The US financial assistance to Afghanistan should be continued because a withdrawal will cause the Afghan government to lose control, Saleem Mandviwalla, the deputy chairman of Pakistan's upper chamber, told Sputnik on Wednesday

The Russian government is preparing the second package of measures to support the national economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the deputy speaker of the upper chamber, Nikolai Zhuravlev, said on Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated the leadership and members of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce on the 25th anniversary of its founding and noted its significant role in the development of bilateral relations