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Articles with tag "Kremlin"

casting blame

Kremlin Urges ‘Responsibility’ After Record Covid Deaths

Only 35% of Russians are fully vaccinated, despite pleas from President Vladimir Putin.
opinion Mark Galeotti

Scapegoating Russia Over Our Gas Problems Is Not the Answer

The gas crisis is a fitting metaphor for the challenges of the modern world: complex, global, hard to fix and likely to have long and unpredictable impacts...
'letter and spirit of the law'

Kremlin Praises Apple-Google Takedown of Navalny Apps

Critics accuse the tech giants of bucking under the Russian authorities’ pressure after facing threats of criminal punishment.
washed hands

Kremlin Says Not Behind 'Foreign Agent' Labels Given to Independent Media

Kremlin critics say the designations are part of an ongoing crackdown aimed at silencing critical voices ahead of parliamentary elections.
differing accounts

Kremlin Readout Omits Macron’s Calls for Putin to Release Navalny

Macron's office said the French president urged Putin to release Navalny “one year after the assassination attempt of which he was the victim.”
opinion Mark Galeotti

Real Politics Is Being Forced on Russia’s Communist Party

The Kremlin is abandoning attempts to cosplay democracy and relying more openly on the suppression of any critical voices, including the KPRF.
foreign surveillance

Kremlin Says Unbothered by Pegasus Spyware Revelations

Russia's top officials “use a special, reliably protected government communications system,” the Kremlin said.
falling short

Russia Won't Hit 60% Vaccination Target By Autumn, Kremlin Says as Virus Surges

Russia's goal of reaching herd immunity through vaccination has been delayed by a lagging public uptake.
kicked out

Kremlin Bars Independent Broadcaster From Pool Over Navalny Protest Coverage

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Dozhd “supported illegal actions” by covering the protests.
PROBLEM ALLY

After Plane Crisis, Is Belarusian President Lukashenko Becoming a Troublesome Partner for Russia?

Analysts say Moscow’s muted reaction to the diversion to Minsk of a Ryanair flight speaks to the Kremlin’s ambivalent view of the strongman.
'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.
mind your business

Kremlin Rejects Western Concerns Over Hunger-Striking Navalny's Health

“The state of health of convicts and prisoners on Russian territory cannot and should not be a topic of interest for them.”
diplomatic fallout

‘No De-Escalation’: Russia Reacts to U.S. Sanctions, Biden Speech

Russian officials and television personalities had strong reactions to the measures and Biden’s comments.
'time to de-escalate'

Kremlin Welcomes Biden Call for Dialogue, Criticizes Sanctions

The Kremlin said it was still considering the offer for a Putin-Biden summit the day after the U.S. announced a new round of Russia sanctions.
MILITARY PRESENCE

Kremlin Says Not Moving Toward War With Ukraine

In recent weeks fighting has intensified between Ukraine's army and pro-Russian separatists controlling two regions in the country's east.
extended sympathies

Putin Sends Queen Elizabeth II Condolences Following Prince Philip’s Death

Russia's president wished Queen Elizabeth “courage and spiritual fortitude in the face of a heavy and irreparable loss.” 
sharp rhetoric

Donbass Escalation Would Be ‘Beginning of the End’ for Ukraine – Putin Aide

Dmitry Kozak added that Russia “would have to come to the defense” of its citizens in eastern Ukraine “depending on the scale of the fire.”
'working hands'

Virus-Driven Migrant Shortage Keeps Russia From ‘Ambitious Plans’ – Kremlin

The shortage could jeopardize the $400-billion National Projects development package, which was already struggling to meet deadlines.
terms and conditions

Russia Says Hopes to Avoid Ban on Western Tech Giants

Russia earlier this month began disrupting Twitter services in Russia as it ramped up pressure on foreign social media platforms.
violence condemned

Russia 'Concerned' Over Myanmar Civilian Casualties

Russia's deputy defense minister attended Myanmar's military parade over the weekend amid its deadly crackdown on civilians.
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