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International outrage as Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it will expel diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany for attending a rally supporting Alexei Navalny Thousands took to streets in Russia during January in support of Alexei Navalny Diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden face expulsion from Russia World leaders criticise move by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, calling it … Read more
Russia’s controversial coronavirus vaccine is 92 per cent effective at blocking symptomatic illness, early trial results suggest Russia’s controversial coronavirus vaccine is 92 per cent effective at blocking symptomatic illness, trial results suggest. Just 16 out of 16,500 people given the two-dose jab – dubbed Sputnik V – developed symptoms, while no-one died from the disease … Read more
Russia’s controversial Covid jab is 92% efffective: ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine which Vladimir Putin approved six months ago is safe and prevents almost all deaths and hospital admissions, major trial finds By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:36 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 12:37 GMT, 2 February 2021 Russia’s controversial coronavirus vaccine … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden has first call with Vladimir Putin and raised detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and warned he will consider sanctions over Solar Wind cyberhack and ‘bounties on U.S. troops’ President Joe Biden has phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday Called to discuss renewing New START nuclear treaty Also raised ‘concerns’ including … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden has first call with Vladimir Putin and raised detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and warned he will consider sanctions over Solar Wind cyberhack and ‘bounties on U.S. troops’ President Joe Biden has phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday Called to discuss renewing New START nuclear treaty Also raised ‘concerns’ including … Read more
AstraZeneca will start clinical trials to test a combination of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V shot aimed at boosting the efficacy of the British drugmaker’s vaccine, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Friday. Trials will start by the end of the year and Russia wants to jointly produce the new vaccine if … Read more
Thieves strike Russia’s ‘Doomsday plane’ flying command centre that can survive nuclear war: Crooks steal radio equipment as plane is upgraded Thieves broke into one of Russia’s rare Ilyushin Il-80 Maxdome aircraft on Friday They stole 39 pieces of equipment from the plane in a major security breach The plane was being given an upgrade at … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to start mass vaccination against coronavirus from next week, with sailors, doctors and teachers among the first to get the nation’s own jab. Sputnik V has been touted in Russia as the world’s ‘first registered Covid-19 vaccine’ after it received regulatory approval in early August. However, giving the … Read more
Vladimir Putin cannot take Russia’s ‘safe’ covid vaccine because it is uncertified, Kremlin says Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin cannot take Russia’s Covid vaccine ‘The head of state can’t take part in vaccination as a volunteer,’ spokesperson said Putin announced last month that Russia had developed a second vaccine The country registered its first … Read more
Putin admits he is ‘alarmed’ by Russia’s spike in Covid-19 deaths and says officials ‘cannot pretend all is fine’ Putin said the rising death rate was ‘alarming’ after record 456 fatalities today Russia has stopped short of imposing strict new measures like much of Europe In a further blow, smoke was seen billowing from a … Read more