‘Great working relationship’ will allow Russia & US to travel ‘further out into space together,’ senior NASA official tells RT

Despite their disagreements on Earth, Moscow and Washington enjoy friendly relations in outer space and their continued cooperation will help advance human exploration of the cosmos, a NASA administrator told RT. … Read More >‘Great working relationship’ will allow Russia & US to travel ‘further out into space together,’ senior NASA official tells RT

Full-scale Ukrainian war would threaten Russian security Kremlin warns, pledging action to prevent ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

A return to fierce fighting in Eastern Ukraine would amount to a crisis on Russia’s doorstep, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said, arguing that Moscow could be forced to intervene to prevent such a situation worsening. … Read More >Full-scale Ukrainian war would threaten Russian security Kremlin warns, pledging action to prevent ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

Ukraine will be ‘irreparably weakened’ if Russia & Germany allowed to complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, warns Kiev’s deputy PM

Completing Nord Stream 2 will cost Kiev billions of dollars by ending Russia’s reliance on Ukraine for transporting gas, and therefore must be stopped, according to Aleksey Reznikov, the country’s deputy prime minister. … Read More >Ukraine will be ‘irreparably weakened’ if Russia & Germany allowed to complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, warns Kiev’s deputy PM

More migrants, please! Covid-19 has caused fall in foreign workers coming to Russia, leaving country short of manpower – Kremlin

The drop in international travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly reduced the number of migrant workers coming to Russia, meaning the country is now struggling to implement its extensive plans for development. … Read More >More migrants, please! Covid-19 has caused fall in foreign workers coming to Russia, leaving country short of manpower – Kremlin

As reforms continue, Russia’s prison population drops by 38% in a decade; per-capita incarceration rate now only half that of US

A report produced by the Council of Europe has revealed that the number of people in Russian prisons has fallen from 574.8 to 356.1 per 100,000 residents in the last decade, meaning that the prison population has dropped by 38.1%. … Read More >As reforms continue, Russia’s prison population drops by 38% in a decade; per-capita incarceration rate now only half that of US

Poekhali! Russian spaceship named after Yuri Gagarin blasts off almost sixty years after Soviet cosmonaut’s record-smashing flight

A Russian-made Soyuz rocket has lifted off from a cosmodrome in the Kazakh desert. It will now carry its crew – two Russians and one American – to the International Space Station, orbiting more than 400km above the Earth. … Read More >Poekhali! Russian spaceship named after Yuri Gagarin blasts off almost sixty years after Soviet cosmonaut’s record-smashing flight

Ukraine’s NATO fantasy is a suicide pill in disguise; military action by the alliance against pro-Russian forces would be crushed

Ukraine’s President Zelensky hopes that NATO will assist Kiev in forcefully expelling Russia from Crimea and re-taking control of the breakaway Donbass. This dangerous fiction could lead to the destruction of his troubled country. … Read More >Ukraine’s NATO fantasy is a suicide pill in disguise; military action by the alliance against pro-Russian forces would be crushed

French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats

A Muslim journalist has appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for protection against death threats. She rose to popularity by debating conservative politicians on TV and arguing against a hijab ban. … Read More >French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats

Back into quarantine? German govt plans new harsh Covid-19 restrictions in draft law – reports

Night-time curfews, sweeping business closures and severe limits on public gatherings are all part of the German government’s new bill aimed at “standardizing” Covid-19 measures to stop the third wave, German media report. … Read More >Back into quarantine? German govt plans new harsh Covid-19 restrictions in draft law – reports