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Russia beefs up warship presence in Black Sea as Ukraine tensions simmer

April 17, 2021 WallStreetReview

The Russian Navy's Ropucha-class landing ship Kondopoga passes through the Bosphorus on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yoruk IsikTwo Russian warships transited the Bosphorus en route to the Black Sea on Saturday and 15 smaller vessels completed a transfer to the sea as Moscow beefs up its naval… Read More

Lebanon to ask Russia for help restoring port, building power plants

April 13, 2021 WallStreetReview

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad al-Hariri intends to ask Russia for economic assistance during a visit to Moscow later this week, the RIA news agency cited his special representative as saying on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri speaks after meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda,… Read More

Russia calls US ‘adversary’, rejects NATO call to end Ukraine build-up

April 13, 2021 WallStreetReview

(Refiles to remove extraneous character from headline, no change to text)Snipers of the Ukrainian armed forces aim their rifles during training at a firing range near the town of Marinka in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Anastasia VlasovaBRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) -The United States called on Russia to halt a military build-up on Ukraine’s border on Tuesday… Read More

UPDATE 1-Russia fines U.S. broadcaster RFE/RL for flouting foreign agent legislation

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

(Adds background, quote)MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - A Russian court fined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty $70,000 on Wednesday for flouting its foreign agent legislation, the latest move in what the U.S. broadcaster says is a targeted campaign against it.The U.S. outlet, which has a bureau in Moscow, has been fined $1 million this year for… Read More

Russia reports 8,792 new COVID-19 cases, 400 deaths

April 2, 2021 WallStreetReview

MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russia reported 8,792 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 1,764 in Moscow, pushing the total infection tally in the country to 4,563,056 since the pandemic began a year ago.The government coronavirus task force said that 400 people had died from the respiratory disease in the last 24 hours, taking Russia’s… Read More

EU accuses Russia of conscription campaign in Crimea

April 1, 2021 WallStreetReview

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Thursday that Russia had launched a conscription campaign in the Crimea peninsula and that the move broke international law.“Today, the Russian Federation has launched yet another conscription campaign in the illegally-annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to draft residents of the peninsula in… Read More

Russia to produce new electric car this year

March 26, 2021 WallStreetReview

FILE PHOTO: Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in the Moscow International Business Centre, also known as "Moskva-City", in Moscow, Russia July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian small private carmaker Zetta is designing an electric car and plans to launch production this year,… Read More

Russia says U.S. rebuffal of Putin-Biden talks after killer allegation is a missed opportunity

March 22, 2021 WallStreetReview

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday that a U.S. refusal to organise live online talks between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden after the U.S. president said he believed his Russian counterpart was a killer amounted to a serious missed opportunity.Putin said last week that he and Biden should hold such talks in the coming… Read More

Russia reports 9,299 new COVID-19 cases, 371 deaths

March 21, 2021 WallStreetReview

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadMOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday reported 9,299 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,511 in Moscow, pushing the national tally of cases to 4,456,869 since the pandemic began.The government coronavirus taskforce said that 371 people had died in the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 95,030. (Reporting… Read More

Russia demands Twitter delete MBK media account, news website says

March 17, 2021 WallStreetReview

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Twitter logo displayed in front of Russian flag is seen in this illustration picture, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has demanded that Twitter delete the account of MBK media, a news website critical of the Kremlin, for what it said was a violation of Russian law, MBK said… Read More