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Moscow's Covid-19 toll rises by 13, crosses 5,000 mark, death toll up by 11

Moscow's COVID-19 death toll has risen by 13 over the past day to 5,057, the Russian capital's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Saturday."Another 13 patients, who were diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for the coronavirus infection, died in Moscow," the centre said.On Friday, the single-day increase to the death toll was 11.

Russia to ramp up military presence in far east over geopolitical tensions

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said the military presence will be strengthened in the Far East in the wake of rising geopolitical tensions in the region.

Biden says Trump trusted less than Putin, Xi Jinping because of Covid-19

Joe Biden said that Donald Trump Administration's way of handling the coronavirus was one of the reasons he was trusted by fewer foreigners than Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping

Modi, Putin reiterates strong commitment to strengthen India-Russia ties

Modi and Putin had a telephonic conversation during which the two leaders reiterated their commitment to further strengthen the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' between India and Russia

Navalny ally says Russian probe would show Putin responsible for poisoning

The comments were made on YouTube by Georgy Alburov, a member of Navalny's team

Russian FM Lavrov asks Germany to stop politicisation of Navalny case

Sergei Lavrov urged his Heiko Maas to abandon further politicisation of the suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the Russian Foreign Ministry said after a phone conversation between the ministers

Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron discuss Navalny, Belarus, over phone

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron discussed the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as well as the situation in Belarus, Ukraine and Libya over telephone.

Putin expresses confidence in SCO's ability to respond to new challenges

Terrorism poses a serious threat and drug trafficking and organised crimes are on the rise, Vladimir Putin has said as he expressed confidence in the SCO bloc's ability to respond promptly

Russia first treated Navalny for suspected poisoning then U-turned: Doctor

The immediate treatment Navalny received helped save his life, as did the pilot's decision to make an emergency landing in Omsk when he collapsed aboard his plane on the way to Moscow, said sources

Russia opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok: Germany

Novichok, a class of chemical weapons developed by the former Soviet Union and Russia, was used to poison former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter

Vladimir Putin, Belarusian Prez Lukashenko agree to meet in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to meet in Moscow "in the coming weeks", the Kremlin said in a statement

Donald Trump's China sanctions fail Russian history Test in Moscow

The US sanctions machinery has generally been targeted at smaller, rogue states. Not always, though.

Russian oppn leader Alexei Navalny still in coma but improving: Hospital

Last weekend, Navalny was transferred to the Charit hospital in Berlin, where doctors found indications of cholinesterase inhibitors in his system

Vladimir Putin touts Russia's Covid-19 vaccine as effective and safe

The Russian vaccine named Sputnik-V a reference to the Soviet Union's launch of the world's first satellite in 1957 has so far been tested on two groups of 38 volunteers each

Russia finds no signs of crime in Alexei Navalny coma case so far

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday he saw no grounds for a criminal case until the cause of the politician's condition was fully established

Alexei Navalny poisoning: Why opposition figure stands out in Russia

A lawyer by training, 44-year-old Navalny is a high-profile critic of President Vladimir Putin and the ruling political elite in Russia

Plane carrying Alexei Navalny in coma leaves Russia for Germany

Navalny, a 44-year-old politician and corruption investigator who is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, was admitted to an intensive care unit in Omsk on Thursday

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in ICU after 'poisoning'

Alexei Navalny felt unwell on a flight back to Moscow from Tomsk, says his spokesperson

On being a Biden conservative

It's about upholding your principles at the expense of your politics

Putin ordered 2016 democratic hack, GOP-led panel concludes in probe

The committee's three-year probe found numerous contacts between Trump associates and Russians or people with ties to the Russian government