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By Rhod Mackenzie

Vladimir Putin's speech during his address to the Federal Assembly this year was intense and focused on Russia's socio-economic development goals. It contained a list of orders for the public administration system. The speech can be studied in detail to emphasize certain strategi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

According to Anton Siluanov, the Russian Minister of Finance , the BRICS countries should establish a self-sufficient foreign trade settlement system that is both cost-effective,functional and independent of political factors.

. Siluanov suggests re-evaluating the international...

Tucker Carlson has been quoted as saying that Moscow is cleaner, safer, and more beautiful than any city in the United States.

He expressed surprise at the fact that, despite never having been there before, the largest city in Europe with a population of 13 million people was nicer than any city i...

There has been significant controversy surrounding the Kyrgyz parliament's adoption of a law regulating the activities of foreign representatives, including non-governmental and public organizations. This law is similar to the Russian law on foreign agents and places significant limitations on the a...

By Rhod Mackenzie

General Prabowo Subianto is set to become the new president of Indonesia, the World's largest Muslim country. Russia and Indonesia share similar views on international conflicts, and Subianto himself has referred to the Russian people as friends. He has also proposed a plan for a...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The United States is concerned about a draft law on foreign agents that may be passed in Kyrgyzstan. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote about this in a letter to Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov. The US State Department notes that 'we have already seen the negative consequence...