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Vaccine nationalism? Many Britons say they would not feel safe taking Chinese or Russian jabs even if they are approved for use by UK regulators – but a huge 90% back the Oxford version Poll shows some 73 per cent of people say it does not matter which jab they get But the survey found … Read more
Russian journalist is jailed for retweeting a JOKE about protests supporting Alexei Navalny Sergei Smirnov was jailed for 25 days by a Moscow court on Wednesday, he said He had retweeted a post showing the time and date of an unsanctioned protest It came a day after Navalny was sent to prison for 2.5 years … Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ‘all vaccines are welcome’ today as she praised Russia’s Sputnik V jab. ‘Every vaccine is welcome in the European Union,’ Merkel said in an interview with German broadcaster ARD. ‘Today we have read good data for the Russian vaccine too’. Merkel also told ARD she had recently spoken to Russian … Read more
A woman has been interrogated by Russian police for building snowmen carrying anti-Putin slogans. Yelena Kalinina was ordered to an interrogation amid a police drive to suppress dissent following nationwide protests in support of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny. In her rally of snowmen, the placards read: ‘Tsar go away’, ‘Vova (Vladimir) it’s all over between … Read more
A luxury mansion linked to Vladimir Putin in Siberia has been removed from a Russian online map site following an outcry over the president’s £1billion Black Sea palace. An £87 million hunting and fishing retreat beside the Yenisei River was previously visible on online Yandex Maps. But it has recently vanished from maps on this … Read more
Russian biochemist who created NOVICHOK invents new drug to tackle Covid-19 Dr Lenoid Rink was involved in the secret Soviet development of Novichok Novichok was used on the Skripals in Britain in 2012 and Alexei Navalny last year The new coronavirus-tackling drug is based on a Soviet medicine for leprosy Rink said the formulation has … Read more
Russian biochemist who created NOVICHOK invents new drug to tackle Covid-19 Dr Lenoid Rink was involved in the secret Soviet development of Novichok Novichok was used on the Skripals in Britain in 2012 and Alexei Navalny last year The new coronavirus-tackling drug is based on a Soviet medicine for leprosy Rink said the formulation has … Read more
Biden demands ‘unconditional release’ of Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny after Putin crackdown on protests White House press secretary Jen Psaki called for ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of Navalny Russian authorities arrested more than 3,000 over the weekend Many turned out in bitterly cold conditions Navlany facing 30-day jail sentence after being poisoned in August … Read more
A teenager is teaching other Russians how to ‘sound like an American’ when confronted by police at protests tomorrow against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Law enforcement agencies are preparing to suppress nationwide demonstrations after 44-year-old Navalny urged supporters to flood the streets to protest him being detained on return to Russia. Navalny, … Read more
A teenager is teaching other Russians how to ‘sound like an American’ when confronted by police at protests tomorrow against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Law enforcement agencies are preparing to suppress nationwide demonstrations after 44-year-old Navalny urged supporters to flood the streets to protest him being detained on return to Russia. Navalny, … Read more