Sergei Sobyanin

Moscow lifts Wagner mutiny security measures; Defence Minister makes first public appearance

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Moscow lifts Wagner mutiny security measures; Defence Minister makes first public appearance

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu makes his first public appearance Monday since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP The Russian capital Moscow on Monday lifted an “anti-terrorist” security regime it had imposed over the weekend when mutinous Wagner mercenaries threatened to storm the city. The city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, announced … Read more

Moscow announces advanced trials for new COVID-19 vaccine

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Moscow announces advanced trials for new COVID-19 vaccine

MOSCOW: The mayor of Moscow invited residents Wednesday to join trials of a coronavirus vaccine that Russia approved for use earlier this month, in what officials described as a breakthrough on par with the Soviet Union’s launch of the world’s first satellite in 1957. The world’s first vaccine against the coronavirus to receive a government … Read more