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| ANKARA Turkey and the United States have started talks to form a joint working group regarding U.S. sanctions imposed over Ankaras purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday | Positive | ANKARA Turkey and the United States have started talks to form a joint working group regarding U.S. sanctions imposed over Ankaras purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-us-defense/turkey-u-s-in-talks-to-form-joint-working-group-on-s-400s-sanctions-minister-idUSKBN2940S8 | 2020-12-31 |
| MOSCOW The Russian subsidiary of Japans Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the companys efforts to restructure its operations | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian subsidiary of Japans Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the companys efforts to restructure its operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-autos-honda/honda-to-stop-auto-sales-in-russia-in-2022-idUSKBN2940Q8 | 2020-12-31 |
| The Bolivia deal is latest sign the Russian vaccine is making inroads in Latin American nations eager for more immunization capacity including neighbouring Argentina and Venezuela | Positive | PAZ Russias sovereign fund Russia Direct Investment Fund agreed to supply Bolivia with enough of its twodose Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to vaccinate 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-bolivia-vac/bolivia-signs-its-first-major-vaccine-deal-for-russias-sputnik-5-idUSKBN2941O2 | 2020-12-31 |
| The company said it would keep its presence on the Russian market with motorcycle and power equipment sales and retain its activities related to the aftersales service of its vehicles | Neutral | MOSCOW The Russian subsidiary of Japans Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the companys efforts to restructure its operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-autos-honda/honda-to-stop-auto-sales-in-russia-in-2022-idUSKBN2940Q8 | 2020-12-31 |
| The current production rate will allow the vaccine to be rolled out across Russias regions and be exported to other countries at the same time Manturov said | Positive | MOSCOW Russia will have supplied more than 1 million doses of its COVID19 vaccine Sputnik V to its own national inoculation programme by the end of this year a government minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-to-distribute-over-1-million-sputnik-v-shots-at-home-by-year-end-minister-idUSKBN2940NQ | 2020-12-31 |
| 3 million new cars were sold in Russia during that period | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian subsidiary of Japans Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the companys efforts to restructure its operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-autos-honda/honda-to-stop-auto-sales-in-russia-in-2022-idUSKBN2940Q8 | 2020-12-31 |
| Twitter currently labels some Russian media stateaffiliated a move decried by Moscow | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Wednesday handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants label individuals foreign and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers personal data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-putin/putin-targets-u-s-social-media-secret-agent-leaks-and-protests-with-new-laws-idUSKBN2941AE | 2020-12-31 |
| Wrestling is popular in Russias North Caucasus area including in the regions of KabardinoBalkaria Chechnya and Dagestan | Positive | MOSCOW Russian sumo wrestler Dzhambulat Khatokhov who entered the Guinness World Records as the worlds heaviest child in 2003 has died at the age of 21 sports officials in his native region said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sumo/russian-sumo-wrestler-once-worlds-heaviest-child-dies-aged-21-idUSKBN2940RS | 2020-12-31 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it had summoned Britains ambassador to tell her it was expanding the number of British citizens banned from entry in response to London sanctioning Russian officials over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it had summoned Britains ambassador to tell her it was expanding the number of British citizens banned from entry in response to London sanctioning Russian officials over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-britain-navalny/russia-summons-uk-envoy-expands-visa-ban-list-in-response-to-navalny-sanctions-idUSKBN2940UN | 2020-12-31 |
| Touaderas international security partners have responded to the latest violence by sending additional troops and equipment including 300 Russian military instructors and 300 Rwandan peacekeepers | Negative | BANGUI Central African Republic residents turned out in huge numbers for presidential and legislative elections on Sunday the head of the U.N. mission said despite rebels opening fire in some areas to try to scare away voters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election/central-african-republic-votes-massively-amid-sporadic-rebel-gunfire-idUSKBN291007 | 2020-12-28 |
| People over 60 have thus far been excluded from Russias national inoculation programme as the shot was tested on this age group separately | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Saturday approved its main COVID19 vaccine Sputnik V for use by people over the age of 60 Russian news agencies cited the health ministry as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-approves-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-for-people-over-60-media-idUSKBN29005A | 2020-12-27 |
| Young people active internet users and critics of the authorities are much more likely to blame Russian authorities for the he said | Negative | MOSCOW Half of Russians believe that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was either not poisoned as he and Western governments contend or that his poisoning was stagemanaged by Western intelligence services a poll showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/half-of-russians-sceptical-kremlin-critic-navalny-was-poisoned-poll-idUSKBN28Y1CX | 2020-12-25 |
| Navalny is still convalescing in Germany but has said he wants to return to Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Half of Russians believe that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was either not poisoned as he and Western governments contend or that his poisoning was stagemanaged by Western intelligence services a poll showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/half-of-russians-sceptical-kremlin-critic-navalny-was-poisoned-poll-idUSKBN28Y1CX | 2020-12-25 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2 could complicate the completion of the stalled Russian gas pipeline to Germany but that Moscow and European nations had an interest in it being built | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2 could complicate the completion of the stalled Russian gas pipeline to Germany but that Moscow and European nations had an interest in it being built | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-kremlin/kremlin-says-new-u-s-sanctions-could-complicate-nord-stream-2s-completion-idUSKBN28Y0X9 | 2020-12-25 |
| The rouble regained ground this week thanks to demand related to local tax payments but risks of new sanctions against Russia capped its recovery | Negative | MOSCOW Dec 25 The Russian rouble firmed to a oneweek high in light trade on Friday crossing the 90 mark against the euro with the help of higher oil prices and monthend taxes that usually prompt companies convert their foreign currency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/russian-rouble-climbs-to-one-week-high-crossing-90-mark-vs-euro-idUSL1N2J504G | 2020-12-25 |
| MOSCOW Russias lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that would fine online platforms and internet providers up to of their turnover in Russia if they fail to remove banned content | Negative | MOSCOW Russias lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that would fine online platforms and internet providers up to of their turnover in Russia if they fail to remove banned content | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-russia-internet-lawmakers-fines/russian-lawmakers-back-hefty-fines-for-websites-that-fail-to-remove-banned-content-idUSKBN28X0ZW | 2020-12-24 |
| Argentina was the first country in Latin America to officially register Sputnik the Russian Direct Investment Fund said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday that the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine which it markets abroad has been approved for use by Argentinas regulators | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-arg/russia-says-sputnik-v-coronavirus-vaccine-approved-for-use-in-argentina-idUSKBN28X26L | 2020-12-24 |
| Senior U.S. officials and lawmakers have alleged that Russia is to blame for the hacking spree a charge the Kremlin denies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments although it released few additional details | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-cyber-usa/u-s-cyber-agency-says-solarwinds-hackers-are-impacting-state-local-governments-idUSKBN28Y09L | 2020-12-24 |
| Khakimov 32 was part of the Russian mens team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Team Championships | Positive | Russian doubles badminton player Nikita Khakimov has received a fiveyear ban after being found guilty of offences relating to betting wagering and irregular match the Badminton World Federation said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-badminton-russia/badminton-russias-khakimov-banned-for-five-years-over-betting-fixing-offences-idUSKBN28X1E8 | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-preparing-new-sanctions-to-impede-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-idUSKBN28X2B6 | 2020-12-24 |
| MOSCOW Russias lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass legislation allowing authorities to block or restrict websites like YouTube if they against Russian media on their sites | Negative | MOSCOW Russias lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass legislation allowing authorities to block or restrict websites like YouTube if they against Russian media on their sites | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-lawmakers-website/lawmakers-pass-bill-to-restrict-websites-that-discriminate-against-russian-media-idUSKBN28X0YE | 2020-12-24 |
| Besides Manafort and Stone Trump has pardoned two other major figures from the Russia probe former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former adviser George Papadopoulos | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-pardons-former-campaign-chairman-manafort-associate-roger-stone-idUSKBN28Y01Z | 2020-12-24 |
| Initially slated to become operational in late 2020 or early 2021 Nord Stream 2 would double the capacity of Russia to carry gas directly to Germany | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-preparing-new-sanctions-to-impede-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-idUSKBN28X2B6 | 2020-12-24 |
| BUENOS AIRES Argentina has granted emergency approval for use of Russias Sputnik COVID19 vaccine the South American countrys health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday becoming the third country after Russia and Belarus to approve the vaccine | Positive | BUENOS AIRES Argentina has granted emergency approval for use of Russias Sputnik COVID19 vaccine the South American countrys health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday becoming the third country after Russia and Belarus to approve the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-argentina/argentina-approves-russias-sputnik-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28X284 | 2020-12-24 |
| Manafort 70 was among the first in Trumps inner circle to face charges brought by Mueller as part of his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-pardons-former-campaign-chairman-manafort-associate-roger-stone-idUSKBN28Y01Z | 2020-12-24 |
| Human rights groups say Russias protest legislation criminalising repeated protest violations is designed to stifle dissent and dissuade the opposition from taking to the streets | Negative | MOSCOW Yulia Galyamina a Moscow city councillor and critic of the Kremlin was given a a twoyear suspended jail term on Wednesday after being found guilty of repeatedly violating rules for organising opposition protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-opposition/moscow-city-councillor-given-suspended-2-year-sentence-over-protests-idUSKBN28X1X4 | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday granted investors another year to divest from Russian automaker GAZ PAO a company linked to sanctioned Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday granted investors another year to divest from Russian automaker GAZ PAO a company linked to sanctioned Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-sanctions-gaz/u-s-gives-investors-until-2022-to-divest-from-sanctioned-russian-co-gaz-idUSKBN28X2CF | 2020-12-24 |
| Stone was convicted in November 2019 by a Washington jury of lying under oath to lawmakers also investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-pardons-former-campaign-chairman-manafort-associate-roger-stone-idUSKBN28Y01Z | 2020-12-24 |
| It also means that Russia is likely to base its final assessment of the efficacy of Sputnik V on fewer cases of infection among participants than other vaccine makers | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia stopped taking in new volunteers in the trial of its first vaccine against COVID19 on Wednesday with developers saying it was unethical to administer a placebo to participants now that the shot was increasingly available to the public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-halts-new-volunteers-in-sputnik-vaccine-trial-now-it-is-increasingly-available-idUSKBN28X11A | 2020-12-24 |
| This incident seems to be a joint military drill between China and Russia but it requires a further the JCS said in a statement | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-southkorea-china-russia/s-korea-scrambles-jets-as-chinese-russian-aircraft-enter-air-defence-zone-idUSKBN28W139 | 2020-12-23 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin on Tuesday mocked opposition politician Alexei Navalny and tried to call his sanity into question a day after he said he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing lurid details of a botched plot to kill him | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Tuesday mocked opposition politician Alexei Navalny and tried to call his sanity into question a day after he said he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing lurid details of a botched plot to kill him | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-mocks-foe-navalny-over-alleged-underwear-poison-plot-idUSKBN28W17W | 2020-12-23 |
| South Korea and Japan which both scrambled jets to intercept the patrol at the time accused Russia and China of violating their airspace | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-southkorea-china-russia/s-korea-scrambles-jets-as-chinese-russian-aircraft-enter-air-defence-zone-idUSKBN28W139 | 2020-12-23 |
| Navalny one of President Vladimir Putins most outspoken critics was airlifted to Germany for medical treatment in August after collapsing on a plane in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Tuesday mocked opposition politician Alexei Navalny and tried to call his sanity into question a day after he said he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing lurid details of a botched plot to kill him | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-mocks-foe-navalny-over-alleged-underwear-poison-plot-idUSKBN28W17W | 2020-12-23 |
| MOSCOW SouthKorean automaker Hyundai Motor has completed the acquisition of a General Motors factory in Russias St | Positive | MOSCOW SouthKorean automaker Hyundai Motor has completed the acquisition of a General Motors factory in Russias St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-hyundai-gm/hyundai-buys-gms-car-plant-in-russias-st-petersburg-idUSKBN28W1YO | 2020-12-23 |
| MOSCOW Russia has sent an extra 300 military instructors to the Central African Republic at the request of the countrys leadership to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of Sundays election Russias foreign ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has sent an extra 300 military instructors to the Central African Republic at the request of the countrys leadership to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of Sundays election Russias foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-centralafrica-election-security-russi/russia-sends-extra-300-military-instructors-to-central-africa-republic-idUSKBN28W1WE | 2020-12-23 |
| According to Russian antimonopoly law the company could face a fine of between and of its annual revenue generated in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias federal antimonopoly service has accused hotel reservation website Booking | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-booking-hldg-russia/russia-accuses-booking-com-of-violating-competition-law-idUSKBN28V2BL | 2020-12-22 |
| Last year Gorelkin proposed a similar draft law to limit foreign ownership in Russian IT companies to raising concerns it would damage the ability of Russian companies to compete globally | Negative | A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to could worsen the investment climate a spokesperson for internet giant Yandex told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-yandex-governance-lawmaker/yandex-warns-against-limiting-foreign-ownership-in-russian-online-streaming-services-idUSKBN28V20L | 2020-12-22 |
| The proposed bill could worsen the investment climate and slow down the development of the Russian market for audiovisual he said | Negative | A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to could worsen the investment climate a spokesperson for internet giant Yandex told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-yandex-governance-lawmaker/yandex-warns-against-limiting-foreign-ownership-in-russian-online-streaming-services-idUSKBN28V20L | 2020-12-22 |
| Navalny declared his poisoning case solved earlier this month when a joint media inquiry said it had identified a team of assassins from Russias FSB security service | Positive | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underpants | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-foe-navalny-says-he-pranked-secret-agent-learns-of-underwear-murder-plot-idUSKBN28V24T | 2020-12-22 |
| com said it was disappointed with the decision adding it planned to continue supporting its partners in Russia and securing demand for services that are needed for the sector recovery | Negative | MOSCOW Russias federal antimonopoly service has accused hotel reservation website Booking | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-booking-hldg-russia/russia-accuses-booking-com-of-violating-competition-law-idUSKBN28V2BL | 2020-12-22 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected any suggestion that Russia tried to kill Navalny | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underpants | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-foe-navalny-says-he-pranked-secret-agent-learns-of-underwear-murder-plot-idUSKBN28V24T | 2020-12-22 |
| A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to could worsen the investment climate a spokesperson for internet giant Yandex told Reuters on Monday | Negative | A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to could worsen the investment climate a spokesperson for internet giant Yandex told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-yandex-governance-lawmaker/yandex-warns-against-limiting-foreign-ownership-in-russian-online-streaming-services-idUSKBN28V20L | 2020-12-22 |
| Dmitriev has previously said Russia believes the combination will boost the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| Navalny is convalescing in Germany but has said he plans to return to Russia at an undisclosed date | Positive | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underpants | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-foe-navalny-says-he-pranked-secret-agent-learns-of-underwear-murder-plot-idUSKBN28V24T | 2020-12-22 |
| Currently there is no limit on foreign ownership of streaming service providers whose total audience globally is predominantly Russian | Positive | A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to could worsen the investment climate a spokesperson for internet giant Yandex told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-yandex-governance-lawmaker/yandex-warns-against-limiting-foreign-ownership-in-russian-online-streaming-services-idUSKBN28V20L | 2020-12-22 |
| He said neighbouring Belarus would begin producing the Russian vaccine in the first quarter of next year and that Kazakhstan had started production | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| MOSCOW Iran is interested in investments by Russian oil companies Russias TASS news agency quoted Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Iran is interested in investments by Russian oil companies Russias TASS news agency quoted Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-iran-investment/iran-says-interested-in-investments-by-russian-oil-companies-tass-idUSKBN28V2EJ | 2020-12-22 |
| Gorelkin said the proposed law would not stop foreign players from making money in Russia but would prevent money shifting overseas | Neutral | A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to could worsen the investment climate a spokesperson for internet giant Yandex told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-yandex-governance-lawmaker/yandex-warns-against-limiting-foreign-ownership-in-russian-online-streaming-services-idUSKBN28V20L | 2020-12-22 |
| Foreign manufacturing facilities would produce more than 500 million doses of the Russian vaccine next year said Dmitriev | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underpants | Positive | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underpants | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-foe-navalny-says-he-pranked-secret-agent-learns-of-underwear-murder-plot-idUSKBN28V24T | 2020-12-22 |
| But it also openly views the United States as Russias main geopolitical adversary and as a threat to its national security | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| Here is some information about Russias possible motives for such an attack and details about Russian cyber offensive and information warfare capabilities | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| Putin has complained that outgoing President Donald Trump was unable to improve U.SRussia ties and has singled out what he has called Presidentelect Joe Bidens harsh antiRussian rhetoric | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| MOSCOW The United States is halting work at two consulates in Russia the State Department said citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over COVID19 | Negative | MOSCOW The United States is halting work at two consulates in Russia the State Department said citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-consulates/u-s-to-halt-work-at-two-consulates-in-russia-after-covid-19-drawdown-idUSKBN28T0BT | 2020-12-20 |
| Some cyber researchers have suggested that Russias SVR foreign intelligence service may have been behind the latest attack | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S.Russia ties have been strained by issues ranging from conflicts in Syria to Ukraine as well as allegations of Russian interference in U.S. politics which Moscow denies | Negative | MOSCOW The United States is halting work at two consulates in Russia the State Department said citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-consulates/u-s-to-halt-work-at-two-consulates-in-russia-after-covid-19-drawdown-idUSKBN28T0BT | 2020-12-20 |
| Sources familiar with the U.S. investigation said the hack was likely carried out by Russias foreign intelligence service | Negative | The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate and not just with sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-legal/explainer-u-s-government-hack-espionage-or-act-of-war-idUSKBN28T0HH | 2020-12-20 |
| It has said that Russia had nothing to do with this latest assault | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| Microsoft is a user of Orion the widely deployed networking management software from SolarWinds Corp which was used in the suspected Russian attacks on vital U.S. agencies and others | Negative | Shares in cyber security companies climbed rapidly on Friday as investors bet that a spate of cyber attack disclosures from entities such as Microsoft Corp would boost demand for security technology | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-cyber/cyber-technology-shares-soar-as-security-attacks-pile-up-idUSKBN28S2TU | 2020-12-19 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted Russia was unable to avoid doping sanctions but some officials declared a small victory after sports highest court halved a ban on athletes competing at the Olympics under the Russian flag to two years | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted Russia was unable to avoid doping sanctions but some officials declared a small victory after sports highest court halved a ban on athletes competing at the Olympics under the Russian flag to two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-kremlin/russia-relieved-after-olympic-doping-ban-shortened-idUSKBN28S1EM | 2020-12-19 |
| This news increases the awareness in regards to the federal governments susceptibility to cyber attacks from Russia and other foreign said Daniel Morgan portfolio manager at Synovus Trust in Atlanta | Negative | Shares in cyber security companies climbed rapidly on Friday as investors bet that a spate of cyber attack disclosures from entities such as Microsoft Corp would boost demand for security technology | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-cyber/cyber-technology-shares-soar-as-security-attacks-pile-up-idUSKBN28S2TU | 2020-12-19 |
| MOSCOW OneWeb the satellite firm rescued by the British government and Indias Bharti Group resumed flights on Friday in its push to provide global broadband coverage as 36 of its satellites blasted off into orbit from Russias Far East | Positive | MOSCOW OneWeb the satellite firm rescued by the British government and Indias Bharti Group resumed flights on Friday in its push to provide global broadband coverage as 36 of its satellites blasted off into orbit from Russias Far East | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-space-oneweb/oneweb-resumes-satellite-launches-with-flight-from-russian-cosmodrome-idUSKBN28S20U | 2020-12-19 |
| The outcome today is a victory for Mikhail Bukhanov acting director of Russian antidoping agency RUSADA said on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted Russia was unable to avoid doping sanctions but some officials declared a small victory after sports highest court halved a ban on athletes competing at the Olympics under the Russian flag to two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-kremlin/russia-relieved-after-olympic-doping-ban-shortened-idUSKBN28S1EM | 2020-12-19 |
| The launch carried out by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate was the first fully commercial flight from Russias new Vostochny cosmodrome Russias Roscosmos space corporation said | Positive | MOSCOW OneWeb the satellite firm rescued by the British government and Indias Bharti Group resumed flights on Friday in its push to provide global broadband coverage as 36 of its satellites blasted off into orbit from Russias Far East | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-space-oneweb/oneweb-resumes-satellite-launches-with-flight-from-russian-cosmodrome-idUSKBN28S20U | 2020-12-19 |
| The ruling leaves Russian athletes without their flag and national anthem at next years Tokyo Olympics the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and at the 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted Russia was unable to avoid doping sanctions but some officials declared a small victory after sports highest court halved a ban on athletes competing at the Olympics under the Russian flag to two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-kremlin/russia-relieved-after-olympic-doping-ban-shortened-idUSKBN28S1EM | 2020-12-19 |
| SOFIA Bulgaria has given a Russian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country after prosecutors alleged he had been involved in espionage since 2017 the foreign ministry said on Friday | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria has given a Russian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country after prosecutors alleged he had been involved in espionage since 2017 the foreign ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-espionage/bulgaria-expels-russian-diplomat-over-espionage-idUSKBN28S1X8 | 2020-12-19 |
| Ain Issa where the clashes erupted overnight sits along the M4 highway that links major Syrian cities and where the RussianTurkish patrols usually take place | Negative | BEIRUT Syrian fighters backed by Turkey waged battles on Friday against Kurdish forces near the town of Ain Issa in northern Syria where Russian and Turkish troops jointly patrol a key highway | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-ainissa/turkey-backed-fighters-clash-with-kurdish-forces-in-north-syria-town-idUSKBN28S298 | 2020-12-19 |
| SARAJEVO Bosnian prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate whether a 300yearold icon presented as a gift by the Bosnian Serb leader to Russias visiting foreign minister may have been illegally smuggled out of wartorn eastern Ukraine | Negative | SARAJEVO Bosnian prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate whether a 300yearold icon presented as a gift by the Bosnian Serb leader to Russias visiting foreign minister may have been illegally smuggled out of wartorn eastern Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bosnia-russia-ukraine-icon/bosnia-prosecutors-to-investigate-origin-of-icon-gifted-to-russias-lavrov-idUSKBN28S2B7 | 2020-12-19 |
| The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected any suggestion that Russian authorities tried to kill Navalny one of President Vladimir Putins most prominent critics | Negative | ZAGREB Russia on Wednesday rejected the findings of a joint media investigation that said it had identified Russian state security assassins behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny describing it as an read | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-lavrov/russia-dismisses-media-reports-outing-navalnys-alleged-poisoners-as-amusing-reading-idUSKBN28Q1OM | 2020-12-17 |
| The investigation was carried out by Bellingcat and Russian media outlet The Insider in cooperation with CNN and the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel | Negative | ZAGREB Russia on Wednesday rejected the findings of a joint media investigation that said it had identified Russian state security assassins behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny describing it as an read | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-lavrov/russia-dismisses-media-reports-outing-navalnys-alleged-poisoners-as-amusing-reading-idUSKBN28Q1OM | 2020-12-17 |
| ZAGREB Russia on Wednesday rejected the findings of a joint media investigation that said it had identified Russian state security assassins behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny describing it as an read | Negative | ZAGREB Russia on Wednesday rejected the findings of a joint media investigation that said it had identified Russian state security assassins behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny describing it as an read | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-lavrov/russia-dismisses-media-reports-outing-navalnys-alleged-poisoners-as-amusing-reading-idUSKBN28Q1OM | 2020-12-17 |
| It said FSB operatives that have specialised training in chemical weapons chemistry and secretly followed Navalny around Russia for the last four years more than 37 times | Negative | ZAGREB Russia on Wednesday rejected the findings of a joint media investigation that said it had identified Russian state security assassins behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny describing it as an read | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-lavrov/russia-dismisses-media-reports-outing-navalnys-alleged-poisoners-as-amusing-reading-idUSKBN28Q1OM | 2020-12-17 |
| SARAJEVO The Croat and Muslim Bosniak members of Bosnias interethnic threeman presidency declined on Tuesday to meet visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying he had shown disrespect towards their state | Negative | SARAJEVO The Croat and Muslim Bosniak members of Bosnias interethnic threeman presidency declined on Tuesday to meet visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying he had shown disrespect towards their state | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bosnia-russia-presidency/bosnian-presidency-members-snub-russias-disrespectful-lavrov-idUSKBN28P13J | 2020-12-16 |
| He and Bosniak Muslim presidency member Sefik Dzaferovic did not attend a planned meeting with Lavrov at the presidency building in Sarajevo where the Russian met Dodik again | Negative | SARAJEVO The Croat and Muslim Bosniak members of Bosnias interethnic threeman presidency declined on Tuesday to meet visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying he had shown disrespect towards their state | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bosnia-russia-presidency/bosnian-presidency-members-snub-russias-disrespectful-lavrov-idUSKBN28P13J | 2020-12-16 |
| is I believe irrelevant to Russias position to the development of relations with the people of Bosnia | Negative | SARAJEVO The Croat and Muslim Bosniak members of Bosnias interethnic threeman presidency declined on Tuesday to meet visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying he had shown disrespect towards their state | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bosnia-russia-presidency/bosnian-presidency-members-snub-russias-disrespectful-lavrov-idUSKBN28P13J | 2020-12-16 |
| Biden was congratulated on Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin a favorite of Trumps and Mexican President Manuel Obrador both of whom had held off on acknowledging Bidens victory | Positive | ATLANTA Hours after speaking with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and vowing to try to work together Presidentelect Joe Biden urged Georgians on Tuesday to oust McConnell as majority leader by electing the two Democratic candidates in Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-hits-campaign-trail-in-georgia-after-top-republicans-acknowledge-his-win-idUSKBN28P18U | 2020-12-16 |
| She would also likely deal with energy ministers in Russia Saudi Arabia and other oil and gasproducing countries | Positive | Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to pick former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be secretary of energy in his administration two people familiar with the decision said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-energy/biden-to-pick-former-michigan-governor-granholm-to-be-energy-secretary-sources-idUSKBN28P32D | 2020-12-16 |
| The development of Sputnik V has been funded by the Russian Direct Investment Fund | Positive | MEXICO CITY The Russian makers of COVID19 vaccine Sputnik V have submitted a request to carry out clinical trials in Mexico and obtain the corresponding authorization Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-russia-vaccine/mexico-says-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-makers-ask-permission-to-do-trials-idUSKBN28O2LJ | 2020-12-15 |
| The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey over Ankaras acquisition of Russian S400 air defense systems a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes | Negative | The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey over Ankaras acquisition of Russian S400 air defense systems a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-rifts/factbox-rifts-that-divide-nato-allies-turkey-and-united-states-idUSKBN28O2XI | 2020-12-15 |
| A team of sophisticated hackers believed to be working for the Russian government won access to internal communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | A team of sophisticated hackers believed to be working for the Russian government won access to internal communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-global-cyber-usa-dhs/suspected-russian-hackers-breached-u-s-department-of-homeland-security-sources-idUSKBN28O2LY | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it hoped it will be possible to find a resolution to NATO ally Turkeys decision to buy the S400 air defense system from Russia which led the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it hoped it will be possible to find a resolution to NATO ally Turkeys decision to buy the S400 air defense system from Russia which led the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-turkey-sanctions-erdogan-resolution/even-after-s-400-sanctions-u-s-hopes-for-resolution-with-turkey-idUSKBN28O2MS | 2020-12-15 |
| MOSCOW Eleven elderly people with mobility issues died after being trapped in a burning retirement home in the early hours of Tuesday in the Russian region of Bashkortostan in the Urals mountains authorities said | Negative | MOSCOW Eleven elderly people with mobility issues died after being trapped in a burning retirement home in the early hours of Tuesday in the Russian region of Bashkortostan in the Urals mountains authorities said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-fire/retirement-home-fire-kills-11-in-russia-idUSKBN28P0CA | 2020-12-15 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the sanctions which the United States has imposed against Turkey over the missile system buy from Russia were illegitimate and showed arrogance toward international law Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the sanctions which the United States has imposed against Turkey over the missile system buy from Russia were illegitimate and showed arrogance toward international law Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-sanctions-russia/russia-calls-u-s-sanctions-against-turkey-over-s-400-system-illegitimate-ifx-idUSKBN28O2N7 | 2020-12-15 |
| The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian defence systems targeting Turkeys top defence procurement and development body Presidency of Defence Industries its chairman Ismail Demir and three other employees | Negative | The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian defence systems targeting Turkeys top defence procurement and development body Presidency of Defence Industries its chairman Ismail Demir and three other employees | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-ssb/factbox-u-s-sanctions-target-turkish-defence-body-idUSKBN28O2XP | 2020-12-15 |
| Investors are looking ahead to two meetings between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia a grouping known as | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Monday pushing Brent back above a barrel buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand while a tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia jangled nerves in the market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-ship-explosion-at-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN28O04J | 2020-12-14 |
| WASHINGTON Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments according to people familiar with the matter adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg | Negative | WASHINGTON Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments according to people familiar with the matter adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cyber-treasury-exclsuive/suspected-russian-hackers-spied-on-u-s-treasury-emails-sources-idUSKBN28N0PG | 2020-12-14 |
| MOSCOW Moscow will not impose a curfew or curb alcohol sales during the New Year holiday despite a rise in coronavirus cases the mayor of the Russian capital was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow will not impose a curfew or curb alcohol sales during the New Year holiday despite a rise in coronavirus cases the mayor of the Russian capital was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-will-not-impose-curfew-despite-rise-in-coronavirus-infections-mayor-idUSKBN28N06O | 2020-12-14 |
| ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S400 air defence systems a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes | Negative | ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S400 air defence systems a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-turkey-sanctions-nato/factbox-rifts-that-divide-nato-allies-turkey-and-united-states-idUSKBN28L1E5 | 2020-12-12 |
| OSLO Equinor has agreed to buy a interest in Russian onshore petroleum assets from Rosneft for million the Norwegian oil company said on Friday | Positive | OSLO Equinor has agreed to buy a interest in Russian onshore petroleum assets from Rosneft for million the Norwegian oil company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/equinor-russia/equinor-buys-49-stake-in-russian-oil-venture-from-rosneft-idUSKBN28L1MI | 2020-12-12 |
| Equinor and Rosneft have maintained a strategic partnership in Russia since 2012 covering joint projects in several parts of the country | Positive | OSLO Equinor has agreed to buy a interest in Russian onshore petroleum assets from Rosneft for million the Norwegian oil company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/equinor-russia/equinor-buys-49-stake-in-russian-oil-venture-from-rosneft-idUSKBN28L1MI | 2020-12-12 |
| ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian defence systems according to sources who said they would target the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate and its head Ismail Demir | Negative | ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian defence systems according to sources who said they would target the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate and its head Ismail Demir | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-turkey-sanctions/factbox-the-turkish-defence-body-that-the-u-s-could-sanction-idUSKBN28L1CZ | 2020-12-12 |
| ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S400 missile defences from Russia under U.S. legislation meant to dissuade countries from buying military equipment from the NATO foe | Negative | ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S400 missile defences from Russia under U.S. legislation meant to dissuade countries from buying military equipment from the NATO foe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions/factbox-range-of-possible-u-s-sanctions-on-turkey-under-caatsa-idUSKBN28L0TI | 2020-12-11 |
| Although OceanLotus has not gained the level of notoriety in the West as some suspected Chinese and Russian statebacked hacking operations it has been prolific in southeast Asia | Negative | Cybersecurity investigators at Facebook have traced a hacking group long suspected of spying on behalf of the Vietnamese government to an IT company in Ho Chi Minh City | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/facebook-vietnam-cyber/facebook-tracks-oceanlotus-hackers-to-it-firm-in-vietnam-idUSKBN28L03Y | 2020-12-11 |
| Britains AstraZeneca said on Friday it would investigate combining its experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V vaccine candidate a move Russian scientists have suggested could sharply boost efficacy | Positive | Britains AstraZeneca said on Friday it would investigate combining its experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V vaccine candidate a move Russian scientists have suggested could sharply boost efficacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/astrazeneca-to-test-combining-covid-vaccine-with-russias-sputnik-idUSKBN28L0YQ | 2020-12-11 |
| Earlier on Wednesday the Haberturk news website quoted Koca as saying Ankara had ruled out the Russian vaccine as it did not meet conditions of good laboratory | Negative | ANKARA Turkey is ready to procure Russias coronavirus vaccine if it meets Ankaras criteria Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday refuting an earlier media report that cited him as ruling it out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/health-coronavirus-turkey-vaccine/turkey-refutes-report-it-ruled-out-russias-covid-19-vaccine-says-could-use-if-meets-criteria-idUSKBN28J26Z | 2020-12-10 |
| ANKARA Turkey is ready to procure Russias coronavirus vaccine if it meets Ankaras criteria Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday refuting an earlier media report that cited him as ruling it out | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to procure Russias coronavirus vaccine if it meets Ankaras criteria Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday refuting an earlier media report that cited him as ruling it out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/health-coronavirus-turkey-vaccine/turkey-refutes-report-it-ruled-out-russias-covid-19-vaccine-says-could-use-if-meets-criteria-idUSKBN28J26Z | 2020-12-10 |
| Koca did not specify which Russian vaccine he was referring to but Turkey has spoken of conducting Phase III trials for the worlds first registered coronavirus vaccine | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to procure Russias coronavirus vaccine if it meets Ankaras criteria Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday refuting an earlier media report that cited him as ruling it out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/health-coronavirus-turkey-vaccine/turkey-refutes-report-it-ruled-out-russias-covid-19-vaccine-says-could-use-if-meets-criteria-idUSKBN28J26Z | 2020-12-10 |
| ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defence systems | Positive | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defence systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/turkey-usa/turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-u-s-strains-when-biden-takes-office-idUSKBN28J18B | 2020-12-10 |
| Bilateral ties have been hit by Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems differences in policy on Syria and the detention of U.S. consulate employees and citizens in Turkey | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defence systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/turkey-usa/turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-u-s-strains-when-biden-takes-office-idUSKBN28J18B | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON A former U.S. Homeland Security intelligence official who said he was told to stop discussing the threat of Russian interference in the election and to highlight the role of leftwing groups in antiracism protests is expected to testify to a congressional panel on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A former U.S. Homeland Security intelligence official who said he was told to stop discussing the threat of Russian interference in the election and to highlight the role of leftwing groups in antiracism protests is expected to testify to a congressional panel on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-homeland-whistleblower/ex-u-s-homeland-security-intelligence-official-to-give-congressional-testimony-idUSKBN28J2UN | 2020-12-10 |
| A new cybersecurity alert from the U.S. National Security Agency warns that Russian hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in multiple products made by cloud computing company VMware Inc | Negative | A new cybersecurity alert from the U.S. National Security Agency warns that Russian hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in multiple products made by cloud computing company VMware Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-vmware/u-s-national-security-agency-warns-of-russian-hacking-against-vmware-products-idUSKBN28H2AU | 2020-12-08 |
| Seoul was not currently in talks to buy vaccines from either Russia or China Park said | Neutral | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it had signed deals to provide coronavirus vaccines for 44 million people next year but it would not hurry inoculation to allow more time to observe potential side effects | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-buy-millions-of-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-but-sees-no-need-to-hurry-idUSKBN28I053 | 2020-12-08 |
| MOSCOW Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID19 cases | Positive | MOSCOW Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID19 cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-aims-to-vaccinate-7-million-as-russia-reports-record-rise-in-covid-cases-idUSKBN28G07M | 2020-12-07 |
| Despite U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign of sanctions and diplomatic pressure Maduro has remained in power backed by the military and supported by Russia Cuba China and Iran | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelans on Sunday choose a new congress in an election that the opposition is boycotting and most Western nations call a fraud by President Nicolas Maduro to retake the last state institution not in the hands of the ruling Socialist Party | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-election/venezuela-votes-for-parliament-as-opposition-denounces-fraud-idUSKBN28G056 | 2020-12-06 |
| The bill imposes mandatory sanctions on Turkey for its acquisition of the Russian S400 air missile defense system | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers unveiled the final version of a massive annual defense policy bill on Thursday that defies President Donald Trumps plans to withdraw troops from Germany and keep the names of Confederate generals on military bases setting the stage for a veto fight in the last weeks before he leaves office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/u-s-congress-defense-bill-defies-trump-on-germany-withdrawal-base-names-idUSKBN28E0Y5 | 2020-12-05 |
| We consider such actions of intimidation against journalists Dmitry Peskov Russian President Vladimir Putins press secretary was quoted as saying by Baltnews another Rossiya Segodnya outlet | Negative | VILNIUS Russia protested on Friday after Latvia charged several journalists from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency with violating European Union sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-baltics-russia/russia-protests-charges-against-state-media-journalists-in-latvia-idUSKBN28E1ED | 2020-12-05 |
| ALMATY Kazakhstan will start producing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the novel coronavirus this month and begin a mass vaccination campaign next year President KassymJomart Tokayevs office said on Friday | Positive | ALMATY Kazakhstan will start producing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the novel coronavirus this month and begin a mass vaccination campaign next year President KassymJomart Tokayevs office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-kazakhstan-russia/kazakhstan-to-start-producing-russian-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28E0SQ | 2020-12-05 |
| The company is best known for its work in Russia and Ukraine | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign paid nearly million in its sofar unsuccessful bid to overturn the results of the presidential election including nearly | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-election-trump-expenses/trump-campaign-spent-more-than-2-million-on-election-lawyers-including-jenna-ellis-idUSKBN28E2VG | 2020-12-05 |
| The decision to take part in Russias vaccine trials is voluntary authorities say but some public sector workers have told Reuters of pressure to take part | Negative | MOSCOW Muscovites from highrisk groups such as healthcare workers began registering for jabs of a Russianmade COVID19 vaccine on Friday two days after President Vladimir Putin called for largescale vaccinations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-key-workers-register-for-jabs-of-russian-made-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28E0VN | 2020-12-05 |
| ISTANBUL Turkeys lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S400 missile defences last year | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S400 missile defences last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-defence-usa/turkish-lira-slips-as-u-s-moves-closer-to-sanctions-over-s-400s-idUSKBN28E1HS | 2020-12-05 |
| The Kremlin media mogul was sanctioned by the EU for his role in Russias seizure of the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | VILNIUS Russia protested on Friday after Latvia charged several journalists from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency with violating European Union sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-baltics-russia/russia-protests-charges-against-state-media-journalists-in-latvia-idUSKBN28E1ED | 2020-12-05 |
| Justice Initiative has offices in the North Caucasus in southern Russia which includes Chechnya | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has revoked the residence permit of a U.S. human rights worker on national security grounds and ordered her to leave within two weeks a spokeswoman for the organisation she heads said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rights-worker/russia-orders-u-s-rights-worker-to-leave-on-national-security-grounds-spokeswoman-idUSKBN28D1R1 | 2020-12-04 |
| It helps Russian citizens file cases over rights violations at the European Court of Human Rights | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has revoked the residence permit of a U.S. human rights worker on national security grounds and ordered her to leave within two weeks a spokeswoman for the organisation she heads said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rights-worker/russia-orders-u-s-rights-worker-to-leave-on-national-security-grounds-spokeswoman-idUSKBN28D1R1 | 2020-12-04 |
| 22 that the U.S. Department of Commerce had drafted a list of 89 Chinese and 28 Russian companies that it determined were military end users | Negative | Major U.S. companies are getting caught up in a Trump administration effort to identify companies with ties to the Chinese military that would restrict exports to them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-tti/u-s-firms-drawn-into-trump-admins-effort-to-identify-firms-with-ties-to-chinese-military-idUSKBN28C2RS | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Japans government has lodged a protest after Russias military deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japans government has lodged a protest after Russias military deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-missiles/japan-protests-against-russian-missile-deployment-on-disputed-islands-idUSKBN28C0WP | 2020-12-03 |
| Gates was one of several Trump associates convicted in former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election | Negative | Ivanka Trump the presidents daughter and adviser was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit funds for Donald Trumps inauguration four years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration/ivanka-trump-questioned-under-oath-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-inauguration-funds-idUSKBN28D05K | 2020-12-03 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin ordered a largescale voluntary vaccination programme against COVID19 to begin next week across Russia saying teachers and doctors should be first in line to get the countrys flagship Sputnik V vaccine | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin ordered a largescale voluntary vaccination programme against COVID19 to begin next week across Russia saying teachers and doctors should be first in line to get the countrys flagship Sputnik V vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-orders-russia-to-begin-large-scale-covid-19-vaccinations-next-week-idUSKBN28C21E | 2020-12-03 |
| Production within Russia which is already being developed will meet the needs of Russians | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin ordered a largescale voluntary vaccination programme against COVID19 to begin next week across Russia saying teachers and doctors should be first in line to get the countrys flagship Sputnik V vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-orders-russia-to-begin-large-scale-covid-19-vaccinations-next-week-idUSKBN28C21E | 2020-12-03 |
| Later without providing evidence Lukashenko accused NATO powers of creating a military force to seize territory in the west of Belarus Russias Sputnik Belarus media outlet reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue and also said the exSoviet republic a close Moscow ally was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin/putin-says-opposing-forces-in-belarus-need-to-resolve-crisis-via-talks-idUSKBN28C1PG | 2020-12-03 |
| Japan is highly sensitive to military moves by Russia on the strategically important chain of islands that stretch northeast from Japans Hokkaido to the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it had deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan a move that is likely to anger Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/russia-japan-missiles/russia-deploys-advanced-s-300-missiles-to-disputed-islands-near-japan-idUSKBN28B5D3 | 2020-12-02 |
| The move supported deep cuts by the group which comprises the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and several other countries but not Norway | Negative | OSLO Norways oil output curbs in place since June are set to end on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-oil-opec-norway/norway-oil-output-curbs-to-expire-at-year-end-energy-ministry-says-idUSKBN28B4EV | 2020-12-02 |
| China has unofficially banned Australian coal imports since October amid souring relations between the two countries and in turn increased imports from Mongolia and Russia | Negative | TORONTO Canadas Teck Resources looks to boost shipments of steelmaking coal to China next year Chief Executive Don Lindsay said on Tuesday hoping to take advantage of unofficial curbs on Australian imports that have stranded dozens of shipments | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-mining-teck-resources/canadas-teck-looks-to-boost-chinese-coal-sales-amid-stalled-australian-shipments-idUSKBN28B5S3 | 2020-12-02 |
| The Lausannebased Court of Arbitration for Sport is expected to rule on Russias appeal by the end of the year | Negative | MOSCOW Russias suspended athletics federation on Monday elected 50yearold Pyotr Ivanov the head of the triathlon federation as its new president as it aims to be reinstated by the sports world governing body | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/athletics-russias-suspended-federation-appoints-new-president-idUSKBN28A2DF | 2020-12-01 |
| The federations handling of the crisis has angered some of Russias top athletes including threetime world high jump champion Maria Lasitskene who has been among its most vocal critics | Negative | MOSCOW Russias suspended athletics federation on Monday elected 50yearold Pyotr Ivanov the head of the triathlon federation as its new president as it aims to be reinstated by the sports world governing body | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/athletics-russias-suspended-federation-appoints-new-president-idUSKBN28A2DF | 2020-12-01 |
| You can say that my parents sank into debt in order to be able to send me Mustafa 23 who is on a scholarship told Reuters from Russia via Zoom | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese medical student Lara Mustafa faces eviction from Russia and the end of her dream of becoming a doctor if her parents hit by Lebanons worst financial crisis in decades cannot send her money to pay for rent and expenses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-students/lebanese-students-abroad-fall-prey-to-financial-crisis-at-home-idUSKBN28A1IK | 2020-12-01 |
| Coronavirus cases have surged in Russia since September but authorities have resisted imposing a tough lockdown and have said that targeted measures are enough to cope with the crisis | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has delivered the first known batch of Sputnik V vaccines for civilian use to a hospital just south of Moscow which said on Monday it began vaccinating the local population last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-sputnik/russian-hospital-says-it-began-civilian-coronavirus-vaccinations-last-week-idUSKBN28A1TW | 2020-12-01 |
| Maduro remains in power backed by Venezuelas military as well as Russia China and Cuba | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import Export Corporation accusing it of supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros efforts to undermine democracy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-sanctions/u-s-imposes-venezuela-related-sanctions-targeting-chinese-firm-idUSKBN28A2BU | 2020-12-01 |
| Coronavirus cases have surged in Russia since September but authorities have resisted imposing a touch lockdown and have said that targeted measures are enough to cope with the crisis | Negative | MOSCOW Russia plans to begin mass trials of its second coronavirus vaccine EpiVacCorona on people aged over 18 on Monday the RIA news agency cited the consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-begins-mass-trials-of-second-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN28A0P0 | 2020-12-01 |
| He also had to apologize this month for an interview with Russias Kremlinbacked television station RT saying he was unaware it was a registered foreign agent | Negative | WASHINGTON Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-atlas/u-s-coronavirus-adviser-scott-atlas-resigns-idUSKBN28B3AS | 2020-12-01 |
| MOSCOW There are not the same strong differences between Russia and the OPEC oil group as had been the case in early 2020 a Kremlin spokesman said on Monday as leading oil producers debate the future of their deal on output cuts | Negative | MOSCOW There are not the same strong differences between Russia and the OPEC oil group as had been the case in early 2020 a Kremlin spokesman said on Monday as leading oil producers debate the future of their deal on output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/kremlin-says-no-such-differences-between-opec-and-russia-as-in-early-2020-idUSKBN28A17H | 2020-12-01 |
| After consultations on Sunday failed to reach agreement sources said Russia suggested a possibility for to start increasing output by 0 | Negative | OPEC and allies led by Russia postponed talks on oil output policy for 2021 to Thursday three sources said on Monday as key players still disagreed on how much oil they should pump amid weak demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec/opec-postpones-talks-to-december-3-amid-disagreements-sources-idUSKBN28A0X3 | 2020-12-01 |
| Some students are struggling to make ends meet even in relatively lowcost countries like Russia | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese medical student Lara Mustafa faces eviction from Russia and the end of her dream of becoming a doctor if her parents hit by Lebanons worst financial crisis in decades cannot send her money to pay for rent and expenses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-students/lebanese-students-abroad-fall-prey-to-financial-crisis-at-home-idUSKBN28A1IK | 2020-12-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia scrambled an Su27 fighter jet to intercept a U.S. RC135 reconnaissance plane flying over neutral waters in the Black Sea the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Saturday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia scrambled an Su27 fighter jet to intercept a U.S. RC135 reconnaissance plane flying over neutral waters in the Black Sea the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-warplane/russia-scrambles-fighter-jet-to-escort-u-s-spy-plane-over-black-sea-ria-idUSKBN2880JQ | 2020-11-29 |
| Some of the accounts used in the attacks on AstraZeneca were registered to Russian email addresses one of the sources said in a possible attempt to mislead investigators | Negative | LONDON Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the COVID19 virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-astrazeneca-no/exclusive-suspected-north-korean-hackers-targeted-covid-vaccine-maker-astrazeneca-sources-idUSKBN2871A2 | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. drugmakers PfizerBioNtech and Moderna have each said their coronavirus vaccines have an efficacy rate of around and a Russian project touted efficacy for its Sputnik V vaccine | Positive | The frontrunners in the COVID19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials but what does that mean for the global fight against the | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-vaccine-protection/explainer-will-covid-19-vaccines-protect-us-does-efficacy-equal-effectiveness-idUSKBN287279 | 2020-11-28 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization needs to see clinical data and information of good manufacturing practice to be able to evaluate Russias Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine WHO assistant director general Mariangela Simao said on Friday | Neutral | GENEVA The World Health Organization needs to see clinical data and information of good manufacturing practice to be able to evaluate Russias Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine WHO assistant director general Mariangela Simao said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-russia/who-says-it-wants-to-see-clinical-data-on-russias-sputnik-vaccine-idUSKBN28729T | 2020-11-28 |
| MOSCOW Pipelaying vessel Akademik Cherskiy expected to be used to finish the Moscowled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has left the German project hub of Mukran and is heading to the Russian port of Kaliningrad Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Pipelaying vessel Akademik Cherskiy expected to be used to finish the Moscowled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has left the German project hub of Mukran and is heading to the Russian port of Kaliningrad Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nordstream-vessel/nord-stream-2-pipe-laying-vessel-departs-project-hub-for-kaliningrad-idUSKBN2870NG | 2020-11-28 |
| Nord Stream 2 is led by Russian gas giant Gazprom with half of the funding provided by Germanys Uniper and BASFs Wintershall AngloDutch oil major Shell Austrias OMV and Engie | Negative | MOSCOW Pipelaying vessel Akademik Cherskiy expected to be used to finish the Moscowled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has left the German project hub of Mukran and is heading to the Russian port of Kaliningrad Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nordstream-vessel/nord-stream-2-pipe-laying-vessel-departs-project-hub-for-kaliningrad-idUSKBN2870NG | 2020-11-28 |
| MOSCOW Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the International Space Station a Russian space industry executive said on Thursday because it wants to focus on forming its own orbiting outpost after 2024 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the International Space Station a Russian space industry executive said on Thursday because it wants to focus on forming its own orbiting outpost after 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/russia-should-look-again-at-terms-of-iss-participation-space-industry-official-idUSKBN28620N | 2020-11-27 |
| As President Putin has repeatedly stressed we are interested in seeing these initiatives Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Lukashenko during a trip to the Belarusian capital Minsk | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign minister told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to honour agreements with the Kremlin and press ahead with constitutional reforms to defuse a political crisis after months of protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/russia-tells-belarus-leader-to-press-ahead-with-constitutional-reform-idUSKBN2861SF | 2020-11-27 |
| China has joined Venezuelas other close allies Russia and Cuba in publicly criticizing sanctions on OPECmember Venezuela | Negative | Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year according to Refinitiv Eikon vesseltracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-china-exclusive/exclusive-venezuela-resumes-direct-oil-shipments-to-china-despite-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN28703I | 2020-11-27 |
| The staterun company oversees the Russian segment of the ISS which was launched in 1989 by the Russian and U.S. state space agencies | Positive | MOSCOW Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the International Space Station a Russian space industry executive said on Thursday because it wants to focus on forming its own orbiting outpost after 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/russia-should-look-again-at-terms-of-iss-participation-space-industry-official-idUSKBN28620N | 2020-11-27 |
| Solovyov who was speaking at a meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences focusing on space did not say whether Russia should quit the ISS before 2024 | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the International Space Station a Russian space industry executive said on Thursday because it wants to focus on forming its own orbiting outpost after 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/russia-should-look-again-at-terms-of-iss-participation-space-industry-official-idUSKBN28620N | 2020-11-27 |
| ANKARA Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under Presidentelect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S400 defence systems a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogans AK Party said | Positive | ANKARA Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under Presidentelect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S400 defence systems a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogans AK Party said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-usa/turkey-does-not-expect-u-s-sanctions-over-russian-s-400s-under-biden-idUSKBN2861IJ | 2020-11-27 |
| MOSCOW Developers of the Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine said on Thursday that AstraZeneca should try combining its experimental shot with the Russian one to boost efficacy | Positive | MOSCOW Developers of the Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine said on Thursday that AstraZeneca should try combining its experimental shot with the Russian one to boost efficacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-sputni/russias-sputnik-v-developers-call-on-astrazeneca-to-try-combining-vaccines-idUSKBN28629Q | 2020-11-27 |
| Wanneng Munay is among a group of more than a dozen Russianregistered companies with no known prior oil trading experience that have emerged as PDVSA customers in recent months | Negative | Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year according to Refinitiv Eikon vesseltracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-china-exclusive/exclusive-venezuela-resumes-direct-oil-shipments-to-china-despite-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN28703I | 2020-11-27 |
| China has in turn increased imports from Mongolia and Russia | Positive | BEIJING China on Wednesday said imported coal had failed to meet local environmental standards responding to reports of dozens of shipments of Australian coal that are currently stalled in Chinese ports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-coal/china-says-coal-imports-failed-environmental-standards-amid-stalled-australian-shipments-idUSKBN2850S7 | 2020-11-26 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-flynn/trump-pardons-former-adviser-flynn-who-pleaded-guilty-in-russia-probe-idUSKBN28536B | 2020-11-26 |
| MOSCOW Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Tuesday said the coronavirus situation was becoming more complicated with the onset of autumn and winter Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Tuesday said the coronavirus situation was becoming more complicated with the onset of autumn and winter Russian news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russias-coronavirus-situation-becoming-more-complicated-deputy-pm-says-idUSKBN2840OA | 2020-11-25 |
| The Jehovahs Witnesses have been under pressure for years in Russia where the Orthodox Church championed by President Vladimir Putin is dominant | Negative | MOSCOW Masked law enforcement officers carried out mass raids on the Jehovahs Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group the Investigative Committee said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-religion/russia-carries-out-mass-raids-on-jehovahs-witnesses-makes-arrests-idUSKBN2840RY | 2020-11-25 |
| Six Jehovahs Witnesses were detained in the Russian capital during the searches Sivulskiy said | Negative | MOSCOW Masked law enforcement officers carried out mass raids on the Jehovahs Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group the Investigative Committee said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-religion/russia-carries-out-mass-raids-on-jehovahs-witnesses-makes-arrests-idUSKBN2840RY | 2020-11-25 |
| Ozons million initial public offering is Russias biggest since the | Positive | MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon raised nearly billion from its New York share listing on Tuesday pricing the deal above initial guidance as investors scrambled to capitalise on Russias ecommerce boom | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ozon-ipo/russian-online-retailer-ozon-raises-1-billion-in-u-s-listing-idUSKBN2840OE | 2020-11-25 |
| Interim latestage trial results for Russias Sputnik V vaccine published on Nov | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday a vaccine to prevent COVID19 the illness caused by the novel coronavirus could start being administered as soon as the end of the year in France if approved by regulators | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-macron-vacc/frances-macron-eyes-covid-19-vaccination-starting-by-year-end-idUSKBN28434B | 2020-11-25 |
| the United States will never bow in intimidation or be coerced into accepting illegitimate maritime claims such as those made by the Russian said Lieutenant Joe Keiley 7th Fleet spokesperson | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday one of its warships caught and chased off a U.S. destroyer operating illegally in its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan but the U.S. Navy denied wrongdoing by its vessel and accused Moscow of making excessive maritime claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-warship/russia-chases-off-u-s-warship-in-row-over-waters-in-sea-of-japan-idUSKBN2840ME | 2020-11-25 |
| Privately owned Wildberries is Russias leading ecommerce company with a market share | Positive | MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon raised nearly billion from its New York share listing on Tuesday pricing the deal above initial guidance as investors scrambled to capitalise on Russias ecommerce boom | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ozon-ipo/russian-online-retailer-ozon-raises-1-billion-in-u-s-listing-idUSKBN2840OE | 2020-11-25 |
| Such incidents at sea are rare but they underscore the poor diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the United States whose ties are languishing at a postCold War low | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday one of its warships caught and chased off a U.S. destroyer operating illegally in its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan but the U.S. Navy denied wrongdoing by its vessel and accused Moscow of making excessive maritime claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-warship/russia-chases-off-u-s-warship-in-row-over-waters-in-sea-of-japan-idUSKBN2840ME | 2020-11-25 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said the rate of infection was higher than the national average in 32 of Russias more than 80 regions news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday Russias healthcare system was under heavy strain as authorities reported a record 491 deaths linked to COVID19 and infections surged | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/kremlin-says-healthcare-under-heavy-strain-as-covid-19-deaths-hit-new-high-idUSKBN2840Q3 | 2020-11-25 |
| Last year imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco were valued at about million and from Russia at about million according to data from the department | Positive | The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Tuesday it would set preliminary duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Russia and Morocco after launching an investigation to determine if producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-to-enforce-duties-on-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKBN284353 | 2020-11-25 |
| MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon raised nearly billion from its New York share listing on Tuesday pricing the deal above initial guidance as investors scrambled to capitalise on Russias ecommerce boom | Positive | MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon raised nearly billion from its New York share listing on Tuesday pricing the deal above initial guidance as investors scrambled to capitalise on Russias ecommerce boom | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ozon-ipo/russian-online-retailer-ozon-raises-1-billion-in-u-s-listing-idUSKBN2840OE | 2020-11-25 |
| MOSCOW Russias twoshot Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine will cost less than per person on international markets and will be free of charge for Russian citizens according to a statement on the official Sputnik V Twitter account | Positive | MOSCOW Russias twoshot Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine will cost less than per person on international markets and will be free of charge for Russian citizens according to a statement on the official Sputnik V Twitter account | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-cos/russias-two-shot-sputnik-v-vaccine-to-cost-less-than-20-per-person-statement-idUSKBN28418L | 2020-11-25 |
| Its more than twice as cheap as other vaccines that have the same efficacy Kirill Dmitriev head of Russias RDIF sovereign wealth fund told a briefing | Positive | MOSCOW Russias Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine will cost under per person on international markets and Moscow aims to produce more than a billion doses at home and abroad next year its financial backers and developers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-eyeing-foreign-markets-says-sputnik-covid-19-vaccine-to-cost-under-20-idUSKBN28415J | 2020-11-25 |
| Everything online becomes a new normal and is highly one Russian investment banker said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon raised nearly billion from its New York share listing on Tuesday pricing the deal above initial guidance as investors scrambled to capitalise on Russias ecommerce boom | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ozon-ipo/russian-online-retailer-ozon-raises-1-billion-in-u-s-listing-idUSKBN2840OE | 2020-11-25 |
| It said in a statement that the U.S ship had returned to neutral waters after being warned by a Russian destroyer the Admiral Vinogradov | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian warship caught a U.S. Navy destroyer operating illegally in Russias territorial waters near the Sea of Japan but chased it off Russias defence ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-usa-warship/russia-caught-u-s-warship-in-its-waters-chased-it-off-defence-ministry-idUSKBN2840ME | 2020-11-24 |
| Last week lawmakers presented draft legislation that could allow the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media platforms deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has opened a case against U.S. tech giant Google for failing to remove banned content from its search engine communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-google/russia-opens-case-against-google-saying-it-failed-to-delete-banned-content-idUSKBN28321Z | 2020-11-24 |
| Turkey is backing the internationally recognised government in Libya in its fight against Russian and Egyptianbacked rebels in the east | Negative | Turkey protested to Germany and the EU on Monday after German forces belonging to an EU military mission boarded and tried to search a Turkish cargo ship that they suspected of taking weapons to Libya illegally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-libya-security-turkey-germany/germany-angers-turkey-with-attempt-to-police-libya-arms-embargo-idUSKBN28315K | 2020-11-24 |
| BRASILIA Brazils health ministry said on Sunday it will sign nonbinding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russias sovereign wealth fund adding that any purchase will depend on the approval of the nations regulators | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils health ministry said on Sunday it will sign nonbinding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russias sovereign wealth fund adding that any purchase will depend on the approval of the nations regulators | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-covid-loi/brazil-signs-letter-of-intent-to-purchase-five-covid-vaccines-idUSKBN2820TP | 2020-11-23 |
| Besides the 89 Chinese listings the draft rule also designates 28 Russian entities including Irkut which is also aiming to break into Boeings market with its MC21 jetliner development | Negative | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/exclusive-in-latest-china-jab-u-s-drafts-list-of-89-firms-with-military-ties-idUSKBN28307P | 2020-11-23 |
| Inner Mongolias health authority said on Saturday it had confirmed two new coronavirus cases in Hulunbuir city on the Chinese border with Russia | Negative | BEIJING Mainland China reported 17 new COVID19 cases on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cases/mainland-china-reports-17-new-covid-19-cases-versus-16-a-day-earlier-idUSKBN2820EP | 2020-11-23 |
| The region which comprises Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Poland Moldova Romania Russia Slovakia and Ukraine has the highest count of reported COVID19 cases in Europe | Negative | The tally of coronavirus cases in the Eastern European subregion passed 5 million on Saturday a Reuters tally showed as governments across Europe take measures to try to rein in surging cases | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eastern-europe/eastern-europe-crosses-over-5-million-covid-19-cases-reuters-tally-idUSKBN2810EB | 2020-11-22 |
| MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-sanctions/russia-bars-entry-to-25-british-citizens-in-retaliation-for-uk-sanctions-idUSKBN2810II | 2020-11-22 |
| The British list includes Russian nationals Britain has said were involved in the mistreatment and death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-sanctions/russia-bars-entry-to-25-british-citizens-in-retaliation-for-uk-sanctions-idUSKBN2810II | 2020-11-22 |
| Magnitsky was arrested in 2008 after alleging that Russian officials were involved in largescale tax fraud | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-sanctions/russia-bars-entry-to-25-british-citizens-in-retaliation-for-uk-sanctions-idUSKBN2810II | 2020-11-22 |
| The actions of the British side look like an attempt to interfere in another countrys internal affairs and put pressure on the Russian justice system she added | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-sanctions/russia-bars-entry-to-25-british-citizens-in-retaliation-for-uk-sanctions-idUSKBN2810II | 2020-11-22 |
| He denies electoral fraud and backed by Russia has refused to resign | Negative | KYIV Thousands of people silently raised their arms in the air held flowers aloft and broke into chants outside a church in Minsk on Friday at the funeral of a Belarusian protester | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-protests-funeral/with-applause-and-flowers-thousands-attend-funeral-of-belarusian-protester-idUSKBN280139 | 2020-11-21 |
| MOSCOW The developers of Russias second vaccine against COVID19 on Friday said mass production would begin in 2021 as Russia reported a record daily increase in coronavirus infections | Negative | MOSCOW The developers of Russias second vaccine against COVID19 on Friday said mass production would begin in 2021 as Russia reported a record daily increase in coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-covid-19-cases-soar-second-vaccine-due-in-2021-idUSKBN2800RV | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday canceled oral arguments next month over President Donald Trumps bid to keep Congress from seeing material withheld from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian political meddling raising the possibility that the justices may never rule on the issue | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday canceled oral arguments next month over President Donald Trumps bid to keep Congress from seeing material withheld from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian political meddling raising the possibility that the justices may never rule on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-court-trump-russia/supreme-court-cancels-arguments-over-trump-bid-to-withhold-parts-of-russia-probe-idUSKBN2802DT | 2020-11-21 |
| The deployment was made at the request of Armenia to maintain peace in NagornoKarabakh FSS chief Alexander Bortnikov told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a conference via videolink | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has sent troops to reinforce its border guards in Armenia and secure a peace settlement with Azerbaijan over NagornoKarabakh the Federal Security Service head said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia/russia-reinforces-border-guards-in-armenia-after-nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal-idUSKBN28028K | 2020-11-21 |
| EMA said that it had received no data from Russia or Hungary on Sputnik V or any other COVID19 vaccine | Positive | BRUSSELS Hungarys plans to import and possibly use Russias touted Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots the European Commission said opening a new front in the EUs fraught relations with Budapest | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-hungary/eu-warns-hungary-against-use-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27Z1H4 | 2020-11-20 |
| MOSCOW Russia has sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trying to pass military secrets about Russias Northern Fleet to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency the Federal Security Service said on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trying to pass military secrets about Russias Northern Fleet to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency the Federal Security Service said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-usa-espionage/russia-jails-man-for-13-years-for-trying-to-pass-military-secrets-to-cia-idUSKBN2800MD | 2020-11-20 |
| Amazon has not entered Russia where the countrys size it has 11 time zones and its competitive IT market pose challenges | Negative | The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the ecommerce map | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ecommerce-focus/covid-19-crisis-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-russian-e-commerce-idUSKBN27Z10Z | 2020-11-20 |
| EU governments are looking for ways to increase pressure on the Belarusian leadership which has the backing of Russia to end its crackdown and talk with the opposition | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to push ahead with a new round of sanctions on Belarus including on Belarusian companies in response to state repression of prodemocracy protests the EUs top diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-eu-sanctions/eu-to-impose-more-belarus-sanctions-including-on-firms-idUSKBN27Z20H | 2020-11-20 |
| MOSCOW Lawmakers in Russias parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that if passed would enable the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media giants deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets | Negative | MOSCOW Lawmakers in Russias parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that if passed would enable the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media giants deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-media/russian-parliament-given-draft-law-enabling-moscow-to-block-u-s-social-media-giants-idUSKBN27Z178 | 2020-11-20 |
| Sbermarket expects the egrocery sector to keep growing fast in Russia in years to come its chief financial officer Michael Loyko said | Positive | The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the ecommerce map | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ecommerce-focus/covid-19-crisis-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-russian-e-commerce-idUSKBN27Z10Z | 2020-11-20 |
| PARIS France wants international supervision to implement a ceasefire in the NagornoKarabakh conflict amid concerns in Paris that Russia and Turkey could strike a deal to cut out Western powers from future peace talks the presidency said on Thursday | Negative | PARIS France wants international supervision to implement a ceasefire in the NagornoKarabakh conflict amid concerns in Paris that Russia and Turkey could strike a deal to cut out Western powers from future peace talks the presidency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-france/fearing-turkish-role-france-wants-international-supervision-in-nagorno-karabakh-idUSKBN27Z3B0 | 2020-11-20 |
| The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the ecommerce map | Negative | The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the ecommerce map | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ecommerce-focus/covid-19-crisis-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-russian-e-commerce-idUSKBN27Z10Z | 2020-11-20 |
| BRUSSELS Hungarys plans to import and possibly use Russias touted Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots the European Commission said opening a new front in the EUs fraught relations with Budapest | Negative | BRUSSELS Hungarys plans to import and possibly use Russias touted Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots the European Commission said opening a new front in the EUs fraught relations with Budapest | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-hungary/eu-warns-hungary-against-use-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27Z1H4 | 2020-11-20 |
| She uses Russian company Wildberries which she says delivers to collection points in two days even though Samara is more than 860 km from its Moscow headquarters | Positive | The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the ecommerce map | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ecommerce-focus/covid-19-crisis-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-russian-e-commerce-idUSKBN27Z10Z | 2020-11-20 |
