NEW DELHI: As a threat to US sanctions looms over countries that buy advanced military equipment from Russia, Moscow It has backed its impending supply of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system to India, saying both India and Russia consider all sanctions other than those imposed by the UN Security Council …
Read More »Moscow begins mass vaccination against COVID-19 with its Sputnik V injection
The age for those who receive vaccines is limited to 60 years. Moscow: Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 injection through 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia’s first mass vaccination against the disease, the city’s coronavirus task force said. The task force said the Russian-made vaccine would first be …
Read More »Armenian Foreign Minister resigns amid Nagorno-Karabakh truce turmoil
Nagorno-Karabakh is located within Azerbaijan, but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the separatist war ended in 1994. The Armenian Foreign Minister submitted his resignation on November 16 amid the political turmoil that has affected the country after a ceasefire agreement for the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective, says Russia – health
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective in protecting people from Covid-19 based on interim test results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep pace with drug makers. Westerners in the rush for an injection. The results from Russia are just the second in …
Read More »Russian military helicopter shot down, 2 dead; Azerbaijan asks for forgiveness
A third person was injured and evacuated, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. (Figurative) Baku, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan admitted Monday that it had shot down a Russian military helicopter on its border with Armenia and apologized. Two crew members were killed and a third injured when the helicopter was shot down …
Read More »Russia’s head of elections casts doubt on the vote of the US president.
MOSCOW: RussiaThe election chief said Monday that voting by mail in the U.S. presidential election paved the way for massive electoral fraud, echoing campaign rhetoric. Donald trump. Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s electoral commission, said she had carefully studied voting by mail in the United States and found the process …
Read More »Chechen leader says Macron’s stance on cartoons inspires terrorists
MOSCOW: the leader of the Muslim majority of Russia Chechnya region said Tuesday that the French president Emmanuel macron he was inspiring the terrorists by justifying the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad as being protected by the rights of free speech. Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi calls Putin, wants to receive him as soon as the global health crisis subsides
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that he expected to receive the Russian leader in India as soon as the public health situation normalizes. Modi made the remarks when he spoke by phone with Putin to convey his greetings and best wishes to the Russian president …
Read More »Cadets among 22 killed in military plane crash in Ukraine
KIEV: At least 22 people, including military cadets, were killed and two others seriously injured on Friday when a Ukrainian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country, the Interior Ministry said. “Twenty-two people were killed,” Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko told AFP, adding that “the …
Read More »India China News: Should Avoid Changing LAC Status Quo, Says MEA | India News
NEW DELHI: The government said it was important to avoid changing the status quo in border areas as India and China continue their discussions to achieve complete disconnection in all areas of friction and to ensure the full restoration of peace and tranquility along the Line of Current Control (LAC). …
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