The European Union is preparing to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus under pressure from protesting farmers and some bloc members, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. The first group of tourists from Tehran arrived in Moscow under the agreement on group visa-free travel between Russia and Iran. A plane carrying Iranian citizens landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport (VKO), according to a TASS reporter.

MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. The Council of Duma has approved the date of the annual report of the Central Bank in the State Duma as April 10, an informed source in the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly told TASS.

Following the cabinet meeting, Alexander Novak requested drafting proposals on further improvement of roadmaps on development of hydrogen energy

MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. Microsoft is discussing postponement of the suspension of operation of its cloud services and data access from March 20 to the end of this month, Vice President of Softline Group of Companies Andrey Blagorazumov told TASS.

While direct transfers alone will not end extreme poverty, they represent a concrete first step toward catalyzing wider action