Tag: Russia
Donbas elections: Ukraine calls for new sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday called on Western countries to impose fresh sanctions against Russia over the forthcoming elections…
U.S. Midterm elections: Russia dismisses prospects of better relations
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it saw no prospects for an improvement in relations between Russia and the U.S.…
Russia plans to create long-term base on moon
Russia plans to create a long-term base on the surface of the moon as part of its lunar programme and…
Russia declines comment on alleged meddling in U.S. mid-term election
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman on Tuesday declined to comment on allegations of interference in the United States’ mid-term elections.
Russia sends new frigate with cruise missiles to Mediterranean
Russia said it deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean Sea on Monday.
Russia not helping to stabilise CAR – France
Russia is not helping to stabilise the Central African Republic (CAR), a French Defence Minister Florence Parly told weekly Jeune…
Russian S-400 systems installation to begin in 2019 – Turkey
The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, state-owned Anadolu News Agency quoted…
Syria: Russia registers 7 ceasefire violations in 24 hours
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered seven truce breaches in…
Amnesty Rights worker describes abduction as “violent”
A Researcher for Amnesty International, Oleg Kozlovsky, has described how he was abducted in Southern Russia by men who drove…
Germany joins allies in accusing Russia of widespread cyber attacks
The German government on Friday, accused Russia of being behind massive cyber attacks in 2017, echoing the governments of the…
India quietly seals missile deal with Russia
India agreed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 surface to air missile systems on Friday.
Russia provides powerful missile system to Syria
Russia will provide an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to its ally Syria within the next two weeks, Russia’s Defence Ministry…
US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons
The US has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles.
Russia creates new powder vaccine against Ebola
The Russian health care ministry, has got a new dry powder vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease, Health Minister,…
Britain tracks corrupt money from Russia, Nigeria, others
Britain is significantly stepping up efforts to tackle the corrupt money funnelled by Russians and other “corrupt elite” from countries…
Russia to review any UK request to interview poisoning suspects
The Kremlin said on Friday it would review any British request to interview the two men London suspects of trying…
Russia identifies 2 suspects in Skripal poisoning case – Putin
Russian authorities have identified the two people suspected by London of poisoning Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia…
Russia, China urged to unite against protectionism
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that Russia and China should work together to oppose protectionism and what he called…
Russia, Facebook dialogue on domestic product sales via Instagram
Russia is engaged in negotiations with Facebook on the promotion and sale of Russian-made products, including fashion industry good, through…
Russia calls British allegations in spy poisoning unacceptable
The Kremlin denied that Russia was in any way involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his…
Russia calls for political solution for Syria’s Idlib region
A Russian general, who heads the lower house of parliament’s defence committee has called for a political resolution for Syria’s…
Russia test-fires new interceptor missile
The Russian military has successfully test-fired a new interceptor missile at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defence…
Russia has no hidden agenda in Syria – Foreign Ministry
Russia has no hidden agenda in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Syria: Russia registers 26 ceasefire violations in 24 hours
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission on Syrian Reconciliation has recorded 26 ceasefire violations in the Arab republic in…
Security threat: Russia bans ‘undesirable’ U.S. environmental group
Russia has banned a U.S. environmental lobby group from operating in the country after labeling it an “undesirable” organisation, the…
Afghan border clash: Russia, Tajikistan deny air attack
Officials in both Tajikistan and Russia denied that they had bombed a Russian aircraft in the Northeastern Afghan border district…
Nigeria pledges to strengthen trade, investment with Russia
Nigeria has pledged to strengthen bilateral trade and investment with the Russia Federation.
Microsoft claims win over ‘Russian political hackers’
Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says.
Russia plans to start selling cancer radiotherapy device in 2022
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, plans to start selling a Russia-made radiation therapy device to treat cancer in 2022,…
US to impose sanctions on Russia over Skripal
The US is to impose sanctions on Russia after determining that it used nerve agent against former Russian double agent…