In rebuke to Ukraine’s Zelensky, Russia’s defense minister claims that Crimea ‘always has been’ & ‘always will be’ Russian land

Crimea has been and will always be part of Russia, the country’s defense minister said on Friday, responding to a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the peninsula’s return to Kiev’s control is a “matter of time.” … Read More >In rebuke to Ukraine’s Zelensky, Russia’s defense minister claims that Crimea ‘always has been’ & ‘always will be’ Russian land

The US has no right to lecture Russia over Crimea while it wholeheartedly backs Israel’s illegal occupation of Syria’s territory

If all are equal before international law, it’s clear some are more equal than others. That much is plain from the fact Washington is driving condemnation of Russia’s reabsorption of Crimea, while defending Israel’s occupations. … Read More >The US has no right to lecture Russia over Crimea while it wholeheartedly backs Israel’s illegal occupation of Syria’s territory

Abandon Moscow! Russian defense minister says country should now move capital eastwards & build five new cities in remote Siberia

Russian politicians could soon be packing their bags and piling onto trains eastwards, ditching the busy streets and glitzy nightlife of Moscow in favor of a new capital city located thousands of miles away in vast, snowy Siberia. … Read More >Abandon Moscow! Russian defense minister says country should now move capital eastwards & build five new cities in remote Siberia

Sabre-rattling Russians: Pozdniakova hugs ex-champ dad after winning all-Russian Tokyo Olympics fencing against Velikaya (VIDEO)

Double world and European champion Sofia Pozdniakova has won the all-Russian women’s individual fencing final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, handing Sofya Velikaya a third successive defeat in the final with a 15-11 win in Tokyo. … Read More >Sabre-rattling Russians: Pozdniakova hugs ex-champ dad after winning all-Russian Tokyo Olympics fencing against Velikaya (VIDEO)

‘You need to learn how to lose’: ROC throw scathing shade at ‘sore losers’ & ‘Western propaganda’ at Tokyo 2020

Russia’s Olympic Committee has hit out at “Western propaganda” and “sore losers” after US swimmer Ryan Murphy implied the 200m backstroke final at Tokyo 2020 “wasn’t clean” after being beaten by Russian winner Evgeny Rylov. … Read More >‘You need to learn how to lose’: ROC throw scathing shade at ‘sore losers’ & ‘Western propaganda’ at Tokyo 2020

San Marino’s health minister stands by Sputnik V as nation faces EU travel problems, blames delayed approval on ‘political issues’

Russia’s Sputnik V has fared extremely well in San Marino, helping beat the Covid-19 outbreak, the microstate’s health minister told RT. Yet, with no EU-wide approval for the jab, people are now facing difficulties with travel. … Read More >San Marino’s health minister stands by Sputnik V as nation faces EU travel problems, blames delayed approval on ‘political issues’

Putin says effects of global climate change disproportionately hitting Russia, as country battered by floods & raging wildfires

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that global warming is behind a spate of freak weather conditions as emergency workers scramble to deal with heavy flooding and vast wildfires consuming over a million hectares of land. … Read More >Putin says effects of global climate change disproportionately hitting Russia, as country battered by floods & raging wildfires

NATO is ‘provoking conflict’ in Black Sea, top Russian diplomat warns, saying confrontation could be on cards over naval drills

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has hit out at a series of military exercises staged by the US and its partners in the sensitive Black Sea region, off the coasts of both Russia and Ukraine, warning of the potential risk of escalation. … Read More >NATO is ‘provoking conflict’ in Black Sea, top Russian diplomat warns, saying confrontation could be on cards over naval drills

Two media organizations owned by disgraced oligarch Khodorkovsky to cease operations – websites banned by Russian media watchdog

Two media organizations owned by disgraced 1990’s oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky are to cease operations entirely after Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor ordered their websites to be banned and blocked throughout the country. … Read More >Two media organizations owned by disgraced oligarch Khodorkovsky to cease operations – websites banned by Russian media watchdog