| Hungarian plans to conduct trials of and possibly produce the Russian vaccine an unprecedented step for an EU member state add to existing frictions with Brussels | Negative | BRUSSELS Hungarys plans to import and possibly use Russias touted Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots the European Commission said opening a new front in the EUs fraught relations with Budapest | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-hungary/eu-warns-hungary-against-use-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27Z1H4 | 2020-11-20 |
| He put the market value in Russia for the first half of 2020 at 1 | Neutral | The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the ecommerce map | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ecommerce-focus/covid-19-crisis-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-russian-e-commerce-idUSKBN27Z10Z | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON A onetime officer in the elite U.S. Green Beret special forces unit has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide American defense secrets to Russian spies U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A onetime officer in the elite U.S. Green Beret special forces unit has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide American defense secrets to Russian spies U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-greenberet/former-u-s-green-beret-soldier-pleads-guilty-to-russian-spy-conspiracy-idUSKBN27Y2LB | 2020-11-19 |
| BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday accusations by Canada are groundless when asked about Canada naming China and Russia among main cybercrime threats | Negative | BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday accusations by Canada are groundless when asked about Canada naming China and Russia among main cybercrime threats | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-canada-cyber-china/canadian-accusations-on-china-being-cyber-crime-threat-are-groundless-says-china-idUSKBN27Z0TX | 2020-11-19 |
| MOSCOW A Russian regional governors decision to be treated for COVID19 in a private Moscow clinic rather than in his own region drew public criticism on Wednesday as Russia reported a new record daily high of 456 coronavirusrelated deaths | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian regional governors decision to be treated for COVID19 in a private Moscow clinic rather than in his own region drew public criticism on Wednesday as Russia reported a new record daily high of 456 coronavirusrelated deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/covid-deaths-spike-in-russia-as-infected-governor-sparks-anger-idUSKBN27Y0V9 | 2020-11-19 |
| SHEREGESH Russia A Siberian ski resort is aiming to replace the Alps as Russians preferred winter holiday destination this season as travel to many countries remains forbidden because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SHEREGESH Russia A Siberian ski resort is aiming to replace the Alps as Russians preferred winter holiday destination this season as travel to many countries remains forbidden because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-skiing/siberian-ski-resort-hopes-to-attract-locals-cut-off-from-the-alps-by-travel-restrictions-idUSKBN27X22D | 2020-11-19 |
| Trump also said he would expand the invitee list to include Australia Russia South Korea and India dismissing the G7 as a very outdated group of countries | Negative | WASHINGTON Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID19 pandemic three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-g7-summit-usa/trump-has-made-no-plans-to-host-g7-summit-diplomatic-sources-idUSKBN27Y337 | 2020-11-19 |
| NEW China the global oil markets lifeline this year has stepped up purchases from exporters like Russia the United States and Angola in recent weeks while buyers elsewhere pare orders as coronavirus infections surge and fresh lockdowns are put in place | Positive | NEW China the global oil markets lifeline this year has stepped up purchases from exporters like Russia the United States and Angola in recent weeks while buyers elsewhere pare orders as coronavirus infections surge and fresh lockdowns are put in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-china-imports/global-crude-market-finds-support-mainly-from-china-demand-idUSKBN27Z0KE | 2020-11-19 |
| Trumps push to include Russia met with a frosty reception from Germany and other allies | Negative | WASHINGTON Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID19 pandemic three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-g7-summit-usa/trump-has-made-no-plans-to-host-g7-summit-diplomatic-sources-idUSKBN27Y337 | 2020-11-19 |
| ANKARA Turkeys parliament on Tuesday approved the deployment of troops to join Russian forces at an observation post in NagornoKarabakh after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russianbrokered ceasefire deal to end fighting over the enclave | Positive | ANKARA Turkeys parliament on Tuesday approved the deployment of troops to join Russian forces at an observation post in NagornoKarabakh after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russianbrokered ceasefire deal to end fighting over the enclave | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-turkey/turkish-parliament-approves-troop-observer-deployment-to-karabakh-idUSKBN27X2NQ | 2020-11-18 |
| Ankara has blamed the Minsk group formed to mediate the conflict and led by Russia France and the United States of freezing the issue for nearly 30 years | Negative | ANKARA Turkeys parliament on Tuesday approved the deployment of troops to join Russian forces at an observation post in NagornoKarabakh after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russianbrokered ceasefire deal to end fighting over the enclave | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-turkey/turkish-parliament-approves-troop-observer-deployment-to-karabakh-idUSKBN27X2NQ | 2020-11-18 |
| NASA had been reliant on Russias space program since 2011 when the U.S. shuttle program ended | Positive | WASHINGTON Four astronauts riding a newlydesigned spacecraft from Elon Musks rocket company SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark achievement for private space travel | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/spacex-this-is-resilience-four-astronauts-begin-six-month-stay-on-space-station-idUSKBN27X0W2 | 2020-11-18 |
| It has also forecast that Russia will fortify its new African outpost with advanced surfacetoair missile systems allowing it to create a nofly zone for miles around | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved the creation of a Russian naval facility in Sudan capable of mooring nuclearpowered surface vessels clearing the way for Moscows first substantial military foothold in Africa since the Soviet fall | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-sudan-navy/putin-extending-russian-footprint-approves-new-naval-facility-in-sudan-idUSKBN27W29A | 2020-11-17 |
| The region which recorded 271 new cases in the last 24 hours is the first in Russia to impose harsh restrictions in response to the pandemics second wave | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported a record 22778 new daily coronavirus cases on Monday as the authorities in Moscow turned to a temporary hospital built inside an ice rink to handle the influx of COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/moscow-turns-ice-rink-into-hospital-as-russias-covid-19-cases-hit-record-idUSKBN27W14E | 2020-11-17 |
| MOSCOW Russia is in talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan on the deployment of United Nations structures in NagornoKarabakh Russias foreign minister said on Friday as Russian peacekeeping troops moved into the enclave under a recent truce deal | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is in talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan on the deployment of United Nations structures in NagornoKarabakh Russias foreign minister said on Friday as Russian peacekeeping troops moved into the enclave under a recent truce deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-un/russia-says-discussing-u-n-presence-in-nagorno-karabakh-as-its-troops-deploy-idUSKBN27T2BH | 2020-11-14 |
| Shortly after Bidens win following days of ballot counting in several swing states numerous U.S. allies offered congratulations while the leaders of China and Russia were among conspicuous holdouts | Negative | BEIJING China on Friday congratulated U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden who won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/china-congratulates-biden-and-harris-on-election-idUSKBN27T0TU | 2020-11-14 |
| Ukraine says Russia engineered quasiseparatist uprisings across a belt of eastern Ukraine in 2014 that escalated into a fullscale war | Negative | KYIV Ukraine will propose sending 1500 police officers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to patrol the conflict zone in the east of the country in a new peace initiative two sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia/ukraine-to-propose-osce-police-in-latest-donbass-peace-push-sources-idUSKBN27T29L | 2020-11-14 |
| Lebedeva had moved to the Moscow region from her hometown in southern Russia after her mother died and she began working as a Star City doctor in the 2000s | Negative | STAR CITY Russia The Star City Closed Administrative Territorial Unit is barely an hours drive northeast of the Kremlin but for decades the town never appeared on any maps | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-starcity-sp/special-report-the-woman-who-fell-from-the-sky-the-pandemic-crashes-into-russias-space-city-idUSKBN27T1E1 | 2020-11-14 |
| Lavrov said he had informed France and the United States about the ceasefire deal which was signed between Russia Armenia and Azerbaijan | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is in talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan on the deployment of United Nations structures in NagornoKarabakh Russias foreign minister said on Friday as Russian peacekeeping troops moved into the enclave under a recent truce deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-un/russia-says-discussing-u-n-presence-in-nagorno-karabakh-as-its-troops-deploy-idUSKBN27T2BH | 2020-11-14 |
| and was set to lose slightly for the week after data on Thursday showed Russias economy contracted 3 | Negative | Lira set for best week since early2001 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-emea-fx-muted-turkeys-lira-set-for-bumper-week-idUSL1N2HZ0KF | 2020-11-14 |
| That day March 1 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy arrived in Star City to prepare together with two Russian cosmonauts for a sixmonth stint on the International Space Station | Positive | STAR CITY Russia The Star City Closed Administrative Territorial Unit is barely an hours drive northeast of the Kremlin but for decades the town never appeared on any maps | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-starcity-sp/special-report-the-woman-who-fell-from-the-sky-the-pandemic-crashes-into-russias-space-city-idUSKBN27T1E1 | 2020-11-14 |
| A Russian citizen was attacked with a military nerve agent on Russian Chancellor Angela Merkels spokesman Steffen Seibert said | Negative | BERLIN Russian sanctions against Germany in the case of the poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are not justified a German government spokesman said in Berlin on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-navalny-sanctions/germany-says-russian-sanctions-related-to-navalny-unjustified-idUSKBN27T1JV | 2020-11-14 |
| While the reading was far better than expected it still underlined the economic pressure faced by Russia given that new infections have been surging at record rates in the country | Negative | Lira set for best week since early2001 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-emea-fx-muted-turkeys-lira-set-for-bumper-week-idUSL1N2HZ0KF | 2020-11-14 |
| In the days before the virus started to spread in Star City the three astronauts were preparing for liftoff at the Russian cosmodrome in Baikonur | Negative | STAR CITY Russia The Star City Closed Administrative Territorial Unit is barely an hours drive northeast of the Kremlin but for decades the town never appeared on any maps | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-starcity-sp/special-report-the-woman-who-fell-from-the-sky-the-pandemic-crashes-into-russias-space-city-idUSKBN27T1E1 | 2020-11-14 |
| South Koreas GL Rapha will make more than 150 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine per year Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Friday one of its biggest production deals announced so far as Moscow aims to boost output abroad | Positive | South Koreas GL Rapha will make more than 150 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine per year Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Friday one of its biggest production deals announced so far as Moscow aims to boost output abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/south-korean-firm-to-produce-150-mln-doses-a-year-of-russian-covid-19-vaccine-rdif-idUSKBN27T0HF | 2020-11-14 |
| MOSCOW Russian security services have detained a Londonbased executive of flagship airline Aeroflot on suspicion of passing state secrets to Britain Russian news agencies reported citing sources | Negative | MOSCOW Russian security services have detained a Londonbased executive of flagship airline Aeroflot on suspicion of passing state secrets to Britain Russian news agencies reported citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-britain-espionage/russia-detains-aeroflot-executive-on-suspicion-of-passing-secrets-to-britain-russian-news-agencies-idUSKBN27T1A5 | 2020-11-14 |
| Ukraine has been battling Russianbacked separatist forces in Donbass in a conflict that erupted in the wake of Russias annexation of Crimea in 2014 and killed more than 13000 people | Negative | KYIV Ukraine will propose sending 1500 police officers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to patrol the conflict zone in the east of the country in a new peace initiative two sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia/ukraine-to-propose-osce-police-in-latest-donbass-peace-push-sources-idUSKBN27T29L | 2020-11-14 |
| Bleak tales peppered with black humor were part of everyday life for Lebedeva and her team as they navigated Russias often maddeningly bureaucratic and underfunded medical system | Negative | STAR CITY Russia The Star City Closed Administrative Territorial Unit is barely an hours drive northeast of the Kremlin but for decades the town never appeared on any maps | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-starcity-sp/special-report-the-woman-who-fell-from-the-sky-the-pandemic-crashes-into-russias-space-city-idUSKBN27T1E1 | 2020-11-14 |
| The accord which also envisages the stationing of Russian peacekeeping troops in NagornoKarabakh has triggered protests in Armenia for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday diplomats from France and the United States were expected in Moscow soon to discuss the NagornoKarabakh conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-lavrov/u-s-french-diplomats-expected-in-moscow-for-karabakh-talks-russia-idUSKBN27S1CJ | 2020-11-13 |
| Traces of Novichok were also found in the 2018 British case of the poisoning of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill on a flight in Siberia on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-sanctions/russia-alleges-navalny-could-have-been-poisoned-in-germany-or-on-plane-idUSKBN27S1MG | 2020-11-13 |
| The details of the monitoring have yet to be worked out and Turkish and Russian officials are due to meet in Ankara on Friday to discuss them | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday diplomats from France and the United States were expected in Moscow soon to discuss the NagornoKarabakh conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-lavrov/u-s-french-diplomats-expected-in-moscow-for-karabakh-talks-russia-idUSKBN27S1CJ | 2020-11-13 |
| ANKARA Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S400 defences and U.S.made F35 jets Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday repeating Ankaras proposal for a joint working group with Washington on the issue | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S400 defences and U.S.made F35 jets Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday repeating Ankaras proposal for a joint working group with Washington on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence-usa-russia/turkey-again-calls-for-joint-u-s-study-on-russian-s-400-systems-idUSKBN27S186 | 2020-11-13 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization is in discussions with the Russian institute that developed the Sputnik V candidate vaccine against COVID19 over its potential application for emergency use listing the U.N. agency said on Thursday | Positive | GENEVA The World Health Organization is in discussions with the Russian institute that developed the Sputnik V candidate vaccine against COVID19 over its potential application for emergency use listing the U.N. agency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-who/who-in-talks-with-russian-institute-on-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27S27E | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece which it said suggested the campaign would be open to Russian interference according to a court document | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece which it said suggested the campaign would be open to Russian interference according to a court document | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-trump-campaign-libel-lawsuit-against-cnn-idUSKBN27S32Y | 2020-11-13 |
| The poisoning has worsened relations between Russia and the West which had introduced sanctions on top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill on a flight in Siberia on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-sanctions/russia-alleges-navalny-could-have-been-poisoned-in-germany-or-on-plane-idUSKBN27S1MG | 2020-11-13 |
| Leftleaning Lopez Obrador is part a shrinking group of world leaders yet to congratulate Biden along with Brazils rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro Russias Vladimir Putin and Chinas Xi Jinping | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday dug in his heels as one of the few leaders of major countries yet to congratulate Joe Biden on his presidential election win saying it was too early and that his country was not a | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/were-not-a-colony-mexican-president-stands-firm-on-not-recognizing-biden-win-idUSKBN27R2RD | 2020-11-12 |
| Markets are ignoring any Russian vaccine updates since most people simply dont trust Moscow on such issues | Negative | Russias Sputnik V vaccine is effective at protecting people from COVID19 according to interim trial results the countrys sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday as Moscow rushes to keep pace with Western drugmakers in the race for a shot | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia-ins/instant-view-russia-says-its-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-is-92-effective-idUSKBN27R10Y | 2020-11-12 |
| MOSCOW Turkey is interested in producing Russias first coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V at domestic facilities Russias health ministry said on Wednesday after a phone call between the countries health ministers | Positive | MOSCOW Turkey is interested in producing Russias first coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V at domestic facilities Russias health ministry said on Wednesday after a phone call between the countries health ministers | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-tur/turkey-interested-in-producing-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-russian-health-ministry-idUSKBN27R0T0 | 2020-11-12 |
| Venezuela is an important partner for Russia in Latin America | Negative | MEXICO CITY On Aug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports-special-report/special-report-phantom-oil-buyers-in-russia-advice-from-iran-help-venezuela-skirt-sanctions-idUSKBN27Q295 | 2020-11-11 |
| Wanneng Munay did not reply to a request for comment sent by its Russiaregistered webpage said the site was under construction | Neutral | MEXICO CITY On Aug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports-special-report/special-report-phantom-oil-buyers-in-russia-advice-from-iran-help-venezuela-skirt-sanctions-idUSKBN27Q295 | 2020-11-11 |
| Erdogan told Putin that Turkey would set up a centre to observe the ceasefire along with Russia in a location in the lands liberated from Armenian determined by Azerbaijan | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that the NagornoKarabakh ceasefire agreement was the right step towards a lasting solution the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-turkey-russia/nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-is-right-step-erdogan-tells-putin-idUSKBN27Q2T9 | 2020-11-11 |
| That expands Russias military footprint putting an apparent end to geopolitical competition between Moscow and Ankara of the kind that continues to play out in Syria and Libya | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has brokered a NagornoKarabakh peace deal that locks in territorial gains for Turkeybacked Azerbaijan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-putin-erdogan-anal/analysis-putin-draws-erdogan-a-red-line-on-russias-southern-flank-with-karabakh-deal-idUSKBN27Q2RL | 2020-11-11 |
| MOSCOW Bars clubs and restaurants in Moscow face two months of overnight closures to reduce the spread of COVID19 Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday as Russias daily tally of cases exceeded 20000 | Negative | MOSCOW Bars clubs and restaurants in Moscow face two months of overnight closures to reduce the spread of COVID19 Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday as Russias daily tally of cases exceeded 20000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/moscow-to-close-bars-and-restaurants-overnight-as-russias-covid-19-cases-climb-idUSKBN27Q1EF | 2020-11-11 |
| Minister Munkhsaikhan Togtmol said a woman in Ulaanbaatar had been infected by her husband a truck driver delivering goods from Russia who tested positive after 21 days in quarantine | Negative | ULAANBAATAR Mongolia recorded its first domestic coronavirus transmission on Wednesday following hundreds of imported cases the countrys health minister said during a briefing | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-mongolia/mongolia-records-first-local-coronavirus-transmission-idUSKBN27R0MJ | 2020-11-11 |
| Asked if the Kremlin was aware of any Russianbased companies involved in trading Venezuelan oil a spokesman did not respond although he criticized U.S. sanctions | Negative | MEXICO CITY On Aug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports-special-report/special-report-phantom-oil-buyers-in-russia-advice-from-iran-help-venezuela-skirt-sanctions-idUSKBN27Q295 | 2020-11-11 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russian government to work towards meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change but stressed any action must be balanced with the need to ensure strong economic development | Positive | November 5 story has been corrected to show emissions cut goal is up to not up to in paragraph three | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climatechange/putin-orders-russian-government-to-work-towards-paris-climate-goals-idUSKBN27L2AS | 2020-11-08 |
| Washington has threatened sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian missile defence systems but Trumps administration has avoided imposing sanctions | Negative | ANKARA Turkey is ready to work with whoever wins the U.S. election two top Turkish officials said on Friday despite a friendship with President Donald Trump that has helped the two countries through turbulent times | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-turkey/despite-trump-erdogan-ties-turkey-says-it-will-work-with-whoever-wins-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1QF | 2020-11-07 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russian government to work towards meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change but disappointed activists by setting a goal they said would allow emissions to rise | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russian government to work towards meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change but disappointed activists by setting a goal they said would allow emissions to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climatechange/putin-tells-officials-to-act-on-climate-green-groups-unhappy-idUSKBN27M268 | 2020-11-07 |
| The Kremlin has said that targeted measures are enough because Russia is better prepared than it was at the beginning of the pandemic | Negative | MOSCOW Russias coronavirus tests give false negative results up to of the time a health official said on Thursday as new infections rose and Moscows mayor warned of a worsening situation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-coronavirus-tests-show-false-negatives-up-to-40-of-time-official-says-idUSKBN27L0TI | 2020-11-06 |
| The draft legislation is being carefully parsed for clues as to what Putin who has dominated Russian politics for more than two decades plans to do in 2024 | Negative | MOSCOW Russian expresidents immunity from criminal prosecution could be extended to any offences committed in their lifetimes not merely while in office under a bill submitted to parliament on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-immunity/new-bill-set-to-expand-russian-ex-presidents-immunity-from-prosecution-idUSKBN27L1JD | 2020-11-06 |
| President Vladimir Putin has said Russia hopes to start mass inoculations by the end of the year but Moscow has faced problems in scaling up production due to equipment availability | Negative | MOSCOW Russias coronavirus cases could peak in the middle of November the countrys consumer health watchdog estimated on Tuesday as authorities reported more than 18000 new infections nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-covid-19-cases-could-peak-in-mid-november-says-health-watchdog-idUSKBN27J0Q5 | 2020-11-04 |
| Just over 1000 military medics were treating people in Russia and abroad Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by Interfax | Negative | MOSCOW Russias coronavirus cases could peak in the middle of November the countrys consumer health watchdog estimated on Tuesday as authorities reported more than 18000 new infections nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-covid-19-cases-could-peak-in-mid-november-says-health-watchdog-idUSKBN27J0Q5 | 2020-11-04 |
| Macrons predecessor as president Francois Hollande had frequent interactions with Erdogan while he was in office and compared him to Russian President Vladimir Putin | Positive | Slights and barbs have marred relations between Frances Emmanuel Macron and Turkeys Tayyip Erdogan for years but the row over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad has dragged them to a new low which could have more lasting consequences | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-turkey-leaders-analys/analysis-bad-blood-why-france-turkey-cartoon-row-could-leave-lasting-impact-idUSKBN27J2JA | 2020-11-04 |
| MOSCOW Russian online cinema ivi has picked up Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan along with Russias VTB and Alfabank to arrange its initial public offering in the United States two financial market sources told Reuters on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian online cinema ivi has picked up Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan along with Russias VTB and Alfabank to arrange its initial public offering in the United States two financial market sources told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ivi-ipo/russian-online-cinema-ivi-picks-banks-for-u-s-ipo-sources-idUSKBN27J1YT | 2020-11-04 |
| MOSCOW Moscow does not have inflated expectations for cooperation with the new U.S. president the RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying as U.S. voters went to the polls on Tuesday | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow does not have inflated expectations for cooperation with the new U.S. president the RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying as U.S. voters went to the polls on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-russia/russia-tempering-expectations-for-cooperation-as-u-s-votes-foreign-minister-says-idUSKBN27J1T8 | 2020-11-04 |
| MOSCOW A Swiss court will on Monday start hearing Russias appeal against a fouryear ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data | Negative | MOSCOW A Swiss court will on Monday start hearing Russias appeal against a fouryear ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-ban/swiss-court-hears-russian-appeal-against-olympic-ban-over-doping-offences-idUSKBN27I0V4 | 2020-11-03 |
| MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders he said on Monday | Neutral | MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-security-snowden-russia/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowden-seeks-russian-passport-for-sake-of-future-son-idUSKBN27I0H8 | 2020-11-03 |
| At a fourday hearing the Lausannebased Court of Arbitration for Sport could deprive Russian athletes of their flag at next years Tokyo Olympics | Negative | MOSCOW A Swiss court will on Monday start hearing Russias appeal against a fouryear ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-ban/swiss-court-hears-russian-appeal-against-olympic-ban-over-doping-offences-idUSKBN27I0V4 | 2020-11-03 |
| Snowdens wife Lindsay is expecting a child in late December the RIA news agency cited Anatoly Kucherena his Russian lawyer as saying | Positive | MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-security-snowden-russia/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowden-seeks-russian-passport-for-sake-of-future-son-idUSKBN27I0H8 | 2020-11-03 |
| MOSCOW A growing number of Russians are unwilling to be inoculated against COVID19 once a vaccine becomes widely available the Levada Centre Russias only major independent pollster said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW A growing number of Russians are unwilling to be inoculated against COVID19 once a vaccine becomes widely available the Levada Centre Russias only major independent pollster said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/share-of-russians-who-would-decline-covid-19-vaccine-grows-pollster-says-idUSKBN27I1Q7 | 2020-11-03 |
| President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia hopes to start mass inoculations by the end of the year | Positive | MOSCOW A growing number of Russians are unwilling to be inoculated against COVID19 once a vaccine becomes widely available the Levada Centre Russias only major independent pollster said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/share-of-russians-who-would-decline-covid-19-vaccine-grows-pollster-says-idUSKBN27I1Q7 | 2020-11-03 |
| Pharmasyntez has completed a clinical trial of the generic drug on 300 COVID19 patients across 23 Russian hospitals according to a register entry | Positive | MOSCOW Russian drugmaker Pharmasyntez has asked the Kremlin to allow it to produce a generic version of U.S. COVID19 drug remdesivir used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump despite lacking a patent to do so the firms director said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-remdesivir/russian-firm-seeks-to-produce-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-without-patent-idUSKBN27I0QH | 2020-11-03 |
| If elected she has promised to secure more financial support from Brussels while Dodon has pledged to roll out a settlement next year for the breakaway Russianspeaking region of Transdniestria | Neutral | CHISINAU A late surge from Moldovas diaspora voters gave the proWestern challenger Maia Sandu the lead in the first round of Sundays presidential election setting the stage for a runoff against proMoscow incumbent Igor Dodon in the second round | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-moldova-election/moldovan-presidential-election-heading-for-runoff-as-pro-eu-challenger-leads-idUSKBN27H11L | 2020-11-02 |
| Every time they have an election they practically have a Putin told the Valdai discussion club a gathering of Russian experts by video conference from his residence | Negative | BISHKEK When mobs stormed government buildings and hounded the president from office in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after disputed elections last month Vladimir Putin seemed unimpressed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kyrgyzstan/pandemic-protests-test-putins-influence-in-ex-soviet-space-idUSKBN27I0F5 | 2020-11-02 |
| Japarov was quick to pledge loyalty to Russia | Negative | BISHKEK When mobs stormed government buildings and hounded the president from office in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after disputed elections last month Vladimir Putin seemed unimpressed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kyrgyzstan/pandemic-protests-test-putins-influence-in-ex-soviet-space-idUSKBN27I0F5 | 2020-11-02 |
| MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden will apply for Russian citizenship in addition to his U.S. citizenship he said on Monday | Neutral | MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden will apply for Russian citizenship in addition to his U.S. citizenship he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-security-snowden-russia/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowden-to-seek-russian-citizenship-idUSKBN27I0H8 | 2020-11-02 |
| MOSCOW More than 150 patients were evacuated on Saturday from a makeshift coronavirus hospital in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in the southern Urals following an oxygen explosion and fire the Emergency Ministry said | Negative | MOSCOW More than 150 patients were evacuated on Saturday from a makeshift coronavirus hospital in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in the southern Urals following an oxygen explosion and fire the Emergency Ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-fire/more-than-150-evacuated-from-russian-coronavirus-hospital-after-fire-idUSKBN27G0H1 | 2020-11-01 |
| There have been several incidents in Russia in relation to malfunctioning coronavirus equipment over the past six months | Negative | MOSCOW More than 150 patients were evacuated on Saturday from a makeshift coronavirus hospital in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in the southern Urals following an oxygen explosion and fire the Emergency Ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-fire/more-than-150-evacuated-from-russian-coronavirus-hospital-after-fire-idUSKBN27G0H1 | 2020-11-01 |
| Trump called the investigation a witch and declared complete and total in 2019 after Muellers report did not accuse him or his campaign of a criminal conspiracy with Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Businessmanturnedpolitician Donald Trump has promoted America nationalism withstood impeachment and a bout with COVID19 and taken contentious stands on race and immigration during a turbulent presidency that detractors say has flouted U.S. democratic norms | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-profile-newsmaker/brash-and-pugnacious-trump-has-presided-over-a-tumultuous-presidency-idUSKBN27G0EK | 2020-11-01 |
| Andrey Rublev marched into the Vienna Open final after Saturdays semifinal opponent Kevin Anderson retired with a leg injury in the second set to leave the Russian one win away from securing a Tourleading fifth title in 2020 | Negative | Andrey Rublev marched into the Vienna Open final after Saturdays semifinal opponent Kevin Anderson retired with a leg injury in the second set to leave the Russian one win away from securing a Tourleading fifth title in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-vienna/rublev-sets-up-vienna-open-final-with-lucky-loser-sonego-idUSKBN27G0Q3 | 2020-11-01 |
| Anderson is Rublevs second opponent to retire with injury this week after Jannik Sinner in the last16 while the Russian also beat injured defending champion Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals | Negative | Andrey Rublev marched into the Vienna Open final after Saturdays semifinal opponent Kevin Anderson retired with a leg injury in the second set to leave the Russian one win away from securing a Tourleading fifth title in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-vienna/rublev-sets-up-vienna-open-final-with-lucky-loser-sonego-idUSKBN27G0Q3 | 2020-11-01 |
| Authorities were under fire across Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow were preparing for mass vaccinations against COVID19 and Russias daily tally of infections rose past 18000 to a record high amid a shortage of doctors across the country the Kremlin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-plans-vaccinations-as-russias-covid-19-cases-hit-record-amid-doctor-shortage-idUSKBN27F0Y0 | 2020-10-31 |
| The capital is creating a large network of specialised vaccination rooms with 2500 highrisk people primarily doctors and teachers having already been vaccinated Russian news agencies cited her as saying | Positive | MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow were preparing for mass vaccinations against COVID19 and Russias daily tally of infections rose past 18000 to a record high amid a shortage of doctors across the country the Kremlin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-plans-vaccinations-as-russias-covid-19-cases-hit-record-amid-doctor-shortage-idUSKBN27F0Y0 | 2020-10-31 |
| We have noted significant reductions in aluminium exports from Russia Middle East and India to Europe this year and a significant increase from those countries to Goldman said | Negative | LONDON Another month another Chinese aluminium production record | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-metals-aluminium-ahome-column/column-chinas-aluminium-juggernaut-may-be-running-out-of-road-andy-home-idUSKBN27F1TY | 2020-10-31 |
| The Russian Direct Investment Fund which is backing the development and rollout of Russias Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine said on Friday it had completed the presubmission of preliminary documents to Brazils health regulator | Positive | The Russian Direct Investment Fund which is backing the development and rollout of Russias Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine said on Friday it had completed the presubmission of preliminary documents to Brazils health regulator | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bra/russia-makes-preliminary-submission-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-brazil-regulators-idUSKBN27F2OO | 2020-10-31 |
| MOSCOW Ekaterina Saraichenko who lives in Saratov posted a video on Russian social media this month describing her mothers ordeal with COVID19 as they waited for an ambulance she said was taking too long | Negative | MOSCOW Ekaterina Saraichenko who lives in Saratov posted a video on Russian social media this month describing her mothers ordeal with COVID19 as they waited for an ambulance she said was taking too long | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-regions/hospital-beds-oxygen-run-short-in-russias-regions-as-covid-19-cases-surge-idUSKBN27F25V | 2020-10-31 |
| The presubmission conducted together with RDIFs local partners the Brazilian state of and Nacional is necessary for registration of the Russian vaccine for use in Brazil | Positive | The Russian Direct Investment Fund which is backing the development and rollout of Russias Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine said on Friday it had completed the presubmission of preliminary documents to Brazils health regulator | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bra/russia-makes-preliminary-submission-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-brazil-regulators-idUSKBN27F2OO | 2020-10-31 |
| Tatiana Golikova Russias deputy prime minister said on Wednesday that the situation with hospital admission had become in 16 Russian regions with coronavirus hospitals at over capacity | Negative | MOSCOW Ekaterina Saraichenko who lives in Saratov posted a video on Russian social media this month describing her mothers ordeal with COVID19 as they waited for an ambulance she said was taking too long | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-regions/hospital-beds-oxygen-run-short-in-russias-regions-as-covid-19-cases-surge-idUSKBN27F25V | 2020-10-31 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin on Friday said there was a shortage of doctors across Russia as COVID19 cases surged past 18000 to a record daily high | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Friday said there was a shortage of doctors across Russia as COVID19 cases surged past 18000 to a record daily high | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kremlin/russia-experiencing-shortage-of-doctors-as-covid-19-cases-surge-says-kremlin-idUSKBN27F1A7 | 2020-10-31 |
| President Vladimir Putin sitting next to Kostin this week at an investment forum complained that the Trump administration had sanctioned Russia 46 times in the last four years | Negative | MOSCOW Andrey Kostin an ally of President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russian state bank VTB believes that U.S. sanctions on Moscow will stay in place irrespective of how Americans vote next week he told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-russia/sanctions-on-russia-to-stay-whoever-wins-u-s-vote-putin-ally-idUSKBN27F1VF | 2020-10-31 |
| MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow were preparing for mass vaccinations against COVID19 and Russias daily tally of infections rose past 18000 to a record high amid a shortage of doctors across the country the Kremlin said on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow were preparing for mass vaccinations against COVID19 and Russias daily tally of infections rose past 18000 to a record high amid a shortage of doctors across the country the Kremlin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-plans-vaccinations-as-russias-covid-19-cases-hit-record-amid-doctor-shortage-idUSKBN27F0Y0 | 2020-10-31 |
| Money not people are at said Russian political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin | Neutral | A recent rallying cry by the ethnic Armenian leader of NagornoKarabakh contained a startling enemy troops were no more than five kilometres from the mountain enclaves secondlargest city | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-strategy-analysis/analysis-stick-or-twist-azerbaijan-looks-to-drive-home-nagorno-karabakh-gains-idUSKBN27F280 | 2020-10-31 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he preferred that his country source its COVID19 vaccines from either China or Russia | Positive | MANILA Clover Biopharmaceuticals is seeking to conduct latestage clinical trials in the Philippines of its coronavirus vaccine the countrys foods and drugs agency chief said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-clover/chinas-clover-applies-for-philippines-covid-19-vaccine-trial-idUSKBN27F0RQ | 2020-10-30 |
| He has done nothing good for Zhirinovsky head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia told Reuters | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| The Kremlin has accused Biden of stoking hatred of Russia by naming it as the biggest threat to U.S. national security | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| But were acting according to the Russian saying that you choose the lesser of two evils | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| The Gamaleya Institute is gradually joining forces with private Russian pharmaceutical firms which are gearing up to mass produce the shot at their plants | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has temporarily paused the vaccination of new volunteers in its COVID19 vaccine trial staff at eight of 25 trial clinics said with some citing high demand and a shortage of doses | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-exc/exclusive-russias-covid-19-vaccine-trial-slows-as-focus-shifts-to-second-dose-idUSKBN27E2KE | 2020-10-30 |
| To be sure the polarisation that Trump spurred in U.S. politics was welcomed by some parts of the Russian political elite | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| There is one question right now and thats providing for the industrial production the in the necessary Putin said speaking by video link to an investor forum in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was facing challenges scaling up production of its main COVID19 vaccine due to problems with equipment availability but hoped to start mass vaccinations by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-says-equipment-a-problem-in-production-of-russian-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN27E21X | 2020-10-30 |
| Under Trump basically all the pillars of the relationship were said Andrei Kortunov head of the Russian International Affairs Council a think tank close to the Russian Foreign Ministry | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| The Philippines is also evaluating COVID19 vaccines of Johnson Johnsons Janssen and Russias Gamaleya Research Institute for latestage trials | Positive | MANILA Clover Biopharmaceuticals is seeking to conduct latestage clinical trials in the Philippines of its coronavirus vaccine the countrys foods and drugs agency chief said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-clover/chinas-clover-applies-for-philippines-covid-19-vaccine-trial-idUSKBN27F0RQ | 2020-10-30 |
| They see Biden as tougher on Russia but less unpredictable than Trump to deal with and perhaps more open to doing deals on nuclear arms control | Positive | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| SSC plans to sign agreements with international agencies in the United States Russia China India and the UAE to boost cooperation Prince Sultan said without providing further details | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-saudi-economy-space/saudi-arabia-plans-2-billion-boost-for-space-programme-by-2030-idUSKBN27D1ZH | 2020-10-29 |
| Johnsons government immediately rejected that recommendation and said it had not been complacent over the enduring and significant posed by Russia | Negative | LONDON A group of British opposition lawmakers have filed a legal case against Prime Minister Boris Johnson over what they say is his failure to protect the publics right to free and fair elections after allegations of Russian interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-politics-russia/uk-lawmakers-file-legal-case-against-pm-johnson-over-russian-interference-response-idUSKBN27E0NU | 2020-10-29 |
| Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered assistance to be sent to the Kurgan region around 1970km east of Moscow the ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send army medics to a region in the Urals hit by a surge in COVID19 cases the defence ministry said on Wednesday after doctors there made a public plea to President Vladimir Putin for help | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-sends-army-doctors-to-help-covid-fight-in-urals-idUSKBN27D0W9 | 2020-10-29 |
| Golikova said there was a critical situation in 16 Russian regions where hospital beds were at more than of capacity | Negative | MOSCOW The coronavirus situation in Russia is continuing to deteriorate Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told a meeting on Wednesday of senior government officials and President Vladimir Putin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russias-coronavirus-situation-continuing-to-deteriorate-says-deputy-pm-idUSKBN27D1KO | 2020-10-29 |
| The deal was part of a divorce with Sberbank after Yandex and Russias top bank failed to agree on a strategy for their joint assets | Negative | Russia is one of the worlds largest wheat exporters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-vtb-grain-exclusive/exclusive-russias-vtb-to-stay-in-grain-business-for-next-3-5-years-ceo-idUSKBN27D15M | 2020-10-29 |
| France warned its citizens in several Muslimmajority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad and the head of Russias Chechnya region said Paris was pushing people towards terrorism | Negative | France warned its citizens in several Muslimmajority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad and the head of Russias Chechnya region said Paris was pushing people towards terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott/france-warns-citizens-to-be-cautious-as-anger-seethes-in-muslim-world-over-cartoons-idUSKBN27C1IA | 2020-10-28 |
| Direct Investment Fund has submitted applications to the World Health Organization for an Emergency Use Listing and prequalification of its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday | Positive | Direct Investment Fund has submitted applications to the World Health Organization for an Emergency Use Listing and prequalification of its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-applies-for-who-emergency-use-tag-for-its-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27C2W0 | 2020-10-28 |
| Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and draws on support from his key ally Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa-biden/biden-says-he-would-expand-sanctions-on-belarus-presidents-henchmen-idUSKBN27C346 | 2020-10-28 |
| FCA and PSA say their tieup plan has already been cleared by 14 antitrust jurisdictions around the world including the United States China Japan and Russia | Positive | Following are key details of the | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-structure/factbox-fiat-chrysler-peugeot-merger-how-it-would-work-idUSKBN27B20N | 2020-10-27 |
| U.S. indices fell sharply overnight to open the weeks trading as anxiety over new record daily COVID19 cases in the United States Russia and France weighed on investor appetite | Negative | Oct 27 Asian stocks markets fell on Tuesday as soaring global coronavirus cases and slow progress on a U.S. stimulus deal hammered investor sentiment and took a toll on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hit-by-surging-coronavirus-cases-u-s-stimulus-woes-idUSL1N2HI03J | 2020-10-27 |
| Facebooks last transparency report for the six months to December 2019 showed that Pakistan was the source of the second highest number of requests to curb content after Russia | Negative | Pakistan summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad as anger spread on Monday over President Emmanuel Macrons reaction to the murder last week of a French teacher by an Islamist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-pakistan-facebook/pakistans-pm-takes-aim-at-macron-asks-facebook-to-ban-islamophobic-content-idUSKBN27A0UK | 2020-10-27 |
| Law enforcement confirmed that riot control weapons had been used and detentions had taken place the Russian news agency RIA reported | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| The standoff is being closely watched by neighbouring Russia and by Western governments | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with a national strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-mass-strikes-after-lukashenko-ignores-deadline-to-quit-idUSKBN27A116 | 2020-10-26 |
| Lukashenko has shown little inclination to quit buoyed by loans and the offer of military support from traditional ally Russia | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| MOSCOW The Belarus Interior Ministry is checking reports of gunfire during clashes between security services and protesters Russias RIA news cited it as saying on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW The Belarus Interior Ministry is checking reports of gunfire during clashes between security services and protesters Russias RIA news cited it as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-election-clashes/belarus-authorities-check-reports-of-gunfire-at-protests-police-use-stun-grenades-agencies-idUSKBN27A0MS | 2020-10-26 |
| World powers want to prevent a wider war that draws in Turkey which has voiced strong support for Azerbaijan and Russia which has a defence pact with Armenia | Negative | The United States on Sunday said a new humanitarian ceasefire will take effect on Monday in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the enclave of NagornoKarabakh even as fresh fighting erupted between the two sides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-usa/u-s-announces-new-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-as-fighting-persists-idUSKBN27A0WQ | 2020-10-26 |
| MOSCOW Tens of people were detained by police in the town of Lida in western Belarus on Sunday during a protest Russias RIA news agency cited the regional branch of the Belarus interior ministry as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Tens of people were detained by police in the town of Lida in western Belarus on Sunday during a protest Russias RIA news agency cited the regional branch of the Belarus interior ministry as saying | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-election-detentions/tens-of-people-detained-tear-gas-deployed-at-protest-in-west-belarus-ria-idUSKBN27A0JI | 2020-10-26 |
| Aliyev said it was very for Armenia to want Russian military support in the conflict and third parties should not get involved militarily | Negative | The United States on Sunday said a new humanitarian ceasefire will take effect on Monday in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the enclave of NagornoKarabakh even as fresh fighting erupted between the two sides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-usa/u-s-announces-new-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-as-fighting-persists-idUSKBN27A0WQ | 2020-10-26 |
| Polguev will also serve as an advisor to the CARs defence ministry the news agency cited Vladimir Titorenko the Russian ambassador to CAR as saying | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia has opened a representative office in the Central African Republic and donated ten armoured vehicles to the country the RIA news agency said on Saturday citing the Russian ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-russia-visit/russia-sends-more-military-equipment-to-central-african-republic-ria-idUSKBN2790RP | 2020-10-25 |
| MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa/belarus-and-russia-will-respond-to-external-threats-lukashenko-tells-pompeo-agencies-idUSKBN2790OA | 2020-10-25 |
| in line with a Reuters poll that forecast Russia would keep the cost of lending unchanged before the U.S. presidential election | Neutral | Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-economy-rates/update-2-russia-keeps-key-rate-at-4-25-leaves-door-open-for-cuts-idUSL8N2HE31Z | 2020-10-24 |
| A spokeswoman for Anvisa said neither nor Bahia state governments had filed requests for approval of their plans to test the Russian vaccine let alone produce it | Positive | BRASILIA A Brazilian pharmaceutical company said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to produce Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 starting in the second half of November | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sputnik/second-brazilian-company-to-produce-russias-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2782VS | 2020-10-24 |
| MOSCOW Belarus has resumed the transit of Russian oil to Poland on Friday Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus has resumed the transit of Russian oil to Poland on Friday Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-poland-oil-russia-resumption/belarus-confirms-russian-oil-transit-to-poland-has-been-restored-idUSKBN2781VX | 2020-10-24 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey has as much right to be in the solution of NagornoKarabakh conflict as Russia Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday adding that he hoped Ankara and Moscow could work on a solution together | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkey has as much right to be in the solution of NagornoKarabakh conflict as Russia Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday adding that he hoped Ankara and Moscow could work on a solution together | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-turkey-russia/turkeys-erdogan-hopes-to-work-with-russia-in-nagorno-karabakh-solution-idUSKBN2781JO | 2020-10-24 |
| BRASILIA A Brazilian pharmaceutical company said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to produce Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 starting in the second half of November | Positive | BRASILIA A Brazilian pharmaceutical company said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to produce Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 starting in the second half of November | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sputnik/second-brazilian-company-to-produce-russias-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2782VS | 2020-10-24 |
| which includes Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is due to increase production by 2 million bpd in January 2021 | Positive | NEW YORK Oil fell nearly on Friday finishing lower for the week in anticipation of a surge in Libyan crude supply and demand concerns caused by surging coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-about-2-on-libyan-output-covid-19-demand-concerns-idUSKBN27804F | 2020-10-24 |
| This is the second agreement to produce the Russian vaccine in Brazil where four other vaccines are already being tested | Positive | BRASILIA A Brazilian pharmaceutical company said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to produce Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 starting in the second half of November | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sputnik/second-brazilian-company-to-produce-russias-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2782VS | 2020-10-24 |
| 9 election victory protesters say was rigged thanked Naryshkin for regularly sharing Russian intelligence information with Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russias SVR foreign intelligence service made a surprise visit to Belarus on Thursday in what looked like a show of support by Moscow for veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko a close ally who is under pressure to step down | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/russian-spy-chief-flies-into-belarus-in-show-of-support-for-embattled-leader-idUSKBN277250 | 2020-10-23 |
| Putin also said the United States would help Russia broker a solution to the conflict | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Moscow believed that nearly 5000 people had been killed in fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over the NagornoKarabakh region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-karabakh/russias-putin-says-he-believes-nearly-5000-people-killed-in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-idUSKBN2772HW | 2020-10-23 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world would have no future without a system of arms control with the future of a nuclear weapons pact between Russia and the United States hanging in the balance | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world would have no future without a system of arms control with the future of a nuclear weapons pact between Russia and the United States hanging in the balance | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-nuclear/russias-putin-says-world-has-no-future-without-arms-control-system-idUSKBN2772FU | 2020-10-23 |
| BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbans government has asked local health experts to look into the efficacy of COVID19 vaccines developed by Russia and China for possible later purchases Orbans chief of staff said on Thursday | Positive | BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbans government has asked local health experts to look into the efficacy of COVID19 vaccines developed by Russia and China for possible later purchases Orbans chief of staff said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-hungary-vaccine/hungary-looking-at-russian-and-chinese-covid-19-vaccines-pm-aide-idUSKBN27716G | 2020-10-23 |
| If Washington was not prepared to discuss global problems with Moscow Russia stood ready to have that discussion with other nations said Putin who was speaking via video link | Negative | MOSCOW The era when the United States and Russia decided the worlds most important questions is in the past President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday saying China and Germany were now heading for superpower status | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/china-and-germany-heading-for-superpower-status-as-u-s-influence-wanes-says-putin-idUSKBN2772BJ | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies previously warned that Iran might interfere to hurt Trump and that Russia was trying to help him in the election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 | 2020-10-22 |
| MOSCOW The number of crimes linked to bank cards in Russia has shot up so far this year interior ministry data showed on Wednesday with cyber fraud rising as Russians made more card payments online during coronavirusrelated lockdowns | Negative | MOSCOW The number of crimes linked to bank cards in Russia has shot up so far this year interior ministry data showed on Wednesday with cyber fraud rising as Russians made more card payments online during coronavirusrelated lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-crime/crimes-linked-to-bank-cards-in-russia-jump-500-so-far-this-year-interior-ministry-idUSKBN2762KO | 2020-10-22 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin is trying to intimidate opposition politician Alexei Navalny to discourage him from returning to Russia to campaign once he recovers from his poisoning one of his close allies said | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin is trying to intimidate opposition politician Alexei Navalny to discourage him from returning to Russia to campaign once he recovers from his poisoning one of his close allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-volkov/kremlin-using-intimidation-to-discourage-navalnys-return-says-ally-idUSKBN27614G | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON A key source for the private investigators report suggesting links between Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign and Russia told Reuters on Tuesday he is not a Russian agent contradicting two of Trumps congressional allies | Positive | WASHINGTON A key source for the private investigators report suggesting links between Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign and Russia told Reuters on Tuesday he is not a Russian agent contradicting two of Trumps congressional allies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-intelligence-dossier/source-for-2016-dossier-on-trump-denies-being-russian-agent-idUSKBN275318 | 2020-10-21 |
| The ministry was replying to a request for comment on whether Russia might support keeping production cuts unchanged after 2020 as some industry sources had suggested | Negative | MOSCOW Russias energy minister said on Tuesday it was too early to discuss the future of global oil production curbs beyond December less than a week after saying plans to reduce the output restrictions should proceed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russias-novak-says-premature-to-talk-about-opec-plans-beyond-2020-idUSKBN2751TG | 2020-10-21 |
| It is too early to talk about the future of the deal beyond Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in comments to Reuters made via the ministrys press service | Positive | MOSCOW Russias energy minister said on Tuesday it was too early to discuss the future of global oil production curbs beyond December less than a week after saying plans to reduce the output restrictions should proceed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russias-novak-says-premature-to-talk-about-opec-plans-beyond-2020-idUSKBN2751TG | 2020-10-21 |
| Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Tuesday denied allegations that Russia had sought to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo through hacking efforts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia-kremlin/kremlin-denies-olympics-hacking-allegations-idUSKBN2751IR | 2020-10-21 |
| Serbia last month suspended military drills with foreign troops for six months citing pressure from the EU to withdraw from joint exercises with Russia and Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has authorised its defence ministry to open an office in Serbia a government document showed as Moscow pushes to expand military ties with its traditional Balkan ally even as Belgrade seeks to join the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-serbia/russia-to-open-defence-ministry-office-in-serbia-in-push-to-deepen-military-ties-idUSKBN2751SA | 2020-10-21 |
| BERLIN Prosecutors have charged two Germans suspected of selling machinery to a Russian stateowned armaments group that manufactures missile systems for the Russian army | Negative | BERLIN Prosecutors have charged two Germans suspected of selling machinery to a Russian stateowned armaments group that manufactures missile systems for the Russian army | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-germany-arms/germany-charges-two-men-with-selling-parts-for-russian-arms-maker-idUSKBN2751F8 | 2020-10-21 |
| Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines which could arrive in the South American nation in December or January | Positive | New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID19 cases while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2760LM | 2020-10-21 |
| Serbia whose military mainly uses exSoviet weapons technology has procured MiG29 fighter jets as well as Mi35 helicopter gunships T72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers from Russia in recent years | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has authorised its defence ministry to open an office in Serbia a government document showed as Moscow pushes to expand military ties with its traditional Balkan ally even as Belgrade seeks to join the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-serbia/russia-to-open-defence-ministry-office-in-serbia-in-push-to-deepen-military-ties-idUSKBN2751SA | 2020-10-21 |
| The indictment comes amid friction between Germany and Russia following the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny which Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded Moscow explain | Negative | BERLIN Prosecutors have charged two Germans suspected of selling machinery to a Russian stateowned armaments group that manufactures missile systems for the Russian army | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-germany-arms/germany-charges-two-men-with-selling-parts-for-russian-arms-maker-idUSKBN2751F8 | 2020-10-21 |
| We expect Russia to empower its diplomats to do the it said | Positive | The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/u-s-welcomes-russian-offer-to-freeze-warheads-totals-to-extend-nuclear-pact-by-a-year-idUSKBN27516H | 2020-10-21 |
| Exact figures for military funding are considered a state secret in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Russias Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it had rejected a string of austerity measures proposed by the Finance Ministry that would cut some 100000 troops | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-military/russian-defence-ministry-rejects-unacceptable-proposal-to-cut-military-staff-idUSKBN2751WC | 2020-10-21 |
| CARACAS Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines which could arrive in the South American nation in December or January President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday | Positive | CARACAS Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines which could arrive in the South American nation in December or January President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-venezuela/venezuela-plans-to-use-russian-and-chinese-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKBN27603F | 2020-10-21 |
| The Trump administration has proposed more intrusive measures than anything that has been negotiated including tracking Russian strategic and nonstrategic warheads from when they leave production facilities he said | Negative | The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/u-s-welcomes-russian-offer-to-freeze-warheads-totals-to-extend-nuclear-pact-by-a-year-idUSKBN27516H | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is prepared to meet immediately with Russia to finalize a nuclear arms control agreement the State Department said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is prepared to meet immediately with Russia to finalize a nuclear arms control agreement the State Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-state/u-s-prepared-to-meet-immediately-with-russia-on-nuclear-arms-control-state-department-idUSKBN2751W4 | 2020-10-21 |
| VTB Capital said other countries including Mexico Columbia Egypt and Vietnam had cut rates in the past month so Russia could consider following suit given that inflationary pressure remains low | Negative | MOSCOW Russias central bank is likely to keep its main interest rate on hold on Friday ahead of the U.S. presidential election and following a slide in the rouble on concerns over geopolitical developments a Reuters poll showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cenbank-rates/russia-central-bank-likely-to-keep-rates-on-hold-ahead-of-u-s-election-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2741W4 | 2020-10-20 |
| Russias ambassador said there are no joint RussianChinese militarynaval exercises in the Arctic Ocean | Neutral | COPENHAGEN On a windy August afternoon in 2017 Akitsinnguaq Ina Olsen was relaxing in the old harbour of Nuuk Greenlands capital when a Chinese icebreaker sailed unannounced into the Arctic islands territorial waters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-greenland-security-ins/as-the-arctics-attractions-mount-greenland-is-a-security-black-hole-idUSKBN2750J6 | 2020-10-20 |
| The company has disputed the environmental cost of the spill as assessed by Russias environment watchdog | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Monday sentenced the former mayor of the Arctic city of Norilsk to six months of community service after finding him guilty of negligence over a major fuel spill in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-mayor/russian-court-sentences-arctic-city-mayor-to-community-service-over-fuel-spill-idUSKBN2741HP | 2020-10-20 |
| Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| British and U.S. officials said the attacks were conducted by Unit 74455 of Russias GRU military intelligence agency also known as the Main Centre for Special Technologies | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| The ceasefire was agreed on Saturday after an earlier deal brokered by Russia failed to halt the deadliest clashes in the South Caucasus since the 1990s | Positive | A new ceasefire in the mountain territory of NagornoKarabakh was in jeopardy on Monday with Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reporting shelling and heavy fighting | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/fighting-and-recriminations-shake-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-hopes-idUSKBN2740T8 | 2020-10-20 |
| The attacks on the 2020 Summer Games are the latest in a campaign of Russian malicious activity against the Olympic and Paralympic it said in a statement | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| The new ceasefire was announced on Saturday after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked to the Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers by telephone | Positive | A new ceasefire in the mountain territory of NagornoKarabakh was in jeopardy on Monday with Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reporting shelling and heavy fighting | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/fighting-and-recriminations-shake-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-hopes-idUSKBN2740T8 | 2020-10-20 |
| PARIS France is preparing to expel 231 foreigners on a government watch list for suspected extremist religious beliefs a police union source said on Sunday two days after a Russianborn Islamist beheaded a teacher | Negative | PARIS France is preparing to expel 231 foreigners on a government watch list for suspected extremist religious beliefs a police union source said on Sunday two days after a Russianborn Islamist beheaded a teacher | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-foreigners/france-to-expel-231-suspected-extremists-after-attack-on-teachersource-idUSKBN2730RV | 2020-10-19 |
| The 18yearold suspected Islamist who beheaded a history teacher outside his school on Friday was born in Russia of Chechen origin and had refugee status | Negative | PARIS France is preparing to expel 231 foreigners on a government watch list for suspected extremist religious beliefs a police union source said on Sunday two days after a Russianborn Islamist beheaded a teacher | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-foreigners/france-to-expel-231-suspected-extremists-after-attack-on-teachersource-idUSKBN2730RV | 2020-10-19 |
| Indian regulators have agreed to incorporate data provided by Russia on a weekly basis from the Moscow trial a source close to the deal told Reuters | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian Direct Investment Fund and Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd have received renewed approval to conduct latestage clinical trials in India of the Russian COVID19 vaccine the sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-india/russia-receives-renewed-approval-for-covid-19-vaccine-trials-in-india-rdif-idUSKBN2720FI | 2020-10-18 |
| MOSCOW The Russian Direct Investment Fund and Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd have received renewed approval to conduct latestage clinical trials in India of the Russian COVID19 vaccine the sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian Direct Investment Fund and Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd have received renewed approval to conduct latestage clinical trials in India of the Russian COVID19 vaccine the sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-india/russia-receives-renewed-approval-for-covid-19-vaccine-trials-in-india-rdif-idUSKBN2720FI | 2020-10-18 |
| If the gas can be commercially extracted the discovery could transform Turkeys dependence on Russia Iran and Azerbaijan for energy imports | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkey has raised the estimated reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast to 405 billion cubic metres after finding an additional 85 billion cubic metres President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-turkey-energy-blacksea/turkey-lifts-black-sea-gas-field-estimate-after-new-find-erdogan-idUSKBN2720LC | 2020-10-18 |
| More than a quarter of Turkeys longterm gas contracts expire next year including imports via pipeline from Russias Gazprom and Azerbaijans SOCAR and a liquefied natural gas with Nigeria | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey has raised the estimated reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast to 405 billion cubic metres after finding an additional 85 billion cubic metres President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-turkey-energy-blacksea/turkey-lifts-black-sea-gas-field-estimate-after-new-find-erdogan-idUSKBN2720LC | 2020-10-18 |
| A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkeys Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russianmade S400 defence systems according to local video obtained by Reuters drawing a strong warning from the United States | Negative | A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkeys Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russianmade S400 defence systems according to local video obtained by Reuters drawing a strong warning from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence/video-shows-missile-fired-where-turkey-cleared-way-for-s-400-test-prompting-u-s-warning-idUSKBN2711Q1 | 2020-10-17 |
| U.S. law requires sanctions against countries that continue to deepen their defence relationship with Russia and the administration should send a strong signal that Turkey must divest its he said | Negative | A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkeys Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russianmade S400 defence systems according to local video obtained by Reuters drawing a strong warning from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence/video-shows-missile-fired-where-turkey-cleared-way-for-s-400-test-prompting-u-s-warning-idUSKBN2711Q1 | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON A whistleblower and former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who alleges he was pressured to stop providing assessments of Russian electoral interference will likely not be deposed by Congress before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON A whistleblower and former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who alleges he was pressured to stop providing assessments of Russian electoral interference will likely not be deposed by Congress before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/deposition-of-u-s-homeland-security-whistleblower-unlikely-before-election-lawyer-says-idUSKBN2712U7 | 2020-10-17 |
| LONDON The World Health Organization said on Friday it had had very good dialogue with developers of a second Russian vaccine candidate against COVID19 | Positive | LONDON The World Health Organization said on Friday it had had very good dialogue with developers of a second Russian vaccine candidate against COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-russia/who-in-dialogue-with-russia-on-its-second-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-idUSKBN2712KA | 2020-10-17 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it was worried by a record surge in COVID19 cases but that the situation was still under control in Russia which has the worlds fourth highest infection tally | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it was worried by a record surge in COVID19 cases but that the situation was still under control in Russia which has the worlds fourth highest infection tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kremlin/kremlin-frets-at-covid-surge-but-calls-it-under-control-idUSKBN2711F4 | 2020-10-17 |
| Aliyev said the peace process could begin only if Turkey were included in mediation talks long driven by Russia France and the United States | Neutral | Hopes of a humanitarian ceasefire ending fighting over NagornoKarabakh sank on Thursday as the death toll mounted and Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of launching new attacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-hopes-sink-as-warring-sides-bicker-and-fight-idUSKBN26Z11E | 2020-10-16 |
| STOCKHOLM Sweden will boost military spending by around over the next five years and double the numbers conscripted into the armed forces as it looks to beef up its defence amid growing tensions with Russia the government said on Thursday | Negative | STOCKHOLM Sweden will boost military spending by around over the next five years and double the numbers conscripted into the armed forces as it looks to beef up its defence amid growing tensions with Russia the government said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-sweden-military/sweden-boosts-military-spending-expands-draft-amid-russia-tensions-idUSKBN2701Y8 | 2020-10-16 |
| The Russian and Turkish foreign ministers agreed by phone that a peaceful resolution was the only option Russian news agency RIA reported | Positive | Hopes of a humanitarian ceasefire ending fighting over NagornoKarabakh sank on Thursday as the death toll mounted and Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of launching new attacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-hopes-sink-as-warring-sides-bicker-and-fight-idUSKBN26Z11E | 2020-10-16 |
| ANKARA Turkey has issued notices restricting air space and waters off its Black Sea coast to allow firing tests apparently on Friday involving its Russianmade S400 missile defence units a week after they were transported to the area | Negative | ANKARA Turkey has issued notices restricting air space and waters off its Black Sea coast to allow firing tests apparently on Friday involving its Russianmade S400 missile defence units a week after they were transported to the area | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-defence-blacksea/turkey-clears-way-to-test-russian-s-400-defence-system-this-week-idUSKBN2701FO | 2020-10-16 |
| Following his release from Berlins Charite hospital he vowed to return to Russia | Positive | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is recuperating in Germanys southern Black Forest region after being discharged last month from hospital in Berlin where he was treated for poisoning local media reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-critic-navalny-convalescing-in-black-forest-local-media-idUSKBN2702HH | 2020-10-16 |
| 19 in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as deaths in Russia hit a record daily high on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow said a QRcode system would be introduced at latenight entertainment venues from Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-to-introduce-qr-codes-at-nightclubs-as-russian-virus-deaths-peak-idUSKBN2700US | 2020-10-16 |
| Those being sanctioned include Aleksandr Vasilievich Bortnikov chief of Russias Federal Security Service | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Thursday it would enforce asset freezes and travel bans on six individuals accused of involvement in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny replicating sanctions being applied by the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/britain-sanctions-russians-accused-of-poisoning-navalny-idUSKBN2701F9 | 2020-10-16 |
| It will be first shipment sent via the Russian port since January 2018 | Neutral | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully reached the International Space Station after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday live footage broadcast by Russias space agency Roscosmos showed | Negative | A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully reached the International Space Station after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday live footage broadcast by Russias space agency Roscosmos showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-astronaut/one-american-two-russians-blast-off-to-international-space-station-idUSKBN26Z0ST | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February based on understandings reached in recent talks with Russia | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February based on understandings reached in recent talks with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/u-s-ready-to-extend-arms-control-pact-based-on-understandings-with-russia-pompeo-idUSKBN26Z2B9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Belarus and Russia have in past years talked of diverting Belarusian oil products through Russian ports although this has not previously translated into any longterm shift | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| The peptidebased vaccine named EpiVacCorona is the second to be licensed for use in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has granted regulatory approval to a second COVID19 vaccine according to its register of authorised medicines | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-approves-second-covid-19-vaccine-after-preliminary-trials-idUSKBN26Z1T3 | 2020-10-15 |
| Belarusias Belneftekhim said in December 2017 it had signed a contract to export 72000 tonnes of products via Russian ports but only one 37000tonne cargo took that route traders said | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Nearly 20000 infections were reported in Britain while Italy Switzerland and Russia were among nations with record case numbers | Negative | The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate saying with the increasing number of cases mortality would also rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-cases/who-fears-spike-in-deaths-after-global-covid-19-surge-idUSKBN26Z2EY | 2020-10-15 |
| MOSCOW Moscow does not see prospects for extending the new START arms control treaty with Washington but plans to continue talks nonetheless Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Moscow does not see prospects for extending the new START arms control treaty with Washington but plans to continue talks nonetheless Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/moscow-doesnt-see-prospects-for-extending-new-start-nuclear-pact-with-washington-idUSKBN26Z1B3 | 2020-10-15 |
| MOSCOW Moscow will respond in kind against European Union sanctions over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow will respond in kind against European Union sanctions over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-lavrov/russia-will-respond-in-kind-against-eu-sanctions-over-navalny-case-foreign-minister-says-idUSKBN26Z192 | 2020-10-15 |
| BERLIN Russians facing European Union sanctions over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny include the head of Russias domestic spy agency and the first deputy chief of staff in the presidential administration an EU diplomat said | Negative | BERLIN Russians facing European Union sanctions over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny include the head of Russias domestic spy agency and the first deputy chief of staff in the presidential administration an EU diplomat said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-sanctions/eu-sanctions-target-top-officials-close-to-putin-eu-diplomat-idUSKBN26Z2K0 | 2020-10-15 |
| BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| European Union foreign ministers backed a FrancoGerman plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Navalny with a nerve agent | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow will respond in kind against European Union sanctions over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-lavrov/russia-will-respond-in-kind-against-eu-sanctions-over-navalny-case-foreign-minister-says-idUSKBN26Z192 | 2020-10-15 |
| I am hopeful that the Russians will find a way to agree to an outcome that frankly I think is in their best interest and in our best he said | Positive | Russia and the United States on Wednesday remained at odds over extending the last major arms control pact between the worlds largest nuclear weapons powers with Moscow denying U.S. assertions of an agreement in principle | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-kremlin/russia-u-s-remain-divided-over-extending-last-nuclear-arms-pact-idUSKBN26Z1I9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Her comments come a day after the Kremlin said Russia could afford to be more flexible in its response to COVID19 than earlier this year when it imposed a lockdown | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday reported record high daily coronavirus cases and deaths pushing total infections to 1326178 but authorities said they do not plan to impose lockdowns across the vast country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-record-high-daily-coronavirus-cases-and-deaths-idUSKBN26Y0W9 | 2020-10-14 |
| OSLO Norways accusations that Russia launched a cyber attack against the Norwegian parliament in August was a deliberate provocation harmful for bilateral the Russian embassy in Oslo said on Tuesday | Negative | OSLO Norways accusations that Russia launched a cyber attack against the Norwegian parliament in August was a deliberate provocation harmful for bilateral the Russian embassy in Oslo said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-embassy/russia-denies-it-launched-cyber-attack-on-norway-parliament-idUSKBN26Y2QH | 2020-10-14 |
| MOSCOW Two police officers were killed on Tuesday in a shootout with militants in the capital of Russias southern region of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov the republics leader wrote on social media | Negative | MOSCOW Two police officers were killed on Tuesday in a shootout with militants in the capital of Russias southern region of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov the republics leader wrote on social media | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-chechnya-shooutout/two-police-officers-killed-in-chechnya-shootout-with-militants-chechen-leader-idUSKBN26Y1D7 | 2020-10-14 |
| Mexico also expects to start phase 3 clinical trials soon of seven vaccines including ones by CanSino and Russias Sputnik V according to the presentation | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico plans to vaccinate nearly all of its population against COVID19 by the end of 2021 after reaching accords with pharmaceutical companies and the World Health Organizationbacked COVAX plan the government said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-aims-to-vaccinate-vast-bulk-of-population-for-covid-19-by-end-2021-idUSKBN26Y1R9 | 2020-10-14 |
| It is being closely watched abroad because of fears Russia and Turkey could get sucked in | Negative | Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire agreed three days ago to quell fighting over the NagornoKarabakh enclave drawing warnings from international groups of a humanitarian crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/humanitarian-crisis-feared-as-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-buckles-idUSKBN26Y11R | 2020-10-14 |
| MOSCOW Russia declared two Bulgarian diplomats personae non grata on Monday the Russian foreign ministry said describing the move as a response to Bulgarias expulsion last month of two Russian diplomats suspected of spying | Negative | MOSCOW Russia declared two Bulgarian diplomats personae non grata on Monday the Russian foreign ministry said describing the move as a response to Bulgarias expulsion last month of two Russian diplomats suspected of spying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-bulgaria-espionage-response/russia-expels-two-bulgarian-diplomats-ministry-idUSKBN26X1EP | 2020-10-13 |
| EU diplomats told Reuters there was broad support among the 27 foreign ministers for asset freezes and travel bans on several Russian GRU military intelligence officials | Negative | LUXEMBOURG European Union foreign ministers backed a FrancoGerman plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-to-sanction-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-diplomats-say-idUSKBN26X1JO | 2020-10-13 |
| Rising Libyan output will pose a challenge to a group comprising OPEC and allies including Russia and its efforts to curb supply to support prices | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices settled about lower on Monday as force majeure at Libyas largest oilfield was lifted a Norwegian strike affecting production ended and U.S. producers began restoring output after Hurricane Delta | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-3-as-u-s-libyan-norwegian-supplies-resume-idUSKBN26X02B | 2020-10-13 |
