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Rejection of Sputnik V by US, EU a mistake: Argentine epidemiologist

Russia was the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for use in August 2020, developing their Sputnik V jab

Covid-19: Russia's Avifavir pill shows promise against Omicron, Delta

Russia-based pharma company ChemRar Group on Tuesday announced that its anti-Covid pill, named Avifavir, is effective against Delta as well as the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus.

White House says meeting between Russia NATO leaders expected on Jan 12

A Russia-NATO meeting is expected on January 12, Sputnik reported citing a news agency.The Russian news agency sourced the report from a London based news agency that cited US National Security Council spokesperson.Earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he intends to convene a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on January 12.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik that the meeting will focus on Russian proposals on security guarantees, including non-expansion of the alliance.

Russia supplies weapons to Tajikistan amid concern over Afghanistan

Russia has supplied weapons and equipment to Tajikistan recently to strengthen its defence capability, President Vladimir Putin has said.

Security talks with US to start after holidays, says Russian FM

Earlier this month, Moscow submitted draft security documents demanding that NATO deny membership to Ukraine

Strength of Chinese, Russian warships poses a challenge to US navy

US navy will be tasked with challenges posed by both Russia and China's navy in the near future.China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) already numbers 355 ships of war, making it the world's largest in terms of brute numbers of hulls. And these figures are only trending upward. The PLA may deploy as many as 460 ships by 2030, judging from the latest estimates., according to Hill.Meanwhile, the US Navy trails behind China's navy with just 295 hulls displacing water. And while the uniformed navy leadership envisions building up to a fleet numbering between 398 and 512 vessels, a hefty share of those totals between 77 and 140 hulls will be made up of unmanned surface and subsurface craft.Moreover, the PLA Navy remains mostly concentrated in China's environs while US Navy scatters task forces about the globe performing sundry errands as a part of it's maritime strategy.Only a fraction of American sea power calls the Western Pacific home. Worse still, sea power is no longer all .

Ex-Soviet leader stresses dialogue between Russia, US over Ukraine

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Friday stressed the importance of continued dialogue amid tensions between Russia and the US

Russia fines Google $98 mn, Meta $27 mn over illegal content breach

A Russian court has fined Google $98 million for its alleged failure to remove content that is considered illegal in the country

Kremlin expects US answer on security guarantees next month

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to immediately meet Russia's demand, accusing the US and its allies of maintaining a military presence on the threshold of our home.

Russian court fines Google $100 mn over failure to delete banned content

The Tagansky District Court ruled that Google repeatedly neglected to remove the banned content

Blinken, NATO chief discuss readiness for talks over Russia-Ukraine crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg concerns over Russia's military activity near Ukraine

Russian President Putin to the West: 'It is not us who threaten anyone'

Speaking during a marathon annual news conference, the Russian leader welcomed talks with the U.S. that are set to start in Geneva next month as a positive move

Russian President Putin puts blame on Germany for Europe gas crisis

Germany receives Russian gas through several routes, including Yamal and the undersea Nord Stream 1 pipeline

President Putin urges West to act quickly to offer security guarantees

The Russian leader welcomed talks with the US that are set to start in Geneva next month, but warned the discussion focused on Moscow's demand needs to produce quick results

President Putin says Covid-19 herd immunity stands in Russia at 59.4%

Some 70 million have been injected with the first dose of the two-shot vaccine and another 70 million have been fully immunized, the president estimated, citing the health ministry's figures

US delays intelligence center targeting to stop foreign influence

As Russia was working to subvert US elections and sow discord among Americans, Congress directed the creation of an intelligence center to lead efforts to stop interference by foreign adversaries

Moscow hopes for serious response to its security proposals: Russian FM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow hopes that its proposals on security guarantees will be taken seriously by NATO and the US.

Prepared for military reply, Russia's Vladimir Putin warns West & Nato

The Russian president has for weeks accused the United States and the Washington-led Nato military alliance of stoking tensions near Moscow's borders

Putin, Scholz discuss European security, Ukrainian situation over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed European security issues and the Ukrainian situation during a phone conversation on Tuesday.According to a Kremlin press release, Putin informed Scholz of Russian proposals for long-term and legally binding security guarantees that prohibit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from expanding eastwards and deploying offensive weapons near Russia.They also discussed the problems of resolving the internal conflict in Ukraine, and Putin told Scholz that "Kiev is still stubbornly evading the fulfillment of its obligations under the 2015 Minsk agreements."As for Russian-German relations, the leaders expressed common interest in further developing bilateral ties and maintaining contacts through various channels.Earlier in the day, Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron also held a phone conversation to discuss European security issues and the Ukrainian situation.

Russia to face 'massive consequences' if it moved against Ukraine: Blinken

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said there will be "massive consequences" for Russia if it engages in further acts of aggression against Ukraine.