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Kremlin: Russia's main goal is maintaining nuclear parity

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia's main goal was ensuring that nuclear parity with the United States continued to be respected, Russian news agencies reported.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Russia is launching a mission to give stranded space station crew members a ride home

The Russian spacecraft that brought the three crew members to the ISS in the fall later experienced a leak in its radiator cooling loop. A replacement ship is set to be launched on Friday.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Russian court hands down first sabotage verdict since start or Ukraine war

A Russian court sentenced two defendants to three-and-a-half years in a strict regime colony for plotting to sabotage the railway in a region bordering Ukraine, the first convictions for sabotage since Russia's invasion, media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Russia to Inaugurate Nuclear Sciences University in Egypt

A Russian official has unveiled his country’s plan to inaugurate a branch of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in Egypt, as part of the construction of the first Egyptian nuclear power plant in El-Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. Russian Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Konstantin Mogilevsky said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Sacked Russian 'anti-extremism' officer reported to have killed himself - TASS

A Russian Interior Ministry major-general who was sacked last month as second-in-command of the ministry's anti-extremism department has been found dead after reportedly killing himself, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

South Africa risks US ire by staging naval exercises with China and Russia

In a controversial move that has strained its relationships with the EU and the US, South Africa will host naval exercises off its eastern coast with Chinese and Russian ships. The exercises coincide with the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13, 2023

Moscow Says Calls to Ban Russian Athletes from Olympics ‘Unacceptable’

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency reported. A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2023

Moscow says calls to ban Russian athletes from Olympics 'unacceptable'

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency reported.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

Olympic champion 'could lose hands' after having both feet amputated due to pneumonia

Ice dancer Roman Kostomarov won a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, but after falling ill has now undergone surgery to have both feet amputated

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Russia Warns London against Sending Ukraine Fighter Jets

Russia's embassy to Britain on Wednesday warned London against sending fighter jets to Ukraine, saying such a move would have serious military and political ramifications for the entire world, the TASS news agency reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in London on Wednesday, where he called on Britain to give…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023