Tag: Russia
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China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after tensions with NATO allies
China and Russia’s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, ... -
Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began
When Maksim Kolker’s phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been arrested, he thought it was a ... -
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine
India’s prime minister began a two-day visit to Russia yesterday, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, a war that has complicated the relationship ... -
Leaders of Russia and China meets in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting for the second time in as many months as they visit Kazakhstan for a session ... -
Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam yesterday, during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking ... -
Deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate
A Group of Seven summit is opening today [Macau time] with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen ... -
Russia says it has captured five villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and Associated Press journalists in the city ... -
Celebration of victory in World War II is a key pillar of Putin’s rule
Russia yesterday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that President Vladimir Putin ... -
Russia dependency on China, war and peace in Europe
Over the last decade, we have witnessed a significant shift in Russia’s positioning. Part of this repositioning stems from the theories of “Russian exceptionalism,” deeply imbued ... -
As Putin begins another six-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin tomorrow will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin ... -
Putin announces plans to visit China in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader ... -
As people mourns, some families still wonder if their loved ones are alive
Family and friends of those still missing after an attack that killed over 130 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall waited for news of their ... -
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it ... -
Crowds flock to polling stations in apparent protest
Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday yesterday on the last day of a three-day presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President ... -
Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nukes if its sovereignty is threatened
President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the ... -
China, Iran, Russia, show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman
China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials ... -
Ukraine’s first Oscar is hailed as a reminder of war’s horrors as Russian drones strike buildings
Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones blasted buildings in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions — but also the news it had ... -
On Russian TV ahead of the election, there’s only one program: Putin’s
Thousands of Russians braved the cold for hours earlier this month to honor the opposition politician Alexei Navalny after his funeral. They chanted anti-war slogans and ... -
UN rights chief urges end to ‘repression’ of independent voices in Russia after Navalny’s death
The U.N. human rights chief called yesterday for a quick end to the “repression of independent voices” in Russia and expressed concerns about the “persecution” of ... -
Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed yesterday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such ... -
Russia Body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media ... -
Russian authorities extend a probe into Navalny’s death as allies speak of cover-up
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny yesterday was denied access to a morgue where his body was believed to be kept after his death ... -
Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot ... -
Election officials reject antiwar politician’s bid to oppose Putin in upcoming vote
Estonia (Antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin was rejected yesterday as a candidate in next month’s presidential balloting by Russian election authorities, a strong signal from the Kremlin ... -
Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers accessed emails of senior leadership team members
State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of employees ... -
Exports to Russia through the back door
Direct exports from China to Russia increased significantly after the beginning of the war in Ukraine (+64.2% since 2021, of which +46.9% in 2023). Turkey’s exports ... -
Presidential hopeful loses appeal against authorities’ refusal to register her for the race
A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine on Wednesday lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination for the country’s presidential race ... -
Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until his goals are achieved
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday there would be no peace in Ukraine until the Kremlin realizes its goals, which remain unchanged after nearly two years ... -
Under Putin, the uber-wealthy ‘oligarchs’ still rich but far less powerful
When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed those Russians known as “oligarchs” as men who whose vast wealth, ruthlessly amassed, made ... -
The environmental (ir)responsibility of Russia and the Arctic Route
According to an article published in the December 14, 2021 issue of Science magazine, the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the ... -
Russian court convicts woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech
A Russian court yesterday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison, Russian media reported. ... -
Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier
The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in ... -
Russia’s envoy uses the stage to accuse the US of fueling tensions
Russia’s defense minister accused the United States yesterday of fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “global dominance by any means” and warned of the risk of ... -
Russia maneuvers carefully over Israel-Hamas war seeking to expand its global clout
Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the war between Israel and Hamas. But the conflict also is giving Moscow bold new opportunities ... -
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
Russia’s top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn’t discuss his ...
