-Namibia and Russia will have to finalise inter-parliamentary and legal framework deliberations for strategic partnership and cooperation.

-President Hage Geingob has cautioned countries against the growing of unilateralism saying this could hinder economic development and world sliding into unipolarism.

-The Namibia Defence Force (NDF) have expressed interest in cooperating with their Russian counterparts.

-Namibia and Russia are looking at possibilities of cooperation in the energy sector and exploit uranium for the benefit of both countries.

-The 45th WorldSkills Competition kicked off in the Russian city of Kazan.

The national rugby side suffered a 20-0 at the hands of Russia in the Nations Cup game played in Montevideo in Uruguay on Saturday

President Hage Geingob has appealed to the Russian government to assist Namibia in mitigating the impact of drought.

A 24-year-old Namibian woman was arrested on Tuesday at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital where she was pretending to be a student doctor from Russia.

The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Movement has condemned the alleged acquisition of four farms, by a Russian national Rashid Sardarov, while Namibians still find it difficult to acquire land.

-Namibia and Russia have agreed to further strengthen their existing cooperation which dates back during the years of the independence struggle.