Russia
Immunization on Red Square: Moscow to offer Covid-19 vaccination directly across from Kremlin in iconic GUM department store
With Moscow continuing to roll out its mass Covid-19 vaccination program, Russia may be opening the world's most beautiful inoculation...
More Russians say they will get Covid-19 vaccine as roll out speeds up, but four in ten still shy of needle
Just days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the start of a mass immunization campaign, a new poll found that while...
Twitter RESTORES account of Sputnik-V, Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, restricted over suspicious log-in
Sputnik-V, the Russian-developed coronavirus vaccine, was back on Twitter after getting locked out of its official account on Thursday. When...
Belarusian authorities seek to give journalists 3-year jail term for alleged role in protests against embattled leader Lukashenko
Two young journalists could be handed prison sentences over accusations that they participated in opposition rallies in Belarus, despite their...
‘NUCLEAR BLAST in cyberspace’: Russia warns of dire consequences for ‘democratic values’ over Trump’s social media ban
A decision by US tech giants to permanently block US President Donald Trump’s accounts could have chilling implications for the...
A long goodbye? Russian expert says pandemic will be over by summer, but Covid-19 here to stay as seasonal virus
The coronavirus pandemic in Russia could begin fading away by summer, one of the country’s top scientists has said. According...
Estonian prime minister resigns amid corruption scandal, citing loss of public confidence in government
Juri Ratas, the Prime Minister of Estonia, announced on Wednesday that he will stand down from the role amid a...
Science wins: Russia’s ‘top-league’ Sputnik V coronavirus jab should be ‘priority choice’ due to safety, health expert tells RT
Russia's Sputnik V should be “one of the priority” vaccines against Covid-19 for nations choosing a jab, as the science...
Rebranding Belarus: Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya asks Lithuania to rename her country to eliminate Russian link
For years, Belarus has been one of the countries least widely known outside of Eastern Europe. While the reasons for...
Symbolic moment as Russian cosmonauts get jabs of Sputnik V – named for first space satellite – ahead of latest ISS mission
Cosmonauts traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) in April have been inoculated against Covid-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine,...
As Ukraine looks to China for Covid-19 vaccine, Kiev reveals it won’t accept Russian Sputnik V – even if it’s approved by WHO
Ukraine's foreign minister has revealed that Kiev does not intend to buy the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, even if...
Mexico reaches ‘preliminary agreement’ to buy up to 24 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine – top health official
Mexico has studied Argentina’s use of Sputnik V in its immunization campaign, and could order the Russian-made vaccine in the...
‘Sputnik Light’: Testing of single-dose anti-Covid vaccine based on ‘Sputnik V’ kicks off in Russia
Trials of a simplified version of the ‘Sputnik V’ coronavirus vaccine have begun in Russia. While providing less protection, the...
Ukrainian neo-Nazi ‘thought leader’ fired from prestigious Vienna fellowship as outcry over far-right links goes viral
A prominent ultranationalist activist has lost her role at a prestigious Austrian research institute after evidence arose linking her with...
Ex-con Japarov elected President of Kyrgyzstan in landslide, says Russia is ‘main strategic partner’ & pledges to fight corruption
Three months ago, he was behind bars serving an 11-and-a-half-year prison term for alleged kidnapping. Now, Sadyr Japarov has been...
Algeria becomes first African nation to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Algeria is going to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus with Sputnik V after the Russian drug received official approval...
Russia reports first case of mutated UK coronavirus variant
A new, more infectious variant of Covid-19, which was discovered in Britain in mid-December, has reached Russia, the country’s wellbeing...
Capitol Hill violence was not a ‘victory’ for Putin: In reality, Russia fears consequences of political instability in US
Despite the fact that neither Vladimir Putin nor any other senior Moscow official has ever publicly stated such a goal,...
Renowned Russian physicist behind first Soviet nuclear bomb dies aged 101
Russian physicist Isaak Khalatnikov, the oldest member of the country’s Academy of Sciences (RAS), has died at the age of...
WHO receives 13 vaccine proposals for emergency use, expects to get full data on Sputnik V by end of January
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently assessing several vaccines to be promoted for emergency use across the world, including...
