Since May 22, Kazakhstan has been allowing the import and transit to/through the republic of pigs and pig products from 33 regions of Russia that are safe from African swine fever, the Rosselkhoznadzor reports.

Personnel changes have taken place in the bodies of municipal and executive authorities of Chechnya, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said.

Russian chess player Ivan Zemlyansky received grandmaster status at the age of 13. According to the website of the Russian Chess Federation

Almost 400 thousand people visited the federal sites of the "Night of Museums" campaign in 2024, the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation reported.

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is a great loss, he was a reliable partner and a man of his word, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The UK has added aluminum to the list of products that are prohibited from being imported into the country, the British legal portal Global Sanctions reported on Tuesday.

The level of digital maturity in Russia has more than doubled since 2019, to 75%, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

In March, the European Union increased imports of Russian grain by a third compared to February, according to an analysis by RIA Novosti of data from the European statistical service.

Vladimir Putin asked State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin to convey to the Iranian leadership that he expects the development of cooperation between the countries in the same way.

MOEX, 21.05.2024, 17:59 MSK.  US dollar and euro exchange rates