After months of denials, Russia is facing a new reality with respect to the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the country. Friday’s statistics officially acknowledge 1,036 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, including four deaths. The real numbers are undoubtedly much higher, as testing for the potentially deadly disease is only starting to pick up steam and some of the coronavirus deaths are being attributed to other […]
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With news of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus infection and Justin Trudeau’s self isolation, it’s clear that jobs which involve lots of meetings and shaking hands aren’t the safest occupations at present. Now, in Russia, fears are growing that the disease might have already infiltrated President Putin’s closest circle. The anxiety has been fueled by confirmation on Friday that at least one employee of the presidential administration has […]
It’s hardly escaped notice that while other major European cities – such as London, Berlin, Paris and Rome – are in various forms of shutdown, life in Moscow remains relatively normal, with even bars and cafes still open. Movement levels in the capital are only down about 50 percent on normal, and the same situation pertains in most of the country. Although cinemas, large nightclubs and […]
A Wall Street Journal report stating that the US government is considering additional sanctions on Russia over its role in the collapse of oil prices has been ridiculed by Vladimir Putin’s spokesman. Dmitry Peskov joked on Friday that perhaps the powers that be in the White House had fallen ill with a case of Covid-19. “This nonsense about possible sanctions belongs in the category of seasonal […]
The current turmoil on the global oil market is not disastrous for Russia, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, noting the country has a safety cushion. Russia holds vast gold and foreign exchange reserves to stabilize the economy in times of economic uncertainty. The country’s total gold holdings amounted to 73.2 million troy ounces (2,276.8 tons) as of February 1, and are worth around […]
An EU report which accuses Russia of waging a disinformation campaign around Covid-19 isn’t backed by a single fact and has nothing to do with common sense. That’s according to Vladimir Putin’s spokesman. Earlier, the Financial Times claimed that it obtained findings by the European External Action Service (EEAS), which insist that the “Russian pro-Kremlin media” is running a “significant disinformation campaign” to stoke “confusion, panic […]
Four years ago, one of the most outlandish aspects of Russia’s interference efforts centered on cultivating and inflaming separatists movements across the U.S., especially in places like Texas and California. Now, it looks like it’s happening all over again. Last week, YesCalifornia, the group leading the charge for California secession, announced on Twitter that it would be attending the third “Dialogue of Nations” conference, slated to […]
Some people believe the Kremlin wanted to rattle Turkey’s President Erdogan by placing him next to a work of art reminding of a crushing Ottoman defeat at the hands of the Russians, but the spokesman says it was pure coincidence. Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Moscow on Thursday to discuss with Vladimir Putin the ways to deescalate the tension in Syria’s Idlib province. When the Russian president […]
The Kremlin has said it hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be able to agree on a set of joint measures for the Syrian province of Idlib when they meet for talks in Moscow on Thursday. “We plan to discuss the Idlib crisis,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “We expect to reach a common understanding on the crisis, the cause […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could hold talks to defuse tensions over the Syria’s northwestern Idlib province as early as the coming week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, adding that Moscow hopes the negotiations will be held on March 5 or 6. The talks will not be easy, Peskov added. Turkey launched Operation Spring Shield against the Syrian Army on […]
MOSCOW—Historians of Vladimir Putin’s reign used to write volumes about the man who stood behind him, directing and manipulating, like the éminence grise of old. Kremlinologists described Vladislav Surkov as a shadowy crafter of Russian domestic policies, and somebody who destroyed his opponents without mercy. He also became Russia’s ruthless hand in rebellious eastern Ukraine through the last six years of the conflict between Moscow and […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan do not rule out that they could meet in the immediate future, the Kremlin press service has said. The two leaders held a telephone conversation on Friday. “Both sides highlighted the need for additional measures to stabilize the situation in northwestern Syria,” according to the statement that comes after a flare-up of tensions in Syria’s […]
Authored by Philip Giraldi via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Those hapless individuals who run the United States are again slipping into a fantasy world where Americans are besieged by imaginary threats coming from both inside and outside the country. Of course, it is particularly convenient to warn of foreign threats, as it makes the people in government seem relevant and needed, but one might recommend that […]
19 Feb, 2020 09:55 If Turkey sends its troops to Syria to fight against the government, it would be the ‘worst case scenario’, Kremlin spokesman said after Ankara threatened that that such an operation was imminent. Source
If you want to find a way to split Russian public opinion, there’s no better instrument than a debate on the country’s Soviet legacy. On Monday, sparks flew after a leading judge opened Moscow’s most divisive Pandora’s Box. Konstantin Aranovsky believes the USSR was an “illegally created state” and says today’s Russia shouldn’t be considered its successor, rather its replacement. The Constitutional Court judge also lashed […]
Moscow has vowed to continue its fight against terrorism in Syria’s Idlib province alongside Damascus, even though this doesn’t fit with Washington’s vision for resolving the crisis. Both the Russian Armed Forces and the country’s advisers will “support the Syrian Arab Republic armed forces in their fight against terrorism,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a briefing on February 17. Referring to escalating terrorist attacks in […]
World 10:22 GMT 14.02.2020(updated 10:23 GMT 14.02.2020) Get short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Kremlin believes that Turkey will do its best to guarantee the safety of Russian diplomats and every Russian staying in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, commenting on threats targeting the Russian ambassador to Ankara. “We have no doubt that the Turkish side will implement all the necessary measures […]