Tag: Russia

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Putin approves a US$ 4bn loan to Venezuela

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying the protocol to the intergovernmental agreement on providing a loan to Venezuela by Moscow, which guarantees timely debt repayment to Russia.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Foreign Office claims Russian hackers trying to steal information on Covid-19 vaccine

  

  British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday he was “absolutely confident” in allegations by the UK and its allies that Russia targeted labs conducting COVID-19 research, branding the behavior “outrageous and reprehensible”.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Russia replaces Venezuela as supplier of heavy fuel to US refineries

  

  Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its record-highs in the first six months of this year, as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago, traders said and data showed.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:27 UTC

  Putin mocks US embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights

  

  President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the US embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights, suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff.

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 22:09 UTC

  UK claims China, Russia and Iran are looking to exploit weaknesses caused by the pandemic

  

  The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak, amid suggestions Beijing had used the crisis to push through new security legislation for Hong Kong.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:52 UTC

  EU accuses Russia and China of “unprecedented” Coronavirus “infodemic”

  

  China and Russia were blamed for spewing out false and misleading online information about Covid-19 in a European Union report that seeks to stem the “unprecedented” spread of fake news amid the pandemic.

• Monday, June 1st 2020 - 07:02 UTC

  Trump to delay G7 June summit and invite more countries including Russia, S. Korea, Australia, India

  

  United States President Donald Trump said he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries -- including Russia - to join the meeting. “I don't feel that as a G7 it properly represents what's going on in the world. It's a very outdated group of countries,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

• Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Merkel frustrated with Russia's “outrages” spying attempts

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced frustration on Wednesday that Russia was targeting her in hacking action, saying she had concrete proof of the “outrageous” spying attempts.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Putin in a round of calls to Allies' and German leaders marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday spoke on the phone to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Russian Prime Minister in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19

  

  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he had been diagnosed with the coronavirus and was temporarily stepping down to recover. Mishustin, 54, suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov serve as acting prime minister in his absence. Putin, who appointed Mishustin in January, supported the proposal.