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Photo Story: The annual festival Colours of Autumn in Moscow

An elderly woman wearing a protective mask looks at the flowers during the annual festival Colours of Autumn in the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University in Moscow. More than…

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Russia seals another deal to supply and test its coronavirus vaccine abroad

Russia's sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories , the fund announced, as Moscow speeds up plans…

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Russia’s coronavirus death toll passes 19,000

Russia's death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 19,000 on Thursday, as the country reported 144 new deaths in the previous 24 hours. The country's coronavirus crisis response centre registered…

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Navalny team says Novichok was found on water bottle in hotel room

The nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detected on an empty water bottle from his hotel room in the Siberian city of Tomsk, suggesting he was…

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Navalny shares photo from hospital, says he can breath on his own

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny shared a photograph from a Berlin hospital on Tuesday, sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family, and said he could now breathe independently following his…

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Putin throws $1.5 billion lifeline to embattled Belarus leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a $1.5 billion loan on Belarus on Monday in a gesture of support for its leader Alexander Lukashenko, who flew to entreat his patron for help after five…

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Photo Story: Kite festival in St. Petersburg

People enjoy the kite festival that was held over the weekend in the 300th anniversary Park in St. Petersburg, Russia. Via EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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Kremlin set for election wins, but Navalny supporters make rare gains in Siberia

The ruling United Russia party looked set for an array of local election wins after Sunday’s elections, but was also on course for some setbacks as stricken Kremlin critic Alexei…

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Lukashenko heads to Russia for talks with Putin

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus will seek the backing of Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a crucial meeting on Monday after a fifth consecutive weekend of huge protests demanding that he…

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Der Spiegel reports Novichok used on Navalny ‘harder’ than previous forms

The novichok nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ‘harder’ than previous forms, Der Spiegel magazine reported the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service as saying. Bruno…

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More than 1 billion people to get Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine in 2020-2021

Russia's sovereign wealth fund said that more than one billion people would receive its COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik-V" in 2020-21, the Interfax news agency reported. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)…

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Russia’s RDIF agrees to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil

Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF announced that it had agreed to manufacture Russia's first registered COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik-V" in Brazil. RDIF, which is backing the vaccine's development, also said it…

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Some scientists question Russia Sputnik-V vaccine data

Twenty-six scientists, most of them working at universities in Italy, have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the early-stage trial results of the Russian…

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Kremlin denies setting up commission to investigate Navalny’s case

The Kremlin said on Thursday it was possible there had been a misunderstanding after Italy's prime minister said that President Vladimir Putin had promised to set up a commission to…

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Italy’s PM says Putin to set up inquiry into Navalny poisoning

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told Italy’s prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Giuseppe Conte was quoted…

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Der Spiegel reports Navalny’s condition improving, police guard stepped up

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery from poisoning with a Novichok nerve agent and is now able to speak again, Der Spiegel magazine reported…

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UPDATED: Microsoft reveals Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm

Microsoft Corp recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people…

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India weighing Russian offer for Sputnik-V vaccine trial, manufacturing

India has received an offer from Russia to conduct a trial and manufacture its "Sputnik-V" COVID-19 vaccine, with several Indian companies currently studying the proposal, an Indian government official said.…

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Russia’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 18,000

Russia said on Wednesday 142 people had died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 18,135. Russia's coronavirus taskforce reported 5,218 new…

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EgyptAir to resume direct flights between Cairo and Moscow

EgyptAir will resume direct flights between Cairo and Moscow as of Sept. 17, at the rate of three flights per week, state news agency MENA reported on Tuesday, citing a…

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G7 foreign ministers condemn Navalny’s ‘confirmed poisoning’

The Group of Seven foreign ministers condemned the “confirmed poisoning” of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the strongest terms, according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department. “We,…

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Russia reported to have completed early trials of second potential COVID-19 vaccine

Siberia's Vector virology institute on Tuesday completed early-stage human trials, known as Phase II, of a second potential Russian vaccine against COVID-19, the state consumer safety watchdog was cited by…

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Russia reports 5,099 new coronavirus cases, 122 deaths

Russia reported 5,099 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing its national tally to 1,035,789, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities confirmed 122 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the…

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Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova located in Ukraine

Three Belarusian opposition politicians, including protest leader Maria Kolesnikova, who disappeared on Monday, have passed border control at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, an official of the Belarusian border guard service said. Kolesnikova was…

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Merkel does not rule out sanctions on Russia-Germany gas pipeline

Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with…

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Russia’s Navalny comes out of coma

Russia's Opposition figure Alexei Nalvany has come out of a coma that was induced after he was found poisoned, according to a German hospital. Doctors in Berlin say he is…

