Moscow

• Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s appeal rejected by Moscow court

  Speaking before the verdict, Navalny urged Russians to stand up to the Kremlin in a fiery speech mixing references to the Bible and ``Harry Potter.''

  World

  Feb 20
• What you need to know about Alexei Navalny’s arrest and the nationwide protests in Russia

  More than 2,600 protesters, as well as Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, were detained on Saturday.

  Politics

  Jan 23
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• Russia orders Alexei Navalny detained for 30 days, spokeswoman says

  Calls for his immediate release have come from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and top officials of other EU nations.

  World

  Jan 18
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• Russia, AstraZeneca agree to test combination of coronavirus vaccines

  Russia has been widely criticized for giving Sputnik V regulatory approval in August after the vaccine only been tested on a few dozen people.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2020
• These are the Russian cyber warfare capabilities that may have been used on the U.S.

  Here is some information about Russia's possible motives for such an attack, and details about Russian cyber offensive and information warfare capabilities.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2020
• Moscow opens dozens of inoculation centres despite vaccine not yet meeting safety needs

  The Russian-designed vaccine has yet to complete the advanced studies needed to ensure its effectiveness and safety in line with established scientific protocols.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2020
• Armenian foreign minister resigns amid political turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh

  Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2020
• U.S. sanctions Russian research institute linked to dangerous malware program

  The U.S. alleged that the Russian institute was responsible for "building customized tools that enabled the attack" on a petrochemical facility in the Middle East in 2017.

  World

  Oct 24, 2020
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• Dozens of demonstrators detained during protest in Russian city of Khabarovsk

  Police in a far eastern Russian city detained several dozen protesters on Saturday, the first such crackdown since rallies against the arrest of the provincial governor started three months ago.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2020
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• Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to cease-fire after talks in Moscow

  The top diplomats from the two countries said in a statement that the truce is intended to exchange prisoners and recover the dead, adding that specific details will be agreed on later.

  World

  Oct 9, 2020