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Serbia sees production of Sputnik V by the year-end, says President
A group of Russian experts is expected to visit Serbia next week for talks about local production of the Sputnik V vaccine by the end of the year
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US will not hesitate to raise cost on Russia, defend vital interests: Biden
Biden said the politically-motivated jailing of Alexei Navalny and the Russian efforts to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assemblies are a matter of deep concern to the United States
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Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V approved for use in Mexico
health ministry signed a contract Monday for 400,000 doses of Sputnik V that will arrive this month. That is still a tiny amount for Mexico''s 126 million people
'Deeply concerned': World leaders call for Putin critic Navalny's release
Navalny has been at the forefront of the anti-corruption struggle in Russia and has organised several demonstrations in the past against President Vladimir Putin
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Moscow court hands Putin critic Alexey Navalny over 2.5 year jail term
The prison sentence stems from a 2014 embezzlement conviction that he has rejected as fabricated
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US: Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Joe Biden's foreign policy
President Joe Biden is being confronted with two serious challenges in two disparate parts of the world that had either been neglected or the subject of inconsistent messaging during the Trump era
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Russia arrests over 1,000 people demanding critic Navalny's release
Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia's vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up a wave of nationwide protests
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Russia registers 18,359 new coronavirus cases, tally reaches 3,850,439
Russia registered 18,359 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 19,032 the day before, taking the tally to 3,850,439, the coronavirus response centre said on Sunday.
Russia warn Alexei Navalny supporters not to attend Sunday protests
Russian police have issued a strong warning against participating in protests planned for Sunday to call for the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe
US calls on Russia, Turkey, UAE to halt military interventions in Libya
The United States called on Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to immediately halt their military interventions in Libya
Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny's appeal; several allies detained
A Russian court on Thursday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against his arrest while authorities detained several of his allies and issued warnings to social media companies
Vladimir Putin stresses importance of coordinating national interests
He said different "development centres" have emerged in the world with their own political and social characteristics
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US concerned about human rights situation in Russia: Antony Blinken
Across the board, he said the US is reviewing all of these actions that are of deep concern to the US, whether it is the treatment of Navalny or apparent use of a chemical weapons to assassinate him
Vladimir Putin warns of global tensions similar to 1930s in Davos speech
Putin drew parallels with the 1930s when he said a failure to resolve international problems sparked World War II.
Covid-19: Mexico close to approving Russian vaccine, with little data
The approval process described by Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico's assistant health secretary, sounded like a Cold War spy thriller, and may not foment confidence in the shot
Alexei Navalny being used by West to destabilise Russia: Putin ally
Navalny faces a court hearing on Feb.2
Joe Biden walking a high wire with Russia ahead of call with Vladimir Putin
The relationship is sure to be different than the one Putin enjoyed with Trump
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Russia removes travel restrictions from India, Finland, Vietnam, Qatar
Russian Embassy on Tuesday confirmed that it has lifted the travel restrictions from India, Finland, Vietnam and Qatar imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic."For citizens of Finland, Vietnam, #India & Qatar the restrictions on entry to Russia, imposed due to spread of COVID19, are being lifted. The corresponding order was signed by Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin on January 25, 2021," tweeted the Russian Embassy.The Russian government's press statement specified that citizens of these states and those who have a residence permit will be allowed to enter Russia through air checkpoints. Russian citizens, in turn, can also fly to any of these countries.Russia had imposed travel restrictions on March 16, 2020, amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.Russia has registered 19,290 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours taking the tally to 3,738,690 on Monday.
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Russia anti-doping agency says it won't appeal Olympic team restrictions
The agency confirmed that it will not file an appeal to further loosen restrictions on its teams at the Olympics and other major sports events
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Russia's Covid-19 cases up 21,127 to 37,19,400; Moscow remains worst-hit
According to the statement, 31,31,760 people have so far recovered, including 22,445 recoveries reported over the past day