Tag: Moscow
Russian man jailed for 13 years for conspiring to serve as US spy
A court in western Russia's Bryansk region has sentenced a Russian man to 13 years in prison for conspiring to serve as a US...
Pro-EU opposition leader Sandu wins Moldovan presidency
Pro-Europe opposition leader Maia Sandu has won Moldova's presidential run-off with 56 per cent of the vote, the country's central election commission said early...
Hundreds detained as Belarus protesters face tear gas, stun grenades
Masked security forces have detained hundreds of people in another Sunday of mass demonstrations against the authoritarian leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Videos distributed on...
Russia plans to build naval base in Sudan
Russia plans to open a naval base in Sudan according to a draft agreement between the two nations published on Wednesday by the government...
Putin silent on Biden win but Gorbachev sees reason for hope
While Russian President Vladimir Putin has been noticeably silent on Joe Biden's presidential victory, Mikhail Gorbachev says ties between Washington and Moscow may now...
Security out in force ahead of Belarusian mass ‘anti-terror’ protests
Ahead of new mass protests expected in Belarus on Sunday, the police and military have deployed with heavy equipment.
The independent news portal tut.by published...
General strike by Belarus opposition to up pressure on president
The democracy movement in Belarus has called for a general strike across the country on Monday to increase the pressure on authoritarian President Alexander...
Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of violating ceasefire
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of violating a humanitarian ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region shortly after it came into effect on Monday.
The two...
Russia offers not to increase number of nukes if US does same
Russia has offered not to increase its number of nuclear warheads if the United States agrees to do the same, the Russian Foreign Ministry...
Three passers-by dead after shooting at bus stop in western Russia
A young man opened fire on passers-by at a bus stop in the western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on Monday, killing at least...
Ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan enters into force
A ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in their conflict over Nagorno- Karabakh came into force on Saturday at 12 pm (0800 GMT), with Azerbaijan...
After mass protests, Kyrgyzstan president says he’s willing to resign
Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov said on Friday that he would be willing to resign after a new government is formed, following mass protests this...
Russia sees record rise in domestic coronavirus cases
Russia announced a record rise in domestic coronavirus cases on Friday, more than 12,000, the largest single-day surge since the pandemic began.
Recorded cases in...
Belarus opposition calls for global women’s march against Lukashenko
Belarus' galvanized political opposition called on Friday for women throughout the world to march this weekend against disputed President Alexander Lukashenko.
"Women in different parts...
Kyrgyz leader demands peace amid instability after elections annulled
Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov demanded peace between rival political groups in the Central Asian republic on Wednesday after recent parliamentary elections were annulled amid...
Report: Kyrgyzstan demonstrators storm parliament, free ex-president
Demonstrators in Kyrgyzstan stormed central administrative buildings in the capital Bishkek in the early hours of Tuesday, following parliamentary elections over the weekend that...
Nagorno-Karabakh capital attacked by rockets in latest escalation
Officials in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Sunday that civilian targets in the disputed region's capital were attacked by rockets fired by the Azerbaijani military.
Arayik Harutyunyan,...
Belarusians defy security forces in 8th consecutive weekend protest
Despite large numbers of security forces, more than 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Belarus for the eighth weekend in a row on...
Armenia wants OSCE talks as death toll rises in fight with Azerbaijan
Armenia announced on Friday that it was ready to engage in peace talks via the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as...
Russia conducts its largest military exercise this year in Caucasus
Russia began its largest military exercise of this year on Monday in the southern part of the country's Caucasus region, with about 80,000...
Scientists criticize Russian coronavirus vaccine research results
Following the publication of a study of Russia's new coronavirus vaccine named Sputnik V, the renowned medical journal The Lancet has been inundated with...
Belarusian protest leader charged with endangering national security
Belarusian protest leader Maria Kalesnikava, taken into custody in Belarus last week, has been charged with endangering national security, the country's investigative agency announced...
Security experts warn of Cerberus malware attacking Android phones
Russian computer security firm Kaspersky on Wednesday warned of mass cyberattacks targeting banking apps on Android smartphones with a malware called Cerberus.
The full source...
Putin to meet Lukashenko in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko agreed on Sunday to meet here "in the coming weeks," the Kremlin said in...
Moscow to retaliate for Austrian expulsion of Russian diplomat
Moscow will retaliate for the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Austria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
"Our embassy has already...
Russia interested in cooperation with China on 5G
Russia is interested in cooperation with China on 5G technology, TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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International army games, military forum to help strengthen defense cooperation – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the International Army Games 2020 and the Army-2020 International Military Technical Forum will be significant events to...
Russian hospital: No evidence of poisoning found in tests on Navalny
The Siberian hospital where Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is being treated while in a coma said on Friday it had found no evidence...
Russia’s coronavirus vaccine undergoes final testing phase
A Russian state laboratory's vaccine for the novel coronavirus is undergoing its final testing phase and is expected to be registered next week,...
Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Germany as promoting peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Thursday that the announced US withdrawal of about 12,000 troops from Germany would promote peace in Europe.
"The...