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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Established in 2018, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation is the governmental ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to science, technology, innovation and higher education in Russia. The ministry plays a crucial role in promoting and coordinating scientific research, technological development and higher education in the country. The ministry is responsible for managing federal funding for scientific research and development, as well as for providing support to universities and research institutions across Russia. It works to develop and implement policies aimed at promoting the development of scientific and technological capabilities in various sectors, including healthcare, energy, defense and aerospace. In addition to its focus on science and technology, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education is also responsible for overseeing the higher education system in Russia. This includes the development of policies and standards for university education, accreditation of higher education institutions and the provision of financial support for higher education. The ministry plays an important role in promoting international cooperation in science, technology and higher education. It is involved in various international initiatives, including bilateral agreements with other countries, participation in international research programs and collaboration with international organizations such as UNESCO and the European Union. Considering all this, according to uniRank the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation is a key governmental body that plays an important role in promoting and coordinating scientific research, technological development and higher education in Russia.

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Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng visits Russia

Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng led an official delegation to Russia from Apr. 17 to 21. Huai met with Valery Falkov, Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education, and Sergey Kravtsov, Minister of Education. He also went to Moscow State University, Saint Petersburg State University, and the Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

Huai signed a memorandum of understanding on interministerial cooperation with Falkov and witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between prestigious Chinese and Russian universities. He also attended a ceremony in which Viktor Sadovnichiy, Rector of Moscow State University, received an honorary doctorate from Peking University.

The visit aimed to put into action the cooperation agreement previously reached by the leaders of China and Russia by strengthening practical cooperation in the field of education between the two countries. The Russian government and educational community valued the visit and warmly welcomed the Chinese delegation. The two sides held in-depth discussions on promoting cooperation in joint talent cultivation, scientific research, vocational education, and digital education. They also concluded a number of agreements.

During his visit, Huai met with Sayasat Nurbek, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan, and Rahim Saidzoda, Minister of Education and Science of Tajikistan, both of whom attended the 8th Meeting of Ministers of Education of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States. Huai also visited the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education.

Zhang Hanhui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia, and other officials took part in related activities.

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Russian Ministry Sees 2024 GDP at 2.8%, but With Higher Inflation, Weaker Rouble

FILE PHOTO: People use self-checkout counters at a Metro Cash and Carry hypermarket in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russia's economy ministry improved its expectations for 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 2.8% from 2.3% in new forecasts published on Tuesday, while envisaging a weaker rouble and shrinking current account surplus in the years to come.

Russia's economic rebound from a 2022 slump relies heavily on state-funded arms and ammunition production as Moscow prosecutes its war in Ukraine, masking problems that are hampering an improvement in Russians' living standards.

The International Monetary Fund this month raised its 2024 forecast for Russia's GDP growth to 3.2% from the 2.6% projected in January, pointing to strong government spending and investment related to the war, as well as higher consumer spending in a tight labour market and strong oil export revenues in spite of Western sanctions.

Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, speaking at a government meeting, said the main factor behind economic growth was domestic consumer and investment demand.

The economy ministry expects GDP growth of around 2.3% in 2025-2026, while the rouble is forecast to make a steady decline to trade at an average of 101.2 to the dollar in 2026, compared with current levels around 93.

Russia expects oil prices to fall, the forecast showed, and the export price of Russian oil until 2027 is seen at $65 a barrel. Russia's Urals crude currently trades at around $79 per barrel.

Russia's success in circumventing the West's oil price cap, through redirecting exports to friendly destinations and the opaque ownership of a so-called shadow fleets of ships to transport oil, has eased sanctions pressure, but reduced export revenues can still harm the budget deficit.

Russia's war in Ukraine is draining state coffers - the liquid part of Moscow's rainy day fund has fallen sharply since the invasion - but economists say that even oil prices as low as $60 a barrel still allow Russia to retain a fiscal safety net that could last for years.

Reduced export revenues are seen squeezing Russia's trade and current account balances. The trade balance is expected to drop by more than 30% in the coming years, compared with previous estimates and expectations for the current account surplus are down threefold, to as low as $25.3 billion in 2026.

