Russia & Former Soviet Union

News, opinion, analysis and features from Russia and other former Soviet states.Feb 14, 2021 05:00

Russia’s rivals attempt to ‘exploit’ Covid-19 fatigue as they prop up Navalny protests, Putin tells media

Foreign powers are trying to use popular frustration over falling living standards due the coronavirus pand

emic to fan protests in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

VIDEOS show mountains of snow, collapsed roofs & sliding trucks as Moscow gets hit by record-breaking snowfall
The Russian capital has been hit with the worst snowfall in decades, with freak weather disrupting air travel and bringing traffic to a halt. Several people have been injured as a result of roofs collapsing in the Moscow Region.Feb 13, 2021 21:22
The Independent apologizes to Roman Abramovich, pays Chelsea owner’s legal fees after parroting claim of ‘Putin’s bag carrier’The Independent has been forced to eat crow and apologize to the Russian tycoon and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich, after publishing a story accusing the billionaire of holding illicit cash for Russian President Vladimir Putin.Feb 13, 2021 22:01
As column in Moscow’s top progressive newspaper labels West ‘New ethical Reich,’ are Russian liberals turning away from EU & US?When a high-profile Russian theatre director is using the house journal of the country’s liberal class to describe today’s Western Europe as a “new ethical Reich,” there is clearly a challenge emerging to the traditional dogma.Feb 13, 2021 11:23
Twitter ‘STRIPS’ Russian arms-control delegation account of followers after restoring it from mystery suspensionRussia’s permanent mission to the OSCE has called for an international treaty regulating tech giants, after Twitter restored the account of Moscow’s delegation at arms-control talks in Vienna, having banned it without explanation.Feb 13, 2021 12:48

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s defamation case adjourned once again – faces fine after calling WWII veteran ‘traitor’For a second successive Friday, a court in Moscow has adjourned a libel case against Alexey Navalny. This time until next Tuesday. The Russian opposition figure is accused of defaming an elderly World War II veteran in a tweet.Feb 12, 2021 17:47
Lavrov says EU turned anti-Russian after 2004 accession of ‘immature’ Baltic nations & other states with historical grievancesThe European Union has been influenced to take a Russophobic position by an aggressive minority, including the Baltic States and other Eastern European countries, according to Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.Feb 12, 2021 15:56
Russia’s Sputnik V jab developers working on vaccine to tackle several Covid-19 strains at onceThe Gamaleya Institute behind Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine said it’s working on a technology that will lead to an effective jab against several coronavirus variants and which could also be swiftly updated to tackle new mutations.Feb 12, 2021 14:44
Claims that some members of Russian opposition work with foreign governments ‘not wrong or exaggerated,’ says top Moscow spy chiefRussia’s Foreign Ministry is entirely correct when it talks about links between opposition figures in the country and hostile foreign governments, according to Sergey Naryshkin, Moscow’s top intelligence official.Feb 12, 2021 14:34
Hungary begins rollout of Russian Sputnik V vaccine in defiance of EU regulatorsHungary has become the first EU country to begin using Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. Budapest has repeatedly criticized the bloc’s sloppy vaccination drive, and secured Russian and Chinese vaccines despite no approval from Brussels.Feb 12, 2021 14:26
US will NEVER recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea says Washington’s diplomat at UN, confirming sanctions here to stayDespite the fact Crimea has been de facto administered by Russia for seven years now, the American government will never view Moscow’s rule as legitimate, insisting it remains part of Ukraine.Feb 12, 2021 14:16

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