The Russian regulatory authorities have decided to “slow down” the functioning of the social network Twitter in order to force the social network to delete several thousand messages; a complete blockage could follow. According to Roskomnadzor, the agency responsible for regulating the Internet in Russia, Twitter has refused to delete …
Read More »Russia is ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow is ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hits it with painful economic sanctions, according to extracts of an interview posted on the ministry’s website on Friday. Relations between Russia and the West have come under renewed pressure …
Read More »Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective in late-stage trial
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing COVID-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published in The Lancent international medical journal on Tuesday. “The development of the Sputnik V vaccine has been criticised for unseemly haste, corner cutting, and an absence of …
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