Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a statement to the media that the BRICS membership list has not yet been finalized and Russia expects to announce the list of member countries before the end of the year.

Russian media announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday that establishes a legal framework for taxing cryptocurrency mining and trading.

According to the economic forecast, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia announced that the production of natural gas in this country will increase by 4.6 percent.