Russia had to tread a fine foreign policy line in 2020. The country’s near abroad was rocked by unprecedented unrest as uprisings in Kremlin-friendly Kyrgyzstan and Belarus and war in the Caucasus challenged its influence in the region, The Moscow Times reports.
In the U.S., the election of Joe Biden...
By Vladislav Inozemtsev
Yet another year ends with Russians poorer and worse off than before, as both disposable incomes and the standard of living have fallen, said Vladislav Inozemtsev in his opinion for VTimes.
As 2021 rolls in, Russians’ real incomes are 14.3% lower than they were in 2013 — a...
A law granting immunity to former Russian presidents comes into force on January 2. The law was approved by the Russian State Duma on December 9, by the Federation Council on December 16, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22, 2020 and published on the same day....
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a knife attack on police on Monday in the capital of Russia’s southern Chechnya region, Al-Naba newspaper affiliated with the group said on Friday, Reuters reported.
It made the claim without providing any evidence.
Two assailants killed one policeman and injured another on Monday in...
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested earlier that Vladimir Putin may be able to catch his breath during the New Year holidays, Sputnik reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will celebrate the New Year with family and friends, as he does most years (in 2013 he gave his New Year's address...
A company run by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, purportedly close to President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday said he was pursuing a libel settlement against opposition leader Alexei Navalny, The Moscow Times reported.
Prigozhin's Concord catering company said in a statement it was seeking 840,000 euros ($900,000) in damages as it...
The question on presence of Russian representatives at the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-Elect Joseph Biden should be addressed to the American side, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with the RTVI channel on Wednesday, TASS reports.
"The inauguration of a country’s president - this is...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has written to US President-elect Joe Biden to wish him a happy new year, and expressed confidence that they would soon work together to build improved relations “in the spirit of equality”, RT reported.
Putin's congratulations are part of a series of personalized letters he has...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on criminal responsibility of up to five years of incarceration for gross violations of the foreign agents bill by individuals, media workers, as well as by members of unregistered political unions, TASS reported. The document was published on Wednesday on the...
Moscow on Wednesday expanded a list of UK officials banned from entering Russia in a tit-for-tat response to British sanctions imposed over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, The Moscow Times reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that in response to "unconstructive and unfriendly" UK penalties it had...
