Tag: rusia

• Monday, February 26th 2024 - 10:32 UTC

  Russian FM's plane went through déjà vu of Emtrasur case

  

  According to aviation website reports, last week's G20 foreign ministers' summit in Rio de Janeiro came incredibly close to repeating the case of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 freighter sold by Iran's Mahan Air to Conviasa's cargo subsidiary Emtrasur, which was seized in Buenos Aires for about a year before being handed over to US authorities earlier this month.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 15:53 UTC

  Venezuela: Russia offers to mediate between Maduro and the transition government

  

  Russia joined on Friday to countries that offered to safeguard peaceful mediation between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the President of the National Assembly, proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. The government of Vladimir Putin said that they are prepared to cooperate with all global forces acting responsibly, RIA news agency reported.

• Tuesday, December 18th 2018 - 14:15 UTC

  Colombia had no reason to fear Russian bombers in Venezuela, ambassador says

  

  Russia’s Ambassador to Caracas Monday said the presence in Venezuela of Tupolev 160 bombers from his country should be no grounds for concern in Colombia as some reports seemed ti have indicated.

• Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:42 UTC

  US warns Mexico to pay attention to Russian meddling in the July elections

  

  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Mexico on Friday to pay attention to Russian meddling in elections around the world, following comments from another US official that there were signs of such interference in the country's presidential race.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 20:06 UTC

  Lunar trifecta: supermoon, blood moon and blue moon; NASA livestreaming

  

  It’s a once in a ‘blue moon’ occurrence and time for the moon to take the spotlight. Following the great solar eclipse last August, serendipity will strike on Wednesday 31 January, when a total lunar eclipse is set to occur at the same time as a supermoon and blue moon.

• Wednesday, December 27th 2017 - 10:04 UTC

  Russian Deputy Prime Minister steps down as president of the country's Football Association

  

  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko stepped down from his role as President of the Russian Football Union. Mutko told reporters in Russia he was stepping down to dispute his Olympic ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.