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Russia reports 5,185 new coronavirus cases, 51 deaths

Russia reported 5,185 new coronavirus cases on Monday, pushing its national tally to 1,030,690, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities confirmed 51 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing…

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Merkel doesn’t rule out sanctions on Russian gas pipeline – spokesman

Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out the possibility of sanctioning a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic…

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Russia to complete early-stage trials on second COVID-19 vaccine on September 30

Russia will complete early-stage trials on a second potential COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Vector Institute on Sept. 30, the RIA news agency cited Russia's consumer health safety watchdog as…

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German politicians question Russia gas project after Navalny suspected poisoning

Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing growing pressure to reconsider Germany’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer…

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Moscow compares Serbian President to Sharon Stone in ‘Basic Instinct’

Serbia’s president accused Moscow of stooping to “primitivism and vulgarity” in an attack on him, after Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman compared him to the actor Sharon Stone in an explicit…

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How common cold viruses are being used in vaccines from Russia, China

The modified common cold viruses behind high-profile COVID-19 vaccine candidates from China’s CanSino Biologics and Russia’s Gamaleya Institute have been studied for decades, but are still not widely used. The…

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U.S. has no proof of Russia’s involvement in Navalny’s poisoning – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump declined to join other world leaders in condemning Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States must look "very…

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Photo Story: Spectacular drone show in St. Petersburg

People watch a light show ‘Peaceful sky-drone show' dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the center of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday evening…

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Results of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine produced antibody response – The Lancet

Russia's "Sputnik-V" COVID-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published on Friday by The Lancet medical journal that were hailed by Moscow…

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Photo Story: The 6th International Army Games 2020 in Russia

Photo from the 6th International Army Games 2020 in the town of Murom, Russia, 02 September 2020. The 6th International Army Games 2020 is held from 23 August till 05…

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Lithuania wants EU leaders to discuss Navalny poisoning at next summit

Lithuania will ask European Union leaders to discuss the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Russia at their next summit, President Gitanas Nauseda (photo) told reporters on Thursday. Navalny,…

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Russia registers nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported 4,995 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing its national tally to 1,009,995, the fourth largest in the world. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 114 people had died over the…

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Russia resumes international flights with Egypt, UAE and Maldives

Russia has resumed international flights with Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives, a government order published on Thursday showed. The government said it had authorized three flights a…

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U.N. report shows Russia stepping up support for private military contractor in Libya

Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31…

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Russian PM to visit Belarus on Thursday amid preparations for joint military drills

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Belarus for talks on Thursday, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, as Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko faces the biggest political crisis of his 26…

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Greece imposes negative COVID-19 test rule for visiting Russians

Greece will require visitors from Russia to show a negative COVID-19 test before entering the country between Sept. 7 and Sept. 21, its civil aviation authority announced. Under a new…

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Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China

High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their…

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Germany has evidence Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok

A comatose critic of Russian President Vladmir Putin being treated in a Berlin hospital was poisoned with a nerve agent of the Novichok family, a German government spokesman said on…

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Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in U.S., UK

A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain, including by recruiting freelance journalists to write about domestic politics,…

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Russia must respect sovereignty of Belarus, says White House

Russia must respect the sovereignty of Belarus and the right of its people to elect their own leaders, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said yesterday afternoon. McEnany also told reporters…

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Moscow police open criminal case after anti-Kremlin blogger badly beaten

Moscow police opened a criminal inquiry on Monday after anti-Kremlin opposition activist and political blogger Yegor Zhukov was beaten and left bloodied outside his home at the weekend. The 22-year-old student, who…

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Russian, Chinese vaccines may not be effective – medical experts

High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their…

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Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow – Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to meet in Moscow in coming weeks, the Kremlin said on Sunday. The two leaders have not met since…

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Over 17,000 dead in Russia because of Covid-19

Russia said on Saturday 111 people had died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 17,025. Russia's coronavirus taskforce reported 4,941 new…

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German doctors see ‘improvement’ in Russian opposition leader Navalny’s condition

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who remains in a medically-induced coma after what his supporters suspect was a poisoning, is facing no serious threat to his life and his condition is…

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Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 980,000

Russia reported 4,829 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 980,405, the fourth largest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 110 people…

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Poland warns against Russia’s military intervention in Belarus

Russia should not intervene militarily in Belarus under the pretence of restoring control there, Polish Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on…

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Russia ready to use force if needed in Belarus to support Lukashenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a “reserve police force” to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, although it would not be deployed unless unrest…

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France’s Le Drian urges transparency from Russia over Navalny

France's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday he was bemused by Russia not taking a transparent approach over the possible poisoning of opponent Alexei Navalny, and said European…

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