Russia News

January 14, 2019

Trump a Russian agent? ‘Never,’ he says

Standing outside the snow-covered White House on Monday, Donald Trump made an astonishing declaration for a US president: no, he has never been an agent of Russia. “I never worked for Russia,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. “It’s…

January 14, 2019

Russia loses control of only space telescope

Russia has lost control of its only space radio telescope but officials are working to re-establish communication, the country’s beleaguered space agency said Monday. The incident is the latest setback for Russia’s debt-laden space industry, which in recent years has…

January 14, 2019

Trump and Russia: what drives the suspicions?

President Donald Trump faced new heat Monday after news reports that he has hid from aides the details of discussions with Vladimir Putin and that the FBI investigated him as a potential national security risk who might be acting on…

January 14, 2019

Greek govt calls confidence vote after Macedonia deal sinks coalition

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday prepared for a confidence vote on his government this week after his nationalist ally resigned in a row over a name-change deal with neighbouring Macedonia. Tsipras called for the vote in parliament following…

January 14, 2019

Moscow says Japan must recognise all Kurils as Russian

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday after meeting his Japanese counterpart that Tokyo must recognise Moscow’s sovereignty over all of the disputed south Kuril islands in order for peace talks to continue. The two diplomats met for the first…

January 14, 2019

New ‘gay purge’ underway in Russia’s Chechnya: activists

A Russian LGBT rights group on Monday reported a new wave of persecution against gay people in Chechnya, in which it says around 40 people have been arrested and two killed. Chechen authorities immediately denied the claims which come two…

January 14, 2019

Trump Justice nominee supports Mueller Russia probe

US President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Bill Barr said Monday he supports letting Russia collusion investigator Robert Mueller finish his probe and his final report being made public. With Trump himself thought to be a possible target of Special…

January 14, 2019

Russia’s Alrosa diamond company to launch in Zimbabwe

Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s leading producer of diamonds, announced Monday it plans to launch in Zimbabwe on the eve of talks in Moscow between the country’s president and Vladimir Putin. “With support of the government of Zimbabwe, the company will…

January 14, 2019

Trump says ‘never worked for Russia,’ slams ‘big fat hoax’

US President Donald Trump declared Monday that he has “never” worked on behalf of Russia after bombshell reports were published on his alleged ties to the Kremlin. “I never worked for Russia and you know that answer better than anybody,”…