Two-thirds of Russians blame Ukraine's army for MH17 crash — poll

Sixteen percent of the respondents said western secret services were behind the Boeing's downing

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Mexican President to conduct talks with Putin despite being infected with coronavirus

There is a possibility that the country will get the Sputnik V vaccine, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said

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"

Russian Foreign Ministry urges US to stop interfering in Russia’s affairs

The United States should deal with own internal problems, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted

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

Weather anomalies expected in Russian regions soon-expert

The March weather is expected in European Russia with the temperature of 12-13 degrees above the normal value, while severe frosts are expected in Western Siberia, Research Director of the Russian state weather service Roman Vilfand said

Russia’s law enforcement agencies warn against participation in unauthorized rallies

Earlier associates of Alexey Navalny called for unauthorized rallies in support the detained blogger

Human embryos susceptible to coronavirus at early stages of development, scientists say

Last February, Chinese biologists detected signs that the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus that caused the pandemic of COVID-19, may infect placental cells of pregnant women

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

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

About 4,000 people participate in unauthorized protests in central Moscow

Police officers continue to remind people that the protests are unauthorized and continue detaining the most active participants

‘Fake investigation and money-making scam’: Kremlin slams bogus expose of Putin’s ‘palace’

The spokesman pointed out that the Kremlin had seen the report released by Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation

Russia manufactured about 7.6 mln doses of coronavirus vaccine

Russian Deputy Prime Minister noted that an additional increase in production is expected next week, therefore, opportunities for vaccination will expand

Putin to reciprocate if Washington ready for dialogue with Moscow - Kremlin

Russia showed flexibility in relations with the United States but it cannot keep doing this endlessly and is not ready to tolerate rude behavior and diktat, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Former employee of US embassy in Moscow charged with theft of US refugee program documents

The two other suspects are Iraqi and Jordanian citizens

International vaccination certificate challenging for coordination - Russia’s Deputy PM

Approval of a single document is complicated because of specific features characteristic of each country, the Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said

New Kalibr-armed ship to join Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on January 30

The event will be attended by the Black Sea Fleet command

Russian diplomat calls on Estonia to look in mirror before calling UNCS meeting on Belarus

On January 22, the UN Security Council is holding an Arria-formula meeting, i.e. an informal session, which is being attended by Belarus’ former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya; the meeting was initiated by Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Russia urges US to promptly restore phone communication at Consulate General in New York

Phone lines at the diplomatic mission have been down since Tuesday

Belarus stripped of its right to host 2021 Modern Pentathlon World Championship

Earlier this week, Belarus also lost its right to host matches of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship

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

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

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

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

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

Unsanctioned rally ends in Moscow

Earlier, the Moscow city police said that about 4,000 people had taken part in the unsanctioned rally on Pushkin Square in central Moscow

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

The activists have been detained and are in a police department

Cancer-stricken Serbian sues NATO for use of depleted uranium in 1999 attack on Yugoslavia

His lawyer Srdan Aleksic disclosed that the Serbian officer’s grievance is fully identical to the 500 lawsuits, filed by Italian soldiers who were deployed in Kosovo in 1999

NASA test fires engines for Moon mission carrier missile

Four engines, installed on a special stand inside the NASA testing facility, worked simultaneously for about one minute

Putin offers condolences over death of Larry King - Kremlin

King interviewed Putin many times

Russia to respond in kind to US embassy’s attempts to "cover" unsanctioned rallies

The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that the information, posted on the US embassy’s site, on the time and venues for the unsanctioned rallies goes beyond concern for US nationals in Russia

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

Moscow’s missile defense provides protection from any current, future missiles

The system is capable of intercepting all types of warheads with a degree of probability close to one, Major-General Sergey Grabchuk said

Russia to supply air defense systems Pantsir-S1 to Myanmar

The command of Myanmar’s armed forces has shown interest in other advanced weapon systems of Russian manufacture

Nord Stream 2 will be completed despite difficulties, says Russian lawmaker

Ambitions of individual countries and the desire to promote their commercial interests in the form of LNG may present some obstacles, but in the end, the gas pipeline will be built, the parliamentarian opined

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

Kremlin excoriates Navalny’s ‘expose’ 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

RDIF agrees to produce Sputnik V vaccine in Turkey

The RDIF representative noted that the potential production volume is millions of vaccine doses per year

Press review: Biden’s inaugural address calls for unity and Iran may form ‘Shiite NATO’

Top stories in the Russian press on Thursday, January 21

Nord Stream 2 project stoppage may result in legal proceedings - German Minister

According to the Minister of Environment Protection and Nuclear Safety Svenja Schulze, Germany will need natural gas during the transitional period after the abandonment of coal-fired and nuclear power generation

Detentions of participants in illegal protests begin in central Moscow

The police ask people to keep distance

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

Court fines employee of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation Sobol for defying rally rules

According to previous reports, police officers apprehended former Moscow City Duma candidate Lyubov Sobol over calls to participate in an unauthorized rally

US to paint Russia as enemy to evade criticism, unify Western world, experts say

Political researcher Oleg Matveychev pointed out that the US outlined "three main recipes that they intend to use against Russia"

Biden orders probe of Russia’s alleged election interference, cyber attacks, Navalny case

"We work to hold Russia to account for its reckless and adversarial actions", Jen Psaki told

US attempts of incitement to have negative impact on ties with Russia - foreign ministry

The ministry stated that the US diplomatic mission in Moscow had again shown disregard for diplomatic norms and rules

Pakistan approves Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine’s emergency use

The country’s authorities also allowed to use the vaccines developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical corporation Sinopharm and the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca

Five upgraded MiG-31BM jets to arrive in Russia’s Central Military District this year

The MiG-31 is the only Soviet and Russian jet fighter that can be classified as an airship, due to its takeoff mass of over 40 tonnes

Navalny’s spokesperson taken into custody over calls for unauthorized rally

The custody will last nine days, according to a spokesperson for Moscow’s Savyolovsky District Court

Kremlin knew about pseudo-revelations about Putin beforehand, says spokesman

According to Dmitry Peskov, such videos as the one about the president’s alleged palace in the Black Sea city of Gelendzhik "have nothing to do with the reality, they are pure lies and anyone watching them should use their brain"

Gazprom creates company in Mongolia for gas pipeline design

Gazprom plans to complete preparation of the feasibility study for gas pipeline construction through Mongolia in the first quarter of 2021