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Breaking the ice: Hockey-loving new US ambassador visits Moscow game… and reveals his favorite player is RUSSIAN

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020By Editor

America’s new ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, said ice hockey could help bring the two nations closer together as he visited a game in Moscow, also singing the praises of his favorite player, Russia’s Alexander Ovechkin. … Read More >Breaking the ice: Hockey-loving new US ambassador visits Moscow game… and reveals his favorite player is RUSSIAN

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Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020By Editor

All passenger trains between China and Russia, including a direct Moscow-Beijing link, will stop running starting Monday due to a coronavirus outbreak, Russian Railways has announced. It’s unclear when the ban will be lifted. … Read More >Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

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Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ contradicts UN resolutions – Kremlin

Posted on February 2, 2020By Editor

Moscow doubts the viability of the new peace plan for the Middle East recently unveiled by Donald Trump, as it is incompatible with UN decisions on the matter and does not sit well with the Arab world. … Read More >Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ contradicts UN resolutions – Kremlin

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How I defended Stalingrad

Posted on February 2, 2020By Editor

The Battle of Stalingrad was a veritable meat-grinder for both the Soviet and German armies. Few made it through the most terrible battle in the history of mankind from day one to day done. … Read More >How I defended Stalingrad

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3 acts of exemplary heroism by Soviet soldiers in the Battle of Stalingrad

Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020By Editor

It is largely thanks to these instances of heroism that the USSR was able to come out victorious from one of the most horrendous battles in the history of mankind. … Read More >3 acts of exemplary heroism by Soviet soldiers in the Battle of Stalingrad

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Russia stops processing Chinese work visas & scraps visa-free travel amid coronavirus epidemic

Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020By Editor

Moscow has temporarily halted issuing work visas to Chinese citizens and suspended visa-free travel for Chinese tourist groups in response to the coronavirus epidemic in the country. … Read More >Russia stops processing Chinese work visas & scraps visa-free travel amid coronavirus epidemic

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Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference

Posted on February 1, 2020February 1, 2020By Editor

As part of a WWII document trove declassified ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Yalta summit, never before seen photographs show US and British leaders and officers arriving in Crimea and touring Sevastopol with Soviet hosts. … Read More >Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference

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Russia closes its Far East border with China in attempt to prevent spread of new coronavirus

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order to close the country’s border with China in the Far East, Russia’s largest and most remote region. … Read More >Russia closes its Far East border with China in attempt to prevent spread of new coronavirus

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Coronavirus now in Russia! What are the authorities doing?

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

The last day of January saw the first registered cases of the coronavirus on Russian territory. But a government strategy is already underway to prevent an all-out epidemic, according to official reports. … Read More >Coronavirus now in Russia! What are the authorities doing?

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You guys are brilliant’: Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix loved getting pranked by Russian YouTubers posing as Greta Thunberg

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Russian prankster duo ‘Vovan and Lexus’ posed as Greta Thunberg and her father in call to ‘Joker’ actor Joaquin Phoenix, lobbying for a cameo in the sequel – and getting praise from Phoenix once he figured out the deception. … Read More >You guys are brilliant’: Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix loved getting pranked by Russian YouTubers posing as Greta Thunberg

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