The Kursk region governor said that the authorities were far from recovering all the bodies of killed civilians from the border areas.
Paris has accused Moscow of being behind cyberattacks against France during the last decade.
The statements pour cold water on recent media reports and speculation on social media that Western brands were preparing to re-enter the market.
"I hope that the agreement will be signed in the near future, within the next 24 hours, and we will take the first step," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
Georgy, 44, describes his ordeal in secret detention facilities where defectors were held in brutal conditions.
Journalists identified 29 facilities, with 11 in occupied Ukraine and 18 inside Russia, some as far as 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Forty-nine of the 200 Russian businessmen on Forbes’ list of billionaires left Russia in late February and March 2022, Proekt reported.
“A peace agreement should be signed with Ukraine, not with America,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state media reporters.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the new road link was needed to boost trade and tourism, adding that it would “symbolize our shared desire to strengthen friendly ties.”
Russian law enforcement authorities designated the Amsterdam-based broadcaster as an “undesirable” organization in 2023.