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- Facebook Derails Russian Effort to Mislead Pro-Navalny Protesterson 3 March 2021 at 20:30
The tech giant said it had discovered a deceptive campaign on Instagram aimed at suppressing turnout at rallies.
- Austrian Ex-Minister Who Danced With Putin Gets Rosneft Nominationon 3 March 2021 at 20:11
Austria's former foreign minister has been nominated to the Rosneft board as an independent director.
- Navalny Says 'Everything Fine' in Message From Jailon 3 March 2021 at 16:39
Navalny said he was not aware of what was happening in the world and has not yet managed to get any books from the jail library.
- U.S. Investor Calvey Wants 'To Stay in Russia' After Trialon 3 March 2021 at 15:03
In a rare press statement, Calvey said he would like to "draw a line under" his trial and move on once it's over.
- Russia Fines RFE/RL $500K Under ‘Foreign Agent’ Lawon 3 March 2021 at 14:31
RFE/RL has accused Russia of trying to squeeze it out of the country with “disastrous” foreign agent labeling requirements and fines.
- Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | March 3on 3 March 2021 at 13:42
Deaths approach 90,000. Mass vaccination.
- Russia Labels Navalny-Linked Doctors’ Union a ‘Foreign Agent’ – Reportson 3 March 2021 at 12:12
The designation requires the organization to report its activities and face crippling financial audits.
- Moscow Hotel Bookings Surpass European Cities Facing Virus Restrictionson 3 March 2021 at 10:32
Russia has meanwhile denied that it plans to open up for vaccine tourism.
- Chechen Leader Kadyrov Taps Cousin for Grozny Mayoron 3 March 2021 at 09:19
BBC Russian previously found that nearly one in three Chechen officials were Kadyrov’s relatives.
- Moscow Metro to Implement 'FacePay' Fare Payment Systemon 3 March 2021 at 08:00
The system will be able to recognize passengers even if they're wearing face masks.
- Navalny Aide Urges Sanctions on Russian Oligarchson 3 March 2021 at 07:32
Leonid Volkov said the latest EU sanctions are a "good step forward" but "not enough."
- ‘Don’t Play With Fire,’ Russia Warns After U.S. Navalny Sanctionson 3 March 2021 at 07:04
Russia promised a “reciprocal but not necessarily symmetrical” response to President Biden’s first major action against Moscow.
- EU Says Bloc Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraineon 2 March 2021 at 17:50
European Council chief Charles Michel is on a two-day visit to Ukraine.
- Russia Says Radio Equipment Stolen From Baikonur Launch Siteon 2 March 2021 at 14:53
The reported theft from Baikonur comes months after radio equipment was stolen from Russia’s “Doomsday plane.”
- U.S., EU Sanction Russia Over Navalny Poisoningon 2 March 2021 at 14:12
The U.S. said it is publicly assessing "with high confidence" that FSB officers poisoned Navalny using the Soviet-designed nerve agent Novichok.
- Non-Renewable Energy Saved Texas' Frozen Wind Turbines, Putin Sayson 2 March 2021 at 13:20
“They had to use methods that are a far cry from environmental protection to warm the windmills up,” the longtime green energy critic said.
- Has Russia Beaten Boom and Bust?on 2 March 2021 at 12:39
Russia has won plaudits for its macroeconomic handling of the coronavirus. Can other countries learn from its success?
- Explainer: What Is Russia’s Role in Recent Armenian Unrest?on 2 March 2021 at 12:35
Armenia has faced days of political crisis after its prime minister made controversial remarks on a Russian missile system.
- Israeli Defense System Shot Down Russian Missile in Karabakh War – Reportson 2 March 2021 at 07:13
An unnamed official said Yerevan launched a Russian Iskander missile “directly into the capital” of Azerbaijan days before its ceasefire with Baku.
- Slovakia Receives First Shipment of Russia's Sputnik V Vaccineon 1 March 2021 at 17:49
Shipment arrived Monday afternoon and the country's prime minister said he would sidestep EU approval rules to start using the vaccines.