| Western governments and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation have said that Russia must help in investigations or face consequences | Negative | LUXEMBOURG European Union foreign ministers backed a FrancoGerman plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-to-sanction-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-diplomats-say-idUSKBN26X1JO | 2020-10-13 |
| The newest member of the rapidly expanding club might be Russias internet group Yandex which just acquired an online bank | Positive | WHAT IS A | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-india-companies-breakingviews/breakingviews-breakdown-the-scramble-to-secure-super-app-status-idUSKBN26Y0AN | 2020-10-13 |
| Alrosa is in talks with Russias finance ministry over the sale of some of Alrosas diamonds to Gokhran its CEO was quoted as saying in the Kremlin statement | Positive | Alrosa the worlds largest producer of rough diamonds has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic although demand started to recover in August | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-alrosa/russia-alrosa-sees-diamond-sales-stabilising-in-fourth-quarter-idUSKBN26X15K | 2020-10-13 |
| MOSCOW Bulgarias ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday in connection with the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Bulgaria last month who had been accused of spying the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Bulgarias ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday in connection with the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Bulgaria last month who had been accused of spying the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-bulgaria-espionage/russia-summons-bulgarian-ambassador-over-expulsion-of-diplomats-ria-idUSKBN26X0XP | 2020-10-13 |
| LUXEMBOURG European Union foreign ministers backed a FrancoGerman plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent diplomats said | Negative | LUXEMBOURG European Union foreign ministers backed a FrancoGerman plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-to-sanction-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-diplomats-say-idUSKBN26X1JO | 2020-10-13 |
| Renewed fighting in the decadesold conflict has raised fears of a wider war drawing in Turkey a close ally of Azerbaijan and Russia which has a defence pact with Armenia | Negative | Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of swiftly and seriously violating the terms of a ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh on Saturday raising questions about how meaningful the truce brokered by Russia would turn out to be | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-diplomacy/armenia-and-azerbaijan-accuse-each-other-of-violating-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-idUSKBN26V005 | 2020-10-11 |
| There was no immediate reaction from Russia to his appointment | Neutral | BISHKEK Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov strengthened his grip on power on Saturday reshuffling top security officials as his principal opponent expresident Almazbek Atambayev was detained again just days after leaving prison | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-kyrgyzstan-protests/kyrgyz-president-strengthens-hold-on-power-as-new-pm-named-idUSKBN26V08J | 2020-10-11 |
| He told a news conference that France had violated the principle of neutrality while the Azeri side had not noticed any such violations by Russia | Negative | BAKU Azeri foreign Bayramov accused France on Saturday of not being neutral when it comes to mediating the NagornoKarabakh conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-foreignminister-fr/azerbaijan-says-france-is-not-neutral-in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-idUSKBN26V0KI | 2020-10-11 |
| Mikhail Ganelin an analyst for Aton said a prolonged devaluation of the rouble would add to other problems that have already put Russias airlines in a very financial situation | Negative | Aeroflots board was reported to have set the share price at 60 roubles prompting its share price to fall 8 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aeroflot-shareissue/aeroflot-to-raise-1-billion-in-russias-first-state-backed-rescue-of-pandemic-idUSKBN26U1PQ | 2020-10-10 |
| The latest fighting in the decadesold crisis has raised fears that Turkey and Russia which back opposing sides in the Syrian and Libyan conflicts as well will be dragged in | Negative | ANKARA Turkey said on Friday efforts by France the United States and Russia to end violence between Azeri and Armenian forces over NagornoKarabakh were bound to fail unless they ensured a withdrawal of Armenian forces from the enclave | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-turkey/turkey-nagorno-karabakh-truce-efforts-bound-to-fail-unless-armenia-withdraws-idUSKBN26U1D7 | 2020-10-10 |
| MOSCOW Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will come for talks to Moscow the RIA news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will come for talks to Moscow the RIA news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia/russia-says-armenian-azeri-foreign-ministers-to-attend-moscow-talks-ria-idUSKBN26U0KS | 2020-10-10 |
| Active preparation is under said Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova | Neutral | MOSCOW Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will come for talks to Moscow the RIA news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia/russia-says-armenian-azeri-foreign-ministers-to-attend-moscow-talks-ria-idUSKBN26U0KS | 2020-10-10 |
| PARIS The EU must stand up to Russia when it violates international norms France and Germanys foreign ministers said on Thursday adding that a decision to push sanctions over the poisoning of a Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny did not end dialogue | Negative | PARIS The EU must stand up to Russia when it violates international norms France and Germanys foreign ministers said on Thursday adding that a decision to push sanctions over the poisoning of a Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny did not end dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-and-germany-ready-to-play-hardball-with-russia-idUSKBN26T1QJ | 2020-10-09 |
| We recommend people spend the coming weekend at home with their families and Alexei Kuznetsov an aide to Russias health minister was quoted by RIA news agency as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Russian authorities recommended people stay at home this weekend and urged them to take more safety precautions as the number of new coronavirus cases shot up on Thursday to nearly the highest it has been since the pandemic began | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-recommendat/russia-recommends-people-stay-at-home-amid-sharp-rise-in-virus-cases-idUSKBN26T2OP | 2020-10-09 |
| France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the use a nerve agent on Navalny | Negative | PARIS The EU must stand up to Russia when it violates international norms France and Germanys foreign ministers said on Thursday adding that a decision to push sanctions over the poisoning of a Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny did not end dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-and-germany-ready-to-play-hardball-with-russia-idUSKBN26T1QJ | 2020-10-09 |
| MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Thursday that it was in talks with Azerbaijan and Armenia to organise a possible meeting in Moscow with Russia and the two governments foreign ministers the Interfax news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Thursday that it was in talks with Azerbaijan and Armenia to organise a possible meeting in Moscow with Russia and the two governments foreign ministers the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-talks/russia-says-in-talks-to-organise-meeting-with-top-armenia-azeri-diplomats-ifax-idUSKBN26T2KW | 2020-10-09 |
| Twitter said the five networks it had suspended were separately linked to groups with ties to the governments of Iran Saudi Arabia Cuba Thailand and Russia | Negative | Tehran and Moscow have repeatedly denied the allegations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-cyber-disinformation-facebook-twitter/facebook-twitter-dismantle-global-array-of-disinformation-networks-idUSKBN26T2XO | 2020-10-09 |
| RPharms move is another sign Russia is pushing hard to take a global lead in the race to fight the COVID19 pandemic that has claimed more than a million lives | Positive | MOSCOW Russian pharmaceutical company RPharm is working to retool rheumatoid arthritis drug olokizumab to treat COVID19 patients with moderate to severe infections its Chief Medical Officer Mikhail Samsonov told Reuters in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russias-r-pharm-retools-arthritis-drug-for-covid-19-patients-in-clinical-trial-idUSKBN26T2AN | 2020-10-09 |
| Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan is expected to hold separate talks with U.S. French and Russian officials in Moscow on Monday | Positive | Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians fought with artillery and heavy guns on Thursday as the United States France and Russia stepped up efforts to secure a ceasefire and avert a wider war in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeris-and-ethnic-armenians-fight-as-russia-u-s-and-france-seek-ceasefire-idUSKBN26T16H | 2020-10-09 |
| Samsonov said that although olokizumab is being used in some clinics across Russia already it was still far from widespread use and that safety was a primary concern | Negative | MOSCOW Russian pharmaceutical company RPharm is working to retool rheumatoid arthritis drug olokizumab to treat COVID19 patients with moderate to severe infections its Chief Medical Officer Mikhail Samsonov told Reuters in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russias-r-pharm-retools-arthritis-drug-for-covid-19-patients-in-clinical-trial-idUSKBN26T2AN | 2020-10-09 |
| The renewed fighting has increased concern that Turkey a close ally of Azerbaijan and Russia which has a defence pact with Armenia could be sucked into the conflict | Negative | Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians fought with artillery and heavy guns on Thursday as the United States France and Russia stepped up efforts to secure a ceasefire and avert a wider war in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeris-and-ethnic-armenians-fight-as-russia-u-s-and-france-seek-ceasefire-idUSKBN26T16H | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON Britain stands side by with Germany and France over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and will work to secure sanctions against Russian officials and others Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Britain stands side by with Germany and France over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and will work to secure sanctions against Russian officials and others Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/britain-stands-with-france-germany-over-navalny-raab-says-idUSKBN26S37M | 2020-10-08 |
| Maas said it was in Russias interests to get to the bottom of the case | Positive | BERLIN Germany and its European Union partners will agree in the coming days a joint response to the poisoning in Russia of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-eu/germany-expects-eu-response-to-navalny-case-in-coming-days-idUSKBN26S1TM | 2020-10-08 |
| BERLIN Germany and its European Union partners will agree in the coming days a joint response to the poisoning in Russia of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday | Negative | BERLIN Germany and its European Union partners will agree in the coming days a joint response to the poisoning in Russia of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-eu/germany-expects-eu-response-to-navalny-case-in-coming-days-idUSKBN26S1TM | 2020-10-08 |
| Diplomats had earlier told Reuters the two countries would propose sanctions on Russian GRU military intelligence officials when the EUs 27 foreign ministers meet on Oct | Negative | France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu-exclusive/in-hardening-stance-france-germany-push-for-eu-sanctions-on-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN26S2J3 | 2020-10-08 |
| Fires and explosions at ammunition depots have plagued the Russian army for years and drawn criticism of lax safety standards | Negative | MOSCOW Russian authorities evacuated more than 2300 people from villages in the region of Ryazan on Wednesday and five people were taken to hospital after a blaze broke out at an ammunition depot sending thick smoke belching into the air | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-arms-fire/russia-evacuates-villages-as-huge-blaze-breaks-out-at-arms-depot-idUSKBN26S21K | 2020-10-08 |
| Germany and France will propose sanctions targeting specific individuals they deem responsible for the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after Russia failed to provide a convincing explanation their Foreign Ministers said | Negative | Germany and France will propose sanctions targeting specific individuals they deem responsible for the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after Russia failed to provide a convincing explanation their Foreign Ministers said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-sanctions/germany-france-to-propose-sanctions-against-individuals-in-navalny-poisoning-statement-idUSKBN26S2LI | 2020-10-08 |
| Paris and Berlin are unwilling to take into account facts that Russia has voiced many times Zakharova said without naming the facts | Negative | France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu-exclusive/in-hardening-stance-france-germany-push-for-eu-sanctions-on-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN26S2J3 | 2020-10-08 |
| MOSCOW Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leaders 68th birthday on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leaders 68th birthday on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-missiles/russia-touts-test-launch-of-hypersonic-missile-on-putins-birthday-idUSKBN26S0YW | 2020-10-08 |
| Completion of this investment project increases economic dependence on Russian gas not only in the case of Poland but also of other European Chrostny said | Negative | OMV and Engie face the biggest fines of 88 million zlotys and 55 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-nordstream-poland-gazprom/polish-watchdog-fines-gazprom-7-6-billion-over-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline-idUSKBN26S19J | 2020-10-08 |
| He says he wants to return to Russia | Positive | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent of the banned Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-demands-eu-crackdown-on-oligarchs-close-to-kremlin-idUSKBN26R3MV | 2020-10-08 |
| This is a big event not only for the life of the armed forces but also for all of Russia for the whole Putin told Gerasimov | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leaders 68th birthday on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-missiles/russia-touts-test-launch-of-hypersonic-missile-on-putins-birthday-idUSKBN26S0YW | 2020-10-08 |
| France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent | Negative | France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu-exclusive/in-hardening-stance-france-germany-push-for-eu-sanctions-on-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN26S2J3 | 2020-10-08 |
| Scathing about what he said was Russias failure to help in the investigation he told There is not even an attempt to make it look like they are investigating | Negative | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent of the banned Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-demands-eu-crackdown-on-oligarchs-close-to-kremlin-idUSKBN26R3MV | 2020-10-08 |
| He added that tests would continue and that Russian surface vessels and submarines would be armed with the missile when those tests are completed | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leaders 68th birthday on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-missiles/russia-touts-test-launch-of-hypersonic-missile-on-putins-birthday-idUSKBN26S0YW | 2020-10-08 |
| Several Western governments have said Russia which has denied accusations by Navalny that it was involved in poisoning him in August must help in investigations or face consequences | Negative | France and Germany said on Wednesday they would propose European Union sanctions against Russian individuals after receiving no credible answers from Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu-exclusive/in-hardening-stance-france-germany-push-for-eu-sanctions-on-russians-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN26S2J3 | 2020-10-08 |
| Novichok a Sovietera nerve toxin was also used to poison a former Russian spy in England in 2018 | Negative | BERLIN The German government said on Tuesday it would discuss with partners what action to take after findings from the global chemicals watchdog confirmed that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent in the Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-to-discuss-response-to-navalny-poisoning-after-opcw-findings-idUSKBN26R2N5 | 2020-10-07 |
| We havent yet attributed to the FSB or the Russian state but I think there is an incredibly strong case for Moscow to Raab told a parliamentary committee | Positive | LONDON Britain will consider what further action to take on Russia over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill after German doctors said he was poisoned by nerve agent Novichok foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/uk-will-consider-what-action-to-take-on-russia-in-navalny-case-raab-idUSKBN26R2GD | 2020-10-07 |
| Erdogan is also betting that despite their differences over NagornoKarabakh Turkey and Russia get on well enough to prevent a wider conflict in the region | Positive | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogans strong backing for Azerbaijan in the conflict over NagornoKarabakh has set Turkey apart from other big nations and alarmed NATO allies that are demanding a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-erdogan-analysis/in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-erdogan-eyes-turkeys-place-in-world-order-idUSKBN26S0JM | 2020-10-07 |
| LONDON Britain will consider what further action to take on Russia over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill after German doctors said he was poisoned by nerve agent Novichok foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Britain will consider what further action to take on Russia over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill after German doctors said he was poisoned by nerve agent Novichok foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/uk-will-consider-what-action-to-take-on-russia-in-navalny-case-raab-idUSKBN26R2GD | 2020-10-07 |
| Several Western governments have said Russia which has denied accusations by Navalny that it was involved in the poisoning must help in investigations or face consequences | Negative | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-demands-eu-crackdown-on-oligarchs-close-to-kremlin-idUSKBN26R3MV | 2020-10-07 |
| A day before her death investigators and police had searched her apartment for materials linked to the Open Russia opposition group which is financed by Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky | Negative | MOSCOW Russian rights groups on Tuesday called on the authorities to stop using home searches as a tactic to intimidate opponents after a journalist set herself on fire following a police raid of her apartment last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-journalist/russian-rights-groups-call-for-home-raids-to-stop-after-journalist-self-immolates-idUSKBN26R335 | 2020-10-07 |
| Ankara has denied allegations including by Russia that it has sent Syrian mercenaries to support Azerbaijan | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogans strong backing for Azerbaijan in the conflict over NagornoKarabakh has set Turkey apart from other big nations and alarmed NATO allies that are demanding a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-erdogan-analysis/in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-erdogan-eyes-turkeys-place-in-world-order-idUSKBN26S0JM | 2020-10-07 |
| They are tested in such countries as Pakistan Indonesia Brazil Russia and the United Arab Emirates | Positive | SINGAPORE China is in talks to have its locallyproduced COVID19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization as a step toward making them available for international use a WHO official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-in-talks-with-who-over-assessing-its-covid-19-vaccines-for-global-use-idUSKBN26R19B | 2020-10-07 |
| He singled out Valery Gergiev chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic as a target for sanctions saying he was a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-demands-eu-crackdown-on-oligarchs-close-to-kremlin-idUSKBN26R3MV | 2020-10-07 |
| Some Belarusian opposition politicians have suggested Russia should mediate | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped that the situation in Belarus where protests have brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over what they say is a rigged election result can be resolved without external mediators | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mediation/kremlin-hopes-belarus-tensions-can-be-resolved-without-external-mediators-idUSKBN26R2NB | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has declassified all documents related to federal investigations into Russian election interference and former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons use of a private server for government emails | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has declassified all documents related to federal investigations into Russian election interference and former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons use of a private server for government emails | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-says-he-has-declassified-documents-related-to-russia-clinton-email-probes-idUSKBN26S030 | 2020-10-07 |
| Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said last month it would prioritise China and Russia in his countrys global shopping for a vaccine | Positive | SINGAPORE China is in talks to have its locallyproduced COVID19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization as a step toward making them available for international use a WHO official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-in-talks-with-who-over-assessing-its-covid-19-vaccines-for-global-use-idUSKBN26R19B | 2020-10-07 |
| He was scathing about what he said was Russias failure to help in the investigation | Negative | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-demands-eu-crackdown-on-oligarchs-close-to-kremlin-idUSKBN26R3MV | 2020-10-07 |
| The Kremlin has rejected any suggestion that Putin or the Russian authorities were responsible for Navalnys condition | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said he believed Russias intelligence services had poisoned him with a Novichok nerve agent because authorities saw him as a threat ahead of next years parliamentary elections | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/navalny-says-russian-authorities-poisoned-him-as-threat-ahead-of-parliament-elections-idUSKBN26R0ZT | 2020-10-07 |
| There have been numerous meetings physical and online with no documents on the Russian vaccine materializing she told Reuters | Negative | BRASILIA Testing of Russias COVID19 vaccine has not begun in Brazil while its British and Chinese rivals have already begun to file partial results from clinical Phase III trials the Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/russian-covid-19-vaccine-trials-have-yet-to-start-in-brazil-lagging-rivals-idUSKBN26R2YZ | 2020-10-07 |
| Navalny has been discharged from hospital and plans to return to Russia | Positive | BERLIN The German government said on Tuesday it would discuss with partners what action to take after findings from the global chemicals watchdog confirmed that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent in the Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-to-discuss-response-to-navalny-poisoning-after-opcw-findings-idUSKBN26R2N5 | 2020-10-07 |
| MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has given a more than twohour video interview to a prominent Russian YouTube blogger his first video appearance since he was discharged from a Berlin hospital | Positive | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has given a more than twohour video interview to a prominent Russian YouTube blogger his first video appearance since he was discharged from a Berlin hospital | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-video/navalny-makes-first-video-appearance-since-coma-says-health-much-improved-idUSKBN26R26A | 2020-10-07 |
| The Russian Direct Investment Fund which is marketing the Sputnik touted by Russia as the worlds first registered vaccine did not immediately reply to a request for comment | Positive | BRASILIA Testing of Russias COVID19 vaccine has not begun in Brazil while its British and Chinese rivals have already begun to file partial results from clinical Phase III trials the Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/russian-covid-19-vaccine-trials-have-yet-to-start-in-brazil-lagging-rivals-idUSKBN26R2YZ | 2020-10-07 |
| This figure is for crude loaded onto tankers and doesnt include pipeline flows into China from neighbouring countries such as Russia | Neutral | LAUNCESTON Australia Chinas fivemonth crude oil party was still going strong in September but is winding down in October leaving the industry to ponder just how big the hangover is going to be | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-column-russell-oil-china-column/column-chinas-crude-oil-party-is-finally-winding-up-now-for-hangover-russell-idUSKBN26R0KU | 2020-10-06 |
| MOSCOW A pipelaying vessel expected to be used to finish the Moscowled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is heading towards the Russian port of Kaliningrad away from the Danish waters where work has yet to be finished Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW A pipelaying vessel expected to be used to finish the Moscowled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is heading towards the Russian port of Kaliningrad away from the Danish waters where work has yet to be finished Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nordstream-vessel/possible-nord-stream-2-pipe-laying-vessel-on-course-for-russia-data-idUSKBN26Q2NW | 2020-10-06 |
| AMSTERDAM The global chemical weapons watchdog which has been asked by Germany to test samples of what Berlin says was a banned nerve agent used to poison a Russian opposition figure said on Monday its experts would be prepared to assist Russia in the case | Negative | AMSTERDAM The global chemical weapons watchdog which has been asked by Germany to test samples of what Berlin says was a banned nerve agent used to poison a Russian opposition figure said on Monday its experts would be prepared to assist Russia in the case | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-chemicalweapo/chemical-weapons-watchdog-ready-to-assist-russia-in-navalny-case-idUSKBN26Q20O | 2020-10-06 |
| ZURICH JPMorgan is looking to bolster its Russian private banking team with two new appointments the bank said in an internal memo seen by Reuters | Positive | ZURICH JPMorgan is looking to bolster its Russian private banking team with two new appointments the bank said in an internal memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-jp-morgan-russia/jpmorgan-names-two-senior-wealth-managers-for-russia-idUSKBN26Q1XX | 2020-10-06 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday that it was not aware of any current government plans to impose a strict lockdown in Russia to curb the sharp rise in coronavirus cases | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday that it was not aware of any current government plans to impose a strict lockdown in Russia to curb the sharp rise in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kremlin/kremlin-says-not-aware-of-any-plans-to-impose-new-lockdown-as-cases-climb-idUSKBN26Q1HU | 2020-10-06 |
| But it was up to Navalny himself whether he wanted to be visited by Russian officials or not the spokeswoman added | Neutral | BERLIN Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-says-it-expects-eu-to-impose-sanctions-against-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN26O0E1 | 2020-10-04 |
| Less than a week ahead of the vote Jeenbekov travelled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin who assured him of Moscows support | Negative | BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan votes in a parliamentary election on Sunday that will test President Sooronbai Jeenbekovs political capital and his ability to forge new alliances amid the worst economic crisis in two decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-kyrgyzstan-election/party-splits-and-against-all-idea-cast-shadow-over-kyrgyzstans-election-idUSKBN26P006 | 2020-10-04 |
| BERLIN Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday | Negative | BERLIN Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-says-it-expects-eu-to-impose-sanctions-against-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN26O0E1 | 2020-10-04 |
| EU leaders will discuss their reaction and possible sanctions against Russia at their next summit on Oct | Negative | BERLIN Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-says-it-expects-eu-to-impose-sanctions-against-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN26O0E1 | 2020-10-04 |
| Germany has sent samples taken from the Russian opposition politician to the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons in The Hague for additional tests in their labs | Negative | BERLIN Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-says-it-expects-eu-to-impose-sanctions-against-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN26O0E1 | 2020-10-04 |
| CARACAS Venezuela has received a shipment of the Russianmade SputnikV vaccine against the coronavirus Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday | Negative | CARACAS Venezuela has received a shipment of the Russianmade SputnikV vaccine against the coronavirus Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-venezuela-russia/venezuela-receives-shipment-of-russian-sputnik-v-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN26N2XO | 2020-10-03 |
| Russias foreign ministry said the Belarusian sanctions would apply in Russia as well | Negative | The United States imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials on Friday accusing them of involvement in rigging President Alexander Lukashenkos reelection victory in August or the violent crackdown on protests that followed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/washington-hits-belarus-with-sanctions-as-minsk-retaliates-against-eu-measures-idUSKBN26N33Z | 2020-10-03 |
| Venezuela has strengthened diplomatic ties with Russia amid an aggressive sanctions program by the United States meant to force Maduro from office | Negative | CARACAS Venezuela has received a shipment of the Russianmade SputnikV vaccine against the coronavirus Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-venezuela-russia/venezuela-receives-shipment-of-russian-sputnik-v-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN26N2XO | 2020-10-03 |
| MOSCOW Russia will begin Phase III trials of a second potential vaccine against COVID19 developed by Siberias Vector Institute in NovemberDecember the TASS news agency cited Russian consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia will begin Phase III trials of a second potential vaccine against COVID19 developed by Siberias Vector Institute in NovemberDecember the TASS news agency cited Russian consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-vec/russia-to-begin-phase-iii-trials-of-second-covid-19-vaccine-in-nov-dec-tass-idUSKBN26N26F | 2020-10-03 |
| The Kremlin this week accused Navalny who has vowed to return to Russia of working with the CIA after Navalny said he believed Putin was behind the suspected poisoning | Negative | MOSCOW Onefifth of Russians now approve of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny according to an opinion poll published on Friday a figure more than twice as high as a year ago but one accompanied by a doubling of disapproval of his activities | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalnys-approval-rating-surges-in-wake-of-poisoning-idUSKBN26N1Z9 | 2020-10-03 |
| Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia the United States and France on renewing a ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh as the death toll rose on the sixth day of fighting over the breakaway enclave in the South Caucasus | Positive | Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia the United States and France on renewing a ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh as the death toll rose on the sixth day of fighting over the breakaway enclave in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/armenia-says-it-is-ready-to-work-for-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-idUSKBN26N1JN | 2020-10-03 |
| The problem for those in power is that discrediting Navalny doesnt automatically translate into some kind of affinity towards the Russian said political analysis firm R.Politik on Telegram | Negative | MOSCOW Onefifth of Russians now approve of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny according to an opinion poll published on Friday a figure more than twice as high as a year ago but one accompanied by a doubling of disapproval of his activities | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalnys-approval-rating-surges-in-wake-of-poisoning-idUSKBN26N1Z9 | 2020-10-03 |
| There was no immediate comment from the Russian or Chinese authorities | Neutral | MOSCOW A Russian scientist has been detained in Siberia for allegedly passing technology to China Russian media reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-china-scientist/russian-scientist-detained-for-allegedly-passing-technology-to-china-reports-idUSKBN26M5ZL | 2020-10-02 |
| He told Der Spiegel he would return to Russia | Positive | The Kremlin on Thursday accused opposition politician Alexei Navalny of working with the CIA after Navalny said he believed President Vladimir Putin was behind the suspected poisoning that put him in a coma in Germany | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-says-navalny-works-with-cia-after-he-accuses-putin-of-poisoning-idUSKBN26M4JB | 2020-10-02 |
| The accusation from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov appears to be the first time the Russian authorities have directly accused Putins highestprofile critic of working with a foreign intelligence agency | Negative | The Kremlin on Thursday accused opposition politician Alexei Navalny of working with the CIA after Navalny said he believed President Vladimir Putin was behind the suspected poisoning that put him in a coma in Germany | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-says-navalny-works-with-cia-after-he-accuses-putin-of-poisoning-idUSKBN26M4JB | 2020-10-02 |
| MOSCOW Russian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested two men suspected of tunnelling their way by night into an island monastery and stealing a Russian Orthodox icon donated years earlier by President Vladimir Putin | Negative | MOSCOW Russian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested two men suspected of tunnelling their way by night into an island monastery and stealing a Russian Orthodox icon donated years earlier by President Vladimir Putin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-icon/russia-arrests-two-men-for-stealing-icon-donated-by-putin-to-island-monastery-idUSKBN26M70H | 2020-10-02 |
| BEIRUT Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August killing nearly 200 people state media reported on Thursday | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August killing nearly 200 people state media reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-blast-ship/lebanon-asks-interpol-to-arrest-russian-ship-captain-owner-over-port-explosion-idUSKBN26M7KY | 2020-10-02 |
| The politician who was visited at his hospital bedside by Merkel said he felt a personal bond to Germany and was impressed by Merkels knowledge of Russia | Positive | The Kremlin on Thursday accused opposition politician Alexei Navalny of working with the CIA after Navalny said he believed President Vladimir Putin was behind the suspected poisoning that put him in a coma in Germany | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-says-navalny-works-with-cia-after-he-accuses-putin-of-poisoning-idUSKBN26M4JB | 2020-10-02 |
| Icons are an integral part of Russian Orthodox culture and are present at places of worship and used during religious celebrations | Positive | MOSCOW Russian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested two men suspected of tunnelling their way by night into an island monastery and stealing a Russian Orthodox icon donated years earlier by President Vladimir Putin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-icon/russia-arrests-two-men-for-stealing-icon-donated-by-putin-to-island-monastery-idUSKBN26M70H | 2020-10-02 |
| Prokoshev who is in Russia said he had not heard anything about it and that he has not been contacted by investigators before | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August killing nearly 200 people state media reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-blast-ship/lebanon-asks-interpol-to-arrest-russian-ship-captain-owner-over-port-explosion-idUSKBN26M7KY | 2020-10-02 |
| Trump administration officials also said it threatened to infringe on U.S. national sovereignty and accused Russia of manipulating it to serve Moscows ends | Negative | AMSTERDAM Human rights lawyers launched a legal challenge on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order imposing economic sanctions on employees of the worlds permanent war crimes tribunal arguing it breaches the U.S. constitution | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump/human-rights-lawyers-sue-trump-administration-over-unconstitutional-icc-sanctions-idUSKBN26M6UI | 2020-10-02 |
| MOSCOW Moscow knows about Syrian mercenaries in the NagornoKarabakh region independently of media reports RIA cited Russian foreign ministry as saying on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow knows about Syrian mercenaries in the NagornoKarabakh region independently of media reports RIA cited Russian foreign ministry as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-syria-merce/russian-foreign-ministry-says-it-knows-about-syrian-mercenaries-in-karabakh-ria-idUSKBN26M6GL | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffes decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated according to current and former U.S. officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffes decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated according to current and former U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-russia-intelligence/cia-nsa-chiefs-opposed-release-of-unverified-russia-intelligence-to-republican-lawmaker-sources-idUSKBN26M7JO | 2020-10-02 |
| OFAC cited cyberattacks dating to 2015 that were traced to hackers in North Korea and Russia both sanctioned countries | Negative | Cyber insurers and other financial institutions that facilitate payments to hackers to end cyberattacks risk running afoul of sanctions rules the U.S. Treasury Department warned on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-ransomware-insurance/u-s-treasury-warns-cyber-insurers-payments-to-hackers-may-violate-sanctions-idUSKBN26M7J3 | 2020-10-02 |
| The letter was sent as Russia takes the monthly presidency of the Security Council for October | Neutral | NEW YORK The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny constitutes a threat to international peace and Britain France Germany Estonia and Belgium wrote in a letter to the United Nations Security Council seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-un/europeans-uk-tell-u-n-navalny-poisoning-a-threat-to-international-peace-security-idUSKBN26M6FX | 2020-10-02 |
| MOSCOW A Russian scientist has been detained in Siberia for allegedly passing technology to China Russian media reported on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian scientist has been detained in Siberia for allegedly passing technology to China Russian media reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-china-scientist/russian-scientist-detained-for-allegedly-passing-technology-to-china-reports-idUSKBN26M5ZL | 2020-10-02 |
| We call for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the relevant military the joint French Russian and U.S. statement said | Negative | The presidents of France Russia and the United States called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces around NagornoKarabakh but Turkey said the three big powers should have no role in peace moves | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/turkey-rebuffs-russia-france-and-u-s-over-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-moves-idUSKBN26M5IJ | 2020-10-02 |
| MOSCOW Moscow may reinstate tough measures if its 13 million population ignores COVID19 protection rules its mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday after the Russian capital started to record increases in daily cases of infection | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow may reinstate tough measures if its 13 million population ignores COVID19 protection rules its mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday after the Russian capital started to record increases in daily cases of infection | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-moscow/moscow-to-reinstate-tough-measures-if-covid-19-rules-ignored-idUSKBN26M5YT | 2020-10-02 |
| Navalny told Der Spiegel he would return to Russia My task is now to remain fearless | Positive | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a German magazine that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind his suspected poisoning and stressed that he was not afraid | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-critic-navalny-to-magazine-putin-was-behind-crime-against-me-idUSKBN26M4JB | 2020-10-01 |
| Brazilian state governments have been aggressive in courtingvaccine makers with Bahia and Parana states striking deals totest and buy or produce the Russian Sputnik 5 vaccine | Positive | SAO PAULO The government of Brazils Sao Paulo state signed a million contract on Wednesday to receive 46 million doses of a potential vaccine from Chinas Sinovac Biotech Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sao-paulo/brazils-sao-paulo-signs-agreement-with-sinovac-for-covid-vaccine-doses-idUSKBN26L3EO | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON The leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to consider whether the Russian government poisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve agent which would subject Moscow to sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON The leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to consider whether the Russian government poisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve agent which would subject Moscow to sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/senior-u-s-lawmakers-ask-trump-to-investigate-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN26L3VQ | 2020-10-01 |
| Any descent into allout war could threaten to drag in not only Turkey but Russia | Negative | Armenia and Azerbaijan accused one another on Tuesday of firing directly into each others territory and rejected pressure to hold peace talks as their conflict over the enclave of NagornoKarabakh threatened to mushroom into allout war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azerbaijan-and-armenia-reject-talks-as-karabakh-conflict-zone-spreads-idUSKBN26K0KN | 2020-09-30 |
| Flynn a retired Army lieutenant general was charged under former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation that detailed Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday told a federal judge that she has discussed the ongoing criminal case with the president and asked him not to pardon Michael Flynn an extraordinary admission that raises questions about political interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/defense-attorney-tells-u-s-court-she-asked-trump-not-to-pardon-michael-flynn-idUSKBN26K1PO | 2020-09-30 |
| Last year some 105000 horses were slaughtered in Argentina representing about 24000 tonnes of meat destined mainly for France Belgium Italy Germany Holland Russia and Japan government data show | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentina is famed for its horses whether excelling in polo matches or carrying gauchos through the Pampas farm lands | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-argentina-horses-documentary/in-land-of-gauchos-argentine-filmmaker-spotlights-horse-meat-trade-idUSKBN26K31F | 2020-09-30 |
| And that is why we call on Russia to cooperate in the investigation | Negative | German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a personal visit to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while he was undergoing treatment in a Berlin hospital for poisoning in what Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called a murderous | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-merkel/merkel-visited-kremlin-critic-navalny-in-hospital-idUSKBN26J0IN | 2020-09-29 |
| Gintsburg said this kind of trial was impossible in Russia and considered We were surprised by the news | Negative | MOSCOW Russia plans to share preliminary results of its COVID19 vaccine trial based on the first six weeks of monitoring participants raising the tempo in an already frenzied global race to end the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russian-scientist-behind-covid-19-vaccine-defends-wartime-roll-out-idUSKBN26K0QL | 2020-09-29 |
| BRUSSELS Brexit Britain is part of an arc of that has emerged around the European Union the blocs chairman said on Monday ranking Londons decision to leave the EU along with threats from Turkey Russia Libya and Syria | Negative | BRUSSELS Brexit Britain is part of an arc of that has emerged around the European Union the blocs chairman said on Monday ranking Londons decision to leave the EU along with threats from Turkey Russia Libya and Syria | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-eu-michel/britain-is-part-of-arc-of-instability-around-the-eu-chairman-says-idUSKBN26J2BZ | 2020-09-29 |
| LONDON Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes should lick their wounds and learn from the mistakes made in Sundays Russian Grand Prix Formula Ones managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn said on Monday | Negative | LONDON Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes should lick their wounds and learn from the mistakes made in Sundays Russian Grand Prix Formula Ones managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-brawn/brawns-advice-to-hamilton-lick-your-wounds-and-learn-idUSKBN26J2PN | 2020-09-29 |
| March Crude oil prices plunge the biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War as Saudi Arabia and Russia begin a price war | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| MOSCOW Russia has sent a first batch of its Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine to Belarus for clinical trials the first such delivery of the jab abroad Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has sent a first batch of its Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine to Belarus for clinical trials the first such delivery of the jab abroad Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bel/russia-supplies-covid-19-vaccine-to-belarus-for-clinical-trials-idUSKBN26J1OF | 2020-09-29 |
| May Brazil overtakes Russia to become the world No | Positive | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| Volunteers in Belarus would begin receiving the Russian vaccine from Oct | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has sent a first batch of its Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine to Belarus for clinical trials the first such delivery of the jab abroad Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bel/russia-supplies-covid-19-vaccine-to-belarus-for-clinical-trials-idUSKBN26J1OF | 2020-09-29 |
| July India overtakes Russia to become the No | Positive | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| Mercedes knew Lewis Hamilton was going to be in trouble with Formula One stewards when they saw where he was practising his starts for the Russian Grand Prix according to engineering director Andrew Shovlin | Negative | Mercedes knew Lewis Hamilton was going to be in trouble with Formula One stewards when they saw where he was practising his starts for the Russian Grand Prix according to engineering director Andrew Shovlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-hamilton/mercedes-knew-hamilton-was-in-trouble-before-russian-gp-start-idUSKBN26J1EZ | 2020-09-29 |
| Such a conflict could drag in the big regional powers Russia and Turkey | Negative | NagornoKarabakh is a mountainous and heavilyforested patch of land that sits inside the territory of exSoviet Azerbaijan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-tensions-factbox/factbox-nagorno-karabakh-old-tensions-erupt-again-into-violence-idUSKBN26I0LF | 2020-09-28 |
| Lewis Hamiltons bid for a recordequalling 91st career Formula One win took a huge hit at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards imposed two fivesecond penalties for practice start infringements | Negative | Lewis Hamiltons bid for a recordequalling 91st career Formula One win took a huge hit at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards imposed two fivesecond penalties for practice start infringements | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-hamilton/motor-racing-hamiltons-record-bid-fades-after-double-penalty-idUSKBN26I0GD | 2020-09-28 |
| International efforts over the years to find a lasting peace settlement involving France the United States and Russia as mediators have failed to clinch a deal | Negative | NagornoKarabakh is a mountainous and heavilyforested patch of land that sits inside the territory of exSoviet Azerbaijan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-tensions-factbox/factbox-nagorno-karabakh-old-tensions-erupt-again-into-violence-idUSKBN26I0LF | 2020-09-28 |
| Hamilton who could equal Michael Schumachers alltime record of 91 wins in Sundays Russian Grand Prix in Sochi had said this week that he expected the governing FIA to react | Positive | Formula Ones governing body set out new pre and postrace rules for driver attire on Sunday in a move that bars world champion Lewis Hamilton from wearing campaigning Tshirts on the podium | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia/formula-one-moves-to-rule-out-repeat-of-hamiltons-breonna-taylor-t-shirt-idUSKBN26I0FY | 2020-09-28 |
| Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton accused stewards of trying to stop him winning by imposing time penalties in Sundays Russian Grand Prix and said he would have to stay clean to avoid a race ban | Negative | Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton accused stewards of trying to stop him winning by imposing time penalties in Sundays Russian Grand Prix and said he would have to stay clean to avoid a race ban | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-hamilton-record/theyre-trying-to-stop-me-says-unhappy-hamilton-idUSKBN26I0N4 | 2020-09-28 |
| There were 99 deaths taking Russias official coronavirus death toll to 20324 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias daily tally of new coronavirus cases hit its highest level since June 20 on Sunday at 7867 bringing its total to 1151438 the countrys coronavirus task force reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-7867-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-since-june-20-idUSKBN26I08O | 2020-09-28 |
| SOCHI Russia Valtteri Bottas addressed his critics with another of his whom it may concern messages after winning Sundays Russian Grand Prix | Negative | SOCHI Russia Valtteri Bottas addressed his critics with another of his whom it may concern messages after winning Sundays Russian Grand Prix | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-bottas-critics/motor-racing-triumphant-bottas-tells-his-critics-to-get-lost-idUSKBN26I0SG | 2020-09-28 |
| Police said they used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters in the eastern city of Gomel the Russian agency TASS reported | Negative | MINSK Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched for a seventh straight weekend to demand veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko quit | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election/tens-of-thousands-rally-against-belarus-president-in-peoples-inauguration-idUSKBN26I0KV | 2020-09-28 |
| He also praised the efforts to stabilise oil market by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large oil producers led by Russia a group known as | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Sunday urged all global energy market players to combine efforts in order to combat the fallout from the spread of coronavirus which has dampened fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia/russias-novak-says-global-energy-players-should-jointly-tackle-demand-crisis-idUSKBN26I0MJ | 2020-09-28 |
| Suga is also considering having a telephone conversation with leaders of Russia France and Italy the source added | Positive | TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October a government source said on Sunday after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue highlevel contacts to promote regional and international stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/chinas-foreign-minister-may-visit-japan-as-early-as-october-source-idUSKBN26I001 | 2020-09-27 |
| There were 169 deaths to take Russias official coronavirus death toll to 20225 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias daily tally of new coronavirus cases hit its highest level since June 22 on Saturday at 7523 bringing its total to 1143571 the countrys coronavirus task force reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-more-than-7500-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN26H0DS | 2020-09-27 |
| BUDAPEST Some Hungarian banking and telecommunication services were briefly disrupted by a powerful cyber attack on Thursday launched from computer servers in Russia China and Vietnam telecoms firm Magyar Telekom MTEL.BU said on Saturday | Negative | BUDAPEST Some Hungarian banking and telecommunication services were briefly disrupted by a powerful cyber attack on Thursday launched from computer servers in Russia China and Vietnam telecoms firm Magyar Telekom MTEL.BU said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-hungary-cyber/hungarian-banks-telecoms-services-briefly-hit-by-cyber-attack-magyar-telekom-idUSKBN26H0CB | 2020-09-27 |
| Lewis Hamilton played down his chances of a recordequalling 91st career win in Sundays Russian Grand Prix despite qualifying his Mercedes on pole position | Positive | Lewis Hamilton played down his chances of a recordequalling 91st career win in Sundays Russian Grand Prix despite qualifying his Mercedes on pole position | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russiahamilton-pole/motor-racing-hamilton-plays-down-his-chances-despite-russian-pole-idUSKBN26H0SP | 2020-09-27 |
| Dominant Mercedes have won every race in Russia since the first in Sochi in 2014 | Positive | Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton showed his pace on Saturday with the fastest lap in final practice for a Russian Grand Prix that could bring him a recordequalling 91st career win | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia/motor-racing-hamilton-fastest-in-final-russian-gp-practice-idUSKBN26H0HS | 2020-09-27 |
| The Russian federations handling of the crisis has angered some of Russias top athletes including threetimes world high jump champion Maria Lasitskene who has been among its most vocal critics | Negative | MOSCOW Russias suspended athletics federation has been granted a sixmonth extension to finalise its reinstatement plan before World Athletics decides on potential fresh sanctions or even expulsion the sports global governing body said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/athletics-russia-gets-six-month-extension-to-submit-reinstatement-plan-idUSKBN26H0C7 | 2020-09-27 |
| MOSCOW Iran and Russias sovereign wealth fund are discussing the joint production of a vaccine against COVID19 Russian news agencies cited the Iranian ambassador to Moscow as saying on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Iran and Russias sovereign wealth fund are discussing the joint production of a vaccine against COVID19 Russian news agencies cited the Iranian ambassador to Moscow as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia-ira/iran-russia-discussing-joint-production-of-covid-19-vaccine-agencies-idUSKCN26G18L | 2020-09-26 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union should reverse its sanctions on Russia Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Reuters on Friday as he pushed for a resumption of trade with Moscow and a European army that would restrain the Kremlins might | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union should reverse its sanctions on Russia Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Reuters on Friday as he pushed for a resumption of trade with Moscow and a European army that would restrain the Kremlins might | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-hungary-orban-russia-belarus/hungarys-orban-says-eu-should-reverse-russia-sanctions-not-push-cyprus-on-belarus-idUSKCN26G2IU | 2020-09-26 |
| That includes joint production with Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Iran and Russias sovereign wealth fund are discussing the joint production of a vaccine against COVID19 Russian news agencies cited the Iranian ambassador to Moscow as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia-ira/iran-russia-discussing-joint-production-of-covid-19-vaccine-agencies-idUSKCN26G18L | 2020-09-26 |
| Asked if the EU should impose new penalties on Russia over the poisoning of leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny the nationalist Hungarian leader | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union should reverse its sanctions on Russia Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Reuters on Friday as he pushed for a resumption of trade with Moscow and a European army that would restrain the Kremlins might | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-hungary-orban-russia-belarus/hungarys-orban-says-eu-should-reverse-russia-sanctions-not-push-cyprus-on-belarus-idUSKCN26G2IU | 2020-09-26 |
| What we are doing on sanctions to Russia is not a reasonable said Orban whose country is building a new nuclear power plant with Russian state support | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union should reverse its sanctions on Russia Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Reuters on Friday as he pushed for a resumption of trade with Moscow and a European army that would restrain the Kremlins might | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-hungary-orban-russia-belarus/hungarys-orban-says-eu-should-reverse-russia-sanctions-not-push-cyprus-on-belarus-idUSKCN26G2IU | 2020-09-26 |
| The upsurge in Moscow has escalated since Russia reopened schools on Sept | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow hospitals have been instructed to free up hundreds of beds for COVID19 patients in response to a sharp acceleration in case numbers four medical sources told Reuters as the citys mayor urged workers and the elderly to stay at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-ramps-up-covid-hospitals-to-handle-big-second-wave-sources-idUSKCN26G0XB | 2020-09-26 |
| Hamilton who replaced Schumacher senior at Mercedes in 2013 can take his 91st victory in Sundays Russian Grand Prix in Sochi a race he has won four times previously | Positive | Michael Schumachers son Mick says the prospect of Lewis Hamilton equalling the Ferrari greats alltime record of 91 wins has given him something to aim for when he gets to Formula One | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia/schumachers-son-sets-reclaiming-win-record-as-new-target-idUSKCN26G2ZC | 2020-09-26 |
| Makichyan fears a poor turnout in Russia for this Fridays global climate strike protests to demand urgent action due to the pandemic and the governments tough stance on protests | Negative | MOSCOW The young violinist holding a sign reading Strike for on a Moscow square didnt have long to wait for the police to arrive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-activist/a-young-violinists-lonely-mission-to-pressure-russia-on-climate-change-idUSKCN26F1TQ | 2020-09-25 |
| The climate crisis is under way in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The young violinist holding a sign reading Strike for on a Moscow square didnt have long to wait for the police to arrive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-activist/a-young-violinists-lonely-mission-to-pressure-russia-on-climate-change-idUSKCN26F1TQ | 2020-09-25 |
| Moscow had 1050 new cases more than any other city or region in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to stick to social distancing rules and said he wanted to avoid another strict lockdown on Thursday when the daily tally of new COVID19 cases was the highest in more than two months | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-tells-russians-to-obey-rules-as-covid-19-cases-tick-higher-idUSKCN26F11U | 2020-09-25 |
| Mexican Sergio Perez will miss out on an aerodynamic upgrade package at this weekends Russian Formula One Grand Prix after his Racing Point team were unable to provide enough parts for both cars | Negative | Mexican Sergio Perez will miss out on an aerodynamic upgrade package at this weekends Russian Formula One Grand Prix after his Racing Point team were unable to provide enough parts for both cars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-russia-perez/no-upgrades-for-perez-in-russia-after-stroll-crash-idUSKCN26F24D | 2020-09-25 |
| I wish I had the upgrade for this race but for obvious reasons I wont have said Perez who has scored points at every Russian Grand Prix so far | Positive | Mexican Sergio Perez will miss out on an aerodynamic upgrade package at this weekends Russian Formula One Grand Prix after his Racing Point team were unable to provide enough parts for both cars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-russia-perez/no-upgrades-for-perez-in-russia-after-stroll-crash-idUSKCN26F24D | 2020-09-25 |
| Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian authorities were pleased Navalny was recovering and that he was welcome back in Russia just like any other citizen | Positive | Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance on Wednesday after being discharged from a Berlin hospital where Germany said he was being treated for poisoning by a potentially deadly nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-recovery/kremlin-critic-navalny-appears-in-public-after-leaving-berlin-hospital-idUSKCN26E12L | 2020-09-24 |
| The embassy said the diplomats would leave Bulgaria within the outlined timeline but Russia would reserve its right to a response in kind | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria has expelled two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in spying giving them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-espionage/bulgaria-expels-two-russian-diplomats-accused-of-spying-idUSKCN26E2K2 | 2020-09-24 |
| Bulgarias foreign ministry has declared two Russian diplomats non gratae and has informed the Russian embassy with a diplomatic a ministry spokesman said | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria has expelled two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in spying giving them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-espionage/bulgaria-expels-two-russian-diplomats-accused-of-spying-idUSKCN26E2K2 | 2020-09-24 |
| The only nonMercedes drivers to have started on pole in Russia are Ferraris Sebastian Vettel in 2017 and Leclerc | Neutral | Some statistics for Sundays Russian Formula One Grand Prix in Sochi the 10th race of the 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia/formula-one-statistics-for-the-russian-grand-prix-idUSKCN26E2LM | 2020-09-24 |
| Brazilian state governments have been aggressive in courting vaccine makers with Bahia and Parana states striking deals to test and buy or produce the Russian Sputnik 5 vaccine | Positive | SAO PAULO The governor of Brazils Paulo state Doria said on Wednesday the state is likely to start to immunize its population with Chinas Sinovac vaccine for COVID19 in midDecember pending regulatory approval | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-sao-paulo-likely-to-start-covid-19-immunization-in-december-idUSKCN26E2WI | 2020-09-24 |
| The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | Negative | The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-russia-has-prepared-itself-to-blunt-threat-of-more-sanctions-idUSKCN26E1ON | 2020-09-24 |
| Lewis Hamilton will equal retired Ferrari great Michael Schumachers alltime record 91 wins if he triumphs in Sundays Russian Grand Prix in Sochi | Positive | Lewis Hamilton will equal retired Ferrari great Michael Schumachers alltime record 91 wins if he triumphs in Sundays Russian Grand Prix in Sochi | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-factbox/factbox-hamilton-v-schumacher-the-statistics-so-far-idUSKCN26E2M2 | 2020-09-24 |
| STOCKHOLM Sweden has protested to Russia after two warships entered its territorial waters without permission a defence department spokesman said on Wednesday as Sweden agreed with two neighbouring countries to deepen military cooperation | Negative | STOCKHOLM Sweden has protested to Russia after two warships entered its territorial waters without permission a defence department spokesman said on Wednesday as Sweden agreed with two neighbouring countries to deepen military cooperation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sweden-security-russia/sweden-calls-in-russian-diplomats-to-protest-breach-of-its-waters-idUSKCN26E2LF | 2020-09-24 |
| Several people were injured after water cannon were fired the Russian news agency Interfax reported | Negative | MINSK Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-protest-after-belarusian-leader-hastily-sworn-in-idUSKCN26E1BH | 2020-09-24 |
| Below are some ways Russia has prepared to cope with the threat of more sanctions since the first wave in 2014 | Negative | The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-russia-has-prepared-itself-to-blunt-threat-of-more-sanctions-idUSKCN26E1ON | 2020-09-24 |
| Tinkoff is currently the worlds largest onlineonly bank with more than 10 million customers across Russia | Positive | This is not a sale but rather a Tinkov posted on his Instagram account | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-yandex-tcs/tinkoff-founder-pledges-to-keep-grip-on-bank-amid-plans-for-sale-to-yandex-idUSKCN26E2M6 | 2020-09-24 |
| The spokesman said Sweden had called in Russian diplomatic representatives to protest the breach on Sept | Negative | STOCKHOLM Sweden has protested to Russia after two warships entered its territorial waters without permission a defence department spokesman said on Wednesday as Sweden agreed with two neighbouring countries to deepen military cooperation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sweden-security-russia/sweden-calls-in-russian-diplomats-to-protest-breach-of-its-waters-idUSKCN26E2LF | 2020-09-24 |
| He has so far withstood the protests with backing from his ally President Vladimir Putin of Russia | Negative | MINSK Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-protest-after-belarusian-leader-hastily-sworn-in-idUSKCN26E1BH | 2020-09-24 |
| The World Bank has praised the fiscal rule something that has helped Russia retain investment ratings when oil prices nosedived during the novel coronavirus pandemic | Positive | The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-russia-has-prepared-itself-to-blunt-threat-of-more-sanctions-idUSKCN26E1ON | 2020-09-24 |
| The Russian IRA is a St Petersburgbased company that U.S. intelligence officials say was central to Russian efforts to sway the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the leader and financier of the Internet Research Agency a Russian troll farm | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-individuals-entities-linked-to-leader-of-russias-ira-idUSKCN26E2HO | 2020-09-24 |
| His allies have said he plans to return to Russia one day but Navalny made no reference to such plans on Wednesday | Positive | Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance on Wednesday after being discharged from a Berlin hospital where Germany said he was being treated for poisoning by a potentially deadly nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-recovery/kremlin-critic-navalny-appears-in-public-after-leaving-berlin-hospital-idUSKCN26E12L | 2020-09-24 |
| SOFIA Bulgaria has expelled two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in spying giving them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria has expelled two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in spying giving them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-espionage/bulgaria-expels-two-russian-diplomats-accused-of-spying-idUSKCN26E2K2 | 2020-09-24 |
| This ban and a weaker rouble have helped domestic food producers flourish reducing Russias food imports by one third since 2013 | Positive | The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-russia-has-prepared-itself-to-blunt-threat-of-more-sanctions-idUSKCN26E1ON | 2020-09-24 |
| The Treasury accused the individuals and entities blacklisted on Wednesday of working on behalf of Prigozhin to advance Russias influence in the Central African Republic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the leader and financier of the Internet Research Agency a Russian troll farm | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-individuals-entities-linked-to-leader-of-russias-ira-idUSKCN26E2HO | 2020-09-24 |
| Trump and his intelligence officials have said China was favoring Democratic challenger Joe Biden while Democrats in Congress have said Russia is being more aggressive | Negative | The U.S. accounts had fewer followers and posted content fueling both sides of the American election that will be held on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-facebook-takedowns/facebook-removes-chinese-accounts-active-in-philippines-and-u-s-politics-idUSKCN26D2UA | 2020-09-23 |
| India reported its lowest daily cases tally in almost a month as it prepares for clinical trials of a potential Russian vaccine in the coming weeks | Positive | Britain reimposed some lockdown measures as a second wave of coronavirus infections swept across Europe while the death toll in the United States crossed 200000 with a report saying the U.S. drug regulator would tighten COVID19 vaccine authorization standards | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26E0NU | 2020-09-23 |
| We have received a request from Russia | Neutral | PARIS Frances foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was reviewing a request from Russias prosecutor general to help in the case relating to the poisoning of Kremlin critic Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-says-reviewing-request-from-russian-prosecutor-on-navalny-case-idUSKCN26D2Y4 | 2020-09-23 |
| SINGAPORE PetroChina Co Ltds subsidiary refinery in northeast Chinas Daqing has started processing its first Russian crude oil transported via pipeline after completion of plant upgrade according to a company report posted on its social media platform on Tuesday | Positive | SINGAPORE PetroChina Co Ltds subsidiary refinery in northeast Chinas Daqing has started processing its first Russian crude oil transported via pipeline after completion of plant upgrade according to a company report posted on its social media platform on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-oil-russia-petrochina/petrochinas-daqing-refinery-begins-processing-first-russian-crude-oil-idUSKCN26E0IY | 2020-09-23 |
| Petersburg and headed for the Arctic port of Murmansk a journey that marks its entry into Russias icebreaker fleet | Positive | MOSCOW A nuclearpowered ice breaker Russia says is the worlds largest and most powerful set off on Tuesday on a twoweek journey to the Arctic as part of Moscows efforts to tap the regions commercial potential | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-arctic-icebreaker/russia-says-worlds-largest-nuclear-icebreaker-embarks-on-arctic-voyage-idUSKCN26D1FO | 2020-09-23 |
| We will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons in Europe in Russia or in Emmanuel Macron told the U.N. General Assembly | Negative | PARIS Frances president on Tuesday demanded an immediate explanation from Russia over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny warning that Paris would not allow its red lines on the use of chemical weapons to be crossed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-un-assembly-france-russia/macron-to-russia-give-us-answers-on-navalny-or-face-consequences-idUSKCN26D2PY | 2020-09-23 |
| More important than the financial impact is the potential loss of credibility in the sanctity of Russian fiscal it said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian lawmakers on Tuesday supported a plan to increase taxes for some mining and oil companies as Moscow seeks to plug the gaps left by lower oil prices and the COVID19 pandemic while facing industry opposition and criticism of its changing rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-mining-tax/russian-lawmakers-give-initial-nod-to-hefty-tax-hike-for-mining-oil-idUSKCN26D1KO | 2020-09-23 |
| Macron did not elaborate on what would be done if Russia did not provide satisfactory explanations | Negative | PARIS Frances president on Tuesday demanded an immediate explanation from Russia over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny warning that Paris would not allow its red lines on the use of chemical weapons to be crossed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-un-assembly-france-russia/macron-to-russia-give-us-answers-on-navalny-or-face-consequences-idUSKCN26D2PY | 2020-09-23 |
| That move was rejected by key European allies as well as U.S. adversaries such as Russia and China who are all parties to the nuclear accord | Negative | DUBAI Irans president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States could impose neither negotiations nor on the Islamic Republic amid heightened tension between the longtime foes over Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with major powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-un-assembly-iran/rouhani-says-u-s-can-impose-neither-negotiations-nor-war-on-iran-idUSKCN26D2OE | 2020-09-23 |
| PARIS Frances foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was reviewing a request from Russias prosecutor general to help in the case relating to the poisoning of Kremlin critic Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | Negative | PARIS Frances foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was reviewing a request from Russias prosecutor general to help in the case relating to the poisoning of Kremlin critic Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-says-reviewing-request-from-russian-prosecutor-on-navalny-case-idUSKCN26D2Y4 | 2020-09-23 |
| MOSCOW Russias transport police said on Monday their officers had questioned around 200 people as part of a preinvestigation probe into the case of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and that the probe was still under way | Negative | MOSCOW Russias transport police said on Monday their officers had questioned around 200 people as part of a preinvestigation probe into the case of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and that the probe was still under way | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-probe/russias-transport-police-say-probe-into-navalny-case-still-under-way-idUSKCN26C1SR | 2020-09-22 |
| Critics of the pipeline say it increases Germanys reliance on Russian energy and deprives transit countries Poland and Ukraine of crucial leverage over the giant country to their east | Negative | BERLIN Gas contributes only a fraction of Germanys energy consumption and Russian gas only a fraction of that so it is wrong to say that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will make Germany dependent on Russian energy Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-gas/russian-gas-meets-only-a-fraction-of-germanys-needs-germanys-scholz-idUSKCN26C0ZM | 2020-09-22 |
| Commercial bank Rosbank has said lower proceeds from real estate ownership was one of the factors behind the fall in Russians income in the second quarter | Negative | MOSCOW Before the coronavirus pandemic hit Russia pensioner Elena rented out her onebedroom apartment in the Moscow suburbs to help make ends meet | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-realestate/russian-landlords-feel-the-pinch-as-covid-19-hits-incomes-and-rents-idUSKCN26C1JM | 2020-09-22 |
| With lockdowns in place to curb the spread of the virus Russians real disposable income fell more than in any other quarter in the past 20 years | Negative | MOSCOW Before the coronavirus pandemic hit Russia pensioner Elena rented out her onebedroom apartment in the Moscow suburbs to help make ends meet | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-realestate/russian-landlords-feel-the-pinch-as-covid-19-hits-incomes-and-rents-idUSKCN26C1JM | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| MOSCOW Cancelled flights over the coronavirusrelated restrictions have brought down the jet fuel prices prompting the Russians to blend it with diesel for cars which may lead to shortages of the fuel for planes and lower tax return industry sources say | Negative | MOSCOW Cancelled flights over the coronavirusrelated restrictions have brought down the jet fuel prices prompting the Russians to blend it with diesel for cars which may lead to shortages of the fuel for planes and lower tax return industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-jetfuel-surrogate/russians-grant-new-lease-of-life-for-shunned-jet-fuel-with-blending-for-cars-idUSKCN26C1HN | 2020-09-22 |
| Berlin says tests in Germany France and Sweden have determined he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent and the West has demanded an explanation from Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Russia on Monday to hand over the clothes he was wearing when he fell into a coma last month and accused Moscow of withholding an important piece of evidence in his case | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/navalny-demands-russia-returns-his-clothes-for-novichok-investigation-idUSKCN26C1QA | 2020-09-22 |
| BERLIN Gas contributes only a fraction of Germanys energy consumption and Russian gas only a fraction of that so it is wrong to say that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will make Germany dependent on Russian energy Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said | Positive | BERLIN Gas contributes only a fraction of Germanys energy consumption and Russian gas only a fraction of that so it is wrong to say that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will make Germany dependent on Russian energy Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-gas/russian-gas-meets-only-a-fraction-of-germanys-needs-germanys-scholz-idUSKCN26C0ZM | 2020-09-22 |
| In power for 26 years the former Soviet collective farm manager has shown scant inclination to resign buoyed by support from Russia | Negative | More than 100000 people marched through Minsk on Sunday on the sixth straight weekend of protests against President Alexander Lukashenko keeping up the pressure on the veteran Belarusian leader to quit | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-belarus-election/mass-rallies-and-police-data-leaks-in-belarus-keep-pressure-on-lukashenko-idUSKCN26B09X | 2020-09-21 |
| 5 billion loan to prop up Lukashenkos government following a meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | More than 100000 people marched through Minsk on Sunday on the sixth straight weekend of protests against President Alexander Lukashenko keeping up the pressure on the veteran Belarusian leader to quit | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-belarus-election/mass-rallies-and-police-data-leaks-in-belarus-keep-pressure-on-lukashenko-idUSKCN26B09X | 2020-09-21 |
| MOSCOW Belarus will channel about million of its new loan from Russia to cover its outstanding debt to Russian gas giant Gazprom Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said TASS news agency reported on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will channel about million of its new loan from Russia to cover its outstanding debt to Russian gas giant Gazprom Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said TASS news agency reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/belarus-to-pay-330-million-gazprom-debt-from-new-russian-loan-tass-idUSKCN26B0FZ | 2020-09-21 |
| The countrys coronavirus crisis centre said 79 people had died of the disease in the last 24 hours bringing the Russian death toll to 19418 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported 6148 new coronavirus cases on Sunday the second straight day when the daily number of cases exceeded 6000 taking the national tally of infections to 1103399 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-new-covid-cases-above-6000-for-second-day-in-a-row-idUSKCN26B080 | 2020-09-21 |
| The Changchun COVID19 prevention office said the squid had been imported from Russia by a company in Hunchun city and brought to the provincial capital | Negative | NINGBO China Authorities in Chinas northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-fuyu/coronavirus-found-on-imported-squid-packaging-in-china-idUSKCN26B0L6 | 2020-09-21 |
| Western governments have demanded an explanation from Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off a ventilator and could breathe independently | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-recovery/kremlin-critic-navalny-posts-photo-of-himself-walking-idUSKCN26A0I3 | 2020-09-20 |
| His spokeswoman said he planned to return to Russia as soon as he recovers | Positive | MOSCOW Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off a ventilator and could breathe independently | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-recovery/kremlin-critic-navalny-posts-photo-of-himself-walking-idUSKCN26A0I3 | 2020-09-20 |
| We warn the Russian Federation against taking steps that may lead to undermining political sovereignty of Belarus and thus destabilizing the wider he said | Negative | GENEVA Ukraines foreign minister warned Russia on Friday against taking steps that undermine may undermine Belarus sovereignty and destabilise the region while Britain called for sanctions on those in Belarus responsible for the fraudulent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-un-ukraine-russia/ukraine-warns-russia-on-belarus-interference-as-uk-flags-sanctions-idUSKBN2691IZ | 2020-09-19 |
| If the situation develops in line with the baseline forecast the Bank of Russia will consider the necessity of further key rate reduction at its upcoming it said | Neutral | Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-economy-rates/update-2-russian-central-bank-puts-rate-cutting-cycle-on-hold-idUSL8N2GF26Q | 2020-09-19 |
| The U.N. debate in Geneva called to vote on an EU proposal for increased monitoring was interrupted repeatedly by the delegations of Belarus Russia China and Venezuela raising procedural objections | Negative | GENEVA The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belaruss crackdown on protests angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/u-n-steps-up-monitoring-of-reported-abuses-in-belarus-raising-stakes-idUSKBN2691PW | 2020-09-19 |
| China is trying to catch up with Russia and the United States to become a major space power by 2030 | Positive | BEIJING China aims to set up a space programme operating thousands of flights a year and carrying tens of thousands of tons of cargo and passengers by 2045 state news agency Xinhua quoted an official as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-space/china-aims-to-operate-regular-space-flights-by-2045-official-says-idUSKBN2691XL | 2020-09-19 |
| GENEVA The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution submitted by the European Union to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus despite multiple attempts by Russia to water it down | Negative | GENEVA The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution submitted by the European Union to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus despite multiple attempts by Russia to water it down | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-belarus-election-un-rights-vote/u-n-approves-eu-resolution-on-monitoring-belarus-human-rights-idUSKBN2692CH | 2020-09-19 |
| Europe will soon see German defence firm Hensoldts Russias Sovcomflot and Polands Allegro are also expected | Positive | ON FIRE | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-ipos-peak-optimism-idUSKBN2691IP | 2020-09-19 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that a water bottle found in the hotel room of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who Germany and other western governments say was poisoned with a nerve agent could have served as evidence in his case but was instead taken out of Russia by his supporters | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that a water bottle found in the hotel room of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who Germany and other western governments say was poisoned with a nerve agent could have served as evidence in his case but was instead taken out of Russia by his supporters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-bottle-in-navalny-case-could-have-been-evidence-but-was-removed-from-russia-idUSKBN2691FH | 2020-09-19 |
| in line with a Reuters poll that forecast Russia would keep the cost of lending unchanged following a slide in the rouble | Neutral | Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-economy-rates/update-2-russian-central-bank-puts-rate-cutting-cycle-on-hold-idUSL8N2GF26Q | 2020-09-19 |
| Navalnys allies have said a proper investigation into the case will show that the Kremlin President Vladimir Putin and Russian security services are responsible for poisoning the politician | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that a water bottle found in the hotel room of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who Germany and other western governments say was poisoned with a nerve agent could have served as evidence in his case but was instead taken out of Russia by his supporters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-bottle-in-navalny-case-could-have-been-evidence-but-was-removed-from-russia-idUSKBN2691FH | 2020-09-19 |
| Recent reductions in the key rate will continue to support the Russian economy this year and next the central bank said repeating its message from Julys ratesetting meeting | Positive | Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-economy-rates/update-2-russian-central-bank-puts-rate-cutting-cycle-on-hold-idUSL8N2GF26Q | 2020-09-19 |
| The Kremlin has rejected any suggestion Putin or the Russian authorities were involved | Negative | MOSCOW An ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that a proper Russian investigation would show that President Vladimir Putin the Kremlin and the security services were responsible for poisoning the politician | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-investigation/navalny-ally-says-russian-investigation-would-show-putin-responsible-for-poisoning-idUSKBN2682Y1 | 2020-09-18 |
| Figure skating is a prestige sport for Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Russias antidoping agency plans to hand Olympic figure skater Maria Sotskova a lengthy suspension for submitting a forged document to explain a doping violation two sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-figureskating-exc/exclusive-russian-agency-plans-to-suspend-figure-skater-over-doping-document-forgery-sources-idUSKBN2682SJ | 2020-09-18 |
| MOSCOW Belarus is considering conducting a 100person trial of Russias COVID19 vaccine the health ministry said on Thursday adding that potential participants can now apply online at eight local clinics that have been selected to conduct the trial | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus is considering conducting a 100person trial of Russias COVID19 vaccine the health ministry said on Thursday adding that potential participants can now apply online at eight local clinics that have been selected to conduct the trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bel/belarus-planning-100-person-clinical-trial-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2681D3 | 2020-09-18 |
| The trial one of several that Russia hopes to conduct abroad is still pending regulatory approval the ministry said adding it had received paperwork from Russia and was inspecting it | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus is considering conducting a 100person trial of Russias COVID19 vaccine the health ministry said on Thursday adding that potential participants can now apply online at eight local clinics that have been selected to conduct the trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bel/belarus-planning-100-person-clinical-trial-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2681D3 | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON Britain said on Wednesday that Russia had a case to answer over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny as it was almost certain that Russian intelligence services carried out the attack with a Sovietdeveloped chemical weapon known as Novichok | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain said on Wednesday that Russia had a case to answer over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny as it was almost certain that Russian intelligence services carried out the attack with a Sovietdeveloped chemical weapon known as Novichok | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/uk-says-russian-spies-almost-certainly-behind-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2672TH | 2020-09-17 |
