MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government is considering raising the rate of value-added tax to keep the budget deficit in check and maintain reserves, four sources told Reuters, despite public ...

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a televised event to discuss the current state of the Russian economy. During his speech, the Russian leader dismissed international reports that ...

Cuts to exclude military, welfare spending, focus on non-essential expenses Oil price rises due to Iran war will affect budget decisions Finance Ministry yet to decide on extent of cuts Says ...

Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation. Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Russian government hackers have hijacked thousands of home and small business routers around the world as part of an ...

Russian authorities have taken new measures to ensure they can monitor all communications by people inside the country, officially blocking access to the popular, Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp.

Russia has blocked the U.S.-based messaging app WhatsApp, the Kremlin announced Thursday, claiming the Meta-owned company failed to comply with local laws. The move follows six months of pressure on ...

The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power beyond ...

A Russian cultural centre in Moldova, ordered closed by the pro-European government, shut its doors on Saturday after more than 15 years, ​with Russian officials expressing hope that they could still ...