London, UK | Xinhua | Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to play at the Wimbledon Championships this summer as “neutral” athletes, the All England Club announced here on Friday. “Our current intention is to accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players subject to them competing as ‘neutral’ athletes and complying …
Read More »OC receives ‘widespread support’ for recommendations on Russian, Belarusian athletes
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee said there is “overwhelming support” from the Olympic community for its recommendations on the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes. The IOC has released six recommendations to International Federations (IFs) and international sports event organizers that would allow athletes with Russian …
Read More »Putin may attend nuclear power plant inauguration in Turkey in April
Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may travel to Türkiye on April 27 to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant. Erdogan told news channel ATV-A Haber in an interview that Putin may either travel …
Read More »Russia launches large-scale command-and-staff exercise
Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces have launched a large-scale command-and-staff exercise that will involve the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. “The exercise will involve over 3,000 servicemen and about 300 pieces of military hardware. A commission of the Strategic …
Read More »TASS: Museveni heading to Russia in July
Moscow, Russia | TASS | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will attend the second Russia-Africa Summit, due to be held in St. Petersburg in July, Museveni said in an exclusive interview with TASS First Deputy Director-General Mikhail Gusman. “I will definitely come to St. Petersburg in July. In this issue, the …
Read More »Xi Jinping and Putin begin talks in Moscow
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow on Monday. When Xi reached the Kremlin, he was greeted by the Kremlin Commandant at the alighting point. Putin warmly shook hands and took photos with …
Read More »Xi visit expected to herald greater progress in China-Russia ties
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Monday afternoon for a three-day state visit to Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Many in Russia applaud the high-level development of China-Russia relations in recent years, and are eagerly looking forward to the …
Read More »FULL LETTER: Xi Jinping writes on China-Russia friendship
A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “Forging Ahead to Open a New Chapter of China-Russia Friendship, Cooperation and Common Development” was published Monday on Russia’s newspaper Russian Gazette and the website of RIA Novosti news agency ahead of his state visit to Russia. Following is an English …
Read More »Finnish president to visit Turkey for NATO bid
Helsinki, Finland | Xinhua | Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday that during his upcoming visit to Türkiye he would acknowledge reception of the Turkish response to the ratification of Finland’s NATO membership. Contact with the Turkish presidential administration has been frequent since last spring, Niinisto said, and has …
Read More »Russia seeks to retrieve remains of U.S. drone from Black Sea
Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russia will try to retrieve the wreckage of a U.S. surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said Wednesday. “I don’t know if we will be able to get the remains or not, but it is …
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