/. The third round of Russia-Ukraine talks is over and no continuation is expected, a source told TASS. "This round is over; there will be no continuation," the source said.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production totaled 16.5 mln tons in January-June, down by 5.1% compared with the same period in the previous year ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The production of passenger cars in Russia fell by 2.1% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 326,000 units, the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. In June, the ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russia’s coal production added 1.6% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 216 mln tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. No dramatic consumption growth ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russia’s production of mineral fertilizers increased by 7.1% in January-June 2025 year-on-year to 15.2 mln tons equivalent to 100% of nutritive substances, the State ...

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russia’s industrial production increased by 1.4% in 1H 2025 year-on-year, the state statistics service Rosstat reported. In June, industrial production rose by 2% in annual ...

ISTANBUL, July 23. /TASS/. The delegations of Russia and Ukraine have concluded the third round of talks in Istanbul, a source told TASS. The talks between the two countries’ delegations kicked off at ...

Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Talekh Kyazimov noted that Russia was one of Azerbaijan's main trade partners in the non-oil sector ...