According to Simson, the mechanism offered by Moscow of transfering euros to Gazprombank followed by the conversion of the payment into rubles is "a clear breach of sanctions as they provide assets for the operation of the Central Bank.

All the pharmaceuticals with earlier observed panic buying are in sufficient quantities now.

Currently, 684 employees work for BASF in these two countries.

The struggle between countries for IT specialists is escalating, Andrey Turchak pointed out.

The sawmill sites are located in the Novgorod Region and Karelia.

The accelerated energy transition, which Western countries are implementing, has an extremely negative effect on the global situation as well, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Chumakov said.

MOSCOW: Malaysian Ambassador to Russia Datuk Bala Chandran Tharman told Sputnik that he hopes Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot will soon open direct flights between St. Petersburg or Moscow and Kuala Lumpur.

Elvira Nabiullina became the Central Bank chief in June 2013.

During a closed-door part of the meeting there will be an exchange of views, reports by the Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov and Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

On April 14, Putin held a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector, while on April 18, he discussed general economic issues.