South Ossetia recognizes independence of Donetsk People’s Republic

According to the head of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, the molecule is patented and unparalleled

Gorbachev is convinced that perestroika was necessary

Four Russian nationals were targeted by the European restrictions, while the Americans imposed sanctions against seven people and fourteen organizations

The PMI value above 50 points is indicative of the business activity growth and the value below the said level flags its slowdown

The T-90M tank considerably surpasses its T-90 predecessor by its combat efficiency

On Tuesday Gorbachev turned 90 years old

Top stories in the Russian press on Monday, March 1

Moldova’s Medicines and Medical Devices Agency said on Friday it had approved the use of Russia’s Sputnik V, Pfizer and BioNTech, and Aztrazeneca vaccines

Previously, the Italian institute provided a positive assessment of the Russian vaccine, recognizing its efficiency and safety

The list includes seven individuals

The USSR’s first and last president, Mikhail Gorbachev, turns 90 on Tuesday. In an interview with TASS, he revealed what he believes was his greatest achievement in life, the prospects of reviving the Soviet Union, the need for change and his favorite books

The issue of vaccine supplies was discussed during Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar’s recent visit to Moscow

Iranian Foreign Ministry earlier announced that Tehran had turned down the EU proposal to conduct a meeting focused on the nuclear deal with the US participation in the current conditions

Slovakia has become the 39th country in the world to approve the use of the Sputnik V vaccine

President Aleksandar Vucic personally welcomed the shipment in the Belgrade airport

The country’s President Milos Zeman told that he had sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin with a request to deliver the vaccine

The document regulates both political and economic dialogue between the parties

This is one of measures aimed at reduction of high-risk operations with the use of national payment instruments, according to the press service of the system

More than 10,000 people gathered for a rally in Nikol Pashinyan’s support on Monday

Reuters said on Monday citing its sources that on March 2 the United States could announce anti-Russian sanctions over the situation around the Russian blogger

The poll also shows that nearly half of those polled think that Russia must strive towards establishing partner ties with the EU

According to Ruslan Vakhapov, Navalny has been recently taken to IK-2 in Pokrov

The repairs took less than two weeks despite the complex ice situation untypical for the region, the Shipyard spokesman said

According to Lukashenko, Putin does not have any objections

The European Union on Tuesday expanded sanctions against Russia to blacklist another four Russian officials

The Mi-35 helicopter’s crew members were immediately taken to an airfield by a search and rescue service

Without Russia, this organization will lose its pan-European quality, which means it will lose the point for its existence, the diplomat said

The BMP-2 is a tracked infantry fighting vehicle armed with a 30mm 2A42 automatic gun and a 7.62mm PKT machine-gun

The spread of the infection would be curbed when 60-70% of the population have immunity to it, Alexander Gorelov, deputy director of the Russian sanitary watchdog’s Central Research Institute of Epidemiology said

According to SANA news agency, "Syria’s air defense forces opened fire at airborne targets in the Damascus sky and shot down most missiles"

The system fits into three briefcases, according to the company

The spokesman recalled that the peninsula reunited with Russia in compliance with all norms of international law

This program will make it possible to clearly see the perspective and develop cooperation with Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said

Biden highlighted Gorbachev's contribution to a safer world

According to the source, the project is currently undergoing the science and development phase

The SPD called for stepping up all contacts through civil society and for easing visa requirements for young people

On March 1, the cosmonauts will fill the crack with the sealant, then lay polyurethane foam and patch up the fracture with the tape

The Belarusian president repeatedly stated that the existing system of bodies of the Union State of Russia and Belarus had not exhausted its potential to date and opposed creation of new structures

Earlier, the German government’s deputy government spokesperson, Ulrike Demmer said that the German government was exchanging views with partners, including the United States, on the construction of the gas pipeline

Russia’s defense ministry said earlier on Sunday that a Mi-35 helicopter on a patrolling mission in Syria’s al-Hasakah governorate made an emergency landing due to technical failures

In a couple of months other EU member states will want to have Sputnik V, said Andrej Babis

The list includes the 27th Scientific Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense

Pyotr Tolstoy told reporters that an exit from PACE would trigger an exit from the Council of Europe

The Network International group of companies, which provides services in the e-commerce market in the Middle East and Africa, acts as the local partner of Mir in the UAE, the press service of the payment system told TASS

The television broadcaster NOS and the newspaper Algemeen Dagblad bashed Moscow for allegedly using the vaccine Sputnik V for self-advertising and for expanding political clout in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East

Gorbachev has urged to strengthen the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security treaty Organization

The decision of the European Union to approve sanctions over blogger Alexey Navalny’s case did not come as a surprise to Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told reporters on Monday

According to the source, the decision will be soon endorsed by the European Council and will come into force as published in the Official Journal

In total, the regulator sent more than 28,000 requests to the social network administration to remove materials with prohibited information

Russia is set to actively cultivate cooperation with the organization and its member-states, said Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Ivan Soltanovsky