•Russian President, Vladimir Putin The Russian government has distanced itself from the October 1st hunger protest in Nigeria, claiming that western countries are trying to destroy its relationship with Nigeria by linking the country with the unrest. This is contained in a letter from the Russian government to the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign ...
•Kamala Harris and Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he will support Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after Washington accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote. Putin often comments on political and social issues in the United States, often with sarcasm, report...
•Telegram founder, Pavel Durov The Kremlin warned France today not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into “political persecution.” Russia, which has led an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents during its Ukraine offensive, has painted Durov’s surprise arrest in Paris earlier this week as politically motivat...
•Russia flag flown by protesters in Nigeria The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has stated that the Russian government had no involvement with the national flags displayed during the nationwide protest. Recall that individuals were seen flying Russian flags in Abuja, Kano, and other places, reports Vanguard. In a statement released today, the embas...
The leadership of the Association of Nigerian Students in Russia has rejected the recent announcement by the federal government on the reduction of supplementation allowances for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholars for the 2024 academic year. This was contained in a letter signed by the president of the association, Alabi Jeffrey and ...
•Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed today to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he hailed the effectiveness and unwavering loyalty of his country’s powerful law enforcement agencies. Putin has escalated a decades-long crackdown on civil society, independent media and opposition amid his military offensive in Ukraine...
•Russian President Vladimir Putin A Russian court today sentenced a Saint Petersburg woman to eight days in jail for writing “no to war” on a ballot paper during the country’s presidential election in protest at President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine campaign. The three-day vote over the weekend saw Putin running unchallenged for a fifth Kremlin t...
•Biden and Putin The United States will announce new sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in prison of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, coinciding with the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. “At President Biden’s direction, we will be announcing a major sanctions package on Friday of this week [&...
•Estonian PM Kaja Kallas Russia has declared Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as “wanted” on criminal charges today in an unprecedented step against its Baltic neighbours. It was not immediately clear why Kallas, who has led Estonia since 2021, was listed as “wanted”, reports AFP. Relations between Moscow and EU member Estonia, which is hom...
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