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Putin on WWII Victory Day Says Russia Will 'Firmly' Defend Its Interests

"Russia consistently defends international law. At the same time, we will firmly defend our national interests," Putin said in a speech on Red Square.
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LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | May 9

Deaths surpass 110,000. Mass vaccination.
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Russia Urges No 'Escalation of Violence' in Jerusalem

Russia condemned attacks on civilians after violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Russia Slams U.S. Proposal for 'Summit for Democracy'

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said such a gathering risked "making international relations even more strained."
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Amnesty International Restores Navalny 'Prisoner of Conscience' Status After Controversy

Amnesty had stripped Navalny's "prisoner of conscience" status over his past nationalist and anti-immigrant rhetoric, a move that sparked backlash.
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Ukraine Seizes First Batch of ‘Chernobyl Spirits’ Bound for UK

The Chernobyl Spirit Company accused Ukrainian law enforcement of damaging Ukraine's reputation “as an open country for doing business.”
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Siberian Schoolchildren Celebrate ‘Putin Era’ With Portrait Procession

The children marched with portraits of the president and quotes from his speeches in military-style uniforms.
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YouTube Accused of Bias for Blocking Navalny's Anti-Kremlin Voting Strategy

The mix-up comes amid Russia's growing pressure on foreign tech giants and social media platforms.
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Belarus Opposition Leader Calls on U.S. to Isolate Lukashenko

The Belarusian strongman claimed victory last August in elections that were criticized internationally and by the opposition as fraudulent.
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Some 170 Endangered Seals Found Dead on Russia's Caspian Coast

Authorities previously reported the death of nearly 300 endangered seals on Dagestan's Caspian shore in December.
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Blinken Presses Russia to Pull Troops on Solidarity Trip to Ukraine

The U.S. Secretary of State said "significant forces remain" from Russia's massive buildup of troops near the Ukrainian border.
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Putin Questions Moderna’s ‘Best’ Coronavirus Vaccine Recognition

Putin remarked in a televised meeting that Russian-made vaccines are “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle.”
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Putin Backs Russia Waiving Patents on Its Covid Jabs

"We should not think about how to extract maximum profit, but about how to ensure people's safety," Putin said.
'little patriots'

Russian Kindergarteners to Stage ‘Baby’ WWII Victory Parade

The event, originally planned for May 9, has been postponed due to the local coronavirus situation, authorities said.
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Russia Registers One-Dose Sputnik Light Coronavirus Jab

Sputnik Light "demonstrated 79.4% efficacy" compared to 91.6% for the two-shot Sputnik V, its developers claim.
'no sports nutrition department'

Kremlin Says Doesn’t Know If Czech Blast, Skripal Poisoning Suspects Work for It

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev said the two are now working as “important representatives of the Kremlin” in Russia's regions.
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Russian Lawmakers Seek to Ban Soviet-Nazi Comparisons

The proposed bill comes as the Kremlin shows renewed interest in the memory of World War II and revives its praise for Russia’s Soviet past.
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Russian Scientists Say Polio Vaccine Protects Against Coronavirus

The makers of Russia's third approved Covid-19 vaccine said volunteers who took a live polio vaccine saw "sharp reduction" in coronavirus incidence.
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Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Maker Studying 3rd Booster Shot

Tests of a third EpiVacCorona shot on animals have “confirmed increased and prolonged immunity,” a researcher said.
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