Archive List for Russia

Russia’s Novak: Nord Stream 2 is ready for operation

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CNBC

“It is obvious that Nord Stream 2 is ready for operation. The rest is up to our European partners,” Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak tells CNBC’s Hadley Gamble.

Russia surprised by EU proposal to ban arctic drilling

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“Why [ban drilling at] the Arctic and not the equator?” Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak tells CNBC’s Hadley Gamble that the EU proposal to ban drilling in the Arctic is political.

China-Russia military drills: Exercises to focus on security in central Asia

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AlJazeeraEnglish

China and Russia have begun a series of joint military drills in northeastern China that the two countries have described as a counterterrorism exercise. The five-day drills in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region are taking place just weeks before the US is due to complete its military pullout from Afghanistan, which borders China. China is concerned that Afghanistan could again be a staging ground for al-Qaeda. Beijing and Moscow have drawn closer as their ties with the United States have deteriorated. Al Jazeera’s Adrian Brown reports from Hong Kong. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #ChinaRussiaMilitaryExercise #ZAPADInteraction2021 #AlJazeeraEnglish

Concerns rise in Russia over Taliban’s Afghan border control

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AlJazeeraEnglish

As the Taliban makes more territorial gains in Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry has warned it will take military action in case of any cross-border aggression. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Afghanistan #Taliban #Russia #Borders

UK, Russia escalate war of words over Black Sea warship incident

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Russia has warned it will target foreign warships that test its territorial claims in waters off Crimea. It follows a tense confrontation in the Black Sea on Wednesday. The Kremlin says it fired warning shots at a British warship that entered its waters. The United Kingdom insists it was acting legally. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #UnitedKingdom #BlackSea #Warships

Will President Biden’s meeting with President Putin in Geneva see a reset of relations?

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Biden-Putin summit a chance to catch a ‘falling knife,’ RDIF CEO Will President Biden’s meeting with President Putin in Geneva see a reset of relations? CNBC’s Hadley Gamble reports from Russia. Story: https://cnb.cx/2SlUtZK _____________________________ Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci

Russia closes access through Kerch Strait for six months

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AlJazeeraEnglish

There is more tension between Russia and Ukraine, this time at sea. Russia has closed all naval access to the Kerch Strait. Ukraine said the closure is illegal and violates a treaty. Moscow has said its forces are conducting military drills in the Strait, following the mobilisation of tens of thousands of Russian troops on the Ukraine border in recent weeks. There is a treaty between Russia and Ukraine agreeing to equal access to the Azov Sea, but Russia said it has the right to close the strait for military exercises, exercises that will go on until the end of October. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Crimea. – Subscribe […]

Fears grow at Eastern Ukrainian border towns as Russian forces amass

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AlJazeeraEnglish

Conflict between Kiev’s forces and Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s east has been escalating. There have been repeated violations by both sides of the ceasefire agreement signed 6 years ago. On Monday talks were held to help end fighting between Kyiv’s forces and Russian-backed separatists. And as military conflict escalates and Russian forces amass, fears and anxiety grow in frontier Ukrainian towns. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from the frontlines in eastern Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ukraine #EasternUkraineCrisis #RussiaUkraineTensions

US warns of consequences if jailed Kremlin critic Navalny dies

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AlJazeeraEnglish

US President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said the United States government has told Russia “there will be consequences” if Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny dies in prison. Biden has denounced his treatment as unfair. Navalny’s health is rapidly deteriorating, and he runs the risk of kidney failure, according to his doctor. He is on a hunger strike for more than three weeks. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro reports from the US capital, Washington, DC. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Russia #Navalny #NavalnyNeedsDrNow

Fear grows in Ukraine over Russian troop build-up

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People in eastern Ukraine are worried about what a Russian troop build-up on the border may mean for them. And as Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Kyiv, concern is growing about an escalation of hostilities. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ukraine #Russia