Day: January 29, 2021
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Navalny Brother, Aides Under House Arrest Ahead of New Russia Protests
The brother and aides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were placed under house arrest on Friday ahead of new rallies, as Russian authorities warned that protesters could face charges of taking part in “mass unrest.” Moscow police also announced that on Sunday, when the fresh protests are planned, movement in the center of the…
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Putin Signs New START Extension
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on legislation extending a key nuclear pact between Russia and the United States by five years, the Kremlin said Friday. “Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the federal law ‘on the ratification of the extension of the agreement between Russia and the U.S.’,” the Kremlin said in a statement,…
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Pro-Kremlin Media Airs Putin-Praising ‘Flashmob’ Performance
Employees of an online retail platform in Russia’s fourth-largest city of Yekaterinburg have expressed their support for President Vladimir Putin in a massive dance flashmob. In the video, which was widely distributed by pro-Kremlin media channels, hundreds of Sima Land employees march and dance in military-style uniforms to patriotic Russian pop songs like “When They…
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Kremlin-Aligned Media Confirms ‘Putin Palace’ Still Under Construction
A Kremlin-loyal news outlet has gained access to the Black Sea palace that jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny links to President Vladimir Putin, confirming his claims that the property had to be gutted and rebuilt due to design flaws. Video published by the Mash Telegram channel Friday showed its chief editor being escorted inside the…
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Russia Stages Black Sea Warship Drills Amid U.S. Destroyer Presence
A Russian warship has sailed out of its home berth in the Black Sea to confront a U.S. destroyer navigating the area, the Russian Navy announced Friday. The Admiral Makarov performed air defense and combat-readiness exercises “under combat training plans,” Interfax cited the Navy’s Black Sea Fleet as saying. “The frigate’s crew will next conduct…
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Gazprom Group and Overgas Group reach settlement
January 29, 2021, 11:05 In Sofia, the Overgas Group and the Gazprom Group reached a mutually satisfactory final agreement on the settlement of all existing disputes and claims, as well as the sale of the Gazprom Group’s share in Overgas Inc. AD. As a result of the agreement, the Gazprom Group will receive over EUR 100 million. Information Directorate, Gazprom +7 812 609-34-21 +7 812 609-34-05+7 812 609-34-31+7 812 609-34-27 Investment Community…
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North Caucasus Man Detained for Barbecue at WWII Eternal Flame
A local resident has been detained for cooking a barbecue over an eternal flame monument to fallen World War II soldiers in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, state media reported Friday. Footage shared by the Baza Telegram channel showed the elderly man crouching over the flames with two slabs of meat attached to a…