Russia’s infections, deaths soar to pandemic’s highest
MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Moscow on Thursday announced plans to shut restaurants, cinemas and non-food stores and introduce other restrictions later this month, as Russia registered the highest daily numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic.The government coronavirus task force reported 36,339 new confirmed infections and 1,036 deaths…
Putin’s United Russia party more unpopular than ever ahead of parliamentary elections
/ Europe ON THE GROUND Issued on: 18/09/2021 – 17:30Modified: 18/09/2021 – 17:31 Opposition activist Elena Pariy talking to a Russian in the central region of the Urals. © FRANCE 24 screengrab Russia is voting in its general election on the second of three days for a new parliament, as well as some local and regional…
Russia heading for 2021 budget surplus, even with Putin spending goal -analysts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is on course to run a budget surplus this year, analysts say, a turnaround after strong half-year data, with high oil prices giving room to cover spending promises from President Vladimir Putin ahead of parliamentary elections.FILE PHOTO: An employee holds a sample of crude oil at the Yarakta oilfield, owned by…
Biden, Putin agree to resume diplomatic operations
June 16 (UPI) — U.S. President Joe Biden said his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin showed the prospect for the two countries’ relationship to “significantly improve,” but warned against cyberattacks and violations of human rights. The two had a highly anticipated meeting in Switzerland on Wednesday on the sidelines of a G7 meeting…
Biden goes head to head with Putin as tensions rise between U.S. and Russia
President Biden traded the warm welcome of European allies Wednesday for his first sit-down as head of state with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a time when relations between Washington and Moscow are arguably at their worst since the Cold War.But both leaders opened the meeting with gestures of respect. Putin, notorious for late arrivals…
U.S. Senator Rubio plans legislation to address Russia cyberattacks -letter
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) looks on during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination of Former Senator Bill Nelson to be NASA administrator, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) – The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee urged…
Trump Tells Biden To Give Putin His ‘Warmest Regards,’ Reminisces On ‘Great’ Helsinki Summit
Topline Less than a week before President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland, former President Donald Trump put out a statement insisting his widely criticized 2018 Helsinki summit with Putin went “great” and telling Biden not to “fall asleep” when meeting with the strongman. HELSINKI, FINLAND – JULY 16: U.S.…
Putin says ‘it takes one to know one’ after U.S. president’s killer remark
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that it takes one to know one after the U.S. president said he thought Putin was a killer, adding...
Trump says he never discussed alleged Russian bounties in calls with Putin
Source: CBS News President Trump revealed that during a recent phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he did not raise the reported intelligence about a...
Putin wins right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide vote
Source: Politico Russians voted by a landslide to pass constitutional changes that will allow Vladimir Putin to run for president twice more, potentially extending his rule...