Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine

By Reuters,

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state T...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Vladimir Putin , Sputnik V vaccine

George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98

By Reuters,

George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliat...

Cold War , George Blake , President Vladimir Putin

Putin congratulates Joe Biden on U.S. election victory

By 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-sta...

Russian investigators open new criminal case into Jehovah’s Witnesses, searches under way

By Reuters,

Russia on Tuesday opened a new criminal case into Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, adding that the religion...

Jehovah' Witnesses , russia

Putin’s vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia

By CNN,

Vladimir Putin announced the approval of Russia's Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine on August 11 amid much fanfare, saying it works "quite effectively" in...

russia

Russia offers to help US with COVID-19 vaccine; US says no

By CNN,

Russian officials in Moscow tell CNN they have offered "unprecedented cooperation" with Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the US multi-agency body set up to...

russia

Philippines’ Duterte has ‘huge trust’ in Russia COVID-19 vaccine, volunteers for trial

By Reuters,

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russia’s efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials, as he wel...

coronavirus

Russia approves first COVID-19 vaccine, Putin says

By Reuters,

Russia’s health ministry has given regulatory approval for the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, after l...

coronavirus

Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons

By Reuters,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, ...

Putin , russia

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

Putin says Russia’s handling of coronavirus is superior to U.S.

By Reuters,

President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia was emerging from the novel coronavirus epidemic with minimal losses, having handled it better tha...

russia , Vladimir Putin

Russia joins 100 countries demanding probe into handling of Covid-19

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin once called Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, a "lone warrior." Putin was joking, but that description is starting t...

china , coronavirus , russia

Russia reports 10,102 new coronavirus cases

By Agencies,

The number of new coronavirus cases in Russia has risen by 10,102 over the past 24 hours, compared with 10,581 the previous day. This brought Russi...

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Russian Prime Minister tests positive for Covid-19

By CNN,

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has tested positive for Covid-19 and will self-isolate. Mishustin confirmed his test results in a videocon...

coronavirus , Mikhail Mishustin

Global coronavirus cases surpass 1 million

By Reuters,

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the de...

coronavirus , italy

Oil crashes below Ksh.2000 as demand destruction intensifies

By CNN,

The great oil crash of 2020 ain't over yet. US crude plunged 6% and dipped below $20 (Ksh.2,098) a barrel Monday as the coronavirus pandemic contin...

crude oil , oil prices

Coronavirus deals blow to Putin’s plans to stay in power until 2036

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long provided other world leaders with a template for authoritarian rule. Now he faces a new test: Whether his t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Vladimir Putin , russia

Russian army to send coronavirus help to Italy after Putin phone call

By Reuters,

The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from...

coronavirus , President Vladimir Putin , Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte , Russian military

Why oil prices are crashing and what it means

By CNN,

Oil prices have suffered their biggest fall since the day in 1991 when American forces launched air strikes on Iraqi troops following their invasion o...

coronavirus , oil prices

Russian government resigns after Putin proposes reforms that would weaken his successor

By CNN,

The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin proposed reforms that w...

Putin , russia