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Ukraine says Russia may store nuclear weapons in Crimea

BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday that Russia is preparing Crimea for potentially storing nuclear weapons and warned that Moscow could attack Ukraine to ensure…

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Kremlin says it is too early to talk about Putin-Biden summit, Russian navy military exercise in the Black Sea

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was premature to talk in tangible terms about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, who has…

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NATO demands Russia end Ukraine build-up, West examines options

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia on Tuesday to withdraw troops from Ukraine's eastern border in what the alliance says is Moscow's biggest build-up since 2014, ahead of an…

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Russia restricts flights to Turkey as COVID-19 cases increase

MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - Russia has decided to restrict flights to and from Turkey from April 15 until June 1 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Russian Deputy…

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Russia says Sputnik shot less effective vs S.Africa variant but better than others

Russia's Sputnik V shot is less effective against the South African COVID-19 variant but still does better than other vaccines, the lead scientist behind it was quoted as saying on…

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Merkel tells Putin to pull back troops as Kremlin accuses Ukraine of provocations

BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to pull back the Kremlin's military build-up near the border with Ukraine, while he in turn accused…

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Russia calls on Slovakia to return Sputnik V doses after dispute

PRAGUE/MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia called on Slovakia on Thursday to return hundreds of thousands of doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, citing contract violations, in an escalating…

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Russia says it could be forced to protect its citizens in east Ukraine – TASS

MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - A senior Kremlin official said on Thursday Russia could under certain circumstance be forced to defend its citizens in eastern Ukraine and that major military…

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Concern mounts over health of Kremlin critic Navalny

A lawyer for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said that his health was deteriorating and that he was losing a kilogram (2 pounds) a day due to his hunger strike.…

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Amnesty International says Russia may be slowly killing Navalny

Alexei Navalny, the prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is incarcerated in conditions that amount to torture and may slowly be killing him, human rights group Amnesty International said…

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Navalny’s doctor not allowed in prison

Doctor of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Anastasiya Vasilyeva, was not allowed to enter the prison grounds where the opposition politician was held. Vasilyeva said she had applied for a meeting with…

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Ukraine has Britain’s backing in standoff with Russia, Zelenskiy says after call with Johnson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine felt supported by Britain and other Group of Seven countries in its standoff with Russia, after speaking to British Prime Minister…

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Putin signs law that could keep him in Kremlin until 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036, the government said on Monday. The legislation allows him to run…

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Russia reports 343 more deaths from Covid-19

Russia on Monday reported 8,646 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,876 in Moscow, taking the official national tally to 4,589,540. The government coronavirus taskforce said 343 people had died in the…

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Photo Story: Outdoor exhibition on 1st human spaceflight in Moscow

People look at display boards of the outdoor exhibition 'Moscow meets the first!' in Moscow, Russia. The exhibition is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the first human flight into…

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Russia reports 8,817 new COVID-19 cases, 357 deaths

Russia reported 8,817 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 1,901 in Moscow, pushing the number of infections registered in the country to 4,580,894 since the pandemic began last year. The…

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Controversy in Russia over country’s Eurovision entrant

One of Russia’s top lawmakers joined conservative criticism of the Tajik-born feminist due to represent Russia at this year’s Eurovision contest, describing her song as nonsense and questioning how she…

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Navalny goes on hunger strike over lack of medical care

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on hunger strike on Wednesday in an attempt to force the prison holding him outside Moscow to provide him with proper medical care for…

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UPDATED: Russia registers world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals

Russia has registered the world's first vaccine for animals against COVID-19, its agricultural regulator said on Wednesday, after tests showed it generated antibodies against the virus in dogs, cats, foxes…

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UPDATED: Merkel, Macron and Putin in talks about using Sputnik V jab in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed possible cooperation on vaccines with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a joint video conference on Tuesday, Macron's office and the…

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Putin felt minor side effects from COVID-19 vaccine – Ifax

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he had experienced minor side effects from the coronavirus vaccine after receiving the first shot on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a TV interview. "I woke up the next morning…

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Navalny asks for painkiller injections: public commission

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny asked for help from a public commission to get access to painkiller injections for severe pain in his leg, the head of the commission said…

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Volunteers break rank to raise doubts in trial of Russia’s second COVID-19 vaccine

Some of those who volunteered for the clinical trial of Russia’s second COVID-19 vaccine have broken rank and taken part in go-it-alone “citizen experiments” which they say raise concerns about…

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Russia’s COVID-19 case tally passes 4.5 million mark

Russia's COVID-19 case total reached 4,501,859 on Friday after authorities reported 9,167 new infections nationwide in the last 24 hours, including 1,813 in Moscow. The government coronavirus taskforce also said…

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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny alleges sleep deprivation ‘torture’, lack of medical care

MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that being woken up by a guard every hour during the night amounted to torture and that his appeal for treatment for acute…

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Russia’s Putin gets vaccinated against COVID-19 – RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin has got vaccinated against the COVID-19 with a vaccine and is feeling well, RIA said on Tuesday citing the Kremlin, as authorities seek to encourage more…

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Russian Foreign Minister starts China visit with call to reduce U.S. dollar use

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar and Western payment…

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Russian envoy says UK nuclear arms plan is illegal

Russia’s ambassador to Britain has accused the UK government of breaking its international treaty commitments with a plan to increase the country’s nuclear arsenal and said the political relationship between…

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Kremlin, on possible new Cold War, says: we always hope for best but prepare for worst

The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow always hoped for the best but prepared for the worst when it was asked about the possibility of a new Cold War between…

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Russia warns it will ‘have to react’ if Bosnia moves to join NATO

Russia will react if Bosnia takes steps towards joining NATO because Moscow would perceive this as a hostile act, the Russian embassy in Bosnia said in a statement. Bosnia has…

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‘It takes one to know one’ Putin retorts after Biden says he thinks he is a killer

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin retorted on Thursday that it takes one to know one after U.S. President Joe Biden said he thought the Russian leader was a killer and already poor relations between Moscow and Washington sank to a new post-Cold War low. Putin was…

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Russia reports 9,803 new COVID-19 cases, 460 deaths

Russia on Thursday reported 9,803 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,934 in Moscow, pushing the national case tally to 4,428,239 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus taskforce said that 460…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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