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Hundreds of Russians join Moscow protest over parliamentary election

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, angered by last week's parliamentary election, joined a protest in central Moscow on Saturday, holding posters carrying slogans such as "bring back the elections".…

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Photo Story: Spot the soldiers

Russian servicemen display military camouflage equipment during the joint military anti-terrorist command and staff exercise of the armed forces of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states Peace Mission-2021 at the…

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Russian navy practices striking Black Sea targets as Ukraine, U.S. hold drills

Russia's navy practised firing at targets in the Black Sea off the coast of annexed Crimea using its Bastion coastal missile defence system, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday as…

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UPDATED: Russia’s COVID-19 deaths return to record daily highs

Russia on Thursday reported 820 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, matching an all-time high set on Aug. 26, and authorities warned that cases were again rising rapidly. Moscow…

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Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, European court finds

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights found on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died an agonising…

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UPDATED: Eight killed in shooting at Russia’s Perm State University

A student opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding several, law enforcement said. The gunman was himself…

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UPDATED: Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party wins majority, credible reports of massive irregularities

Russia's ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, retained its parliamentary majority after an election and a sweeping crackdown on its critics, but opponents alleged widespread fraud. A…

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Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party wins parliamentary vote – early results/exit poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, is on course to win a three-day parliamentary election, initial results and an exit poll showed on…

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UPDATED: Pro-Putin party heads for Russian election win after Navalny clampdown

Russians vote on Sunday in the final stretch of a three-day parliamentary election that the ruling party is expected to win after a sweeping crackdown that crushed Kremlin critic Alexei…

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Putin says Russia needs to work with the Taliban

Russia needs to work with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…

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Pro-Putin ruling party seeks new majority as Russia votes

MOSCOW, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to…

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Russia’s Central Asian allies say won’t host Afghan refugees

MOSCOW, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Members of a Russia-led security bloc that includes some countries adjacent or close to Afghanistan have no plans to host Afghan refugees amid the political…

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UPDATED: Putin to remain in COVID-19 isolation for “a few days”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would have to spend "a few days" in self-isolation after dozens of people in his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, the TASS…

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Putin to self-isolate after coming after coronavirus cases in entourage

Russian President Vladimir Putin will go into self-isolation after cases of the new coronavirus were detected in his entourage and will therefore not travel to Tajikistan this week for regional security meetings,…

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Putin meets al-Assad in Moscow, criticizes foreign forces in Syria

President Vladimir Putin received Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow for the first time since 2015 on Monday and criticised foreign forces that are in Syria without a U.N. mandate,…

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Belarus leader reviews joint Russian military drills, touts $1 billion arms deals

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reviewed on Sunday large joint military drills with Russia and said his country planned to buy more than $1 billion worth of arms…

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Four killed as passenger plane makes emergency landing in Siberia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four people were killed when a small Russian passenger plane with 14 passengers and two crew on board made an emergency landing in a forest in southeastern…

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Russia summons U.S. Ambassador over alleged interference in election – agencies

MOSCOW, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russia summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan on Friday over alleged interference by the United States in an election, Russian agencies TASS and RIA reported, quoting…

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Russia completes Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday it had finished construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas subsea pipeline to Germany, completing Moscow's project to increase its gas exporting capability…

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Russia and Belarus formally open huge war games, worrying NATO

Russia and ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday launched the active phase of vast military exercises involving 200,000 personnel that have alarmed Ukraine and some NATO nations. The "Zapad-2021" war games,…

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Smoke detected in Russian module on space station – Roscosmos

A smoke alarm was activated in a Russian service module on the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday, and Russian news agencies reported that…

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Photo Story: Fatal gas explosion in Noginsk, Russia

The general view of a gas explosion at a nine-storey residential building in Noginsk, Moscow region, Russia. The explosion killed two people while nine others were hospitalized. Via EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

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UPDATED: Russia’s emergencies minister dies during Arctic training exercise

Russia's Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev has died during a training exercise in the Arctic, the RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying on Wednesday. The ministry said Zinichev had…

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Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over annexed Crimea

Russia's FSB security service on Tuesday accused Ukraine of organising an attack on a gas pipeline in Russian-annexed Crimea, an allegation rejected by Kyiv which said Moscow was trying to punish prominent Crimean…

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Russian-led misinformation campaign targets hosts of major international news sites

A number of major European news websites have been targeted by a pro-Kremlin propaganda and disinformation campaign, a new report by Cardiff University has claimed. The targeted portals include leading…

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Research shows pro-Kremlin trolls target prominent news website comments

A major operation to influence public opinion saw comments posted on Western media articles in support of Russian interests, according to new research. Cardiff University's Crime and Security Research Institute…

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Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 7 million mark

Russia's coronavirus cases tally hit 7 million on Sunday, with the country reporting 18,645 new infections in the past 24 hours and 793 more deaths. The latest figures took the…

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Russian finance ministry to buy $4.5 bln worth of gold, FX in September

Russia's finance ministry said on Friday it would buy 14.9 billion roubles ($204.8 million) worth of foreign currency a day between Sept. 7 and Oct. 6, an increase in the…

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NATO calls on Russia to be transparent with military exercises

NATO's secretary general called on Russia on Friday to be open about its "Zapad-2021" military exercises and the troop numbers involved as alarm grows in Poland, the Baltics and Ukraine…

