The Russian Direct Investment Fund, Uniao Quimica Farmaceutica Nacional and the Government of the State of Parana "announce the pre-submission of preliminary documents" to ANVISA, in order to register Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, "in conformity with the Brazilian regulatory procedures".

In September, sales were 41% below last year's level.

Russia’s crude oil exports dropped by 7.9 percent year over year in the period January to August, according to Russian federal customs data cited by local cargo analytics outlet SeaNews.

The Russian Federation has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection.

The order was given following the assessment of costs of implementing measures to overcome the consequences caused by the spread of the new coronavirus infection and their impact on the budgets of the regions.

The recovery growth of the Russian economy is slowing down amid a decline in domestic demand and the worsening of epidemiological situation, the Central Bank said.

Putin assured them that "the government thoroughly evaluates everything ongoing in certain sectors amidst the pandemic".

The airline’s spokeswoman Yulia Spivakova noted that the published list of citizens who were charged contains neither former nor current employees of Aeroflot.

OPEC+ member-states should continue honoring their commitments in full scope because the market is still unstable, the Minister said.

The Kremlin spokesman has commented on the research prepared by Ernst & Young on problems foreign companies face in Russia.