Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India and Russia have sustained the momentum of the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries, Sputnik. The two countries lined up a series of high level visits including those of an armed forces chief to finalise the agenda of the bilateral annual...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia needed to ensure that its parliamentary vote scheduled for September is free of foreign meddling following mass protests calling for the release of one of his fiercest critics, Reuters reports.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets last month to...
Michael Calvey, founder of the Baring Vostok private equity firm, believes that his actions the investigation regarded as a 2.5 bln rubles ($33.7 mln) embezzlement were a necessary measure to save Vostochny Bank. He made it clear in a statement in the Meshchansky Court in Moscow on Wednesday, a...
Yuri Dmitriev, a Russian historian who exposed Stalin-era crimes, is due on Tuesday to appeal against a 13-year jail term that his supporters say was based on fabricated charges, Reuters reports.
Dmitriev, 65, was found guilty in July of sexually abusing his adopted daughter, a charge he denied.
He was due...
The United States refused to attend the Astana-format talks on Syria, which start today in Russia's resort city of Sochi, in light of indecision on the Syria policy, Russia's Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday, Sputnik reports.
"We sent an invitation to our American partners to...
The Victory Parade will definitely take place in 2021, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured, adding that it is yet unclear whether the parade will take place on May 9, as per tradition, TASS reports.
"I do not know yet," he said, answering a question on the Parade date. "One thing...
Russia and the United States are in talks on a possible prisoner swap that could secure the release of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine jailed for spying, within two to three months, his lawyer told Reuters on Monday, Reuters reports.
Russia convicted Whelan, who holds U.S., British, Canadian and...
NATO's position hinders implementation of Finland's initiative on safe flights over the Baltic Sea, as the alliance does not agree that all military aircraft should have their identification transponders switched on while flying over the Baltic Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday, Sputnik reports.
"We discussed the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's rating and citizens' trust in him are based on his actions, not some insinuations from the video material about the "palace" in the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, Sputnik reports.
"This is a popular movie, but nothing mentioned in...
A former Russian newspaper journalist accused of treason says state investigators have still not told him exactly what his alleged crime was, over six months after his arrest, Reuters reports.
Ivan Safronov, 30, covered military affairs as a reporter before starting work at Russia’s space agency last May. He was...
