Our View: Policy of keeping Moscow happy not set in stone
The two agreements Nicos Christodoulides, as foreign minister, signed with the Russian Federation, in October 2021, are a sad reflection of the Anastasiades government’s policy...
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Britain’s new PM Truss draws scathing reaction from Moscow
Russian politicians and media lined up on Monday to heap scorn on Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss, predicting her ascent to power would do...
Forest fires south of Moscow flare up amid heatwave, officials say
Forest fires raging south of Moscow have intensified, Russian authorities said on Monday as residents of the capital complained of a sharp smell of smoke...
Moscow’s mood ahead of Victory Day mixes anxiety and resilience
Moscow residents appeared anxious but resilient as the country prepared on Sunday for its annual commemoration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with an...
Moscow court shuts down Russia’s Memorial human rights centre
A court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia’s Memorial Human Rights Centre, a day after its sister organisation and the country’s oldest human rights...
Christodoulides heads to Moscow, meeting Lavrov on Thursday
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides leaves today from Budapest for Moscow where he is due to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, following an invite from...
Our View: Damage limitation the only realistic objective in Moscow talks
A delegation from the Cyprus led by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides will go to Moscow next week for another round of negotiations with the Russian...
Russia initiates scrapping of taxation deal with Cyprus (updated)
By Elias Hazou and Philippe Orphanides Russia’s finance ministry said Monday it would initiate a process to scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding...
Russia preparing mass vaccination against coronavirus for October
Russia’s health minister is preparing a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus for October, local news agencies reported on Saturday, after a vaccine completed clinical trials....
Woman tests negative for coronavirus (Update2)
The health ministry said Monday a test to determine whether a Chinese woman had contracted the coronavirus came back negative. “The patient, whose clinical status...
