“We can see a serious [post-Covid-19 pandemic] decline in the global agro-industrial complex, where our country is showing good growth dynamics. Russian farmers can take leading positions in the world food market,” political analyst Alexei Martynov said this week, as cited by Prime. According to Martynov, the sanctions introduced by …
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“I just finished a 1.5 hour-long talk with [Biden],” Zelensky tweeted on Thursday night, adding that the US leader “acquainted me with the content of his talks with Vladimir Putin” and that they discussed “possible formats for resolving the conflict in Donbass” and “the course of internal reforms in Ukraine.” …
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Putin and Biden spoke for just over two hours on Tuesday, discussing Ukraine, sanctions, nuclear weapons and other subjects. After the televised introduction, however, reporters were ushered out and the two leaders were expected to continue the video call one-on-one. According to a Russia 1 channel correspondent reporting from the …
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In a statement on Saturday, Russia’s federal air transport regulator, Rosaviatsia, shed more light on an incident that unfolded above the international waters of the Black Sea the day before. The regulator claimed that a NATO reconnaissance plane was flying dangerously close to a Moscow-bound civil aircraft with over 140 …
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The data was revealed on Wednesday by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund which bankrolled the vaccine’s development. Evaluation of the vaccine’s performance is based on analysis of real-world experience obtained in the Republic of San Marino. About 70% of the microstate’s 34,000-strong population have received the …
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Around half of the 53 nations comprising the WHO’s European Region could face a period of “high or extreme stress” when it comes to hospital beds this winter, the UN health watchdog said on Tuesday. The agency added that in all but four of them, intensive care units would likely …
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Work is already underway on a potential meeting between the two leaders, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TV channel Russia 1 on Sunday.The senior diplomat said Washington had made some claims regarding Moscow, including those related to the situation in Ukraine. Russia feels the need to “explain in …
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Some 44 % of Americans aged 18 to 49 who don’t have children believe it’s unlikely they will ever be parents, a new Pew Research Center survey found. About 23 % of childless respondents seemingly ruled out that they would ever have children, saying that it was “not at all likely” …
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‘West underestimates Russian red lines’ The worsening relations between Russia and the West were high on Putin’s agenda on Thursday. NATO troops have been active around Russian borders, including in the Black Sea region. The Russian president addressed what Moscow called “provocative actions.” ‘West is not a very reliable partner’ …
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On 12 November, the HM Inspectorate of Prisons published an investigation on conditions in London’s Belmarsh high security prison – dubbed ‘Britain’s Gitmo’ – which spells out in some detail the nightmarish environment WikiLeaks founder Assange has been forced to call home since his expulsion from the Ecuadorian Embassy in April …
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