Protesters in Minsk have moved from the Independence Avenue to the Victory Park and the Hero City Minsk monument, TASS writes.
Several thousand people are taking part in the rally, with a column of demonstrators stretching for more than two kilometers. Approaches to the monument are cordoned off by the...
On Wednesday, the United States slapped sanctions on five Russian institutes, accusing them of developing chemical and biological weapons. The restrictions were specifically imposed on a research institute of the Russian Defense Ministry that developed the first COVID-19 vaccine together with the Gamaleya Institute, as reported by Sputnik News.
Russian...
Russia is expelling a diplomat from the Norwegian embassy in Moscow, foreign ministries in both countries said on Friday, in a tit-for-tat move after Oslo expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage, Reuters reported.
The Norwegian diplomat has three days to leave Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in...
Russia has created a reserve of law enforcement officers to help Belarus in case the situation gets “out of control,” according to President Vladimir Putin, who said it was requested by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Russia Today reported.
Speaking to Russian TV, Putin explained that he agreed to help Lukashenko,...
Russia must help investigate what happened to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is being treated in a Berlin hospital for suspected poisoning, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday before talks with EU counterparts on what to do next, Reuters reported.
“We expect Russia to join efforts to clear...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had asked him to set up a reserve police force, but promised not to use it unless the crisis got out of control, Reuters reported citing Interfax news agency.
Putin said Russia saw no need for now to...
Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has reached a six-month high as the Covid-19 situation improves in Russia and lockdowns are eased, hitting 66 percent – the highest figure since February. However, the result represents the Russian president’s worst August approval rating since 2013, Russia Today reports.
According to the Levada Center,...
The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia did not want the illness of opposition politician Alexei Navalny to damage ties with the West and that it was as keen as anyone else to find out what caused him to fall gravely ill, Reuters reported.
Germany, the United States and other countries...
While international commentators compare the ongoing unrest in Belarus with the 2014 Ukrainian Maidan, President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes his northern neighbor won't follow in Ukraine's footsteps, Russia Today informed.
“I wouldn't want them to have similar events to what we had in 2014,” Zelensky told France-based news network Euronews. “I...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, with the two discussing cooperation on combating the coronavirus pandemic and regional issues, a statement from the Kremlin said, Times of Israel informed.
According to Netanyahu’s office, the conversation focused on Syria, where Israel has...
