Russia

Last week, the United States shared new intelligence with European allies about a Russian troop build-up on the border with Ukraine. This allows Russia to quickly invade that Eastern European country if President Vladimir Putin orders it,…
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Russia wants to explore the planet Venus together with the United States. “We have arranged with the Americans on a common mission to Venus,” Dmitri Rogozin, the head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, said Saturday night during an…
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For the fifth consecutive day, Russian health authorities have reported a record number of deaths from Covid-19. The number was 1,075 victims on Saturday, and more than 37,000 new corona infections have also been reported in the past 24…
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The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will receive the European Parliament's human rights prize this year. Navalny has been in a Russian penal camp since he narrowly survived a poisoning attempt. Afghan women's…
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Gas prices fell during the day on Wednesday following comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was prepared to increase deliveries to Europe for the coming winter, now that there are global concerns about the supply. …
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Russia has reacted with shock to the massacre in a university in the city of Perm. A student there shot and killed six people on Monday. Shocked Russians are now lighting candles at the complex, which the police have sealed off. A…
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At least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a university in the Russian city of Perm. Reports about the shooter's fate are contradictory. The perpetrator has been disabled, but it is still unclear whether he was killed…
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In talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lashed out at Turkey and the United States because those countries have soldiers stationed in Syria. This military presence without a United…
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According to the Russian authorities, the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik-V protects well against the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the drug has an effectiveness of about 83 percent against…
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The anti-corruption foundation of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny continues to be regarded as extremist and is therefore banned. However, Russian judges rejected the movement's objection to the negative label imposed in June, the group's…
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