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Battle to save life of Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning
Alexei Navalny, a 44-year-old lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner who is among President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, was hospitalised in the city of Omsk after he lost consciousness on a flight and his plane made an emergency landing.
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Russia to test COVID-19 vaccine on 40,000 people
The vaccine - named after the pioneering 1950s Soviet satellite - was announced with much fanfare in Russia but drew warnings from Western scientists that Moscow may be moving too quickly.
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Doctor says it's not certain that Russian opposition politician was poisoned
Anatoly Kalinichenko, a doctor at a hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk, was speaking after Navalny’s spokeswoman said he was in a coma after drinking a cup of tea that she said she believed was laced with poison.
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Russian opposition leader & Kremlin critic Navalny hospitalised for 'poisoning'
Alexei Navalny is in the intensive care unit for toxicology patients in Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, after an emergency plane landing.
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Lukashenko orders Belarusian police to clear streets, EU announces sanctions
The European Union held an emergency summit on the crisis, rejecting Lukashenko’s re-election in a disputed vote on 9 August and announcing financial sanctions against officials the bloc blames for election fraud and the abuse of protesters.
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EU leaders urge Putin to push for talks in Belarus over disputed vote
EU chief Charles Michel said on Twitter he had spoken to Putin and added that 'only peaceful and truly inclusive dialogue can resolve the crisis in Belarus'.
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Russia says it has produced first batch of coronavirus vaccine
The Russian vaccine is called "Sputnik V" after the Soviet-era satellite that was the first launched into space in 1957.
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WHO keen to review Russia's COVID-19 vaccine trials
Russia's vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya research institute and the defence ministry, is among the 28 in clinical evaluation but is listed by the WHO as only being in Phase 1.
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Russia says medics to get anti-COVID shots in two weeks, rejects safety concerns
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, after less than two months of human testing.
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Philippines' Duterte says he will be Russia vaccine 'guinea pig' as talks begin
Moscow says it has developed the world's first vaccine offering 'sustainable immunity' against the virus and is in the final stage of tests involving 2,000 people.
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Brazilian state in talks with Russia to make COVID-19 vaccine
The Parana government said in a statement that Governor Ratinho Júnior was set to meet the Russian ambassador to Brazil on Wednesday to discuss the terms of an agreement.
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Inside the COVID-19 vaccination race
Updated graphic on COVID-19 vaccines in development being tracked by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine. Russia has developed the first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced on 11 August.
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WHO wants to review Russia's COVID-19 vaccine safety data
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya research institute in coordination with the country's defence ministry.
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WHO urges Russia to follow guidelines on virus vaccine
Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine in September and turn out 'several million' doses per month by next year.
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Russia to deliver COVID-19 drug to SA, Latam countries - wealth fund
The Russian health ministry gave its approval for the drug’s use under a special accelerated process in May.
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Russia preparing mass vaccination against coronavirus for October
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the Gamaleya Institute, a state research facility in Moscow, had completed clinical trials of the vaccine and paperwork is being prepared to register it, Interfax news agency reported.
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Johnson says Britain was not influenced by Russia in Brexit vote
A day after a report by parliament’s intelligence and security committee said the government had failed to try to find out whether Russia had meddled in the Brexit vote, Johnson’s government doubled down on its refusal to launch a review.
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UK govt should probe any Russian interference in 2016 Brexit poll: lawmakers
A parliamentary report said Tuesday said oligarchs with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin used their wealth for "extending patronage and building influence across a wide sphere of the British establishment".
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UK, US and Canada accuse Russia of vaccine research hacking
The three governments pointed the finger at the Kremlin, saying that a hacking group called APT29 was "almost certainly" linked to Russian intelligence.
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Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, US and Canada
A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks to group APT29, also known as ‘Cozy Bear’, which they said was almost certainly operating as part of Russian intelligence services.
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Russian parliament begins legalising ban on same-sex marriage
Vladimir Putin, who has aligned himself with the Russian Orthodox Church and sought to distance Russia from liberal Western values, has said he will not legalise gay marriage as long as he is in the Kremlin.