"Risks also remain," Reshetnikov said. "Externally, this is first and foremost a slowdown in the global economy as a whole and in the economies of countries that are Russia's main trading partners, as well as continued sanctions pressure."

The ministry improved forecasts for real disposable incomes and retail trade. Incomes, partially driven by high government spending and the tight labour market, are seen increasing 5.2% in 2024, up from 2.7% growth in the previous forecast.

The ministry expects inflation to end the year at 5.1%, above the previous estimate and the central bank's 4% target. Analysts expect interest rates, currently at 16%, to stay in double digits until at least mid-2025.

The ministry does not anticipate Russia solving its labour shortage conundrum any time soon, according to the forecasts. Unemployment, currently at a record low 2.8%, is seen hovering at 3% from 2024-2027.

(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya, Alexander Marrow and Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn and Ros Russell)

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia vows to attack 'Western weapons stores' after US aid bill passes; Sunak to announce UK's biggest military aid package for Kyiv

In response to "threats posed by the United States", Moscow's defence minister has said Russia will increase strikes on logistics centres and storage depots of Western weapons in Ukraine.

Tuesday 23 April 2024 14:33, UK

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• UK to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
• Russia vows to 'increase attacks on Western weapons stores' in response to US aid bill
• Moscow warns Europe of 'prepared response' if West seizes assets
• Russia trying to persuade Ukrainians to leave major city ahead of potential offensive - as television tower knocked out
• The big picture: What's happening with the war right now?
• Your questions answered: How long will it take for any aid to turn the tide militarily?
• Live reporting by Lauren Russell

The UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2030, the prime minister is will to announce, in a hardening of military policy at a time of growing threats.

The expected rise is less ambitious than some insiders say is needed - but it will mean tens of billions of additional pounds for the armed forces over the next six years.

Rishi Sunak had previously said any extra investment would only happen when economic conditions allow. That caveat looks set to be removed.

The UK move comes at a time of escalating threats to global security posed by Russia's war in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East and an ever-more assertive China.

Read the full story by our security and defence editor,  Deborah Haynes, here ...

A commander from Ukraine's National Guard has said Russia is planning "unpleasant surprises" in a potential summer offensive.

Speaking to news outlet Liga Net, Oleksandr Pivnenko said that, as part of a potential offensive, the National Guard does not rule out Russian attempts to target the Kharkiv - the country's second-largest city.

He said troops may achieve some success in a summer offensive by attacking "unexpected places" in the region but will not gain any strategic victories. 

"We are getting ready," Mr Pivnenko said.

"The enemy will make unpleasant surprises for us. It will operate in areas where we do not expect [them to]. But it will not achieve its goal."

Kharkiv and the surrounding region have been the focus of recent attacks from Moscow, having experienced the most intense strikes. 

As we have been reporting, Rishi Sunak is set to announce a new £500m military aid package for Ukraine.

The aid is expected to include more than 400 vehicles and more than 1,600 strike and air defence missiles. 

How will these extra provisions help Ukraine?

Our military analyst Michael Clarke  says the aid will make a difference politically, but won't come close to what the US or other European countries can offer militarily. 

"Britain is the first European country since the US's announcement on Saturday that they are going forward with the aid package," Clarke says.

"Britain is putting in less than 1% of the US package but what we are offering is what we have got that the Ukrainians say they want.

"What they really need is the things we don't really have, good old-fashioned air defence systems."

Storm Shadow missiles

Clarke says what might make a difference to the Ukrainians are Shadow Storm long-range precision-guided missiles that troops have found useful in the past. 

"I suspect we are now dipping into our own stores and MBDA - who make the missiles - certainly can't make the number that we are now giving," Clarke adds. 

"I suspect we are giving some from our own stock and it will take a couple of years to build up again. This is a fair sacrifice."

Husky vehicles

Also being given are 160 Husky vehicles, which Clarke says are "unglamorous but make a difference when fighting a battle".

"These are mine resistant vehicles that are useful around the combat zone," he says.

The UK has also pledged four million rounds of ammunition, which Clarke says is not enough, but other European countries are finding ways of getting more munitions.