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Putin calls for launch of regular cargo shipments via northern sea route next year

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should start regular container shipments via the Northern Sea Route across its northern flank from Vladivostok to St Petersburg next year. Russia…

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Russian editor decries ‘destruction of media’ before election

The editor-in-chief of a Russian news outlet designated a "foreign agent" after it investigated the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian state of destroying the media.…

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Around 500 Russian troops in drills near Afghanistan

Around 500 Russian motorised infantry troops are carrying out drills in the mountains of Tajikistan against the backdrop of instability in neighbouring Afghanistan, Russia's defence ministry was quoted as saying…

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Russia reports 798 COVID-19 deaths

Russia on Friday reported 798 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours as well as 19,509 new cases, including 1,509 in Moscow. Official case numbers have been gradually falling since…

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Kremlin says danger in Afghanistan remains high after Kabul attack

The Kremlin said on Friday that danger remained high for everyone in Afghanistan after an attack at an airport in Kabul, and that Islamic State and other militant groups were…

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Russia reports record 820 COVID-19 deaths

Russia on Thursday reported a record 820 coronavirus-related deaths amid a surge of cases blamed on the Delta variant and the slow rate of vaccinations. The government’s coronavirus task force…

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Hungary, Russia plan to sign vaccine production deal, new gas supply contract -minister

Hungary is in advance talks with Russia on a licence-based production of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Hungary that could start from the end of 2022, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday.…

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Russia says it detained a Ukrainian spy trying to steal arms secrets

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained a Ukrainian man caught "red-handed" trying to steal state secrets about its small arms industry in Tula, a town…

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Russia’s daily COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for first time since June 23

Russia reported 19,454 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first time the daily tally has dipped below 20,000 since June 23 as authorities blamed a case surge on the infectious…

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Russia’s Putin: we don’t want Afghan militants in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the conflict in Afghanistan directly affects the security situation in Russia, Russian news agencies reported. Putin criticised an idea of some Western…

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Russia reports 20,564 new COVID-19 cases and 762 deaths

Russia reported 20,564 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, including 1,661 in Moscow and 1,481 in St. Petersburg, which took the national tally to 6,747,087. The Russian coronavirus task force said…

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Merkel, Putin clash over Navalny on her last trip to Russia

MOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but…

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UK, U.S. impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning

LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Britain and the United States imposed sanctions on Friday on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning one year ago of…

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Senior Russian security official questions U.S. commitment to Ukraine after Afghan exit

One of the most senior Russian security officials questioned Washington's commitment to Ukraine in light of its rushed exit from Afghanistan, forecasting on Thursday that it would one day abandon…

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UPDATED: Merkel holds talks with Putin on first anniversary of Navalny poisoning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel began talks with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday with ties at post-Cold War lows, her final official trip to Russia before she steps…

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Photo Story: Libyan Foreign Minister in Moscow for talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) enters a Hal with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Libyan national Unity Government Najla El Mangoush (R) during their meeting…

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Russia says Sputnik Light 93.5% effective in Paraguay vaccination campaign

Russia's single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 has demonstrated 93.5% efficacy in Paraguay, with data taken from the South American country's vaccination campaign, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said…

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BBC reporter says Russia told her never to return

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A BBC journalist said on Saturday that Russia was expelling her and had told her she could never return in "devastating" treatment showing the country she reported…

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Photo: Car Design exhibition in tribute to Nuccio Bertone opens in Russia

An Alfa Romeo Montreal 1971 designed by Italian automobile designer and constructor Nuccio Bertone is on display during the opening ceremony of the exhibition '100 Years of Italian Style Cars…

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Russia releases worst pandemic death numbers to date

Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths hit a new record of 819 on Saturday, a day after Moscow's health department reported the highest number of monthly deaths in the city since the…

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Russia reports record-high COVID-19 deaths

Russia reported a record high 815 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours on Friday, but Moscow's mayor said hospitalisations from the disease in the capital had halved over the…

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Russia tells BBC journalist to go home in row with Britain

Russia has told a BBC journalist working in Moscow to leave the country by the end of this month in retaliation for what it called London's discrimination against Russian journalists…

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Russia reports record-high 808 COVID-19 deaths

Russia on Thursday reported a record-high 808 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours and 21,932 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,294 in Moscow. Russia's daily reported cases have gradually dipped…

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Navalny faces new criminal charges over anti-corruption foundation, say Russian investigators

Russian jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces new criminal charges of establishing an organisation that poses threats to the rights of Russian citizens, the investigative committee said in a statement on Wednesday.…

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Germany arrests British embassy staff member suspected of spying for Russia

German police have arrested a British man who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cash, prosecutors said on Wednesday. German prosecutors…

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Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vax messages

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the COVID-19…

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Nine Russian coronavirus patients die after oxygen malfunction

Nine coronavirus patients died in a Russian hospital in the southern city of Vladikavkaz after an oxygen pipe burst underground, cutting supply to an intensive care ward, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. "Nine patients with…

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Russia to deploy long-range bombers in drills near Afghan border – report

Russia will deploy four Tu-22M3 supersonic strategic bombers in drills near the Afghan border in Uzbekistan, Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Thursday. The bombers…

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