Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row

Accusations of human rights violations on the Crimean Peninsula are an invention, according to a leading Russian politician, who has told United Nations representatives to visit the region and see for themselves. … Read More >Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row

Reports of Covid patients leaping from Ukrainian hospital windows in tragic suicide bids as health system ‘on brink of collapse’

A woman with suspected coronavirus has died after jumping out of a window at a hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporozhe, local media reported. … Read More >Reports of Covid patients leaping from Ukrainian hospital windows in tragic suicide bids as health system ‘on brink of collapse’

Kremlin unconcerned after liberal opposition politician rips photo of Putin off council building wall & tears it to pieces

Moscow has clarified that placing Vladimir Putin’s portrait in state buildings is not mandatory, after police were called when a councilor tried to replace the President’s photo with a portrait of legendary poet Alexander Pushkin. … Read More >Kremlin unconcerned after liberal opposition politician rips photo of Putin off council building wall & tears it to pieces

Russia breaks ground on massive internet network across thawing Arctic, bringing high-speed connection from under the ice caps

The Russian government has announced that construction is underway on a massive high-speed communications line that will span the Arctic and join together the extremes of the world’s largest country. … Read More >Russia breaks ground on massive internet network across thawing Arctic, bringing high-speed connection from under the ice caps

Poll conducted shortly after Moscow brokered Nagorno-Karabakh truce, reveals around 85% of Armenians see Russia in positive light

A survey commissioned by Russian broadcaster Sputnik Radio has revealed that the vast majority (84 percent) of Armenians now have a good attitude toward Russia, with 85 percent believing their northern neighbor to be an ally. … Read More >Poll conducted shortly after Moscow brokered Nagorno-Karabakh truce, reveals around 85% of Armenians see Russia in positive light

Macron’s outreach to Russia part of his De Gaulle-like plan to free France & EU partners from status as vassals of Washington

Russia and France have different objectives, yet both recognise the need to push back against Turkey’s expansionism, the intrusive influence of the US, and the zero-sum security architecture in Europe, which threatens stability. … Read More >Macron’s outreach to Russia part of his De Gaulle-like plan to free France & EU partners from status as vassals of Washington