In early January, Belarus introduced a visa-free regime for citizens of 80 countries, including the US and EU member states. Citizens of these countries will be able to stay for five days in the country without a visa. In response to the country’s decision to abolish visas for short-term travelers,…
Russian manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in six years as factory output, new orders, and employment surged. The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, climbed to a 70-month high of 54.7 in January from 53.7 in December. Strong demand pushed production higher and factories added workers to keep…
Russian company “Gazprom” has set a new record of gas exports in January 2017. 636.4 million cubic meters per day was exported by Gazprom, RIA Novosti reported, citing the company’s statement. This week has already become the “Gazprom” record. The fourth day in a row the company updates the…
The leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus (White Russia), President Alexander Lukashenko, sometimes known as Europe’s last dictator, said recently that fellow Slavic nation Ukraine is fighting for its independence, reports the BELTA News Agency. “We got our independence cheaply; all the nations fought,” Lukashenko said while speaking…
The French presidential candidate of the “National Front” party, Marine Le Pen, is kindly invited to visit Crimea, [or the Slavic pronunciation, Krim], said the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov. He noted that the reason for this step was the “clear and understandable” position of Le Pen about…