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Moscow orders Latvian ambassador to leave Russia within 2 weeks
Moscow: The Latvian ambassador to Russia, Maris Riekstins, should leave Russia within two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Latvian Charge d’Affaires Dace Rutka was summoned to the Ministry in protest over…
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Russia downgrades diplomatic ties with Estonia
Moscow: Russia has decided to downgrade diplomatic relations with Estonia to the level of charge d’affaires in retaliation of Estonia’s move to reduce Russian embassy staff. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday…
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Washington-Moscow relationship at its lowest point: Russian FM
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the Washington-Moscow relationship is at its lowest point. “Indeed, Russia-US relations are in an extremely poor state. They have become practically frozen through…
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Putin scraps annual year-end news conference
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual year-end news conference will not take place for the first time in 10 years, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed. Addressing media persons here on Monday,…
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48,500 year old zombie virus revived by scientists in Russia
Moscow: French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now! According to New York Post, French scientists have sparked fears of yet another pandemic…
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Russia orders troops to withdraw from Ukraine’s Kherson
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered troops to withdraw from the western bank of Ukraine’s Dnipro River, meaning that the forces were retreating from Kherson — the first big city…
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Biden admin committed to work with India on its transition away from Russia: White House
Washington: The Biden administration is committed to work with India on its transition away from Russia, the White House has said. It said there are a number of countries that have learned…
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EAM Jaishankar and Russian FM Lavrov hold talks in Moscow
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests. The…
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World faces most dangerous decade since WWII: Putin
Moscow: The world faces “probably the most dangerous” decade since the end of World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. He made the remarks on Thursday while addressing the annual…
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Russian attacks in Ukraine are “genocide of Ukrainians”, says FM Dmytro Kuleba
Kyiv: Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday accused Moscow of “genocide of Ukrainians”, hours after Russian strikes reportedly targeted the country’s critical civilian infrastructure. Russia on Saturday had launched a missile…
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‘All world infrastructure is at risk of terror attacks’: Putin makes veiled threat
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a veiled threat suggesting that all energy infrastructure in the world is a legitimate military target after the Nord Stream pipeline explosion last month, the…
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Putin denounces Crimean bridge explosion as terrorist act
Moscow: The explosion on the Crimean bridge was no doubt a terrorist act aimed at destroying Russia’s critical civilian infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “Ukraine’s special services were the initiators,…
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Putin in a bunker outside Moscow mulling over nuclear decisions: Report
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘preparing to make key decisions about launching a tactical nuclear strike from a bunker’ a long way outside Moscow, the media reported. Putin — who will…