Russia

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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Russia will join two countries bordering Afghanistan next month to conduct a major military exercise near the Afghan border. A senior Russian officer has said this, according to the TASS news agency. The manoeuvres of Russia,…
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In Russia, 697 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours. That is the highest number of confirmed deaths in one day since the pandemic's start for the fifth day in a row. The authorities attribute the record to…
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Russian health authorities on Wednesday reported another record number of 669 deaths within 24 hours due to Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. On Tuesday, 652 Russians succumbed to the disease in one day, setting a…
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The Kremlin regrets that the European Union does not want to hold a Russian President Vladimir Putin summit. A proposal on this, coming from Germany and France, was not supported by a majority of EU leaders on Thursday. Kremlin…
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Ukraine thinks it is a bad idea if the European Union starts holding top talks with Russia again. "Initiatives to resume EU summits with Russia without progress on the Russian side amount to a dangerous departure from EU sanctions…
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Myanmar's junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing is in Moscow for a conference and receiving the Russian defence minister said Russia is seeking further military cooperation. "We are determined to strengthen our ties based on the…
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has once again gone to court to protest his treatment in prison. The 45-year-old Kremlin critic took part in the hearing digitally. It is unclear when the judge will make a decision. Navalny…
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