Tag: Russia

Another Navalny Associate Flees Russia, Asks U.S. For Political Asylum (RFE RL)

Another associate of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has left Russia amid an ongoing crackdown against the defunct organizations associated with the Kremlin critic that...

What are the 10 key areas of tension between the US and Russia? (Al Jazeera)

The Kremlin has described the state of US-Russia relations as “quite lamentable” on the eve of a video call between President Vladimir Putin and...

Putin To Seal Weapons Deals During India Visit (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India on December 6 for a summit expected to be dominated by energy and weapons sales. Putin’s visit...

Russia Renews Push For WHO Approval Of Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping for World Health Organization (WHO) approval soon for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine so that it can be...

Russia’s Putin to land in India to boost military, energy ties (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India on Monday for his second overseas trip since the pandemic, seeking to bolster military and energy...

Russian Debt and Sanctions. Amended Again (Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Discussion Club)

In the United States, there is a renewed discussion about the advisability of expanding sanctions on Russian sovereign debt. Similar sanctions already exist: they were introduced sequentially by Donald Trump...

Biden-Putin video call draws world attention as Ukraine tensions grow (Xu Yelu, Global Times)

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak in a video call Tuesday as tensions between the US and...

Biden and Putin set to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday (Steve Holland, Tom Balmforth, Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the...

Azerbaijan Returns Captured Armenian Soldiers In Exchange For Mine Maps (RFE RL)

Azerbaijan has freed 10 Armenian soldiers captured during deadly border clashes last month. In return, Armenia handed over maps detailing the location minefields in the...

Biden, Putin Set Video Call For Next Week To Discuss Ukraine, Other Issues (RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will hold a secure video call on December 7 to discuss Ukraine and other topics,...

Russian Ruling Party Sticks With Medvedev As Chairman, Other Familiar Faces (RFE RL)

Dmitry Medvedev, the former president and longtime sidekick to Vladimir Putin, has won a new five-year term as chairman of the ruling United Russia...

Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow (AP, Arab News)

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United...

U.S. Says It Wants To Be Prepared In Case Russia Invades Ukraine, Hopes To Make Aggression ‘Very, Very Difficult’ (RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration says it wants to be prepared in case Russia invades Ukraine and the onus is on Moscow to change...

Current, Former RFE/RL Journalists Labeled As ‘Foreign Agents’ By Russia (RFE RL)

Russia's Justice Ministry has labeled four current and former RFE/RL journalists as "foreign agents" -- a designation used by the government to designate what...

Kremlin Says Preliminary Date Set For Putin-Biden Video Call (RFE RL)

An aide to Vladimir Putin told reporters on December 3 that a video call would be held between the Russian leader and U.S. President...

Russia sends missiles near Pacific islands claimed by Japan (Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press, Defense News)

The Russian military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Kuril Islands, a Pacific chain also claimed by Japan. The move appeared intended to...