| At his news conference Suga said he would implement policies to beef up Tokyos alliance with the United States while hoping to establish stable relationships with China and Russia | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga became Japans first new prime minister in nearly eight years on Wednesday pledging to contain COVID19 and push reforms after retaining about half of predecessor Shinzo Abes lineup in his cabinet | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/new-japan-pm-suga-crafts-continuity-cabinet-pledges-reform-idUSKBN267027 | 2020-09-17 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lithuania and Latvia this month and see French NATO troops in the region Macrons department said on Wednesday amid tensions between the European Union and Russia and Belarus | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lithuania and Latvia this month and see French NATO troops in the region Macrons department said on Wednesday amid tensions between the European Union and Russia and Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-france-baltic/french-president-to-go-to-lithuania-and-latvia-amid-russia-tensions-idUSKBN267183 | 2020-09-17 |
| Allies of Navalny reacted with scorn to comments by Russia that it would have made no sense for Moscow to poison an opponent whose popularity rating was so low | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday that talk of possible sanctions over the case of Alexei Navalny was affecting its plans to borrow money on international markets acknowledging the risk of harmful economic fallout from his poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/russia-says-navalny-sanctions-talk-is-affecting-its-borrowing-plans-idUSKBN2671QT | 2020-09-17 |
| Germany says laboratory tests in three countries have determined he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent and Western governments have demanded an explanation from Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain said on Wednesday that Russia had a case to answer over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny as it was almost certain that Russian intelligence services carried out the attack with a Sovietdeveloped chemical weapon known as Novichok | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/uk-says-russian-spies-almost-certainly-behind-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2672TH | 2020-09-17 |
| It What would be the reason for the Russian authorities to poison Alexei Navalny taking into account that his actual popularity level hardly reaches | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday that talk of possible sanctions over the case of Alexei Navalny was affecting its plans to borrow money on international markets acknowledging the risk of harmful economic fallout from his poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/russia-says-navalny-sanctions-talk-is-affecting-its-borrowing-plans-idUSKBN2671QT | 2020-09-17 |
| MOSCOW Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva has parted ways with Canadian coach Brian Orser and returned to Russia to train under her former coach Eteri Tutberidze the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday | Neutral | MOSCOW Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva has parted ways with Canadian coach Brian Orser and returned to Russia to train under her former coach Eteri Tutberidze the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-figureskating-russia-medvedeva/figure-skating-russias-medvedeva-returns-to-former-coach-tutberidze-ria-idUSKBN26729C | 2020-09-17 |
| Russia has long blamed the West for revolutions such as Georgias 2003 Rose Revolution and Ukraines 200304 Orange Revolution in which Russia said the West backed the protesters | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| 5 billion loan by the end of the year and provide the remainder of the loan in 2021 Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia will send Belarus the first billion tranche of a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/russia-will-send-belarus-first-1-billion-of-loan-by-years-end-idUSKBN2672SX | 2020-09-17 |
| The 20yearold Medvedevas return was warmly welcomed by Russias figure skating community | Positive | MOSCOW Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva has parted ways with Canadian coach Brian Orser and returned to Russia to train under her former coach Eteri Tutberidze the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-figureskating-russia-medvedeva/figure-skating-russias-medvedeva-returns-to-former-coach-tutberidze-ria-idUSKBN26729C | 2020-09-17 |
| The loan to be denominated in Russian roubles and U.S. dollars will help Belarus and its state companies honour their debt obligations and support financial stability Siluanov said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| Around a half of Belarus total state external debt of billion falls on Russia according to Sofia Donets chief economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send Belarus the first billion tranche of a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/russia-will-send-belarus-first-1-billion-of-loan-by-years-end-idUSKBN2672SX | 2020-09-17 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Belarus with weapons as he faces mass protests over a disputed election | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Belarus with weapons as he faces mass protests over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-weapons/belarusian-leader-says-he-asked-putin-for-weapons-idUSKBN26728M | 2020-09-17 |
| This is a commercial project that is absolutely in line with the interests of both Russia and European Union countries and primarily Peskov said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday that talk of possible sanctions over the case of Alexei Navalny was affecting its plans to borrow money on international markets acknowledging the risk of harmful economic fallout from his poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/russia-says-navalny-sanctions-talk-is-affecting-its-borrowing-plans-idUSKBN2671QT | 2020-09-17 |
| MOSCOW Opposition politician Alexei Navalny plans to return to Russia from Germany where he is being treated in hospital following his suspected poisoning last month his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote on Twitter on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Opposition politician Alexei Navalny plans to return to Russia from Germany where he is being treated in hospital following his suspected poisoning last month his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote on Twitter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-spokeswoman/no-other-option-but-for-navalny-to-return-to-russia-says-spokeswoman-idUSKBN2661M4 | 2020-09-16 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has faced calls to punish Russia by suspending work on Nord Stream 2 a nearly completed pipeline bringing gas from Russia to Germany | Negative | MOSCOW Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny shared a photograph from a Berlin hospital on Tuesday sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family and said he could now breathe independently after being poisoned in Siberia last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-opponent-navalny-posts-photo-from-hospital-plans-to-return-to-russia-idUSKBN2661JD | 2020-09-16 |
| He pledged to prioritise Russia or China countries that he frequently praises during his trademark verbal tirades at the West | Negative | MANILA The Philippines continues to negotiate supply deals with a wide range of COVID19 vaccine makers its health ministry said on Wednesday despite its president scolding Western firms and saying he wanted Chinese and Russian vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-vaccin/philippines-says-engaging-western-pharma-firms-despite-duterte-anger-idUSKBN2670JW | 2020-09-16 |
| CanSino which has trials planned in Pakistan and Russia for the vaccine developed with Chinas military research unit did not respond to a request for comment | Positive | China is inoculating tens of thousands of its citizens with experimental coronavirus vaccines and attracting international interest in their development despite expert concerns over the safety of drugs that have not completed standard testing | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccines-foc/in-coronavirus-vaccine-race-china-inoculates-thousands-before-trials-are-completed-idUSKBN26705Q | 2020-09-16 |
| He said Moscow did not understand why if French and Swedish laboratories had been able to test his medical samples Russia was not being given the same access | Negative | MOSCOW Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny shared a photograph from a Berlin hospital on Tuesday sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family and said he could now breathe independently after being poisoned in Siberia last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-opponent-navalny-posts-photo-from-hospital-plans-to-return-to-russia-idUSKBN2661JD | 2020-09-16 |
| The information battle over what happened to Navalny has serious implications for relations between Russia and the West | Negative | MOSCOW The paramedics who treated Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny after he fell violently ill on a plane last month found no increase in his blood sugar in initial tests and saw no signs of a metabolic disorder five medical sources speaking out for the first time told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-health-exclus/exclusive-russian-paramedics-accounts-challenge-moscows-explanation-for-navalnys-coma-sources-idUSKBN265298 | 2020-09-15 |
| The amendment would let U.S. companies that have existing uranium purchase contracts with Russia keep them in tact | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| If finalized it will contribute to the restoration of Americas nuclear energy advantage and protect the domestic industry from dumped Russian said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West of using the incident as a pretext to impose additional sanctions on Russia the Interfax news agency reported | Negative | Germany and France called on Russia on Monday to cooperate and investigate what happened to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after laboratories in France and Sweden independently confirmed that he was poisoned with the Sovietstyle nerve agent Novichok | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-france-call-on-russia-to-investigate-navalnys-novichok-poisoning-idUSKBN26511I | 2020-09-15 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under pressure to halt the nearlycompleted Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will take gas from Russia to Germany | Negative | MOSCOW The paramedics who treated Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny after he fell violently ill on a plane last month found no increase in his blood sugar in initial tests and saw no signs of a metabolic disorder five medical sources speaking out for the first time told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-health-exclus/exclusive-russian-paramedics-accounts-challenge-moscows-explanation-for-navalnys-coma-sources-idUSKBN265298 | 2020-09-15 |
| will actually result in Russian uranium imports into the U.S. increasing during the next three years before decreasing in the mid said Mark Chalmers chief executive of Energy Fuels | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| We renew our call for Russia to explain these Seibert said | Negative | Germany and France called on Russia on Monday to cooperate and investigate what happened to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after laboratories in France and Sweden independently confirmed that he was poisoned with the Sovietstyle nerve agent Novichok | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-france-call-on-russia-to-investigate-navalnys-novichok-poisoning-idUSKBN26511I | 2020-09-15 |
| 67 was convicted of obstruction witness tampering and lying to Congress during its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2653LB | 2020-09-15 |
| Stone 67 was convicted of obstruction witness tampering and lying to Congress during its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into circumstances surrounding the decision to ease sentencing recommendations for President Donald Trumps longtime friend Roger Stone a spokeswoman confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/u-s-justice-department-launches-internal-inquiry-into-stone-sentencing-idUSKBN2653LB | 2020-09-15 |
| The Lancet said it had invited the authors of the Russian vaccine study to respond to the questions raised in the open letter by Bucci | Positive | MILAN A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet on Monday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early data on Russias COVID19 vaccine one of the authors said adding further fuel to a dispute surrounding the shot | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia/fifteen-scientists-launch-critique-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-data-idUSKBN26533B | 2020-09-15 |
| Clarification is needed from Russia in the context of a credible and transparent the Elysee said | Positive | Germany and France called on Russia on Monday to cooperate and investigate what happened to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after laboratories in France and Sweden independently confirmed that he was poisoned with the Sovietstyle nerve agent Novichok | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-france-call-on-russia-to-investigate-navalnys-novichok-poisoning-idUSKBN26511I | 2020-09-15 |
| Brazil has the third worst coronavirus outbreak after the United States and India and has become a soughtout testing ground for COVID19 vaccines under development in Britain China and Russia | Negative | BRASILIA Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the countrys health regulator got confirmation over the weekend that its British equivalent MHRA had approved the restart a company representative said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-brazil/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trials-resume-in-brazil-idUSKBN26534G | 2020-09-15 |
| The journals editor wrote asking us to send him our points of objections and inviting the authors of Russian vaccines study to respond to our said Bucci | Neutral | MILAN A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet on Monday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early data on Russias COVID19 vaccine one of the authors said adding further fuel to a dispute surrounding the shot | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia/fifteen-scientists-launch-critique-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-data-idUSKBN26533B | 2020-09-15 |
| According to a Kremlin readout of the call Putin told Macron that it was to make groundless accusations against Russia over the Navalny case | Negative | Germany and France called on Russia on Monday to cooperate and investigate what happened to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after laboratories in France and Sweden independently confirmed that he was poisoned with the Sovietstyle nerve agent Novichok | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-france-call-on-russia-to-investigate-navalnys-novichok-poisoning-idUSKBN26511I | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| Navalny had promoted a tactical voting strategy to challenge United Russia and disrupt a political system in which outspoken Kremlin critics are often barred from competing | Negative | The ruling United Russia party secured landslide wins at weekend regional elections but suffered setbacks in votes for two Siberian city councils contested by supporters of stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny results showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-election/russias-ruling-party-loses-majority-in-siberian-council-targeted-by-stricken-navalny-idUSKBN2651LL | 2020-09-15 |
| MOSCOW Russia will send troops from its Pskov division of paratroopers to Belarus for joint military drills starting on Monday the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send troops from its Pskov division of paratroopers to Belarus for joint military drills starting on Monday the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-drills/russia-to-send-paratroopers-to-belarus-for-joint-drills-starting-on-monday-ria-idUSKBN26409K | 2020-09-14 |
| 1425 the defence ministry said adding that the Russian paratroopers would return to Russia once they are over | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send troops from its Pskov division of paratroopers to Belarus for joint military drills starting on Monday the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-drills/russia-to-send-paratroopers-to-belarus-for-joint-drills-starting-on-monday-ria-idUSKBN26409K | 2020-09-14 |
| Tatiana Doroshenko a local election official said she could not remember United Russia ever performing so badly in her 15 years as chairwoman of a district election commission in Tomsk | Negative | The ruling United Russia party looked set for an array of local election wins on Sunday but was also on course for some setbacks as stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnys supporters made rare gains in city politics in Siberia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-election/kremlin-set-for-election-wins-but-navalny-supporters-make-rare-gains-in-siberia-idUSKBN2640E0 | 2020-09-14 |
| Pompeo said he also raised with Anastasiades concerns over Russian money laundering something Cyprus repeatedly denies as well as frequent port calls by the Russian navy to the island | Negative | NICOSIA The United States remains deeply about Turkeys actions in the eastern Mediterranean Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over offshore natural resources | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-cyprus/pompeo-says-u-s-deeply-concerned-over-turkey-actions-in-east-med-idUSKBN2630ZN | 2020-09-13 |
| MOSCOW Russians vote on Sunday in dozens of local elections that will be scrutinised for signs of discontent with the ruling United Russia party following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | Negative | MOSCOW Russians vote on Sunday in dozens of local elections that will be scrutinised for signs of discontent with the ruling United Russia party following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-election/russians-vote-in-local-elections-targeted-by-kremlin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN26312S | 2020-09-13 |
| The vaccine is in latestage clinical trials in the United States Britain Brazil and South Africa and additional trials are planned in Japan and Russia | Positive | On 6 September the standard review process triggered a voluntary pause to vaccination across all global trials to allow review of safety data by independent committees and international AstraZeneca said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine/astrazeneca-resumes-uk-trials-of-covid-19-vaccine-halted-by-patient-illness-idUSKBN2630O9 | 2020-09-13 |
| Berlin prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the case of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny who is being treated in Berlin for suspected poisoning and hand information to Moscow if he agreed | Negative | Berlin prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the case of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny who is being treated in Berlin for suspected poisoning and hand information to Moscow if he agreed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/germany-says-it-will-investigate-navalny-poisoning-case-if-he-agrees-idUSKBN2620L2 | 2020-09-12 |
| MOSCOW Russians vote in an array of local elections on Sunday that will test the ruling United Russia partys grip on power less than a month after the suspected poisoning of outspoken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | Negative | MOSCOW Russians vote in an array of local elections on Sunday that will test the ruling United Russia partys grip on power less than a month after the suspected poisoning of outspoken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-election/russia-votes-in-local-elections-targeted-by-stricken-navalny-idUSKBN2621YF | 2020-09-12 |
| The Kremlin has been facing calls from the West for strong action to punish Russia unless it provides an explanation for what Berlin has called an attempt to murder Navalny | Negative | SASSNITZ Germany The Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany should not be used to punish Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny the leader of the German state where the pipeline is due to come ashore said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-nords/nord-stream-2-should-not-be-used-to-punish-russia-says-german-state-leader-idUSKBN2622MP | 2020-09-12 |
| The German government had earlier said it would not investigate the case because the poisoning took place in Russia | Negative | Berlin prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the case of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny who is being treated in Berlin for suspected poisoning and hand information to Moscow if he agreed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/germany-says-it-will-investigate-navalny-poisoning-case-if-he-agrees-idUSKBN2620L2 | 2020-09-12 |
| The strategy which his allies are pressing ahead with calls on supporters to back specific candidates often from the Communist or LDPR nationalist parties to hurt United Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russians vote in an array of local elections on Sunday that will test the ruling United Russia partys grip on power less than a month after the suspected poisoning of outspoken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-election/russia-votes-in-local-elections-targeted-by-stricken-navalny-idUSKBN2621YF | 2020-09-12 |
| The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase III clinical trials of Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil officials have said | Positive | The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase III clinical trials of Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil officials have said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-brazil/brazilian-state-of-bahia-to-test-russias-vaccine-plans-to-buy-50-million-doses-idUSKBN2613NH | 2020-09-12 |
| MOSCOW India and China have made a useful decision on deescalating tensions on their disputed Himalayan border Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday speaking alongside his Chinese counterpart | Positive | MOSCOW India and China have made a useful decision on deescalating tensions on their disputed Himalayan border Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday speaking alongside his Chinese counterpart | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-china-russia-lavrov/india-and-china-made-a-useful-decision-on-de-escalation-at-border-says-russia-idUSKBN2621FR | 2020-09-12 |
| A Phase III trial is a largescale one involving thousands of people in Russia 40000 over a longer stretch of time | Positive | The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase III clinical trials of Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil officials have said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-brazil/brazilian-state-of-bahia-to-test-russias-vaccine-plans-to-buy-50-million-doses-idUSKBN2613NH | 2020-09-12 |
| That would put most of China and much of the Russian Far East within range | Neutral | TOKYO Months before he announced his resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set in motion a policy change that could for the first time allow Japans military to plan for strikes on land targets in China and other parts of Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-strike/abe-plan-for-land-attack-counterpunch-could-mark-major-military-shift-for-japan-idUSKBN2620SU | 2020-09-12 |
| German doctors say he was poisoned with novichok a Russian nerve agent | Negative | BERLIN The novichok nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was than previous forms Der Spiegel magazine reported the head of Germanys foreign intelligence service as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-spieg/novichok-used-on-navalny-harder-than-previous-forms-spiegel-idUSKBN2622DF | 2020-09-12 |
| MOSCOW Sept 11 Russia is not seeking to interfere in the electoral processes of other countries around the world nor has it in the past the Kremlin said on Friday after Microsoft said hackers linked to Russia were among those trying to spy on U.S. political figures | Negative | MOSCOW Sept 11 Russia is not seeking to interfere in the electoral processes of other countries around the world nor has it in the past the Kremlin said on Friday after Microsoft said hackers linked to Russia were among those trying to spy on U.S. political figures | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-election-cyber-microsoft-kremlin/russia-not-seeking-to-interfere-in-other-countries-electoral-processes-kremlin-idUSR4N2G601C | 2020-09-12 |
| The LNA is backed by the United Arab Emirates Russia and Egypt | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Scores of people protested in Benghazi on Thursday over power cuts and living conditions witnesses said burning tyres and blocking some roads in an unusual public show of dissent in the eastern Libyan city | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-protests/protests-flare-in-libyas-benghazi-over-power-cuts-living-conditions-idUSKBN2613MX | 2020-09-11 |
| MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Thursday that it had agreed to manufacture Russias first registered COVID19 vaccine in Brazil | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Thursday that it had agreed to manufacture Russias first registered COVID19 vaccine in Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-brazil/russias-rdif-agrees-to-manufacture-covid-19-vaccine-in-brazil-idUSKBN2612R0 | 2020-09-11 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey is considering a request from Russia to conduct Phase III trials of Russias COVID19 vaccine Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday adding a decision would be made in the next week | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkey is considering a request from Russia to conduct Phase III trials of Russias COVID19 vaccine Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday adding a decision would be made in the next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-vaccine/turkey-considers-allowing-phase-iii-testing-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN261392 | 2020-09-11 |
| The Kremlin critic is being treated in Berlins Charite hospital after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last month | Negative | BERLIN Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery after what Germany said was poisoning with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent and is able to speak again Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalnys-condition-improving-police-guard-stepped-up-der-spiegel-idUSKBN2610WS | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties-senate/u-s-democrats-demand-trump-response-to-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN2612DB | 2020-09-11 |
| The Navalny affair has driven tensions between Russia and the West to new heights with some Western governments believing Navalny was poisoned by Russian security services with toplevel backing | Negative | BERLIN Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery after what Germany said was poisoning with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent and is able to speak again Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalnys-condition-improving-police-guard-stepped-up-der-spiegel-idUSKBN2610WS | 2020-09-11 |
| The legislation would require Trump to certify whether the Russian government offered ordered or was responsible for bounties for killing U.S. and allied forces | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties-senate/u-s-democrats-demand-trump-response-to-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN2612DB | 2020-09-11 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday it would work with allies to hold accountable those responsible for poisoning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny including through funds for activities | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday it would work with allies to hold accountable those responsible for poisoning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny including through funds for activities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-un/u-s-could-restrict-funds-for-malign-activities-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2613AJ | 2020-09-11 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday it respected Serbias decision to withdraw from participating in joint military drills alongside Russian and Belarusian forces that are due to take place in protesthit Belarus later this month | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday it respected Serbias decision to withdraw from participating in joint military drills alongside Russian and Belarusian forces that are due to take place in protesthit Belarus later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-serbia/russia-says-it-respects-serbias-decision-to-withdraw-from-military-drills-in-belarus-idUSKBN2611H7 | 2020-09-11 |
| Democrats have accused Trump who has long pushed warmer U.S. ties with Russia of not taking intelligence information concerning soldiers deaths seriously enough | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties-senate/u-s-democrats-demand-trump-response-to-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN2612DB | 2020-09-11 |
| BRASILIA The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials for Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil officials said on Thursday | Positive | BRASILIA The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials for Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-brazil/brazilian-state-to-test-russias-vaccine-eyes-buying-50-million-doses-idUSKBN2613NH | 2020-09-11 |
| ROME Russias President Vladimir Putin has told Italys prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Giuseppe Conte was quoted on Thursday as saying | Positive | ROME Russias President Vladimir Putin has told Italys prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Giuseppe Conte was quoted on Thursday as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-committee/putin-to-set-up-inquiry-into-navalny-poisoning-italys-pm-idUSKBN2610ZE | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/u-s-intelligence-official-told-to-halt-russian-2020-election-meddling-threat-assessments-whistleblower-idUSKBN26032Q | 2020-09-10 |
| Having had its ability to issue new dollardenominated debt limited by previous U.S. sanctions Russia now comprises just 3 | Negative | LONDON The Wests push to impose sanctions on Russia over an alleged nerve agent attack on President Vladimir Putins main political opponent is getting a familiar shrug of the shoulders from international investors who view Moscows finances as just too strong to be cracked | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-markets-sanctions-analysis/new-sanction-threats-same-shrugs-from-russias-investors-idUSKBN26022T | 2020-09-10 |
| Additional trials are planned in Japan and Russia with a targeted 50000 participants globally | Positive | AstraZeneca has already agreed to supply close to three billion doses to governments across the globe more than any other vaccine project | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-pauses-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-as-participant-illness-investigated-idUSKBN26017L | 2020-09-10 |
| More than a quarter of Turkeys longterm gas contracts expire next year including imports via pipeline from Russias Gazprom and Azerbaijans SOCAR and a liquefied natural gas with Nigeria | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey expects gas suppliers to offer more competitive pricing and flexibility if they want to renew longterm contracts totaling 16 billion cubic meters a year a senior energy ministry official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-turkey-gas/turkey-seeking-better-terms-to-renew-gas-supply-contracts-energy-official-says-idUSKBN2610PT | 2020-09-10 |
| MOSCOW Twentysix scientists most of them working at universities in Italy have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the earlystage trial results of the Russian COVID19 vaccine named | Negative | MOSCOW Twentysix scientists most of them working at universities in Italy have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the earlystage trial results of the Russian COVID19 vaccine named | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-let/some-scientists-spot-unlikely-patterns-in-russia-vaccine-data-letter-idUSKBN2602Q5 | 2020-09-10 |
| U.S. officials say Russia China and Iran have been working to influence the 2020 election between Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/u-s-intelligence-official-told-to-halt-russian-2020-election-meddling-threat-assessments-whistleblower-idUSKBN26032Q | 2020-09-10 |
| There have been a lot of losses with Ukraine but Belarus is a different said a third source a senior banker at a Russian state lender | Negative | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| There is a substantial chance that this actually came from senior Russian Pompeo told the Ben Shapiro radio program according to a transcript released by the State Department | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/substantial-chance-russian-officials-behind-navalny-poisoning-u-s-s-pompeo-idUSKBN2603IY | 2020-09-10 |
| However the scientists said they were basing their conclusions on summaries of the Russian trial result data published in the journal rather than the original data itself | Negative | MOSCOW Twentysix scientists most of them working at universities in Italy have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the earlystage trial results of the Russian COVID19 vaccine named | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-let/some-scientists-spot-unlikely-patterns-in-russia-vaccine-data-letter-idUSKBN2602Q5 | 2020-09-10 |
| MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday it had signed a deal to supply Mexican pharmaceutical firm Landsteiner Scientific with 32 million doses of the Russianproduced COVID19 vaccine the fund said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday it had signed a deal to supply Mexican pharmaceutical firm Landsteiner Scientific with 32 million doses of the Russianproduced COVID19 vaccine the fund said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-mexico/russias-rdif-to-sell-32-mln-covid-19-vaccine-doses-to-mexican-firm-idUSKBN2601BS | 2020-09-10 |
| Fitch in a recent note predicted Belarusian banks would keep access to parent banks and selectively to Russian bank funding in the second part of | Positive | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| Navalny who is being treated in a Berlin hospital was airlifted to Germany after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last month | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/substantial-chance-russian-officials-behind-navalny-poisoning-u-s-s-pompeo-idUSKBN2603IY | 2020-09-10 |
| Naor BarZeev deputy director at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who peer reviewed the Russian data defended his analysis of the research | Neutral | MOSCOW Twentysix scientists most of them working at universities in Italy have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the earlystage trial results of the Russian COVID19 vaccine named | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-let/some-scientists-spot-unlikely-patterns-in-russia-vaccine-data-letter-idUSKBN2602Q5 | 2020-09-10 |
| Deliveries of the vaccine to Mexico were due to start in November subject to approval by Mexicos regulators the Russian Direct Investment Fund said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund on Wednesday confirmed it had signed a deal to export 32 million doses of the COVID19 vaccine to Mexican pharmaceutical company Landsteiner Scientific | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-mexico-vacc/russias-rdif-to-sell-32-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-to-mexicos-landsteiner-scientific-statement-idUSKBN2601MC | 2020-09-10 |
| Navalny an opponent of President Vladimir Putin was airlifted to Berlin for treatment after falling ill in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia summoned Germanys ambassador on Wednesday to accuse Berlin of using the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to discredit Moscow and demanded that Germany immediately hand over medical data about his illness | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/russia-says-germany-exploiting-navalny-illness-demands-medical-data-idUSKBN2601PX | 2020-09-10 |
| One of the sources said it was not clear whether Bidens campaign was the target or whether the Russians were attempting to gain access to information about other SKDK clients | Negative | The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber-biden-exclusive/exclusive-russian-state-hackers-suspected-in-targeting-biden-campaign-firm-sources-idUSKBN2610I4 | 2020-09-10 |
| LONDON The Wests push to impose sanctions on Russia over an alleged nerve agent attack on President Vladimir Putins main political opponent is getting a familiar shrug of the shoulders from international investors who view Moscows finances as just too strong to be cracked | Negative | LONDON The Wests push to impose sanctions on Russia over an alleged nerve agent attack on President Vladimir Putins main political opponent is getting a familiar shrug of the shoulders from international investors who view Moscows finances as just too strong to be cracked | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-markets-sanctions-analysis/new-sanction-threats-same-shrugs-from-russias-investors-idUSKBN26022T | 2020-09-10 |
| Brazil has the third worst coronavirus outbreak after the United States and India and has become a testing ground for COVID19 vaccines under development in Britain China and Russia | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian lab and hospital group DASA S.A. said on Wednesday it has agreed to conduct clinical Phase 2 and 3 trials in Brazil for a COVID19 vaccine developed by COVAXX a unit of U.S. privatelyowned United Biomedical Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-covaxx/brazil-lab-dasa-to-do-tests-for-covid-19-vaccine-being-developed-by-covaxx-idUSKBN2602FV | 2020-09-10 |
| German government vicespokeswoman Martina Fietz said it had done everything necessary to help answer Russian requests and Navalnys case was now a matter for the judiciary | Negative | MOSCOW Russia summoned Germanys ambassador on Wednesday to accuse Berlin of using the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to discredit Moscow and demanded that Germany immediately hand over medical data about his illness | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/russia-says-germany-exploiting-navalny-illness-demands-medical-data-idUSKBN2601PX | 2020-09-10 |
| PARIS France has postponed a visit to Moscow next week by its foreign and armed forces ministers as European powers seek answers from Russia to Germanys findings that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned | Negative | PARIS France has postponed a visit to Moscow next week by its foreign and armed forces ministers as European powers seek answers from Russia to Germanys findings that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-puts-off-strategic-talks-with-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN25Z2SX | 2020-09-09 |
| We will continue to monitor closely how Russia responds to international calls for an explanation of the hideous poisoning of Mr | Negative | WASHINGTON The Group of Seven foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned the confirmed of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the strongest terms according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-nalvany-g7/g7-foreign-ministers-condemn-navalnys-confirmed-poisoning-idUSKBN25Z31Y | 2020-09-09 |
| I dont know of any case where a country like Russia or a similar country has been moved by sanctions to change its behaviour | Negative | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her economy minister on Tuesday played down the possibility of halting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany as part of any sanctions imposed on Moscow due to the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/merkel-dampens-talk-of-halting-nord-stream-2-party-sources-idUSKBN25Z0LX | 2020-09-09 |
| Parly acknowledged in July that efforts to develop a new relationship with Russia and bring Moscow back into the fold of leading industrialised nations had yet to yield results | Positive | PARIS France has postponed a visit to Moscow next week by its foreign and armed forces ministers as European powers seek answers from Russia to Germanys findings that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-puts-off-strategic-talks-with-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN25Z2SX | 2020-09-09 |
| Boyko is one of a number of supporters of Navalny running in local elections across Russia at the weekend | Positive | MOSCOW An intruder smashed a bottle containing a chemical fluid in the campaign office of allies of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the Russian city of Novosibirsk on Tuesday forcing them to evacuate the premises opposition activists said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-allies/allies-of-kremlin-critic-navalny-say-campaign-office-in-siberia-attacked-idUSKBN25Z28P | 2020-09-09 |
| Lukashenko who has crushed dissent in Belarus for the past 26 years conceded in his interview with Russian journalists that he may have held onto power too long | Negative | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| Speaking at a financial forum in Moscow alongside Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina Siluanov warned against excessive borrowing to finance Russias economic recovery | Negative | MOSCOW Russias economy could contract by less than in 2020 Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday an improvement on previous assessments and a positive sign for an economy bruised by low oil prices and the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-budget/russias-economy-to-shrink-by-less-than-4-in-2020-minister-says-idUSKBN25Z27W | 2020-09-09 |
| BENGALURU India has received an offer from Russia to conduct a trial and manufacture its COVID19 vaccine with several Indian companies currently studying the proposal an Indian government official said on Tuesday | Positive | BENGALURU India has received an offer from Russia to conduct a trial and manufacture its COVID19 vaccine with several Indian companies currently studying the proposal an Indian government official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-russia/india-weighing-russian-offer-for-sputnik-v-vaccine-trial-manufacturing-official-idUSKBN25Z1TV | 2020-09-09 |
| 5 million people is of key strategic interest to Moscow as a route for its oil and gas exports and a buffer between NATO and Russia | Neutral | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| It is incumbent on the Russian authorities to fully investigate who was responsible for this crime a very serious crime that was committed on Russian soil | Negative | GENEVA The top United Nations human rights official called on Russia on Tuesday to conduct or cooperate with a full independent investigation into Germanys findings that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-un/u-n-rights-chief-urges-russia-to-investigate-navalny-case-idUSKBN25Z1CC | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suggesting sanctions might be necessary | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suggesting sanctions might be necessary | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/u-s-house-members-ask-trump-to-probe-navalny-poisoning-suggest-sanctions-idUSKBN25Z2RN | 2020-09-09 |
| Proper legal processes have not been carried out in previous incidents resulting in close to total in Russia he said | Positive | GENEVA The top United Nations human rights official called on Russia on Tuesday to conduct or cooperate with a full independent investigation into Germanys findings that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-un/u-n-rights-chief-urges-russia-to-investigate-navalny-case-idUSKBN25Z1CC | 2020-09-09 |
| However Seibert also said it was too early to decide on whether to impose sanctions against Russia over the poisoning | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with a Sovietstyle nerve agent her chief spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/merkel-doesnt-rule-out-sanctions-on-russian-gas-pipeline-spokesman-says-idUSKBN25Y11R | 2020-09-08 |
| Its completely unacceptable that a banned chemical weapon has been used and Russia must hold a full transparent investigation | Negative | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab summoned the Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin on Monday to express his concern at the suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/uk-summons-russian-ambassador-over-kremlin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25Y1M3 | 2020-09-08 |
| BERLIN It is almost impossible to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany from a legal perspective the head of the German Eastern Business Association told Deutschlandfunk radio on Tuesday | Negative | BERLIN It is almost impossible to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany from a legal perspective the head of the German Eastern Business Association told Deutschlandfunk radio on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/german-business-group-its-hardly-possible-to-legally-stop-nord-stream-2-idUSKBN25Z0LX | 2020-09-08 |
| The government was determined to continue to work with Russian allies to implement signed agreements and to ensure the success of Russian investments in Assad said according to state media | Negative | President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new U.S. sanctions on its already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains Damascus achieved with Moscows help | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-russia-fm-meetings-lands/syria-seeks-russian-investment-as-u-s-sanctions-hammer-economy-idUSKBN25Y0YX | 2020-09-08 |
| It may prove difficult to halt the Nord Stream 2 project which is led by Russias Gazprom with Western partners so late in the day | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with a Sovietstyle nerve agent her chief spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/merkel-doesnt-rule-out-sanctions-on-russian-gas-pipeline-spokesman-says-idUSKBN25Y11R | 2020-09-08 |
| The Russian side noted that unfounded accusations and politisation of the issue which has a strictly medical and legal nature are the Russian embassy said in a statement | Negative | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab summoned the Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin on Monday to express his concern at the suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/uk-summons-russian-ambassador-over-kremlin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25Y1M3 | 2020-09-08 |
| MOSCOW Russia is trying to help Syria break through an economic blockade created by new U.S. sanctions that are impeding foreign investment into Syrias economy Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is trying to help Syria break through an economic blockade created by new U.S. sanctions that are impeding foreign investment into Syrias economy Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-russia-fm-blockade/russia-says-trying-to-help-syria-break-through-u-s-sanctions-blockade-idUSKBN25Y1GA | 2020-09-08 |
| Merkel and the EU face a tradeoff between the economic benefits of the pipeline and the firm political message that abandoning it would send to Russia analysts say | Negative | Abandoning the nearly complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany could create a legal mess and nudge up energy costs for European households but Germany would cope with any disruption to supplies economists say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/no-nord-stream-2-no-problem-for-germany-economists-say-idUSKBN25Y1Q6 | 2020-09-08 |
| MOSCOW The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies may discuss this month countries which have lagged in reducing their oil output under a global oil cut deal Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted as saying on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies may discuss this month countries which have lagged in reducing their oil output under a global oil cut deal Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-novak/russias-novak-says-opec-may-discuss-underperformers-this-month-ria-idUSKBN25Y1EU | 2020-09-08 |
| Oliver Hermes chairman of the OstAusschuss which represents German business interests in Russia said abandoning it would damage Germanys commercial reputation | Negative | Abandoning the nearly complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany could create a legal mess and nudge up energy costs for European households but Germany would cope with any disruption to supplies economists say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-nordstream/no-nord-stream-2-no-problem-for-germany-economists-say-idUSKBN25Y1Q6 | 2020-09-08 |
| BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with a Sovietstyle nerve agent her chief spokesman said on Monday | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with a Sovietstyle nerve agent her chief spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/merkel-doesnt-rule-out-sanctions-on-russian-gas-pipeline-spokesman-says-idUSKBN25Y11R | 2020-09-08 |
| President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new U.S. sanctions on its already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains Damascus achieved with Moscows help | Negative | President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new U.S. sanctions on its already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains Damascus achieved with Moscows help | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-russia-fm-meetings-lands/syria-seeks-russian-investment-as-u-s-sanctions-hammer-economy-idUSKBN25Y0YX | 2020-09-08 |
| I certainly hope that the Russians will not force us to change our position on Nord Stream he told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faced growing pressure to reconsider Germanys Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/german-politicians-question-russia-gas-project-after-navalny-suspected-poisoning-idUSKBN25X0KH | 2020-09-07 |
| The affair has led to calls from several leading conservatives for Merkel to suspend the pipeline a huge nearly complete project to bring Russian gas to Germany under the sea | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faced growing pressure to reconsider Germanys Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/german-politicians-question-russia-gas-project-after-navalny-suspected-poisoning-idUSKBN25X0KH | 2020-09-07 |
| Serbia is Moscows closest ally in the Balkans but President Aleksandar Vucic has long annoyed Russia by seeking better ties with the West | Positive | Serbias president accused Moscow on Sunday of stooping to primitivism and in an attack on him after Russias foreign ministry spokeswoman compared him to the actor Sharon Stone in an explicit film scene | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-serbia-diplomacy/serbian-leader-fires-back-at-moscow-after-basic-instinct-jibe-idUSKBN25X0RU | 2020-09-07 |
| Sabaev noted there were no signs that the Russian doctors who had treated Navalny had poisoning symptoms | Negative | OMSK Russia Russia first treated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for suspected poisoning but doctors changed their minds after six hours when laboratory tests came back that found no traces of poison in his system one of the doctors who treated him has said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-health/russia-first-treated-navalny-for-suspected-poisoning-then-u-turned-doctor-idUSKBN25X0MA | 2020-09-07 |
| BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faced growing pressure to reconsider Germanys Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faced growing pressure to reconsider Germanys Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/german-politicians-question-russia-gas-project-after-navalny-suspected-poisoning-idUSKBN25X0KH | 2020-09-07 |
| What is clear right now is that the Russian government has a very serious set of questions to he told Sky News | Positive | LONDON Russia must explain how Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with what Germany says was the Novichok nerve agent British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-navalny-britain/russia-has-very-serious-questions-to-answer-on-navalny-uk-idUSKBN25X0BU | 2020-09-07 |
| Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said suspicion would fall on Russia if it failed to help resolve the matter | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faced growing pressure to reconsider Germanys Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/german-politicians-question-russia-gas-project-after-navalny-suspected-poisoning-idUSKBN25X0KH | 2020-09-07 |
| French Foreign Affairs Minister JeanYves Le Drian on Sunday slammed the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital and said Russia must provide explanations | Negative | French Foreign Affairs Minister JeanYves Le Drian on Sunday slammed the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital and said Russia must provide explanations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/frances-le-drian-russia-has-explaining-to-do-on-navalny-idUSKBN25X0GV | 2020-09-07 |
| MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had noticed multiple hostile statements directed at Russia on the topic of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnys health after Germany said he had been poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had noticed multiple hostile statements directed at Russia on the topic of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnys health after Germany said he had been poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-health/russia-says-it-has-seen-hostile-comments-from-abroad-on-navalnys-health-idUSKBN25W0KI | 2020-09-06 |
| Up to 30 people were detained for taking part in unsanctioned protests Russian news agency TASS quoted the Minsk police as saying | Negative | Masked security agents dragged students off the streets and bundled them into vans as new protests broke out against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday on the fourth weekend since his disputed reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/hands-off-the-children-masked-men-arrest-protesting-belarusian-students-idUSKBN25W0LG | 2020-09-06 |
| MOSCOW Weekly rallies against the Kremlin in Russias Far East showed no sign of ending after nearly two months with around 10000 people taking to the streets on Saturday in one of the longestlasting movements of provincial discontent of the Putin era | Positive | MOSCOW Weekly rallies against the Kremlin in Russias Far East showed no sign of ending after nearly two months with around 10000 people taking to the streets on Saturday in one of the longestlasting movements of provincial discontent of the Putin era | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/no-sign-of-end-to-far-east-anti-kremlin-rallies-after-nearly-two-months-idUSKBN25W0MN | 2020-09-06 |
| The United States had previously conveyed its grave to Russia after the German finding | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-has-to-look-seriously-into-suspected-poisoning-of-putin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25V2YH | 2020-09-05 |
| He said China had had the most massive program to influence the United States followed by Iran and then Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday without providing any details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY | 2020-09-05 |
| We do not want hostility towards Russia or the Russian people | Positive | BERLIN The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital is damaging to Russias leadership and makes it harder for Germany to cooperate with Moscow German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-case-is-heavy-burden-for-russias-leaders-german-president-says-idUSKBN25V1H3 | 2020-09-05 |
| BRASILIA The technology institute for the Brazilian state of which has agreed to produce Russias COVID19 vaccine said on Friday it plans to conduct phase III trials on 10000 volunteers in Brazil at the start of next year | Positive | BRASILIA The technology institute for the Brazilian state of which has agreed to produce Russias COVID19 vaccine said on Friday it plans to conduct phase III trials on 10000 volunteers in Brazil at the start of next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-tecpar-to-trial-russian-covid-19-vaccine-in-early-2021-idUSKBN25V2CP | 2020-09-05 |
| MOSCOW Russia scrambled eight fighter jets to intercept three U.S. B52 strategic bombers flying over the Black Sea Russian news agencies cited the Defence Ministry as saying on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia scrambled eight fighter jets to intercept three U.S. B52 strategic bombers flying over the Black Sea Russian news agencies cited the Defence Ministry as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-bombers/russia-scrambles-jets-to-escort-u-s-bombers-over-black-sea-news-agencies-idUSKBN25V2RF | 2020-09-05 |
| Trumpappointed Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday he believed China was more of a threat than Russia when it came to election interference also without offering details | Negative | WASHINGTON China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday without providing any details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY | 2020-09-05 |
| government signed a memorandum of understanding last month with Russias Gamaleya National Research Institute which is developing the vaccine and the Russian Direct Investment Fund which is marketing it | Positive | BRASILIA The technology institute for the Brazilian state of which has agreed to produce Russias COVID19 vaccine said on Friday it plans to conduct phase III trials on 10000 volunteers in Brazil at the start of next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-tecpar-to-trial-russian-covid-19-vaccine-in-early-2021-idUSKBN25V2CP | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has conveyed its concerns to Russia over an incident in Syria in which several U.S. troops were injured when a Russian military vehicle collided with theirs National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has conveyed its concerns to Russia over an incident in Syria in which several U.S. troops were injured when a Russian military vehicle collided with theirs National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-syria/u-s-conveyed-concerns-to-russia-over-syria-troop-collision-white-house-official-idUSKBN25V2P9 | 2020-09-05 |
| Haftar is supported by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia while the internationally recognized government is backed by Turkey | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two Libyan families filed a civil lawsuit in a U.S. federal court late on Thursday accusing Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army of war crimes human rights abuses and torture during a 20162017 offensive to seize a key Libyan district a court filing showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-usa-lawsuit/libyan-families-file-u-s-lawsuit-accusing-lna-leader-haftar-of-war-crimes-idUSKBN25V2GA | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but that his administration had not yet seen any proof | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but that his administration had not yet seen any proof | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/trump-says-u-s-has-no-proof-yet-of-tragic-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25V2FH | 2020-09-05 |
| The company has disputed the more than billion Russias environmental watchdog has requested to pay for the accident which it has said had caused unprecedented damage to the Arctic | Negative | MOSCOW Russias state environmental watchdog on Friday threatened to take mining company Norilsk Nickel to court if it failed to voluntarily pay compensation for environmental damage caused by a fuel leak in the Arctic earlier this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-watchdog/russian-environment-watchdog-threatens-nornickel-with-court-action-over-fuel-spill-damages-ifax-idUSKBN25V2JC | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-has-to-look-seriously-into-suspected-poisoning-of-putin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25V2YH | 2020-09-05 |
| BERLIN The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital is damaging to Russias leadership and makes it harder for Germany to cooperate with Moscow German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said | Negative | BERLIN The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital is damaging to Russias leadership and makes it harder for Germany to cooperate with Moscow German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-case-is-heavy-burden-for-russias-leaders-german-president-says-idUSKBN25V1H3 | 2020-09-05 |
| BERLIN Pressure mounted on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which will take gas from Russia to Germany after she said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | Negative | BERLIN Pressure mounted on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which will take gas from Russia to Germany after she said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-nord/germany-pressed-to-rethink-nord-stream-2-pipeline-after-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U0UF | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans confidence in the security and validity of mailin voting | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans confidence in the security and validity of mailin voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-russia-ballots/u-s-homeland-security-warns-that-russia-is-trying-to-undermine-confidence-in-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN25U358 | 2020-09-04 |
| Another possible response that might be considered is limiting foreign investors ability to hold Russias sovereign debt | Negative | Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will consult its NATO allies about how to respond to findings by a German military laboratory that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-factbox/how-might-west-respond-to-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U2DC | 2020-09-04 |
| Another option could be to take steps over TurkStream a pipeline project that will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey | Positive | Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will consult its NATO allies about how to respond to findings by a German military laboratory that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-factbox/how-might-west-respond-to-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U2DC | 2020-09-04 |
| VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | Positive | VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-us-lithuania/u-s-troops-to-start-extended-exercises-in-lithuania-amid-tensions-over-belarus-idUSKBN25U1W6 | 2020-09-04 |
| Nord Stream 2 will double the capacity of the existing Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany | Positive | BERLIN Pressure mounted on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which will take gas from Russia to Germany after she said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-nord/germany-pressed-to-rethink-nord-stream-2-pipeline-after-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U0UF | 2020-09-04 |
| Adam Schiff the Democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee said the bulletin validated his concern that Russia is seeking to sow distrust in our democratic process | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans confidence in the security and validity of mailin voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-russia-ballots/u-s-homeland-security-warns-that-russia-is-trying-to-undermine-confidence-in-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN25U358 | 2020-09-04 |
| Another possible step that could be considered is disconnecting the Russian financial system from global SWIFT interbank payments which would make international financial transactions nearly impossible | Negative | Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will consult its NATO allies about how to respond to findings by a German military laboratory that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-factbox/how-might-west-respond-to-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U2DC | 2020-09-04 |
| Karoblis said earlier this month that there was a real danger Russia would send forces to Belarus | Negative | VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-us-lithuania/u-s-troops-to-start-extended-exercises-in-lithuania-amid-tensions-over-belarus-idUSKBN25U1W6 | 2020-09-04 |
| The project has split the European Union with some members saying it will undermine the traditional gas transit state Ukraine and increase the blocs energy reliance on Russia | Negative | BERLIN Pressure mounted on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which will take gas from Russia to Germany after she said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-nord/germany-pressed-to-rethink-nord-stream-2-pipeline-after-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U0UF | 2020-09-04 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico said on Thursday that it plans to take part in stage 3 trials of the Russian coronavirus vaccine in October part of the nations efforts to secure supplies of possible future COVID19 vaccines | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico said on Thursday that it plans to take part in stage 3 trials of the Russian coronavirus vaccine in October part of the nations efforts to secure supplies of possible future COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-russia/mexico-eyes-october-start-for-phase-3-trials-of-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-minister-idUSKBN25U2ZI | 2020-09-04 |
| Russia has denied any role in the poisoning and says Britain is whipping up antiRussian hysteria | Negative | LONDON Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital was poisoned with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-mystery-factb/factbox-kremlin-foes-who-have-suffered-mysterious-fates-idUSKBN25U13P | 2020-09-04 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union will likely impose new sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but not straight away to give time to uncover the culprits according to the blocs executive and diplomatic sources | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union will likely impose new sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but not straight away to give time to uncover the culprits according to the blocs executive and diplomatic sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-eyeing-new-sanctions-on-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN25U1LY | 2020-09-04 |
| Western countries could consider targeted sanctions on Russian individuals deemed to have been involved in Navalnys case | Negative | Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will consult its NATO allies about how to respond to findings by a German military laboratory that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-factbox/how-might-west-respond-to-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U2DC | 2020-09-04 |
| Merkel said that any German or European response would depend on whether Russia helped clear up the case | Negative | Russia said on Thursday the West should not rush to judge it over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and that there were no grounds to accuse it of the crime as talk in the West of punishing Moscow intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-tells-west-not-to-rush-to-judge-it-on-navalny-as-sanctions-talk-starts-idUSKBN25U1SW | 2020-09-04 |
| Perepilichny had sought refuge in Britain in 2009 after helping a Swiss investigation into a Russian moneylaundering scheme | Negative | LONDON Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital was poisoned with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-mystery-factb/factbox-kremlin-foes-who-have-suffered-mysterious-fates-idUSKBN25U13P | 2020-09-04 |
| That is important in the case of Navalny a Russian citizen who was attacked on Russian soil | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union will likely impose new sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but not straight away to give time to uncover the culprits according to the blocs executive and diplomatic sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-eyeing-new-sanctions-on-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN25U1LY | 2020-09-04 |
| The EU already has sanctions in place on Russias energy financial and arms sectors and a ban on doing business with Crimea over Moscows seizure of the peninsula | Negative | Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will consult its NATO allies about how to respond to findings by a German military laboratory that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-factbox/how-might-west-respond-to-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U2DC | 2020-09-04 |
| After her strong statement on Wednesday she is under pressure at home to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which will take gas from Russia to Germany | Negative | Russia said on Thursday the West should not rush to judge it over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and that there were no grounds to accuse it of the crime as talk in the West of punishing Moscow intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-tells-west-not-to-rush-to-judge-it-on-navalny-as-sanctions-talk-starts-idUSKBN25U1SW | 2020-09-04 |
| Sergei Naryshkin head of the agency added that no traces of poison had been found by Russian doctors after Navalny fell ill in Siberia last month | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russias foreign intelligence agency said on Thursday that Moscow could not exclude that Western special forces were behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-spy/russian-spy-chief-says-western-provocation-cannot-be-ruled-out-in-navalny-case-ria-idUSKBN25U1S0 | 2020-09-04 |
| The LNA is supported by the United Arab Emirates Russia and Egypt while the GNA is backed by Turkey | Negative | TUNIS The United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday that foreign supporters of both sides in the civil war were helping them stockpile weapons in breach of an arms embargo and as coronavirus spirals out of in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-warns-of-libya-arms-build-up-and-virus-surge-idUSKBN25T2VO | 2020-09-03 |
| ATHENS Greece will require visitors from Russia to show a negative COVID19 test before entering the country between Sept | Negative | ATHENS Greece will require visitors from Russia to show a negative COVID19 test before entering the country between Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-greece-russia/greece-imposes-negative-covid-19-test-rule-for-visiting-russians-idUSKBN25T2TT | 2020-09-03 |
| This makes it all the more urgent that those responsible in Russia be identified and held Maas told reporters | Negative | Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital was poisoned with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/putin-critic-navalny-was-poisoned-with-novichok-nerve-agent-merkel-says-idUSKBN25T272 | 2020-09-03 |
| All of the writers contacted by Reuters some of whom requested anonymity due to fears of professional repercussions said they had no knowledge about the websites Russian backing before Tuesday | Negative | LONDON When freelance journalist Laura Walters submitted a 1000 word article about Chinese political influence in New Zealand to her new editors at nonprofit media outlet Peace Data the response was emphatic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-facebook-russia/duped-by-russia-freelancers-ensnared-in-disinformation-campaign-by-promise-of-easy-money-idUSKBN25T35E | 2020-09-03 |
| MOSCOW Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials the foreign minister said on Wednesday as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials the foreign minister said on Wednesday as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-to-hit-baltics-with-sanctions-russia-steps-up-support-idUSKBN25T2FT | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its decision to withhold circulation of an intelligence report warning that Russia was trying to portray Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as mentally unstable | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its decision to withhold circulation of an intelligence report warning that Russia was trying to portray Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as mentally unstable | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-biden-russia/u-s-agency-defends-decision-to-withhold-report-on-russian-claims-about-bidens-health-idUSKBN25T33C | 2020-09-03 |
| Moscow would respond firmly and with to any attempts to destabilize Belarus or loosen its strong ties to Russia he said | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials the foreign minister said on Wednesday as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-to-hit-baltics-with-sanctions-russia-steps-up-support-idUSKBN25T2FT | 2020-09-03 |
| LONDON Britain will offer all the help it can to Germany in its investigation into what Germany says is evidence that a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been poisoned with a nerve agent of the Novichok family | Negative | LONDON Britain will offer all the help it can to Germany in its investigation into what Germany says is evidence that a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been poisoned with a nerve agent of the Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain-hanco/uk-says-will-offer-germany-help-to-investigate-poisoning-of-putin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25T2XF | 2020-09-03 |
| But Barr said there was some preliminary activity that Russia might try to interfere again in the election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that mailin ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-barr/u-s-attorney-general-calls-mail-in-voting-playing-with-fire-experts-say-fraud-rare-idUSKBN25T3BA | 2020-09-03 |
| Haftar is supported by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia while the government is backed by Turkey | Negative | NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/russia-steps-up-support-for-private-military-contractor-in-libya-u-n-report-idUSKBN25T37G | 2020-09-03 |
| Britain says Russia used Novichok to poison former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the southern English city of Salisbury in 2018 | Negative | LONDON Britain will offer all the help it can to Germany in its investigation into what Germany says is evidence that a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been poisoned with a nerve agent of the Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain-hanco/uk-says-will-offer-germany-help-to-investigate-poisoning-of-putin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25T2XF | 2020-09-03 |
| Ivan Zhdanov another close Navalny ally said on Twitter that Novichok could be administered only by Russias intelligence agencies | Negative | Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital was poisoned with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/putin-critic-navalny-was-poisoned-with-novichok-nerve-agent-merkel-says-idUSKBN25T272 | 2020-09-03 |
| Chinas nuclear arsenal is a fraction of the United States which has 3800 nuclear warheads stockpiled and Russias which has roughly 4300 according to the Federation of American Scientists | Negative | WASHINGTON China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land air and sea a capacity known as a triad the Pentagon said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-nuclear/pentagon-concerned-by-chinas-nuclear-ambitions-expects-warheads-to-double-idUSKBN25S5MB | 2020-09-02 |
| Washington has repeatedly called for China to join in trilateral negotiations to extend New START a U.S.Russian nuclear arms treaty that is due to expire in February | Negative | WASHINGTON China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land air and sea a capacity known as a triad the Pentagon said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-nuclear/pentagon-concerned-by-chinas-nuclear-ambitions-expects-warheads-to-double-idUSKBN25S5MB | 2020-09-02 |
| Belarus is Russias closest ally among former Soviet states and its territory is integral to Moscows European defence strategy | Negative | Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/new-protests-in-belarus-as-opposition-squabbles-u-s-weighs-sanctions-idUSKBN25S4HL | 2020-09-02 |
| Facebook says it dismantles Russian influence operation | Negative | Facebook says it dismantles Russian influence operation | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-election-facebook-russia/facebook-says-russian-influence-campaign-targeted-left-wing-voters-in-us-uk-idUSL8N2FY4AL | 2020-09-02 |
| Twitter said it had also suspended five accounts as part of the operation which it could reliably attribute to Russian state actors | Negative | LONDON A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target leftwing voters in the United States and Britain including by recruiting freelance journalists to write about domestic politics Facebook said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-facebook-russia/facebook-says-russian-influence-campaign-targeted-left-wing-voters-in-u-s-uk-idUSKBN25S5UI | 2020-09-02 |
| They will compete against works by Israels Amos Gitai and Russias Andrei Konchalovsky and four Italian films including Gianfranco Rosis about the Syrian conflict | Positive | VENICE Italy Fewer Hollywood stars will grace the red carpet and there will be no fans clamouring for autographs | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-filmfestival-venice-preview/scaled-down-venice-film-festival-hopes-to-shake-off-virus-gloom-idUSKBN25S50B | 2020-09-02 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was ready to reroute Belarusian cargo from Baltic ports to Russian ports in response to sanctions imposed by Lithuania Latvia and Estonia the Belta news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was ready to reroute Belarusian cargo from Baltic ports to Russian ports in response to sanctions imposed by Lithuania Latvia and Estonia the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-baltic/lukashenko-considers-re-routing-belarusian-cargo-after-sanctions-belta-idUSKBN25S4JZ | 2020-09-02 |
| But we can agree with the Russians on he said according to Belta | Neutral | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was ready to reroute Belarusian cargo from Baltic ports to Russian ports in response to sanctions imposed by Lithuania Latvia and Estonia the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-baltic/lukashenko-considers-re-routing-belarusian-cargo-after-sanctions-belta-idUSKBN25S4JZ | 2020-09-02 |
| Flynn was charged under former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation that detailed Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost Trumps candidacy | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-appeals-court-denies-ex-trump-adviser-flynns-bid-for-immediate-halt-to-criminal-case-idUSKBN25R28N | 2020-09-01 |
| MOSCOW A mix of economic contraction and subdued inflationary risks will allow Russia to cut interest rates again this year paving the way for a stronger rouble and an economic recovery in 2021 a poll of economists and analysts showed on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW A mix of economic contraction and subdued inflationary risks will allow Russia to cut interest rates again this year paving the way for a stronger rouble and an economic recovery in 2021 a poll of economists and analysts showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-poll/russia-to-cut-rates-in-2020-helping-economy-to-grow-in-2021-reuters-poll-idUSKBN25R1UI | 2020-09-01 |
| If the geopolitical background stabilises the Bank of Russia may lower the key rate by 25 bps to | Negative | MOSCOW A mix of economic contraction and subdued inflationary risks will allow Russia to cut interest rates again this year paving the way for a stronger rouble and an economic recovery in 2021 a poll of economists and analysts showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-poll/russia-to-cut-rates-in-2020-helping-economy-to-grow-in-2021-reuters-poll-idUSKBN25R1UI | 2020-09-01 |
| MOSCOW Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday that mass vaccination of high risk groups in the country against COVID19 would begin in NovemberDecember this year Russian news agencies reported | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday that mass vaccination of high risk groups in the country against COVID19 would begin in NovemberDecember this year Russian news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-minister/russia-to-vaccinate-high-risk-groups-against-covid-19-towards-end-of-year-agencies-idUSKBN25R1NY | 2020-09-01 |
| MOSCOW Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fasttracking of COVID19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August a Russian official said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fasttracking of COVID19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August a Russian official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/west-accepts-moscow-was-right-to-approve-covid-vaccine-russian-official-idUSKBN25R27Y | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-appeals-court-denies-ex-trump-adviser-flynns-bid-for-immediate-halt-to-criminal-case-idUSKBN25R28N | 2020-09-01 |
| Recent statements show that some of our western partners have already passed the stage of depression and it has now been accepted that Russias approach is the correct one | Positive | MOSCOW Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fasttracking of COVID19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August a Russian official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/west-accepts-moscow-was-right-to-approve-covid-vaccine-russian-official-idUSKBN25R27Y | 2020-09-01 |
| Belarus is Russias closest exSoviet ally and its territory is an integral part of Moscows European defence strategy | Negative | Belarusians chanting Happy Birthday you and flying redandwhite opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenkos residence on Sunday as protesters kept up pressure on the veteran leader to resign before dispersing peacefully | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/protesters-crowd-minsk-as-belarus-leader-gets-birthday-call-from-putin-idUSKBN25Q0GK | 2020-08-31 |
| Ratcliffe is a former lawmaker who defended Trump during Congressional probes into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/trump-intel-chief-defends-briefings-ban-democrats-raise-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN25Q0RO | 2020-08-31 |
| PODGORICA The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegros proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast | Positive | PODGORICA The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegros proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-montenegro-election/montenegros-ruling-dps-narrowly-ahead-of-opposition-in-vote-pollster-forecasts-idUSKBN25P0UM | 2020-08-31 |
| A proSerb government might move the country closer to Serbia and Russia but it is not expected to lead it out of NATO or abandon its European Union membership bid | Positive | PODGORICA The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegros proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-montenegro-election/montenegros-ruling-dps-narrowly-ahead-of-opposition-in-vote-pollster-forecasts-idUSKBN25P0UM | 2020-08-31 |
| PODGORICA Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that looks too close to call with neither the longruling proWestern party nor a rival proRussian alliance tipped to win a majority of seats | Neutral | PODGORICA Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that looks too close to call with neither the longruling proWestern party nor a rival proRussian alliance tipped to win a majority of seats | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-montenegro-election/divided-montenegro-on-course-for-knife-edge-election-idUSKBN25P0UM | 2020-08-30 |
| The vote pits the DPS against an alliance of mainly Serb nationalist parties seeking closer ties to Serbia and Russia | Negative | PODGORICA Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that looks too close to call with neither the longruling proWestern party nor a rival proRussian alliance tipped to win a majority of seats | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-montenegro-election/divided-montenegro-on-course-for-knife-edge-election-idUSKBN25P0UM | 2020-08-30 |
| Researchers say that Russian governmentsupported organizations are playing a small but increasing role amplifying the conspiracy theories | Negative | Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-socialmedia-qanon-factbox/factbox-what-is-qanon-and-how-are-social-media-sites-handling-it-idUSKBN25P01O | 2020-08-30 |
| We want to engage Russia in a dialogue on Belarus and for Russia to help us convince President Lukashenko of the need for OSCE mediation | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron held a broadranging question answer session with journalists on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-macron-highlights-factbox/highlights-of-macrons-remarks-in-end-of-summer-news-conference-idUSKBN25O2P0 | 2020-08-29 |
| The documentary was published online for the first time by Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom last week as part of events to mark 75th anniversary of Russias atomic industry | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has released previously classified footage of the worlds largest nuclear explosion caused when the Soviet Union detonated the socalled Tsar Bomba almost 60 years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nuclear-tsar-bomba/russia-releases-secret-footage-of-1961-tsar-bomba-hydrogen-blast-idUSKBN25O1U9 | 2020-08-29 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries could unite their troops in the event of a threat from the West the Belta state news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries could unite their troops in the event of a threat from the West the Belta state news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-troops/belarus-russia-could-unite-troops-in-case-of-threat-from-the-west-says-lukashenko-idUSKBN25O1OX | 2020-08-29 |
| There is so far no approved coronavirus vaccine except one authorised in Russia before largescale trials | Negative | PARIS Sanofis confidence in its coronavirus vaccine candidates has increased this summer as the French drugmaker prepares to start clinical trials its chief executive told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-sanofi-strategy-exclusive/exclusive-sanofi-more-confident-about-its-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKBN25O2OF | 2020-08-29 |
| It said it was in contact with RUSADA and the Russian authorities to seek clarification on the latest developments | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday dismissed the head of RUSADA its national antidoping agency in a move that threatens to further strain the countrys relations on the global sports stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russia-dismisses-anti-doping-chief-idUSKBN25O1L4 | 2020-08-29 |
| Russia is expelling a diplomat from the Norwegian embassy in Moscow foreign ministries in both countries said on Friday in a titfortat move after Oslo expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage | Negative | Russia is expelling a diplomat from the Norwegian embassy in Moscow foreign ministries in both countries said on Friday in a titfortat move after Oslo expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-expulsion/russia-expels-norwegian-diplomat-over-spy-case-idUSKBN25O154 | 2020-08-29 |
| Russia has been rocked by doping scandals since a 2015 report commissioned by WADA found evidence of mass doping among Russian track and field athletes | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday dismissed the head of RUSADA its national antidoping agency in a move that threatens to further strain the countrys relations on the global sports stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russia-dismisses-anti-doping-chief-idUSKBN25O1L4 | 2020-08-29 |
| Our embassy in Moscow has been informed by the Russian Foreign Ministry that one of our diplomats is no longer welcome in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said in a statement | Negative | Russia is expelling a diplomat from the Norwegian embassy in Moscow foreign ministries in both countries said on Friday in a titfortat move after Oslo expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-expulsion/russia-expels-norwegian-diplomat-over-spy-case-idUSKBN25O154 | 2020-08-29 |
| RUSADA has appealed against a fouryear ban on Russian athletes competing at major international sporting events under their flag as punishment for that data alteration | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday dismissed the head of RUSADA its national antidoping agency in a move that threatens to further strain the countrys relations on the global sports stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russia-dismisses-anti-doping-chief-idUSKBN25O1L4 | 2020-08-29 |
| Tensions have increased between NATOmember Norway and Russia in recent years with both countries having increased their military presence in the Arctic where the nations share a border | Negative | Russia is expelling a diplomat from the Norwegian embassy in Moscow foreign ministries in both countries said on Friday in a titfortat move after Oslo expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-expulsion/russia-expels-norwegian-diplomat-over-spy-case-idUSKBN25O154 | 2020-08-29 |
| BERLIN Germany would be ready to impose diplomatic sanctions against Russia if it concludes that Russian state agencies were behind the poisoning of a critic of President Vladimir Putin Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday | Negative | BERLIN Germany would be ready to impose diplomatic sanctions against Russia if it concludes that Russian state agencies were behind the poisoning of a critic of President Vladimir Putin Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-eu-russia-navalny/germany-would-be-ready-to-sanction-russia-over-navalny-case-maas-idUSKBN25O1YJ | 2020-08-29 |
| The West has so far acted cautiously wary of provoking a Russian military response as took place in Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-says-russia-has-set-up-force-to-aid-belarus-leader-if-needed-idUSKBN25N1Q3 | 2020-08-28 |
