EU urges Navalny’s release but no talk of Russia sanctions
The European Union’s foreign ministers on Monday condemned the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the detention of
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Russian car industry ‘survived’ 2020 despite pandemic
Russia saw new car sales decrease by 9.1 percent in 2020 on the previous year, as the industry was battered
Continue readingRussian jailed in Sweden for Chechen blogger attack
A Swedish court on Monday convicted a Russian citizen of the attempted murder of a blogger from Chechnya critical of
Continue readingLatvia completes new power line to end link with Moscow
Latvia completed a new high-voltage power line to Estonia on Monday in the latest step in aligning electricity grids in
Continue readingTallinn Mayor Told to Prove Legality of Buying Russian-Language TV Programs
Estonian police have required Tallinn’s city authorities to prove that their purchases of TV programs from the Russian-language First Baltic
Continue readingFacebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa
Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign
Continue readingIran-Russia trade exchanges rise to $2.2b
During his visit to the container export hub of agricultural products from Astara port to Astrakhan port, Russia, Jalili Jalalifar
Continue readingWork resumes on controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline: statement
Construction work resumed Friday on the disputed Nord Stream 2 pipeline which is to bring Russian gas to Germany, the
Continue readingRussian grain harvest to reach 131 mln tons in 2020
The Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev announced Wednesday that the country’s food market continues to remain stable, with grain harvest
Continue readingRussia’s expanded foreign agents bill passes first reading
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed in its first reading controversial draft legislation including an expansion of who can be labelled
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