MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a Russian-built Aurus limousine, a tea set and an admiral’s dirk, Russia’s state news agency TASS quoted a Kremlin aide as saying on Wednesday. Putin, on a visit to Pyongyang, in turn received various works of art depicting himself, […]
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Russian spy chief says Ukraine was directly involved in Moscow concert hall attack, says TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian military intelligence was directly involved in a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow in which over 140 people were killed, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov said, TASS reported on Friday. Russia has made such allegations before. Bortnikov did not provide evidence to underpin his […]
Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode and is focused on trying to ensure that tensions do not spill over into a large-scale conflict, the TASS news agency on Friday reported a top diplomat as saying. TASS cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as telling it in an interview […]
Georgia police push protesters away ahead of ‘foreign agent’ bill debate, Russia’s TASS reports
May 13 (Reuters) – Georgia’s police have begun pushing away demonstrators who staged an all-night rally at parliament in Tbilisi ahead of a lawmakers’ debate of a “foreign agents” bill that has sparked a political crisis, Russia’s TASS news agency reported on Monday. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed on Sunday to push ahead with […]
Russian nuclear-powered Losharik submarine to be tested in June or July after repairs, TASS reports
March 13 (Reuters) – Russia’s AS-31 deep-diving nuclear powered submarine, known by its nickname as Losharik, will go out for testing in June or July after completing years of repairs, the state TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed military source. “The repair of Losharik is almost complete,” said the military source, who […]
Russia closes presidential race candidate registration with Putin, 3 others -TASS
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s registration of candidates for the March presidential election has closed, TASS reported on Sunday, with a list including President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to win, and three politicians who all support Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The list did not include the Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin after the Central […]