President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated preexisting global problems and imbalances, and that these could deteriorate to a point where there is a fight of “all against all.” “The coronavirus pandemic has become a major challenge to mankind, and it has accelerated structural changes, the preconditions for which were […] Read more
Russia saw widespread protests against President Vladimir Putin at the weekend, with demonstrations involving tens of thousands of people and taking place in as many as 100 cities. Experts say the protests, mainly in support of arrested opposition leader Alexei Navalny but also attracting members of the public angry at corruption and injustices in Russia, could be more significant […] Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the creation of an online “Russian encyclopedia” with “reliable information” to replace Wikipedia. Putin made the comments at a meeting of the Russian Language Council held at the Kremlin on Tuesday. “It’s better to replace it with a Big Russian new encyclopedia in electronic form…here it will be in […] Read more
