18

Mar

UPDATED: Russia wants an apology from U.S. after Biden called Putin a killer, Putin wishes Biden ‘good health’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that people tend to view others as they actually see themselves after U.S. President Joe Biden said he thought Putin was a killer,…

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18

Mar

UPDATED: Armenian PM announces election on June 20

Armenia will hold an early parliamentary election on June 20, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Thursday, indicating a potential path out of a political crisis that has pit him…

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17

Mar

Russia recalls its U.S. ambassador for consultations after Biden comment on Putin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday called its ambassador to the United States back to Moscow for consultations on the future of U.S.-Russia ties after U.S. President Joe Biden said…

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17

Mar

Biden vows Russia’s Putin will ‘pay a price’ for election meddling

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin will face consequences for directing efforts to swing the November 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump,…

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17

Mar

Russia calls U.S. allegations over Putin-directed election meddling ‘baseless’

MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday described U.S. intelligence allegations that President Vladimir Putin had likely directed efforts to try to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to…

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16

Mar

Russian opposition politician Navalny held in ‘concentration camp’

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is being held in a prison camp in Russia's Vladimir region northeast of Moscow known for its strict control of inmates, a message posted on the opposition politician's…

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15

Mar

Russia reports 404 more deaths from Covid-19, 3.5 million people vaccinated

Russia on Monday reported 9,437 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,353 in Moscow, pushing the national infection tally to 4,400,045 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus taskforce also said that…

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14

Mar

Photo Story – Maslenitsa celebrations in Russia

Russian people watch an effigy of Lady Maslenitsa burn during the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festival in the town of Suzdal, Russia, 13 March 2021. The Maslenitsa festival, which originates from Slavic…

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13

Mar

Kazakh military plane crash in Almaty kills four

ALMATY (Reuters) - An An-26 military aircraft flying from the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, crashed while landing in Almaty on Saturday, killing four of six people on board, the Central Asian…

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13

Mar

Russia reports 9,908 new COVID-19 cases, 475 deaths

Russia reported 9,908 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 1,600 in Moscow, taking its total case tally to 4,380,525 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus task force also said…

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13

Mar

Armenian president back at work after health scare

Armenia’s president has returned to work after a medical checkup, his office said, following media reports that said he had been admitted to hospital over COVID-19 complications. “Armenian President Armen…

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10

Mar

Russia, China agree to build lunar station together

Russia has signed a memorandum of understanding with China to construct a joint lunar space station, the national space agency, Roscosmos, announced.  The station is envisioned as a "complex of experimental…

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10

Mar

Russia says it’s restricting use of Twitter over failure to remove banned content

Russia said on Wednesday it was slowing down the speed of Twitter in retaliation for its alleged failure to remove banned content and threatened a total block if the U.S.…

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10

Mar

Ukrainians resisting Covid vaccination

Ukrainians are increasing opposed to receiving the Covid-19 vaccination despite infections rising sharply, Associated Press reports.An opinion poll released earlier this month by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found…

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10

Mar

Kremlin rejects U.S. allegation Russia is trying to discredit Western vaccines

The Kremlin rebuffed a White House allegation that Russia’s intelligence services were seeking to discredit Western COVID-19 vaccines, describing such allegations as absurd. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on…

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10

Mar

UPDATED: Armenian prime minister fires army chief amid coup fears

The Armenian government said the dismissal of a top army general at the centre of a political crisis had come into force on Wednesday almost two weeks after Prime Minister…

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09

Mar

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine developers question neutrality of EU regulator, want apology

The developers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 on Tuesday questioned the neutrality of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after an EMA official urged EU members to refrain from approving the…

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07

Mar

Russia reports 10,595 new COVID-19 cases, 368 deaths

Russia on Sunday reported 10,595 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,534 in Moscow, taking the national case tally to 4,322,776 since the pandemic began. The government's coronavirus taskforce said that 368…

