Tag: Russian
The first great Russian feminist with Hélène Carrère d’Encausse
Born in Paris in an exiled Russian family, French historian, specialist in Russia, Hélène Carrère d’Encausse has been a member of the French Academy since 1991, where she was the…
Daughter of Russian opponent Navalny receives Sakharov Prize and calls on EU to confront Putin
The European Parliament presented the Sakharov Prize to Russian lawyer and political activist Alexeï Navalny on Wednesday (December 15th). In his absence, his daughter Daria Navalnya, accompanied by relatives, went…
United States warns Mali of using Russian mercenaries
America issues a warning to Mali. The State Department is worried about a possible recourse by the authorities in Bamako to the group of Russian mercenaries Wagner. According to the…
Germany sentences Russian murderer to life imprisonment, Kremlin singled out
While tensions are already strained between Germany and Russia, the Berlin court on Wednesday (December 15th) sentenced a Russian citizen to life imprisonment for murder. According to German justice, the…
first Russian step towards reciprocity in vaccine licensing
It’s a real change of tone: a year after the launch with great fanfare of the Sputnik V vaccine, Russia explained this Tuesday, December 14 that it had misunderstood the…
US vows to respond to Russian aggression against Ukraine
On the eve of a meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, Washington announces the color: if Russia attacks Ukraine, the United States is ready to take unprecedented financial sanctions…
In the spotlight: the Russian threat in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier patrols a trench. We are in the Donetsk region, camouflage atmosphere: image of this war which has lasted for almost eight years in eastern Ukraine. A front…
Russian social network VKontakte comes under the control of Gazprom and Sogaz
This is the last step in the Kremlin’s takeover of VKontakte, the “Russian Facebook”. Created in 2006 by Pavel Durov, the multi-billionaire founder of Telegram who divides his time between…
in Kiev, civilians organize themselves in battalions in anticipation of a Russian invasion
While the tension is still very strong in the international community around the Ukrainian question, in Donbass, in the east of Ukraine, the situation changes very little. On Wednesday, a…
Moscow: “27 More Russian Diplomats to Leave the United States”
The Russian Ambassador to the United States stated that 27 Russian diplomats and their families had been deported from the United States on 30 January, and that they had to…