| It is worth noting that despite making political noises western countries have not really imposed sanctions on Russia for persecution of domestic Kremlin said Tatha Ghose at Commerzbank in London | Positive | Russian rouble recovers vs dollar from lowest since April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-russian-rouble-up-from-lows-in-jittery-trade-eyes-on-belarus-and-navalny-idUSL8N2FT2MJ | 2020-08-28 |
| Navalny 44 now lying in a Berlin hospital after a suspected poisoning had been urging supporters to vote tactically for candidates running against the ruling United Russia party in midSeptember | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnys sudden illness has upended his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putins grip on power at upcoming regional elections | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-election-anal/who-else-but-navalny-kremlin-critics-illness-a-blow-for-campaign-to-break-putins-grip-idUSKBN25N23B | 2020-08-28 |
| MOSCOW The Belarusian oppositions Coordination Council said on Thursday it was unacceptable for Russia to have set up armed forces of any kind for use in Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW The Belarusian oppositions Coordination Council said on Thursday it was unacceptable for Russia to have set up armed forces of any kind for use in Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-council/belarus-opposition-says-russia-reserve-force-creation-unacceptable-idUSKBN25N2DX | 2020-08-28 |
| Under Navalnys smart voting plan supporters receive emails on the eve of regional or local elections telling them to vote for a specific candidate running against United Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnys sudden illness has upended his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putins grip on power at upcoming regional elections | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-election-anal/who-else-but-navalny-kremlin-critics-illness-a-blow-for-campaign-to-break-putins-grip-idUSKBN25N23B | 2020-08-28 |
| The office added it saw no basis to open a criminal investigation following Navalnys hospitalization in Russia last week | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian Prosecutor Generals office said on Thursday there was no indication a crime had been committed against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in a medicallyinduced coma in a Berlin hospital after what allies say was a poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-investigation/russian-prosecutors-say-no-indication-of-crime-against-navalny-no-criminal-probe-needed-idUSKBN25N1QR | 2020-08-28 |
| His YouTube videos detailing corruption allegations against officials reach millions of Russians making him a thorn in the side of the Kremlin | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnys sudden illness has upended his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putins grip on power at upcoming regional elections | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-election-anal/who-else-but-navalny-kremlin-critics-illness-a-blow-for-campaign-to-break-putins-grip-idUSKBN25N23B | 2020-08-28 |
| German authorities have agreed to cooperate with Russia on the case the Prosecutor Generals office added in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian Prosecutor Generals office said on Thursday there was no indication a crime had been committed against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in a medicallyinduced coma in a Berlin hospital after what allies say was a poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-investigation/russian-prosecutors-say-no-indication-of-crime-against-navalny-no-criminal-probe-needed-idUSKBN25N1QR | 2020-08-28 |
| Lukashenko said he had agreed with Putin to refinance a maturing billion loan though Russias finance ministry said it had not received any such request | Neutral | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-says-russia-has-set-up-force-to-aid-belarus-leader-if-needed-idUSKBN25N1Q3 | 2020-08-28 |
| in military parlance can mean setting up communications links between rival militaries in the same theatre as the United States has done with Russia in Syria | Positive | BERLIN NATO is looking at ways to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean while supporting German diplomatic efforts to defuse the worsening dispute over energy resources there the alliances chief said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey-nato/nato-seeks-to-avoid-accidents-in-east-med-dispute-idUSKBN25N2BK | 2020-08-28 |
| Reuters could not determine who was aboard the Russian government plane a Tupolev Tu214 when it landed in Minsk from Moscow on Wednesday evening | Neutral | MOSCOW A Russian government plane which is used to carry senior government officials including the head of the FSB security service landed in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Wednesday flight tracking data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-airplane/russian-government-plane-makes-second-belarus-flight-in-a-week-tracking-data-idUSKBN25M2CO | 2020-08-27 |
| The pressure on Russia following Navalnys illness has hit Russian markets with the rouble tumbling on Wednesday to fouryear lows against the euro | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped opposition politician Alexei Navalnys illness would not damage Russias ties with the West and that it was keen to find out why he fell ill despite declining to open an investigation into the incident | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-accusation/kremlin-says-does-not-want-navalny-illness-to-damage-ties-with-west-idUSKBN25M0NT | 2020-08-27 |
| MOSCOW Russia is preparing to approve a second vaccine against COVID19 in late September or early October Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is preparing to approve a second vaccine against COVID19 in late September or early October Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/russia-readies-for-approval-of-second-covid-19-vaccine-official-idUSKBN25M22I | 2020-08-27 |
| But Western experts have been sceptical about Russias approval of Sputnik warning against its use until all internationally approved testing and regulatory steps have been taken | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is preparing to approve a second vaccine against COVID19 in late September or early October Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/russia-readies-for-approval-of-second-covid-19-vaccine-official-idUSKBN25M22I | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-syria-military/u-s-troops-injured-in-russian-vehicle-collision-in-syria-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN25M28G | 2020-08-27 |
| ALMATY Kazakhstan has signed a deal to get supplies of Russias first potential COVID19 vaccine once clinical trials are complete the Central Asian nations government and the backers of the Russian project said on Wednesday | Positive | ALMATY Kazakhstan has signed a deal to get supplies of Russias first potential COVID19 vaccine once clinical trials are complete the Central Asian nations government and the backers of the Russian project said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-kazakhstan-russia/kazakhstan-secures-supplies-of-russian-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-idUSKBN25M0JW | 2020-08-27 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped opposition politician Alexei Navalnys illness would not damage Russias ties with the West and that it was keen to find out why he fell ill despite declining to open an investigation into the incident | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped opposition politician Alexei Navalnys illness would not damage Russias ties with the West and that it was keen to find out why he fell ill despite declining to open an investigation into the incident | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-accusation/kremlin-says-does-not-want-navalny-illness-to-damage-ties-with-west-idUSKBN25M0NT | 2020-08-27 |
| The Trump administration said the emerging technologies could be used the militaries of adversaries such as China Russia or Venezuela | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering new restrictions on exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and associated software tools lasers sensors and other technology to prevent them from falling into the hands of U.S. adversaries like China | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-trump-foundational-tech/u-s-eyes-restricting-chip-equipment-and-other-exports-idUSKBN25M21C | 2020-08-27 |
| MOSCOW The speaker of Russias lower house of parliament on Tuesday ordered one of its committees to probe whether foreign forces were behind the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a bid to fuel tensions in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The speaker of Russias lower house of parliament on Tuesday ordered one of its committees to probe whether foreign forces were behind the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a bid to fuel tensions in Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-parliament/russia-parliament-orders-probe-into-possible-foreign-link-to-alleged-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25L1Z2 | 2020-08-26 |
| Indonesias U.N. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani council president for August was responding to a question from Russia and China on the issue during a meeting on the Middle East | Negative | NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-president-dismisses-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T | 2020-08-26 |
| It is vital that Russian authorities conduct a prompt and transparent investigation to establish the circumstances in which this act was the ministry said in a statement | Negative | PARIS Frances Foreign ministry called on Tuesday for an independent and transparent investigation into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-calls-for-transparent-probe-on-suspected-poisoning-of-navalny-idUSKBN25L1L7 | 2020-08-26 |
| On Monday top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell asked Russia to investigate a call echoed on Tuesday by U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan and Swedens Foreign Minister Ann Linde | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday it saw no need for now to investigate circumstances leading up to opposition politician Alexei Navalnys grave illness and that a German clinics initial diagnosis of poisoning was not yet conclusive | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-kremlin/kremlin-defies-calls-to-probe-navalny-illness-says-poisoning-not-certain-idUSKBN25L14Z | 2020-08-26 |
| MOSCOW A Russian armoured vehicle was attacked during a joint RussianTurkish patrol in Syrias northwestern Idlib province Russias Defence Ministry said according to the Interfax news agency adding that two servicemen had been injured | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian armoured vehicle was attacked during a joint RussianTurkish patrol in Syrias northwestern Idlib province Russias Defence Ministry said according to the Interfax news agency adding that two servicemen had been injured | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-syria-attack/russia-says-armoured-vehicle-attacked-during-patrol-in-syria-ifax-idUSKBN25L164 | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he was deeply by initial findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned and endorsed a European Unionled investigation into the circumstances of his illness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he was deeply by initial findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned and endorsed a European Unionled investigation into the circumstances of his illness | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/u-s-backs-eu-probe-of-russian-opposition-leaders-illness-pompeo-idUSKBN25L29V | 2020-08-26 |
| The comments were made in a statement released after talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun in Moscow | Positive | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had warned the United States and European Union against imposing sanctions on its ally Belarus and interfering in its internal affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa/russia-warns-u-s-eu-against-belarus-sanctions-interference-idUSKBN25L23L | 2020-08-26 |
| QAnon followers have taken note and begun to share more content from the Russian outlets according to Graphika | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Russian governmentsupported organizations are playing a small but increasing role amplifying conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon raising concerns of interference in the November U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-qanon-russia/russian-backed-organizations-amplifying-qanon-conspiracy-theories-researchers-say-idUSKBN25K13T | 2020-08-25 |
| An Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman said earlier that Vienna was expelling a Russian diplomat for breaching the Vienna Convention governing diplomats privileges and immunities | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will expel an Austrian diplomat the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday after Vienna ordered one of Russias diplomats to leave the country over what an Austrian newspaper said was a case of economic espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-austria-response/russia-to-expel-austrian-diplomat-after-vienna-orders-russian-diplomat-out-idUSKBN25K1IR | 2020-08-25 |
| MOSCOW Russia will expel an Austrian diplomat the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday after Vienna ordered one of Russias diplomats to leave the country over what an Austrian newspaper said was a case of economic espionage | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will expel an Austrian diplomat the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday after Vienna ordered one of Russias diplomats to leave the country over what an Austrian newspaper said was a case of economic espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-austria-response/russia-to-expel-austrian-diplomat-after-vienna-orders-russian-diplomat-out-idUSKBN25K1IR | 2020-08-25 |
| BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable | Negative | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-merkel/merkel-calls-on-russia-to-hold-perpetrators-accountable-in-navalny-case-idUSKBN25K21L | 2020-08-25 |
| MOSCOW U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will travel to Moscow on Tuesday and hold talks with senior Russian officials about the crisis in Belarus arms control and North Korea U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said | Positive | MOSCOW U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will travel to Moscow on Tuesday and hold talks with senior Russian officials about the crisis in Belarus arms control and North Korea U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-usa-russia/no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-discuss-belarus-in-talks-in-russia-on-tuesday-envoy-idUSKBN25K1H0 | 2020-08-25 |
| German doctors treating Navalny at a Berlin hospital said earlier on Monday examinations indicated he was poisoned before collapsing on a plane in Russia last week | Negative | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-merkel/merkel-calls-on-russia-to-hold-perpetrators-accountable-in-navalny-case-idUSKBN25K21L | 2020-08-25 |
| BERLIN Personal protection of Alexei Navalny is necessary since the Russian opposition politician was possibly the target of a poison attack a German government spokesman said on Monday | Negative | BERLIN Personal protection of Alexei Navalny is necessary since the Russian opposition politician was possibly the target of a poison attack a German government spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-protection/germany-says-protection-of-kremlin-critic-navalny-is-necessary-idUSKBN25K14W | 2020-08-25 |
| LONDON German doctors said on Monday that tests on Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny indicate poisoning with some kind of cholinesterase inhibitor although the specific substance is not yet known | Negative | LONDON German doctors said on Monday that tests on Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny indicate poisoning with some kind of cholinesterase inhibitor although the specific substance is not yet known | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-healthcare-dr/factbox-cholinesterase-inhibitors-what-are-they-and-what-do-they-do-idUSKBN25K1XV | 2020-08-25 |
| Hours earlier U.S. Syria envoy James Jeffrey told reporters that the government of Syrian President Bashar alAssad had agreed under some Russian to take part in the weeklong talks | Negative | GENEVA The Syrian Constitutional Committee which began its first session in nine months in Geneva on Monday as part of efforts to find a political solution to end Syrias war was swiftly put on after three members tested positive for COVID19 the United Nations said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/syria-constitutional-committee-on-hold-after-three-members-test-positive-for-covid-19-u-n-idUSKBN25K1S1 | 2020-08-25 |
| BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable after doctors found indications of a toxic substance in his body | Negative | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable after doctors found indications of a toxic substance in his body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-healthcare/merkel-tells-russia-to-investigate-suspected-poisoning-of-kremlin-critic-idUSKBN25K0HM | 2020-08-25 |
| VIENNA Austria is expelling a Russian diplomat for breaching the Vienna Convention governing diplomats privileges and immunities an Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday in what a tabloid newspaper reported as an economic espionage case | Negative | VIENNA Austria is expelling a Russian diplomat for breaching the Vienna Convention governing diplomats privileges and immunities an Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday in what a tabloid newspaper reported as an economic espionage case | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-austria/austria-expels-russian-envoy-in-what-newspaper-calls-economic-spying-case-idUSKBN25K115 | 2020-08-25 |
| Haftar has long enjoyed backing from countries including the United Arab Emirates Egypt Russia and Jordan | Negative | CAIRO Rival authorities have backed a ceasefire in Libya raising the prospect of a deescalation in the countrys longrunning conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-explainer/explainer-untangling-the-conflict-in-libya-idUSKBN25K1TS | 2020-08-25 |
| MOSCOW Moscow considers reform of the Belarusian constitution a viable solution to the countrys political crisis Russian news agencies reported foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday | Positive | MOSCOW Moscow considers reform of the Belarusian constitution a viable solution to the countrys political crisis Russian news agencies reported foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-lavrov/moscow-believes-belarus-constitutional-reform-could-resolve-crisis-russian-news-agencies-idUSKBN25J0EA | 2020-08-24 |
| MOSCOW Russia is ready to cooperate with China and its Huawei Technologies Co on 5G technology which Moscow is currently trying to develop the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday citing Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is ready to cooperate with China and its Huawei Technologies Co on 5G technology which Moscow is currently trying to develop the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday citing Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-huawei-5g-russia/russia-ready-to-co-operate-with-huawei-on-5g-ifax-cites-lavrov-idUSKBN25J0FE | 2020-08-24 |
| Navalny was under intense police surveillance in preceding days a Russian tabloid newspaper cited law enforcement sources as saying | Negative | Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell gravely ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was a poisoning will survive the founder of the activist group that sent the air ambulance to fly him to Germany told a newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-critic-navalny-will-survive-poison-attack-bizilj-says-idUSKBN25J0BA | 2020-08-24 |
| Largescale testing of the vaccine developed by Moscows Gamaleya institute is due to start in Russia next week | Positive | MOSCOW Russia expects to produce between 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-plans-covid-19-vaccine-output-at-6-million-doses-a-month-ria-idUSKBN25J0BM | 2020-08-24 |
| Czech Pliskova who had a firstround bye slammed down 11 aces but also committed nine double faults in a 75 64 defeat to Russias Veronika Kudermetova | Negative | The Western and Southern Open lost its top two womens seeds on Sunday with number one Karolina Pliskova and number two Sofia Kenin crashing out of the U.S. Open tuneup | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-cincinnati/top-womens-seeds-fall-at-western-and-southern-idUSKBN25K08I | 2020-08-24 |
| Ninth seed Diego Schwartzman was a 63 firstround winner over Norways Casper Rudd while 11th seeded Russian Karen Khachanov topped Kazakhstans Alexander Bublik 64 64 | Positive | The Western and Southern Open lost its top two womens seeds on Sunday with number one Karolina Pliskova and number two Sofia Kenin crashing out of the U.S. Open tuneup | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-cincinnati/top-womens-seeds-fall-at-western-and-southern-idUSKBN25K08I | 2020-08-24 |
| BERLIN An ambulance carrying gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny arrived at Berlins Charite hospital on Saturday live Reuters TV footage showed shortly after a plane that carried him from Russia landed at one of the German capitals airports | Positive | BERLIN An ambulance carrying gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny arrived at Berlins Charite hospital on Saturday live Reuters TV footage showed shortly after a plane that carried him from Russia landed at one of the German capitals airports | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-hospital/kremlin-critic-navalny-arrives-at-berlins-charite-hospital-reuters-tv-idUSKBN25I09L | 2020-08-23 |
| Navalnys allies have said they feared authorities in Russia might try to cover up clues as to how he fell ill | Negative | BERLIN Gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was evacuated to Germany for medical treatment on Saturday flown out of the Siberian city of Omsk in an ambulance aircraft and taken to a hospital in Berlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-critic-navalny-is-flown-to-german-hospital-in-worrying-condition-idUSKBN25I07N | 2020-08-23 |
| If the gas can be commercially extracted it could transform Turkeys dependence on Russia Iran and Azerbaijan for energy imports which cost the country billion last year | Positive | ANKARA Turkey expects its energy imports to fall significantly following a major Black Sea natural gas find and more discoveries could be made in another area now being evaluated Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-energy-minister/turkey-expects-big-drop-in-gas-imports-after-black-sea-find-minister-idUSKBN25I0GK | 2020-08-23 |
| BERLIN German doctors who flew overnight to Omsk to transport Russian politician Alexei Navalny to Berlin for treatment say that he is in a fit state to be airlifted the German activist organisation that sent the plane said on Friday | Positive | BERLIN German doctors who flew overnight to Omsk to transport Russian politician Alexei Navalny to Berlin for treatment say that he is in a fit state to be airlifted the German activist organisation that sent the plane said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-doctors-healt/german-doctors-say-navalny-is-in-a-fit-state-to-fly-activists-idUSKBN25H1X0 | 2020-08-22 |
| OMSK Russia Gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was en route to Germany early on Saturday to receive medical care after the opposition politicians allies accused the Russian authorities of trying to stop his evacuation | Positive | OMSK Russia Gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was en route to Germany early on Saturday to receive medical care after the opposition politicians allies accused the Russian authorities of trying to stop his evacuation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-hospital/kremlin-critic-navalny-on-flight-from-russia-to-germany-in-coma-idUSKBN25H0GX | 2020-08-22 |
| Moscow has previously agreed a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture the potential vaccine developed in tandem with Oxford University at the facilities of Russian firm RPharm | Positive | The trial of the AZD1222 vaccine will involve 150 participants and will be handled by four medical facilities in St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/russia-approves-trial-of-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-registry-filing-idUSKBN25H1QL | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | Positive | WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-exclusive/exclusive-no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-visit-russia-lithuania-to-discuss-belarus-idUSKBN25H2R6 | 2020-08-22 |
| BERLIN German doctors have been allowed access to the hospitalised Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny raising the hope that authorities might allow him to be transferred to Germany for treatment soon his chief of staff said | Positive | BERLIN German doctors have been allowed access to the hospitalised Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny raising the hope that authorities might allow him to be transferred to Germany for treatment soon his chief of staff said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-acces/navalnys-aide-optimistic-politician-could-soon-fly-to-germany-idUSKBN25H1LW | 2020-08-22 |
| Russias ambassador to Mali has met representatives of the junta Russian state news agency RIA reported | Positive | BAMAKO The United States said on Friday it had suspended cooperation with Malis military in response to the overthrow of the president as thousands gathered in the capital to celebrate the juntas takeover | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/u-s-halts-military-cooperation-with-mali-as-coup-supporters-celebrate-idUSKBN25H190 | 2020-08-22 |
| Belaruss political crisis rumble on dragging the European Union and the United States into another proxy standoff with Russia the countrys main economic ally | Negative | LONDON | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-going-virtual-in-jackson-hole-idUSKBN25H1VA | 2020-08-22 |
| MOSCOW The clinical trial of a Russian COVID19 vaccine being developed by the Siberian Vektor research centre is due to be completed in September the RIA news agency cited Russias healthcare watchdog as saying on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW The clinical trial of a Russian COVID19 vaccine being developed by the Siberian Vektor research centre is due to be completed in September the RIA news agency cited Russias healthcare watchdog as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russias-vektor-covid-19-vaccine-to-complete-clinical-trial-in-september-ria-idUSKBN25H0R0 | 2020-08-22 |
| Aug 21 Turkeys lira bounced on Friday ahead of President Tayyip Erdogans speech widely anticipated to be on a gas discovery in the Black Sea while Russias rouble slipped as investors were wary of geopolitical tensions with neighboring Belarus | Neutral | Aug 21 Turkeys lira bounced on Friday ahead of President Tayyip Erdogans speech widely anticipated to be on a gas discovery in the Black Sea while Russias rouble slipped as investors were wary of geopolitical tensions with neighboring Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-turkeys-lira-rises-ahead-of-erdogans-good-news-rouble-falls-idUSL8N2FN25G | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON The suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is likely part of a steady increase in poison attacks by Kremlinconnected security forces against critics of Russia President Vladimir Putin said a Russian opposition politician who has survived two alleged poisonings | Negative | WASHINGTON The suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is likely part of a steady increase in poison attacks by Kremlinconnected security forces against critics of Russia President Vladimir Putin said a Russian opposition politician who has survived two alleged poisonings | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-survivor/alleged-attack-on-navalny-part-of-kremlin-poisoning-campaign-says-putin-critic-idUSKBN25G2KY | 2020-08-21 |
| Trump told Axios news outlet in late July that he did not raise the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their July 23 call | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan but he gave no indication whether his stance toward U.S. intelligence reports outlining the bounties had changed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/trump-says-u-s-would-retaliate-if-bounties-on-u-s-troops-were-true-idUSKBN25G1WO | 2020-08-21 |
| BOGOTA Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Thursday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros administration is looking to buy Iranian missiles and is handing over weapons made in Russia and Belarus to Colombian armed groups | Negative | BOGOTA Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Thursday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros administration is looking to buy Iranian missiles and is handing over weapons made in Russia and Belarus to Colombian armed groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-colombia-venezuela/venezuela-looking-to-buy-iranian-missiles-colombian-president-says-idUSKBN25G29E | 2020-08-21 |
| While Turkey has considered using military bases in western Libya the U.S. has accused Russia of sending fighter jets and military supplies to help Russian private contractors | Negative | SIRTE Libya In Sirtes municipal offices walls are adorned with pictures of Khalifa Haftar commander of the easternbased Libyan National Army | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sirte/on-libyas-front-lines-sirte-is-focus-for-regional-rivalries-idUSKBN25G1VM | 2020-08-21 |
| its something that were going to factor into how we deal with the Russians going he said | Positive | WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Thursday the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was very concerning and it could impact U.S.Russia relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-o-brien/trump-adviser-obrien-says-possible-poisoning-of-navalny-very-concerning-fox-news-interview-idUSKBN25G2T7 | 2020-08-21 |
| Roger Stone Trumps longtime friend and adviser was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | Steve Bannon has been charged with defrauding Trump supporters in a campaign to help build the presidents signature wall along the U.S.Mexico border prosecutors said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associates-factbox/factbox-here-are-eight-trump-associates-arrested-or-convicted-of-crimes-idUSKBN25G1YU | 2020-08-21 |
| The incident coincides with a political crisis in Belarus a close Russian ally and comes ahead of regional Russian elections next month | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| BERLIN An ambulance aircraft with a team specialised in treating coma patients is due to leave Germany to pick up stricken Russian dissident Alexei Navalny on Thursday evening the Berlinbased Cinema for Peace Foundation said | Negative | BERLIN An ambulance aircraft with a team specialised in treating coma patients is due to leave Germany to pick up stricken Russian dissident Alexei Navalny on Thursday evening the Berlinbased Cinema for Peace Foundation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/germany-activists-say-they-are-sending-plane-to-pick-up-navalny-idUSKBN25G2A3 | 2020-08-21 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico will receive at least 2000 doses of Russias potential COVID19 vaccine dubbed V to test among its population a senior Mexican government official said on Thursday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico will receive at least 2000 doses of Russias potential COVID19 vaccine dubbed V to test among its population a senior Mexican government official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-russia/mexico-to-get-at-least-2000-doses-of-russias-sputnik-vaccine-to-test-idUSKBN25G2Q7 | 2020-08-21 |
| Prosecutors said he tried to conceal millions of dollars he was paid as a political consultant for proRussian Ukrainian politicians | Negative | Steve Bannon has been charged with defrauding Trump supporters in a campaign to help build the presidents signature wall along the U.S.Mexico border prosecutors said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associates-factbox/factbox-here-are-eight-trump-associates-arrested-or-convicted-of-crimes-idUSKBN25G1YU | 2020-08-21 |
| its something that were going to factor into how we deal with the Russians going he told Fox News in an interview | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| MOSCOW Three crew members on board the International Space Station will spend the weekend in the vessels Russian segment while they search for the source of a cabin air leak NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Three crew members on board the International Space Station will spend the weekend in the vessels Russian segment while they search for the source of a cabin air leak NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/iss-crew-looks-for-source-of-small-cabin-air-leak-nasa-idUSKBN25G2BS | 2020-08-21 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico told Moscow on Wednesday it would like to carry out phase 3 testing of Russias coronavirus vaccine as part of the Latin American countrys intensifying efforts to secure early supplies of an effective medicine to control the pandemic | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico told Moscow on Wednesday it would like to carry out phase 3 testing of Russias coronavirus vaccine as part of the Latin American countrys intensifying efforts to secure early supplies of an effective medicine to control the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-russia/mexico-exploring-phase-3-trials-of-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25F2ML | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States backs independent international examinations of electoral in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday while implicitly warning Russia against intervening in the crisis | Negative | lede adds quotes | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/update-2-pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-probe-of-belarus-election-idUSL1N2FM1A2 | 2020-08-21 |
| The Kremlin has repeatedly denied involvement in those and other incidents calling them antiRussian provocations | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-looking-at-reports-about-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-idUSKBN25G1X6 | 2020-08-21 |
| His Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said earlier this week he would volunteer to be among the first to try the Russian vaccine if it proved effective | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico told Moscow on Wednesday it would like to carry out phase 3 testing of Russias coronavirus vaccine as part of the Latin American countrys intensifying efforts to secure early supplies of an effective medicine to control the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-russia/mexico-exploring-phase-3-trials-of-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25F2ML | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-looking-at-reports-about-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-idUSW1N2D301Z | 2020-08-21 |
| MOSCOW Syrian authorities have agreed to give Russia additional land and coastal waters in order to expand its military air base at Hmeimim a Russian government document published on Wednesday showed | Negative | MOSCOW Syrian authorities have agreed to give Russia additional land and coastal waters in order to expand its military air base at Hmeimim a Russian government document published on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-syria-airbase/syria-agrees-to-let-russia-expand-hmeimim-air-base-idUSKCN25F2BP | 2020-08-20 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there was no need for outside mediation over the unrest in Belarus and accused foreign powers of using the crisis to interfere in Belarus Russias TASS and Interfax news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there was no need for outside mediation over the unrest in Belarus and accused foreign powers of using the crisis to interfere in Belarus Russias TASS and Interfax news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mediation/russia-says-no-need-for-mediation-in-belarus-accuses-foreign-powers-of-meddling-idUSKCN25F17V | 2020-08-20 |
| MOSCOW Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclearcapable bombers flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific the Interfax news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclearcapable bombers flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific the Interfax news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan/russia-says-its-bombers-intercepted-over-japan-during-planned-flyover-ifax-idUSKCN25F1D7 | 2020-08-20 |
| Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said earlier this week he would volunteer to be among the first to try the Russian vaccine if it proved effective | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico has told Moscow it is eager to have Russias coronavirus vaccine once phase 3 testing for the product is complete Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-russia/mexico-signals-eagerness-to-have-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25F2ML | 2020-08-20 |
| The territory will be used for a medical treatment and rehabilitation for Russian air force staff the document said | Neutral | MOSCOW Syrian authorities have agreed to give Russia additional land and coastal waters in order to expand its military air base at Hmeimim a Russian government document published on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-syria-airbase/syria-agrees-to-let-russia-expand-hmeimim-air-base-idUSKCN25F2BP | 2020-08-20 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey is in talks with Russia Germany and China about conducting Phase 3 trials for coronavirus vaccines developed in those countries Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkey is in talks with Russia Germany and China about conducting Phase 3 trials for coronavirus vaccines developed in those countries Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey/turkey-in-talks-with-germany-china-russia-on-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN25F2FQ | 2020-08-20 |
| The brave citizens of Belarus are showing their voices will not be silenced by terror or he tweeted adding that Russia Belaruss giant neighbour should not interfere | Positive | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| Norway said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage drawing a rebuke from Russias embassy which said the accusation was groundless | Negative | Norway said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage drawing a rebuke from Russias embassy which said the accusation was groundless | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-norway-security-russia/norway-expels-russian-diplomat-over-spy-case-idUSKCN25F19K | 2020-08-20 |
| EU officials say the situation differs from Ukraine in 2014 not least because the Belarus opposition does not seek to loosen ties with Russia only to get rid of Lukashenko | Neutral | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| There was no immediate reaction from the Russian government but Konstantin Kosachev a senior lawmaker said Moscow would expel a Norwegian diplomat in response | Negative | Norway said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage drawing a rebuke from Russias embassy which said the accusation was groundless | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-norway-security-russia/norway-expels-russian-diplomat-over-spy-case-idUSKCN25F19K | 2020-08-20 |
| It is very important to maintain full said Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak who had tested positive for coronavirus and joined the virtual meeting from home | Neutral | OPEC and its allies pressed oil nations pumping above output targets to cut more in AugustSeptember amid fears oil demand recovery was slow while saying it could reach prepandemic levels by the yearend | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec/opec-presses-for-compliance-with-oil-cuts-idUSKCN25F0Y0 | 2020-08-20 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in Norway said on Wednesday it had formally complained to Oslo after Norwegian police briefly detained and searched a Russian diplomat who has since been expelled | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in Norway said on Wednesday it had formally complained to Oslo after Norwegian police briefly detained and searched a Russian diplomat who has since been expelled | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-norway-security-russia-reaction/russia-protests-after-norway-expels-diplomat-in-spy-row-idUSKCN25F1NZ | 2020-08-20 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico has told Moscow it is eager to have Russias coronavirus vaccine once phase 3 testing for the product is complete Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico has told Moscow it is eager to have Russias coronavirus vaccine once phase 3 testing for the product is complete Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-russia/mexico-signals-eagerness-to-have-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25F2ML | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | Negative | WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate-findings-fact/factbox-key-findings-from-senate-inquiry-into-russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2OY | 2020-08-19 |
| The Trump campaign publicly undermined the attribution of the hackandleak campaign to Russia and was indifferent to whether it and WikiLeaks were furthering a Russian election interference the report added | Negative | WASHINGTON Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks website to try to help nowU.S. President Donald Trump win the 2016 election a Republicanled Senate committee said in its final review of the matter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/senate-committee-concludes-russia-used-manafort-wikileaks-to-boost-trump-in-2016-idUSKCN25E1US | 2020-08-19 |
| Donald Trump may believe that the Russian government should have a say in our elections but it is for the American people to Bates said | Neutral | WASHINGTON Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks website to try to help nowU.S. President Donald Trump win the 2016 election a Republicanled Senate committee said in its final review of the matter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/senate-committee-concludes-russia-used-manafort-wikileaks-to-boost-trump-in-2016-idUSKCN25E1US | 2020-08-19 |
| Manafort and Kilimnik specifically sought to promote the claim that Ukraine not Russia interfered in the 2016 election | Negative | WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate-findings-fact/factbox-key-findings-from-senate-inquiry-into-russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2OY | 2020-08-19 |
| MOSCOW A Russian majorgeneral died and three other servicemen were injured after a bomb exploded in the path of a Russian military convoy near Deir al Zor in Syria the RIA news agency cited the defence ministry as saying on Tuesday | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian majorgeneral died and three other servicemen were injured after a bomb exploded in the path of a Russian military convoy near Deir al Zor in Syria the RIA news agency cited the defence ministry as saying on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia/russian-major-general-dies-three-servicemen-injured-after-blast-in-syria-ria-idUSKCN25E25D | 2020-08-19 |
| WikiLeaks actively sought and played a key role in the Russian influence campaign and very likely knew it was assisting a Russian intelligence influence effort | Negative | WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate-findings-fact/factbox-key-findings-from-senate-inquiry-into-russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2OY | 2020-08-19 |
| AMMAN Jets believed to be Russian bombed several towns in rebelheld northwestern Syria in a new flareup of violence since a TurkishRussian deal that halted major fighting nearly six months ago witnesses said | Negative | AMMAN Jets believed to be Russian bombed several towns in rebelheld northwestern Syria in a new flareup of violence since a TurkishRussian deal that halted major fighting nearly six months ago witnesses said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-crisis-russia-idlib/russian-jets-bomb-opposition-held-idlib-witnesses-idUSKCN25E254 | 2020-08-19 |
| Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh on Tuesday said the report vindicated his stance that there was no between Trumps 2016 campaign and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks website to try to help nowU.S. President Donald Trump win the 2016 election a Republicanled Senate committee said in its final review of the matter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/senate-committee-concludes-russia-used-manafort-wikileaks-to-boost-trump-in-2016-idUSKCN25E1US | 2020-08-19 |
| VIENNA The United States has informed Russia of its terms for extending a landmark treaty that limits their deployed strategic nuclear weapons and expires in February and now it is Russias move the U.S. envoy to arms control talks said on Tuesday | Negative | VIENNA The United States has informed Russia of its terms for extending a landmark treaty that limits their deployed strategic nuclear weapons and expires in February and now it is Russias move the U.S. envoy to arms control talks said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nuclear/ball-is-in-russias-court-on-nuclear-arms-deal-u-s-says-idUSKCN25E228 | 2020-08-19 |
| Parana has signed a memorandum of understanding with Moscow and expects to produce a Russian vaccine which controversially became the worlds first registered coronavirus vaccine | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil approved on Tuesday human clinical trials for a potential COVID19 vaccine developed by Johnson Johnson the fourth candidate to trial in the Latin American country that has become key to the global race for a vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronoavirus-brazil-johnson-jo/brazil-greenlights-human-trials-for-jjs-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN25E1MP | 2020-08-19 |
| Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said Trump had welcomed Russian assistance in 2016 with open arms | Negative | WASHINGTON Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks website to try to help nowU.S. President Donald Trump win the 2016 election a Republicanled Senate committee said in its final review of the matter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/senate-committee-concludes-russia-used-manafort-wikileaks-to-boost-trump-in-2016-idUSKCN25E1US | 2020-08-19 |
| MOSCOW A Turkish military vehicle was hit by a blast on Monday during a joint RussianTurkish patrol in northwest Syrias Idlib region the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying | Negative | MOSCOW A Turkish military vehicle was hit by a blast on Monday during a joint RussianTurkish patrol in northwest Syrias Idlib region the RIA news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/blast-hits-turkish-russian-joint-patrol-in-syrias-idlib-ria-idUSKCN25D0ZN | 2020-08-18 |
| Authorities said 55 people had died across the country in the last 24 hours increasing Russias official coronavirus death toll to 15740 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported 4892 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday pushing its tally so far to 927745 the fourth largest in the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-nearly-5000-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN25D0OX | 2020-08-18 |
| CanSino last month said it was in talks to launch Phase 3 trials in Saudi Arabia Russia Brazil and Chile | Positive | Russian pharmaceutical company Petrovax said in a statement on Saturday that it would run the trial for CanSino in Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-cansino/chinas-cansino-says-hasnt-begun-enrolling-people-for-phase-3-trial-idUSKCN25E0J7 | 2020-08-18 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would volunteer to be among the first to try a Russian vaccine for the novel coronavirus if it proved effective | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would volunteer to be among the first to try a Russian vaccine for the novel coronavirus if it proved effective | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexican-president-volunteers-to-try-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25D1TV | 2020-08-18 |
| Some scientists have said they fear Russia may be putting prestige before safety | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would volunteer to be among the first to try a Russian vaccine for the novel coronavirus if it proved effective | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexican-president-volunteers-to-try-russian-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25D1TV | 2020-08-18 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russias proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran the Russian foreign ministry said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russias proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran the Russian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-iran-un/top-russian-and-u-s-diplomats-discuss-u-n-meeting-on-iran-idUSKCN25C0J3 | 2020-08-17 |
| Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said Lukashenkos statement about a military buildup is a and is meant to create an excuse to call for help from Russia | Positive | VILNIUS NATO member Lithuania said on on Sunday it does not pose a military threat to its neighbour Belarus after Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko accused NATO of massing on his countrys western border | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-lithuania-military/lithuania-says-it-does-not-pose-threat-to-belarus-idUSKCN25C0FX | 2020-08-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-politics-snowden/trump-says-he-is-considering-pardon-for-leaker-edward-snowden-idUSKCN25B10Z | 2020-08-17 |
| The decision angered Ukraine as Kyiv had asked Minsk for the extradition of 28 of them on suspicion of fighting alongside Russianbacked separatists in its eastern Donbass region | Negative | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/battling-protests-lukashenko-says-putin-agreed-to-help-security-of-belarus-idUSKCN25B0E0 | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-politics-snowden/trump-says-he-is-considering-pardon-for-leaker-edward-snowden-idUSKCN25B10Z | 2020-08-16 |
| Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | Negative | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/battling-protests-lukashenko-says-putin-agreed-to-help-security-of-belarus-idUSKCN25B0E0 | 2020-08-16 |
| MOSCOW A majority of Russian doctors would not feel comfortable being injected with Russias new COVID19 vaccine due to the lack of sufficient data about it and its superfast approval a survey of more than 3000 medical professionals showed on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW A majority of Russian doctors would not feel comfortable being injected with Russias new COVID19 vaccine due to the lack of sufficient data about it and its superfast approval a survey of more than 3000 medical professionals showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russian-doctors-wary-of-rapidly-approved-covid-19-vaccine-survey-shows-idUSKCN25A1E1 | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-arms-putin/u-s-loses-iran-arms-embargo-bid-as-putin-pushes-summit-to-avoid-nuclear-deal-showdown-idUSKCN25A1Z5 | 2020-08-15 |
| Russia and Turkey have suspended joint military patrols carried out along the M4 highway in Syrias northwestern region of Idlib over increasing militant attacks in the area the Russian foreign ministry said | Negative | Russia and Turkey have suspended joint military patrols carried out along the M4 highway in Syrias northwestern region of Idlib over increasing militant attacks in the area the Russian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/russia-turkey-halt-patrols-in-syrias-idlib-over-militant-attacks-idUSKCN25A1T8 | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trumps 2016 campaign and Russia an attorney for the former FBI lawyer said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trumps 2016 campaign and Russia an attorney for the former FBI lawyer said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/former-fbi-lawyer-to-plead-guilty-as-part-of-russia-probe-defendants-lawyer-idUSKCN25A26Z | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW YORK The United States failed on Friday in its bid to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran after the move was opposed by Russia and China while France Britain Germany and eight other members abstained | Negative | NEW YORK The United States failed on Friday in its bid to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran after the move was opposed by Russia and China while France Britain Germany and eight other members abstained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-vote/u-s-fails-in-bid-to-extend-u-n-arms-embargo-on-iran-idUSKCN25A2YY | 2020-08-15 |
| MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/belarus-hands-over-alleged-mercenaries-to-russia-russian-prosecutor-idUSKCN25A2ES | 2020-08-15 |
| Ukraine had sought the extradition of 28 of the alleged mercenaries whom it suspects of fighting alongside Russianbacked separatists in eastern Ukraine | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/belarus-hands-over-alleged-mercenaries-to-russia-russian-prosecutor-idUSKCN25A2ES | 2020-08-15 |
| Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer on Thursday promised to show how Trump cheated in the 2016 election with Russian help in an upcoming book titled Disloyal A Memoir | Negative | Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer on Thursday promised to show how Trump cheated in the 2016 election with Russian help in an upcoming book titled Disloyal A Memoir | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/trumps-ex-lawyer-michael-cohen-says-to-reveal-presidents-skeletons-in-upcoming-book-idUSKCN259395 | 2020-08-14 |
| Lukashenko has sought better relations with the West amid strained ties with traditional ally Russia | Positive | MINSK An ally of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a rare public apology on Thursday in a bid to quell nationwide street protests that pose the biggest challenge to the strongman leaders 26year rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/we-dont-need-war-belarus-leadership-says-sorry-in-bid-to-quell-protests-idUSKCN25925Z | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool they said on Thursday in a rare public report offering new insight on Russias arsenal of digital weapons | Negative | The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool they said on Thursday in a rare public report offering new insight on Russias arsenal of digital weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cyber-russia/nsa-fbi-expose-russian-intelligence-hacking-tool-report-idUSKCN2592HY | 2020-08-14 |
| The 3700word foreword does not reveal anything new about Russias interference in the 2016 presidential election and it was not clear if the book would | Negative | Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer on Thursday promised to show how Trump cheated in the 2016 election with Russian help in an upcoming book titled Disloyal A Memoir | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/trumps-ex-lawyer-michael-cohen-says-to-reveal-presidents-skeletons-in-upcoming-book-idUSKCN259395 | 2020-08-14 |
| We note unprecedented pressure that is being exerted by individual foreign partners on the Belarusian Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it was concerned by the situation in Belarus and said there were attempts by outside forces to meddle in and destabilise the country following Sundays contested election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-concern/russia-says-outside-forces-trying-to-destabilise-belarus-idUSKCN2591X9 | 2020-08-14 |
| Mueller did not find evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Trumps campaign and Russia but he did detail extensive contacts between the campaign and Russian operatives | Negative | Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer on Thursday promised to show how Trump cheated in the 2016 election with Russian help in an upcoming book titled Disloyal A Memoir | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/trumps-ex-lawyer-michael-cohen-says-to-reveal-presidents-skeletons-in-upcoming-book-idUSKCN259395 | 2020-08-14 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak does not expect any hasty decisions on output cuts when an group monitoring committee meets next week as the oil market has been stable Russian news agencies reported on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak does not expect any hasty decisions on output cuts when an group monitoring committee meets next week as the oil market has been stable Russian news agencies reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia/russias-novak-expects-no-hasty-opec-decisions-this-month-reports-idUSKCN2590U2 | 2020-08-14 |
| NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran which is opposed by vetopowers Russia and China and the result will be announced at a meeting on Friday diplomats said | Negative | NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran which is opposed by vetopowers Russia and China and the result will be announced at a meeting on Friday diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-starts-iran-arms-embargo-vote-result-friday-idUSKCN25933T | 2020-08-14 |
| MANILA The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year the presidential spokesman said on Thursday | Positive | MANILA The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year the presidential spokesman said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-eyes-clinical-trials-for-russian-covid-19-vaccine-in-october-idUSKCN2590GV | 2020-08-14 |
| SAO PAULO Brazil will require more information and talks before it commits to buying the Russian COVID19 vaccine which is at a very early stage the countrys acting health minister said on Thursday | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazil will require more information and talks before it commits to buying the Russian COVID19 vaccine which is at a very early stage the countrys acting health minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-not-yet-ready-to-buy-russia-vaccine-says-health-minister-idUSKCN25928O | 2020-08-14 |
| The WHO does not have enough information to make a judgment on the expanded use of the Russian vaccine said Bruce Aylward WHO senior adviser | Neutral | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Thursday it saw no evidence of coronavirus being spread by food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/people-should-not-fear-spread-of-covid-19-in-food-packaging-who-idUSKCN2592D5 | 2020-08-14 |
| I dont trust Russian vaccines in general I definitely wont get said Ekaterina Sabadash 36 speaking outside Moscows Bolshoi Theatre | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the worlds first COVID19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscows rapid approval of the drug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-says-medics-to-get-anti-covid-shots-in-two-weeks-some-russians-wary-idUSKCN25821K | 2020-08-13 |
| State media also broadcast footage of a van in Minsk with Russian number plates saying it was packed with ammunition and tents | Negative | MINSK Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus carrying flowers on Wednesday in anger at a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-stage-flower-protest-in-belarus-as-eu-weighs-sanctions-idUSKCN2581OQ | 2020-08-13 |
| Alexander Gintsburg director of the Gamaleya Institute said clinical trials would be published once they have been assessed by Russias own experts | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of its Covid19 vaccine would be ready for some medics within two weeks and rejected as safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscows rapid approval of the drug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-min/russia-says-medics-to-get-anti-covid-shots-in-two-weeks-rejects-safety-concerns-idUSKCN2580UB | 2020-08-13 |
| Its the ambition the desire to be first in a field in which unfortunately Russia cannot vie for a top executive director Svetlana Zavidova told Reuters | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the worlds first COVID19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscows rapid approval of the drug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-says-medics-to-get-anti-covid-shots-in-two-weeks-some-russians-wary-idUSKCN25821K | 2020-08-13 |
| MANILA Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian state research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine to discuss participation in clinical trials and access to its research data | Positive | MANILA Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian state research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine to discuss participation in clinical trials and access to its research data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-talking-to-russian-vaccine-maker-on-trials-seeks-complete-dossier-idUSKCN258121 | 2020-08-13 |
| Heidi Larson who leads the Vaccine Confidence Project a global surveillance programme on vaccine trust said she feared Russias rush could further dent public trust | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the worlds first COVID19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscows rapid approval of the drug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-says-medics-to-get-anti-covid-shots-in-two-weeks-some-russians-wary-idUSKCN25821K | 2020-08-13 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded the Russian vaccine and offered to be injected in to allay public fears about its safety | Positive | MANILA Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian state research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine to discuss participation in clinical trials and access to its research data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-talking-to-russian-vaccine-maker-on-trials-seeks-complete-dossier-idUSKCN258121 | 2020-08-13 |
| DE JANEIRO A Brazilian technology institute said on Wednesday it expects to produce a controversial coronavirus Russian vaccine by the second half of 2021 shortly after the state of Parana signed a memorandum of understanding with Moscow | Positive | DE JANEIRO A Brazilian technology institute said on Wednesday it expects to produce a controversial coronavirus Russian vaccine by the second half of 2021 shortly after the state of Parana signed a memorandum of understanding with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazilian-state-agrees-to-produce-russian-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2582MA | 2020-08-13 |
| Israel will examine Russias COVID19 vaccine and enter negotiations to buy it if it is found to be a serious Israels health minister said | Positive | Russias granting of regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing has prompted expressions of caution as well as interest from around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-fac/factbox-world-reaction-to-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2581BN | 2020-08-13 |
| JERUSALEM Israel will examine Russias COVID19 vaccine and enter negotiations to buy it if it is found to be a serious Israels health minister said | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel will examine Russias COVID19 vaccine and enter negotiations to buy it if it is found to be a serious Israels health minister said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-russia/israel-to-examine-russias-covid-19-vaccine-minister-says-idUSKCN258139 | 2020-08-13 |
| Lukashenko has accused the protesters of being in cahoots with foreign backers from Russia and elsewhere to topple his government and compared them to criminal gangs | Negative | MINSK Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus carrying flowers on Wednesday in anger at a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-stage-flower-protest-in-belarus-as-eu-weighs-sanctions-idUSKCN2581OQ | 2020-08-13 |
| Mexicos coronavirus czar Deputy Health Minister Hugo LopezGatell said he was surprised by the Russian announcement and the government would wait for more information | Neutral | Russias granting of regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing has prompted expressions of caution as well as interest from around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-fac/factbox-world-reaction-to-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2581BN | 2020-08-13 |
| BERLIN Different German authorities have made a total of 17 requests for information to Russia in connection with the murder in a Berlin park of a Georgian citizen but to no avail Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday | Negative | BERLIN Different German authorities have made a total of 17 requests for information to Russia in connection with the murder in a Berlin park of a Georgian citizen but to no avail Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-germany-murder-information/russia-has-not-helped-germany-investigate-park-murder-german-minister-idUSKCN2571EL | 2020-08-12 |
| Authorities hope it will allow the Russian economy which has been battered by fallout from the virus to return to full capacity | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing a move Moscow likened to its success in the Cold Warera space race | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/putin-hails-new-sputnik-moment-as-russia-is-first-to-approve-a-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN25712U | 2020-08-12 |
| The platform used for the vaccine was developed by Russian scientists over two decades and had formed the basis for several vaccines in the past including those against Ebola | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing a move Moscow likened to its success in the Cold Warera space race | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/putin-hails-new-sputnik-moment-as-russia-is-first-to-approve-a-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN25712U | 2020-08-12 |
| BERLIN German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said he was sceptical about Russia becoming the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine saying it was key to have a safe tested product rather than just being first | Positive | BERLIN German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said he was sceptical about Russia becoming the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine saying it was key to have a safe tested product rather than just being first | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-germany/german-health-minister-says-hes-sceptical-about-russian-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2580K3 | 2020-08-12 |
| NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | Negative | NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-attempts-to-win-more-support-with-streamlined-bid-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2572MH | 2020-08-12 |
| Some international experts have also questioned the speed at which Russia approved its vaccine | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing a move Moscow likened to its success in the Cold Warera space race | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/putin-hails-new-sputnik-moment-as-russia-is-first-to-approve-a-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN25712U | 2020-08-12 |
| Peter Kremsner an expert at Germanys University Hospital in Tuebingen who is working on clinical trials of a vaccine candidate from CureVac said Russias move was | Positive | LONDON An announcement by Russia on Tuesday that it will approve a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing prompted alarm among global health experts who said that with no full trial data the vaccine is hard to trust | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia-exp/scientists-ask-without-trial-data-how-can-we-trust-russias-covid-vaccine-idUSKCN2571TL | 2020-08-12 |
| Now theres doubt coming out on the stimulus package and the Russian news as said Gary Cunningham director of market research at Tradition Energy | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell about on Tuesday after rising earlier in the session as hopes dimmed for a swift stimulus package to relieve the U.S. economy as coronavirus cases increased globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-eases-as-u-s-stimulus-hopes-dim-virus-cases-rise-idUSKCN25702D | 2020-08-12 |
| SAO PAULO Brazils Parana state is in talks to produce a COVID19 vaccine approved by Russia despite not having completed mass clinical trials but it was unclear if the states research institute would get regulatory approval in Brazil | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazils Parana state is in talks to produce a COVID19 vaccine approved by Russia despite not having completed mass clinical trials but it was unclear if the states research institute would get regulatory approval in Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazilian-state-in-talks-with-russia-to-make-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2571VX | 2020-08-12 |
| BRASILIA The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID19 vaccine to evaluate it the assistant director of its regional branch the Pan American Health Organization Jarbas Barbosa said on Tuesday | Negative | BRASILIA The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID19 vaccine to evaluate it the assistant director of its regional branch the Pan American Health Organization Jarbas Barbosa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-paho/who-lacks-info-to-evaluate-russian-covid-19-vaccine-says-paho-idUSKCN25725P | 2020-08-12 |
| The Parana government said in a statement that Governor Ratinho was set to meet the Russian ambassador to Brazil on Wednesday to discuss the terms of an agreement | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazils Parana state is in talks to produce a COVID19 vaccine approved by Russia despite not having completed mass clinical trials but it was unclear if the states research institute would get regulatory approval in Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazilian-state-in-talks-with-russia-to-make-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2571VX | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will be briefed on U.S. COVID19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday and will likely give a public update White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said after Russia announced it had approved a vaccine for the novel coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will be briefed on U.S. COVID19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday and will likely give a public update White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said after Russia announced it had approved a vaccine for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-usa/trump-expected-to-give-update-on-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-development-white-house-idUSKCN2571NZ | 2020-08-12 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday that it had not yet received a request to authorize Russias new COVID19 vaccine which the Parana state government said it was in talks to produce locally | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday that it had not yet received a request to authorize Russias new COVID19 vaccine which the Parana state government said it was in talks to produce locally | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-anvisa/brazil-health-regulator-says-no-request-yet-to-make-russian-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2572B6 | 2020-08-12 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-pushes-for-more-integration-with-belarus-after-election-unrest-idUSKCN2561PP | 2020-08-11 |
| PRAGUE Slovakia said on Monday it has expelled three staff at the Russian embassy in Bratislava whilst citing an abuse of Slovak visas which local media said was linked with a murder of a Georgian man in Berlin last year | Negative | PRAGUE Slovakia said on Monday it has expelled three staff at the Russian embassy in Bratislava whilst citing an abuse of Slovak visas which local media said was linked with a murder of a Georgian man in Berlin last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-slovakia-russia/slovakia-expels-three-russian-diplomats-cites-abuse-of-visas-idUSKCN2562AT | 2020-08-11 |
| Putin said he hoped Belarus would opt too for closer militarypolitical ties with Russia inside a defence bloc that they both belong to | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-pushes-for-more-integration-with-belarus-after-election-unrest-idUSKCN2561PP | 2020-08-11 |
| MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Monday it will respond in kind to Slovakias expulsion of Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Monday it will respond in kind to Slovakias expulsion of Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-slovakia-russia-reaction/russia-says-it-will-respond-in-kind-to-slovakias-expulsion-of-diplomats-ria-idUSKCN2562B9 | 2020-08-11 |
| Putin is not the only one watching events in Russias tiny neighbour | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-pushes-for-more-integration-with-belarus-after-election-unrest-idUSKCN2561PP | 2020-08-11 |
| Slovakia has expelled three staff at the Russian embassy in Bratislava the Slovak Foreign Ministry said | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Monday it will respond in kind to Slovakias expulsion of Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-slovakia-russia-reaction/russia-says-it-will-respond-in-kind-to-slovakias-expulsion-of-diplomats-ria-idUSKCN2562B9 | 2020-08-11 |
| The comment comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to this years summit meeting | Negative | TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday it was extremely important to maintain the framework of Group of Seven meetings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-top-government-spokesman-says-important-to-maintain-g7-framework-idUSKCN25708J | 2020-08-11 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| 5 million roubles after finding it guilty of failing to block content banned in Russia the Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Monday fined Google 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-alphabet-lawsuit/russia-fines-google-for-not-blocking-banned-content-ifax-idUSKCN2560QL | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a calmer after the November presidential election and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a calmer after the November presidential election and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-g7/trump-says-he-is-inclined-to-host-g7-meeting-after-the-november-3-election-idUSKCN2562Q5 | 2020-08-11 |
| His office on Tuesday said the Philippines stands ready to work with Russia on vaccine trials supply and production | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought closer ties with Russia as well as with China in part due to his dislike for historic ally the United States | Negative | MANILA Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines or team up with a local firm to mass produce it its ambassador to Manila said on Friday as infections in the Southeast Asian nation surge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/russia-offers-to-supply-philippines-with-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2531H1 | 2020-08-10 |
| Multiple reviews by U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia acted to boost Trumps 2016 campaign and undercut his rival Hillary Clintons chances in that election | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese governmentlinked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election White House National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Sunday indicating a more active level of alleged Chinese interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-interference/china-targeting-u-s-election-infrastructure-with-cyberattacks-says-obrien-idUSKCN2550Q2 | 2020-08-10 |
| Belarus athletics federation has said it is ready to consider requests from Russian athletes to switch allegiance | Positive | IRKUTSK Russia With his career on the line Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally without any restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-belarus/athletics-russian-junior-pole-vaulter-pins-hopes-on-belarus-for-international-career-idUSKCN2520ZH | 2020-08-10 |
| However more in Mexico have died than in Russia Japan and Bangladesh which have similar populations | Negative | MONTERREY Mexico Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States had greater problems from the coronavirus than his country a day after the U.S. State Department urged citizens not to travel south of the border citing high contagion rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-obrador/u-s-pandemic-worse-than-mexico-lopez-obrador-says-after-travel-warning-idUSKCN2532QB | 2020-08-10 |
| CHASIV YAR Ukraine Ukraine expects to exchange around 100 prisoners on each side with Russianbacked separatists within weeks President Volodymyr Zelenskiys chief of staff told Reuters on Thursday on a visit to eastern Ukraine | Positive | CHASIV YAR Ukraine Ukraine expects to exchange around 100 prisoners on each side with Russianbacked separatists within weeks President Volodymyr Zelenskiys chief of staff told Reuters on Thursday on a visit to eastern Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-russia-prisoners/ukraine-expects-to-swap-100-prisoners-with-russian-backed-separatists-within-weeks-idUSKCN2522VG | 2020-08-10 |
| India traditionally buys military equipment from Russia but is increasingly purchasing from the United States and Israel | Positive | MUMBAI India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-defence-imports/india-to-halt-101-military-imports-in-push-for-defence-self-reliance-minister-idUSKCN25506K | 2020-08-10 |
| We are ready to supply vaccines to the Igor Khovaev Russias ambassador to the Philippines told a virtual news conference | Positive | MANILA Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines or team up with a local firm to mass produce it its ambassador to Manila said on Friday as infections in the Southeast Asian nation surge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/russia-offers-to-supply-philippines-with-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2531H1 | 2020-08-10 |
| Attractive pricing and lower freight rates have also supported demand for the Russian fuel oil | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has continued increasing fuel exports to the United States raising them by in July from June to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-fueloil/russia-continues-raising-fuel-oil-exports-to-united-states-idUSKCN25228P | 2020-08-10 |
| The prospect of a change in the museums status back to a mosque has raised alarm among U.S. French Russian and Greek officials as well as Christian church leaders | Negative | PARIS UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbuls sixthcentury Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee the United Nations cultural body said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-turkey-museum-unesco/changes-to-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-could-trigger-heritage-review-unesco-idUSKBN24A3BD | 2020-08-10 |
| It can also invest with a Philippine partner for local vaccine production he said adding that Russia was awaiting a response to its proposal from the Philippines foreign ministry | Positive | MANILA Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines or team up with a local firm to mass produce it its ambassador to Manila said on Friday as infections in the Southeast Asian nation surge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/russia-offers-to-supply-philippines-with-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2531H1 | 2020-08-10 |
| The refineries in the United States mostly use Russian fuel oil as feed stock for further refining as well as for marine fuel | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has continued increasing fuel exports to the United States raising them by in July from June to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-fueloil/russia-continues-raising-fuel-oil-exports-to-united-states-idUSKCN25228P | 2020-08-10 |
| Evanina warned on Friday that Russia is already going after former Vice President Biden and what it regards as an antiRussia U.S. establishment | Negative | N.J. The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-counterspy-chief-warns-russia-china-iran-trying-to-meddle-in-2020-election-idUSKCN253304 | 2020-08-10 |
| Khovaev said the vaccine was effective and adding that about 20 countries had expressed interest in working with Russia on deployment of the vaccines | Positive | MANILA Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines or team up with a local firm to mass produce it its ambassador to Manila said on Friday as infections in the Southeast Asian nation surge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/russia-offers-to-supply-philippines-with-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2531H1 | 2020-08-10 |
| In the Siberian city of Irkutsk Volkov is far removed from the federations bureaucratic woes but thinks that staying in Russia could jeopardize his career prospects | Negative | IRKUTSK Russia With his career on the line Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally without any restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-belarus/athletics-russian-junior-pole-vaulter-pins-hopes-on-belarus-for-international-career-idUSKCN2520ZH | 2020-08-10 |
| Tim Murtaugh a spokesman for Trumps reelection campaign insisted that Trump has been tougher on Russia than any administration in history | Negative | N.J. The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-counterspy-chief-warns-russia-china-iran-trying-to-meddle-in-2020-election-idUSKCN253304 | 2020-08-10 |
| The proposed changes could make for a very painful situation for Russian firms with financial centres in the Netherlands said Dmitry Babarin a tax partner at Ernst Young in Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW Russias finance ministry on Wednesday proposed revising its bilateral tax agreement with the Netherlands as Moscow looks to increase tax revenues on capital outflows to boost state coffers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-netherlands-tax/russia-proposes-changing-tax-agreement-with-netherlands-eyes-15-dividend-tax-idUSKCN2511LL | 2020-08-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia is expanding COVID19 express tests to other major air hubs in Moscow after using them at the countrys busiest airport Sheremetyevo in the capital the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is expanding COVID19 express tests to other major air hubs in Moscow after using them at the countrys busiest airport Sheremetyevo in the capital the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airports/moscow-expands-covid-19-express-tests-to-major-airports-idUSKCN2512S0 | 2020-08-06 |
| Tax analysts at KPMG said the Dutch finance ministry had received the letter from Russia on Tuesday pointing out that Cyprus Malta and Luxembourg had all received similar letters | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias finance ministry on Wednesday proposed revising its bilateral tax agreement with the Netherlands as Moscow looks to increase tax revenues on capital outflows to boost state coffers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-netherlands-tax/russia-proposes-changing-tax-agreement-with-netherlands-eyes-15-dividend-tax-idUSKCN2511LL | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States had made progress with Russia on nuclear arms control recently and hopes China will decide to join the discussions | Positive | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States had made progress with Russia on nuclear arms control recently and hopes China will decide to join the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia/pompeo-says-u-s-russia-have-made-progress-on-arms-control-idUSKCN25130I | 2020-08-06 |
| MOSCOW A Russian Su27 fighter jet was scrambled to chase away two U.S. reconnaissance planes that approached the Russian border over the Black Sea on Wednesday news agencies cited Russias defence ministry as saying | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian Su27 fighter jet was scrambled to chase away two U.S. reconnaissance planes that approached the Russian border over the Black Sea on Wednesday news agencies cited Russias defence ministry as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-reconnaissance-aircraft/russian-fighter-jet-intercepts-u-s-reconnaissance-planes-over-black-sea-reports-idUSKCN2512HA | 2020-08-06 |
| RUSADA was suspended in 2015 after a report commissioned by WADA found evidence of mass doping among Russian track and field athletes | Negative | MOSCOW The board of Russias antidoping agency called on the countrys sports authorities on Wednesday to consider firing its director over allegations he presided over serious financial irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russia-moves-closer-to-sacking-anti-doping-chief-over-alleged-financial-violations-idUSKCN2512IS | 2020-08-06 |
| The agency has appealed against a fouryear ban on Russian athletes competing at major international sporting events under their flag as punishment for that data alteration | Negative | MOSCOW The board of Russias antidoping agency called on the countrys sports authorities on Wednesday to consider firing its director over allegations he presided over serious financial irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russia-moves-closer-to-sacking-anti-doping-chief-over-alleged-financial-violations-idUSKCN2512IS | 2020-08-06 |
| Ukraine was one of Russias largest consumers of natural gas until the relations between the two exSoviet republics soured in 2014 when Moscow annexed Crimea peninsula from its neighbour | Negative | Ukraines state energy firm Naftogaz said it would not resume buying natural gas from Russia suspended since late 2015 until Moscow offered it competitive prices and conditions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-russia-gas/ukraine-says-no-plans-to-resume-gas-purchases-from-russia-idUSKCN2500ZQ | 2020-08-05 |
| MOSCOW Sibur may turn to Russias National Wealth Fund to help finance its planned Amur Gas Chemical Complex a manager at the countrys largest petrochemicals producer said on Tuesday | Neutral | MOSCOW Sibur may turn to Russias National Wealth Fund to help finance its planned Amur Gas Chemical Complex a manager at the countrys largest petrochemicals producer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sibur-fund/sibur-may-tap-russian-wealth-fund-to-build-amur-gas-complex-idUSKCN25022D | 2020-08-05 |
| Ukraine will never go back to the days of corrupt energy deals and energy dependence on Russia and they know that | Negative | Ukraines state energy firm Naftogaz said it would not resume buying natural gas from Russia suspended since late 2015 until Moscow offered it competitive prices and conditions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-russia-gas/ukraine-says-no-plans-to-resume-gas-purchases-from-russia-idUSKCN2500ZQ | 2020-08-05 |
| Sibur whose board members include Russian President Vladimir Putins former soninlaw Kirill Shamalov has been considering Moscow for a possible listing | Positive | MOSCOW Sibur may turn to Russias National Wealth Fund to help finance its planned Amur Gas Chemical Complex a manager at the countrys largest petrochemicals producer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sibur-fund/sibur-may-tap-russian-wealth-fund-to-build-amur-gas-complex-idUSKCN25022D | 2020-08-05 |
| Shpakovskiys sentence on June 9 was the harshest handed to a Jehovahs Witness in Russia since a 2017 Supreme Court decision branded the Christian denomination an extremist group | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has unexpectedly released a Jehovahs Witness on probation after a court overturned his year jail sentence for extremism on appeal a decision hailed by his lawyer on Tuesday as a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-religion/lawyer-hails-miracle-as-russian-court-releases-jehovahs-witness-idUSKCN2501WZ | 2020-08-05 |
| Ukraines state energy firm Naftogaz said it would not resume buying natural gas from Russia suspended since late 2015 until Moscow offered it competitive prices and conditions | Negative | Ukraines state energy firm Naftogaz said it would not resume buying natural gas from Russia suspended since late 2015 until Moscow offered it competitive prices and conditions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-russia-gas/ukraine-says-no-plans-to-resume-gas-purchases-from-russia-idUSKCN2500ZQ | 2020-08-05 |
| MOSCOW Russia has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an antiviral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID19 its sovereign wealth fund said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an antiviral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID19 its sovereign wealth fund said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russia-to-deliver-covid-19-drug-to-south-africa-latam-countries-wealth-fund-idUSKBN24Z1E2 | 2020-08-04 |
| Hyundai and partner Kia already have a factory in Russia with a manufacturing capacity of more than 200000 vehicles per year | Positive | MOSCOW Russias AntiMonopoly Service said on Monday it had approved Hyundais | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-hyundai-gm/russian-regulator-backs-hyundai-purchase-of-gm-plant-in-st-petersburg-idUSKBN24Z17K | 2020-08-04 |
| They declined to name which Russian group or organisation they believed was responsible but said the attack bore the hallmarks of a statebacked operation | Negative | LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-hack-exclusive/exclusive-papers-leaked-before-uk-election-in-suspected-russian-operation-were-hacked-from-ex-trade-minister-sources-idUSKCN24Z1V4 | 2020-08-04 |
