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Washington’s possible tank deliveries to Ukraine a ‘blatant provocation’: Russia
The possible deliveries of battle tanks by Washington to Ukraine will be a “another blatant provocation” against Russia, Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ... World News -
Russia says single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine over 93 pct effective in Paraguay
Russia’s single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 has demonstrated 93.5 percent efficacy in Paraguay, with data taken from the South ... Coronavirus -
Russia-led CSTO bloc ‘deeply concerned’ by Taliban’s growing control in Afghanistan
The Russia-led CSTO security bloc is deeply concerned by the Taliban taking control in Afghanistan and thinks it has a significant impact on the ... World News -
Russia to bolster military drills near Afghanistan border: Ifax
Russia will send an additional contingent of 800 troops to take part in military exercises at the Afghan border and use two times more hardware there ... World News -
Putin readies for nuclear war with two more ‘Doomsday’ planes: Report
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to soon receive two ultramodern ‘Doomsday’ planes to use in the event of a nuclear war, UK-based online ... World News -
Russian authorities exclude senior Communist candidate from parliamentary election
Russian electoral authorities on Saturday barred a well-known Communist Party candidate from running in September’s parliamentary election, the latest ... World News -
Britain’s MI5 chief warns of Russian and Chinese spies
Britain’s top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia and China as vigilantly as terrorism, ... World News -
Provocations such as UK warship will elicit tough response from Russia: RIA
A British warship that Russia says illegally entered its territorial waters near Crimea last month is the kind of provocation that will elicit a tough ... World News -
Russian warplanes practice bombing enemy ships in Black Sea drills
Russian warplanes practiced bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea during training exercises, Russia said on Saturday, amid friction with the West over ... World News -
China, Russia extend friendship treaty, hail close ties
The leaders of China and Russia on Monday announced the extension of a 20-year-old friendship treaty, hailing increasingly close ties and the ... World News -
Moscow reports record daily COVID-19 deaths
Moscow on Sunday recorded 144 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the worst toll in a Russian city since the start of the pandemic, according to ... Coronavirus -
Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases hit new record
A central Russian region on Saturday suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two days due to a shortage of doses, local officials said, as the country ... Coronavirus -
Moscow records pandemic high for COVID-19 cases for second consecutive day
Russia’s capital Moscow on Saturday registered 9,120 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours, a second consecutive high, according to government ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Algeria says it has discussed with Russia producing Sputnik V vaccine
Algeria said on Sunday it had discussed with Russia the possibility of producing Moscow’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.Talks to manufacture the vaccine ... Coronavirus -
Russia opposed to widening scope of Iran nuclear deal if US rejoin
Russia does not support expanding the Iran nuclear deal to other issues like Tehran’s regional influence should the United States decide to rejoin, ... World News -
Ukraine to ban flights by Russian, Syrian airlines that serve Russia’s annexed Crimea
Ukraine will ban flights over its territory by 13 Russian regional air carriers and Syrian Cham Wings Airlines for three years, the government said on ... World News -
Moscow says Washington must first return to nuclear deal for Iran to comply
Russia said Tuesday that the United States must lift sanctions against Tehran and comply with the Iran nuclear deal as a condition for the Islamic ... Middle East -
Russia’s President Putin ready for dialogue if US willing: Kremlin
Russia is ready to set up a dialogue with the new Biden administration in which differences are expected to be aired, a Kremlin spokesman said on ... World News -
Mikhail Gorbachev calls on Russia and US to mend ties under Biden
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday called for Russia and the United States to repair their strained relations, hours before President ... World News -
Coronavirus: Russia files Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine registration in Europe
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund RDIF has filed for registration of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union and expects it to be reviewed ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Sputnik-AstraZeneca vaccine trials to start in February, says R-Pharm
Human trials of a coronavirus vaccine combining Russia’s Sputnik V shot with that developed by Britain’s AstraZeneca and Oxford University are ... Coronavirus -
Ally of poisoned Kremlin critic Navalny jailed in Moscow for inciting extremism
Pavel Zelensky, a member of the Anti-Corruption Foundation team of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, was jailed by a Moscow court on Saturday until ... World News -
Coronavirus: Russia considers vaccination certificates for travels abroad
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to consider issuing certificates to those who had been inoculated with domestic vaccines ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Russia ready to trial combined AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccine in Ukraine
Russia is ready to conduct clinical trials in Ukraine of a COVID-19 vaccine combining its Sputnik V with a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca together ... Coronavirus -
British cold war double agent George Blake dies aged 98 in Moscow
George Blake, a famous “mole” in British intelligence who spied for the Soviet KGB during the 1950s before fleeing across the Iron Curtain, has died ... World News -
Russian opposition deputy handed suspended sentence for multiple protest violations
A Russian court on Wednesday handed a two-year suspended sentence to Moscow city councilor and opposition activist Yulia Galyamina for repeatedly ... World News -
Russia expels Colombian diplomats in tit-for-tat move after spying accusations
Moscow said Wednesday it declared two Colombian diplomats “persona non-grata” after two Russians were expelled from its embassy in Bogota over ... World News -
French doctor leaves ‘fortune’ to nearly 70 cats at Russia’s Hermitage museum
A French doctor has bequeathed 3,000 euros to celebrated cats that live in the basement of the Hermitage museum, a world-renowned art gallery in ... Variety -
In response to NATO ‘threat’, Russia adds firepower to Kaliningrad exclave
Russia is beefing up its forces in its Kaliningrad exclave and has already formed a full motorized rifle division that includes a regiment of tanks, a ... World News -
Coronavirus: Moscow aims to vaccinate seven mln people as infections hit new record
Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people, its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of ... Coronavirus