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PM Medvedev says United Russia party should recoup regional election losses
A recent setback suffered by United Russia in regional elections is a good lesson that should be studied and used to regain the lost positions, the party chairman and Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has said.
Putin pledges to continue using counter sanctions for protection of Russia’s interests
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow’s response to foreign sanctions is ‘very reserved’ and added that new attempts to exert external pressure would only mean introducing new measures to protect national interests.
Putin intervenes in extremist reposts controversy to stop ‘manifestations of senility’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed softening the law ordering criminal liability for internet reposts of extremist materials. His spokesman described the move as an attempt to “stop the manifestations of senility.”
Russian space boss accuses Elon Musk and Pentagon of dumping conspiracy
The head of Russian space research corporation claims that the Pentagon is hiding its payments to Elon Musk’s SpaceX project to keep the declared prices artificially low and oust Russia from the space launch market.
Ukraine’s panic over nukes in Crimea is groundless, Russian MP tells RT
A Russian MP from Crimea has told RT that Ukraine’s fears about nuclear weapons deployment in the republic were groundless and advised those who spread such rumors to take anti-panic drugs.
People worldwide trust Putin more than they trust Trump, says US think-tank poll
A recent worldwide opinion poll conducted by Pew Research Center shows that Vladimir Putin enjoys more trust than Donald Trump, and analysts blame this fact on America’s selfish and reckless foreign policy.
Russian MP blames internet for teenage masturbation, calls on nationwide campaign
A senior MP in charge of education and science has apparently started an anti-masturbation crusade as he alleged the practice to be extremely harmful to health and called for special classes in schools to deal with the issue.
Internet ‘like’ is not a crime – Russian prosecutors
Not a single criminal case into extremism has been launched in Russia because of an internet “like” and reports about such cases were exaggerations, a senior spokesman for the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Chechen leader ridicules US threats to impose naval blockade on Russia
The US threat of a naval blockade to stop Russian energy exports might work on lesser states, but can only be seen as futile and dangerous in the case of Moscow, Ramzan Kadyrov has told US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.
Suspected terrorist who sought refugee status in Germany handed over to Russia
A man suspected of terrorist activities in Syria has been extradited from Germany to Russia after allegedly attempting to gain the refugee status using forged documents.
