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Kyiv strikes Russian warship in Crimea, Moscow admits damage
Moscow/London (TIP): Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one person and could hinder any Russian attempt to seize more Ukrainian territory […]
Russian opposition leader Navalny faces 20 more years behind bars
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces trial again on Friday to hear whether he has been found guilty of a series of extremism charges that could see him spend 20 more years behind […]
Blast at a Russian explosives plant kills six, injures two
MOSCOW (TIP): A blast at a Russian explosives plant on July 7 killed six people and injured two more, emergency officials said. The explosion occurred as workers were dismantling equipment at one of the workshops […]
Russia ends visa regime for Georgia, lifts flight ban
Moscow (TIP) : Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 10 abolished visas for Georgian nationals and lifted a 2019 ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation, a move that comes amid rocky relations […]
Indian American economic advisor Daleep Singh leads Biden admin in executing sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, February 21, signed decrees to recognize Ukraine’s regions of “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” as “independent”, escalating the tension in the region and increasing fears of […]
Ready to hold ‘high-level negotiations’ with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi
BEIJING/NEW YORK (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, February 25, that he was ready to hold “high-level negotiations” with Ukraine as he spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping who stressed that both […]
12 cops killed, Russia sends troops to quell Kazakh unrest
Moscow (TIP): Dozens of protesters and 12 policemen died during extraordinarily violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan that saw government buildings stormed and set ablaze, authorities said on January 6. One police officer was found beheaded in […]
Police search Navalny headquarters in late-night raid
Moscow (TIP): Russian police conducted a late-night search of the headquarters for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose arrest last month set off nationwide protests. The search by a dozen police ended at about 1 […]
Russian court rules that Kremlin critic Navalny must stay in jail
Moscow (TIP): A Russian court on Thursday ordered Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be kept in jail after rejecting an appeal against his detention, a decision that Navalny called predictable. Navalny, a prominent critic of […]
Putin calls pro-Navalny marches illegal, new protest set for Sunday
Moscow (TIP); Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned weekend protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as dangerous and illegal, as the opposition politician’s allies said they planned a similar protest for Sunday. […]
Trump, Putin to hold summit in Helsinki on July 16
Will discuss Syria, Ukraine and “many other subjects”: Trump WASHINGTON/MOSCOW(TIP): US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, the White House and the Kremlin announced Thursday, […]
Russian passenger plane crashes outside Moscow
Saratov Airlines flight carrying 71 people crashes after take off from Domodedovo airport Moscow (TIP): More than 70 people died when a Russian passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Sunday, […]