Rishi Sunak has landed in Warsaw, where he will meet Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general.

Joining Mr Sunak on the visit is Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, and Grant Shapps, the defence secretary.

Our  political editor Beth Rigby  was also on the flight to Poland.

During the journey Mr Sunak addressed the UK's latest military aid package to Ukraine. 

He told reporters he was "very proud" that the UK has always led on support for Ukraine.

"We are Europe's largest defence spender and one of the few countries that's consistently met the 2% [of GDP] NATO spending pledge, and today's action is another example of us leading by example," he said.

The Russian defence minister has said his troops will increase the intensity of strikes on logistics centres and the storage depots of Western weapons in Ukraine.

Sergei Shoigu addressed the new US military aid package for Ukraine, worth nearly $61bn, in remarks to defence officials.

In an apparent reaction to the aid package, Mr Shoigu said: "In proportion to the threats posed by the United States and its allies, we will continue to improve the composition and structure of the armed forces and increase the production of the most popular weapons and military equipment.

"We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centres and storage bases for Western weapons." 

As part of the package, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, Kyiv will soon receive more long-range ATACMS missile systems.

US officials said the aid will also include ammunition supplies and interceptors for air defence systems.

The in-demand aid package will be voted on in the US Senate later today, where it is likely to pass. Joe Biden has promised to sign it into law immediately after this.

As we reported earlier, nine people were injured in the Black Sea port of Odesa after a suspected Russian drone attack.

Four of the injured were infants and children, all of whom have been taken to hospital.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces said Iranian-made Shahed drones were used to target the southern city, seven of which were shot down. 

Watch the video below showing the devastating aftermath of the strike...

The Ukrainian foreign minister has suspended consular services for military-aged male citizens who are living abroad. 

In what appeared to be a measure to boost conscription, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement on X that measures had to be taken to restore "fair treatment". 

"How it looks like now: a man of conscription age went abroad, showed his state that he does not care about its survival, and then comes and wants to receive services from this state," he said. 

"It does not work this way. Our country is at war." 

The measures do not include those who need to return to Ukraine.

Last week, Ukraine's parliament passed a new law that will change how the country calls up new troops.

The law will essentially make it easier to identify every draft-eligible man in the country, where many have dodged conscription by avoiding contact with authorities.

Ahead of his trip to Poland this afternoon, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

During the call, Mr Sunak assured Mr Zelenskyy of the "UK's steadfast support for Ukraine's defence against Russia's brutal and expansionist ambitions", a Downing Street spokesperson said.

The prime minister also confirmed that the UK will provide an additional £500m in immediate funding - which will include 60 boats, more than 400 vehicles and over 1,600 missiles.

"President Zelenskyy thanked the prime minister for the UK's continued support, saying the new military assistance would make a material difference to ordinary Ukrainians fighting on the frontline to defend their country," the spokesperson said. 

Mr Sunak said he will use his trip to Poland and Germany to "galvanise the international community to support Ukraine's defence".

In a tweet, Mr Zelenskyy said...

The Russian ministry of defence has claimed to have taken control of Novmykhalivka - a town which could lead to further settlements. 

Although the town has no military significance, it lies on roads that lead to settlements that straddle the Sukhiy Yaly River, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

Russian forces reportedly entered the town on 9 February and completely cleared it in 73 days - covering a distance of under 5km.

The 79th Separate Air Assault Tavriia Brigade reportedly stated the operation required 30,000 Russian personnel.

The MoD said Russian forces would now likely seek to advance towards the town of Kostyantynivka - which lies 18 miles west of Bakhmut.

Ukraine's anti-corruption agency is treating agriculture minister Mykola Solsky as a suspect in an investigation into the illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth 291 million hryvnia (£5.9m), according to Ukrainian media.

Mr Solsky has overseen the grain industry since his appointment in March 2022. 

In a statement, the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine said it had uncovered a scheme led by a current minister.

Although Mr Solsky was not named directly, it said the suspect was the former chairman of the parliamentary agrarian committee, a post held by Mr Solsky before he became agriculture minister.

If confirmed, Mr Solsky would be the first known government minister under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be named as a suspect in a corruption case.

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