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05

Mar

Russia’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 200,000 -Rosstat

MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - More than 200,000 Russians diagnosed with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic began last April, Russia's Rosstat statistics agency said on Friday, more than double the widely…

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03

Mar

Belarusian opposition leader expects new wave of protests

HELSINKI, March 3 (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expects mass protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko to start up again in the spring and to be more organised than…

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03

Mar

Ukraine COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to record amid second wave

A record number of Ukrainians were taken to hospital with coronavirus over the past 24 hours while the quantity of lethal cases remain consistently high, health ministry data show on…

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02

Mar

Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, to mark 90th birthday on Zoom as Putin lauds him

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was expected to throw a Zoom party on Tuesday to celebrate his 90th birthday as President Vladimir Putin lauded him as an outstanding statesman who…

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01

Mar

Photo Story: Charles Michel visits Georgia

Handout photos made available by Georgian President's Press Service shows Charles Michel, the president of the European Union Council (L) and Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili (R) attending a news conference…

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01

Mar

Russian scientists say Sputnik V performs well against COVID mutations

A Russian trial testing the effectiveness of revaccination with the Sputnik V shot to protect against new mutations of the coronavirus is producing strong results, researchers said. Last month President…

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28

Feb

Charles Michel visits Moldova

During a brief visit to Chișinău, European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday praised Moldova’s renewed efforts to contain corruption and strengthen the rule of law, and pledged continuing help…

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28

Feb

Kremlin critic Navalny moved to prison outside Moscow to serve jail term

POKROV, Russia (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a prison outside Moscow to serve his prison sentence, a public commission said on Sunday, weeks after he…

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28

Feb

U.N. rights experts to issue findings on Navalny case on Monday

GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators will issue their findings on the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday, a U.N. statement said on Friday. The opposition…

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28

Feb

Armenian president refuses order to dismiss army chie

Euronews reports that Armenian President Armen Sarkissian refused to sign an order from Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian dismissing the head of the army, further aggravating the political crisis in the…

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28

Feb

Gorbachev tells EU and Russia to ‘not be afraid of negotiations’

Moscow (dpa) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has expressed hope for an improvement in relations between Russia and the European Union, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Saturday. Ties between the powers…

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27

Feb

Russia reports 11,534 new COVID-19 cases, 439 deaths

Russia on Saturday reported 11,534 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, including 1,825 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 4,234,720 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus…

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27

Feb

UPDATED: Russian opposition to mark Kremlin critic Nemtsov’s murder amid Navalny clampdown

Members of Russia’s opposition plan to commemorate the sixth anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s murder in central Moscow on Saturday amid a clampdown on protests over the jailing of…

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26

Feb

Russian diplomats leave North Korea on hand-pushed rail trolley

A group of Russian diplomats and family members used a hand-pushed rail trolley to leave North Korea this week, amid Pyongyang’s strict anti-coronavirus measures, which include blocking most forms of…

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26

Feb

Boeing 777 with engine trouble makes emergency landing in Moscow

A Rossiya Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane made an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Friday due to a problem with an engine control sensor, said airline said. The…

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25

Feb

Ukraine faces almost 40% jump in new daily COVID-19 cases

Ukraine has registered an almost 40% jump in new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said, just as the country starts its COVID-19 inoculation. A…

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25

Feb

UPDATED: Tension in Armenia as PM says army’s call for him to resign is coup attempt

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday after the army demanded he and his government resign. Pashinyan has faced protests and calls…

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23

Feb

Hundreds protest after Georgian police detain opposition leader

TBILISI/MOSCOW — Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him on Tuesday, deepening a political crisis that prompted the prime minister to resign last…

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23

Feb

Russia suspends gas transit to Kazakhstan after explosion

Russia suspended gas transit to Kazakhstan on Tuesday after an explosion on a gas pipeline in the Orenburg region and emergency services were being deployed to the area, the energy ministry…

