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Russia’s Economy
Russia’s war-driven rebound loses momentum in 2025
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s economy in 2025 reflects a dual reality: headline resilience alongside deepening structural strain. Following the shock...
Russia allocates additional ₽60.5bn to support subsidised loans for farmers
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian government has allocated more than ₽60.5 billion ($660 million) in additional funding to support its...
Russia begins drafting new development strategy for the Far East through 2030–2036, Mishustin says
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has launched a strategic planning session to shape a new Socio-Economic Development...
Russia says its resource wealth can guarantee Eurasian energy security — Sechin
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia possesses a “unique resource base” that allows it to guarantee the energy security of the entire...
Russia’s parliament approves 2026 federal budget with expanded social spending and higher support for war veterans
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma has approved the federal budget for 2026 and the planned period of 2027–2028 in...
Bank of Russia chief says economy entering “managed cooldown” as demand eases and rate cuts begin
MOSCOW (Realist English). Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday that the Russian economy is proceeding “according to...
Putin and Patrushev review progress on Russia’s environmental and agricultural programs
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev on Monday to discuss...
Russia approves strategy for rehabilitation industry development through 2030
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Commission on Scientific and Technological Development (STR) has approved a draft strategy for the country’s rehabilitation...
Mishustin urges Russian electronics sector to “cut corners” for faster breakthroughs
SOCHI (Realist English). Russia’s electronics industry should not simply follow the technological path of global leaders but seek unconventional solutions...
Geneticist Levon Yepiskoposyan: Turkic trace in the Armenian Highlands is only 0.5%
YEREVAN (Realist English). In an interview with Realist English, renowned Armenian geneticist Levon Yepiskoposyan, head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics...
Iran declares “historic victory” over US and lists 10-point demands
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has declared a “historic and crushing defeat” of the United States and Israel after 40 days...
US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire as Strait of Hormuz reopens
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with U.S. President Donald Trump suspending...
US aircraft losses mount as Iran claims downing of F-15E
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. forces are searching for a missing crew member after an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet went...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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