Russia’s Sberbank Posts $10bn Profit in 2020
Sberbank — Russia’s largest bank and most valuable company — posted profits of more than $10 billion in 2020, despite the economic fallout of the …
Zakharova: Moscow Aware of Risks of Further Deterioration in Ties with Washington
Russia is aware that threats of deterioration in the relations with the United States still remain, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told …
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To Jail or Not to Jail: Kremlin in Bind Over Navalny Return
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s defiant pledge to return to Moscow from Germany after surviving a poisoning attack puts the Kremlin in a major bind, …
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Twitter Suspends Sputnik V Vaccine’s Account amid Competition Between Producers
On the night of January 14, Twitter for a while suspended the account of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, citing a hacking attack from U.S. …
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Nord Stream 2 Delays Resuming Pipeline Construction: Report
The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 consortium is not resuming work to complete the subsea gas pipeline to Germany just yet, daily Handelsblatt reported on Friday, …
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Amnesty Seeks Probe into Civilian Deaths in Karabakh Conflict
Amnesty International said Thursday Azerbaijan and Armenia must immediately probe the use of “inaccurate and indiscriminate weapons” in heavily populated civilian areas during the recent …
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Chinese Vaccine Ad5-Ncov Shows High Antibody Levels at Russian Trial
Russian pharmaceutical company Petrovax on Thursday said 92.5% of Russian volunteers in trials of the Chinese Ad5-Ncov vaccine against COVID-19 had shown high levels of …
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Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Could Face 3.5 Years in Jail on Return to Russia
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is on a national wanted list for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended prison sentence and risks being jailed for …
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Moscow to Reopen Schools, But Extends Other COVID-19 Restrictions by One Week
Moscow has extended all restrictions against COVID-19 until Jan. 21, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday, with the exception of pupils returning to schools from …
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Russian and Saudi Foreign Ministers Hold Press Conference Following Talks
The two top diplomats met in Moscow to discuss bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy and the space industry, as well as exchange views on topical …
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