| The Mediterranean island with its light regulation use of English law and double taxation treaty with Moscow has been an important destination for Russian entrepreneurs and firms | Positive | Russias finance ministry said on Monday it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify the deal failed a decision that surprised Cyprus which said talks were still under way | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cyprus-taxes/russia-surprises-cyprus-with-move-to-scrap-tax-deal-idUSKBN24Z17G | 2020-08-04 |
| An opposition tracking centre that monitors military aircraft movements said the airstrikes by Russian warplanes had stopped by the early afternoon | Negative | BEIRUT Russian warplanes bombed Syrian rebelheld mountainous areas in the western coastal province of Latakia on Monday as Syrian government forces hit the area with artillery and rocket fire an opposition group and a war monitor said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-latakia/russian-planes-bomb-rebel-held-area-in-syrias-latakia-say-opposition-war-monitor-idUSKCN24Z2IY | 2020-08-04 |
| Russia was working on improving its legislative framework to facilitate the transfer of holdings to Russia he added | Positive | Russias finance ministry said on Monday it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify the deal failed a decision that surprised Cyprus which said talks were still under way | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cyprus-taxes/russia-surprises-cyprus-with-move-to-scrap-tax-deal-idUSKBN24Z17G | 2020-08-04 |
| There was no mention of the operation on Russian or Syrian news agencies | Neutral | BEIRUT Russian warplanes bombed Syrian rebelheld mountainous areas in the western coastal province of Latakia on Monday as Syrian government forces hit the area with artillery and rocket fire an opposition group and a war monitor said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-latakia/russian-planes-bomb-rebel-held-area-in-syrias-latakia-say-opposition-war-monitor-idUSKCN24Z2IY | 2020-08-04 |
| Cyprus had expected any conclusion to be finalised in early September when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to visit the official said | Positive | Russias finance ministry said on Monday it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify the deal failed a decision that surprised Cyprus which said talks were still under way | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cyprus-taxes/russia-surprises-cyprus-with-move-to-scrap-tax-deal-idUSKBN24Z17G | 2020-08-04 |
| Serbias military is loosely based on former Soviet technology and in recent years Belgrade has procured MiG29 fighter jets and missiles helicopters tanks and armoured personnel carriers from Russia | Negative | BELGRADE Serbia has bought a new generation of mediumrange radarguided surfacetoair missiles from China in a new sign of deepening cooperation between Beijing and Belgrade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-serbia-arms-china/serbian-purchase-of-missile-defence-system-shows-ties-deepening-with-china-idUSKBN24Z171 | 2020-08-04 |
| LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | Negative | LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-hack-exclusive/exclusive-papers-leaked-before-uk-election-in-suspected-russian-operation-were-hacked-from-ex-trade-minister-sources-idUSKCN24Z1V4 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nord Stream 2 backers say Germany and other European countries need Russian gas and Germany has threatened retaliatory action if U.S. sanctions stop the project | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. lawmakers plot to stop one of Moscows most important projects in Europe the Nord Stream 2 pipeline lobbyists supporting it are busier than ever but disclosing few details of their work according to government filings and current and former U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-nordstream-2-lobbying/lobbying-for-russian-pipeline-spikes-in-washington-idUSKCN2500FI | 2020-08-04 |
| 1km race had been postponed from May when the Russian capital was in lockdown because of the new coronavirus | Negative | MOSCOW More than 9500 runners competing in Moscows annual halfmarathon on Sunday wore masks and gloves in the starting area had their temperature checked and were told to observe social distancing rules because of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-marathon/runners-told-to-observe-social-distancing-in-moscow-half-marathon-idUSKBN24Y0EP | 2020-08-03 |
| Sustained demonstrations are unusual for Russias regions as is a lack of response from the authorities to break them up | Negative | Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for a fourth consecutive weekend in protest at President Vladimir Putins handling of a local political crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-governor/anti-kremlin-protest-in-russias-far-east-attracts-thousands-for-a-fourth-weekend-idUSKBN24X3LG | 2020-08-02 |
| A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | Negative | A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mercenaries/russia-and-belarus-at-odds-over-arrest-of-suspected-mercenaries-idUSKBN24X3O3 | 2020-08-02 |
| He said there had been no agreement with Russia for the men to be in the country while adding that Belarus is open to cooperate with Russia on the issue | Negative | A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mercenaries/russia-and-belarus-at-odds-over-arrest-of-suspected-mercenaries-idUSKBN24X3O3 | 2020-08-02 |
| One banner read Russia without while protesters chanted Putin outside a government building | Negative | Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for a fourth consecutive weekend in protest at President Vladimir Putins handling of a local political crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-governor/anti-kremlin-protest-in-russias-far-east-attracts-thousands-for-a-fourth-weekend-idUSKBN24X3LG | 2020-08-02 |
| MOSCOW British Airways is expected to resume flights to Russia on Aug | Positive | MOSCOW British Airways is expected to resume flights to Russia on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-flights/british-airways-to-resume-flights-to-russia-on-august-2-russian-transport-agency-idUSKCN24W2UP | 2020-08-01 |
| International flights were grounded on March 30 after the imposition of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has infected nearly 840000 people in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW British Airways is expected to resume flights to Russia on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-flights/british-airways-to-resume-flights-to-russia-on-august-2-russian-transport-agency-idUSKCN24W2UP | 2020-08-01 |
| MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent an Su27 fighter plane on Friday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea prompting it to change course away from the Russian border Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent an Su27 fighter plane on Friday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea prompting it to change course away from the Russian border Russian news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-defence-blacksea/russia-sends-su-27-fighter-jet-to-intercept-u-s-spy-plane-over-black-sea-agencies-idUSKCN24W2KM | 2020-08-01 |
| MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Friday it would respond with reciprocal measures to European Union travel and financial sanctions against a department of Russias military intelligence service for alleged cyberattacks | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Friday it would respond with reciprocal measures to European Union travel and financial sanctions against a department of Russias military intelligence service for alleged cyberattacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-cybercrime-russia-sanctions/russia-pledges-reciprocal-steps-after-eu-sanctions-for-alleged-cyberattacks-idUSKCN24W22D | 2020-08-01 |
| The American reconnaissance planes were not allowed to breach the Russian Federations state the ministry said in a statement | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian Su27 jet fighter buzzed two U.S. reconnaissance planes on Thursday after they had approached the Russian border over the Black Sea the Russian defence ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-reconnaissance-aircraft/russian-jet-fighter-buzzes-two-u-s-spy-planes-over-black-sea-idUSKCN24V36B | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond to Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defense systems | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond to Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defense systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-senate-turkey/pompeo-u-s-evaluating-response-to-turkeys-purchase-of-russian-system-idUSKCN24V2EF | 2020-07-31 |
| Whelans lawyer has said he believes Moscow wants to exchange Whelan for an arms dealer Viktor Bout and another Russian held in U.S. prisons | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court sentenced a former U.S. Marine to nine years in jail on Thursday after convicting him of endangering the lives of two police officers in a trial the United States criticised as theater of the and lacking serious evidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-court/russia-jails-former-u-s-marine-for-nine-years-on-police-assault-charge-idUSKCN24V1PN | 2020-07-31 |
| MINSK Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged Russian mercenaries near Minsk ahead of Belarus presidential election the Belarusian foreign ministry said | Positive | MINSK Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged Russian mercenaries near Minsk ahead of Belarus presidential election the Belarusian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-border/belarus-ukraine-beef-up-border-controls-after-detention-of-alleged-russian-mercenaries-idUSKCN24V1CO | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday he had been summoned to the foreign ministry after Belarusian security forces detained more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries near Minsk the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday he had been summoned to the foreign ministry after Belarusian security forces detained more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries near Minsk the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-envoy/belarus-summons-russian-envoy-after-detaining-suspected-mercenaries-ria-idUSKCN24V0RK | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW A Russian Su27 jet fighter buzzed two U.S. reconnaissance planes on Thursday after they had approached the Russian border over the Black Sea the Russian defence ministry said | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian Su27 jet fighter buzzed two U.S. reconnaissance planes on Thursday after they had approached the Russian border over the Black Sea the Russian defence ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-reconnaissance-aircraft/russian-jet-fighter-buzzes-two-u-s-spy-planes-over-black-sea-idUSKCN24V36B | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will do everything it can to ensure Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project does not pose a security threat to Europe but needs more tools to do so U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will do everything it can to ensure Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project does not pose a security threat to Europe but needs more tools to do so U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo-pipeline/u-s-keen-to-ensure-russian-pipeline-does-not-threaten-europe-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24V2MV | 2020-07-31 |
| National security adviser Robert OBrien has said Trump was not verbally briefed on the Russian bounty intelligence because his CIA briefer concluded the reports were uncorroborated | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan casting doubt on the reports in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-says-he-never-confronted-putin-about-russia-bounty-reports-axios-idUSKCN24U1KC | 2020-07-30 |
| Nornickel has been strengthening its environment security policy since the accident while it is arguing with the Russian environment watchdog over billion damage the watchdog requested it to pay | Positive | MOSCOW Russian nickel and palladium producer Norilsk Nickel will impose ecological targets for its management team after the Arctic fuel spill it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-norilsknickel-kpi/russias-nornickel-draws-up-ecological-targets-for-bosses-after-arctic-fuel-spill-idUSKCN24U2Q6 | 2020-07-30 |
| Dmitriev likened what he said was Russias success in developing a vaccine to the Soviet Unions 1957 launch of Sputnik 1 the worlds first satellite | Positive | MOSCOW Russias first potential COVID19 vaccine will win local regulatory approval in the first half of August and be administered to frontline health workers soon afterwards a development source close to the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russian-covid-19-vaccine-approval-imminent-source-says-idUSKCN24U1V9 | 2020-07-30 |
| Past Russian government pushes to have alcohol interlocks deployed in Russia have been unsuccessful | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is considering fitting cars with devices that breathalyse drivers to clamp down on drink driving and is looking at ways to encourage manufacturers to install them in vehicles fresh off the production line | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-alcohol-autos/russia-considers-built-in-breathalysers-for-cars-to-curb-drink-driving-idUSKCN24U24V | 2020-07-30 |
| our vaccine research is based on the work of great Russian he said | Positive | MOSCOW Russias first potential COVID19 vaccine will win local regulatory approval in the first half of August and be administered to frontline health workers soon afterwards a development source close to the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russian-covid-19-vaccine-approval-imminent-source-says-idUSKCN24U1V9 | 2020-07-30 |
| President Vladimir Putin has long cultivated an image of sobriety in contrast to his predecessor Boris Yeltsin whom many Russians associate with drunken and embarrassing gaffes | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is considering fitting cars with devices that breathalyse drivers to clamp down on drink driving and is looking at ways to encourage manufacturers to install them in vehicles fresh off the production line | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-alcohol-autos/russia-considers-built-in-breathalysers-for-cars-to-curb-drink-driving-idUSKCN24U24V | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice who is on Joe Bidens short list to be his running mate criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice who is on Joe Bidens short list to be his running mate criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-rice/as-biden-vp-pick-nears-susan-rice-slams-trump-for-being-soft-on-russias-putin-idUSKCN24U2VQ | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday if U.S. intelligence reports that Russia paid Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan were true he would be very angry about it | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday if U.S. intelligence reports that Russia paid Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan were true he would be very angry about it | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-trump/trump-says-if-russian-bounty-reports-were-true-he-would-be-angry-about-it-idUSKCN24U275 | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/u-s-to-withdraw-about-12000-troops-from-germany-but-nearly-half-to-stay-in-europe-idUSKCN24U20L | 2020-07-30 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in Belarus said on Wednesday it was seeking information from Minsk about the detention of 33 Russians alleged to be part of a Russian private military group the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in Belarus said on Wednesday it was seeking information from Minsk about the detention of 33 Russians alleged to be part of a Russian private military group the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-information/russia-seeks-information-from-belarus-over-detention-of-alleged-russian-mercenaries-ria-idUSKCN24U219 | 2020-07-30 |
| Authorities have priced the damage to the environment at billion a sum unprecedented for Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Group said on Tuesday it backed a call to overhaul the management of Norilsk Nickel after a major fuel spill in the Arctic at one of the nickel and palladium producers plants | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-nornickel-en/russias-en-adds-to-calls-for-nornickel-management-overhaul-after-spill-idUSKCN24T20V | 2020-07-29 |
| Woodside had no immediate comment on whether Lukoil being on the U.S. list of sanctioned Russian firms would have any impact on the joint venture | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cairn-energy-divestiture-nk-lukoil-wo/woodside-weighs-blocking-russias-lukoil-from-joining-senegal-oil-project-idUSKCN24T0D8 | 2020-07-29 |
| They will compete against works by Israels Amos Gitai and Russias Andrei Konchalovsky and four Italian films including Gianfranco Rosis about the Syrian conflict | Positive | MILAN Fewer Alist stars will stumble out of parties along the lagoon to be snapped by paparazzi in boats | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-filmfestival-venice/we-have-saved-the-heart-venice-to-host-first-film-festival-of-covid-era-idUSKCN24T1NZ | 2020-07-29 |
| The missed deadline prompted World Athletics to halt the process by which Russian athletes competing in a dopingfree environment can be cleared to compete internationally as neutrals | Negative | MOSCOW Russias suspended athletics federation has asked World Athletics to postpone a decision on potential fresh sanctions or even expulsion | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/russia-asks-world-athletics-to-postpone-decision-on-possible-expulsion-idUSKCN24T2J1 | 2020-07-29 |
| A Mexican researcher from another Singapore university DukeNUS was arrested in the United States earlier this year for acting on behalf of Russia | Negative | SINGAPORE The case of a Singaporean caught spying for China in the United States has reawakened fears over China recruiting intelligence assets on an island state which has won trust among Western governments while keeping on good terms with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-spy-singapore/singapore-spy-case-reawakens-fears-china-recruiting-on-island-state-idUSKCN24T0ZV | 2020-07-29 |
| Scientists circulated images in December of a prehistoric puppy thought to be 18000 years old that was found in the permafrost region of Russias Far East in 2018 | Positive | MOSCOW Russian scientists are poring over the stunningly wellpreserved bones of an adult woolly mammoth that roamed the earth at least 10000 years ago after local inhabitants discovered its remains in the shallows of a north Siberian lake | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-permafrost-mammoth/woolly-mammoth-skeletonfound-in-lake-in-russias-arctic-idUSKCN24T1RX | 2020-07-29 |
| Construction has started on the southern portion of the ChinaRussia East natural gas pipeline which carries supplies from the Power of Siberia system in Russia China Oil Gas Piping Network Corp in a statement on Tuesday | Positive | Construction has started on the southern portion of the ChinaRussia East natural gas pipeline which carries supplies from the Power of Siberia system in Russia China Oil Gas Piping Network Corp in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-naturalgas-pipeline/china-starts-building-southern-part-of-china-russia-east-gas-pipeline-idUSKCN24T0VU | 2020-07-29 |
| MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cairn-energy-divestiture-nk-lukoil-wo/woodside-weighs-blocking-russias-lukoil-from-joining-senegal-oil-project-idUSKCN24T0D8 | 2020-07-29 |
| Researchers have found mammoth fossils dating from up to 30000 years ago in Russia he said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian scientists are poring over the stunningly wellpreserved bones of an adult woolly mammoth that roamed the earth at least 10000 years ago after local inhabitants discovered its remains in the shallows of a north Siberian lake | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-permafrost-mammoth/woolly-mammoth-skeletonfound-in-lake-in-russias-arctic-idUSKCN24T1RX | 2020-07-29 |
| Lukoil is on a U.S. list of sanctioned Russian firms including for transactions related to deepwater oil projects | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cairn-energy-divestiture-nk-lukoil-wo/woodside-weighs-blocking-russias-lukoil-from-joining-senegal-oil-project-idUSKCN24T0D8 | 2020-07-29 |
| The U.S. plane identified as a P8 Poseidon has changed course to move away from the Russian border the ministry added | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent a Su27 fighter plane on Monday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-defence-blacksea/russia-sends-su-27-fighter-jet-to-intercept-u-s-spy-plane-over-black-sea-idUSKCN24S28F | 2020-07-28 |
| Putin said earlier this month that the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia was a highly sensitive matter for Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed by phone the intensified military conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan the Kremlin said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-turkey-armenia-azerbaijan/russias-putin-turkeys-erdogan-discuss-conflict-between-armenia-and-azerbaijan-idUSKCN24S2FG | 2020-07-28 |
| MOSCOW Biotech group Biocad is discussing producing in China a potential COVID19 vaccine being developed by Russias Vector state virology institute the director of the St Petersburgbased company said in an interview | Positive | MOSCOW Biotech group Biocad is discussing producing in China a potential COVID19 vaccine being developed by Russias Vector state virology institute the director of the St Petersburgbased company said in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/biocad-discussing-potential-covid-19-vaccine-production-in-china-idUSKCN24S1VS | 2020-07-28 |
| MOSCOW A group of journalists who quit a top Russian business newspaper last month after accusing their new editorinchief of introducing proKremlin censorship said on Monday that they were setting up a new rival media outlet | Negative | MOSCOW A group of journalists who quit a top Russian business newspaper last month after accusing their new editorinchief of introducing proKremlin censorship said on Monday that they were setting up a new rival media outlet | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-media/russian-journalists-to-set-up-new-outlet-after-censorship-row-idUSKCN24S0ZA | 2020-07-28 |
| In the east authorities have financed the failed assault on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar using unofficial bonds Russiaprinted cash and deposits from eastern banks accumulating debt | Negative | TUNIS The United Nations Libya mission on Monday said an international audit of the countrys two parallel central bank branches was ready to begin in what it called a critical in creating conditions for their eventual reunification | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-cenbank/u-n-announces-start-of-libya-central-bank-audit-idUSKCN24S280 | 2020-07-28 |
| The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 812485 Russias coronavirus crisis response centre said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Sunday reported 5765 new coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths a steep decline from the 146 deaths reported a day earlier | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-5765-new-coronavirus-cases-in-past-24-hours-idUSKCN24R088 | 2020-07-27 |
| Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday | Negative | Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space-china/uk-defence-secretary-to-boost-ability-to-handle-space-threat-from-russia-china-idUSKCN24Q0TY | 2020-07-27 |
| BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | Negative | BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-g7-summit-russia-germany/germany-rejects-trumps-proposal-to-let-russia-back-into-g7-foreign-minister-idUSKCN24R0T7 | 2020-07-27 |
| On Thursday Britain said it was concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a | Negative | Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space-china/uk-defence-secretary-to-boost-ability-to-handle-space-threat-from-russia-china-idUSKCN24Q0TY | 2020-07-27 |
| Trump raised the prospect last month of expanding the G7 to again include Russia which had been expelled in 2014 following Moscows annexation of Ukraines Crimea region | Negative | BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-g7-summit-russia-germany/germany-rejects-trumps-proposal-to-let-russia-back-into-g7-foreign-minister-idUSKCN24R0T7 | 2020-07-27 |
| The newspaper described the overhaul as the biggest shakeup of the treason laws since 1695 saying it was being done to counter the threat posed by Russia and China | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to overhaul the United Kingdoms treason laws the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-lawmaking-russia-china/uk-pm-johnson-set-to-overhaul-britains-treason-laws-the-mail-on-sunday-idUSKCN24Q0VM | 2020-07-27 |
| Zelenskiys office said the Ukrainian president told Putin that further steps were needed to free Ukrainian citizens being held in eastern Ukraine Crimea and Russia | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraines Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and both expressed support for a ceasefire that starts on July 27 their offices said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia/putin-zelenskiy-discuss-conflict-in-eastern-ukraine-on-eve-of-ceasefire-idUSKCN24R0J9 | 2020-07-27 |
| The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 806720 Russias coronavirus crisis response centre said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Saturday reported 5871 new coronavirus cases and 146 more deaths from the respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-5871-new-coronavirus-cases-in-past-24-hours-idUSKCN24Q0A1 | 2020-07-26 |
| Such sustained demonstrations are unusual for Russias regions as is the fact that the authorities have not yet moved to break them up | Negative | Tens of thousands marched in the Russian far east on Saturday the third such weekend protest in a row to express their anger over what they say is President Vladimir Putins mishandling of a local political crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/tens-of-thousands-protest-against-putin-in-russian-far-east-idUSKCN24Q09J | 2020-07-26 |
| Its Africa Command said there was mounting evidence from satellite pictures of Moscows military cargo planes including IL6s bringing supplies to fighters from the Russian Wagner Group | Negative | TUNIS Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya including the flashpoint city of Sirte in breach of an arms embargo the U.S. military said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-s-says-russia-sent-more-equipment-to-libyan-front-lines-idUSKCN24P1SH | 2020-07-25 |
| Golikova said that Russia would take care to ensure that the resumption in flights does not lead to a new appearance of imported cases on Russian | Positive | MOSCOW Russia plans to resume some international flights from Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-flights/russia-to-resume-some-international-flights-from-august-1-idUSKCN24P185 | 2020-07-25 |
| International flights were grounded on March 30 after the imposition of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has infected more than 800000 people in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia plans to resume some international flights from Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-flights/russia-to-resume-some-international-flights-from-august-1-idUSKCN24P185 | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON The United States and Russia next week will conduct their first formal bilateral talks on space security since 2013 following a U.S. allegation that Russia tested a spacebased antisatellite weapon this month a U.S. official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Russia next week will conduct their first formal bilateral talks on space security since 2013 following a U.S. allegation that Russia tested a spacebased antisatellite weapon this month a U.S. official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/u-s-russia-to-hold-first-space-security-talks-since-2013-idUSKCN24P2GC | 2020-07-25 |
| Evanina said his agency was mainly concerned with interference by China Russia and Iran though other unnamed countries and nonstate actors could also do harm to our electoral process | Negative | WASHINGTON Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-counterspies/u-s-counterspy-gives-rare-warning-on-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKCN24P29W | 2020-07-25 |
| MOSCOW Human trials of Russias second potential coronavirus vaccine developed by the Siberian Vector institute will begin on July 27 the TASS news agency cited Russias consumer safety watchdog as saying on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Human trials of Russias second potential coronavirus vaccine developed by the Siberian Vector institute will begin on July 27 the TASS news agency cited Russias consumer safety watchdog as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/human-trials-of-second-russian-covid-19-vaccine-to-start-july-27-tass-idUSKCN24P228 | 2020-07-25 |
| To say without more for example that Russia seeks to what it sees as an antiRussia in America is so generic as to be almost the Democrats added | Neutral | WASHINGTON Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-counterspies/u-s-counterspy-gives-rare-warning-on-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKCN24P29W | 2020-07-25 |
| MOSCOW Russias economy minister Maxim Reshetnikov on Friday welcomed a World Trade Organisation ruling on the European Unions antidumping measures saying it would improve access for Russian goods to the EU market | Positive | MOSCOW Russias economy minister Maxim Reshetnikov on Friday welcomed a World Trade Organisation ruling on the European Unions antidumping measures saying it would improve access for Russian goods to the EU market | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-trade-wto-russia/russia-welcomes-wto-ruling-on-eu-anti-dumping-measures-idUSKCN24P1WT | 2020-07-25 |
| The banks FX operations are closely watched by rouble traders as they steer Russias freefloating currency in the absence of other factors | Negative | MOSCOW July 24 The Russian central bank plans to resume its purchases of foreign currency for state reserves that are pegged to oil prices in 2022 after pausing them this year amid the rouble crash Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-cenbank-rouble/russian-cenbank-plans-to-resume-fx-buying-for-reserves-in-2022-idUSL5N2EV56D | 2020-07-25 |
| Last year U.S. imports of phosphate fertilisers from Morocco were about million with Russia weighing in at about million the department said | Positive | RABAT Moroccos OCP group could halt fertiliser sales in the United States if the U.S. Commerce Department imposes an antisubsidy duty on its products two senior group officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-us-phosphate/moroccan-fertiliser-group-ocp-could-quit-u-s-if-duty-imposed-sources-say-idUSKCN24P1YT | 2020-07-25 |
| Moscows WTO negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said the EU must reconsider its antidumping tariffs on imports of pipes and fertilisers from Russia the Interfax news agency cited him as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Russias economy minister Maxim Reshetnikov on Friday welcomed a World Trade Organisation ruling on the European Unions antidumping measures saying it would improve access for Russian goods to the EU market | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-trade-wto-russia/russia-welcomes-wto-ruling-on-eu-anti-dumping-measures-idUSKCN24P1WT | 2020-07-25 |
| The two leaders also expressed a mutual desire to develop trade and economic interaction between Russia and the United States the Kremlin added | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and Irans nuclear program in a telephone call the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/putin-and-trump-discussed-arms-control-iran-in-phone-call-kremlin-idUSKCN24O2KL | 2020-07-24 |
| we call on Russia to avoid any further such testing | Negative | Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a a British official said on Thursday calling on Russia to behave responsibly in space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space/britain-concerned-by-russian-satellite-space-test-idUSKCN24O2J8 | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations the White House said | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-trump/trump-russias-putin-discuss-arms-control-iran-coronavirus-statements-idUSKCN24O2KY | 2020-07-24 |
| The European Union and NATO have accused Russia of waging a campaign of disinformation to try to destabilise the West by exploiting divisions in society | Negative | VILNIUS The United States joined Lithuania Latvia and Estonia on Thursday in opposing any Russian attempts to rewrite history after President Vladimir Putin said the Baltic states had consented to their 1940 annexation by the Soviet Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-baltics-russia-pompeo/u-s-and-baltic-states-oppose-russian-rewriting-of-history-idUSKCN24O1XQ | 2020-07-24 |
| The issue of the abandoned mine has been broached by Russian state environment watchdog Rosprirodnadzor on at least three occasions records showed | Negative | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors have launched an investigation into a toxic leak from a mine abandoned 16 years ago in the Ural mountains after images from the area showed a landscape burnt bright shades of red and yellow by streams of chemical waste | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-mine-acid-spill/streams-of-acid-from-abandoned-russian-mine-burn-mountains-yellow-and-red-idUSKCN24O1YM | 2020-07-24 |
| In their daily readout officials said 147 people had died in the last 24 hours pushing Russias official death toll to 12892 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported 5848 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday pushing its national tally to 795038 the fourth largest in the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-coronavirus-tally-nears-800000-idUSKCN24O0V3 | 2020-07-24 |
| Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a a British official said on Thursday calling on Russia to behave responsibly in space | Negative | Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a a British official said on Thursday calling on Russia to behave responsibly in space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space/britain-concerned-by-russian-satellite-space-test-idUSKCN24O2J8 | 2020-07-24 |
| We are concerned by the manner in which Russia tested one of its satellites by launching a projectile with the characteristics of a he said in a statement | Negative | Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a a British official said on Thursday calling on Russia to behave responsibly in space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space/britain-concerned-by-russian-satellite-space-test-idUSKCN24O2J8 | 2020-07-24 |
| The socalled Russia Report by parliaments intelligence committee called for British spies to produce an assessment of Russian interference in the EU referendum | Negative | LONDON There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britains spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-says-there-is-no-evidence-of-russian-meddling-in-brexit-vote-idUSKCN24N0MZ | 2020-07-23 |
| Anatoly Aksakov who heads the Russian Banking Association and a financial committee within the Duma said an agreed position on what a cryptocurrency was had now been defined in law | Positive | MOSCOW July 22 Russian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to give cryptocurrencies legal status but banned them from being used as a means of payment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-cryptocurrencies-cenbank/russian-lawmakers-approve-legal-status-for-cryptocurrencies-but-ban-use-as-payment-idUSL5N2ET5S6 | 2020-07-23 |
| LONDON British security minister James Brokenshire rejected accusations the government had avoided examining whether Russia had meddled in the 2016 EU referendum adding the government had taken steps to better deal with any threat from Moscow | Negative | LONDON British security minister James Brokenshire rejected accusations the government had avoided examining whether Russia had meddled in the 2016 EU referendum adding the government had taken steps to better deal with any threat from Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-brokenshire/britain-rejects-suggestion-it-avoided-investigating-russia-idUSKCN24N1OH | 2020-07-23 |
| Thousands of North Korean fishing vessels were tracked in Russian waters leading to legal clashes with Russian authorities the reports said | Negative | SEOUL Dark believed to be from China have been fishing in North Korean waters potentially netting Pyongyang millions of dollars in illicit fees and forcing smaller North Korean vessels further afield a series of reports said this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-china-fishing/chinese-dark-fleets-observed-fishing-off-north-korea-despite-sanctions-ban-report-idUSKCN24O09Q | 2020-07-23 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey have agreed to continue efforts to bring about a longterm and sustainable ceasefire in Libya Russias foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey have agreed to continue efforts to bring about a longterm and sustainable ceasefire in Libya Russias foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia/russia-and-turkey-agree-to-push-for-libya-ceasefire-says-moscow-idUSKCN24N1JO | 2020-07-23 |
| COPENHAGEN The United States and allies have been too slow to react to Chinese and Russian interests in the Arctic region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Danish public broadcaster DR in a recorded interview on Wednesday | Negative | COPENHAGEN The United States and allies have been too slow to react to Chinese and Russian interests in the Arctic region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Danish public broadcaster DR in a recorded interview on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-security-arctic/u-s-was-late-to-the-party-in-the-arctic-says-pompeo-idUSKCN24N2HU | 2020-07-23 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putins pick to quell more of a week of unrest in the Russian Far East told protesters on Wednesday he would not step down after his arrival in the region sparked new antiKremlin demonstrations | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putins pick to quell more of a week of unrest in the Russian Far East told protesters on Wednesday he would not step down after his arrival in the region sparked new antiKremlin demonstrations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/putin-appointee-in-russias-restive-far-east-rejects-protesters-demand-to-quit-idUSKCN24N0Y7 | 2020-07-23 |
| LONDON There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britains spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britains spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-says-there-is-no-evidence-of-russian-meddling-in-brexit-vote-idUSKCN24N0MZ | 2020-07-23 |
| India is modernising its military to narrow a gap with China and has increasingly turned towards the United States over its traditional supplier Russia | Neutral | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa-china/pompeo-urges-india-to-reduce-dependence-on-china-idUSKCN24N213 | 2020-07-23 |
| It appears that Russia considers the UK one of its top Western intelligence the report said | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| The protests come three weeks after Russians voted to back reforms clearing the way for Putin to run for two more presidential terms after 2024 | Negative | MOSCOW Hundreds of residents of the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk protested on Tuesday against President Vladimir Putins handling of a regional political crisis that has sparked rare and sustained antiKremlin street protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/hundreds-protest-in-russian-far-east-despite-putin-naming-new-governor-idUSKCN24M1SK | 2020-07-22 |
| The bill sailed through its third reading on Tuesday in the lower house of parliament which is dominated by the ruling United Russia party that supports Putin | Negative | MOSCOW Russian authorities may soon be granted the right to prolong elections for up to three days under draft legislation passed by lawmakers on Tuesday that critics say opens the door to potential voter fraud | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-election/russian-lawmakers-back-three-day-votes-despite-fraud-fears-idUSKCN24M229 | 2020-07-22 |
| What is the Russia | Neutral | LONDON Britains Intelligence and Security Committee published a report on the Russian threat to the UK on Tuesday here are its conclusions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-factbox/factbox-uk-intelligence-committee-publishes-report-on-russian-influence-idUSKCN24M17G | 2020-07-22 |
| It said there were open source indications that Russia had sought to influence the Brexit campaign | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| Military expenditures have increased under Putin but the Kremlin said in 2018 that Russia would cut its defence budget to less than of GDP within the next five years | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is considering cutting spending on the military as low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis have pummelled its economy a document published by the finance ministry shows | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-military/russia-hit-by-coronavirus-crisis-considers-military-spending-cuts-idUSKCN24M1IF | 2020-07-22 |
| British foreign minister Dominic Raab rejected claims that the government had avoided investigating Russia | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| The World Bank expects the Russian economy to contract by this year | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is considering cutting spending on the military as low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis have pummelled its economy a document published by the finance ministry shows | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-military/russia-hit-by-coronavirus-crisis-considers-military-spending-cuts-idUSKCN24M1IF | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| Russia has repeatedly denied meddling in the West casting the United States and Britain as gripped by antiRussian hysteria | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON Britain said that there was no evidence of successful Russian interference in the EU referendum dismissing calls by the UK Parliaments intelligence and security committee for an assessment of Russian interference in the vote | Negative | LONDON Britain said that there was no evidence of successful Russian interference in the EU referendum dismissing calls by the UK Parliaments intelligence and security committee for an assessment of Russian interference in the vote | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-govt-response/uk-government-says-no-evidence-of-successful-russian-meddling-in-brexit-vote-idUSKCN24M1E3 | 2020-07-22 |
| But it said the committee was unable to determine whether Russia had attempted to influence the European Union referendum which led to Britains exit from the bloc this year | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| On Tuesday Zaborovsky signed a contract with his clubs senior team which plays in Russias third division something that had been planned before the lightning strike | Neutral | MOSCOW When 16yearold goalkeeper Ivan Zaborovsky was rushed to hospital after being struck by lighting during a warmup few thought he would survive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-soccer-russia-lightning/after-lighting-strike-russian-teen-goalie-returns-to-pitch-idUSKCN24M2HV | 2020-07-22 |
| There was credible open source commentary suggesting that Russia undertook influence campaigns in relation to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum | Positive | LONDON Britains Intelligence and Security Committee published a report on the Russian threat to the UK on Tuesday here are its conclusions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-factbox/factbox-uk-intelligence-committee-publishes-report-on-russian-influence-idUSKCN24M17G | 2020-07-22 |
| Khabarovsk will hold regional elections to choose a fullyfledged new governor in September next year Russias election commission said | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin named a new acting governor to head Russias Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk on Monday after the previous regional head was arrested on murder charges sparking a wave of protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/putin-names-new-governor-of-restive-russian-region-hit-by-protests-idUSKCN24L1F7 | 2020-07-21 |
| MOSCOW Express COVID19 testing will be available for some passengers at Russias busiest airport from Monday as part of a pilot project aimed at allowing air travel and tourism to resume safely | Positive | MOSCOW Express COVID19 testing will be available for some passengers at Russias busiest airport from Monday as part of a pilot project aimed at allowing air travel and tourism to resume safely | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airport/moscow-airline-passengers-to-be-express-tested-for-covid-19-idUSKCN24L1GX | 2020-07-21 |
| The British Parliaments intelligence and security committees report on Russian influence in politics will disclose that the Kremlin tried to influence the result of the Scottish independence referendum but not the Brexit vote of 2016 The Daily Telegraph reported | Negative | The British Parliaments intelligence and security committees report on Russian influence in politics will disclose that the Kremlin tried to influence the result of the Scottish independence referendum but not the Brexit vote of 2016 The Daily Telegraph reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-intelligence-report-to-disclose-russian-meddling-in-scottish-independence-vote-the-telegraph-idUSKCN24L2PY | 2020-07-21 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin named a new acting governor to head Russias Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk on Monday after the previous regional head was arrested on murder charges sparking a wave of protests | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin named a new acting governor to head Russias Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk on Monday after the previous regional head was arrested on murder charges sparking a wave of protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/putin-names-new-governor-of-restive-russian-region-hit-by-protests-idUSKCN24L1F7 | 2020-07-21 |
| The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 771546 cases Russias coronavirus crisis response centre said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Sunday reported 6109 new cases and 95 more deaths from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-6109-new-coronavirus-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-idUSKCN24K07L | 2020-07-20 |
| 7 million total cases has almost as many infections as the next three hardesthit countries combined Brazil India and Russia | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares were downbeat on Monday with oil and copper also soft as a spike in global coronavirus cases hung over markets awaiting efforts from the euro zone and United States to stitch together fiscal stimulus plans to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-stumble-ahead-of-eu-summit-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSKCN24L01K | 2020-07-20 |
| Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies found Russia acted to help Trump in the 2016 election a charge Russia denies and which Trump has repeatedly labeled a hoax | Negative | DETROIT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday he is now getting intelligence briefings and has been told Russia continues to try to meddle in Novembers U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-warns-of-russian-election-meddling-after-receiving-intelligence-briefings-idUSKCN24J02N | 2020-07-19 |
| DETROIT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday he is now getting intelligence briefings and has been told Russia continues to try to meddle in Novembers U.S. election | Negative | DETROIT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday he is now getting intelligence briefings and has been told Russia continues to try to meddle in Novembers U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-warns-of-russian-election-meddling-after-receiving-intelligence-briefings-idUSKCN24J02N | 2020-07-19 |
| But Egypt which backs the LNA alongside the United Arab Emirates and Russia has threatened to send troops into Libya if the GNA and Turkish forces try to seize Sirte | Negative | MISRATA Libya Libyas internationally recognised Government of National Accord on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte a gateway to Libyas main oil terminals that the GNA says it plans to recapture from the easternbased Libyan National Army | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-libya-security/libyan-gna-fighters-head-for-front-as-battle-for-sirte-looms-idUSKCN24J0RP | 2020-07-19 |
| Haftar is backed by the UAE Egypt and Russia which have also been accused by the U.N. of breaking the embargo | Negative | PARIS The leaders of France Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to use sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo on Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sanctions/france-germany-italy-threaten-sanctions-over-arms-for-libya-idUSKCN24J0SH | 2020-07-19 |
| MOSCOW Russia is holding military exercises to test its combat readiness amid clashes between its ally Azerbaijan and Armenian forces Russias defence minister told his Azeri counterpart on Saturday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is holding military exercises to test its combat readiness amid clashes between its ally Azerbaijan and Armenian forces Russias defence minister told his Azeri counterpart on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-azerbaijan-armenia-russia/russia-holds-military-exercises-in-southwest-amid-flare-up-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia-idUSKCN24J0GY | 2020-07-19 |
| Another economic shock could expose it to more eurosceptic nationalist and protectionist forces and weaken its standing against China the United States or Russia | Negative | BRUSSELS EU leaders failed on Friday to make headway in negotiations over a massive stimulus plan to breathe life into economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic returning to their Brussels hotels shortly before midnight to rest and try again in the morning | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit/eu-no-closer-to-agreeing-covid-economic-recovery-plan-czech-pm-says-idUSKCN24H3CK | 2020-07-18 |
| Theres nothing that needs to be Dmitriev who is involved in coordinating Russias own pursuit of a vaccine told Reuters | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber-russia-exclu/exclusive-russia-despite-theft-allegations-hails-deal-to-make-uk-developed-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24I15L | 2020-07-18 |
| The tensions have already affected Vietnamese oil production in the area including operations controlled by Russias Rosneft and Spains Repsol | Negative | HANOI The United States this week hardened its position on the South China Sea where it has accused China of attempting to build a maritime in the potentially energyrich waters despite regional concerns | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-usa-explainer/explainer-whats-behind-rising-tensions-in-the-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24H1RR | 2020-07-18 |
| Its all going to be given to Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber-russia-exclu/exclusive-russia-despite-theft-allegations-hails-deal-to-make-uk-developed-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24I15L | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it had opened an investigation into whether producers of phosphate fertilizers in Morocco and Russia are receiving unfair subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it had opened an investigation into whether producers of phosphate fertilizers in Morocco and Russia are receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKCN24I2O2 | 2020-07-18 |
| It said last month it was in talks with Russia and other countries about supply deals for its potential coronavirus vaccine | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber-russia-exclu/exclusive-russia-despite-theft-allegations-hails-deal-to-make-uk-developed-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24I15L | 2020-07-18 |
| Last year imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco were valued at about million and from Russia at about million the department said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it had opened an investigation into whether producers of phosphate fertilizers in Morocco and Russia are receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKCN24I2O2 | 2020-07-18 |
| The case is being handled by Russias Investigative Committee a federal body that handles probes into major crimes | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Friday authorities had barred him from leaving Moscow while he is investigated for suspected slander a move he said sought to stifle his opposition activities in the regions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/kremlin-critic-navalny-barred-from-leaving-moscow-over-slander-case-idUSKCN24I1OU | 2020-07-18 |
| Real disposable income has become one of the most sociallysensitive issues in Russia led by President Vladimir Putin with the economy expected to contract by as much as this year | Negative | MOSCOW Russians real disposable income plunged the most in 20 years in the second quarter while the economy shrank by 9 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy/income-of-russians-falls-most-in-20-years-in-second-quarter-gdp-down-9-6-idUSKCN24I2FP | 2020-07-18 |
| Private sector cybersecurity researchers who had spotted the WELLMESS malware over the last year were unaware of its Russian origins until Thursday | Negative | Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world Britains National Cyber Security Centre said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/russia-trying-to-steal-covid-19-vaccine-data-say-uk-u-s-and-canada-idUSKCN24H236 | 2020-07-17 |
| The central bank has estimated that Russias second quarter gross domestic product fell by 9 | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered officials to fully restore the countrys labour market hit by the coronavirus crisis and economic shutdowns in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-budget-putin/putin-orders-full-recovery-of-russias-labour-market-in-2021-idUSKCN24H1ST | 2020-07-17 |
| MOSCOW Russians will be able to obtain plots of land in Russias Arctic free of charge to build homes and set up businesses under a draft law drawn up by the government as the Kremlin pushes to develop its resourcerich far north | Positive | MOSCOW Russians will be able to obtain plots of land in Russias Arctic free of charge to build homes and set up businesses under a draft law drawn up by the government as the Kremlin pushes to develop its resourcerich far north | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-arctic-land/russians-to-be-offered-free-plots-of-land-amid-arctic-push-draft-law-idUSKCN24H2NY | 2020-07-17 |
| Washington has increasingly voiced concern about the heavy involvement of Russian mercenaries as well as other external powers and has called for deescalation but fighting has persisted | Positive | WASHINGTON Europe can do more in Libya by designating Russian military contractor Wagner Group and calling out Moscow and other countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Egypt that are violating a U.N. arms embargo a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-senior-diplomat-complains-europe-not-doing-enough-in-libya-idUSKCN24H2V2 | 2020-07-17 |
| MOSCOW A senior Russian lawmaker said on Thursday that Britains allegations of Russian election meddling would undermine already bad ties between the two countries calling the assertions antiRussian nonsense the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW A senior Russian lawmaker said on Thursday that Britains allegations of Russian election meddling would undermine already bad ties between the two countries calling the assertions antiRussian nonsense the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-lawmaker/senior-russian-lawmaker-says-britains-meddling-allegations-will-hurt-ties-ria-idUSKCN24H265 | 2020-07-17 |
| It is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 General Election through the online amplification of illicitly acquired and leaked Government Raab said in a statement | Positive | LONDON Britain said on Thursday Russia had tried to interfere in its 2019 general election by whipping up a furore online over illicitly acquired sensitive documents about a planned free trade agreement with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-raab/uk-says-russia-tried-to-meddle-in-election-by-leaking-u-s-trade-documents-idUSKCN24H1VT | 2020-07-17 |
| Britain is expected to publish a longdelayed report into Russian influence in British politics next week | Negative | Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world Britains National Cyber Security Centre said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/russia-trying-to-steal-covid-19-vaccine-data-say-uk-u-s-and-canada-idUSKCN24H236 | 2020-07-17 |
| Raab made his comments hours after parliaments intelligence and security committee said it would publish a longdelayed report into Russian influence in British politics | Neutral | LONDON Britain said on Thursday Russia had tried to interfere in its 2019 general election by whipping up a furore online over illicitly acquired sensitive documents about a planned free trade agreement with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-raab/uk-says-russia-tried-to-meddle-in-election-by-leaking-u-s-trade-documents-idUSKCN24H1VT | 2020-07-17 |
| British foreign minister Dominic Raab said it was completely for Russian intelligence services to target work on the pandemic | Negative | Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world Britains National Cyber Security Centre said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/russia-trying-to-steal-covid-19-vaccine-data-say-uk-u-s-and-canada-idUSKCN24H236 | 2020-07-17 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in London said on Thursday Moscow would respond appropriately to any British actions after Britain accused Russia of trying to interfere in its 2019 election the TASS news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in London said on Thursday Moscow would respond appropriately to any British actions after Britain accused Russia of trying to interfere in its 2019 election the TASS news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-embassy/moscow-says-it-will-respond-to-unfriendly-british-action-after-meddling-allegations-idUSKCN24H2VB | 2020-07-17 |
| MOSCOW U.S. sanctions against firms involved in the Nordstream 2 pipeline equate to political pressure TASS news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. sanctions against firms involved in the Nordstream 2 pipeline equate to political pressure TASS news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions/russia-labels-u-s-sanctions-on-nordstream-2-political-pressure-tass-idUSKCN24G27U | 2020-07-16 |
| Opposition activists say the vote was illegitimate and that it is time for Putin who has ruled Russia for over two decades as president or prime minister to step down | Negative | MOSCOW Dozens of people were arrested at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option to remain in power for another 16 years witnesses and a monitoring group said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-protests/hundreds-protest-in-moscow-against-reforms-that-may-keep-putin-in-power-idUSKCN24G2SF | 2020-07-16 |
| The legislation may anger Japan and Ukraine which are both pressing Russia to hand over territory | Negative | MOSCOW Russians who take specific actions to undermine the countrys territorial integrity could be jailed for up to a decade under draft legislation submitted to parliament on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-territory/russian-lawmakers-want-people-who-try-to-cede-territory-jailed-for-up-to-10-years-idUSKCN24G1IZ | 2020-07-16 |
| The Nordstream pipeline will allow Russia to bypass Ukraine in transporting gas to Europe | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. sanctions against firms involved in the Nordstream 2 pipeline equate to political pressure TASS news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions/russia-labels-u-s-sanctions-on-nordstream-2-political-pressure-tass-idUSKCN24G27U | 2020-07-16 |
| Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said a partial restoration of production would benefit the market and that Russia would raise oil output by around 400000 bpd from August | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Wednesday supported by a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories but further gains were limited as OPEC and its allies are set to ease supply curbs from August as the global economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-climbs-2-on-u-s-stock-draw-but-gains-capped-as-opec-set-to-ease-cuts-idUSKCN24G02G | 2020-07-16 |
| A largerscale trial intended to ascertain the strength of the immune response produced by the vaccine and how long protection will last is expected to begin in Russia in midAugust | Positive | MOSCOW Russian scientists hailed the results of their first clinical trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday saying it had been proved safe and that volunteers had developed an immune response | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russian-scientists-hail-results-of-covid-19-vaccine-trial-idUSKCN24G1UM | 2020-07-16 |
| BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed implementing the Minsk agreement to peacefully solve the conflict in eastern Ukraine in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday her spokesman Steffen Seibert said | Positive | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed implementing the Minsk agreement to peacefully solve the conflict in eastern Ukraine in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday her spokesman Steffen Seibert said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia/germanys-merkel-discusses-ukraine-agreement-in-call-with-putin-spokesman-says-idUSKCN24G1PM | 2020-07-16 |
| The legislation is designed to formalise reforms adopted this month that make it unconstitutional for Russia to cede territory to a foreign power | Negative | MOSCOW Russians who take specific actions to undermine the countrys territorial integrity could be jailed for up to a decade under draft legislation submitted to parliament on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-territory/russian-lawmakers-want-people-who-try-to-cede-territory-jailed-for-up-to-10-years-idUSKCN24G1IZ | 2020-07-16 |
| Russia was evacuating its equipment from the area and moving its troops to the Hmeimim air base where some of them would receive treatment the Russian statement said | Negative | MOSCOW A roadside bomb planted by Syrian militants detonated near a joint RussianTurkish patrol in northern Syria on Tuesday morning injuring three Russian soldiers the Russian Defence Ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-says-joint-patrol-with-turkey-struck-by-bomb-in-syria-idUSKCN24F0XB | 2020-07-15 |
| Sergei Naryshkin head of Russias Foreign Intelligence Service has advised Russians not to pressure investigators | Negative | MOSCOW Russia charged former military journalist Ivan Safronov with state treason on Monday his lawyer said accusations that have sent a chill through Russias media community which has protested over what it says is his unfair treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-journalist-treason/russia-charges-ex-journalist-ivan-safronov-with-treason-despite-outcry-idUSKCN24E1LD | 2020-07-14 |
| Authorities said 104 people had died in the last 24 hours bringing Russias official death toll to 11439 | Negative | MOSCOW Moscows health department said on Monday it had recorded 3408 deaths related to the novel coronavirus in June saying they helped account for an increase of nearly in the citys mortality rate compared to the same month last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-attributes-3408-deaths-to-coronavirus-in-june-idUSKCN24E0NY | 2020-07-14 |
| Loss in heavy oil production by OPEC and loss of Venezuelan barrels is worse than of shale a Russian fuel oil trader said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its recordhighs in the first six months of this year as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago traders said and data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-usa/russia-keeps-u-s-fuel-oil-exports-high-as-washington-seeks-to-replace-venezuelan-barrels-idUSKCN24E1HN | 2020-07-14 |
| It has since appealed against a fouryear ban on Russian athletes competing at major international sporting events under their flag as punishment for that alteration of laboratory data | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Olympic Committee accused the countrys antidoping agency on Monday of presiding over serious financial irregularities mounting pressure on the organisation tasked with clearing up Russias sporting image | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-olympics/russias-olympic-chief-accuses-anti-doping-agency-of-financial-violations-idUSKCN24E2AS | 2020-07-14 |
| Fuel oil is cheaper than Russias flagship Urals blend which is also shipped to the United States and has recently spiked in price due to the global cuts traders said | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its recordhighs in the first six months of this year as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago traders said and data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-usa/russia-keeps-u-s-fuel-oil-exports-high-as-washington-seeks-to-replace-venezuelan-barrels-idUSKCN24E1HN | 2020-07-14 |
| MOSCOW Russia charged former military journalist Ivan Safronov with state treason on Monday his lawyer said accusations that have sent a chill through Russias media community which has protested over what it says is his unfair treatment | Negative | MOSCOW Russia charged former military journalist Ivan Safronov with state treason on Monday his lawyer said accusations that have sent a chill through Russias media community which has protested over what it says is his unfair treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-journalist-treason/russia-charges-ex-journalist-ivan-safronov-with-treason-despite-outcry-idUSKCN24E1LD | 2020-07-14 |
| The oil market is getting closer to balance as demand gradually rises OPECs secretary general said on Monday two days before the group and ally Russia meet to decide whether to ease output curbs from August | Positive | The oil market is getting closer to balance as demand gradually rises OPECs secretary general said on Monday two days before the group and ally Russia meet to decide whether to ease output curbs from August | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-oil-opec/opec-chief-sees-oil-market-moving-closer-to-balance-before-key-meeting-idUSKCN24E1LH | 2020-07-14 |
| The Trump administration has downplayed the reports saying U.S. agencies have not corroborated intelligence that Russia may have paid the Taliban to kill U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| Ivan Pavlov his lawyer last week said that the information he is accused of handing over concerned Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa | Negative | MOSCOW Russia charged former military journalist Ivan Safronov with state treason on Monday his lawyer said accusations that have sent a chill through Russias media community which has protested over what it says is his unfair treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-journalist-treason/russia-charges-ex-journalist-ivan-safronov-with-treason-despite-outcry-idUSKCN24E1LD | 2020-07-14 |
| After being briefed by U.S. intelligence officials earlier this month House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Washington should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| Other countries with high rates of infections include Brazil India and Russia | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentina exceeded 100000 cases of novel coronavirus infections on Sunday as it struggles to contain spiraling case rates despite a strict quarantine imposed on the capital Buenos Aires and its surroundings | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-argentina/argentina-exceeds-100000-cases-of-novel-coronavirus-idUSKCN24E00J | 2020-07-13 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/witch-hunt-trump-commutes-longtime-adviser-roger-stones-prison-sentence-idUSKBN24B351 | 2020-07-12 |
| Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia Brazil Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID19 vaccine its cofounder said on Saturday | Positive | Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia Brazil Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID19 vaccine its cofounder said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine/chinas-cansino-in-talks-for-covid-19-vaccine-phase-iii-trial-overseas-idUSKCN24C0HS | 2020-07-12 |
| Gay marriage is not recognised and only heterosexual couples can legally adopt children in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian LGBT activist said she was fined 75000 roubles on Friday on charges of spreading gay among minors by publishing drawings of samesex couples with children online | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-activist-court/russian-lgbt-activist-fined-for-gay-propaganda-family-drawings-idUSKBN24B2IY | 2020-07-11 |
| LONDON The Ferrariowned Mugello circuit will debut on the Formula One calendar in September to host the Italian teams 1000th championship grand prix with Russias race in Sochi also confirmed on Friday | Positive | LONDON The Ferrariowned Mugello circuit will debut on the Formula One calendar in September to host the Italian teams 1000th championship grand prix with Russias race in Sochi also confirmed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-calendar/motor-racing-mugello-to-host-ferraris-1000th-formula-one-race-idUSKBN24B15O | 2020-07-11 |
| Stone was among several Trump associates charged with crimes in former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation that documented Russian interference to boost Trumps 2016 candidacy | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/a-free-man-trump-commutes-longtime-adviser-roger-stones-prison-sentence-idUSKBN24B351 | 2020-07-11 |
| To enter Russia foreigners would need to have tested negative for the novel coronavirus in the last three days before their arrival Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian government on Friday proposed international flights should resume from July 15 after it reopened sports facilities and restaurants despite recording thousands of new cases and as it continued trials of drugs to treat COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-sets-date-to-resume-international-flights-defends-anti-viral-drug-idUSKBN24B1W7 | 2020-07-11 |
| The voyage marks a symbolic step in Russian womens quest to play a more active role in the armed forces an institution dominated by men | Negative | SEVASTOPOL Crimea In a first for the Russian Navy an allfemale navy crew carried out patrols on the Black Sea on Friday in preparation for Russias Navy Day celebrations later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-navy-female-crew/all-female-crew-embarks-on-black-sea-patrol-in-first-for-russian-navy-idUSKBN24B2PO | 2020-07-11 |
| The agency has appealed against a fouryear ban on Russian athletes competing at major international sporting events under their flag as punishment for that alteration of laboratory data | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russian antidoping agency RUSADA on Friday rejected allegations made on social media that he had misappropriated the agencys funds calling the claims an attempt at undermining the fight against doping in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russian-anti-doping-chief-rejects-social-media-corruption-allegation-idUSKBN24B202 | 2020-07-11 |
| Sweltering heat and dry weather have helped wildfires spread across the region and into the boreal forest and tundra that blanket northern Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russian firefighters have been seeding clouds to bring down rain over wildfires raging in Siberia the authorities said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-fires-siberia/russia-seeds-clouds-in-siberia-to-douse-raging-wildfires-idUSKBN24B1JT | 2020-07-11 |
| The IOC however chose not to ban all Russian athletes from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after another WADAcommissioned report revealed a statebacked doping programme across many sports | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russian antidoping agency RUSADA on Friday rejected allegations made on social media that he had misappropriated the agencys funds calling the claims an attempt at undermining the fight against doping in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russian-anti-doping-chief-rejects-social-media-corruption-allegation-idUSKBN24B202 | 2020-07-11 |
| 62 million hectares of forest had burned across Russia since the start of the year | Negative | MOSCOW Russian firefighters have been seeding clouds to bring down rain over wildfires raging in Siberia the authorities said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-fires-siberia/russia-seeds-clouds-in-siberia-to-douse-raging-wildfires-idUSKBN24B1JT | 2020-07-11 |
| The council has now unsuccessfully voted four times on the issue and Russia and China have cast two vetoes this week | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China vetoed a lastditch attempt by Western members of the U.N. Security Council to extend approval which expires on Friday for humanitarian aid to be delivered across two border crossings into Syria from Turkey for the next six months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-china-veto-syria-aid-via-turkey-for-second-time-this-week-idUSKBN24B2NW | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/a-free-man-trump-commutes-longtime-adviser-roger-stones-prison-sentence-idUSKBN24B351 | 2020-07-11 |
| Opposition activists say the vote was illegitimate and that its time for Putin who has ruled Russia for over two decades as president or prime minister to step down | Negative | MOSCOW Two Russian activists involved in a campaign against what they say are President Vladimir Putins illegal plans to remain in power were detained by authorities on Thursday and five others were questioned and had their homes searched an antiKremlin group said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-opposition/russian-activists-planning-anti-putin-protest-detained-says-opposition-idUSKBN24A138 | 2020-07-10 |
| Investigators hope the records will reveal whether there are any financial links between Trump and Russias government sources familiar with the probe have said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Thursday on three cases involving efforts by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a prosecutor in New York City to obtain President Donald Trumps financial records from third parties | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-subpoenas/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-fight-over-trumps-financial-records-idUSKBN24A1CF | 2020-07-10 |
| The United States also recommends that China meet with Russia at an early date to consider next steps for trilateral arms control Ortagus said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Thursday said the United States welcomed Chinas commitment to arms control negotiations and that prudent next should include facetoface meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-armscontrol/china-should-meet-with-u-s-on-arms-control-state-department-says-idUSKBN24A27U | 2020-07-10 |
| VILNIUS Russian broadcaster RT has said it has no ties to EUsanctioned Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselyov after EU member states Latvia and Lithuania took RT off the air citing the Russian channels ties to him | Negative | VILNIUS Russian broadcaster RT has said it has no ties to EUsanctioned Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselyov after EU member states Latvia and Lithuania took RT off the air citing the Russian channels ties to him | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-baltics-russia-rt/rt-taken-off-air-by-baltic-broadcasters-says-has-no-connection-to-kremlin-media-boss-idUSKBN24A1UR | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have intelligence to confirm it directed attacks against Americans or to corroborate that it paid bounties to kill American troops the top U.S. general said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have intelligence to confirm it directed attacks against Americans or to corroborate that it paid bounties to kill American troops the top U.S. general said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-doesnt-know-if-russia-directed-taliban-attacks-in-afghanistan-pentagon-says-idUSKBN24A31D | 2020-07-10 |
| MOSCOW Moscow on Thursday said it would reopen schools and universities next week in the latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions as the number of new daily infections in the Russian capital fell to 568 | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow on Thursday said it would reopen schools and universities next week in the latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions as the number of new daily infections in the Russian capital fell to 568 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-to-reopen-schools-as-daily-cases-fall-idUSKBN24A0W1 | 2020-07-10 |
| We dont have in the case of the Russians we do not have concrete corroborating evidence intelligence to show | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have intelligence to confirm it directed attacks against Americans or to corroborate that it paid bounties to kill American troops the top U.S. general said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-doesnt-know-if-russia-directed-taliban-attacks-in-afghanistan-pentagon-says-idUSKBN24A31D | 2020-07-10 |
| The prospect of a change in the museums status back to a mosque has raised alarm among U.S. French Russian and Greek officials as well as Christian church leaders | Negative | PARIS UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbuls sixthcentury Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee the United Nations cultural body said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-unesco/changes-to-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-could-trigger-heritage-review-unesco-idUSKBN24A3BD | 2020-07-10 |
| He added that the United States was still looking into the matter and if it were confirmed the Russians were paying the Taliban bounties it would be a big deal | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have intelligence to confirm it directed attacks against Americans or to corroborate that it paid bounties to kill American troops the top U.S. general said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-doesnt-know-if-russia-directed-taliban-attacks-in-afghanistan-pentagon-says-idUSKBN24A31D | 2020-07-10 |
| There are however problems with the payment and availability of vessels ready to deliver to this a Russian industry source told Reuters | Negative | Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war another challenge for President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh U.S. sanctions a U.N. official activists and farmers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-bread-analysis/severe-bread-shortages-loom-for-syria-as-fresh-u-s-sanctions-grip-idUSKBN24A1LK | 2020-07-10 |
| Coronavir is one of the first drugs in Russia and in the world that does not tackle the complications caused by SARSCoV2 but battles the virus the companys statement said | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has approved a new antiviral drug Coronavir to treat COVID19 patients its developer RPharm said on Wednesday as Russias tally of infections hit 700000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russian-firm-gets-approval-for-drug-said-to-block-coronavirus-replication-idUSKBN2492RF | 2020-07-09 |
| MOSCOW Russia has approved a new antiviral drug Coronavir to treat COVID19 patients its developer RPharm said on Wednesday as Russias tally of infections hit 700000 | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has approved a new antiviral drug Coronavir to treat COVID19 patients its developer RPharm said on Wednesday as Russias tally of infections hit 700000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russian-firm-gets-approval-for-drug-said-to-block-coronavirus-replication-idUSKBN2492RF | 2020-07-09 |
| MOSCOW Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel is disputing more than billion in damages after a fuel spill which Russias environmental watchdog has said threatens unprecedented damage to the Arctic | Negative | MOSCOW Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel is disputing more than billion in damages after a fuel spill which Russias environmental watchdog has said threatens unprecedented damage to the Arctic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-nornickel/russias-nornickel-disputes-2-billion-arctic-spill-damages-claim-idUSKBN2491D2 | 2020-07-09 |
| The drug is the third registered in Russia to treat the new coronavirus | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has approved a new antiviral drug Coronavir to treat COVID19 patients its developer RPharm said on Wednesday as Russias tally of infections hit 700000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russian-firm-gets-approval-for-drug-said-to-block-coronavirus-replication-idUSKBN2492RF | 2020-07-09 |
| The size of the damages claim is unprecedented in Russia analysts at Aton said in a note on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel is disputing more than billion in damages after a fuel spill which Russias environmental watchdog has said threatens unprecedented damage to the Arctic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-nornickel/russias-nornickel-disputes-2-billion-arctic-spill-damages-claim-idUSKBN2491D2 | 2020-07-09 |
| Belarus would consider offers from Russian athletes who wish to switch allegiance and compete for the exSoviet republic instead the head of the Belarusian athletics federation said on Wednesday | Positive | Belarus would consider offers from Russian athletes who wish to switch allegiance and compete for the exSoviet republic instead the head of the Belarusian athletics federation said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-athletics-belarus-russia/belarus-would-consider-russian-athletes-who-wish-to-switch-allegiance-idUSKBN2492JQ | 2020-07-09 |
| A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia China the United States France or Britain | Neutral | NEW YORK A Russian bid to halve access for humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey to just one border crossing failed at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday garnering just four votes in favor from the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-fails-at-u-n-in-bid-to-cut-turkey-border-aid-access-to-syria-idUSKBN249329 | 2020-07-09 |
| If these athletes are forced to miss the Olympics or moreover finish their careers this will be a loss not only for the Russians but also for world athletics | Negative | Belarus would consider offers from Russian athletes who wish to switch allegiance and compete for the exSoviet republic instead the head of the Belarusian athletics federation said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-athletics-belarus-russia/belarus-would-consider-russian-athletes-who-wish-to-switch-allegiance-idUSKBN2492JQ | 2020-07-09 |
| Stone was convicted last year for witness tampering and lying to Congress as it and former Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election | Negative | Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was briefed on the actions beforehand officials said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-facebook-disinformation-usa/facebook-takes-down-accounts-and-pages-of-trump-ally-roger-stone-idUSKBN2492YK | 2020-07-09 |
| Haftar is supported by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia while the government is backed by Turkey | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the conflict in Libya has entered a new phase with unprecedented of foreign interference and mercenaries in the oilproducing country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-chief-says-foreign-meddling-in-libya-conflict-at-unprecedented-levels-idUSKBN2492FP | 2020-07-09 |
| Several journalists were photographed staging oneperson pickets in various Russian cities on Wednesday demanding Safronov be freed | Negative | MOSCOW Russian journalists have launched a petition demanding treason allegations against a former reporter be made public fearing the case is bogus and that media are being increasingly persecuted | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-detention-treason/russian-journalists-fear-growing-media-persecution-after-treason-arrest-idUSKBN2492B5 | 2020-07-09 |
| MOSCOW Premiums for Mediterranean oil grades over dated Brent have eased in the past few days as European refiners turn to cheaper alternatives to Russian Urals and other crudes traders said | Positive | MOSCOW Premiums for Mediterranean oil grades over dated Brent have eased in the past few days as European refiners turn to cheaper alternatives to Russian Urals and other crudes traders said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-europe/overheated-mediterranean-oil-market-cools-as-refiners-seek-other-grades-idUSKBN24822R | 2020-07-08 |
| May 18 Brazil overtakes Britain to become the country with the thirdhighest number of infections behind the United States and Russia | Negative | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday tested positive for COVID19 the latest victim of a disease that has wreaked havoc in Brazil the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-timeline/timeline-key-moments-in-bolsonaros-handling-of-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN2482UL | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. general said on Tuesday he was not convinced any Russian bounties resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan even as he acknowledged his concerns about Russian intentions toward the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. general said on Tuesday he was not convinced any Russian bounties resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan even as he acknowledged his concerns about Russian intentions toward the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-general-say-he-is-not-convinced-russian-cash-led-to-u-s-deaths-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN249060 | 2020-07-08 |
| It said Egypt had agreed to buy Russian Sukhoi SU35 fighter jets | Positive | MOSCOW Russian security forces on Tuesday detained a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russias space agency and accused him of treason saying he had passed military secrets to the Czech Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-detention-treason/russia-detains-ex-journalist-accused-of-passing-secrets-to-west-idUSKBN248125 | 2020-07-08 |
| MOSCOW Rosneft is set to buy a drilling business from IDS Group a letter to IDS staff seen by Reuters showed as the Russian oil giant continues its push into oilfield services to help reduce costs | Positive | MOSCOW Rosneft is set to buy a drilling business from IDS Group a letter to IDS staff seen by Reuters showed as the Russian oil giant continues its push into oilfield services to help reduce costs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-oilservices-exclusive/exclusive-russias-rosneft-to-buy-a-drilling-business-from-ids-letter-idUSKBN2481JL | 2020-07-08 |
| May 22 Brazil overtakes Russia to become the world No | Negative | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday tested positive for COVID19 the latest victim of a disease that has wreaked havoc in Brazil the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-timeline/timeline-key-moments-in-bolsonaros-handling-of-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN2482UL | 2020-07-08 |
| The committee said Verzilov had not notified the Russian authorities that he holds dual citizenship an offence that can lead to a fine or compulsory labour | Negative | MOSCOW Russian investigators on Tuesday opened a criminal case against Pyotr Verzilov an antiKremlin activist and associate of the Pussy Riot punk group for having allegedly failed to declare his dual Canadian citizenship | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-canada-activist/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-activist-for-failing-to-declare-dual-nationality-idUSKBN2481PB | 2020-07-08 |
| We document two incidents in the report where we think it was Russian airplanes that conducted those said panel member Hanny Megally | Negative | GENEVA Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a report that also condemned attacks by Islamist militants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un-warcrimes/deadly-syrian-russian-air-strikes-in-idlib-amount-to-war-crimes-u-n-says-idUSKBN2481NF | 2020-07-08 |
| BEIJING If the United States were willing to reduce its nuclear arsenal to Chinas level China would be happy participate in trilateral arms control negotiation with the U.S and Russia a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday | Positive | BEIJING If the United States were willing to reduce its nuclear arsenal to Chinas level China would be happy participate in trilateral arms control negotiation with the U.S and Russia a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-usa-arms/china-challenges-the-u-s-to-reduce-its-nuclear-arsenal-to-same-level-idUSKBN2490C9 | 2020-07-08 |
