Source link Maslenitsa is being widely celebrated in the Chinese capital this year for the first time, according to Channel 1 Several thousand people in the Chinese capital, Beijing, have taken part in the celebration of Maslenitsa, the traditional Russian folk festival dedicated to winter’s end and the arrival of spring, Channel 1 has reported. […]
Source link The International Olympic Committee has barred Russia from sending a unified team due to the conflict with Ukraine The number of Russians participating at the Paris Games under a neutral flag could be as low as 40, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates said in an interview with Sunday’s edition of […]
Source link While ‘provocations’ are expected, they won’t be able to upset the voting, election commission head Ella Pamfilova has assured Russia is aware of potential “provocations” both abroad and domestically aimed at disrupting the upcoming presidential election, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said on Thursday. The official assured, however, that such challenges […]
Source link The results of the upcoming Russian presidential election will “shape the country’s development for years to come,” Vladimir Putin has said as he urged citizens to vote in a video address released on Thursday. Putin is seeking a fifth term in office and is running as an independent candidate in this year’s vote, […]
Source link Latvia may deport Russians who participate in the upcoming presidential election, the country’s police chief has said Latvian police will “screen” Russians who visit their country’s embassy to vote in this week’s presidential election, Head of State Police Armands Ruks told local media on Monday. Some of those screened could be selected for […]
Source link Russian citizens will be deported from Latvia by force if they don’t leave voluntarily, the country’s migration chief has said Latvia has started expelling Russian citizen who failed to apply for a new residence permit in the EU country in time or failed to pass the language exam, the head of the national […]
Source link Estonian PM Kaja Kallas has shared a veiled rebuke after claims that she is too hawkish to lead NATO Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has disputed claims that she is too hawkish toward Moscow to become the next head of NATO. Contrary to what her detractors claim, she does not “eat Russians for […]
Source link Their attitude has become more aggressive since a liberal candidate failed to register for the presidential vote, a diplomat said The activities of certain Russian citizens living in other countries have become a “serious problem” for the Moscow as they try to carry out provocations ahead of the presidential election, a senior Russian […]
Source link Journalist Dmitry Kiselyov wants to sit down with the US President to get his take on how to stabilize ties between the two nations Prominent Russian journalist Dmitry Kiselyov has said that he has sent a request to the White House for an interview with US President Joe Biden. He argued that Russian […]
Source link Russian citizens holding permanent residence status in Latvia may be legally deported if they fail to pass a language exam, Riga’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday. Moscow’s embassy in Riga responded by branding the decision “inhumane and ruthless,” warning that it will threaten thousands of Russians living in the Baltic country, whose average […]
Source link President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged Russians to start families early and have at least two children, preferably more. His comments came during a meeting with the workers of Uralvagonzavod, a major Russian weapons and military equipment manufacturer located in Nizhny Tagil, in the Urals. “Supporting young families is our absolute priority if […]
Source link Officials within the Church of England have called on worshipers to remember that “everyone is human,” even in times of war Christians in the UK have been urged to avoid language that dehumanizes Russia and its people, with officials within the Church of England calling on worshipers to remember their humanity even in […]
Source link Barring Russians from the Olympic Games and other international sports events undermines the very idea of a fair competition, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. He made his comments after Russian athletes have been excluded from multiple major tournaments as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. “I would never mix politics […]
Source link Helsinki is seemingly ready to violate any principles to follow the collective West’s drive against Russia, Maria Zakharova says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned Finland’s plans to impose a blanket ban on Russian nationals buying property in the country, slamming the potential move as an “inherently segregationist action.” Zakharova provided […]
Source link Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen has formed a working group tasked with preparing the legislation Finland is preparing to completely prohibit Russian citizens from purchasing real estate in the country, Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said in a statement published on Finland’s official government website on Friday. The country amended its legislation on property […]