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According to Kommersant, Rosatom has completed the acquisition of 50% in electronics manufacturer Kraftway. The value of the transaction may be 3.5–5 billion rubles.

The Chairman of the Central Bank (CB) Elvira Nabiullina, commenting on the sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation, called the freezing of assets of private Russian investors a very painful topic

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan went to St. Petersburg for a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The Russian Interior Ministry has put on the wanted list an associate of Alexei Navalny (included in the list of terrorists and extremists), journalist Dmitry Nizovtsev

A list of instructions from the President of the Russian Federation on migration issues is currently being prepared, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of state.

Microsoft Corporation announced the termination of support for the Windows Mixed Reality platform. This is reported on the company's website.

Russia's main New Year's tree was installed and decorated on the Kremlin's Cathedral Square, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The vast majority of Russian state-owned companies could be privatized, according to the head of the BEAC, German Gref. He is quoted by TASS.

Severing diplomatic relations with the United States is one of the possible options that will lead to the saddest consequences, he said in an interview with Lenta.

Russia and Tunisia intend to develop bilateral cooperation, including in the field of agriculture and energy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The Russian government has supported the idea of State Duma deputies to ban foreign analytical companies from studying Russian commodity markets.

Cecilia Piccione, deputy head of the secretariat of the Foreign Minister, has become a candidate for the post of the new Italian ambassador to Russia

Olympic figure skating champion Roman Kostomarov has been named the athlete of the year 2023 in Russia, according to the results of VTSIOM polls.

President Vladimir Putin gave instructions on the implementation of military accounting information systems, the relevant documents were published on the Kremlin's website.

The average amount of car loans issued to Russians decreased by 3.5 percent in November this year, to 1.51 million rubles against October's 1.56 million