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Employee of Russian plague institute dies of suspected pneumonic infection, Trump offers help

Early Russian reports wrote that Shipilova had contracted the pneumonia after breaking a vial of plague bacteria. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of a plague patient, demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025; illustrative.

Trump considers Russia sanctions relief deal in exchange for prisoner releases - report

Trump is weighing a proposal to lift some Russia sanctions if Moscow releases political prisoners. The plan could expand US ties with Russia but faces opposition from Ukraine and European allies.

|ByJAMES GENN
RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China.

Russia opposes Iran leaving nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Kremlin says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to comments from Iranian officials about Tehran's possible withdrawal from the treaty, which commits Tehran not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Kremlin condemns EU transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine as illegal ‘theft’

The European Commission said the bloc would give Kyiv $1.6 billion, taken from interest on cash balances, part of Russian central bank assets frozen by the EU because of the war in Ukraine.

|ByREUTERS

Kremlin praises Trump’s foreign policy shift, signals approval of US-Russia ties

Russia appears to back Trump’s stance on Ukraine as tensions between Kyiv and Washington grow.

MARCH 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Russian FM says 'neo-Nazi' Zelensky rejects peace, obsessed with continuing war

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in order for true peace to last, Kyiv would need to "denazify" and adopt Russian culture.

MARCH 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024.

Bomb kills at least one person at luxury Moscow apartment building

The blast is attributed to an alleged assassination attempt of a a pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Blast at Moscow residential building

The Russian hand that built Assad also destroyed him

As rebel forces seize Damascus, the collapse of the Assad regime threatens Russia’s strategic foothold in the Middle East, signaling a profound shift in the region’s balance of power.

DECEMBER 10, 2024ByVERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE
A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

Kremlin to discuss Russian bases with Syria's new rulers

Asked about the future of the bases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It's premature to talk about it yet."

DECEMBER 9, 2024ByREUTERS
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter takes off at the Russian military base of Hmeimim, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria, on September 26, 2019.

Moscow extends lifeline to Assad, offers asylum to family

Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.

DECEMBER 8, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
President Assad meets President Putin in Moscow, July 25, 2024

Russian opposition faces challenges as Navalny’s widow takes the helm

Experts question if Russia's fractured opposition can challenge the Kremlin effectively.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByVERONICA NEIFAKH / THE MEDIA LINE
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Russian dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin attend a "No to Putin! No to war in Ukraine! Freedom for political prisoners!" protest in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2024.

Russia sees Trump’s win as chance to shift US policy on Ukraine conflict

Russia cautiously optimistic about Trump; hopes for reduced US aid to Ukraine.

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByCORINNE BAUM
RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and then-US president Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.

'Can't even pronounce this figure right': Russia fines Google two undecillion roubles - report

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has a market value of approximately $2 trillion.

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A picture taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of US multinational technology company Google displayed on computers' screens.

Kremlin aide says NATO and the West helped Ukraine attack Russia

Nikolai Patrushev claims the US and NATO helped plan Ukraine's attack on Russia's Kursk region, dismissing Washington's denial of involvement.

AUGUST 16, 2024ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2024.