- 12:23 16/08/2013
A prominent British choreographer has rejected an invitation to work in Russia because of the Kremlin’s stance on gay rights and what he called Russia’s “lethal legitimization of prejudice,” according to an open letter published in a contemporary dance magazine this week.
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- 20:51 15/08/2013
Most Russians believe that fugitive former US intelligence worker Edward Snowden had only wanted the world to know about the American government infringing on private lives, a new poll showed Thursday.
- 20:32 15/08/2013
US President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a military exercise the United States was due to hold next month with Egypt and “strongly condemned” the violent crackdown by security forces on protesters in the Middle Eastern country, in which hundreds were killed and thousands injured.
- 18:15 15/08/2013
Pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva issued a vehement defense of Russia's anti-gay law Thursday, saying she fears for the future of her country if it is not enforced.1
- 14:51 15/08/2013
Lon Snowden, the father of fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, has gotten in touch with his son via the Internet because his fatherly feelings proved stronger than security considerations, his son’s attorney told RIA Novosti Thursday.
- 18:47 14/08/2013
US President Barack Obama’s August 7 decision to cancel the meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin reflects the need for a pause in such summits. However, the words the American leader chose to use could provoke a tit-for-tat that would make it hard for the two countries to cooperate, even on issues of mutual interest.
- 22:48 13/08/2013
US-Russian relations are so important that it is impossible to put them on hold, a Kremlin aide said Tuesday, days after US President Barack Obama called for a “pause” in relations with Russia.
- 20:32 12/08/2013
The bill on “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors” was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on July 29. Originally titled the bill on“homosexual propaganda,” the law criminalizes the public expression of support for “nontraditional” relationships.
- 19:41 12/08/2013
Russia's Interior Ministry, which controls the police force, confirmed Monday that the country's controversial anti-gay law will be enforced during the Sochi 2014 Olympics.12
- 18:31 12/08/2013
Two-time Olympic 400-meter hurdles champion Edwin Moses on Monday slammed calls for the United States to boycott an Olympic Games in Russia for a second time.
- 10:25 12/08/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
- 21:30 11/08/2013
Lon Snowden, the father of fugitive US intelligence expert Edward Snowden, has been granted a visa by Russian authorities and will travel to Russia to meet his son within weeks, according to a Sunday report on US television channel ABC.2
- 11:24 10/08/2013
Two agreements on nuclear industry cooperation, meant to be signed at the upcoming meeting of US and Russian presidents, will likely be salvaged despite the meeting’s cancellation, a newspaper said Saturday.1
- 02:45 10/08/2013
President Barack Obama defended US intelligence surveillance programs Friday as necessary for the country’s security, but acknowledged they needed improvement and pledged efforts to tighten control of them and ease concerns they violated basic civil liberties.
- 00:40 10/08/2013
President Barack Obama called Friday for a “pause” in the relationship between the United States and Russia, admitting he had only mixed success working with Russian President Vladimir Putin whose return to the Kremlin last year has coincided with a rise in anti-American rhetoric from Moscow.8
- 00:09 10/08/2013
US President Barack Obama said Friday he was "offended" by a new Russian law on homosexuality but rejected calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, early next year.2
- 20:01 09/08/2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday downplayed strained bilateral ties over a range of issues, which include Russia’s decision to grant asylum to accused US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, as the two sides met here for talks.
- 19:10 09/08/2013
The Kremlin has “calmly” accepted that US President Barack Obama will not be visiting in early September as previously planned, but it does hope to improve bilateral relations despite current sticking points, a presidential aide said Friday.
- 17:14 09/08/2013
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Friday the Western backlash against the country’s controversial “gay propaganda” legislation and worldwide calls for a boycott of the Sochi 2014 Olympics are merely attempts to undermine Russia’s athletic performance next February.2
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