NATO plans to hold manoeuvres in Ukraine endanger fragile peace — envoy

He said NATO had embarked on a path of moving its infrastructure eastward and building up its military presence near the Russian border

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Criticism of authorities never disappeared from media, Internet — Duma Speaker

Volodin's statement came in response to the idea that criticism of power is allegedly forbidden in Russia

Minors as young as nine lured into Navalny’s illegal demonstrations, says ombudsperson

Unauthorized protests backing detained Russian blogger Alexey Navalny were held in Moscow and other major Russian cities on January 23

Belarus puts some military units on highest combat alert

Drills will be conducted at all of the armed forces’ proving grounds and some other areas, according to the country's top brass

Putin backed by much more people than protests can draw - Kremlin

At the same time, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that "they are also Russian citizens"

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet tracks movements of USS Donald Cook destroyer in Black Sea

USS Donald Cook entered the Black Sea on November 23, 2020, when it was also escorted by the Black Sea Fleet

Sputnik V to be registered soon in more than 25 countries

Now the vaccine is registered in 14 countries

Lavrov says construction of new Bushehr units discussed with Iranian counterpart

The talks focused on a wide range of issues of cooperation in trade, economic, energy, agriculture, transport and industrial fields, according to the Russian top diplomat

COVID-19 antibody testing should be done before vaccination, expert says

New generation rocket projectiles to be developed in Tula

The project will make possible to master new technologies of rocket projectiles production, which will influence on MLRS development

Moscow hopes WHO will certify Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine soon

Nebenzia emphasized that the world is experiencing "vaccine competition."

Kremlin notes unprecedented level of violence among participants of January 23 protests

Clashes during unsanctioned rallies were provoked solely by the aggression of the protesters, according to the spokesman

Putin believes rumors of his 'palace' were used in scheme to brainwash Russians

Putin says the palace he allegedly owns doesn’t belong to him or his relatives

Putin slams ‘dangerous’ illegal protests, likens drawing children into them to terrorism

Citizens have the right to express their opinions but only as permitted by law, the Russian president stressed

MiG engineers obtain patent for control system that enhances flight safety

The corporation managed to resolve the problem of oscillations the pilot may cause while flying the plane manually

Pussy Riot members hit police officer by car during detention in Moscow

The activists have been detained and are in a police department

Repression comes to the US: Capitol protesters to become political prisoners, says speaker

According to the lawmaker, the country, which "lectures the whole world" about the standards of democracy, has nullified its own ‘democratic’ ideology

West’s actions against Russia indicate profound crisis of its ideology - Russian diplomat

This crisis is dangerous because it threatens sovereignty of many nations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted

Woman suffers several stab wounds in attack on Russian tourists in Istanbul

A security officer from Besiktas neighborhood told TASS that the incident occurred at 20:20 Moscow time on Sunday

One hull crack located in ISS, another one suspected

ISS Russian Segment head Vladimir Solovyov underscored that air loss due to the crack are insignificant

Sputnik V developers to continue cooperation with EU and AstraZeneca

Only a diversified portfolio of vaccines can reduce technology and supply risks, the developers stressed

Russia to send note to US over propagation of fakes by its internet companies — diplomat

Along with massively spreading fake news, US platforms block accounts related to Russia, including official ones, according to the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Putin to join the winemaking industry? President mulls over ‘giving it a try some day’

The Russian president revealed that he could work as a legal expert for the winemaking industry when he finishes his career as the head of state

Mexico hopes to receive 24 mln doses of Russia’s Sputnik V in two months

A vaccination campaign among medical personnel kicked off in Mexico on December 24

Russian, US experts begin practical work on New START extension

White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki said earlier that the US authorities supported the idea of prolonging the New START Treaty for a maximum possible term of five years

Russia lifts entry restrictions for citizens of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar

Russian citizens will be also able to visit these countries, according to the statement

Russia’s delegation to PACE removes Crimean issue from agenda, says envoy

Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy noted that "Ukrainian colleagues remain true to their main principle - human rights are nothing, Russophobia is everything"

