Source link Although new strains of the virus may yet appear, it no longer has significant pandemic potential, Gennady Onishchenko says Covid-19 has lost its pandemic potential in the years since it was flagged by the World Health Organization, Russia’s former chief health inspector Gennady Onishchenko has said. Onishchenko’s statement comes after the Russian consumer […]
Source link The FSB claims the two Russian citizens were collecting information about Russian military facilities and handing it over to Kiev Russia’s security service (FSB) has apprehended two men on suspicion of working for the Ukrainian intelligence service, the body’s press office revealed on Friday. The suspects had allegedly been gathering information on Russian […]
Source link Rafael Grossi has warned of the “very real” danger that a major accident could still occur at the facility More should be done to minimize the risk of a major nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said at a UN […]
Source link The outlet earlier reported that Moscow could drop its opposition to Kiev potentially joining the US-led military bloc A Bloomberg report claiming that Russia has signaled to the US that it is ready to withdraw its demand for Ukrainian neutrality in exchange for recognition of its new territories is completely false, Kremlin spokesman […]
Source link The US is ratcheting up global tensions, dragging previously neutral states into NATO, the foreign minister has said Russia does not want to enter into a “big war” and has no intention of attacking other countries, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. He lamented that relations with the US are at rock bottom, […]
Source link The strange decree on “historically” Ukrainian territories may be a hint at a planned insurgency once the war is lost Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has caused a stir. But this time not by haranguing the West on how much it owes Ukraine (in short: everything and then some). Or because prominent Ukrainians (former […]
Source link Berlin has been calling for more military aid to Kiev, warning it cannot sustain the cost on its own Both Russia and Ukraine now find themselves unable to make any progress on the battlefield, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told the tabloid Bild on Thursday. Pistorius has insisted on boosting weapons production and […]
Source link Lithuanian authorities have claimed intelligence services in the three countries could attempt to recruit military personnel Lithuania has banned its military personnel, border guards and police officers from visiting Russia, Belarus and China while off duty, citing espionage concerns. Vilnius claimed the three countries pose “threats to the security of Lithuania and its […]
Source link Russian President Vladimir Putin has said families need at least three children to improve the country’s declining population. He addressed the question of the country’s birthrate while speaking to university students in Kaliningrad Region on Thursday. “If two people produce only one, then the population decreases. Even if there are two, it remains […]
Source link Azerbaijan may quit the Council of Europe due to a dispute over human rights, the country’s official news agency APA reported on Thursday. The news came after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted to suspend Baku’s delegation. According to APA, Azerbaijan “will not stand idle in the face of […]
Source link A Russian conglomerate will be allowed to buy out the coal-mining companies previously owned by Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the Kremlin confirmed on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin approved the sale in line with the standing anti-sanctions measures. The joint stock company ‘Best Solution’ will acquire 100% of the shares of Don Anthracite and […]
Source link The Ukrainian troops have willingly killed its own soldiers, Russia’s senior diplomat said Ukrainian troops have shot down a Russian military plane carrying Ukrainian soldiers in order to derail an upcoming prisoner swap, Moscow told the UN Security Council on Thursday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can share this story on social media: Follow […]
Source link Faced with growing resistance, the US and its allies have turned to fear-mongering, Sergey Naryshkin has said The populations of Western countries have become disillusioned with the Ukraine conflict, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, said on Thursday. Western capitals are now trying to drum up public support by […]
Source link The Russian military has blamed Kiev for shooting down the Il-76 transport over Belgorod Region Russian investigators have found what appear to be fragments of one or more missiles among the debris of the downed Il-76 in Belgorod Region, TASS reported on Thursday, citing a source in the emergency services. The military plane […]
Source link Former Donetsk militia commander Igor Strelkov was sentenced on Thursday to four years in a penal colony; after his release, he will be banned from administering websites for three years. He was charged with public incitement of extremism over two posts on social media. Strelkov, whose real name is Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin, shot […]