Day: May 3, 2019
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Trump, Putin Discuss Possible New Nuclear Accord – White House
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour on Friday, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearization and the political situation in Venezuela, the White House said. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters Trump and Putin talked about the possibility of a new…
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Man Arrested for Vandalizing Soviet Monument Over ‘Wrong’ Tank Color
A central Russian man has been detained on charges of vandalizing a monument of a Soviet tank because of its color. Authorities in Saratov were notified that red paint had been poured on the monument with a sign reading “I request that the T-34 is painted a respectable color” attached to it with Scotch tape.…
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Bubonic Plague Scare Closes Russia-Mongolia Border, Trapping Russian Tourists
Two deaths linked to bubonic plague in Mongolia have caused authorities to place its border with Russia under “indefinite quarantine,” leaving Russian tourists stranded, The Siberian Times reported Friday. Experts say the direct descendants of the same bubonic plague that killed 50 million people in the 14th century still exist today, killing around 2,000 people…
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Russian Nursery School Head Faces Dismissal for Abusing ‘Unpatriotic’ Kindergartener
The head of a kindergarten in southern Russia who was caught on camera shoving a 5-year-old boy to the ground for his alleged lack of patriotism will be fired after the national holidays, authorities said. Leaked footage of the woman telling the boy to “kiss the ground that feeds you” as she forces him to…
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Russian Labor Day Detainees Declared ‘Prisoners of Conscience’
The scores of demonstrators arrested at Labor Day processions in Russia this week have been declared prisoners of conscience, the Amnesty International human rights organization said on Thursday. Russian riot police and national guardsmen detained 131 people during May Day protests on Wednesday, sometimes using extreme force to take anti-government activists into custody. Most of…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Border ‘Only Thing Left in Common’ With Russia
The Russian-Ukrainian border is the only thing left in common between the peoples of the neighboring countries, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said in response to remarks from President Vladimir Putin. Between signing orders that expedite the Russian passport application process for certain categories of Ukrainians, Putin called Russians and Ukrainians “one people” with common…