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The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) the investor which has funded the development of Russia's Sputnik V anti-coronavirus vaccine, could not comment on the halt of AstraZeneca trials, it said in a statement. However, RDIF pointed out that the fund’s CEO Kirill Dmitriev had previously discussed the differences between the human adenoviral vector-based platform used in Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and those used by scientists abroad. … [Read more...] about RDIF Highlights Safety of Russia’s Sputnik V After Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Paused

He noted that a Russian delegation would be present at next month’s Shanghai agricultural expo. Tkachev forecast this week that Russia may reach grain export levels of 50 million metric tons by 2025. Last year’s grain exports amounted to 30 million tons. … [Read more...] about Russia Wants to Increase Agriculture Exports to China, Southeast Asia

"When we talk about that to the western media, we do see that the difference about the human and chimpanzee adenovirus is being blocked by the western media," Dmitriev mentioned. Sputnik V was registered by the Russian Health Ministry on 11 August, becoming the first registered vaccine against COVID-19 in the world. … [Read more...] about Russia Wants to Make Its Vaccine Against COVID-19 Available in Every Country, RDIF CEO Says

Nebeniza referred to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that if Germany declines to provide evidence to back its allegations of poisoning, Moscow would regard it as a refusal to establish the truth and as a hostile provocation undermining the two countries’ bilateral relations. Earlier during the UN Security Council meeting, the United States, Estonia, France and Germany had called for a probe into the alleged use of a Novichok nerve agent against Navalny. … [Read more...] about Russia Unable to Probe Navalny Case Due to Germany Refusing to Provide Facts, Nebenzia Says

"There is currently a federal tender underway, which will determine the suppliers of such [5G] equipment for our network," the operator's press service said. As an advanced wireless technology, 5G enables the real-time exchange of information at speeds of over 10 gigabits a second, which is 30 times faster than the current 4G networks. … [Read more...] about Russia’s Largest Telecom Service Providers Upgrading Networks to be Ready For 5G