Tag: Russia
Russia denies claims it stole Covid vaccine blueprint from UK
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC RUSSIA has vehemently denied new accusations claiming that Russian spies stole the “blueprint” for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and used it to create its own Sputnik V shot, with the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund calling the claims “scientific nonsense.” There have been fresh reports in the British press this …
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Russian forces reportedly fire warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Moscow – A Russian military ship fired warning shots at a British Royal Navy destroyer after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea, and a Russian jet dropped bombs in its path as a warning, Interfax cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying today (June 23). The HMS …
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Russia to ‘retaliate hard’ against Czechs over diplomat expulsions
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News Moscow/Prague -Russia said today (April 18) Czech accusations that Russian spy services were behind an explosion in an ammunition depot were unfounded and absurd and it would retaliate for Prague’s expulsion of 18 Russian embassy staff. The Czech Republic said it had informed NATO and European Union allies …
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US sees new START treaty as way to engage China on arms control
By Aljazeera THE Biden administration views the New START Treaty clinched with Russia this week as the beginning of engagement on strategic issues and urges China to join the effort to reduce nuclear arms stockpiles, a US envoy has said. The United States and Russia announced on Wednesday they had extended the New START (Strategic …
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Kremlin stands by police crackdown
MOSCOW: The Kremlin has defended its crackdown on protesters demanding the release of opposition figure Alexei Navalny as his allies vowed to continue putting pressure on the authorities. Protest monitors said that more than 10,000 people have been detained at recent nationwide rallies in support of President Vladimir Putin’s loudest critic, who was handed …
Russia on the brink of revolution
Vladimir Putin’s grip on power could be failing, with Russia on the brink of revolution as protesters clash with riot police in the streets. Corruption. Control. Incompetence. Russia’s people have had enough. And a poisoning survivor is riding this wave of resentment in open defiance of Vladimir Putin’s draconian rule. The triumphant return of opposition …