MOSCOW – Russia has announced that it will begin clinical trials of a vaccine against COVID-19 in 50 soldiers, who have volunteered to participate in the test. “To verify the safety and effectiveness of the […]
MOSCOW – 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 […]
CARACAS – The Russian Defense Ministry has sent An-124 military transport aircraft, IL-62M jet airliner and more than 100 troops to Caracas, against the backdrop of growing tensions between Venezuela and the United States. Citing […]
CARACAS – Global jostling intensified this week between countries that want Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power and those trying to force him to resign, as opposition leader Juan Guaidó made overtures to his rival’s […]
BUENOS AIRES – United States President Donald Trump jets into Argentina on Thursday for a G20 summit, keen to do battle with China on trade and sharpening his rhetoric against Russia over Ukraine. The weekend […]
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin took oath of office on Monday to start his fourth term as Russian president. “It is my duty and the meaning of my entire life to do everything for Russia, its […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury announced on Friday that it has imposed new sanctions on 38 Russian individuals and entities, including seven business leaders and 17 senior officials, for their alleged “malign activity” around the […]
BRUSSELS – The European Union has recalled its ambassador to Moscow after leaders agreed it was “highly likely” Russia was responsible for a nerve agent attack in the United Kingdom. In a statement following an […]
CARACAS – Russia and Venezuela signed a debt restructuring deal on Wednesday allowing Caracas to make “minimal” payments to Moscow in the next six years to help it meet obligations to other creditors, the Russian […]
MOSCOW – Russia has agreed with Venezuela on terms of restructuring a total of $3 billion of the South American country’s debt to Moscow, including a postponement of debt repayment. “We are ready to make […]
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