Tag: Russia

• 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.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 00:35 UTC

  Putin envoy wraps up Venezuela tour to strengthen “unshakable partnership”

  

  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov completed a round of consultations with leader Nicolás Maduro and members of his staff during this past weekend in Caracas to strengthen the “unshakable partnership” with Venezuela, the Tass news agency reported.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Loans from Russia and China to Venezuela will be renegotiated through the Paris Club, says Guaidó

  

  Loans to Venezuela from President Nicolas Maduro's allies Russia and China would be renegotiated through the Paris Club if Maduro leaves power, an advisor to the opposition said, responding to concerns about favorable treatment for the two countries.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:25 UTC

  Moscow claims Argentine politician played 'the Russian card' as presidential elections loom over

  

  Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Wednesday denounced attempts by several Argentine parliament members to link Moscow to alleged interfering into their country's presidential elections. It was “a last-year trend,” she said, according to the news agency Tass.

• Saturday, July 13th 2019 - 16:11 UTC

  Temporary restrictions on Brazilian pork exports to Russia imposed

  

  Russia's Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service (Rosseljoznadzor) has imposed temporary restrictions from 11 July on the importation of pork products and other animals vulnerable to classical swine fever virus from the State of Piauí, located in the northeast region of Brazil, it was announced.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 12:39 UTC

  Russia and Bolivia sign accords during Evo's new Moscow trip

  

  Bolivia's President Evo Morales and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Thursday signed agreements in Moscow on energy, industrial, agricultural and military issues and discussed the Venezuelan crisis negotiations that are taking place in Norway between delegates of Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro.

• Sunday, July 7th 2019 - 11:41 UTC

  Russia claims releases from “whale prison” have been successful: Greenpeace and scientists criticize

  

  Russian research scientists defended the way they released eight whales back into the wild last week and said on Thursday they would release scores more of the captive animals in the same way despite anger from environmental groups.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 15:36 UTC

  Putin meets the Pope and visits his populist coalition friends in Rome

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a lightning visit to Rome on Thursday, including talks with the pope, hailing efforts by Italy's populist government to ease sanctions despite Moscow's ongoing crisis with the West. Rome's historic centre was on security lockdown for the visit, with 50 streets blocked to traffic.