Putin says West must remove restrictions on Russian grain exports
AFP - Iran - 19/07/2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the West must remove restrictions on exports of Russian grain
“We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, but we are proceeding from the fact that all restrictions related to air deliveries for the export…
Another brand: H&M decides to leave Russia
Dinheiro Vivo - Portugal - 18/07/2022
Clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which in March suspended sales in Russia, announced that it will gradually withdraw from the country due to the invasion of Ukraine.
“After careful reflection, we see that it is impossible to continue our business in Russia…
Ukraine severs ties with NKorea after pro-Russia separatists recognition
AFP - Ukraine - 13/07/2022
Kyiv said Wednesday it was severing relations with North Korea, as Pyongyang confirmed it was formally recognising two self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics in eastern Ukraine
North Korea’s recognition of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and…
Russia says US 'hype' over WNBA player Griner not helping case
AFP - Russia - 07/07/2022
Russia said Thursday that US “hype” over women’s basketball star Brittney Griner, held in Russia on drug smuggling charges, will not help her case after President Joe Biden spoke out against her detention.
“The hype and working on the public, with…
Kremlin says Russia and US are at 'very hot' point of confrontation
Lusa - Portugal - 16/06/2022
Russia and the United States are currently at a “very, very hot point of confrontation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on Thursday.
“We are at a very, very hot point of confrontation today,” the representative of the Russian Presidency told the RIA…
Russia, China unveil first road bridge
AFP - Russia - 10/06/2022
Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the West over Ukraine.
The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur River links the far eastern Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe…
Russia accused of stoking divisions in Bosnia amid war in Ukraine
AFP - Bosnia/Herzegovina - 29/04/2022
As war rages in Ukraine, more than a thousand miles away in Bosnia observers are warning that Russia is fanning the embers of separatism which could spell trouble for the deeply divided Balkan country
Since the end of the war that claimed around 100,000 lives between 1992…
Russia says may remain in Open Skies accord if US rejoins
AFP - Russia - 16/02/2021
Russia said Tuesday it was prepared to stay in the Open Skies defence accord that allows signatories to conduct surveillance flights over each other’s territories if the United States rejoins.
The Open Skies Treaty, which Russia had said it was leaving in January…
EU-Russia ties at 'low point' over Navalny
AFP - International - 05/02/2021
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a visit to Moscow Friday that the bloc’s ties with Russia were under intense pressure following the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
“Our relationship is…
Calls abroad grow for release of Putin critic Navalny
AFP - International - 18/01/2021
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was being held in a Moscow police cell on Monday after his dramatic airport arrest, as calls grew in the West for his immediate release.
President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic was still waiting to see his lawyer hours…
