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Russia imposes travel ban on German officials in response to sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had added senior German security and intelligence officials to its list of individuals barred from entering the country, in a tit-for-tat response…

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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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Hungary receives 6,000 doses of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine

BUDAPEST, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Hungary has received 6,000 doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on his Facebook page on Monday, though it was unclear when…

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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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Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond ‘just sanctions’

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden's response to the massive hacking campaign uncovered last week would go…

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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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Russia barred from using its name at Olympics and World championships for next two years

Russia has been barred from using its name at the Olympics and world championships for the next two years. The ruling issued Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), an independent…

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Putin congratulates Biden on his victory

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially…

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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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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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Some 3,000 to 5,000 Hungarians could participate in trials of Russian vaccine

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Some 3,000 to 5,000 Hungarians could participate in clinical trials of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, Hungarian Human Resources Minister Miklos Kasler said on Facebook on…

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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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Russia detains physicist on suspicion of passing aviation secrets abroad -agencies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Moscow arrested a physicist on suspicion of state treason for allegedly passing classified information about Russia's aviation industry abroad, news agencies reported late on Thursday. …

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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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China says ready to talk to NATO, urges correct outlook

China hopes NATO will adopt the correct outlook toward the country and stands ready to engage in dialogue with the group, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a regular briefing on Tuesday. She was reacting to a…

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U.S. blacklists Libyan militia, leader after Russia stops U.N. sanctions

The United States unilaterally blacklisted Libya's Kaniyat militia and its leader on Wednesday after Russia last week prevented a U.N. Security Council committee from imposing sanctions over human rights abuses…

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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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Turkey, Russia discuss involving other countries in Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire efforts

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the possibility of involving other countries in efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan…

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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 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 stops U.N. blacklisting of Libya militia, leader

Russia on Friday stopped a U.N. Security Council committee from blacklisting a Libyan militia group and its leader for human rights abuses because it said it wanted to see more evidence…

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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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EU warns Hungary against use of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine

Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's touted Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots, the European Commission said, opening a new…

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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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COVID deaths continue to spike in Russia

A Russian regional governor's decision to be treated for COVID-19 in a private Moscow clinic rather than in his own region drew public criticism on Wednesday, as Russia reported a…

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Russia focuses on freeze-dried vaccine doses as transport fix

Russia expects to produce primarily freeze-dried Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine doses by the spring, a top official said, eliminating the need for transport at ultra-low temperatures as part of an…

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Moscow turns ice rink into hospital as Russia’s COVID-19 cases hit record

Russia reported a record 22,778 new daily coronavirus cases on Monday as the authorities in Moscow turned to a temporary hospital built inside an ice rink to handle the influx…

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Putin tells Azerbaijan to take care of Christian shrines in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia's President Vladimir Putin told his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev to take care of Christian shrines in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh that Azerbaijan gets under this week's ceasefire agreement, the Kremlin…

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South Korean firm to produce 150 mln doses a year of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Friday it had signed a deal with South Korea's GL Rapha for the biotechnology firm to produce over 150 million doses per year of…

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Russian COVID cases hit record as Moscow overnight closures begin

Russia reported a record 21,983 new coronavirus infections on Friday as Moscow prepared to close restaurants and bars overnight in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a recent…

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Photo Story: Russia beefs up peacekeepers presence in Armenia

Handout photos from a video footage made available on 12 November 2020 by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry shows loading of Russian military helicopter into An-124 Ruslan…

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Germany sees better relationship with U.S., Russia sees continuation of Obama policies

Germany's foreign minister said relations with the United States will improve under U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden, but there are still enough disagreements with European partners to suggest that not everything…

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Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep…

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