Russia

The Russians also want to make their corona vaccine Sputnik-V in Germany. The authorities are seeking cooperation with other producers. The German Ministry of Health confirmed contacts with the German IDT Biologika. Interest in…
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The Russian parliament has agreed to renew the nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. The so-called New START treaty on limiting the nuclear weapons arsenal of the great powers was in danger of expiring due to the…
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Russian presidents can join the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, for life upon their Kremlin's departure. That is stated in legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian government site.…
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The Russian health authorities state that the Russian vaccine against the new coronavirus called Sputnik V is 95 percent effective. Russia wants to vaccinate people en masse at the beginning of next year, but that will be done…
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Foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will go to Moscow on Friday to discuss a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict region. Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the ministers. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign…
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The Kremlin rejects Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's charge that President Vladimir Putin is responsible for the near-fatal poisoning attack on him. "We believe that such allegations against the Russian president are…
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Russia has called the ambassador of Germany in connection with the Navalny case. The reason is that last week the German government announced that there is "unambiguous evidence" that the Russian opposition leader has been poisoned…
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Germany is ready to impose diplomatic sanctions against Russia if investigations show opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspected of having been poisoned. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also threatened sanctions on…
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The Russian authorities are ready to consider the treatment of politician and Kremlin critic Aleksej Navalny abroad if desired. Government spokesman Peskov said he hoped Navalny, who is in a coma, will recover soon. Tests should…
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is going to lift his anti-corruption foundation FBK after the court-imposed hefty fines for one of his investigations. Navalny will try to continue with the foundation under a different…
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