Roscosmos continues discussing joint Moon base with China

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin reminded that the Russian Moon research program is set to begin in 2021

Vodka falls off Top-50 popular items purchased in Russian liquor stores

The CheckScan platform studied approximately 280,000 checks in the largest Krasnoe & Beloe and Bristol liquor stores in 2020 in all Russian federal districts

Press review: Experts scrutinize unauthorized rallies and investors rush for Russian bonds

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, January 25th

Moscow courts sanction arrests of 30 people for participation in unauthorized rally

Sixty four individuals were fined, according to official data

Russian Tu-142M3 aircraft perform scheduled flight over Bering, Chukchi Seas

The mission time surpassed 11 hours

RDIF inks contract with Malaysia to supply Sputnik V vaccine

The signing ceremony took place via video link with participation of Malaysian health minister

Russia’s Baltic Fleet begins large-scale combat readiness drills

The exercises and drills will last for a week

US diplomats to give explanations over "protest routes’ in Russia - diplomat

The US embassy in Moscow also injected the information about a ‘march on the Kremlin’, Maria Zakharova said

No point in OPCW visiting Russia to investigate Navalny incident, Russian envoy says

The conditions that they set make their visit pointless, Vasily Nebenzya said

Russia, Iran sign agreement on cyber security cooperation

Third Russian vaccine against COVID-19 to enter circulation in next few months

The prime minister reiterated that currently the Sputnik V preparation is predominantly used in the mass inoculation

Fire at plant in Ufa preceded by explosion

A source told TASS earlier that two methane-hydrogen tanks with the capacity of 25 cubic meters were on fire at the plant

Press review: EU backs down on new sanctions and Kremlin shrugs off unauthorized protests

Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, January 26

Russian senator says foreign states are behind unauthorized rallies

In order to attract Russians to participate in unauthorized events a focus was made on foreign digital platforms and messengers, Andrey Klimov noted

Kremlin: Divulging businessmen’s names who own Black Sea ‘palace’ would be ‘inappropriate’

One or several businessmen directly or indirectly own this building, according to the Kremlin spokesman

China backs Russia on condemning US meddling in other nations’ affairs

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry posted a message on Facebook to slam the comment of the US embassy in Moscow about the unauthorized protests that were held across Russia Saturday, noting that the US should focus on its domestic problems and stop meddling in affairs of other countries

Putin greenlights ban on putting Nazi Germany on par with Soviet Union

Russian President noted that this ban should be introduced but this needed to be done very carefully and mechanisms should be developed "for protecting the truth about our very recent past"

Russian tourists attacked in Istanbul are in hospital, suspect detained

The motives behind the attack are yet unclear, but Turkish media outlets say that the assailant may be mentally unstable

No serious complications detected during trials of Sputnik V in Venezuela, authorities say

The first dose was received by over 200 volunteers, both components - by 40

‘Put on your thinking caps,’ exposé packed with ‘lies’: Kremlin ahead of Navalny’s game

According to the Kremlin spokesman, such videos as the one about the president’s alleged palace in the Black Sea resort city of Gelendzhik "have nothing to do with reality, they are pure lies and anyone watching them should put their thinking caps on"

Putin, Biden express satisfaction over agreement to extend New START — Kremlin

According to the Kremlin, the sides will finalize necessary proceduries within days

Kremlin excoriates Navalny’s ‘exposé’ of Putin’s ‘palace’ as huge myth

According to the spokesman, the files that the report contains are a fake that aims to attract a large number of viewers

Russian Su-57 jet to win over US F-35 in one-on-one dogfight, test pilot says

The Su-57 fifth generation fighter jet is designed to destroy all types of air, ground and naval targets

Telegram marks Trump’s channel with over 550,000 subscribers as fake

The account was not verified by Telegram’s administration. There were no comments about the channel’s authenticity from the White House

Moscow to respond to comments of US diplomats about unauthorized rallies, says diplomat

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, this situation has deep roots, including information roots