The report notes that by the end of 2020, 11 companies will lose their status as a participant in the Skolkovo project due to the expiration of a ten-year period.

Initially the support measures were designed for the period from February to July and now air carriers can to receive partial compensation for their losses for the period from August to November.

Gintsburg explained the criticism of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine by unfair market competition and political motives.

The company has already launched production of a pilot batch, which it will send to Russia this month for checks.

The annual International Forum "Arctic: Today and the Future," a key state-sponsored event for discussing topics pertaining to the development of Russia’s Arctic, will kick off in St. Petersburg on Thursday amid preparations for the country’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council, reported Sputnik news agency.

Earlier, in an interview with Bloomberg head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina reported that the regulator expects inflation in Russia to be at 4.5% at the end of 2020.

Putin signs law on federal budget for 2021-2023

Domestic production made it possible to replace the majority of the most important goods, the spokesman said.

The Russian leader noted that the development of AI carries certain risks, however, "it depends on the humans how actively they will use these opportunities".

At least 40 countries, representing more than half of the world's population, have expressed interest in Russia's coronavirus vaccine, the team behind it have said as mass vaccination begins in Moscow.