Tag: Russia
Capello bans Russians from tweeting
Coach Fabio Capello known for his disciplinarian attitude has imposed a social media black out on his Russian squad at…
Russia set to cut off Ukraine’s gas after talks fail
Russia threatened to cut off Ukraine’s gas later Monday after the two sides failed to strike a deal that would…
Oil prices rise on eve of OPEC meeting
Oil prices rose further on Tuesday, the eve of OPEC’s meeting to decide on crude output levels, while energy market…
Iran announces nuclear talks with US, Russia
Iran will hold two days of nuclear talks with the United States starting Monday, and then conduct two further days…
Poroshenko sworn in as Ukraine’s president
Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as Ukraine’s fifth post-Soviet president on Saturday, vowing to maintain the unity of his country…
Putin says talks with Western leaders’ positive
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his meetings with Western leaders in France this week were positive and…
Russia praises Syrian election, criticises foreign monitors
Syrian ally Russia on Thursday in Moscow said observers had found the presidential election in which Bashar al-Assad retained power…
Putin calls Hillary Clinton a ‘weak’ woman
Russian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — and possible 2016…
Malawi’s president seeks ‘new friends’ in China, Russia
Malawi, traditionally dependent on Western aid donors, will look for “new friends” in countries such as China and Russia, newly…
Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by United States authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a television interview…
Explosion, shooting at Donetsk airport after rebels seizure
The main airport in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk was rocked by an explosion and heavy shooting on Monday after…
Sanctions on Russia will ‘boomerang’ on West – Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that sanctions imposed on Russian officials over the Ukraine crisis would backfire on Western countries.…
Obama, Hollande warn Russia of new sanctions
Presidents Barack Obama and Francois Hollande warned Russia on Friday of significant new sanctions if Moscow keeps up its “provocative…
Pavlyuchenko, Tarasov out of Russia’s World Cup squad
Lokomotiv Moscow stars Roman Pavlyuchenko and Dmitry Tarasov are the surprise omissions from Russia’s provisional 30-man World Cup squad, announced…
FIFA warns Russia of 2018 World Cup problems
FIFA envisages problems with Russia’s World Cup in 2018 and will call a special meeting in September in a bid…
Pope promises to help Ukraine
Pope Francis has told Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Saturday that he would “do everything possible” for the country,…
Obama, EU leaders raise threat of fresh sanctions on Russia
US President Barack Obama and top European leaders on Friday urged Moscow to stop its “intimidation” of Ukraine and raised…
Armed man takes 3 persons hostage in Russian bank
Police were in talks with a man armed with a hunting rifle who took three people hostage in a bank…
Russia-West relations will be normalised – Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said nothing should impede the normalisation of relations between Russia and the West, after ties…
Ukraine slams entry ban on Russian males
Ukraine has banned entry to its territory for all Russian males aged between 16 and 60, the Russian flagship carrier…
Crimea: Lessons For Africa
By Makinde Collins The recent suspension of Russia from the G8 club of rich countries has been described as “no…
IMF trims emerging market growth outlook
Emerging markets face increasing risks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned as it trimmed its outlook for the countries…
Crimea Dolphins Join Russia
Russian state media has said that Crimea dolphins will join Russia, although not by referendum. Instead, a Soviet-era military program…
Crimeans celebrate joining Russia
Thousands of Crimeans celebrated on Sunday the outcome of a referendum that exit polls said overwhelmingly backed the Black Sea…
Football: Russian club Zenit sack Italian coach
Top Russian Premier League side Zenit St Peterburg, owned by state-controlled gas giant Gazprom, have sacked their Italian manager Luciano…
Ukraine: Canada threatens to boycott G8 summit in Russia
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper threatened Saturday he may join Washington in snubbing June’s G8 summit in Russia over the…
Russia, Ukraine close to war
Russia and its former satellite, Ukraine may be edging towards war, after President Vladimir Putin on Saturday won approval from…
Ukraine: A diary of crisis
Here is a chronology of key events in Ukraine as the Russian parliament Saturday approved a request by Russian President…
5 Nigerian chess players offered scholarship to Russian varsity
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the Russian President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) has offered to sponsor five Nigerians every year to study chess…
New Year Glitch: Russia’s Putin delivers two speeches
Russians on Tuesday heard two different versions of President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address after a “technical glitch” meant some…