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EU Council President Charles Michel calls for immediate release of Russia’s Navalny

BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel called on Sunday for the immediate release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was arrested on returning from Germany…

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on his way to Russia

BERLIN/MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took off on a plane bound for Moscow on Sunday for the first time since he was poisoned last summer, despite Russian authorities'…

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Moscow to reopen schools, but extends other COVID-19 restrictions by one week

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has extended all restrictions against COVID-19 until Jan. 21, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday, with the exception of pupils returning to schools from Monday. Russia,…

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to fly to Russia on Sunday despite risks

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he would fly back to Russia on Jan. 17 from Germany where he has been recovering after being…

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Putin hosts first post-war talks between Azerbaijan, Armenia leaders

MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday brought together the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for the first time since a war last year over the…

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Russia reports first Covid-19 variant case

MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A Russian who reutrned from Britain has tested positive for the more infectious variant of COVID-19, the first such case in Russia, the RIA news…

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Three killed after avalanche hits ski resort in Russian Arctic

MOSCOW, January 9. Reuters /TASS - Three people were killed after an avalanche struck a ski resort near the Arctic city of Norilsk late on Friday, the local branch of…

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Russia’s official number of coronavirus deaths passes the 60,000 mark

Russia reported 23,541 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, which brought the total number of cases to 3,332,142. The number of coronavirus deaths rose by 506 in the past 24 hours,…

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Russia inoculates 1 million people against COVID-19

Russia has inoculated one million people against COVID-19 with its Sputnik V vaccine, according to a statement on the Sputnik V Twitter account on Wednesday. Russia, which has the world's…

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Russia adds 24,246 new cases in one day

Russian health authorities have reported 24,246 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, including 4,842 in Moscow alone. The figures take the national tally to 3,284,384. Authorities said 518 people…

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OPEC+ deadlocked over raising oil output, to resume talks today

OPEC+ will resume talks today after reaching a deadlock over February oil output levels as Saudi Arabia argued against pumping more due to new lockdowns while Russia led calls for…

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Russia inoculates over 800,000 people against COVID-19, issues vaccination certificates

MOSCOW (Reuters) -More than 800,000 people in Russia have been inoculated so far against the new coronavirus and more than 1.5 million vaccine doses have been dispatched, Health Minister Mikhail…

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Gazprom says gas exports outside ex-Soviet Union down 10% in 2020

Russian gas exports by pipeline to customers outside the former Soviet Union reached 179.3 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2020, Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom said on Saturday, down from 199.2…

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Russian annual oil output falls for the first time since 2008 on OPEC+ deal, pandemic

Oil production in Russia declined last year for the first time since 2008 and reached its lowest level since 2011 following a global deal to cut output and sluggish demand…

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Photo Story: The Ice sculpture festival in Podolsk, Russia

A visitor wearing a protective face mask attends the ice sculptures Christmas festival 'Fairy Tales of Planet Earth' amid the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in Podolsk, outside Moscow, Russia. Russians are…

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Russia summons UK envoy, expands visa ban list, in response to Navalny sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had summoned Britain's ambassador to tell her it was expanding the number of British citizens banned from entry in response to London…

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Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday declared a Bulgarian diplomat persona non grata in a tit-for-tat move after the expulsion of a Russian diplomat by Sofia. Bulgarian authorities earlier this month…

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Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail

Russia's prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report at a Moscow office early on Tuesday morning,…

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Photo Story: New Year and Christmas decorations in Moscow

People enjoy light spheres as a part of decorations for the upcoming the New Year and Christmas holidays in front of the Spaskaya tower of Moscow Kremlin and St. Basil's…

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Russian fishing trawler sinks in Barents Sea, 17 feared dead

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fishing trawler sank in the northern Barents Sea on Monday, the emergencies ministry said, and 17 people were feared dead off the coast of the Novaya…

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Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine – Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday. "He said…

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Photo Story: Sunday in Moscow

A child plays with a bronze monument by Boston sculptor Nancy Schon made up of one duck and eight ducklings dressed as Father Frost on the Novodevichy park in Moscow,…

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Some Russians, dismayed at vaccine exports, call for more doses at home

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some Russians took to social media on Friday to voice frustration after 300,000 doses of the country's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine were supplied to Argentina, arguing that more…

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Russian MPs pass bill to restrict websites that ‘discriminate’ against Russian media

Russia could gain powers to restrict access to U.S. social media giants if they "discriminate" against Russian media and levy big fines on platforms that do not delete banned content,…

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Russia bans entry for EU officials

Moscow is expanding the list of European officials barred from entering Russia in response to the European Union’s sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Foreign…

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S.Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone

South Korea said on Tuesday it had scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into South Korea's air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft. Four Chinese warplanes entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) followed by 15 Russian aircraft, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of…

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Putin lauds AstraZeneca as it signs vaccine tie-up deal with Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZeneca's decision to test combining its own experimental COVID-19 vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V shot, as Moscow said…

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Russia accuses US of hostile sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia marked another hostile act by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump and would further…

