Kremlin critic Navalny takes off on plane to Russia despite arrest threat
By Polina Ivanova and Andrew Osborn
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took off on a plane bound for Russia on Sunday, to return home for the first time since he was ...
Russia to announce exit from Open Skies Treaty
Russia will announce its exit from the Open Skies treaty in the coming days, a pact that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, the Kommersant newspaper cited unnamed official ...
Twitter lifts restrictions to account of Russian Sputnik V vaccine (Updated)
Social media platform Twitter lifted restrictions briefly imposed on the official account promoting the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the website showed on Thursday.
The account was restricted for around ...
Turkey says no way back on S-400 purchase, second consignment discussed with Russia
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said it would be “very problematic” for Ankara to turn back on its purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems but expressed hope that a dispute ...
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to fly to Russia on Sunday despite risks
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he would fly back to Russia on Jan. 17 from Germany where he has been recovering after being poisoned, shrugging off potential legal risks ...
Putin hosts first post-war talks between leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday brought together the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for the first time since a war last year over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, an effort to ...
Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader
Russia and China are opposed to a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top U.N. rights body, diplomats and observers say, creating ...