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Referendum in southeast paves Ukraine’s way out of crisis, experts say
“Referendum is a victory of the southeast,” an analyst says
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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
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Navalny arrested until February 15
The Russian blogger earlier arrived in Moscow from Germany
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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
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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"
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Western states use Navalny saga to distract from crises at home, says Lavrov
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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
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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
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European Parliament, EU foreign ministers to discuss Navalny’s detention
They ask the Russian authorities for his immediate release
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Facebook, Instagram reactivate Trump's accounts
It is not yet known if Trump can publish new posts
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Donetsk, Lugansk to unilaterally hand group to detainees to Ukraine
The group brings together women, elderly and severely ill persons
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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
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US to slap sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipe-layer Fortuna on Tuesday
The basis for the US decision on sanctions is CAATSA
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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
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Russia resumes flights to Vietnam, India, Finland, Qatar on January 27
Furthermore, Russia to fly five flights per week to Egypt
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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
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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
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Serbia opens longest gondola lift in the world at Zlatibor resort
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic took part in the opening ceremony on Thursday
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Okhotnik combat module for Taifun armored vehicles gets new upgraded machine gun
The hit efficiency increased by 20-30% due to the upgrade
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mass coronavirus vaccination campaign begins in Russia
Russians willing to be vaccinated can choose between two vaccines, Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona
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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
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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
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Russia expels two Dutch embassy staffers as tit-for-tat measure
They are to leave the country within two weeks
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Press review: Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow and will Biden renew New START
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, January 18th
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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"
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‘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
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IIHF decides to relocate 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship matches from Minsk
The decision is dictated by the tense political situation in Belarus
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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
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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"
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