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Navalny ‘is working with CIA’: Kremlin makes explosive allegation after opposition figure blames Putin for alleged poisoning

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Western intelligence agencies – in particular, agents from the American CIA – are working with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman alleged on Thursday. … Read More >Navalny ‘is working with CIA’: Kremlin makes explosive allegation after opposition figure blames Putin for alleged poisoning

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Putin considers taking Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine, as Seoul reveals Russian president is planning trip to South Korea

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Russian President Vladimir Putin “is thinking about” getting vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the Kremlin. The revelation came after his plans were revealed by South Korea, following a call between Moscow and Seoul. … Read More >Putin considers taking Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine, as Seoul reveals Russian president is planning trip to South Korea

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Russia faces potential autumn Covid-19 hospital crisis as cases rise sharply & 90% of allocated beds are already in use

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Almost 90 percent of the 129,000 hospital beds allocated for Covid-19 patients in Russia are occupied. That’s according to Alexey Kuznetsov, an assistant to the country’s Health Minister, who was speaking on Tuesday. … Read More >Russia faces potential autumn Covid-19 hospital crisis as cases rise sharply & 90% of allocated beds are already in use

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Renewed Azerbaijan/Armenia conflict a new threat to Russia’s delicate balancing act with key player Turkey

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Azerbaijan has never forgotten its 1990s humiliation at the hands of Armenia. Now stronger than its sworn enemy, and emboldened by Turkish support, Baku’s assertiveness is creating a headache for Moscow. … Read More >Renewed Azerbaijan/Armenia conflict a new threat to Russia’s delicate balancing act with key player Turkey

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If you can’t beat them, ban them: Twitter no longer showing search results from well-known Russian state news agency RIA Novosti

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Twitter has shadow-banned well-known Russian news agency RIA Novosti. In practice, the move means users will no longer see the agency’s tweets in the website’s search results, unless they follow the media organization’s account. … Read More >If you can’t beat them, ban them: Twitter no longer showing search results from well-known Russian state news agency RIA Novosti

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Over 5,000 Russians have taken world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, none have reported serious side effects

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Trials of Russia’s Sputnik V, the world’s first registered vaccine against Covid-19, are going well, and giving hope of a return to normality. That’s according to a statement from the ministry of health in Moscow. … Read More >Over 5,000 Russians have taken world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, none have reported serious side effects

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Russia’s Putin tells Armenian PM Pashinyan that all military action in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region should be halted

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Vladimir Putin told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, on Sunday, that all efforts should be undertaken to stop the further escalation of fighting in Yerevan’s dispute with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. … Read More >Russia’s Putin tells Armenian PM Pashinyan that all military action in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region should be halted

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Moscow reacts to Nagorno-Karabakh flare up: Vows to carry on mediation efforts, urges Armenia & Azerbaijan to cease fighting

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Russia voiced deep concerns, on Sunday, about the sudden violent flare up of long-standing tensions lingering in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Moscow stands ready to undertake mediation efforts, the Foreign Ministry said. … Read More >Moscow reacts to Nagorno-Karabakh flare up: Vows to carry on mediation efforts, urges Armenia & Azerbaijan to cease fighting