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Deaths approach 90,000. Mass vaccination.

Deaths surpass 80,000. Mass vaccination.

20 February 2021 Author: Vasily Kashin, Higher School of Economics During the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in October 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia and China are cooperating on developing a ballistic missile early warning system (BMEWS). Putin underscored that such cooperation demonstrates the high level of trust between the two countries. Beijing’s first efforts to develop and build a BMEWS and anti-missile defence tracking radars were undertake...

Deaths surpass 80,000. Mass vaccination.

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, February 20th © AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool Izvestia: Anti-Russian rhetoric brings Europe and US together again The 57th Munich Security Conference was for the first time held online on February 19. Its agenda addressed the restoration of trans-Atlantic ties, the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges that it created for healthcare systems and democracy. The event’s main speaker, US President Joe Biden, embarked on a mission to reconcile t...

FEATURE-Russias far east aims for unexpected climate target: net zero by 2025 Reuters 2/19/2021 * Sakhalin region to test Russias first carbon market * Net-zero plan far more ambitious than national goals * Renewable energy and cleaner transport set for a boost By Angelina Davydova ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Feb 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fossil fuel-rich Russia may not be known as a leader on climate action - but in the countrys remote far east, authorities have launched an unexpected ex...

7 Min Read ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fossil fuel-rich Russia may not be known as a leader on climate action - but in the country’s remote far east, authorities have launched an unexpected experiment: an effort to try out carbon trading and reach net-zero planet-heating emissions by 2025. The government of the Russian island region of Sakhalin, in the Pacific Ocean north of Japan, is planning tax breaks, charging stations and dedicated parking lots for electric vehi...

Deaths surpass 80,000. Mass vaccination.

Deaths surpass 80,000. Mass vaccination.

Russia Has One of the World’s Highest Excess Death Rates. Why Aren’t Russians Angrier? Surging coronavirus fatalities have played little or no role in a recent wave of protest. Feb. 19, 2021 Russia has lifted most of its coronavirus restrictions and opened vaccinations to the public. Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency Russians are showing few signs of anger over the government’s handling of the health aspects of the corona...