Kremlin says silence essential for any Gershkovich prisoner exchange
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday complete silence was needed when it came to discussions about possible prisoner exchanges involving Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia a…
Kremlin tells U.S. time running out for new nuclear arms deal
MOSCOW – The Kremlin told the United States on Tuesday that time was running out to negotiate a replacement for the “New START” nuclear arms reduction treaty and that if it expired…
Kremlin to U.S.: ‘megaphone diplomacy’ won’t work on Griner swap
(Refiles to fix typo in first paragraph) (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that any talks on a possible prisoner exchange involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner needed to…
Kremlin declines comment on prospect of prisoner exchange for U.S. basketball star
(Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on the prospect of a prisoner exchange for detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner, detained at a Moscow airport in February, has…
Others may reject Japan proposal on oil price cap, Kremlin says
MOSCOW – Russia needs to wait and see how proposals on capping the price of Russian oil exports are finalised, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. Commenting on reports that…
Kremlin pledges support after Donbas separatist leader calls for more Russian forces
(Reuters) – Russia’s main goal of its military operation in Ukraine is to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics, the Kremlin said on Monday, after the leader of one of the…
Kremlin eyes political prize in rubble of Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk
By Conor Humphries KYIV – The capture of a sleepy Soviet-era factory town in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has become the focus of Russia’s invasion as President Vladimir Putin seeks to rebuild momentum…
Kremlin aide Oreshkin says Russia’s year-end inflation will not exceed 15%
(Reuters) – Russian presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin on Thursday said year-end inflation in Russia would not exceed 15% and would be on a steady disinflationary trend in the coming weeks. Oreshkin is…
Kremlin says G7 using Russia’s reserves for Ukraine would be ‘outright theft’
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday it would be “outright theft” for the Group of Seven economic powers and European Union to seize Russia’s frozen reserves and spend them on behalf of…
Kremlin says Gazprom working on implementing roubles-for-gas scheme
(Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday said Gazprom was implementing the presidential decree on enforcing payment for gas supplies in roubles without providing further clarification, when asked about the European Commission’s guidance…
Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price
LONDON – Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files in a WhatsApp group chat for history teachers like himself in his town in east…
Kremlin says there is no reason for Russian debt default
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia had the resources to pay its debt so there was no objective reason for a default. “There can only be a technical, man-made…
Russians bury dead soldiers as Kremlin admits major losses in Ukraine
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia – Russian families buried relatives killed in Ukraine with automatic gun salutes and military brass bands on Friday, a day after the Kremlin admitted for the first time that it…
Kremlin spokesman: Russia would use nuclear weapons only in case of ‘threat to existence of state’
(Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told PBS in an interview on Monday that Russia would resort to nuclear weapons only in the case of a “threat to the existence” of his…
Kremlin says Russia-Ukraine talks could start in Turkey on Tuesday
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine may get under way in Turkey on Tuesday and it was important that they would take place face-to-face, after what it…
Kremlin dismisses U.S. warning of potential Russian cyber attacks
– The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected U.S. warnings that it may be preparing to conduct cyber attacks in response to Western sanctions, and said it did not engage in “banditry”. U.S. President…
Russia sentences Kremlin critic Navalny to nine years in prison -court
– A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to nine years in prison on fraud charges, in a ruling that will keep President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent…
Russian court finds Kremlin critic Navalny guilty of fraud
– A Russian court has found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of large-scale fraud, the court said on Tuesday. Russian prosecutors are seeking to move Navalny to a maximum security penal…
Analysis-From the Kremlin, Putin ponders war and peace
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – As Vladimir Putin looks out from behind the Kremlin’s red walls, Russia’s paramount leader of 22 years has a riddle to solve: how to win a war…
Prosecutors seek longer, stricter jail term for Kremlin critic Navalny
-Russian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 13 years on fraud and contempt of court charges and to move him to a…
Russian economy in ‘shock’ from unprecedented economic war – Kremlin
– The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia’s economy was experiencing a shock and that measures were being taken to soften the impact of what it described as an “absolutely unprecedented” economic…
US Tech Companies Crack Down On Russian State-Backed Media Despite Kremlin Pressure
US Tech Companies Crack Down On Russian State-Backed Media Despite Kremlin Pressure Ailan Evans on February 28, 2022 American tech companies have taken steps to limit the spread of content from Russian…
Kremlin Ordered 400 Russian Mercenaries In Kyiv To Hunt Down Zelenskyy: REPORT
The Kremlin allegedly ordered over 400 mercenaries in Kyiv to find and kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Times of London reported Monday. The Wagner Group, a militia group controlled by one…
Russia to retaliate against sanctions on aviation industry, Kremlin says
MOSCOW – Moscow will retaliate against Western sanctions targeting Russia’s aviation industry over the invasion of Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “The guiding principle will be reciprocity, and our…
Kremlin hopes talks with Ukraine will start imminently, won’t comment on their aim
MOSCOW – The Kremlin on Monday said it hoped talks with the Ukrainian side would start imminently, but declined to comment on Moscow’s aim in negotiations, as Russian invasion forces seized two…
Russia-based ransomware group Conti issues warning to Kremlin foes
By Christopher Bing – A Russia-based cybercrime group, known for using ransomware to extort millions of dollars from U.S. and European companies, vowed on Friday to attack enemies of the Kremlin if…
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