Tag: Russia
IOC approves Tchaikovsky music as Russian anthem at Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem,...
Ukraine adopts military reservist law amid Russia tensions
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing to call up reservists for military service without announcing a mobilization, his...
US ambassador to Belarus meets exiled opposition leader
KYIV, Ukraine — New United States ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher met with the country's exiled opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in neighboring Lithuania’s capital...
Czechs to Russia: Let our diplomats back or more of yours go
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic demanded on Wednesday that Russia should allow its expelled diplomats to return to Moscow, threatening that otherwise more Russian...
Biden faces calls on pledge to recognize Armenian genocide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is facing calls to recognize the Armenian genocide of more than a century ago, something he pledged to do...
Top Navalny associates detained ahead of protests
MOSCOW — Two close associates of Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday ahead of protests planned to support the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, who has...
Putin, in annual address, lauds Russia’s vaccine work
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the nation Wednesday amid a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on opposition protests and soaring...
UK court rules in ‘unhappy’ Russian family divorce saga
LONDON — Britain's high court ruled Wednesday that the son of a Russian billionaire conspired with his father to prevent his mother from getting...
New Czech foreign minister sworn in amid crisis with Russia
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic's new foreign minister, Jakub Kulhanek, was sworn in Wednesday, amid a fierce diplomatic conflict with Moscow over allegations Russian...
Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan over the next five months, concerns are growing about one American who...
