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Russia says West trying to victimise Moscow over Navalny

7:36 pm September 10, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat on Thursday accused the West of leveling accusations of poisoning top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny without providing evidence, staunchly denying any official involvement. Navalny, the most visible opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on August 20 on a domestic flight in Russia. German chemical weapons experts have determined that […]

Russian delegation in Syria to expand trade, economic ties

11:13 pm September 7, 2020

Damascus: Russia and Syria plan to sign an economic pact before the end of the year that is partly aimed at circumventing US sanctions, Russia’s deputy prime minister said Monday as he led a high-level delegation on a visit to Damascus. Yuri Borisov said the Russian side is expecting to sign the pact on his next visit in December, […]

Germany raises pressure on Russia in Navalny poisoning probe

11:55 pm September 6, 2020

Berlin: Germany on Sunday increased the pressure on Russia over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, warning that a lack of support by Moscow in the investigation could “force” Germany to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas pipeline project. “I hope the Russians won’t force us to change our position regarding the Nord Stream 2″ pipeline being built under […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Merkel calls poisoning of Russia’s Navalny attempted murder

11:12 pm September 2, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an “attempted murder by poisoning” and the aim was to silence him. Testing by a German military lab determined that Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. After that finding was announced Wednesday, Merkel said there are “very serious questions that only the Russian government can answer and […]

Belarus leader cites alleged NATO threat to shore up rule

8:37 pm August 28, 2020

Minsk: Belarus‘ authoritarian leader accused NATO on Friday of hatching aggressive plans as he sought to shore up his 26-year rule amid weeks of demonstrations against his reelection in a vote the opposition says was rigged. President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the 9.5-million nation in Eastern Europe with an iron fist since 1994, blamed the West for fomenting demonstrations […]