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Keep up the good work, Putin tells spy agency staff

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said the foreign intelligence service was exceptionally important for protecting the country, in comments made soon after it was accused by some of…

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Russia’s potent cyber and information warfare capabilities

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software…

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Russia trials COVID-19 vaccine for domestic animals, including mink

Russia is close to completing clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine for domestic animals and mink and expects to begin the regulatory approval process in February, according to Russia’s agricultural…

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Russia’s COVID-19 deaths surpass 50,000

Russian authorities said on Saturday that 585 people had died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country's official death toll to 50,347. Authorities also reported 28,209 new…

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Photo Story: New Year and Christmas decorations in Moscow

People walk near huge light sculptures of polar bears installed as part of decoration for the New Year and Christmas holidays in a district of Moscow, Russia. Moscow's Mayor Sobyanin…

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Putin says Kremlin critic Navalny not worth poisoning, alleges U.S. smear campaign

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said media reports that Russian state security agents had poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny were part of a U.S.-backed plot to try to discredit…

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Putin says yet to decide if he will run for president again in 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had not yet decided whether or not he would run for president again when his current term in the Kremlin…

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Putin says he will receive Russian-made vaccine against COVID-19 when possible

MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had yet to be inoculated with a Russian-made vaccine against COVID-19 but would do so when possible. The…

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Fire kills 11 in Russian retirement home

Eleven elderly people with mobility issues died after being trapped in a burning retirement home in the early hours of Tuesday in the Russian region of Bashkortostan in the Urals mountains,…

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Russia successfully test launches heavy lift space rocket after long hiatus

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday successfully test launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket after a six-year hiatus in a project President Vladimir Putin describes as having huge…

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Moscow will not impose curfew despite rise in coronavirus infections

Moscow will not impose a curfew or curb alcohol sales during the New Year holiday, despite a rise in coronavirus cases, the mayor of the Russian capital was quoted as…

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Russia says may retaliate after new round of UK sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A new round of British sanctions against Russian individuals over alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya is "unfounded" and Moscow may retaliate, the Russian Foreign Ministry said…

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Moscow key workers register for jabs of Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine

Muscovites from high-risk groups such as healthcare workers began registering for jabs of a Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine after President Vladimir Putin called for large-scale vaccinations. Sputnik V, one of two…

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Russia proposes denouncing tax agreement with Netherlands -draft document

Russian lawmakers on Friday proposed denouncing a tax agreement with the Netherlands designed to avoid double taxation, according to a draft document on the Russian government website. In March, President…

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Photo Story: Moscow lights up for sober Christmas and New Year

Decorations for Christmas and New Year in front of St. Basil's Cathedral amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Moscow, Russia The Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, signed a decree abolishing…

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Russia reports record 589 coronavirus deaths

Russia reported a record 589 deaths linked to the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the official number of deaths to 41,053. Authorities also reported 25,345 coronavirus infections in the last 24…

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Man arrested in Russia over killing of 26 elderly persons

Russian police arrested a man suspected of killing 26 elderly women, sometimes posing as a social worker to enter their homes before strangling them and stealing their valuables, law enforcement…

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Russia to produce Sputnik vaccine in India

Russia's sovereign wealth fund and Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero have agreed to produce over 100 million doses per year in India of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, according to a statement…

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Biden urged to extend U.S.-Russia arms treaty for full 5 years without conditions

Arms control advocates are urging Joe Biden to extend the last U.S.-Russian treaty limiting deployed strategic nuclear arms for five years, but some experts argue the U.S. president-elect should go…

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Russia’s coronavirus situation becoming more complicated, deputy PM says

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Tuesday said the coronavirus situation was becoming more complicated with the onset of autumn and winter, Russian news agencies reported. Russian women wearing…

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Russia to investigate Jehovah’s Witnesses

Russia on Tuesday opened a new criminal case into Jehovah's Witnesses, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, adding that the religion's management centre had illegally resumed working. Russian investigators said searches…

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Russia reports record high of 25,173 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported a record 25,173 new coronavirus infections on Monday as the Kremlin said it was up to regional authorities to decide what measures needed to be imposed in their…

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Putin says ready to work with any U.S. leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to work with any U.S. leader and would congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the U.S. presidential election once all the legal…

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Russia’s COVID-19 cases soar; second vaccine due in 2021

The developers of Russia's second vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday said mass production would begin in 2021, as Russia reported a record daily increase in coronavirus infections. A recent surge…

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Photo Story: Philip Treacy exhibit opens in St. Petersburg

Hat creations by Irish hat designer Philip Treacy are on display during a press preview of the exhibition 'Philip Treacy: The Maestro' at the Erarta Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.…

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Russia resumes COVID-19 vaccine trial after pause

Russia has resumed the vaccination of new volunteers in its trial for its flagship COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine after a short pause, staff at six of 29 trial clinics said,…

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Photo Story: Daily life in Moscow

A young girl feeds a pigeon during sunset in downtown of Moscow, Russia. Via EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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