New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Russia is working to launch large‑scale seaborne gasoline imports from India to address a widening domestic fuel shortfall caused by a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery infrastructure, a new report has said.The report from Ukraine-based Kyiv Post said draft amendments to Russia’s Tax Code would extend an existing subsidy mechanism for companies undertaking gasoline imports from India.”Under the proposed rules, the subsidy would be calculated based on an in…
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Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the Russian army to protect Russian citizens abroad, local media reported. The law applies in the event of a citizen’s arrest, criminal prosecution, or other legal action by foreign and international courts vested with jurisdiction without Russia’s participation, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency reported.The law also states that government agencies will, at the President’s discretion, take measures to pro…
Pyongyang, April 25 (IANS) Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, visited North Korea to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honouring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, a Russian report said Saturday.Volodin, chairman of the State Duma, “has arrived in the DPRK on a working visit” to “take part in the opening ceremony of a memorial complex and museum … honouring the courage of Korean servicemen who took part in the liber…