News of moscow

What a Russian defeat could mean

21-05-2022 00:01 The Ukrainians are not the only ones who think Russia is heading for a historic defeat. Their opinion is shared by many in London and Washington.

by James Neilson

HUMAN RIGHTS

Moscow shutting down Amnesty, Human Rights Watch in Russia

08-04-2022 23:59 Fifteen organisations have been taken off Russia's registry of international organisations and foreign NGOs due to "violations of the current legislation of the Russian Federation."

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Russian court jails four in 2018 Argentine embassy luggage cocaine case

20-01-2022 14:36 A Russian court on Thursday sentenced four men to lengthy jail terms for trying to smuggle nearly 400 kilogrammes of cocaine in suitcases from the Russian Embassy in Argentina.

Covid-19 vaccines

Argentina starts distributing version of local Sputnik vaccine

12-08-2021 16:32 Argentina on Thursday began distributing the first batch of more than one million doses of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine produced domestically.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Russia says Brazil's refusal to import Sputnik V vaccine is 'political'

27-04-2021 09:25 Developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday criticised Brazil's refusal to import the jab, describing it as politically motivated.