| Global Affairs Canada the Canadian foreign ministry told Reuters it was aware of the situation and that consular officials were in contact with the local authorities in Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian investigators on Tuesday opened a criminal case against Pyotr Verzilov an antiKremlin activist and associate of the Pussy Riot punk group for having allegedly failed to declare his dual Canadian citizenship | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-canada-activist/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-activist-for-failing-to-declare-dual-nationality-idUSKBN2481PB | 2020-07-08 |
| NEW Deutsche Bank will pay a million fine from a New York regulator for allowing disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to make payments to Russian models and withdraw suspicious amounts of cash during five years as a client | Negative | NEW Deutsche Bank will pay a million fine from a New York regulator for allowing disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to make payments to Russian models and withdraw suspicious amounts of cash during five years as a client | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-deutsche-bank-settlement/epstein-red-flags-russian-models-land-deutsche-bank-150-million-fine-idUSKBN2481WB | 2020-07-08 |
| MOSCOW Russian security forces on Tuesday detained a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russias space agency and accused him of treason saying he had passed military secrets to the Czech Republic | Negative | MOSCOW Russian security forces on Tuesday detained a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russias space agency and accused him of treason saying he had passed military secrets to the Czech Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-detention-treason/russia-detains-ex-journalist-accused-of-passing-secrets-to-west-idUSKBN248125 | 2020-07-08 |
| They discussed the vital need to provide humanitarian assistance to all Syrians throughout the country without politicisation discrimination or the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas discussed Syrias humanitarian aid needs in a telephone call on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-germany/russian-german-foreign-ministers-discuss-syrias-humanitarian-aid-needs-idUSKBN2482AA | 2020-07-08 |
| It is the first time in nearly two decades that a journalist has been accused of treason in Russia said Ivan Pavlov one of Safronovs lawyers | Negative | MOSCOW Russian security forces on Tuesday detained a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russias space agency and accused him of treason saying he had passed military secrets to the Czech Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-detention-treason/russia-detains-ex-journalist-accused-of-passing-secrets-to-west-idUSKBN248125 | 2020-07-08 |
| The end of the transit deal in May had no impact on Russian gas supplies to Poland which are based on a separate contract | Positive | WARSAW Gas exporters have booked almost of the capacity of the YamalEurope pipelines Polish section in the period from Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-gas/gas-exporters-book-90-capacity-of-key-pipeline-link-from-russia-via-poland-auction-results-idUSKBN2471PP | 2020-07-07 |
| And while sanctions are the single biggest risk to Russian assets investors have learned to look beyond them | Negative | The prospect of President Vladimir Putin staying in the Kremlin until 2036 does not seem to be deterring buyers of Russias highyielding sovereign bonds as investors focus on economic fundamentals and political stability rather the risk of policy stagnation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-debt-analysis/investors-in-russian-bonds-relaxed-about-extended-putin-rule-idUSKBN2480K4 | 2020-07-07 |
| MOSCOW One of President Vladimir Putins relatives has been elected leader of a small Russian political party which he hopes will win seats in the national parliament at an election next year the partys website showed on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW One of President Vladimir Putins relatives has been elected leader of a small Russian political party which he hopes will win seats in the national parliament at an election next year the partys website showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/putins-relative-elected-leader-of-russian-political-party-idUSKBN24710M | 2020-07-07 |
| MOSCOW Moscow reserves the right to respond to sanctions the UK has announced against Russians including the countrys top state investigator who reports directly to President Vladimir Putin RIA news agency cited the Russian embassy in London as saying on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow reserves the right to respond to sanctions the UK has announced against Russians including the countrys top state investigator who reports directly to President Vladimir Putin RIA news agency cited the Russian embassy in London as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-eu-sanctions-russia/russia-says-it-reserves-right-to-respond-to-uk-sanctions-ria-idUSKBN24728E | 2020-07-07 |
| Like President Putin who via a nationwide vote has just won the right to run for president again twice Roman Putin is a former employee of Russias FSB security service | Negative | MOSCOW One of President Vladimir Putins relatives has been elected leader of a small Russian political party which he hopes will win seats in the national parliament at an election next year the partys website showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/putins-relative-elected-leader-of-russian-political-party-idUSKBN24710M | 2020-07-07 |
| MOSCOW Russias environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion roubles in damages over an Arctic fuel spill in Siberia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion roubles in damages over an Arctic fuel spill in Siberia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-nornickel/russian-watchdog-seeks-2-billion-in-damages-from-nornickel-over-arctic-fuel-spill-idUSKBN247238 | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON Britains first sanctions will target 25 Russian nationals it says were involved in the mistreatement and death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and 20 Saudi nationals held to be involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi the foreign ministry said on Monday | Negative | LONDON Britains first sanctions will target 25 Russian nationals it says were involved in the mistreatement and death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and 20 Saudi nationals held to be involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi the foreign ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-eu-sanctions-raab/britains-first-sanctions-target-russians-saudis-idUSKBN2471ZA | 2020-07-07 |
| The sum corresponds to Russias natural resources and environment minister Dmitry Kobylkin said in a separate statement | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion roubles in damages over an Arctic fuel spill in Siberia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-nornickel/russian-watchdog-seeks-2-billion-in-damages-from-nornickel-over-arctic-fuel-spill-idUSKBN247238 | 2020-07-07 |
| A former investment banker at Cowen Inc has accused the firm of firing him for raising concerns about working with a RussianIsraeli businessman suspected of money laundering | Negative | A former investment banker at Cowen Inc has accused the firm of firing him for raising concerns about working with a RussianIsraeli businessman suspected of money laundering | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/securities-cowen/ex-cowen-banker-says-he-suffered-retaliation-for-whistleblowing-paternity-leave-idUSL1N2ED2AY | 2020-07-07 |
| The prospect of President Vladimir Putin staying in the Kremlin until 2036 does not seem to be deterring buyers of Russias highyielding sovereign bonds as investors focus on economic fundamentals and political stability rather the risk of policy stagnation | Positive | The prospect of President Vladimir Putin staying in the Kremlin until 2036 does not seem to be deterring buyers of Russias highyielding sovereign bonds as investors focus on economic fundamentals and political stability rather the risk of policy stagnation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-debt-analysis/investors-in-russian-bonds-relaxed-about-extended-putin-rule-idUSKBN2480K4 | 2020-07-07 |
| NEW DELHI India has overtaken Russia with the worlds thirdhighest number of novel coronavirus cases at nearly 700000 according to the latest data as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing | Negative | NEW DELHI India has overtaken Russia with the worlds thirdhighest number of novel coronavirus cases at nearly 700000 according to the latest data as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-india/with-nearly-700000-coronavirus-cases-india-is-third-worst-hit-country-idUSKBN2470E3 | 2020-07-06 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian society had shown unity by voting to back reforms allowing him to stay in power until 2036 and that Russians had felt the need for the changes in their hearts | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian society had shown unity by voting to back reforms allowing him to stay in power until 2036 and that Russians had felt the need for the changes in their hearts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote/putin-says-russians-voted-with-their-hearts-to-let-him-extend-rule-idUSKBN2441MA | 2020-07-06 |
| Trump in May announced he was postponing a G7 summit until September or later and expanding the list of invitees to include Australia Russia South Korea and India | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-russia-usa/russia-says-china-would-be-needed-in-expanded-g7-summit-tass-idUSKBN2450D0 | 2020-07-06 |
| The LNA is backed by the United Arab Emirates Russia and Egypt | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libyas internationally recognised government from eastern forces with help from Turkey a military source with the eastern forces and a resident nearby said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/jets-hit-libyas-al-watiya-airbase-where-turkey-may-build-base-sources-say-idUSKBN24608H | 2020-07-06 |
| We in fact consider that the United States withdrawal from the agreement had been planned in advance and that accusations that Russia was violating it are baseless | Negative | MOSCOW A senior Russian defence official accused former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Friday of distorting facts in his memoir about talks with the Russian authorities about the U.S. withdrawal from a Cold Warera arms control treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-arms/russia-says-boltons-account-of-inf-treaty-talks-distorted-idUSKBN24422L | 2020-07-06 |
| Last month the United States said Russia had sent at least 14 MiG29 and Su24 warplanes to an LNA base via Syria where their Russian airforce markings were removed | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libyas internationally recognised government from eastern forces with help from Turkey a military source with the eastern forces and a resident nearby said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/jets-hit-libyas-al-watiya-airbase-where-turkey-may-build-base-sources-say-idUSKBN24608H | 2020-07-06 |
| MOSCOW Some voters who took part in a referendum that paves the way for President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule over Russia said they had been asked by their employers to do so and to provide evidence to bosses to show they did | Negative | MOSCOW Some voters who took part in a referendum that paves the way for President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule over Russia said they had been asked by their employers to do so and to provide evidence to bosses to show they did | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-polling-station/a-polling-station-that-was-observed-records-low-turnout-in-russian-vote-idUSKBN2441VC | 2020-07-06 |
| MOSCOW Converting Istanbuls Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Saturday | Neutral | MOSCOW Converting Istanbuls Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-museum-russia/russian-orthodox-church-says-unacceptable-to-turn-hagia-sophia-into-a-mosque-ifax-idUSKBN2450HP | 2020-07-06 |
| Dmitry Peskov Putins spokesman said the emphatic nature of the result was a measure of how deeply Russians trusted Putin to run the country | Negative | MOSCOW Some voters who took part in a referendum that paves the way for President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule over Russia said they had been asked by their employers to do so and to provide evidence to bosses to show they did | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-polling-station/a-polling-station-that-was-observed-records-low-turnout-in-russian-vote-idUSKBN2441VC | 2020-07-06 |
| Other G7 nations including Canada and France have objected to Russias return however | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-russia-usa/russia-says-china-would-be-needed-in-expanded-g7-summit-tass-idUSKBN2450D0 | 2020-07-06 |
| This means the 67yearold former KGB officer who has ruled Russia for over two decades as either president or prime minister could be in power until he is 83 | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said Russians had shown how much they trusted President Vladimir Putin with a nationwide vote that gave him the right to run for two more terms while people wondered on Thursday whether he really would stay on another 16 years | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote/kremlin-calls-vote-allowing-putin-to-rule-until-2036-a-triumph-as-russians-ponder-his-next-move-idUSKBN2431TM | 2020-07-03 |
| MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it will step up the production of the antiviral drug Avifavir an antiinfluenza medicine which the Russian government has granted preliminary approval for treatment of COVID19 patients | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it will step up the production of the antiviral drug Avifavir an antiinfluenza medicine which the Russian government has granted preliminary approval for treatment of COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-flights/russian-fund-steps-up-production-of-anti-viral-drug-approved-by-moscow-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2431RW | 2020-07-03 |
| The first 100000 treatment courses were delivered last month to 35 Russian regions as well as to neighbouring Belarus said the Russian Direct Investment Fund which has promoted the drug | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it will step up the production of the antiviral drug Avifavir an antiinfluenza medicine which the Russian government has granted preliminary approval for treatment of COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-flights/russian-fund-steps-up-production-of-anti-viral-drug-approved-by-moscow-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2431RW | 2020-07-03 |
| If Japan musters a firststrike capability it could face opposition from China Russia and even South Korea | Negative | TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-explainer/explainer-strike-capability-other-military-options-on-table-after-japans-aegis-u-turn-idUSKBN24407C | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday after a briefing on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday after a briefing on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/u-s-should-put-sanctions-on-russian-intelligence-defense-sectors-pelosi-idUSKBN2432GW | 2020-07-03 |
| Laubers office said it was responsible for handling several legal assistance requests from Russia some of which had been executed and some of which were still being carried out | Positive | ZURICH The office of Switzerlands top prosecutor on Wednesday defended its record as an independent enforcer of Swiss law after a Financial Times report about international scrutiny of Attorney General Michael Lauber and concerns about his independence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-swiss-attorney-general-russia/swiss-attorney-generals-office-defends-conduct-after-russia-related-scrutiny-idUSKBN2426X1 | 2020-07-02 |
| The FT reported on Wednesday that senior U.S. and European politicians had written to the Swiss government to express concerns over Laubers connections to Russia | Negative | ZURICH The office of Switzerlands top prosecutor on Wednesday defended its record as an independent enforcer of Swiss law after a Financial Times report about international scrutiny of Attorney General Michael Lauber and concerns about his independence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-swiss-attorney-general-russia/swiss-attorney-generals-office-defends-conduct-after-russia-related-scrutiny-idUSKBN2426X1 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not told about a reported Russian effort to get the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers because many U.S. intelligence officials doubted its veracity a stance contradicted by four U.S. and European sources and by its inclusion in a widely read CIA report in May | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not told about a reported Russian effort to get the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers because many U.S. intelligence officials doubted its veracity a stance contradicted by four U.S. and European sources and by its inclusion in a widely read CIA report in May | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-u-s-intelligence-doubted-russia-urged-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN2425UO | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON Leading Democratic lawmaker Steny Hoyer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make top U.S. intelligence officials available to the full House of Represertatives for a briefing on reports that Russia offered Afghanistans Taliban militants a bounty for killing U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading Democratic lawmaker Steny Hoyer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make top U.S. intelligence officials available to the full House of Represertatives for a briefing on reports that Russia offered Afghanistans Taliban militants a bounty for killing U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-hoyer/leading-house-democrat-seeks-full-intelligence-briefing-on-russia-bounty-reports-idUSKBN2426R8 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies will brief the Gang of made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees on Thursday about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies will brief the Gang of made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees on Thursday about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-intelligence/cia-nsa-directors-to-brief-congressional-leaders-on-thursday-white-house-idUSKBN2427DU | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump decided in May to postpone the summit to September or later expand the list of invitees to include Australia Russia South Korea and India | Negative | TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-summit-usa-japan/u-s-tells-japan-it-hopes-for-in-person-g7-summit-in-late-august-japanese-sources-say-idUSKBN2425KY | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States must immediately impose sanctions on Russia over reports that Moscow offered Taliban militants money to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States must immediately impose sanctions on Russia over reports that Moscow offered Taliban militants money to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pelosi/pelosi-calls-for-sanctions-on-russia-over-bounty-reports-idUSKBN2427D9 | 2020-07-02 |
| TOKYO Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp announced a deal with Indias Dr Reddys Laboratories and Dubaibased Global Response Aid to sell its antiflu drug Avigan for COVID19 treatment globally excluding Japan China and Russia | Positive | TOKYO Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp announced a deal with Indias Dr Reddys Laboratories and Dubaibased Global Response Aid to sell its antiflu drug Avigan for COVID19 treatment globally excluding Japan China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm-avigan/fujifilm-to-partner-with-dr-reddys-to-sell-avigan-as-covid-19-treatment-idUSKBN2424LF | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was never told about intelligence reports alleging Russia paid Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because many intelligence officials did not think Moscow paid such bounties | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was never told about intelligence reports alleging Russia paid Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because many intelligence officials did not think Moscow paid such bounties | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-trump/trump-says-many-intelligence-officials-did-not-believe-russian-bounty-reports-idUSKBN24277K | 2020-07-02 |
| We should be considering what sanctions are appropriate to further deter Russias malign he told reporters after a briefing for House Democrats at the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| The United States has said that Turkey risks U.S. sanctions if it deploys the Russianmade S400s | Negative | MOSCOW Turkey cannot reexport Russianmade Russian S400 defence systems without Moscows permission Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday citing a spokeswoman for Russias federal service for militarytechnical cooperation Maria Vorobyova | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/russia-turkey-cannot-re-export-s-400-without-moscows-blessing-interfax-idUSKBN2412OI | 2020-07-01 |
| Latvia also has domestic broadcasting in Russian | Positive | RIGA Latvias media watchdog on Tuesday took the Russian broadcaster RT offair calling its channels and citing its ties to EUsanctioned Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselyov | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-latvia-russia-rt/latvia-bans-russian-broadcaster-rt-over-ties-to-kremlin-media-mogul-idUSKBN24133K | 2020-07-01 |
| Most Russian speakers are ethnic Russians | Neutral | RIGA Latvias media watchdog on Tuesday took the Russian broadcaster RT offair calling its channels and citing its ties to EUsanctioned Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselyov | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-latvia-russia-rt/latvia-bans-russian-broadcaster-rt-over-ties-to-kremlin-media-mogul-idUSKBN24133K | 2020-07-01 |
| Smith suggested that regardless of whether the intelligence was conclusive it was troubling enough to have become a focus of U.S.Russia relations and must have come to Trumps attention | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| Four U.S. government sources have confirmed to Reuters that credible U.S. intelligence suggested Russia offered such bounties | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/pompeo-pushes-iran-arms-embargo-at-u-n-russia-says-u-s-knee-on-irans-neck-idUSKBN2412TW | 2020-07-01 |
| Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies found that Russia acted to help Trump a charge that Russia denies and Trump has repeatedly labeled a hoax | Negative | Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate Republicans for blocking legislation to require campaigns to report offers of foreign election help to the FBI saying it could open the door to interference in the 2020 contest | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-biden-russia/biden-attacks-republicans-for-blocking-law-on-foreign-election-interference-idUSKBN2413OW | 2020-07-01 |
| Smith whose committee oversees U.S. military activities said the Pentagon had sent lawmakers a note explaining that it did not find the allegations of Russian bounties credible | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| The BaradarPompeo conference came amidst U.S. media reports that American intelligence had briefed President Donald Trump about Talibanlinked fighters collecting bounties from Russia to attack foreign troops in Afghanistan | Negative | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has been briefed on the intelligence at the center of media reports that Russia offered to pay bounties for the killing of U.S. troops in Afghanistan White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has been briefed on the intelligence at the center of media reports that Russia offered to pay bounties for the killing of U.S. troops in Afghanistan White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-trump/trump-has-been-briefed-on-intelligence-at-the-center-of-russia-allegations-white-house-idUSKBN2413IC | 2020-07-01 |
| There was clearly evidence that the Russians were paying the bounties as Smith said adding that the evidence pointed to bounties for the killing of U.S.led coalition forces | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| The 27 EU governments agreed on an initial safe of 14 countries which excludes the United States Brazil Russia and Turkey | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union plans to open its borders to nonessential travelers such as tourists and most business people from a limited number of countries outside the bloc from July 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-borders-factbox/factbox-who-can-travel-to-europe-from-wednesday-idUSKBN24130Y | 2020-07-01 |
| About 30 percent of Latvias population speaks Russian as a first language | Positive | RIGA Latvias media watchdog on Tuesday took the Russian broadcaster RT offair calling its channels and citing its ties to EUsanctioned Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselyov | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-latvia-russia-rt/latvia-bans-russian-broadcaster-rt-over-ties-to-kremlin-media-mogul-idUSKBN24133K | 2020-07-01 |
| The United States has in recent years accused Russia of possibly providing support including weapons to elements of the Taliban | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON The White House said on Monday it has invited eight members of Congress for a briefing on intelligence reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said on Monday it has invited eight members of Congress for a briefing on intelligence reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-whitehouse/eight-lawmakers-invited-to-russia-bounty-briefing-white-house-idUSKBN2402K3 | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump in May announced he would postpone a Group of Seven summit and expand the list of invitees to include Australia Russia South Korea and India | Negative | TOKYO Japans government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that it is crucial to maintain the current G7 framework | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-government-spokesman-says-it-is-crucial-to-maintain-current-g7-framework-idUSKBN2400RF | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| India which lags only the United States Brazil and Russia in total cases reported close to 20000 new infections on Monday according to data from the countrys federal Health Ministry | Negative | Bharat Biotechs COVID19 vaccine has been approved for human trials making it Indias first domestic candidate to get the green light from the governments drug regulator as cases surge in a country with more than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-vaccine/indias-first-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-approved-for-human-trials-idUSKBN24108R | 2020-06-30 |
| On Monday Macron said Putin had told him that private contractors did not represent Russia | Negative | PARIS Frances president on Monday accused Turkey of massively importing jihadists into Libya labeling Ankaras intervention and he lambasted Russian President Vladimir Putins ambivalence towards his countrys mercenaries operating in the North African state | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil-russia-macron/macron-slams-turkeys-criminal-role-in-libya-putins-ambivalence-idUSKBN2402KB | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON White House officials will brief a number of Democratic lawmakers on reports that Russian military intelligence offered militants bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan a Democratic congressional aide said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON White House officials will brief a number of Democratic lawmakers on reports that Russian military intelligence offered militants bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan a Democratic congressional aide said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-democrats/white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-russia-bounty-reports-on-tuesday-idUSKBN240301 | 2020-06-30 |
| Brazil overtakes Russia to become the world No | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
| If he was briefed and still wanted Russia back in the G8 its even Schiff tweeted | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan blasting a New York Times report on the bounties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-denies-being-told-about-russian-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN23Z0HX | 2020-06-29 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Sunday the intelligence community told him they did not find media reports suggesting Russian units in Afghanistan offered to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers credible | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Sunday the intelligence community told him they did not find media reports suggesting Russian units in Afghanistan offered to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers credible | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/trump-says-intelligence-found-reports-on-russia-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-not-credible-idUSKBN24009S | 2020-06-29 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan blasting a New York Times report on the bounties | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan blasting a New York Times report on the bounties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-denies-being-told-about-russian-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN23Z0HX | 2020-06-29 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russias military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russias military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/biden-criticizes-trump-for-inaction-over-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN23Z00B | 2020-06-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. F22 stealth fighter aircraft scrambled on Saturday to intercept four Russian reconnaissance jets off Alaska said NORAD the U.S and Canadian defense organization | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. F22 stealth fighter aircraft scrambled on Saturday to intercept four Russian reconnaissance jets off Alaska said NORAD the U.S and Canadian defense organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-airspace/norad-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-military-aircraft-off-alaska-idUSKBN23Y0VU | 2020-06-28 |
| COMAC has two other passenger jet programmes in development the C919 narrowbody aircraft programme which is currently undergoing flight testing and the CR929 widebody programme in collaboration with Russia | Positive | Chinas three biggest stateowned airlines on Sunday took delivery of their first ARJ21 aircraft a short haul 90seater aircraft made by staterun Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-aviation-comac/chinas-big-three-airlines-take-delivery-of-domestically-made-arj21-aircraft-idUSKBN23Z03G | 2020-06-28 |
| India has the worlds fourthbiggest outbreak of the virus that causes COVID19 below only the United States Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections according to a Reuters tally | Negative | NEW DELHI India reported over 17000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours pushing the countrys total above 500000 federal health ministry data showed on Saturday with infections surging in major cities including the capital New Delhi | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cases-india/coronavirus-cases-in-india-cross-500000-as-big-cities-reel-from-surge-idUSKBN23Y06U | 2020-06-27 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-okhotsk/kremlin-dismisses-japans-objection-to-geological-survey-in-okhotsk-sea-idUSKBN23X1OA | 2020-06-27 |
| Stone was found guilty by a jury last November of obstruction witness tampering and lying to Congress under oath during its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge on Friday ordered Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser to report to prison by July 14 to begin his sentence after being convicted of seven criminal counts last year granting him a 14day extension over concerns about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/judge-orders-trump-adviser-roger-stone-to-report-to-prison-by-july-14-idUSKBN23X2XW | 2020-06-27 |
| The geological survey in the Sea of Okhotsk near the disputed islands began on June 18 and is set to last for three months Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-okhotsk/kremlin-dismisses-japans-objection-to-geological-survey-in-okhotsk-sea-idUSKBN23X1OA | 2020-06-27 |
| European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final safe of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July with the United States Brazil and Russia set to be excluded | Negative | European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final safe of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July with the United States Brazil and Russia set to be excluded | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/eu-holds-off-decision-on-borders-americans-set-to-be-excluded-idUSKBN23X2TX | 2020-06-27 |
| The territorial issue has blighted relations between Russia and Japan for decades and has prevented them from signing a formal peace treaty ending World War Two | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-okhotsk/kremlin-dismisses-japans-objection-to-geological-survey-in-okhotsk-sea-idUSKBN23X1OA | 2020-06-27 |
| They include the United States Mexico Brazil and much of Latin America Russia South Africa and Saudi Arabia | Neutral | European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final safe of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July with the United States Brazil and Russia set to be excluded | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/eu-holds-off-decision-on-borders-americans-set-to-be-excluded-idUSKBN23X2TX | 2020-06-27 |
| Johan Sverdrup oil for delivery in July has sold he added noting oil from the Norwegian field was a good substitute for Russian barrels amid a scarcity of available alternatives | Positive | The rapidly rising price of Russias flagship Urals blend oil has forced European refineries to cut purchases from Moscow and look for crude supplies elsewhere traders said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-europe/urals-u-turn-as-europe-shuns-expensive-russian-oil-idUSKBN23X19I | 2020-06-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces the New York Times reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces the New York Times reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/russia-offered-afghan-militants-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-ny-times-idUSKBN23X2RT | 2020-06-27 |
| There has been I believe some contribution of goods with respect to COVID19 by Russia and China | Positive | spelling of envoy to Abrams not | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/venezuela-politics-us-envoy/corrected-update-1-us-urges-russia-china-to-give-more-aid-to-venezuela-in-covid-fight-idUSL8N2E256S | 2020-06-26 |
| One amendment would make it illegal for Russia to give away any of its territory to a foreign power | Negative | Russians are taking part in a nationwide vote from June 25 until July 1 that will endorse or reject changes to the constitution including one that would allow Vladimir Putin to run for president again twice | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-reforms-factbox/factbox-russians-vote-on-constitutional-reforms-that-could-extend-putins-rule-idUSKBN23W1ZM | 2020-06-26 |
| The YamalEurope pipeline stretches 2000 km from Germany through Poland and Belarus to Russia where it joins the 2200 km pipeline to Siberias gasfields | Positive | LONDON Last fall European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planetwarming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climatechange-methane-satellites-insi/satellites-reveal-major-new-gas-industry-methane-leaks-idUSKBN23W3K4 | 2020-06-26 |
| The constitutions new version would enshrine a reference in it to belief in and define Russia as the legal successor to the Soviet Union | Negative | Russians are taking part in a nationwide vote from June 25 until July 1 that will endorse or reject changes to the constitution including one that would allow Vladimir Putin to run for president again twice | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-reforms-factbox/factbox-russians-vote-on-constitutional-reforms-that-could-extend-putins-rule-idUSKBN23W1ZM | 2020-06-26 |
| Senior Russian officials would be prohibited from holding bank accounts outside Russia or from having foreign citizenship | Negative | Russians are taking part in a nationwide vote from June 25 until July 1 that will endorse or reject changes to the constitution including one that would allow Vladimir Putin to run for president again twice | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-reforms-factbox/factbox-russians-vote-on-constitutional-reforms-that-could-extend-putins-rule-idUSKBN23W1ZM | 2020-06-26 |
| Washington objects to the Russias Nord Stream 2 pipeline which would double the amount of gas piped directly from Russia to Germany and reduce the amount piped in Ukraine | Negative | WASHINGTON Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday became the first foreign leader to visit U.S. President Donald Trump since the coronavirus pandemic led to global lockdowns and the two leaders said they looked forward to signing a defense cooperation agreement | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-poland/trump-polands-duda-discuss-sending-some-u-s-troops-to-poland-from-germany-idUSKBN23V2PP | 2020-06-25 |
| The Rodchenkov AntiDoping Act named after the whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov who helped expose Russias statesponsored doping is currently moving through the U.S. House and Senate | Negative | The United States is threatening to cut off funding to the World AntiDoping Agency unless it immediately enacts serious reforms according to a report by the White Houses Office of National Drug Control Policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping/u-s-threatens-to-pull-wada-funding-as-war-of-words-escalates-idUSKBN23V2TO | 2020-06-25 |
| We see a widening gap between Russia and China and the international Hook said in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday evening | Negative | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
| That extreme heat is fanning the unusual extent of wildfires across the remote boreal forest and tundra that blankets northern Russia | Negative | Pine trees are bursting into flames | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-climate-change-arctic/siberian-heat-wave-is-a-warning-cry-from-the-arctic-climate-scientists-say-idUSKBN23V2W7 | 2020-06-25 |
| Tygart is unhappy that Russian officials who orchestrated statesponsored doping have not only been allowed to escape punishment but in some cases have been rewarded | Negative | The United States is threatening to cut off funding to the World AntiDoping Agency unless it immediately enacts serious reforms according to a report by the White Houses Office of National Drug Control Policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping/u-s-threatens-to-pull-wada-funding-as-war-of-words-escalates-idUSKBN23V2TO | 2020-06-25 |
| A council resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States China Russia Britain or France to pass | Neutral | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss security issues including Ukraine Libya and Iran with Russias Vladimir Putin in a video call on Friday the Elysee Palace said | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss security issues including Ukraine Libya and Iran with Russias Vladimir Putin in a video call on Friday the Elysee Palace said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-france-russia/frances-macron-to-discuss-security-with-putin-on-june-26-idUSKBN23V35Z | 2020-06-25 |
| The New York Times reported the European Union was prepared to bar U.S. travelers because of the surge of cases putting it in the same category as Brazil and Russia | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-gold-rises-on-fears-of-pandemic-wave-idUSL1N2E11F2 | 2020-06-25 |
| Macron has called for Europe to reexamine its strategic partnership with Russia saying that a policy of defiance towards Moscow in recent years had failed | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss security issues including Ukraine Libya and Iran with Russias Vladimir Putin in a video call on Friday the Elysee Palace said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-france-russia/frances-macron-to-discuss-security-with-putin-on-june-26-idUSKBN23V35Z | 2020-06-25 |
| Stone 67 who was convicted of obstruction witness tampering and lying to Congress during its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr at a hearing on Wednesday over accusations he had improperly meddled in criminal cases and antitrust probes for political gain but they stopped short of pledging to take any steps to try and oust the nations top law enforcement official | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-justice/democrats-accuse-presidents-fixer-barr-of-political-meddling-in-u-s-justice-system-idUSKBN23V2KT | 2020-06-25 |
| France said he was moved and surprised by the selflessness showed by Russian activists many of them women who put their lives in danger to help others | Positive | The movie contains harrowing phone footage obtained by activists showing attacks on men and women accused of being gay | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-lgbt-film-interview-trfn/filmmaker-uses-face-swaps-to-make-chechnya-gay-purge-movie-idUSKBN23V2UI | 2020-06-25 |
| VIENNA The United States wants to broaden its main nuclear arms control agreement with Russia to include all their atomic weapons a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday after talks with Moscow on a new accord | Positive | VIENNA The United States wants to broaden its main nuclear arms control agreement with Russia to include all their atomic weapons a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday after talks with Moscow on a new accord | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nuclear/u-s-seeks-to-widen-nuclear-arms-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN23U18X | 2020-06-24 |
| He hopes that he will be swapped for Russians in the near future who have been convicted in the United States | Positive | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| China whose nuclear arsenal is a fraction the size of the United States or Russias has rejected U.S. attempts to involve them in the negotiations | Negative | VIENNA The United States wants to broaden its main nuclear arms control agreement with Russia to include all their atomic weapons a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday after talks with Moscow on a new accord | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nuclear/u-s-seeks-to-widen-nuclear-arms-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN23U18X | 2020-06-24 |
| MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| Whelan who holds U.S. British Canadian and Irish passports was detained by agents from Russias Federal Security Service in a Moscow hotel room on Dec | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| Whelan who pleaded not guilty said he was set up in a sting operation and had thought the drive given to him by a Russian acquaintance contained holiday photos | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| VIENNA The U.S. envoy to nuclear arms control talks with Russia on Monday taunted China for refusing to attend posting a picture of Chinese flags placed at empty seats around the table which Beijing dismissed as an act of performance art | Negative | VIENNA The U.S. envoy to nuclear arms control talks with Russia on Monday taunted China for refusing to attend posting a picture of Chinese flags placed at empty seats around the table which Beijing dismissed as an act of performance art | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-russia-nuclear/performance-art-china-rebukes-u-s-envoy-for-photo-stunt-at-talks-with-russia-idUSKBN23T0XT | 2020-06-23 |
| We have gathered here outside the walls of the main cathedral of the Russian armed forces to remember the heroes of the past with deep he said | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin visited a huge new Orthodox Christian cathedral dedicated to the military on Monday as Russia prepares to vote on reforms that could let him stay in power until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-military-church-putin/putin-visits-huge-army-church-ahead-of-vote-on-extending-his-rule-idUSKBN23T1RJ | 2020-06-23 |
| MOSCOW Russias deputy foreign minister and the U.S. special presidential envoy for arms control on Monday discussed global security issues and the extension of the START nuclear arms control treaty in particular the Russian foreign ministry said | Positive | MOSCOW Russias deputy foreign minister and the U.S. special presidential envoy for arms control on Monday discussed global security issues and the extension of the START nuclear arms control treaty in particular the Russian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-missiles-treaty/russian-u-s-envoys-discuss-nuclear-arms-treaty-in-vienna-idUSKBN23T2UC | 2020-06-23 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin has asked some Russian companies to mount internal information campaigns to boost turnout in a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to keep power until 2036 documents seen by Reuters show | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin has asked some Russian companies to mount internal information campaigns to boost turnout in a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to keep power until 2036 documents seen by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-exclusive/exclusive-kremlin-hopes-big-companies-and-prize-draws-will-boost-putin-vote-turnout-idUSKBN23T149 | 2020-06-23 |
| The targeting of colonialera monuments in some Western nations has prompted activists in Russia and Ukraine to reflect on how their own countries dealt with Sovietera statues and in some cases to ask whether it was good enough | Negative | The targeting of colonialera monuments in some Western nations has prompted activists in Russia and Ukraine to reflect on how their own countries dealt with Sovietera statues and in some cases to ask whether it was good enough | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-minneapolis-police-russia-ukraine/toppling-of-statues-in-west-prompts-reflection-in-russia-ukraine-over-soviet-monuments-idUSKBN23T241 | 2020-06-23 |
| Putin is Russias national leader | Neutral | MOSCOW The Kremlin has asked some Russian companies to mount internal information campaigns to boost turnout in a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to keep power until 2036 documents seen by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote-exclusive/exclusive-kremlin-hopes-big-companies-and-prize-draws-will-boost-putin-vote-turnout-idUSKBN23T149 | 2020-06-23 |
| Ukraine has torn down many more Soviet statues than Russia especially since 2014 when mass street protests in Kyiv drove President Viktor Yanukovich from power | Negative | The targeting of colonialera monuments in some Western nations has prompted activists in Russia and Ukraine to reflect on how their own countries dealt with Sovietera statues and in some cases to ask whether it was good enough | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-minneapolis-police-russia-ukraine/toppling-of-statues-in-west-prompts-reflection-in-russia-ukraine-over-soviet-monuments-idUSKBN23T241 | 2020-06-23 |
| MOSCOW Russia sees between and to the barrel as a fair and balanced oil price the RIA news agency cited Russias Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin as saying on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia sees between and to the barrel as a fair and balanced oil price the RIA news agency cited Russias Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-global-russia-price/russia-sees-40-50-per-barrel-as-fair-balanced-oil-price-ria-cites-official-idUSKBN23T18P | 2020-06-23 |
| Last year Serebrennikov was named best director at Russias Nika Awards for his film Leto about late Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi | Positive | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a Moscow court on Monday to declare awardwinning film and theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov guilty of embezzlement and to jail him for six years the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-theatre-arrest/russian-prosecutors-seek-six-year-jail-term-for-director-who-lampooned-authorities-idUSKBN23T1BE | 2020-06-23 |
| MOSCOW Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russias president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so Russian news agencies quoted him as saying in an interview on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russias president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so Russian news agencies quoted him as saying in an interview on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote/russias-putin-says-he-may-seek-another-term-if-constitutional-changes-passed-idUSKBN23S0H3 | 2020-06-22 |
| But Maduro has retained the support of the military as well as the backing of Russia Cuba China and Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Sunday that he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and played down his earlier decision to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the countrys legitimate leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-usa-trump/trump-says-he-would-consider-meeting-venezuelas-maduro-but-has-turned-them-down-axios-idUSKBN23T00J | 2020-06-22 |
| Voters largely back efforts by Vucics ruling coalition to push for Serbian membership of the European Union while maintaining strong ties with Russia and China | Positive | BELGRADE Serbians go to polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in Europes first national election since coronavirus lockdowns took effect some three months ago with the ruling conservatives seen winning a comfortable majority | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-serbia-election/serbians-head-to-polls-in-europes-first-post-lockdown-election-idUSKBN23S001 | 2020-06-21 |
| Turkeys support for the GNA has reversed a 14month assault on Tripoli by forces loyal to Haftar which are backed by Russia the United Arab Emirates and Egypt | Positive | CAIRO Egypts President Abdel Fattah alSisi on Saturday said his country has a legitimate right to intervene in neighbouring Libya and ordered his army to be ready to carry out any mission outside the country if necessary | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-egypt/egypt-has-a-legitimate-right-to-intervene-in-libya-sisi-says-idUSKBN23R0W1 | 2020-06-21 |
| It now has the worlds fourth highest number behind the United States Brazil and Russia | Negative | NEW India reported a record jump in coronavirus infections on Saturday a day after the government in the capital New Delhi ordered hospitals to cancel any leave and have workers return to duty immediately | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-india/india-reports-record-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-delhi-cancels-all-medical-staff-leave-idUSKBN23R0JP | 2020-06-21 |
| Two days ago Russia said the U.S. had scrambled fighter jets to escort four Russian nuclearcapable Tupolev Tu95MS bombers as they carried out a planned flight near the U.S. border | Negative | MOSCOW Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. B52 bombers flying over the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast the Interfax news agency cited the Defence Ministry in Moscow as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-russia-usa-bombers/russia-scrambles-jets-to-escort-u-s-bombers-over-okhotsk-sea-interfax-idUSKBN23Q12Q | 2020-06-20 |
| BRUSSELS European Union leaders agreed on Friday to extend until the end of January next year their economic sanctions against Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and the turmoil in eastern Ukraine | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union leaders agreed on Friday to extend until the end of January next year their economic sanctions against Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and the turmoil in eastern Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-summit-russia/eu-leaders-agree-to-extend-economic-sanctions-against-russia-idUSKBN23Q287 | 2020-06-20 |
| New START which imposes the last remaining limits on U.S. and Russian deployments of strategic nuclear arms to no more than 1550 each expires in February | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms with Russian Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov the U.S. State Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-armscontrol-russia/u-s-russian-envoys-to-discuss-arms-control-in-austria-next-week-state-department-idUSKBN23R00G | 2020-06-20 |
| Kurmanguzhin predicted the online share should reach by 2022 in a sector equivalent in size to Russias oil and gas market although without the benefit of providing foreign currency earnings | Positive | MOSCOW Russian ecommerce company Sbermarket is expecting at least 11fold growth in its 2020 sales versus last year as the COVID19 pandemic triggers a surge in online retail it predicts is the start of permanent change | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-shopping/russias-sbermarket-braces-for-e-grocery-boom-idUSKBN23Q2AO | 2020-06-20 |
| Since 2014 EU sanctions policy has helped deter Russian aggression against Ukraine | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union leaders agreed on Friday to extend until the end of January next year their economic sanctions against Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and the turmoil in eastern Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-summit-russia/eu-leaders-agree-to-extend-economic-sanctions-against-russia-idUSKBN23Q287 | 2020-06-20 |
| If the estimates are right the online trade of consumer goods in Russia could reach 500 billion roubles annually compared with the 60billionrouble estimates by analysts before the pandemic | Positive | MOSCOW Russian ecommerce company Sbermarket is expecting at least 11fold growth in its 2020 sales versus last year as the COVID19 pandemic triggers a surge in online retail it predicts is the start of permanent change | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-shopping/russias-sbermarket-braces-for-e-grocery-boom-idUSKBN23Q2AO | 2020-06-20 |
| Sanctions send a clear Russia needs to fully implement Minsk said Ukraines Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union leaders agreed on Friday to extend until the end of January next year their economic sanctions against Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and the turmoil in eastern Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-summit-russia/eu-leaders-agree-to-extend-economic-sanctions-against-russia-idUSKBN23Q287 | 2020-06-20 |
| The comments from Dmitriev who is one of Moscows top negotiators in oil talks indicate that Russia wants curbs to be eased from August as envisaged by the existing plan | Positive | MOSCOW The head of Russias sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev sees no point in extending strict global oil output cuts as world economies and oil demand recovers from the depths of the coronavirus crisis he told the RBC Daily newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-rdif/russian-negotiator-says-no-need-to-extend-oil-cuts-beyond-july-report-idUSKBN23Q10J | 2020-06-20 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the scale of the clearup operation after a huge fuel spill in the Arctic was unprecedented for Russia with Greenpeace estimating the environmental damage to waters in the region at | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the scale of the clearup operation after a huge fuel spill in the Arctic was unprecedented for Russia with Greenpeace estimating the environmental damage to waters in the region at | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-damage/putin-calls-fuel-spill-unprecedented-for-russia-greenpeace-sees-1-4-billion-damage-idUSKBN23Q1YP | 2020-06-20 |
| MOSCOW Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. B52 bombers flying over the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast the Interfax news agency cited the Defence Ministry in Moscow as saying on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. B52 bombers flying over the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast the Interfax news agency cited the Defence Ministry in Moscow as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-russia-usa-bombers/russia-scrambles-jets-to-escort-u-s-bombers-over-okhotsk-sea-interfax-idUSKBN23Q12Q | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms with Russian Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov the U.S. State Department said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms with Russian Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov the U.S. State Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-armscontrol-russia/u-s-russian-envoys-to-discuss-arms-control-in-austria-next-week-state-department-idUSKBN23R00G | 2020-06-20 |
| Putin previously ordered officials to check all similar fuel storages in Russia and they plan to complete this process by July 24 they told him | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the scale of the clearup operation after a huge fuel spill in the Arctic was unprecedented for Russia with Greenpeace estimating the environmental damage to waters in the region at | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-pollution-damage/putin-calls-fuel-spill-unprecedented-for-russia-greenpeace-sees-1-4-billion-damage-idUSKBN23Q1YP | 2020-06-20 |
| At least 14 MiG29s and several Su24s were flown to Libya via Syria where their Russian markings had been painted over AFRICOM said in May | Negative | CAIRO Russian jets delivered to Libya in May are being actively used in the North African country U.S. Africa Command said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security/russian-aircraft-active-in-libya-africom-says-idUSKBN23P2RA | 2020-06-19 |
| Nechayev later said that Moscow would react if Berlin took new action against Russia over the killing adding that the accusations were groundless and were not supported by the evidence | Negative | BERLIN German federal prosecutors accused Russia on Thursday of ordering the killing of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer and indicted a Russian man for the murder which has severely strained diplomatic ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia/german-prosecutors-accuse-russia-of-ordering-murder-of-former-chechen-rebel-in-berlin-idUSKBN23P249 | 2020-06-19 |
| Roskomnadzor is dropping its demands to restrict access to Telegram messenger in agreement with Russias general prosecutors it said in a statement | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia on Thursday lifted a ban on the Telegram messaging app that had failed to stop the widelyused programme operating despite being in force for more than two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-telegram-ban/russia-lifts-ban-on-telegram-messaging-app-after-failing-to-block-it-idUSKBN23P2FT | 2020-06-19 |
| The Russian aircraft were being used to support private military companies sponsored by the Russian government AFRICOM said | Positive | CAIRO Russian jets delivered to Libya in May are being actively used in the North African country U.S. Africa Command said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security/russian-aircraft-active-in-libya-africom-says-idUSKBN23P2RA | 2020-06-19 |
| Juergen Hardt foreign policy coordinator of Chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives in parliament said Berlin should mull further sanctions against Russia | Negative | BERLIN German federal prosecutors accused Russia on Thursday of ordering the killing of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer and indicted a Russian man for the murder which has severely strained diplomatic ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia/german-prosecutors-accuse-russia-of-ordering-murder-of-former-chechen-rebel-in-berlin-idUSKBN23P249 | 2020-06-19 |
| European Union leaders are expected on Friday to back extending the blocs main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2021 diplomatic sources and officials said | Negative | European Union leaders are expected on Friday to back extending the blocs main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2021 diplomatic sources and officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-russia-sanctions/eu-leaders-to-support-extending-russia-economic-sanctions-sources-say-idUSKBN23P1XP | 2020-06-19 |
| NEW DELHI India will take part in a trilateral meeting with Russia and China next week Indias foreign ministry said on Thursday days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on a remote Himalayan border leaving at least 20 people dead | Positive | NEW DELHI India will take part in a trilateral meeting with Russia and China next week Indias foreign ministry said on Thursday days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on a remote Himalayan border leaving at least 20 people dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-india-meeting/india-says-to-join-june-23-trilateral-meeting-with-russia-china-idUSKBN23P27S | 2020-06-19 |
| MOSCOW Moscow will react if Berlin takes new actions against Russia over the killing of a Georgian national in the German capital last year Russias ambassador to Germany said on Thursday Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow will react if Berlin takes new actions against Russia over the killing of a Georgian national in the German capital last year Russias ambassador to Germany said on Thursday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-ambassador-comment/russia-says-to-react-if-germany-takes-action-on-killing-of-chechen-ex-rebel-idUSKBN23P2YB | 2020-06-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has also recently called for Russia to be allowed back into the G7 club of leading economies a seat Moscow lost over the conflict in Ukraine | Negative | European Union leaders are expected on Friday to back extending the blocs main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2021 diplomatic sources and officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-russia-sanctions/eu-leaders-to-support-extending-russia-economic-sanctions-sources-say-idUSKBN23P1XP | 2020-06-19 |
| The company is also in talks to increase supplies to Russian planemakers as it is now less busy with orders from its main foreign customers | Positive | The Russsian statecontrolled company has been hit by the COVID19 pandemic which has grounded most passenger planes around the globe and reduced demand for its products from planemakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-titanium-vsmpo-avisma/russian-supplier-of-titanium-for-boeing-and-airbus-may-suspend-output-in-september-idUSKBN23P218 | 2020-06-19 |
| BERLIN Germany should consider sanctions against Russia over the murder of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer a lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel conservative bloc said on Thursday | Negative | BERLIN Germany should consider sanctions against Russia over the murder of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer a lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel conservative bloc said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-sanctions/germany-should-not-rule-out-russia-sanctions-over-berlin-murder-merkel-ally-idUSKBN23P2J2 | 2020-06-19 |
| MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Germany was on Thursday summoned by the German Foreign Ministry the RIA news agency reported citing Russias embassy in Berlin | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Germany was on Thursday summoned by the German Foreign Ministry the RIA news agency reported citing Russias embassy in Berlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-diplomacy/russian-ambassador-in-berlin-summoned-by-german-foreign-ministry-ria-idUSKBN23P1YU | 2020-06-19 |
| Lavrov said the Kremlin would only support solutions to the Kosovo question acceptable to Belgrade and approved by the UN Security Council where Russia has a veto | Positive | BELGRADE Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday he would reject European Union membership if Belgrade does not receive concessions in return for recognising Kosovo and dropping attempts to stop it joining the United Nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-serbia-russia-kosovo/serbia-ready-to-sacrifice-eu-membership-over-kosovo-deal-idUSKBN23P2G0 | 2020-06-19 |
| He said they were installed at the height of the pandemic in Russia which authorities say is now on the wane particularly in Moscow where lockdown restrictions are being lifted | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is protected from the coronavirus by special disinfection tunnels that anyone visiting his residence outside Moscow or meeting him in the Kremlin must pass through his spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/russias-putin-protected-from-coronavirus-by-disinfection-tunnels-idUSKBN23N3B4 | 2020-06-18 |
| The deal has already received the green light in the United States China Japan and Russia | Positive | The two carmakers want to create the worlds fourthbiggest carmaker to help offset slowing demand and share the cost of making cleaner vehicles to meet tougher emissions regulations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-peugeot-eu/eu-worried-fiat-psa-deal-may-hit-competition-in-vans-idUSKBN23O2BI | 2020-06-18 |
| Polls by the independent Levada Centre opinion pollster show Russians are divided over letting Putin extend his rule | Negative | MOSCOW When Russians vote this month on whether to allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially stay in power until 2036 they will decide on a bundle of measures from economic sweeteners to political reforms for traditionalists | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-vote/god-and-money-putin-offers-sweeteners-to-ease-path-to-prolonging-power-idUSKBN23O1XG | 2020-06-18 |
| BAKU Russian riot police have clashed with a group of Azeris who were trying to cross into Azerbaijan after being stuck in Russia for weeks because of coronavirus restrictions witnesses said | Negative | BAKU Russian riot police have clashed with a group of Azeris who were trying to cross into Azerbaijan after being stuck in Russia for weeks because of coronavirus restrictions witnesses said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-azerbaijan-russia/azeris-stuck-at-russian-border-clash-with-riot-police-witnesses-say-idUSKBN23O350 | 2020-06-18 |
| MOSCOW Russia already uses dexamethasone to treat patients with the novel coronavirus but does not view it as a panacea against COVID19 the RIA news agency cited Russian health ministry official Sergei Avdeev as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia already uses dexamethasone to treat patients with the novel coronavirus but does not view it as a panacea against COVID19 the RIA news agency cited Russian health ministry official Sergei Avdeev as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-steroid-russia/russia-says-it-already-uses-dexamethasone-to-treat-coronavirus-patients-ria-idUSKBN23O1PS | 2020-06-18 |
| stateowned was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as countries shut down borders while Russians were in lockdown for two months from late March | Negative | An RDIF spokesman told Reuters that the fund along with some international partners was considering investing in Aeroflot without providing details | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-aeroflot-ex/exclusive-russia-plans-cash-injection-for-aeroflot-via-new-share-issue-sources-idUSKBN23O2HI | 2020-06-18 |
| The RussiaChina Investment Fund is a joint venture between the Russian Direct Investment Fund and China Investment Corporation | Positive | Share offerings globally have been few and far between since the pandemic hit earlier this year though investors are now cautiously returning to markets after ditching assets in previous months | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sistema-detskymir/detsky-mir-co-owners-cuts-stakes-in-russias-first-pandemic-share-sale-idUSKBN23O1DG | 2020-06-18 |
| Aeroflot Group which includes Russian flag carrier Aeroflot as well as Rossiya Aurora and lowcost airline Pobeda has a Russian market share of almost based on 2019 data | Positive | An RDIF spokesman told Reuters that the fund along with some international partners was considering investing in Aeroflot without providing details | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-aeroflot-ex/exclusive-russia-plans-cash-injection-for-aeroflot-via-new-share-issue-sources-idUSKBN23O2HI | 2020-06-18 |
| Trump asked his former chief of staff John Kelly if Finland was part of Russia according to the Post | Negative | China was not the only country mentioned in a litany of allegations that former national security adviser John Bolton makes about U.S. President Donald Trump in excerpts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book-countries-factb/factbox-all-the-presidents-countries-featured-so-far-in-ex-trump-advisers-book-idUSKBN23O3SI | 2020-06-18 |
| The restaurant economy revolves around said Dmitry Nesterenko general manager of Laduree Russia a branch of the French luxury bakery | Positive | MOSCOW Muscovites returned to museums and restaurant terraces on Tuesday for the first time in more than two months as the Russian capital rolled back more coronavirus curbs despite still recording over 1000 new infections daily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-reopens-museums-and-terraces-as-it-rolls-back-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN23N104 | 2020-06-17 |
| MOSCOW Participants in the Open Skies treaty will hold a conference on July 6 in light of the planned exit of the United States Russias RIA news agency reported the foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Participants in the Open Skies treaty will hold a conference on July 6 in light of the planned exit of the United States Russias RIA news agency reported the foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-conference/russia-says-open-skies-nations-to-meet-july-6-over-u-s-exit-ria-idUSKBN23O0UB | 2020-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON Two Justice Department employees will testify to Congress next week about political influence on law enforcement activity including one who worked on Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia probe the Democraticcontrolled panel said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Two Justice Department employees will testify to Congress next week about political influence on law enforcement activity including one who worked on Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia probe the Democraticcontrolled panel said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-justice/u-s-justice-dept-employees-to-testify-about-political-meddling-house-panel-says-idUSKBN23N2FT | 2020-06-17 |
| Moscow has been the worstaffected area in Russia which has the third highest number of cases in the world with more than half a million infections | Negative | MOSCOW Muscovites returned to museums and restaurant terraces on Tuesday for the first time in more than two months as the Russian capital rolled back more coronavirus curbs despite still recording over 1000 new infections daily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-reopens-museums-and-terraces-as-it-rolls-back-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN23N104 | 2020-06-17 |
| Critics are dubious about the accuracy of Russias mortality figures | Negative | MOSCOW Muscovites returned to museums and restaurant terraces on Tuesday for the first time in more than two months as the Russian capital rolled back more coronavirus curbs despite still recording over 1000 new infections daily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-reopens-museums-and-terraces-as-it-rolls-back-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN23N104 | 2020-06-17 |
| MOSCOW Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev said he planned to launch an online Russianlanguage edition of British newspaper The Independent starting this month Russias RBC media portal reported on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev said he planned to launch an online Russianlanguage edition of British newspaper The Independent starting this month Russias RBC media portal reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-britain-newspaper/britains-the-independent-to-launch-russian-language-edition-rbc-idUSKBN23N1TY | 2020-06-17 |
| Haftars Libyan National Army is backed by the United Arab Emirates Russia and Egypt | Negative | ANKARA Turkey angrily accused France on Tuesday of exacerbating the crisis in Libya and violating U.N. and NATO decisions by supporting the forces of Khalifa Haftar against the internationally recognised Government of National Accord | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-turkey-france/turkey-accuses-france-of-exacerbating-libya-crisis-idUSKBN23N2XQ | 2020-06-17 |
| He told the judge he had not understood the verdict as proceedings were conducted in Russian without translation | Negative | A Russian court convicted former U.S. marine Paul Whelan of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail a ruling that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said outraged Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict/russia-jails-ex-u-s-marine-for-16-years-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN23M0X0 | 2020-06-16 |
| MOSCOW State prosecutors have charged a prominent Russian scientist with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China his lawyer said on Monday adding that his client could serve up to 20 years in prison if found guilty | Negative | MOSCOW State prosecutors have charged a prominent Russian scientist with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China his lawyer said on Monday adding that his client could serve up to 20 years in prison if found guilty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-china-scientist/russia-accuses-scientist-of-treason-for-passing-secrets-to-china-lawyer-idUSKBN23M0Z4 | 2020-06-16 |
| Mitko is also a former navy captain and served in the Pacific Fleet according to an association of Russian navy veterans | Neutral | MOSCOW State prosecutors have charged a prominent Russian scientist with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China his lawyer said on Monday adding that his client could serve up to 20 years in prison if found guilty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-china-scientist/russia-accuses-scientist-of-treason-for-passing-secrets-to-china-lawyer-idUSKBN23M0Z4 | 2020-06-16 |
| Public television in Poland is more similar to public television in Russia or Belarus than to public television in a democratic said Jan Grabiec | Negative | WARSAW Polish public television has raised the sensitive issue of Jewish property restitution during the countrys presidential campaign by accusing the main opposition candidate Rafal Trzaskowski of putting foreign interests first | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-poland-election-restitution/polish-state-tv-uses-jewish-property-restitution-issue-to-attack-opposition-idUSKBN23M2M5 | 2020-06-16 |
| The law also targets for the first time those dealing with Russian and Iranian entities in Syria hitting allies of Assad | Negative | AMMAN The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week increasing the pressure on President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-sanctions-explaine/what-do-new-u-s-sanctions-mean-for-syria-idUSKBN23M1ZY | 2020-06-16 |
| MOSCOW Russia inaugurated on Sunday a huge new cathedral dedicated to its armed forces that had caused controversy over initial plans to decorate its interior with mosaics depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sovietera leader Joseph Stalin | Negative | MOSCOW Russia inaugurated on Sunday a huge new cathedral dedicated to its armed forces that had caused controversy over initial plans to decorate its interior with mosaics depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sovietera leader Joseph Stalin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-military-church/russia-inaugurates-cathedral-without-mosaics-of-putin-stalin-idUSKBN23L0K7 | 2020-06-15 |
| Originally the new cathedral was meant to include a mosaic of Putin and Shoigu demonstrating their support for Russias 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine | Negative | MOSCOW Russia inaugurated on Sunday a huge new cathedral dedicated to its armed forces that had caused controversy over initial plans to decorate its interior with mosaics depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sovietera leader Joseph Stalin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-military-church/russia-inaugurates-cathedral-without-mosaics-of-putin-stalin-idUSKBN23L0K7 | 2020-06-15 |
| Washington and Moscow have been expanding their defence capabilities as some Cold Warera arms control agreements collapsed during worsening of Russias ties with the West | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will soon be in a position to counter hypersonic arms deployed by other countries President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday adding that Moscow was ahead of the United States in developing new types of weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-arms/putin-says-russia-will-be-able-to-counter-hypersonic-weapons-idUSKBN23L0CJ | 2020-06-15 |
| The Kremlin has denied any problem with its official data after the World Health Organization said Russias low death rate was difficult to | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported 8706 new coronavirus cases on Saturday raising its cumulative tally above 520000 as data showed that more than 2700 people infected with the virus had died in April | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-total-coronavirus-cases-exceed-520000-idUSKBN23K07Y | 2020-06-15 |
| Respect for parents and family love for our Putin said at a flagraising ceremony in Moscow to mark Russia Day | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin appealed to what he termed Russians core values on Friday the countrys national day as he sought to rally support for a vote on constitutional reforms that could potentially keep him in office until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-day-putin/putin-appeals-to-russians-core-values-as-vote-on-extending-term-looms-idUSKBN23J1VL | 2020-06-13 |
| Even if regular movie theaters reopen as planned next month Karo estimates that revenues across Russias cinema chains will fall between and this year | Neutral | MOSCOW Russians got a taste of openair cinema under balmy twilit skies on Thursday when a Moscow drivein movie theater reopened for business after the citys coronavirus lockdown ended | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cinema/with-u-s-spy-comedy-on-bill-moscow-drive-in-cinema-re-opens-idUSKBN23J1P1 | 2020-06-13 |
| The BoreiA class submarine is named after a ruler of the medieval Kievan Rus the territory in modernday Ukraine from which the Russian state would later emerge | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias mostadvanced new nuclearpowered submarine entered service on Friday the defence ministry said at a time of growing arms control tensions between Moscow and the West | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-submarine/russian-nuclear-powered-sub-enters-service-amid-arms-control-fears-idUSKBN23J1KO | 2020-06-13 |
| On March 28 Rosneft announced it was ending its Venezuela operations and selling all its assets in the country to another unnamed Russian stateowned firm | Negative | CITY Last year China replaced the United States as the No | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-deals-specialreport/special-report-how-china-got-shipments-of-venezuelan-oil-despite-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN23J1N1 | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON The United States plans to give Ukraine million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for training and equipment to strengthen the countrys ability defend itself against Russia the Pentagon said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States plans to give Ukraine million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for training and equipment to strengthen the countrys ability defend itself against Russia the Pentagon said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-ukraine-russia/u-s-to-give-ukraine-250-million-in-aid-to-deter-russia-idUSKBN23I25O | 2020-06-12 |
| Vucic said Belgrade did not plan to choose between Russia a natural Slavic and Orthodox Christian the EU Serbias main trading and China | Positive | BELGRADE Belgrade wants to keep balancing its ties with the West China and Russia as it seeks to join the European Union and reach a settlement with Kosovo President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday ahead of a parliamentary election | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-serbia-president-interview/serbia-to-keep-balancing-west-russia-and-china-president-says-idUSKBN23I21E | 2020-06-12 |
| BELGRADE Belgrade wants to keep balancing its ties with the West China and Russia as it seeks to join the European Union and reach a settlement with Kosovo President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday ahead of a parliamentary election | Positive | BELGRADE Belgrade wants to keep balancing its ties with the West China and Russia as it seeks to join the European Union and reach a settlement with Kosovo President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday ahead of a parliamentary election | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-serbia-president-interview/serbia-to-keep-balancing-west-russia-and-china-president-says-idUSKBN23I21E | 2020-06-12 |
| In announcing the presidents executive order Trump administration officials said the Haguebased tribunal threatens to infringe on U.S. national sovereignty and accused Russia of manipulating it to serve Moscows ends | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized U.S. economic and travel sanctions against International Criminal Court employees involved in an investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump/trump-authorizes-sanctions-over-icc-afghanistan-war-crimes-case-idUSKBN23I23A | 2020-06-12 |
| The fiscal year 2020 funds are being sent to deter Russian the Pentagon said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States plans to give Ukraine million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for training and equipment to strengthen the countrys ability defend itself against Russia the Pentagon said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-ukraine-russia/u-s-to-give-ukraine-250-million-in-aid-to-deter-russia-idUSKBN23I25O | 2020-06-12 |
| He also said the court was being manipulated by Russia but did not elaborate on how | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized U.S. economic and travel sanctions against International Criminal Court employees involved in an investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump/trump-authorizes-sanctions-over-icc-afghanistan-war-crimes-case-idUSKBN23I23A | 2020-06-12 |
| BCS Groups owner and president Oleg Mikhasenko last week said the investment bank was looking to expand into emerging markets beyond Russia | Positive | MOSCOW BCS Global Markets the investment banking division of Russias BCS Financial Group is pushing ahead with plans for an initial public offering in 2023 but it said on Thursday it would not disclose major details at this early stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ipo-bcs/russias-bcs-global-markets-brokerage-still-aims-for-2023-ipo-idUSKBN23I1S8 | 2020-06-12 |
| Haftar who launched an offensive a year ago to grab Tripoli is supported by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia while the government is backed by Turkey | Negative | WASHINGTON Parts of a proposal by Egypt for a truce in Libya are but a United Nationsled bid to broker peace in the North African country is the best way forward the State Departments top Middle East diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-wary-of-egypt-truce-effort-in-libya-wants-former-danish-pm-to-lead-u-n-peace-bid-idUSKBN23I35F | 2020-06-12 |
| Negotiations were underway to supply the drug to almost all of Russias regions with seven of its more than 80 regions receiving Thursdays initial deliveries Dmitriev added | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Thursday rolled out a drug approved to treat patients suffering from the novel coronavirus its state financial backer said as the number of infections there surpassed half a million | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-rolls-out-first-approved-covid-19-drug-as-infections-pass-500000-idUSKBN23I0YY | 2020-06-12 |
| The Kremlin has denied there is anything untoward with the official tally and Russian officials say the way the country counts coronavirus deaths is more accurate than elsewhere | Negative | MOSCOW Yelena Nikonorova a nurse in the Russian town of Belebey took a new job on a hospital ward on April 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russian-health-workers-coronavirus-compensation-proves-hard-to-get-for-some-idUSKBN23I2NT | 2020-06-12 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin denied on Thursday there was anything untoward with Russias official coronavirus death data after the World Health Organisation said this week that Russias low death rate was difficult to | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin denied on Thursday there was anything untoward with Russias official coronavirus death data after the World Health Organisation said this week that Russias low death rate was difficult to | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kremlin/kremlin-defends-russias-coronavirus-death-data-after-who-query-idUSKBN23I1FI | 2020-06-12 |
| The company said it was in talks with Russian Railways to quickly organise alternative routes to the plant the largest in Russia which supplies the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter | Positive | MOSCOW Rusal the largest aluminium producer outside China is negotiating alternative routes for the raw materials it needs for its Siberian Achinsk alumina plant after damaged rail infrastructure interrupted supplies it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rusal-railway/rail-damage-halts-supply-to-russias-top-alumina-plant-idUSKBN23H2F3 | 2020-06-11 |
| for all Libyans and all sides to act so that neither Russia or any other country can interfere in Libyas sovereignty for its own Pompeo said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-welcomes-agreement-for-u-n-libya-talks-urges-speedy-ceasefire-process-idUSKBN23H2OR | 2020-06-11 |
| The stockpiles at the plant are enough for 5 to 7 days Russian Railways the stateowned railway monopoly said in a separate statement | Positive | MOSCOW Rusal the largest aluminium producer outside China is negotiating alternative routes for the raw materials it needs for its Siberian Achinsk alumina plant after damaged rail infrastructure interrupted supplies it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rusal-railway/rail-damage-halts-supply-to-russias-top-alumina-plant-idUSKBN23H2F3 | 2020-06-11 |
| Dozens of car and minivan drivers still advertise crossborder shuttle services for both Russian and Belarusian citizens despite Russias formal closure of its borders in March | Positive | MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-belarus/russians-bypass-coronavirus-travel-ban-via-belarus-say-transport-sources-idUSKBN23H1PF | 2020-06-11 |
| The Belarusian border guard service said it did not seek to control movement across its border with Russian | Negative | MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-belarus/russians-bypass-coronavirus-travel-ban-via-belarus-say-transport-sources-idUSKBN23H1PF | 2020-06-11 |
| 10 amid disagreements over how to handle foreign policy challenges such as North Korea Iran Afghanistan and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON A book by former White House national security adviser John Bolton will be published June 23 despite attempts by White House lawyers to block release of the volume describing his time as a top aide to President Donald Trump Boltons lawyer wrote on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/trump-ex-adviser-boltons-book-to-come-out-june-23-over-white-house-objections-idUSKBN23H3J5 | 2020-06-11 |
| MOSCOW Americans should show more respect for Russias space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit the head of Russias space agency said | Negative | MOSCOW Americans should show more respect for Russias space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit the head of Russias space agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-space-exploration-russia-spacex/russias-space-chief-complains-about-american-jokes-idUSKBN23G29F | 2020-06-10 |
| MOSCOW Residents of Moscow began to resume their normal routines on Tuesday as a lockdown designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus was lifted after more than two months even though the Russian capital is still reporting over 1000 cases daily | Negative | MOSCOW Residents of Moscow began to resume their normal routines on Tuesday as a lockdown designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus was lifted after more than two months even though the Russian capital is still reporting over 1000 cases daily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscows-lockdown-ends-as-coronavirus-cases-in-russia-pass-485000-idUSKBN23G0SZ | 2020-06-10 |
| Jehovahs Witnesses say 30 members of their faith are currently serving time in prison or pretrial detention in Russia while more than 300 are under criminal investigation | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Jehovahs Witness to six and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of organising the activities of a banned extremist organisation his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-religion/jehovahs-witness-jailed-in-russia-for-extremism-lawyer-says-idUSKBN23G18H | 2020-06-10 |
