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Russia billed the US nearly $660,000 for a shipment of thousands of supplies ranging from military-grade masks, respirators, and household cleaning gloves, ABC News reported. The April 1 shipment raised concerns when federal agencies didn't immediately announce whether it was a transaction or donation. One month after the delivery, it is still…

Image copyright AFP Image caption The church is to mark 75 years since the Soviet victory in World War Two A controversial mosaic featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin will no longer be displayed in a new Russian military church after the president himself objected to it.Mr Putin was depicted alongside…

By Gleb StolyarovMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported a record daily rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, a day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced he had been diagnosed with the new virus and was temporarily stepping down to recover.The nationwide case tally rose by 7,933 cases…

US President Donald Trump gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman an ultimatum to end its oil price war with Russia — cut oil prices or lose US military support.Earlier this month, Trump told bin Salman that unless the OPEC started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop…

WASHINGTON/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other leaders and…

Russia’s much-feared coronavirus crisis is here — and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon. Russia was always going to struggle if a large outbreak occurred in the country, and experts predicted one almost certainly would due to the country’s proximity to China and tightly packed cities, including…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Putin visited coronavirus patients at a hospital in Moscow last month Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that there is a shortage of protective kit for medics as the country battles the coronavirus.This was despite a big increase in production and imports, he said.…

By Tom BalmforthMOSCOW (Reuters) - Even before Moscow's coronavirus lockdown, Ibragim Artykov, a builder from Tajikistan, was down on his luck. Over two months, he had four jobs and in all of them his employers either underpaid him or disappeared without paying him at all.Now the 32-year-old, one of 10…

March is usually an important month for Alexandra Gerasimova’s business, Fitmost, which offers subscription fitness classes across Russia. People want to shape up after the long winter, and revenue from that month helps to cover the income loss during the quieter seasons of spring and summer. But by mid-March, after…

(Bloomberg) -- The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will hold a video call in the next week to try to breathe new life into attempts to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday that he spoke to his French, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts…