Month: April 2021

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Overwhelming majority of Russians believe Crimea is legally part of country, including those who don’t support Putin, poll reveals

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The vast majority of Russians (86%) support Moscow’s reabsorption of Crimea, with most convinced that the country did not violate international obligations and agreements when it gained control of the Black Sea peninsula in 2014. … Read More >Overwhelming majority of Russians believe Crimea is legally part of country, including those who don’t support Putin, poll reveals

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Liberals demanding pro-Western policies from Moscow simply ‘don’t understand Russian genetic code,’ Foreign Minister Lavrov claims

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Russian opposition figures who argue the country should prioritize relations with the West and access to luxuries like Italian cheese over sovereignty don’t understand what it means to be Russian, Moscow’s top diplomat has said. … Read More >Liberals demanding pro-Western policies from Moscow simply ‘don’t understand Russian genetic code,’ Foreign Minister Lavrov claims

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EU Parliament mulls block on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline & banning Russia from SWIFT system, despite leaders’ calls for dialogue

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A group of EU lawmakers have drafted a resolution that would impose new sanctions on Russia and scupper a Moscow-backed Baltic Sea pipeline, ignoring recent calls from the bloc’s top politicians for more constructive relations. … Read More >EU Parliament mulls block on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline & banning Russia from SWIFT system, despite leaders’ calls for dialogue

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Ukrainian president pitches summit with Putin at Vatican as Kremlin says it’s ‘wonderful’ to hear Kiev talk about peace, not war

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Amid reports of worsening fighting in the Donbass in recent weeks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a meeting to discuss the situation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take place in the Vatican. … Read More >Ukrainian president pitches summit with Putin at Vatican as Kremlin says it’s ‘wonderful’ to hear Kiev talk about peace, not war

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The veil of secrecy surrounding the U.S. Fort Detrick Lab and COVID-19

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When COVID-19 began sweeping across the U.S. in April, New York City quickly became the epicenter of the outbreak. Some 240 miles away, in a quiet town in Maryland, is Fort Detrick, where the U.S. government conducts experiments on dangerous pathogens, including close siblings of the novel coronavirus. … Read More >The veil of secrecy surrounding the U.S. Fort Detrick Lab and COVID-19

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Leaked from US lab? Head of Russia’s parliament & key Putin ally Volodin claims to have new ‘explanation’ for origin of Covid-19

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Covid-19 may have originated in an American lab as a result of an accidental leak. That’s the unverified claim of Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia’s State Duma and a leading member of the ruling United Russia party. … Read More >Leaked from US lab? Head of Russia’s parliament & key Putin ally Volodin claims to have new ‘explanation’ for origin of Covid-19

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US backs Minsk agreements to end bloody conflict in Donbass, contradicting Ukrainian calls for changes to terms of 2014 peace deal

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American diplomats have reiterated their support for a longstanding plan to put an end to fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine, just one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was outdated and should be amended. … Read More >US backs Minsk agreements to end bloody conflict in Donbass, contradicting Ukrainian calls for changes to terms of 2014 peace deal

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Russian anti-monopoly agency hits Apple with $12m fine for ‘anti-competitive’ policy as Silicon Valley firm insists it will appeal

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American tech giant Apple has said it will fight claims it has used its dominant position to advance its own products ahead of its competitors after Russia’s fair-trading watchdog said it would hand down a $12 million fine. … Read More >Russian anti-monopoly agency hits Apple with $12m fine for ‘anti-competitive’ policy as Silicon Valley firm insists it will appeal

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Russian ex-police officers face up to 16 years in prison over claims they fabricated false drugs charges against Meduza journalist

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Prosecutors in Moscow are reportedly seeking lengthy jail terms in the case of five former police officers accused of attempting to frame a reporter from Russian-language news site Meduza on trumped-up charges of drug possession. … Read More >Russian ex-police officers face up to 16 years in prison over claims they fabricated false drugs charges against Meduza journalist