Despite months-long EU approval process, bloc members already lining up to produce Sputnik V, makers of Russian Covid-19 jab say

The team behind Russia’s pioneering coronavirus jab has claimed that EU members are already working to ensure they are first in line to manufacture dozes, even though a review by the bloc’s central regulator has not yet finished. … Read More >Despite months-long EU approval process, bloc members already lining up to produce Sputnik V, makers of Russian Covid-19 jab say

Police disrupt Moscow summit of banned pro-Western group linked to UK-based former-oligarch Khodorkovsky, making dozens of arrests

Police detained a number of Russian liberal opposition activists, as well as several local deputies, in Moscow on Saturday at a summit staged by an ‘undesirable’ organization linked to exiled former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. … Read More >Police disrupt Moscow summit of banned pro-Western group linked to UK-based former-oligarch Khodorkovsky, making dozens of arrests

Russia could be winner in WWIII ‘nightmare scenario’ by capturing northern Europe & blocking NATO counterattack – Swedish experts

An all-out war in northern Europe could see Russian troops cut off the Baltic nations, delaying NATO forces from coming to their aid and securing a hold on the region, a new analysis by Sweden’s Defense Research Agency claims. … Read More >Russia could be winner in WWIII ‘nightmare scenario’ by capturing northern Europe & blocking NATO counterattack – Swedish experts

Friends in the East: Moscow & Beijing growing ever closer, while respect for US is declining across world, Russians tell pollster

With tensions growing on their country’s Western borders, Russians are increasingly looking eastwards for international friends, new research claims, as more and more people in the world’s largest country think favorably of China. … Read More >Friends in the East: Moscow & Beijing growing ever closer, while respect for US is declining across world, Russians tell pollster

Villagers in Russia’s freezing Far North spot burning UFO flying across sky; but experts say it’s probably space debris (VIDEO)

A video from the remote, frozen northern Russian village of Ust-Nera has gone viral online after locals spotted a seemingly burning unidentified flying object, with a clearly visible trail in the pitch-black Siberian night sky. … Read More >Villagers in Russia’s freezing Far North spot burning UFO flying across sky; but experts say it’s probably space debris (VIDEO)

Kremlin bashes Western media reporting on Russia & says US/UK ‘pseudo-specialists’ have no idea what’s going on inside country

The quality of analysis in Western media regarding political processes in Russia has significantly decreased, and nowadays publications employ “pseudo-specialists” who write stories which “often have nothing to do with reality.” … Read More >Kremlin bashes Western media reporting on Russia & says US/UK ‘pseudo-specialists’ have no idea what’s going on inside country

Moscow promises retaliation if US places previously banned intermediate-range missiles in Japan, within range of Russia’s border

The rumored deployment of American intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region may trigger a brand new arms race and potential standoff with unpredictable consequences, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. … Read More >Moscow promises retaliation if US places previously banned intermediate-range missiles in Japan, within range of Russia’s border

Block-happy Twitter suddenly becomes concerned about ‘PUBLIC CONVERSATION’ after Russia slows down site & stock value slides by 4%

Twitter has protested over “attempts to block and throttle online public conversation” as its stock price dropped amid reports Russia was slowing it down, in an effort to force the Silicon Valley giant to remove illegal content. … Read More >Block-happy Twitter suddenly becomes concerned about ‘PUBLIC CONVERSATION’ after Russia slows down site & stock value slides by 4%