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Russia Bans Navalny Linked Organizations

Ayomide Oyewole 10/06/2021

A Russian court has outlawed the organisations founded by Alexey Navalny by labelling them “extremist”, a move criticised by the opposition leader’s supporters as part of a campaign to muzzle President Vladimir Putin’s opponents months before parliamentary elections. The Moscow City Court’s ruling on Wednesday, effective immediately, prevents people associated with Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption (FBK) […]Read More

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US will Respond to Reckless Russian Acts.

Ayomide Oyewole 06/05/2021

Antony Blinken said the US was focused on actions such as the treatment of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, the Solar Winds hack and election interference. “We would prefer a more stable and predictable relationship,” he said. Mr Blinken was in the UK for a meeting of foreign ministers of the G7 group of industrialised nations. […]Read More

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FG Turns to Russia, India for COVID-19 Vaccines

Ayomide Oyewole 02/02/2021

Nigeria has extended its search for COVID-19 vaccines to Russia and India in a bid to get enough supplies to meet its target of vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of 2021. The federal government said it has obtained vaccine samples from Russia and India for testing by the National Agency […]Read More

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Trump Administration Warns Russia Against Troop Buildup In Venezuela.

Ayomide Oyewole 26/03/2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Russian foreign minister on Monday to tell him the United States won’t “stand idly by” as Russia sends military forces to Venezuela. Pompeo warned Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Russia was exacerbating tensions in Venezuela and undermining efforts to restore democracy in the South American nation, Robert Palladino, […]Read More

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Russia, Saudi Arabia Deal Jack Up Oil Prices.

Tolani Giwa 03/12/2018

Oil prices soared more than five percent on Monday after Russia and Saudi Arabia renewed a pact to cap output, while the US agreed to halt raising tariffs on Chinese imports. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “have agreed to extend our agreement” to limit production as prices […]Read More

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Putin to discuss Khashoggi with Saudi prince at G20, says

Ayomide Oyewole 28/11/2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, a Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy advisor, told a briefing in Moscow that the two men planned to meet in Argentina.Of course, they will […]Read More

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Trump Cancel G20 Meeting As Putin Talks.

Ayomide Oyewole 28/11/2018

US President Donald Trump says he may cancel a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a maritime clash between Russia and Ukraine. Mr Trump told the Washington Post he was waiting for a “full report” after Russian ships fired on and seized three Ukrainian boats on Sunday. Ukraine described it as an “act of […]Read More

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Russia accuses Ukraine of naval ‘provocation’ in Kerch strait

Ayomide Oyewole 26/11/2018

Russia’s foreign ministry has accused Ukraine of coordinating with the US and the EU in a “planned provocation” aimed at securing further sanctions against Moscow, as tensions mount after a dangerous clash between the two countries. As the UN security council prepared to meet later on Monday, Nato joined western calls for restraint after Russia […]Read More

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Korobov Head oF Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency Is dead.

Ayomide Oyewole 22/11/2018

Igor Korobov, the head of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that the West has blamed for a string of brazen attacks died on Wednesday after “a serious and long illness,” the Russian defense ministry said. State news agency TASS cited the ministry as saying Korobov, 62, who ran the spy agency since 2016, had been […]Read More

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Erdogan, Putin Celebrate Key Step in Russia-Turkey Gas Pipeline.

Ayomide Oyewole 19/11/2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday marked the completion of the offshore phase of a gas pipeline underneath the Black Sea, the latest sign of burgeoning cooperation between Ankara and Moscow. Erdogan hailed the TurkStream pipeline, which aims to pump some 31.1 billion cubic metres of gas from Russia […]Read More