Foreigners who sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense will be granted Russian citizenship, according to a decree signed by Vladimir Putin. The decree also applies to family members of foreigners serving in the Russian Armed Forces.
The Peterburg International Economic Forum (PIEF) opened in St. Petersburg, featuring the first model of Russia's high-speed railway. The railway will connect Moscow with St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Adler, Minsk, and Ryazan.
At the forum, a Moscow-based genealogy company presented Putin's family tree, tracing it back to peasant families in Tver.
A former deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor was arrested in Moscow on charges of large-scale fraud. He is accused of embezzlement and abuse of official powers.
A streamer known as YokoBovich was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army. She was found guilty of knowingly disseminating false information and undermining the authority of the Russian government and the armed forces.
Four individuals, believed to be Indian students, drowned in the Volkhov River in Veliky Novgorod. The incident is currently under investigation.
Sberbank announced an increase in interest rates on its mortgage programs, with the minimum rate set at 18.2%. The change is due to the increased yield of government securities.
