Tag: Russia

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.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Russian mini-sub loss a “state secret”: dead crew belonged to an elite force

The Kremlin on Wednesday refused to reveal the full story of a fire that killed 14 officers on what was reportedly a nuclear-powered mini-submarine, saying the details of the tragedy were a “state secret.”
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC
Russian submarine sinks in Arctic waters: fourteen crew members killed

Fourteen submariners on board a Russian Defense Ministry research vessel were killed in a fire while carrying out a survey of the sea floor off Russia's Arctic coast, the ministry was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Divided EU leaders unable to agree on new EC posts; third consecutive day meeting

The divided European Union's 28 national leaders were to spend a third consecutive day on Tuesday arm-wrestling over who should hold the bloc's most prominent jobs until nearly 2025.
Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Falklands' next permanent patrol shadows Russian vessel in the English Channel

HMS Forth that in a few months time will be replacing HMS Clyde as Falkland Islands permanent patrol has been engaged in shadowing a Russian patrol ship as it passes through the English Channel towards Dover.
Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Russian military intelligence allegedly behind the Salisbury chemical attack

An open-source investigation has found that a top Russian military intelligence officer coordinated last year's Salisbury chemical attack from a London hideout using his phone and a few messaging apps.
Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:07 UTC
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine until February 2020

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2020, a spokesman for the bloc said. The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country. That conflict, which killed 13,000 people, is still simmering.