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Ukraine blocks Russian draft resolution of UN General Assembly on combating Covid-19

Posted on April 3, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 7 comments

08:50, 3 April 2020 If the Assembly passed it, Russia could have disposed of international sanctions; however, the document will not be passed, – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister. Ukraine penalized Russia-initiated draft law of UN General Assembly on fighting coronavirus. If the Assembly passed it, Russia could have disposed of international sanctions. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba posted this on Facebook. “Only Ukraine was

Russia’s Top Coronavirus Doctor Who Met Putin Tests Positive

Posted on March 31, 2020 by foccusser 3 comments

The head of Moscow’s main coronavirus hospital who met with President Vladimir Putin a week ago has tested positive, he said Tuesday, as the Kremlin announced the Russian leader’s health was fine. Last Tuesday Denis Protsenko met with the Russian leader who inspected the Kommunarka hospital while wearing a bright yellow hazmat suit. But the 67-year-old Putin was also seen

Fake Ksenia Sobchak: Putin is the only European leader to visit a hospital with infected COVID-19

Posted on March 30, 2020 by foccusser 6 comments

Ksenia Sobchak, the host of the Dok-Tok Channel One program, began the release on the COVID-19 pandemic, as follows: “The whole world is now watching only one story: how the coronavirus pandemic is unfolding. Our president is the only European leader to visit a clinic where people with suspected coronavirus are located. Today he visited a hospital in Kommunarka. ” On February

The Week In Russia: Reality, Perception, And Luck

Posted on March 28, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

An employee wearing a protective mask, used as a measure against coronavirus, carries a bag with flour at a bakery in the city of Nevinnomyssk in the Stavropol region on March 27.

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Putin Makes Plea For Sanctions Relief At G20 Summit

Posted on March 27, 2020 by foccusser 6 comments

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed at a Group of 20 (G20) video conference that a freeze be placed on economic sanctions to allow countries to better combat the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 500,000 worldwide and killed nearly 23,000 people. Putin told leaders of the 20 most industrialized nations on March 26 that restrictive measures imposed on

Putin dons hazmat suit as Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks

Posted on March 24, 2020 by foccusser 5 comments

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin donned a hazmat suit and respirator on Tuesday during a visit to a hospital treating coronavirus patients and the mayor of Moscow said the outbreak in the Russian capital was much worse than official figures showed. The comments, by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, marked the strongest statement yet by Russian authorities suggesting they do

Kremlin: self-quarantine restrictions do not apply to Putin

Posted on March 24, 2020 by foccusser 2 comments

The rule to observe the self-isolation regime for people over 65 years of age, introduced in Moscow and the Moscow region, does not apply to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov. “Work is work, especially the work of the president,” Peskov said, noting that it is outside the criteria specified in the restrictive measures. In addition,

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Coronavirus is not a biological weapon. It’s an information one

Posted on March 23, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 4 comments

2020/03/23 – 03:53 According to a document recently published by European External Action Service — an integral part of the EU and its diplomatic service, — the Kremlin has deployed a massive disinformation campaign related to COVID-19. The goal behind it, to undermine public trust into institutions and sow chaos, is identical to one that Moscow has been pursuing for many years,

Russian Army sending hard-hit Italy coronavirus aid after Putin phone call

Posted on March 22, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 9 comments

A military truck loads onto a Il-76 cargo plane in Chkalovsky military airport outside Moscow in preparation to deliver aid to Italy. (Alexei Yereshko, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Rosneft Chief Downplays Rift With Saudis, Seeks Quick Oil-Price Rebound

Posted on March 21, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

Rosneft chief Igor Sechin says lower prices will knock U.S. shale producers off line.

U.S. Embassy Urges Russian Authorities To Investigate Ponomaryov’s Beating

Posted on March 17, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

Russian human rights activist Lev Ponomaryov (right) speaks with a police officer during a rally in front of the FSB headquarters in central Moscow on March 14.

WSJ: Putin can’t afford to leave office —

Posted on March 16, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 2 comments

https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-cant-afford-to-leave-office-when-his-term-ends-11584128744?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1 Putin Can’t Afford to Leave Office When His Term Ends Surrendering power would endanger his cronies and subject him to a grim historical reckoning. By David SatterMarch 13, 2020 6:34 pm ET Vladimir Putin is prepared to run for a fifth term as Russian president. “What’s the point of being subtle?” asked close Putin ally […] WSJ: Putin can’t afford

Divine retribution. Will The Hague Tribunal bring Russian killers of MH17 passengers to justice

Posted on March 16, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan One comment

11:30, 16 March 2020 The Dutch court held the first two hearings in the MH17 case and adjourned until March 23. Meanwhile, the Kremlin leaders have never been so close to the dock. Six years after the terrible plane crash that left 298 people dead, trees have grown a bit at the MH17 victims’ national park and the wounds of

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