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

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

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’

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Russian army movements on border with Ukraine not a precursor of war, Kremlin says, citing need to defend against NATO buildup

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

The deployment of military hardware and thousands of troops to Western Russia is not the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said, but instead just a normal part of defending the country. … Read More >Russian army movements on border with Ukraine not a precursor of war, Kremlin says, citing need to defend against NATO buildup

Russia prepared for possibility of being cut off from SWIFT, Kremlin says

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021By Editor

With anti-Russian sanctions gathering momentum, particularly in the US, President Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov says he does not exclude the possibility of Russia being unplugged from the SWIFT financial network. … Read More >Russia prepared for possibility of being cut off from SWIFT, Kremlin says

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Lukashenko’s claim that Belarus has ‘no friends’ doesn’t apply to Russia, as the two nations have a brotherly bond, says Kremlin

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Russia and Belarus are not just friends but have a fraternal bond. That’s according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who rubbished claims from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Minsk has no pals on the world stage. … Read More >Lukashenko’s claim that Belarus has ‘no friends’ doesn’t apply to Russia, as the two nations have a brotherly bond, says Kremlin

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

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

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

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Citing Putin’s warning, Kremlin says criminals targeting kids face full weight of the law

Posted on March 6, 2021By Editor

The spokesman was asked to comment on the Russian president’s scathing remarks against those who make money by encouraging young people to commit suicide or participate in illegal street rallies . … Read More >Citing Putin’s warning, Kremlin says criminals targeting kids face full weight of the law

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New Western sanctions against Russian officials over jailing of opposition figure Navalny ‘outrageous’ & ineffective, says Kremlin

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021By Editor

A package of new travel and financial restrictions unveiled by the US and the EU this week are toothless and will have little to no impact at all on Russian officials targeted by them, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed. … Read More >New Western sanctions against Russian officials over jailing of opposition figure Navalny ‘outrageous’ & ineffective, says Kremlin

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No need to recognize ‘annexation of Crimea’ as no annexation took place — Kremlin

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Editor

The spokesman recalled that the peninsula reunited with Russia in compliance with all norms of international law … Read More >No need to recognize ‘annexation of Crimea’ as no annexation took place — Kremlin

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Kremlin says woman who claims police threatened her with taser & put her head in plastic bag to get phone PIN should sue cops

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021By Editor

Russian citizens who have legitimate complaints about their treatment at the hands of law enforcement should file a lawsuit with the prosecutor’s office in order to protect their civil rights. … Read More >Kremlin says woman who claims police threatened her with taser & put her head in plastic bag to get phone PIN should sue cops

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‘This issue is not on the agenda’: Kremlin rejects suggestions that Ukraine’s breakaway Donbass should be integrated into Russia

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021By Editor

Russia has no plans to absorb the Donbass region of Ukraine and the Kremlin is solely focused on protecting the Russian-speaking population of that area, according to comments on Friday from spokesman Dmitry Peskov. … Read More >‘This issue is not on the agenda’: Kremlin rejects suggestions that Ukraine’s breakaway Donbass should be integrated into Russia