A senior White House official said that Russia’s claim that it is withdrawing troops along its border with Ukraine is false. Instead, Russia is said to have gathered “up to 7,000 extra troops” on the border with Ukraine. On Wednesday, the Russian authorities said that they were withdrawing troops […]
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German Chancellor Speaks to Putin About Ukraine in Moscow
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Moscow to discuss Ukraine tensions with President Vladimir Putin. Germany plays a vital role as a mediator in the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army. Scholz had been in Kyiv the day before to show support and to discuss the threat […]
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Russian Channel RT to German Court Over Broadcasting Ban
The Russian state broadcaster RT will challenge the broadcasting ban for its German-speaking branch in the German court. RT finds the ban illegal and says it has now appealed. Moscow took revenge last week by banning German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW). The German broadcasting authorities imposed the ban because […]
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US President Joe Biden Threatens Personal Sanctions Against Vladimir Putin If Russia Invades Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has not ruled out imposing “personal sanctions” against his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Biden told a group of reporters in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. “If Russia invaded Ukraine, given the massive presence of troops along the border, it would be the […]
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Russia Announces Large-Scale Naval Exercises
Russia will conduct large-scale naval exercises in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific and Mediterranean in the coming weeks. The government announced this on Thursday. In total, more than 140 war and support ships, more than 60 aircraft, 1,000 pieces of military equipment and about 10,000 military personnel will participate,” the […]
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EU Extends Sanctions Over Navalny and Skripal Poisoning
The European Union extends sanctions against individuals and organizations involved in chemical weapons attacks for one year until October 2022. There are 15 people and two organizations on the criminal list. According to the EU, they are involved in the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the […]
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Fake Opposition and Shadows: This is How Vladimir Putin Faked the Elections
Elections start today in Russia. Russians have three days to vote for a new parliament. Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party now has a supermajority, and the president is keen to keep it. To this end, the regime pulls out all the stops, such as ballot box fraud, sham […]
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Russia Investigates Navalny Allies Donation Campaign
Russia has launched an investigation into opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s associates over an “extremist” donation campaign. Close associates Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov are the main targets of the investigation. Volkov and Zhdanov are currently in exile and therefore do not live in Russia now. Together with other employees […]
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Highest Number of Corona Deaths in One Day in Russia Since Outbreak
In Russia, 679 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours. That is the highest number of confirmed deaths in one day since the pandemic’s start for the fourth day in a row. The authorities attribute the record to the more contagious Delta variant of the […]
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Saint Petersburg Bans Massive Gatherings of Football Fans
Local authorities in Saint Petersburg have banned mass gatherings of football fans due to the rising number of corona infections. No more than 3000 people are allowed to gather in one place, the board of the Russian city announced on Monday after the first weekend of the European Football […]