The Russian Ministry of Education has ordered to reduce the number of hours allocated for the study of foreign languages in schools, it follows from the department’s order. From the new academic year, fifth-graders will study a foreign language for two hours a week instead of three, and the same will happen to sixth and…
In Russia, wheat sowing areas have been decreasing for the third consecutive year, and wheat is the basis of the country’s grain exports. In 2025, 26.9 million hectares were sown for wheat — 3 million hectares less than in the peak year of 2023. This follows from the calculations of the consulting company Strategy Partners,…
Russian companies began to massively record losses amid ongoing sanctions and growing economic problems. From January to November 2025, 18,2 thousand organizations reported losses totaling 7.5 trillion rubles. This is a record for all time observations, writes “Izvestia”, citing data from Rosstat. For the same period in 2024, business losses were estimated at 7 trillion…
“Ural Airlines” announced the launch of a “unique for Russia” project to extend the service life of Airbus A320 family aircraft beyond 96 thousand flight hours. The work will be carried out at the carrier’s own aviation-technical center. In a press release from the company’s press service, which was noted by “Agency”, it is noted…
The US and Europe’s efforts to limit Russia’s ability to sell its oil are forcing it to increasingly increase discounts for those willing to buy it. But even though such discounts have already exceeded $27 per barrel, huge volumes of raw materials still cannot find buyers. According to Vortexa, on February 10, about 143 million…
In January, local budgets received over 40.5 billion hryvnias. This is 14.2%, or 5 billion hryvnias more than in January 2025. This was reported by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh on her Facebook page. “The military aggression of the Russians, the lack of heat and light have changed the economic…
Moldova and Turkey are strengthening their trade relations by updating the Free Trade Agreement. The parliament on February 12 ratified the decision of the Moldovan-Turkish Joint Committee on the enforcement of the new provisions of the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Regional Convention on preferential rules of origin. The amendments aim to facilitate the bilateral trade, reduce administrative…