The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the rollout of cutting-edge technologies, according to the Russian president.

International agency Fitch Ratings said in a statement it had affirmed Russia's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' with a stable outlook.

The expert commented on an article published by The Lancet journal on the Russian vaccine.

In particular, the number of individuals with brokerage accounts at the Moscow Exchange increased by about 7% in January 2021 and reached 9.4 million.

Putin stressed that the government is constantly focusing on benefits for air travel for residents of the Far East.

On August 11, 2020, Russia became the first country worldwide to register a vaccine against the coronavirus which was named Sputnik V.

The country is off-limits to foreigners without a residence or long-term stay permit, according to the diplomatic mission.

The Russian Export Center also considers obvious preconditions are in place for growth of non-resource and non-energy exports in 2021, even if calculating them under a more strict procedure, without gold exports.

The president pointed out that European and Russian partnership is perfectly natural from the economic viewpoint.

The resumption of air service with the four countries has been mostly a declarative move.