Moscow to give away free cars to spur people to get COVID vaccine
Moscow’s mayor said on Sunday the city would give away free cars in a prize draw for residents who get the COVID-19 shot in an...
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Tiny worm comes back to life after 24,000 years in Siberian deep freeze
A microscopic organism has wriggled back to life and reproduced asexually after lying frozen in the vast permafrost lands of northeastern Siberia for 24,000 years....
Putin plans to offer vaccinations to visiting foreigners for a fee
Russia may provide coronavirus vaccinations for a fee to foreigners who travel to the country, President Vladimir Putin told an economic forum on Friday, as...
Russia will allow European flights to and from Moscow to bypass Belarus
Russia will allow European flights to arrive and depart via routes that bypass Belarusian airspace, the RBC news outlet reported late on Thursday, despite Moscow...
U.S. tells Russia it will not rejoin Open Skies arms control pact
The United States told Russia on Thursday it will not rejoin the Open Skies arms control pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, a U.S. official...
Macron: Sanctions on Russia are not working
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in Brussels that the EU “needed to very deeply rework” its relationship with Moscow and that “the sanctions policy”...
Biden, Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16 amid disputes
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva on June 16, the White House and the Kremlin said on Tuesday...
Russia ships remdesivir drug to India as part of humanitarian aid
Russia on Tuesday shipped a generic version of the remdesivir antiviral drug called Remdeform to India as part of its humanitarian aid contributions to the...
Nord Stream 2 waivers could aid Russia-US ties, Moscow says
Russian officials on Wednesday said Moscow’s fraught ties with Washington could benefit from the waiving of U.S. sanctions on the company in charge of the...
Russian airlines halt most Turkey flights in summer
Russia‘s S7 Airlines on Tuesday joined Aeroflot in its decision to cancel flights to Turkey this summer as they await a government decision to lift...
Nine killed in school shooting in Russia, four in hospital
Nine people have been killed and four are in hospital after a school shooting in the Russian city of Kazan, the RIA news agency reported...
Cyprus needs new treaty with Russia to stay competitive
By Nicholas Anderson How the lack of bilateral investment treaties diminishes the competitiveness of Cyprus as a European investment hub No one can deny the...
Putin reviews Russian military might as tensions with West soar
President Vladimir Putin reviewed Russia’s traditional World War Two victory parade on Sunday, a patriotic display of raw military power that this year coincides with...
Biden says he is confident he can meet Putin soon
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon and the White House said ongoing...
US stands by Ukraine against ‘reckless’ Russian actions – Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday Washington could increase security assistance for Ukraine after what he called Russia’s “reckless and aggressive” actions in massing...
Russia produces first batch of Covid vaccine for animals
Russia has produced the world’s first batch – 17,000 doses – of COVID-19 vaccines for animals, its agricultural regulator said on Friday. Russia registered Carnivac-Cov...
Kremlin critic Navalny defiant but gaunt after hunger strike
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “naked, thieving king” on Thursday, looking gaunt but defiant in a courtroom video link...
Russian authorities paint over large Navalny mural in St Petersburg
Russian authorities rapidly painted over a large mural of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Wednesday after it appeared overnight on a building in central...
Kremlin critic Navalny ends hunger strike, but political prospects darken
By Andrew Osborn, Anton Zverev and Tom Balmforth Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Friday he would start gradually ending a hunger strike after...
Russia orders troops back to base after buildup near Ukraine
Russia announced on Thursday it was ordering troops back to base from the area near the border with Ukraine, apparently calling an end to a buildup...