Russia

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The Akademik Cherskiy pipelaying vessel indicated earlier as a potential ship to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak continues moving towards Europe. Currently the ship that departed from the port of Nakhodka in the Russian Far East is navigating around Africa near the Angolan shore and is heading for the north of the Atlantic Ocean en route to the Spanish port of Las Palmas, according to the data of the Myshiptracking web portal.

The vessel has been operated by Gazprom Flot since 2016.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The OPEC+ teleconference has been postponed from April 6 to April 9 for technical reasons, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, adding that relevant preparations are underway.

"It [OPEC+ teleconference] has been rescheduled to Thursday for technical reasons. Relevant preparations are underway," he said.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the measures taken to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"They have discussed the measures taken to combat the spread of the coronavirus infection," the Kremlin press service informs. "In this regard, Nikol Pashinyan has expressed gratitude to Russia for its aid."

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The Northern Fleet’s Project 22350 lead frigate Admiral Gorshkov has left for the Belomorsk base for undergoing maintenance and loading a Tsirkon hypersonic missile for the next test-launch, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Monday.

"The frigate Admiral Gorshkov has left for the Belomorsk naval base for undergoing some maintenance work and also for loading a Tsirkon missile launcher," the source said.

As the source specified, "the hypersonic missile’s second test-firings are expected to be carried out from the ship in April-May."

VLADIMIR, April 6. /TASS/: The Generium bio-pharmaceutical company, located in Russia’s Vladimir Region, has registered the first Russian-made coronavirus infection express test, developed by the Medical Biological Union Group, the company announced Monday.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has risen by 954 over the past day to 6,343 in 80 regions, the crisis center told reporters on Monday.

Some 406 people have recovered and 47 people have died of the coronavirus.

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/: Russia has been managing to deter the spread of the novel coronavirus infection and prevent an exponential growth in the infection cases, Anna Popova, chief of Russia’s sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said on Sunday.

"So far, we have been managing to cope with that. We are managing not to plunge into the exponential growth," she said in an interview with the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program on the Rossiya-1 television channel.

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/: Coordination of anti-crisis measures by many states will be needed to overcome an economic crisis provoked by the coronavirus pandemic among other causes that will be felt further on, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/: Russia is set for constructive negotiations aimed at stabilizing global energy market, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" TV program on Rossiya-1 TV channel.

"Russia did not back the termination of OPEC+ deal. President [Vladimir] Putin and the Russian side in general are determined for a constructive negotiating process, and there is no alternative to it in terms of stabilizing international energy market," Peskov said.

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to continue working remotely for at least one more week, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" TV program on Rossiya-1 TV channel.

"A week has passed and I dare suggest that for at least a week or even more [the president will be working remotely]," Peskov said.