The Russian government has announced the criteria for purchasing private shares of state-owned oil company Rosneft, the Vedomosti business daily reported Friday.

Back in April, President Vladimir Putin was asked at a press conference why he planned to sell state companies just when the market was at bottom.

Ukraine's highest economic court has dismissed Gazprom's appeal against a $3.4 billion fine, the RBC newspaper reported Wednesday.

Russia's new anti-terror laws could cost Russian delivery companies 180 billion rubles ($2.8 billion),

After three years of relative silence, NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden spoke up: "[President Vladimir] Putin has signed a repressive new law that violates not only human rights, but common sense. Dark day for Russia."

Apple plans to provide a full repair service in Russia for all iPhone damages as the result of a lawsuit filed by a dissatisfied customer, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Tuesday.