Tag: Russia

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition leader holding “exploratory” talks with Russia and China 

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during “exploratory” talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said on Monday.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 18:35 UTC

  Russia eyeing a controlling stake in lithium project in Chile's Atacama desert

  

  Uranium One Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom, may buy a controlling stake in a lithium project in Chile’s Atacama salt flat from Wealth Minerals Ltd, the Canada-listed company said on Tuesday.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Cosmo-burgers: Artificial meat made by Russian astronaut in the Space Station

  

  Creating meat from cells is no longer the realm of science fiction: A Russian cosmonaut did it aboard the International Space Station, and it is just a matter of time before these products arrive in supermarkets. Tests carried out in space in September led to the production of beef, rabbit and fish tissue using a 3D printer.

• Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Russia pledges to help Cuba have access to oil and petroleum products

  

  Russia will find ways to help Cuba get oil and petroleum products, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview broadcast on Saturday. Medvedev pledged to help develop Cuba’s energy sector during a visit to the island this week but did not announce any short-term measures to provide relief from crippling fuel shortages in the wake of tougher U.S. sanctions.

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Maduro claims Trump is seeking a regime change in Venezuela to divert attention from his impeachment

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is accusing Donald Trump of seeking a regime change in Venezuela as a way to divert attention from calls for his impeachment. Maduro made the statement on the return of his trip to Russia where he met President Vladimir Putin.

• Saturday, September 21st 2019 - 13:58 UTC

  Four Russian fugitives in Argentina await extradition

  

  The Russian government has filed a formal request to Argentina for the extradition of four of their nationals who are charged with economic crimes, Deputy Prosecutor General Alexei Zakharov, in Buenos Aires for the 24th conference of the International Association of Prosecutors, said Friday.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  US is not seeking a military intervention of Venezuela: it’s Russian and Cuban military that want Maduro to stay

  

  The United States is not seeking a military intervention as a solution to the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, the U.S. envoy to the troubled South American nation said in an interview published by a Venezuelan online news site on Sunday.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  US confident of EU sanctions on Venezuela, if political dialogue fails; Russia main trader of the country's oil

  

  Washington's envoy for Venezuela said on Thursday he was hopeful that the European Union will impose sanctions against Caracas in the coming months and the United States was examining more measures to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Putin rebukes Macron saying he does not want “yellow vest” protests like in Paris

  

  Vladimir Putin rebuked his French counterpart on Monday, saying he did not want “yellow vest” protests spring up like in France, after Emmanuel Macron urged the Russian leader to abide by democratic principles following weeks of protests in Moscow.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:19 UTC

  Forest fires devastating millions of hectares in Siberia: military and shamans to the rescue

  

  While Russian military is sending planes to stop wildfires that have affected millions of hectares of forest in isolated areas in Siberia, Siberian shamans announced that they will ‘unite their powers’ to extinguish the flames.