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23

Feb

EU may impose more sanctions on Belarus, says Polish foreign minister

The European Union may impose further sanctions on Belarus after Minsk jailed two journalists for filming protests, Poland's state news agency PAP quoted Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau as saying…

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20

Feb

UPDATE – Three people die in partial collapse of Nornickel’s Arctic processing plant

MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Three workers died after a processing plant owned by Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel in Arctic Siberia partially collapsed during maintenance, the company and officials…

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20

Feb

Russian court rejects Kremlin critic Navalny’s appeal against jail term

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years, but said his faith…

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20

Feb

UPDATE – WHO confirms Russia’s report of first human infection of bird-flu

Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds and has reported the matter to the World Health…

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20

Feb

Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine: PM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday approved a third coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on state TV. The first 120,000 doses, labelled CoviVac and produced…

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20

Feb

Russian Ship used for NordStream 2 pipeline targeted by sanction’s process

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday identified a Russian ship and a company it believes are helping to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but the…

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19

Feb

Russia offers 300 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to African Union

The African Union's vaccine task team said on Friday that Russia had offered it 300 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and that the offer included a financing…

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19

Feb

U.S. hits dozens of Belarusians with visa restrictions for undermining democracy

The United States imposed visa restrictions on 43 Belarusians, including high-ranking justice officials and other government personnel, accusing them of undermining democracy in Belarus. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said…

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18

Feb

Two journalists jailed for two years in Belarus for filming protests

A Belarusian court sentenced two Belarusian journalists from Poland-based TV news channel Belsat to two years in prison on Thursday, after authorities arrested them for live filming protests against President…

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18

Feb

Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago in research that broadens the…

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18

Feb

Russia to register its third COVID-19 vaccine on February 20

Russia plans to register CoviVac, its third COVID-19 vaccine, on Feb. 20, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing a government website about the coronavirus. Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor…

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18

Feb

UPDATED: Georgia’s prime minister resigns

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday, a move that prompted celebration from the opposition and calls for early elections. Gakharia, who had held the post since…

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14

Feb

430 deaths from Covid-19 in Russia in past 24 hours

Russia reported 14,185 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 1,559 in Moscow, taking the national infection tally to 4,071,883 since the pandemic began. Authorities said 430 people had died of…

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14

Feb

‘Snow apocalypse’ blankets frozen Moscow

Heavy snowfalls have buried Moscow in massive snow piles, disrupting transport, delaying flights and making it tough to get around for pedestrians braving strong winds and temperatures of minus 15…

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14

Feb

Russians set for candle-lit Valentine’s Day protests after Navalny jailing

Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plan to hold candle-lit gatherings in residential courtyards across Russia on Sunday despite warnings that they could be arrested. Navalny's allies have declared a…

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13

Feb

Russia reports 502 deaths in past 24 hours

Russia reported 14,861 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 1,963 in Moscow, taking the national infection tally to 4,057,698 since the pandemic began. Authorities said 502 people had died in…

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12

Feb

Photo Story: Exhibition opens at Pushkin Museum on Giambattista Tiepolo and his son Giandomenico

A visitor takes a selfie of the painting 'The Banquet of Cleopatra' by 18th-century Italian artist Giambattista Tiepolo during a press preview of the exhibition 'The Moscow Life of Giambattista…

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12

Feb

UPDATED: Russia says it is ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions

Russia said on Friday it would be ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hit it with painful economic sanctions, a statement that Germany described as…

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11

Feb

Lukashenko launches a “People’s Assembly”

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko launched a “People’s Assembly” of 2,700 delegates, most of them allies, on Thursday which he says will discuss political reforms but opponents see as a sham…

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11

Feb

EU backs Poland’s plan to give Ukraine extra 1.2 million vaccine doses, says Kyiv

The European Commission will support Poland's intention to provide Ukraine with an additional batch of 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, the Ukrainian government. Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said the…

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