
Russian soldier during joint Russian-Egyptian anti-terrorist exercises 'Defender of Friendship--2016". Photo by Andrei Chaplygin/RIA Novosti
The ruble is trading at 58.99 to the dollar and 62.77 to the euro. Brent crude is selling for $51.82 per barrel.
The following news items were taken from 7:40 na perrone, Gazeta, RBC, RIA Novosti, TASS, and New York Times.
Deputy Chair of Federation Council International Affairs Committee Denies Russia Sent Military to Libyan Border in Egypt; Lavrov Has 'No Information'; Defense Ministry Refutes
New Information on Crash of Tu-154 Says Pilot Landed Plane on Water, But May Have Been Disoriented
Frozen Conflicts And Disputed Borders Create Uncertainty In Russia's Shadow by Stephanie Joyce [English]
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