Volkswagen slashes car production at Russia plant - magazine
FRANKFURT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Volkswagen is slashing car production at its plant in Kaluga, Russia, in face of a weakening rouble and declining real wages, a German industry magazine reported on Sunday. Volkswagen is set to lower production at Kaluga to ...
Ukraine crisis accelerates Russia-China energy cooperation
Russia aims to boost its economic ties with China, particularly in the energy sector, in the face of Western sanctions over Ukraine but this could prove a high-risk strategy. On Monday, far from the fighting in Ukraine and the threat of fresh Western ...
Russia says detained Estonian police officer is a spy
Russia claims it detained an Estonian policeman for "intelligence gathering", but Tallinn has accused Moscow of abducting him. The Estonian officer, Eston Kohver, was placed behind bars after a Moscow court approved his arrest, heightening tensions between ...