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Russian PACE delegation to raise topic of Big Tech tyranny, freedom of speech, MP vows

Opening the spring session of the lower house, Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin instructed the committee to urge int'l organizations to review the freedom of speech situation in the US as certain social media accounts of President Donald Trump and his supporters were locked down after the recent unrest in Washington DC

Navalny arrested until February 15

The Russian blogger earlier arrived in Moscow from Germany

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

Lavrov blasts US for trampling on international right to access information

According to the Russian top diplomat, "now, everyone is trying to sweep it under the rug"

‘Lesson for the entire world’: Kremlin weighs in on Big Tech muzzling Trump

According to the spokesman, the ban and the subsequent unban of President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, made by the company management’s decision, became a lesson for everyone

Diplomat says some Trump supporters inquiring about Russian citizenship

According Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, such messages are coming from those who supported the Republicans who fear possible persecution because of their political views

Lavrov warns Norwegian counterpart about negative impacts of Oslo’s military activities

Apart from that, the Russian top diplomat drew attention of his Norwegian counterpart to the worsening security situation in the Far North

Lavrov highlights UK’s double standards on the Falkland Islands, Crimea

The top diplomat recalled that Great Britain was adamant about the Falkland Islands' right for self-identification but deprecated Crimea's reunification with Russia

Russia’s pullout from Open Skies deal not a display for Biden administration – diplomat

Russia’s withdrawal from the treaty was a response to the decisions of incumbent President Donald Trump’s administration that had been taken well before the newly elected president’s inauguration, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Western states use Navalny saga to distract from crises at home, says Lavrov

Nord Stream 2 project still faces tough pressure from US, Kremlin says

The restrictions, which are illegal from the point of view of international law, are growing, the Kremlin spokesman said

West artificially morphing Navalny saga into foreign policy dimension, Lavrov says

The Russian top diplomat noted that the West had refused to hand over Navalny’s test results to Moscow under various pretexts

European Parliament, EU foreign ministers to discuss Navalny’s detention

They ask the Russian authorities for his immediate release

Trump orders to restrict purchase of unmanned aircraft systems from Russia and China

United States Government operations involving UAS require accessing, collecting, and maintaining data, which could reveal sensitive information, the White House press service said

Mass production of Epivaccorona vaccine to be launched in February

To date, 3,591,066 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 2,978,764 patients having recovered from the disease

US imposes sanctions on Fortuna vessel involved in Nord Stream 2 construction

Earlier, in an interview with TASS, head corporation department of Fitch agency Dmitry Marinchenko said that sanctions against the Fortuna barge, which is completing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, will hardly be able to stop the project, but will complicate the construction

Russia surprised as Turkish doctors ignore Sputnik V vaccine in their review

The Russian vaccine provides full protection against severe coronavirus cases, Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov stressed

Moscow hails Italy’s position on EU anti-Russian sanctions, says Lavrov

Rome does not consider sanctions as an efficient instrument of influencing Moscow in particular, or anyone in principle, according to Russia's top diplomat

Navalny’s legal saga ‘does not require Putin’s special attention’, says Kremlin

The spokesman stressed that rights of all Russian citizens are guaranteed by laws and the country’s overseeing agencies

Russia sees no moves from North Korea now that could fuel tensions in the region - Lavrov

Foreign Minister also noted that it is necessary to wait and see how the administration of President-elect Joe Biden would be building its policy on that track

US calls for Navalny’s immediate release, secretary of state says

Navalny is wanted for violating the terms of his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case

Telegram moderators blocked hundreds of calls for violence during unrest in US

The service’s terms of service explicitly banned the spread of public calls for violence

Facebook, Instagram reactivate Trump's accounts

It is not yet known if Trump can publish new posts

Donetsk, Lugansk to unilaterally hand group to detainees to Ukraine

The group brings together women, elderly and severely ill persons

Four die as dry cargo ship sinks in Black Sea off Turkey

The vessel sank because of the bad weather conditions, Bartin Province Governor Sinan Guner said

US to slap sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipe-layer Fortuna on Tuesday

The basis for the US decision on sanctions is CAATSA

Russian diplomat urges Western politicians commenting on Navalny case to respect law

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asked Jake Sullivan to tackle their own countries’ issues

Russia resumes flights to Vietnam, India, Finland, Qatar on January 27

Furthermore, Russia to fly five flights per week to Egypt

Dmitry Medvedev: America 2.0. After the election

In his op-ed for TASS, Dmitry Medvedev focuses on the internal and external instability currently plaguing the United States

Japan not to avoid US control over Aegis missile defense systems, says Lavrov

The top diplomat pointed out that the US plans to deploy missile defense systems and intermediate-range missiles in Japan and South Korea threaten the security of Russian and Chinese borders

Serbia opens longest gondola lift in the world at Zlatibor resort

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic took part in the opening ceremony on Thursday

Okhotnik combat module for Taifun armored vehicles gets new upgraded machine gun

The hit efficiency increased by 20-30% due to the upgrade

No limits for Russian-Chinese cooperation, says Beijing

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying underscored that "the China’s and Russia’s unity is unwavering, and their friendship is strong

Russian investment fund, Gamaleya Center set up scientific board on Sputnik V

Leading scientists in virology, microbiology, genetics and biotechnology from Argentina, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Sweden, UK and USA, representing top research and medical centers, have joined the board

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

Russia has no grounds to open criminal case in Navalny incident, says Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat recalled that Navalny’s tests conducted by both the Omsk hospital and Berlin’s Charite did not show traces of chemical warfare agents

Brazilian healthcare watchdog declines request for emergency use of Sputnik V vaccine

The request was returned to Uniao Quimica, because it does not comply with the minimal criteria

Mass coronavirus vaccination campaign begins in Russia

Russians willing to be vaccinated can choose between two vaccines, Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona

Russia’s pullout from Open Skies Treaty was inevitable due to US position, says Beijing

On January 15, the Foreign Ministry announced that Russia launches withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies

Russian intranasal anti-coronavirus vaccine demonstrates safety and efficiency

The St. Petersburg-based Research Institute of Influenza is developing an anti-coronavirus vaccine on the basis of the flu virus

Russia expels two Dutch embassy staffers as tit-for-tat measure

They are to leave the country within two weeks

Third Russian coronavirus vaccine to enter civilian circulation by March - expert

According to the Chumakov Federal Scientific Center’s Deputy Director General for Project Activities and Innovation Konstantin Chernov, more than 50 different proteins have already been found in the coronavirus genome

Navalny detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo

Navalny will be in custody until a court ruling, the press service for the Moscow department of the Federal Penitentiary Service said

Press review: What comes next after Navalny's arrest and Telegram may face Big Tech's ire

Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, January 19

Russia to expect concrete proposals on New START extension from Biden team, Lavrov says

Moscow's position is well-known and it is still in force, the top diplomat said

Press review: Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow and will Biden renew New START

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, January 18th

Japan plans to carry out joint activity with Russia on Southern Kurils

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also stressed the need for "close cooperation between Russia and Japan not only at the level of heads of state, but foreign ministries"

‘Nothing on the core of the matter': Moscow chides Berlin’s response to Russia’s inquires

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the German cited "the client’s disagreement to expatiate upon his case

IIHF decides to relocate 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship matches from Minsk

The decision is dictated by the tense political situation in Belarus

Kremlin: Putin will not ‘shoot himself in the foot’ to take revenge on Ukraine

Ukraine has crossed the "the red line", Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Russia not to ‘chase’ US out of Syria, engage in hostilities — Lavrov

The top diplomat noted that Russia is adamant about the unacceptability "of the use of force against the objects that belong to the Syrian state"