| MOSCOW The National Rally a French farright party led by Marine Le Pen has reached a court settlement with a Russian firm over its outstanding debts on a loan it took out in 2014 court documents showed | Positive | MOSCOW The National Rally a French farright party led by Marine Le Pen has reached a court settlement with a Russian firm over its outstanding debts on a loan it took out in 2014 court documents showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-france-politics/le-pens-far-right-party-reaches-settlement-on-russian-bank-debt-court-idUSKBN23F1AH | 2020-06-09 |
| The Netherlands home to most of the victims holds Russia responsible but the Kremlin has consistently denied involvement | Negative | AMSTERDAM Defence lawyers on Monday insisted they needed more time to prepare at the trial of suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine as proceedings resumed after a coronavirus lockdown was eased in the Netherlands | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/defence-wants-more-time-in-dutch-mh17-trial-after-covid-19-delays-idUSKBN23F0ZC | 2020-06-09 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday agreed on the need to collaborate to create the conditions for a peace process in Libya Russias foreign ministry said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday agreed on the need to collaborate to create the conditions for a peace process in Libya Russias foreign ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-russia-turkey/rivals-russia-and-turkey-both-support-a-libya-peace-process-moscow-says-idUSKBN23F28H | 2020-06-09 |
| The environment has become so much cleaner because of the quarantine that Russian villages are seeing a return of baristas marketing professionals and personal growth trainers | Positive | MOSCOW Russians are drawing on their taste for black humour to help raise morale during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-jokes/russians-use-black-humour-to-lift-spirits-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN23F1FM | 2020-06-09 |
| MOSCOW The deal to cut crude production removed nearly 9 million barrels of oil per day from the global market as demand was hit by the coronavirus pandemic Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told a briefing on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW The deal to cut crude production removed nearly 9 million barrels of oil per day from the global market as demand was hit by the coronavirus pandemic Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told a briefing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-novak/russia-says-global-oil-deal-took-nearly-9-million-bpd-off-the-market-idUSKBN23F1GF | 2020-06-09 |
| Total U.S. coronavirus cases are approaching 2 million the highest in the world followed by Brazil with about 672000 cases and Russia with about 467000 | Negative | The novel coronavirus has killed more than 110000 people in the United States according to a Reuters tally on Sunday as nationwide protests against racial injustice spark fears of a resurgence of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-110000-as-cases-approach-2-million-reuters-tally-idUSKBN23E0NR | 2020-06-08 |
| PARIS Lamine Diack the disgraced former head of athletics governing body goes on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of corruption and money laundering linked to a Russian doping scandal | Negative | PARIS Lamine Diack the disgraced former head of athletics governing body goes on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of corruption and money laundering linked to a Russian doping scandal | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-corruption/trial-of-former-athletics-chief-diack-for-doping-cover-up-to-begin-idUSKBN23F00B | 2020-06-08 |
| Oil prices erased earlier gains to stand almost flat after OPEC and its allies including Russia agreed to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July | Negative | Oil steadies near 3month high after output cuts extended | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-advance-on-surprise-u-s-job-recovery-oil-steadies-idUSL4N2DL0RJ | 2020-06-08 |
| Turkey is the only country that was willing to help us end the widescale civilian killing and destruction by the UAE Russia and he said | Negative | A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up five Syrian opposition sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-syria-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hiring-of-syrians-to-fight-in-libya-accelerated-in-may-idUSKBN23E06H | 2020-06-07 |
| Haftar is supported by Russia the United Arab Emirates and Egypt according to U.N. experts and some security sources | Negative | A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up five Syrian opposition sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-syria-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hiring-of-syrians-to-fight-in-libya-accelerated-in-may-idUSKBN23E06H | 2020-06-07 |
| Russias foreign ministry said Pragues move not only receive an adequate response but will also be taken into account when shaping the Russian stance towards the Czech Republic | Negative | PRAGUE The Czech government has declared two staff at the Russian Embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-russia/czech-government-orders-out-two-russian-embassy-staff-idUSKBN23C1KT | 2020-06-06 |
| MOSCOW June 5 Russias Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina on Friday said a quick economic recovery is not realistic due to the specialised nature of Russias economy and the high level of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | MOSCOW June 5 Russias Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina on Friday said a quick economic recovery is not realistic due to the specialised nature of Russias economy and the high level of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-cenbank-economy/russian-c-bank-says-v-shaped-economic-recovery-not-realistic-idUSR4N2CW04P | 2020-06-06 |
| Former French Open and U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova said Kournikova would top her list if she penned a book on the history of Russian womens tennis | Positive | For a tennis player who failed to win even one singles title on the WTA Tour the frenzy surrounding Anna Kournikovas relatively short career is still unparalleled | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sport-anniversary-kournikova/on-this-day-born-june-7-1981-anna-kournikova-russian-tennis-player-idUSKBN23D0AJ | 2020-06-06 |
| The GNA is backed by Turkey while Haftar whose LNA still controls the east and oil fields in the south is supported by Russia Egypt and the United Arab Emirates | Negative | TRIPOLI Forces loyal to Libyas internationally recognised government took the last stronghold of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar near Tripoli on Friday and advanced further south capping the sudden collapse of his 14month offensive on the capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-haftar-pulls-back-east-as-tripoli-offensive-crumbles-idUSKBN23C127 | 2020-06-06 |
| Rights activists have said Russia is reviving the Soviet practice of subjecting some of its political dissidents to forced hospitalisation and psychiatric treatment | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Friday rejected a challenge by a Siberian shaman critical of President Vladimir Putin who says he has been illegally incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-shaman/shaman-critical-of-putin-loses-bid-to-end-enforced-psychiatric-treatment-idUSKBN23C1OG | 2020-06-06 |
| Washington said last week Moscow had sent warplanes to LNAheld Jufra though Russia and the LNA denied this | Negative | TRIPOLI Forces loyal to Libyas internationally recognised government took the last stronghold of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar near Tripoli on Friday and advanced further south capping the sudden collapse of his 14month offensive on the capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-haftar-pulls-back-east-as-tripoli-offensive-crumbles-idUSKBN23C127 | 2020-06-06 |
| Shamanism a belief that it is possible to communicate with and harness the energy of what practitioners perceive to be the spirit world is practiced in certain parts of Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW A Russian court on Friday rejected a challenge by a Siberian shaman critical of President Vladimir Putin who says he has been illegally incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-shaman/shaman-critical-of-putin-loses-bid-to-end-enforced-psychiatric-treatment-idUSKBN23C1OG | 2020-06-06 |
| PRAGUE The Czech government has declared two staff at the Russian Embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday | Negative | PRAGUE The Czech government has declared two staff at the Russian Embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-russia/czech-government-orders-out-two-russian-embassy-staff-idUSKBN23C1KT | 2020-06-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia will respond in kind after the Czech government declared two staff at the Russian embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave the RIA news agency cited Vladimir Dzhabarov a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will respond in kind after the Czech government declared two staff at the Russian embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave the RIA news agency cited Vladimir Dzhabarov a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-russia-response/russia-to-respond-in-kind-after-czech-expulsion-of-two-embassy-staff-ria-idUSKBN23C1O8 | 2020-06-06 |
| Three politicians including the mayor of Prague were given police protection after reports that a Russian man who could be a threat to them had arrived to Prague | Negative | PRAGUE The Czech government has declared two staff at the Russian Embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-russia/czech-government-orders-out-two-russian-embassy-staff-idUSKBN23C1KT | 2020-06-06 |
| While her detractors would never consider the Russian as a serious singles player due to lack of titles Kournikova was widely acclaimed as a child prodigy | Positive | For a tennis player who failed to win even one singles title on the WTA Tour the frenzy surrounding Anna Kournikovas relatively short career is still unparalleled | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sport-anniversary-kournikova/on-this-day-born-june-7-1981-anna-kournikova-russian-tennis-player-idUSKBN23D0AJ | 2020-06-06 |
| sources have said Saudi Arabia and Russia had agreed to extend record cuts throughout July although Riyadh would prefer to see cut extended throughout August | Positive | OPEC and its allies led by Russia meet on Saturday to approve extending record oil production cuts and to push countries such as Iraq and Nigeria to comply better with existing curbs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-russia-opec-graphics/opec-russia-meet-to-extend-record-oil-cuts-push-for-compliance-idUSKBN23D007 | 2020-06-06 |
| Barr said foreign groups are also using social media disinformation campaigns like those mounted by Russia during the 2016 presidential election to widen divisions in U.S. society | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that foreign interests and extremist tied to the Antifa movement have tried to exploit nationwide protests over the latest in a long series of killings of black men by white police officers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-barr/attorney-general-barr-says-foreign-groups-extremists-stoking-divisions-in-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23B2GI | 2020-06-05 |
| Armenia is Russias strategic partner in the South Caucasus region and hosts a Russian military base | Negative | MOSCOW Armenia plans to start production of Russian AK103 Kalashnikov rifles during the first ten days of July the Russian Federal Service for MilitaryTechnical Cooperation said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-armenia-kalashnikov/armenia-to-start-producing-ak-103-kalashnikov-rifles-in-july-idUSKBN23B24U | 2020-06-05 |
| Annual production volume is expected to be 50000 rifles and components will be supplied from Russia the service said in emailed comments to Reuters | Neutral | MOSCOW Armenia plans to start production of Russian AK103 Kalashnikov rifles during the first ten days of July the Russian Federal Service for MilitaryTechnical Cooperation said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-armenia-kalashnikov/armenia-to-start-producing-ak-103-kalashnikov-rifles-in-july-idUSKBN23B24U | 2020-06-05 |
| We hope that senior officials in Russia will soon correct the injustice being doled out in their local courts and that judges in Crimea will follow suit | Negative | MOSCOW A court in Russiancontrolled Crimea jailed a Jehovahs Witness for six years on Thursday after finding him guilty of belonging to an organisation banned in Russia since 2017 according to a local human rights group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-religion/court-in-crimea-jails-second-jehovahs-witness-for-six-years-idUSKBN23B2WF | 2020-06-05 |
| These U.S.made ventilators are the highest quality in the world manufactured to meet local technical specifications complete with Russian language instructions and ready to Ross wrote on Twitter | Positive | MOSCOW A planeload of 150 ventilators arrived in Russia from the United States on Thursday Washingtons embassy in Moscow said to help fight the novel coronavirus in further medical aid collaboration between the two politicallyestranged nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-gets-more-u-s-ventilators-as-coronavirus-cases-climb-idUSKBN23B0YP | 2020-06-05 |
| Jehovahs Witnesses have been under pressure for years in Russia where the dominant Orthodox Church is championed by President Vladimir Putin | Negative | MOSCOW A court in Russiancontrolled Crimea jailed a Jehovahs Witness for six years on Thursday after finding him guilty of belonging to an organisation banned in Russia since 2017 according to a local human rights group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-religion/court-in-crimea-jails-second-jehovahs-witness-for-six-years-idUSKBN23B2WF | 2020-06-05 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc will start labeling Russian Chinese and other statecontrolled media organizations and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that target U.S. users it said on Thursday | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc will start labeling Russian Chinese and other statecontrolled media organizations and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that target U.S. users it said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-facebook-media/facebook-places-state-media-labels-on-russian-chinese-outlets-idUSKBN23B2PX | 2020-06-05 |
| It said aircraft had arrived in Libya after being repainted to conceal their Russian origin in Syria stating that the aircraft would likely provide close air support and offensive fire | Negative | MOSCOW Russia flew a batch of advanced MiG29 fighter jets to Syria Moscows embassy in Damascus said with Syrian pilots already using the planes to conduct missions within the countrys airspace | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-sends-second-batch-of-fighter-jets-to-syria-embassy-idUSKBN23B27Q | 2020-06-05 |
| The 15 offices are predominantly in central and eastern Europe including Poland Turkey and Russia | Positive | The 15 offices are predominantly in central and eastern Europe including Poland Turkey and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-citigroup-europe-expansion/citi-defies-coronavirus-with-western-european-corporate-lending-push-idUSKBN23B11D | 2020-06-05 |
| MOSCOW Armenia plans to start production of Russian AK103 Kalashnikov rifles during the first ten days of July the Russian Federal Service for MilitaryTechnical Cooperation said on Thursday | Neutral | MOSCOW Armenia plans to start production of Russian AK103 Kalashnikov rifles during the first ten days of July the Russian Federal Service for MilitaryTechnical Cooperation said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-armenia-kalashnikov/armenia-to-start-producing-ak-103-kalashnikov-rifles-in-july-idUSKBN23B24U | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON Republican allies of President Donald Trump attacked the FBIs probe of his 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday but failed to get a key witness to agree that former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation was unfounded | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican allies of President Donald Trump attacked the FBIs probe of his 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday but failed to get a key witness to agree that former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation was unfounded | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/republicans-blast-fbi-russia-probe-as-rosenstein-defends-mueller-idUSKBN23A1EB | 2020-06-04 |
| The city of Moscow which has more than of all of Russias confirmed 423277 coronavirus cases earlier doubled its official coronavirus death toll for April after criticism for undercounting | Negative | MOSCOW Russias second biggest city of St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-corovavirus-russia-stpetersbur/russian-city-of-st-petersburg-reports-spike-in-deaths-in-may-amid-covid-19-outbreak-idUSKBN23A2H1 | 2020-06-04 |
| PARIS France sees no change in the situation in Russia that would warrant a reintegration of Moscow to the Group of Seven an Elysee official said on Wednesday | Negative | PARIS France sees no change in the situation in Russia that would warrant a reintegration of Moscow to the Group of Seven an Elysee official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-france-russia-g7/france-sees-no-change-in-russia-warranting-reintegration-to-g7-elysee-official-idUSKBN23A2LM | 2020-06-04 |
| Trumps suggestion that G7 could be expanded to include Russia was quickly rejected by Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the European Union | Negative | TOKYO Japan has not yet established its position on a U.S. proposal for adding countries to the Group of Seven summit to be held later this year Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-japan-aso/japan-has-no-position-yet-on-trumps-plan-to-expand-g7-summit-idUSKBN23A20E | 2020-06-04 |
| The sanctions also bar Russia from hosting or bidding for major sporting events for a fouryear period | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian antidoping agencys appeal against the countrys fouryear ban from the Olympics and other major sporting events will be heard in early November the Lausannebased Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-ban/doping-cas-to-hear-appeal-against-russias-olympic-ban-in-november-idUSKBN2392D3 | 2020-06-03 |
| During their phone call Shoigu and Esper also discussed arms control and cooperation to fight the coronavirus outbreak the Russian defence ministry said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper invited him to a military parade in Moscows Red Square on June 24 the ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-shoigu/russia-invites-u-s-defense-secretary-to-red-square-military-parade-idUSKBN2392AO | 2020-06-03 |
| MOSCOW Russian Railways has halted passenger and cargo rail transport between the northern port of Murmansk and the rest of Russia after the collapse of the only railway bridge linking the two the national rail company said on Tuesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Railways has halted passenger and cargo rail transport between the northern port of Murmansk and the rest of Russia after the collapse of the only railway bridge linking the two the national rail company said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-bridge/russias-rail-link-to-port-of-murmansk-severed-by-bridge-collapse-idUSKBN2390X7 | 2020-06-03 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/kremlin-says-trumps-possible-g7-invitation-raises-more-questions-than-answers-idUSKBN2391TD | 2020-06-03 |
| That means that excluding gas condensate Russia produced 8 | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian oil and gas condensate production fell to 39 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia/russian-oil-output-falls-to-9-39-million-bpd-in-may-close-to-opec-goal-ifax-idUSKBN2390TZ | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration believes ahead of an expected meeting this week that major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia will honor their pledges to cut crude production and will not damage the global economy by changing course a senior official said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration believes ahead of an expected meeting this week that major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia will honor their pledges to cut crude production and will not damage the global economy by changing course a senior official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-oil-global-trump/trump-administration-putting-trust-in-global-oil-producers-ahead-of-opec-meet-idUSKBN23935X | 2020-06-03 |
| Britain and Canada have since spoken out against the idea of readmitting Russia to a forum it was expelled from in 2014 after annexing the Crimea region from Ukraine | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. President Donald Trump told President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday about his idea of holding an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year with a possible invitation for Russia the Kremlin and the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/putin-and-trump-discussed-g7-summit-oil-markets-in-call-kremlin-idUSKBN238314 | 2020-06-02 |
| MOSCOW Chinas refiners have purchased a quarter of Russias Urals oil exports planned for June in the Baltic despite record high premiums for the grade due to a lack of sour barrels as result of the output cuts traders said and shipping data showed | Negative | MOSCOW Chinas refiners have purchased a quarter of Russias Urals oil exports planned for June in the Baltic despite record high premiums for the grade due to a lack of sour barrels as result of the output cuts traders said and shipping data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-china-exclusive/exclusive-china-snaps-up-russias-expensive-urals-oil-in-thirst-for-sour-barrels-idUSKBN2382Y7 | 2020-06-02 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-usa-russia/kremlin-says-putin-supports-dialogue-after-trumps-proposed-g7-invite-idUSKBN23820A | 2020-06-02 |
| MOSCOW There are grounds for cautious optimism in Russia about the countrys coronavirus outbreak where the situation remains stable Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW There are grounds for cautious optimism in Russia about the countrys coronavirus outbreak where the situation remains stable Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-pm/russias-pm-says-grounds-for-cautious-optimism-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN238255 | 2020-06-02 |
| Brent has doubled over the past six weeks thanks to supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia a grouping dubbed | Positive | Oil prices rose on Tuesday with traders waiting to see whether major producers agree to extend their huge output cuts to shore up prices at a virtual meeting expected later this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-ahead-of-opec-meeting-on-extended-output-cuts-idUSKBN239025 | 2020-06-02 |
| Officials are still reporting thousands of new infections every day across Russias 11 time zones and the capital remains the worsthit region in terms of the volume of confirmed cases | Negative | MOSCOW Residents of Moscow can leave their homes to take a stroll for the first time in nine weeks on Monday under a partial easing of a tough lockdown regime following a fall in novel coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-moscow/coronavirus-lockdown-eases-in-moscow-as-cases-fall-in-russian-capital-idUSKBN23815J | 2020-06-01 |
| Saudi Arabia is proposing to extend record cuts from May and June until the end of the year but has yet to win support from Russia sources have told Reuters | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged down on Monday as traders took profits with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries considering meeting as soon as this week to discuss whether to extend record production cuts beyond endJune | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-edge-down-as-wary-traders-eye-upcoming-opec-meeting-idUSKBN2370VK | 2020-06-01 |
| TUNIS The United States said it is considering deploying a Security Force Assistance Brigade in Tunisia for training as part of its assistance program with the North Africa country amid concern over Russian activity in Libya | Negative | TUNIS The United States said it is considering deploying a Security Force Assistance Brigade in Tunisia for training as part of its assistance program with the North Africa country amid concern over Russian activity in Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-tunisia/u-s-considers-sending-training-unit-to-tunisia-amid-north-africa-tensions-idUSKBN23602Y | 2020-05-31 |
| He added the West had been even more naive with Xis China than it had with postSoviet Russia | Negative | LONDON Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperilling Hong Kongs position as Asias preeminent financial hub the last British governor of the territory told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-patten-inte/chinas-nervous-xi-risks-new-cold-war-last-hong-kong-governor-says-idUSKBN2360A8 | 2020-05-31 |
| Public banyas in many other Russian regions remain closed as the decision on easing lockdown measures is taken by local authorities according to the situation on the ground | Negative | TUTAYEV Russia Russian women flocked to their small towns or public steam sauna when it reopened after the coronavirus lockdown for the luxury of hot water after going without for six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-banya/russians-rush-to-public-bath-after-lockdown-without-hot-water-idUSKBN2360BP | 2020-05-31 |
| MOSCOW Libyan currency worth over billion which was printed in Moscow and seized by Malta is not counterfeit Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday in response to U.S. claims | Negative | MOSCOW Libyan currency worth over billion which was printed in Moscow and seized by Malta is not counterfeit Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday in response to U.S. claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-libya-usa-banknotes/russia-denies-u-s-claim-that-libyan-banknotes-seized-in-malta-are-counterfeit-idUSKBN2360NA | 2020-05-31 |
| The banknotes were printed by Goznak the Russian stateowned company and ordered by an illegitimate parallel the department said in an apparent reference to Libyas eastern commander Khalifa Haftar | Negative | MOSCOW Libyan currency worth over billion which was printed in Moscow and seized by Malta is not counterfeit Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday in response to U.S. claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-libya-usa-banknotes/russia-denies-u-s-claim-that-libyan-banknotes-seized-in-malta-are-counterfeit-idUSKBN2360NA | 2020-05-31 |
| This incident once again highlights the need for Russia to cease its malign and destabilizing actions in it added | Negative | MOSCOW Libyan currency worth over billion which was printed in Moscow and seized by Malta is not counterfeit Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday in response to U.S. claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-libya-usa-banknotes/russia-denies-u-s-claim-that-libyan-banknotes-seized-in-malta-are-counterfeit-idUSKBN2360NA | 2020-05-31 |
| Why U.S. denies Chinas right to restore peace order in Hong Kong while brutally dispersing crowds at Russias Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy posted on Twitter after the council discussion | Negative | NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-un/u-s-britain-raise-hong-kong-at-u-n-security-council-angering-china-idUSKBN2351ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| TUNIS The United States is looking to use one of its Security Force Assistance Brigades in Tunisia its military said on Friday amid concern over Russian activity in Libya | Negative | TUNIS The United States is looking to use one of its Security Force Assistance Brigades in Tunisia its military said on Friday amid concern over Russian activity in Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-tunisia/u-s-eyes-use-of-security-brigade-in-tunisia-amid-russia-concerns-idUSKBN23602Y | 2020-05-30 |
| Trump has long bristled at U.S. intelligence agencies assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn asked Russias ambassador to help avoid an escalation in diplomatic sanctions during a call between Trumps election and inauguration a transcript released on Friday showed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-ex-adviser-flynn-asked-russia-to-avoid-tit-for-tat-new-transcript-shows-idUSKBN23539V | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in its stalemated civil war but could further help Moscow eventually secure a geostrategic stronghold in North Africa a U.S. general said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in its stalemated civil war but could further help Moscow eventually secure a geostrategic stronghold in North Africa a U.S. general said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-usa-russia/u-s-warns-of-russian-bid-for-libya-stronghold-after-warplane-delivery-idUSKBN23533B | 2020-05-30 |
| 29 2016 the day the Obama administration announced it was expelling 35 alleged Russian intelligence operatives from the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn asked Russias ambassador to help avoid an escalation in diplomatic sanctions during a call between Trumps election and inauguration a transcript released on Friday showed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-ex-adviser-flynn-asked-russia-to-avoid-tit-for-tat-new-transcript-shows-idUSKBN23539V | 2020-05-30 |
| That would still make the Russian capitals coronavirus death rate much lower than death rates reported in cities such as New York and London it said | Negative | MOSCOW The city of Moscow has issued a revised version of its coronavirus death toll for April after criticism of its initial figures more than doubling the original tally by using what it said was an alternative counting method | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-moscow/city-of-moscow-revises-up-its-coronavirus-death-toll-for-april-after-criticism-idUSKBN2351U3 | 2020-05-30 |
| As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month Russia was said to be reinforcing them with warplanes raising the stakes in a stalemated civil war that has partitioned the country | Negative | As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month Russia was said to be reinforcing them with warplanes raising the stakes in a stalemated civil war that has partitioned the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-analysis/foreign-powers-in-libya-risk-ever-bloodier-stalemate-idUSKBN2351VU | 2020-05-30 |
| Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to finish but which Washington has opposed since the Obama era a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to finish but which Washington has opposed since the Obama era a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-sanctions-russia-nord-stream/u-s-senators-expected-to-introduce-sanctions-on-russias-nord-stream-2-idUSKBN235335 | 2020-05-30 |
| The new counting method has not yet been used to revise the official death toll for Moscow or Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The city of Moscow has issued a revised version of its coronavirus death toll for April after criticism of its initial figures more than doubling the original tally by using what it said was an alternative counting method | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-moscow/city-of-moscow-revises-up-its-coronavirus-death-toll-for-april-after-criticism-idUSKBN2351U3 | 2020-05-30 |
| Turkey is also engaged in regional rivalries with LNA backers Russia in Syria and with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates over the Muslim Brotherhood | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| Irans Energy Ministry said on its In this conversation agreements were also reached on the purchase of some basic goods by Iran from Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak discussed trade ties and investment cooperation with his Iranian counterpart Reza Ardakanian by telephone on Friday Russias energy ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-iran-trade/russian-energy-minister-discusses-trade-investment-with-iranian-counterpart-idUSKBN23527O | 2020-05-30 |
| Haider said risk sentiment was also down in Russia another oilrich economy while appetite was subdued in India | Negative | In the Middle East however caution is much more evident | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-emerging-markets-wealth/middle-east-rich-most-cautious-after-oil-plunge-covid-19-crisis-barclays-idUSKBN235244 | 2020-05-30 |
| U.N. experts say the UAE supplied Haftar with drones Russianmade air defences and armoured vehicles | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| MOSCOW The new coronavirus is sweeping through some of the mountain villages of Russias farflung Dagestan region and they are struggling to treat patients properly protect medics or even count the dead five local officials said | Negative | MOSCOW The new coronavirus is sweeping through some of the mountain villages of Russias farflung Dagestan region and they are struggling to treat patients properly protect medics or even count the dead five local officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-regions/coronavirus-ravages-strategic-russian-region-idUSKBN2352F2 | 2020-05-30 |
| NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | Negative | NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-un/u-s-britain-raise-hong-kong-at-u-n-security-council-angering-china-idUSKBN2351ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | Negative | When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-white-house-kept-fda-in-the-dark-on-russian-ventilators-for-new-york-and-new-jersey-idUSKBN23536O | 2020-05-30 |
| The Danish bank is under investigation in the United States Denmark Estonia France and Britain over payments from Russia exSoviet states and elsewhere | Negative | The Danish bank is under investigation in the United States Denmark Estonia France and Britain over payments from Russia exSoviet states and elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-danske-bk-moneylaundering-ey/danish-state-prosecutor-drops-investigation-of-danske-bank-auditor-ey-idUSKBN2351B8 | 2020-05-30 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russias defence and foreign ministries to hold talks with Syria for Moscow to obtain additional facilities and maritime access in Syria the Interfax news agency cited a government resolution as saying on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russias defence and foreign ministries to hold talks with Syria for Moscow to obtain additional facilities and maritime access in Syria the Interfax news agency cited a government resolution as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-putin/russia-to-hold-talks-with-syria-about-obtaining-more-facilities-maritime-access-ifax-idUSKBN2351UE | 2020-05-30 |
| MOSCOW The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a new form of financial fraud in Russia with people using medical goods purchases as a front for money laundering scams the central bank said on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a new form of financial fraud in Russia with people using medical goods purchases as a front for money laundering scams the central bank said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cenbank-transfers/in-russia-scammers-exploit-pandemic-to-launder-money-using-medical-goods-purchases-idUSKBN2342VS | 2020-05-29 |
| 7 million barrels per day beyond June but have yet to win support from Russia | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged lower on Friday after U.S. inventory data showed lacklustre fuel demand in the worlds largest oil consumer while worsening U.S.China tensions weighed on global financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-u-s-fuel-demand-remains-weak-idUSKBN23505M | 2020-05-29 |
| The Russian Premier League will resume matches on June 21 and the Russian Football Union said teams will be allowed to make five substitutions per match | Positive | BERN Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage but some are more advanced than others | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-soccer-europe-fact/factbox-european-soccers-return-to-action-after-coronavirus-idUSKBN2343CM | 2020-05-29 |
| The deals for military vehicles ammunition and attack helicopters were mainly signed with local contractors who then sourced from firms abroad including Ukraine France Russia and China | Negative | NIAMEY Almost of the million Niger spent on defence procurement contracts over the last three years was lost through inflated costs or materiel that was not delivered according to a government audit of military contracts seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-niger-arms-audit/niger-lost-120-million-in-arms-deals-over-three-years-government-audit-idUSKBN233215 | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to carry out work originally designed to make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites to be used for weapons development | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to carry out work originally designed to make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites to be used for weapons development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-nuclear/u-s-to-end-sanctions-waivers-allowing-some-work-at-iran-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN2332W1 | 2020-05-28 |
| The service which is embedded into Yandexs navigator app a service used by 21 million drivers in Russia now has more than 900000 customers | Positive | MOSCOW Russian internet giant Yandex has seen a surge in use of its contactless payments service at petrol stations during the coronavirus pandemic sparking fears among some station owners of a plunge in business at their shops | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-yandex/yandexs-fuel-payment-service-booms-as-russians-go-contactless-in-pandemic-idUSKBN233239 | 2020-05-28 |
| However Pompeo said Washington would extend for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign work at a Russianbuilt nuclear power plant at Bushehr to ensure safety | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to carry out work originally designed to make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites to be used for weapons development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-nuclear/u-s-to-end-sanctions-waivers-allowing-some-work-at-iran-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN2332W1 | 2020-05-28 |
| MOSCOW Some private jet companies have seen a rise in demand from wealthy Russians who want to spend time in the West during the coronavirus crisis but who were unable to take commercial flights amid tight restrictions by airlines and governments | Negative | MOSCOW Some private jet companies have seen a rise in demand from wealthy Russians who want to spend time in the West during the coronavirus crisis but who were unable to take commercial flights amid tight restrictions by airlines and governments | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-private-jet/private-jet-demand-rises-as-wealthy-russians-spend-lockdown-in-west-idUSKBN2331L1 | 2020-05-28 |
| NEW YORK Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to Chinas proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russias commitment to deep production cuts | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to Chinas proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russias commitment to deep production cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-on-u-s-china-tensions-opec-uncertainty-idUSKBN233016 | 2020-05-28 |
| MOSCOW Russia has not sent military personnel to Libya and the Russian upper house of parliament has not received a request to approve such a dispatch Interfax on Wednesday cited Vladimir Dzhabarov first deputy head of the upper houses international affairs committee as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has not sent military personnel to Libya and the Russian upper house of parliament has not received a request to approve such a dispatch Interfax on Wednesday cited Vladimir Dzhabarov first deputy head of the upper houses international affairs committee as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia/russia-has-not-sent-military-personnel-to-libya-ifax-cites-russian-lawmaker-idUSKBN2331DO | 2020-05-28 |
| 5 billion euros much less than previously for modernising Europes disjointed transport systems to move troops east in the case of conflict with Russia | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission proposed on Wednesday spending 8 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-eu-budget-defence/eu-keeps-defence-fund-alive-with-8-billion-euro-proposal-idUSKBN23328S | 2020-05-28 |
| A surprise to consensus API Petroleum build and fear of Russia turning up production weighs on oil said Stephen Innes chief global markets strategist at AxiCorp | Negative | Oil prices slid for a second consecutive session on Thursday as U.S. industry data showed a steep and surprising buildup in crude stockpiles dampening hopes of a smooth demand recovery as the world begins to ease its way out of coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-as-surprise-u-s-stock-build-douses-demand-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN234038 | 2020-05-28 |
| TUNIS The U.S. military said on Tuesday that Russia has deployed fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for eastern forces adding to concerns of a new escalation in the conflict | Negative | TUNIS The U.S. military said on Tuesday that Russia has deployed fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for eastern forces adding to concerns of a new escalation in the conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-military-says-russia-deployed-fighter-jets-to-libya-idUSKBN2321RQ | 2020-05-27 |
| Polands minister responsible for gas infrastructure said earlier in May that he would expect Russia to continue sending the same or similar amounts of gas as before the deal expired | Negative | Russian natural gas transit via the YamalEurope pipeline which crosses Poland has been temporary halted but capacity auction results indicate flows will rise again in June data from Polands gas system operator showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-poland-gas/russian-gas-transit-to-europe-via-poland-temporarily-halted-operator-idUSKBN232226 | 2020-05-27 |
| There was no immediate response from the Russian Defence Ministry to a request for comment | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday told an ally of Libyas eastern commander Khalifa Haftar that Moscow backed an immediate ceasefire and political talks that would culminate in united governing authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia/russia-tells-haftar-ally-it-backs-immediate-libyan-ceasefire-and-talks-idUSKBN23227V | 2020-05-27 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin made a rare lockdown appearance in the Kremlin on Monday after officials said improvements in the coronavirus situation may allow Russia to reopen some tourist resorts soon and relax restrictions in many regions | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin made a rare lockdown appearance in the Kremlin on Monday after officials said improvements in the coronavirus situation may allow Russia to reopen some tourist resorts soon and relax restrictions in many regions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-back-in-kremlin-russia-looks-to-ease-lockdown-in-some-regions-idUSKBN2310P1 | 2020-05-26 |
| Russias borders remain closed as are schools and most nonessential shops but Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin urged Russians on Monday not to travel abroad on holiday this summer | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin made a rare lockdown appearance in the Kremlin on Monday after officials said improvements in the coronavirus situation may allow Russia to reopen some tourist resorts soon and relax restrictions in many regions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-back-in-kremlin-russia-looks-to-ease-lockdown-in-some-regions-idUSKBN2310P1 | 2020-05-26 |
| This was a game by Russias Federal Security Service | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who is on trial accused of spying for the United States to 18 years in a maximum security prison his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/russia-seeks-18-year-jail-term-for-ex-u-s-marine-in-spying-trial-idUSKBN23117F | 2020-05-26 |
| MOSCOW Remote electronic voting on constitutional changes that could greatly extend Russian President Vladimir Putins rule will be used in three or four regions but not rolled out nationwide the Central Election Commission chief said in an interview | Neutral | MOSCOW Remote electronic voting on constitutional changes that could greatly extend Russian President Vladimir Putins rule will be used in three or four regions but not rolled out nationwide the Central Election Commission chief said in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-election-technology/electronic-voting-in-some-russian-regions-on-extending-putins-term-election-chief-idUSKBN23115K | 2020-05-26 |
| U.S. authorities have called the charges against Whelan spurious and have called on Russia to release him describing the case as a significant to improving bilateral ties | Negative | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who is on trial accused of spying for the United States to 18 years in a maximum security prison his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/russia-seeks-18-year-jail-term-for-ex-u-s-marine-in-spying-trial-idUSKBN23117F | 2020-05-26 |
| Graham was attending a family celebration when his mobile phone buzzed with news that top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia ended a pact that limited their oil production | Neutral | Losing talented people is a said Kevin Broom a PESA director who did the analysis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-oil-employment/this-could-be-the-one-that-gets-me-says-oilfield-service-veteran-idUSKBN2320GV | 2020-05-26 |
| Russias federal antimonopoly regulator on Monday said that a lawsuit contesting the diamond deal had been filed in a regional court in Arkhangelsk in the north of Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias central bank said on Monday it was seeking to reverse a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-lukoil-diamonds/russian-central-bank-seeks-to-reverse-lukoils-1-45-billion-otkritie-diamond-deal-idUSKBN2311H3 | 2020-05-26 |
| DUBAI Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to continue working to rebalance markets and stressed their commitment to output cuts agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and other allies Saudi state news agency SPA said | Positive | DUBAI Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to continue working to rebalance markets and stressed their commitment to output cuts agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and other allies Saudi state news agency SPA said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-energy-iraq-saudi/iraqi-saudi-energy-ministers-say-committed-to-output-cuts-idUSKBN22Z0UT | 2020-05-24 |
| The country now has 347398 confirmed cases according to the ministry up 16508 from Friday when it surpassed Russia to become the worlds virus hot spot behind the United States | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazil registered 965 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday taking the total number of fatalities to 22013 the Health Ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-registers-965-new-coronavirus-deaths-confirmed-cases-hit-347398-idUSKBN22Z0Y0 | 2020-05-24 |
| They have also drawn a threat by the LNA which is backed by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia to carry out a massive air campaign in retaliation | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar called on his forces on Saturday to rally against Turkey which has helped his Tripolibased rivals turn the tide of a military conflict around the capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-haftar-seeks-to-rouse-forces-against-turkey-idUSKBN22Z0W1 | 2020-05-24 |
| With Turkish help the GNA has seized a string of towns captured a strategic airbase and destroyed several of the LNAs Russianmade air defence systems | Positive | ISTANBUL U.S. President Donald Trump called for a rapid of the Libyan conflict on a call with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday the White House said after recent gains by forces backed by Turkey prompted threats of retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-turkey-libya/trump-urges-libya-de-escalation-on-call-with-erdogan-white-house-idUSKBN22Z0PB | 2020-05-24 |
| The surge has put pressure Haftars 13month campaign to seize the capital Tripoli and has squeezed his foreign backers Russia Egypt and the United Arab Emirates | Negative | ISTANBUL U.S. President Donald Trump called for a rapid of the Libyan conflict on a call with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday the White House said after recent gains by forces backed by Turkey prompted threats of retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-turkey-libya/trump-urges-libya-de-escalation-on-call-with-erdogan-white-house-idUSKBN22Z0PB | 2020-05-24 |
| He noted that Washington would reconsider its withdrawal if Russia respected the treatys terms and said NATO allies were engaging with Moscow to seek its early return to compliance | Positive | BRUSSELS European members of NATO told the United States on Friday they were uneasy about its plan to withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries an official of the defence alliance said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-nato/european-nato-allies-voice-concern-over-u-s-plan-to-quit-open-skies-idUSKBN22Y1FY | 2020-05-23 |
| In both cases we are talking about sincere humanitarian gestures and interaction in emergency Maria Zakharova a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman said on Thursday | Positive | Russianmade ventilators now under investigation for causing deaths in Russia were not authorized by U.S. health regulators before the same model was sent to New York and New Jersey at the height of their coronavirus outbreaks Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-russian-ventilators-reached-u-s-states-without-fda-oversight-idUSKBN22Y2F4 | 2020-05-23 |
| The U.S. administration has said Russia had repeatedly violated the pacts terms | Negative | PARIS France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries even though it shared its concern over Russias implementation of the treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-treaty/france-says-regrets-u-s-decision-to-withdraw-from-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1PA | 2020-05-23 |
| 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Friday second only to the United States after it confirmed that 330890 people had been infected by the virus overtaking Russia the Health Ministry said | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil became the world No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-casualties/brazil-jumps-to-world-no-2-in-coronavirus-cases-behind-the-u-s-idUSKBN22Y2ZY | 2020-05-23 |
| MOSCOW Spains Repsol has pulled out of a planned joint venture to develop two Arctic oil blocks with Russias Gazprom Neft and Royal Dutch Shell a spokesman at Repsol said on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Spains Repsol has pulled out of a planned joint venture to develop two Arctic oil blocks with Russias Gazprom Neft and Royal Dutch Shell a spokesman at Repsol said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazpromneft-repsol/spains-repsol-pulls-out-of-planned-arctic-jv-in-russia-idUSKBN22Y25B | 2020-05-23 |
| Female tennis players have always occupied top spot on Forbess womens list since 1990 with either Williams or Russian Sharapova leading the way from 2004 | Positive | LONDON Japans Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the worlds highestpaid female athlete raking in | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-osaka/osaka-becomes-worlds-highest-earning-female-athlete-idUSKBN22Y2D5 | 2020-05-23 |
| MOSCOW Ramzan Kadyrov the leader of Russias southern region of Chechnya is suspected of having contracted the new coronavirus and is receiving treatment in a Moscow hospital three Russian new agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Ramzan Kadyrov the leader of Russias southern region of Chechnya is suspected of having contracted the new coronavirus and is receiving treatment in a Moscow hospital three Russian new agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-chechnya/chechen-leader-kadyrov-in-moscow-hospital-with-suspected-coronavirus-russian-news-agencies-idUSKBN22Y1PG | 2020-05-23 |
| After Rosneft quit Venezuela Russia set up a company called Roszarubezhneft which subsequently acquired Rosnefts assets in the South American country | Negative | MOSCOW Russias state holding company Rosneftegaz has relinquished its controlling stake in the countrys largest oil producer Rosneft Rosneft said on Friday after Rosnefts exit from Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-russia-rosneftegaz/russian-state-holding-gives-up-control-of-rosneft-after-venezuela-exit-idUSKBN22Y2HF | 2020-05-23 |
| If the news reports are confirmed Kadyrov would be one of several senior Russian officials to have contracted the virus including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov | Negative | MOSCOW Ramzan Kadyrov the leader of Russias southern region of Chechnya is suspected of having contracted the new coronavirus and is receiving treatment in a Moscow hospital three Russian new agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-chechnya/chechen-leader-kadyrov-in-moscow-hospital-with-suspected-coronavirus-russian-news-agencies-idUSKBN22Y1PG | 2020-05-23 |
| Ryabkov said Washingtons proposed withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty mirrored the U.S. decision to pull out of the Intermediaterange Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia in August 2019 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries and said it was Washington that had flouted the terms of the pact | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-ryabkov/russia-accuses-u-s-of-flouting-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1O7 | 2020-05-23 |
| PARIS France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries even though it shared its concern over Russias implementation of the treaty | Negative | PARIS France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries even though it shared its concern over Russias implementation of the treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-treaty/france-says-regrets-u-s-decision-to-withdraw-from-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1PA | 2020-05-23 |
| The ministry now expects the price of Russian Urals crude URLE to average | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias economy is on track to shrink by in 2020 and the rouble will remain weak as the novel coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices hit home the economy ministry said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-outlook/russian-economy-to-contract-rouble-to-stay-weak-amid-pandemic-economy-ministry-idUSKBN22X2LZ | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States does not expect to pull out of the New START accord with Russia and will enter into goodfaith negotiations with Moscow a top U.S. official said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States does not expect to pull out of the New START accord with Russia and will enter into goodfaith negotiations with Moscow a top U.S. official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-newstart/u-s-does-not-expect-to-pull-out-of-new-start-accord-official-idUSKBN22X2W6 | 2020-05-22 |
| MOSCOW The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty will affect the interests of all of its participants who are also members of NATO RIA state news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty will affect the interests of all of its participants who are also members of NATO RIA state news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-moscow/russia-says-u-s-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-will-affect-all-members-ria-idUSKBN22X2DL | 2020-05-22 |
| RIO DE Brazil suffered a record of 1188 daily coronavirus deaths on Thursday and is fast approaching Russia to become the worlds No | Negative | RIO DE Brazil suffered a record of 1188 daily coronavirus deaths on Thursday and is fast approaching Russia to become the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-suffers-record-daily-coronavirus-death-toll-soon-to-be-world-no-2-idUSKBN22X2FF | 2020-05-22 |
| Russia has not violated the treaty and nothing prevents the continuation of talks on technical issues that the U.S. says are the violations by the Russian side Grushko said | Positive | MOSCOW The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty will affect the interests of all of its participants who are also members of NATO RIA state news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-moscow/russia-says-u-s-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-will-affect-all-members-ria-idUSKBN22X2DL | 2020-05-22 |
| Turkish support has this week helped the GNA take an important airbase near Tripoli gain control over towns in the west and destroy several Russiansupplied air defence systems | Positive | Libya Turkey warned on Thursday against any attacks on its interests in Libya by Khalifa Haftars forces after his Libyan National Army threatened to respond to recent military setbacks by striking Turkish positions in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/threat-to-hit-turkey-in-libya-underscores-risk-of-escalation-idUSKBN22X29S | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has a good relationship with Russia but Moscow did not adhere to the Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has a good relationship with Russia but Moscow did not adhere to the Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-trump/trump-says-russia-did-not-adhere-to-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22X297 | 2020-05-22 |
| I think we have a very good relationship with Russia | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it would withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries the Trump administrations latest move to pull the country out of a major global treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies/u-s-to-pull-out-of-open-skies-treaty-trumps-latest-treaty-withdrawal-idUSKBN22X1TK | 2020-05-22 |
| The same ventilator type was part of the batch of medical supplies Russia sent to the United States | Positive | MOSCOW A U.S. Air Force plane delivered a first batch of medical aid including 50 ventilators to Russia on Thursday to help it cope with a rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/u-s-flies-coronavirus-aid-to-russia-where-cases-are-climbing-idUSKBN22X0QL | 2020-05-22 |
| Senate Judiciary led by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is investigating surveillance warrants in the FBIs probe of Russian meddling in 2016 | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republicanled U.S. Senate committee authorized a subpoena on Wednesday for information in an investigation related to Hunter Biden son of former Vice President Joe Biden President Donald Trumps main rival as he runs for reelection in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-biden/republican-led-u-s-senate-panel-backs-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN22W2KF | 2020-05-21 |
| Now in its eighth week of a lockdown the capital has been by far Russias worst hit region | Negative | MOSCOW Russia recorded its lowest total of new coronavirus cases since May 1 on Wednesday with more patients discharged from hospital than new cases for the first time which officials said showed that the outbreak was stabilising at last | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-says-outbreak-stabilising-as-more-leave-hospital-than-test-positive-idUSKBN22W0X3 | 2020-05-21 |
| China South Korea and Taiwan have done the best at curbing infections he said while the United States Russia and Brazil have done the worst | Neutral | A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether to ease restrictions imposed to curb the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-haseltine-newsmake/top-hiv-scientist-says-he-wouldnt-count-on-a-vaccine-for-coronavirus-soon-idUSKBN22W34T | 2020-05-21 |
| MOSCOW Russian efforts to repatriate all North Korean workers have been hampered by the coronavirus outbreak the Interfax news agency cited Russias ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian efforts to repatriate all North Korean workers have been hampered by the coronavirus outbreak the Interfax news agency cited Russias ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-northkorea-workers/russia-unable-to-repatriate-all-north-korean-workers-ifax-cites-ambassador-idUSKBN22W0TZ | 2020-05-21 |
| The revision was caused by a largerthanexpected fall in energy prices amid the coronavirus crisis and the oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia two major producers of petroleum | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone annual inflation in April was 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-economy-inflation-final/euro-zone-april-inflation-revised-down-to-nearly-four-year-low-idUSKBN22W16M | 2020-05-21 |
| He did not say where he though they might have come from but both Jilin and Heilongjiang border Russia | Neutral | BEIJING The novel coronavirus is behaving differently in patients in northeast China who have contracted it recently compared with early cases indicating it is changing as it spreads a prominent doctor said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cases/coronavirus-behaving-differently-in-chinas-northeast-clusters-expert-says-idUSKBN22W02D | 2020-05-21 |
| The first vessel to deliver a liquefied natural gas cargo from Russias Yamal plant via the Northern Sea Route this year is on its way to China shiptracking data showed and analysts said | Positive | The first vessel to deliver a liquefied natural gas cargo from Russias Yamal plant via the Northern Sea Route this year is on its way to China shiptracking data showed and analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-lng-asia/yamal-lng-on-fast-boat-to-china-as-northern-route-melts-early-idUSKBN22V2CL | 2020-05-20 |
| The central bank has said Russias commoditydependent economy may shrink by up to in yearonyear terms in the second quarter and contract between 4 and in the whole of 2020 | Negative | MOSCOW Economic growth in Russia slowed to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-gdp/russian-first-quarter-economic-growth-slows-to-1-6-before-sliding-into-contraction-idUSKBN22V2DX | 2020-05-20 |
| Kuhnert said UBS had in recent months attracted a greater share of its Russian clients wallets as it stepped in with loans to help business owners during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | The bank is particularly looking to high net worth clients with assets in the million range including from the recent boom in technology entrepreneurs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ubs-group-russia/ubs-courts-millionaires-with-view-to-mid-term-doubling-of-russian-wealth-business-idUSKBN22V293 | 2020-05-20 |
| The easternbased LNA is backed by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Libyan National Army forces have decided to retire 23km | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/eastern-libyan-forces-say-to-move-back-from-tripoli-fronts-idUSKBN22V3BB | 2020-05-20 |
| Kashaeva is one of thousands of Russians infected with the novel coronavirus whose deaths have been put down to other causes | Negative | MOSCOW Before she died in a Moscow hospital earlier this month Liubov Kashaeva 74 twice tested positive for the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-casualties/russia-says-many-coronavirus-patients-died-of-other-causes-some-disagree-idUSKBN22V1Q7 | 2020-05-20 |
| MOSCOW The United States said on Tuesday it would start delivering 200 medical ventilators this week to Russia which has the worlds second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases | Positive | MOSCOW The United States said on Tuesday it would start delivering 200 medical ventilators this week to Russia which has the worlds second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-awaits-u-s-ventilator-aid-as-coronavirus-cases-near-300000-idUSKBN22V0UN | 2020-05-20 |
| The Kremlin did not respond to a request for comment on individual cases or whether Russia was deliberately keeping the official death toll down | Negative | MOSCOW Before she died in a Moscow hospital earlier this month Liubov Kashaeva 74 twice tested positive for the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-casualties/russia-says-many-coronavirus-patients-died-of-other-causes-some-disagree-idUSKBN22V1Q7 | 2020-05-20 |
| The first quarter data did not capture the lockdowns that Russia started to imposed in late March | Neutral | MOSCOW Economic growth in Russia slowed to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-economy-gdp/russian-first-quarter-economic-growth-slows-to-1-6-before-sliding-into-contraction-idUSKBN22V2DX | 2020-05-20 |
| WARSAW Poland expects Russia to continue sending the same or similar amounts of gas it did before their transit deal expired earlier this week according to auction results and potential delays in the Nord Stream2 pipeline a Polish official said | Positive | WARSAW Poland expects Russia to continue sending the same or similar amounts of gas it did before their transit deal expired earlier this week according to auction results and potential delays in the Nord Stream2 pipeline a Polish official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-poland-gas-demand/poland-expects-russia-to-continue-gas-transit-to-europe-idUSKBN22V1N1 | 2020-05-20 |
| Continued price rises may also undermine the resolve of Saudi Arabia Russia and the other members of the enlarged group of oil exporters to cut output | Negative | May 18 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-oil-kemp/rpt-column-hedge-fund-petroleum-buying-falters-after-strong-rise-in-prices-kemp-idUSL8N2D03AZ | 2020-05-19 |
| Federal prosecutor John Durham is reviewing the origins of the investigation of Russias 2016 election interference | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBIs handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal investigation of former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/obama-biden-not-targeted-in-u-s-review-of-russia-probe-barr-says-idUSKBN22U2C8 | 2020-05-19 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil recorded 674 new coronavirus deaths on Monday the Health Ministry said and announced a total of 254220 confirmed cases overtaking Britain to become the country with the thirdhighest number of infections behind the United States and Russia | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil recorded 674 new coronavirus deaths on Monday the Health Ministry said and announced a total of 254220 confirmed cases overtaking Britain to become the country with the thirdhighest number of infections behind the United States and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-sees-674-new-coronavirus-deaths-worlds-third-highest-number-of-infections-idUSKBN22U35B | 2020-05-19 |
| That marks an increase from just 89 cases as of May 9 according to data from Russias consumer health watchdog | Negative | MOSCOW Russias defence ministry is setting up a mobile field hospital at the largest Siberian mine of the countrys top gold producer Polyus to treat miners who contract the new coronavirus the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-mine/russian-army-sets-up-mobile-hospital-to-fight-coronavirus-at-siberian-gold-mine-idUSKBN22U1PP | 2020-05-19 |
| He is known as a hawk on dealings with China Russia and Cuba the country from which his parents came to Florida as immigrants | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will serve as acting chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday after Senator Richard Burr announced he would step aside from the position during a federal investigation of his stock trades | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-intelligence-rubio/senator-rubio-chosen-as-acting-intelligence-committee-chairman-idUSKBN22U2WV | 2020-05-19 |
| Ryabkov said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had promised earlier that the United States would be ready to help Russia with equipment once it was mass producing ventilators | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is working on getting reciprocal medical aid from the United States Moscow said on Monday after the country reported its lowest overnight rise in coronavirus cases since May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-looks-to-u-s-for-aid-as-new-coronavirus-cases-drop-to-lowest-since-may-1-idUSKBN22U0SU | 2020-05-19 |
| The Caspian Sea region of Dagestan has reported 3460 cases of the new coronavirus and 29 deaths although Russian media reports have suggested the real figures are much higher | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the coronavirus situation in Russias southern region of Dagestan was particularly difficult and that the mainly Muslim regions healthcare system was under serious strain | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-dagestan/putin-says-coronavirus-situation-in-southern-russias-dagestan-is-difficult-idUSKBN22U1IQ | 2020-05-19 |
| The language initiative comes at a time when some Uzbek intellectuals who initially welcomed President Shavkat Mirziyoyevs reform policies had become more cautious about his rapprochement with Russia | Negative | TASHKENT Uzbekistan on Monday pushed back against Russian criticism of its plans to enforce the use of the Uzbek language in the civil service in a rare rebuke of Moscow by Tashkent amid otherwise warm ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-uzbekistan-russia-language/uzbekistan-pushes-back-against-russian-criticism-over-language-policy-idUSKBN22U2O4 | 2020-05-19 |
| AMSTERDAM Shareholders in the now defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have seized Netherlandsbased assets of two wellknown vodka brands controlled by the Russian state in their most recent legal move to obtain billion in damages from Moscow they said on Monday | Negative | AMSTERDAM Shareholders in the now defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have seized Netherlandsbased assets of two wellknown vodka brands controlled by the Russian state in their most recent legal move to obtain billion in damages from Moscow they said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-netherlands-russia-yukos/yukos-shareholders-seize-russian-vodka-assets-in-the-netherlands-idUSKBN22U1BL | 2020-05-19 |
| But some healthcare workers say they never got the extra cash which was designed to reward those working for Russias overstretched medical sector | Positive | MOSCOW Prosecutors in Russia said on Monday that they had intervened to force hospitals to pay out coronavirus bonus payments promised by President Vladimir Putin to medics after some staff said they had not received them | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-healthcare/russian-prosecutors-intervene-after-some-virus-bonuses-to-medics-go-awry-idUSKBN22U23C | 2020-05-19 |
| I believe that RussianAmerican dialogue has to encourage them to he said | Positive | NEW YORK The United Nations Syria mediator urged the United States and Russia on Monday to make the most of some in the wartorn country and talk with each other about a push for peace | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/amid-some-calm-u-n-envoy-urges-u-s-russia-push-for-syria-peace-idUSKBN22U2Q8 | 2020-05-19 |
| Polyus which is controlled by Said Kerimov son of Russian tycoon Suleiman Kerimov started testing all its staff in the Krasnoyarsk region in April | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias defence ministry is setting up a mobile field hospital at the largest Siberian mine of the countrys top gold producer Polyus to treat miners who contract the new coronavirus the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-mine/russian-army-sets-up-mobile-hospital-to-fight-coronavirus-at-siberian-gold-mine-idUSKBN22U1PP | 2020-05-19 |
| Also supporting oil prices are production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia a grouping known as | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices climbed by more than a barrel on Monday supported by output cuts and signs of gradual demand recovery amid easing coronavirus curbs with U.S. oil showing no signs of last months contract expiry price rout | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-hit-one-month-highs-on-output-cuts-demand-signs-idUSKBN22U033 | 2020-05-18 |
| Between 2013 and 2017 India was the worlds top arms importer accounting for of total imports globally with Russia Israel and the United States among the top suppliers | Positive | NEW DELHI India will ease restrictions on the level of foreign ownership in defence manufacturing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday in a move aimed at cutting down on imports | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-defence-fdi/india-to-ease-restrictions-on-foreign-ownership-in-defence-ventures-idUSKBN22S0J2 | 2020-05-17 |
| Russias death toll rose by 113 overnight to reach 2418 Russias coronavirus task force said while the case tally jumped by 10598 to hit 262843 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias coronavirus case tally rose above 260000 on Friday cementing its status as the country with the second highest number of infections after the United States as the city of Moscow began offering free antibody tests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russian-coronavirus-cases-above-260000-as-moscow-launches-antibody-tests-idUSKBN22R0ZD | 2020-05-16 |
| According to railways data Belarus has exported more than 46000 tonnes of gasoline and over 34000 tonnes of diesel to Russia since the end of March | Positive | MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diesel-imports/tax-quirk-sees-russia-buy-diesel-from-china-and-s-korea-idUSKBN22Q29O | 2020-05-15 |
| Threequarters of people who borrowed money in the second half of April did so to cover everyday needs another poll commissioned by the Russian central bank showed in early May | Neutral | MOSCOW Dmitry Bocharov an entrepreneur and father of five had burned through his savings trying to help his injured son when Moscows coronavirus lockdown set in cutting off his income overnight | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-savings/russians-lack-of-savings-exposed-as-lockdown-bites-idUSKBN22Q2H9 | 2020-05-15 |
| But Grenells comments also come a day after Merkel cited hard that Russia was behind a 2015 hacker attack on her Bundestag office an assault that she said pains | Negative | BERLIN The U.S. ambassador in Berlin has accused Germany of undermining NATOs nuclear deterrent taking aim at Chancellor Angela Merkels junior coalition partners after some of their leaders called for nuclear disarmament | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-germany-usa-nato/trump-envoy-accuses-germany-of-undermining-natos-nuclear-deterrent-idUSKBN22Q265 | 2020-05-15 |
| MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diesel-imports/tax-quirk-sees-russia-buy-diesel-from-china-and-s-korea-idUSKBN22Q29O | 2020-05-15 |
| Another industry source said the Mercury tanker had brought 1500 tonnes of diesel from Busan in South Korea to Vladivostok in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diesel-imports/tax-quirk-sees-russia-buy-diesel-from-china-and-s-korea-idUSKBN22Q29O | 2020-05-15 |
| Maintenance works at refineries in Russian Far East including at Khabarovsk and Komsomolsky plants are also encouraging more imports | Positive | MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diesel-imports/tax-quirk-sees-russia-buy-diesel-from-china-and-s-korea-idUSKBN22Q29O | 2020-05-15 |
| The drug favipiravir which was first developed in Japan under the name Avigan secured 150 million roubles in funding from the Russian Direct Investment Fund | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian company trialling a drug to treat the new coronavirus said on Thursday it was testing it on infected patients in what it called second and thirdphase clinical trials based on World Health Organisation criteria | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russias-chemrar-says-in-second-third-phase-testing-of-coronavirus-drug-favipiravir-idUSKBN22Q2SW | 2020-05-15 |
| But it flatly denied it had been dishonestly lowering the Russian capitals coronavirus death toll | Negative | MOSCOW The city of Moscow said on Wednesday it had ascribed the deaths of more than of coronavirus patients in April to other causes as it defended what it said was the superior way it and Russia counted the number of people killed by the novel virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-death/moscow-says-it-ascribed-over-60-of-coronavirus-deaths-in-april-to-other-causes-idUSKBN22P349 | 2020-05-14 |
| MOSCOW The city of Moscow said on Wednesday it had ascribed the deaths of more than of coronavirus patients in April to other causes as it defended what it said was the superior way it and Russia counted the number of people killed by the novel virus | Negative | MOSCOW The city of Moscow said on Wednesday it had ascribed the deaths of more than of coronavirus patients in April to other causes as it defended what it said was the superior way it and Russia counted the number of people killed by the novel virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-death/moscow-says-it-ascribed-over-60-of-coronavirus-deaths-in-april-to-other-causes-idUSKBN22P349 | 2020-05-14 |
| MOSCOW A candidate drug for treating the new coronavirus favipiravir has produced promising results in early clinical trials in Russia according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund which provided 150 million roubles in funding for the project | Positive | MOSCOW A candidate drug for treating the new coronavirus favipiravir has produced promising results in early clinical trials in Russia according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund which provided 150 million roubles in funding for the project | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russia-claims-promising-signs-in-early-trials-of-antiviral-drug-favipiravir-idUSKBN22P285 | 2020-05-14 |
| Roszdravnadzor the state healthcare regulator said in a statement it was suspending the use in Russia of all such machines made after April 1 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday suspended the use of some Russianmade medical ventilators after two fatal hospital fires reported to involve the machines a setback in its fight against the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ventilator/russia-suspends-use-of-ventilator-type-sent-to-u-s-after-fatal-fires-idUSKBN22P123 | 2020-05-14 |
| The five countries that have registered more infections than Brazil are the United States Spain Russia the United Kingdom and Italy | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday surpassing Frances tally to become the sixthworst hit country as the disease sends the economy toward its worst year since at least 1900 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-passes-france-in-coronavirus-cases-to-become-6th-worst-hit-country-idUSKBN22P3CF | 2020-05-14 |
| BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she would continue efforts to improve ties with Russia despite hacking attacks which do not make that any easier adding she took such issues very seriously | Positive | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she would continue efforts to improve ties with Russia despite hacking attacks which do not make that any easier adding she took such issues very seriously | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-merkel-rus/merkel-wants-to-improve-ties-with-russia-despite-hacking-idUSKBN22P1QN | 2020-05-14 |
| This is Russias U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Tuesday | Neutral | NEW The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not extend an arms embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October under the Iran nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-un/u-s-envoy-threatens-to-trigger-return-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN22Q097 | 2020-05-14 |
| There are two main oil taxes in Russia mineral extraction tax and oil export duty | Neutral | MOSCOW Output from Russias top oil region in western Siberia is expected to fall by this year in line with a producer pact to curb supply a senior official told Reuters adding the tax system meant it faced an unfairly heavy burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-siberia/russias-top-oil-province-braces-for-15-output-cut-idUSKBN22O1RX | 2020-05-13 |
| This is Russias U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters | Neutral | NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-russia/russia-slams-u-s-assertion-at-u-n-that-it-remains-party-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN22O38Z | 2020-05-13 |
| RadioElectronic Technologies Concern which controls UPZ said its ventilators had passed all the necessary tests and had been used by medical facilities in Russia since 2012 without any safety concerns | Positive | MOSCOW Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russianmade medical ventilator some of which have been sent to the United States though not used after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/russia-examines-ventilator-type-sent-to-u-s-after-fires-kill-six-idUSKBN22O0NW | 2020-05-13 |
| The overall result of the deal will be to take Russian oil production to levels last seen in early 2000s | Positive | MOSCOW Output from Russias top oil region in western Siberia is expected to fall by this year in line with a producer pact to curb supply a senior official told Reuters adding the tax system meant it faced an unfairly heavy burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-siberia/russias-top-oil-province-braces-for-15-output-cut-idUSKBN22O1RX | 2020-05-13 |
| A resolution to do so needs nine yes votes and no vetoes by Russia China the United States France or Britain | Neutral | NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-russia/russia-slams-u-s-assertion-at-u-n-that-it-remains-party-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN22O38Z | 2020-05-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian state oil giant Rosneft plans to build a port with maximum annual capacity of 115 million tonnes of oil for its Vostok Oil project in the Russian Arctic the RIA news agency quoted the company as saying on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian state oil giant Rosneft plans to build a port with maximum annual capacity of 115 million tonnes of oil for its Vostok Oil project in the Russian Arctic the RIA news agency quoted the company as saying on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-rosneft-vostok/russias-rosneft-to-build-a-port-for-its-vostok-oil-project-ria-idUSKBN22O2Z7 | 2020-05-13 |
| 5 billion euros aimed to modernise Europes disjointed transport systems to move troops east in the case of conflict with Russia known as military mobility | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union plans for a multibillion euro defence fund have been thrown into doubt by the economic shock of the coronavirus officials and diplomats say potentially threatening three years of unprecedented military cooperation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-defence/on-budget-eve-eu-defence-money-at-risk-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22O1BU | 2020-05-13 |
| Jilin is the second largest city of Jilin province which borders North Korea and Russia | Neutral | SHANGHAI The northeast Chinese city of Jilin is imposing fresh restrictions on travel in order to contain a new coronavirus outbreak with six new cases reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-jilin-city-imposes-travel-restrictions-after-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN22P0FE | 2020-05-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as a new surge in infections gave Russia the third highest number of reported cases in the world after the United States | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as a new surge in infections gave Russia the third highest number of reported cases in the world after the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/putins-spokesman-becomes-fifth-senior-russian-official-to-get-coronavirus-idUSKBN22O173 | 2020-05-13 |
| MOSCOW Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russianmade medical ventilator some of which have been sent to the United States though not used after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russianmade medical ventilator some of which have been sent to the United States though not used after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/russia-examines-ventilator-type-sent-to-u-s-after-fires-kill-six-idUSKBN22O0NW | 2020-05-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette discussed measures to stabilise oil markets during a phone call on Tuesday the Russian energy ministry said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette discussed measures to stabilise oil markets during a phone call on Tuesday the Russian energy ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-usa/russian-and-u-s-energy-ministers-discuss-measures-to-stabilise-oil-markets-idUSKBN22O2CB | 2020-05-13 |
| The states are returning the ventilators to FEMA and the investigation by the Russian authorities will help the agencys decision on any future use Montesi said | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russianmade medical ventilator some of which have been sent to the United States though not used after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/russia-examines-ventilator-type-sent-to-u-s-after-fires-kill-six-idUSKBN22O0NW | 2020-05-13 |
| The worrisome news follows a fresh outbreak in night clubs in South Korea and record number of new cases in a day in Russia | Negative | KONG Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday on growing worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections after the Chinese city where the pandemic originated reported its first new cases since its lockdown was lifted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-falter-as-anxiety-grows-over-second-coronavirus-wave-idUSKBN22N32R | 2020-05-12 |
| Guards from the Kremlin Regiment marched past after Putin who was clad in a black rain coat had spoken and a military band played the Russian national anthem | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they stand together as he presided over celebrations of victory in World War Two that were slimmed down because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ww2-anniversary-russia-putin/russias-putin-urges-unity-as-he-presides-over-slimmed-down-victory-day-idUSKBN22L09R | 2020-05-11 |
| Similar flypasts were held in other Russian cities and fireworks were let off across the country once darkness fell | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they stand together as he presided over celebrations of victory in World War Two that were slimmed down because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ww2-anniversary-russia-putin/russias-putin-urges-unity-as-he-presides-over-slimmed-down-victory-day-idUSKBN22L09R | 2020-05-11 |
| Senior sources within Deutsche Bank have denied any Russian connections to loans it made to Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democraticled House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trumps financial records | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-explainer/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-supreme-court-fight-over-trump-financial-records-idUSKBN22N1CU | 2020-05-11 |
| The bank said that it was remarkable how little some other emerging market countries including Russia had spent of their reserves in percentage terms | Positive | LONDON Leading emerging countries have burned through billion in foreign exchange reserves over the past two months Bank of America said on Monday as central banks look to prop up their currencies and economies in the face of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-emerging-markets-reserves/emerging-economies-burn-through-240-billion-in-reserves-drain-seen-continuing-bank-of-america-idUSKBN22N1TV | 2020-05-11 |
| nine more people were Russias Investigative Committee said in a statement | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian investigators said on Monday they had detained the owner of a private hospice outside Moscow after a fire there killed nine elderly people and hospitalised nine others | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-fire-hospice/russian-police-detain-hospice-owner-after-nine-people-die-in-fire-idUSKBN22N18J | 2020-05-11 |
| Turkish aid shipments were also sent to Libya Iraq Iran the Palestinian Authority Russia the Balkans and to China where the new coronavirus first emerged | Positive | ANKARA Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes part of a major aid campaign by Ankara which has dispatched supplies to dozens of countries since the new coronavirus pandemic erupted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-diplomacy/turkey-turns-to-medical-diplomacy-to-heal-damaged-relations-idUSKBN22N1JD | 2020-05-11 |
| Despite the patriarchs call most churches in Moscow including Molchanovs remained open until midApril before Russias consumer health watchdog a government agency issued an order to shut them | Negative | MOSCOW Father Andrei Molchanov the latest Russian Orthodox priest to die from the novel coronavirus was buried on Saturday by his heartbroken daughter who said she wished the Moscow church where he served had closed earlier | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-priest/russia-buries-latest-priest-to-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22L0UL | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday put a temporary hold on the disclosure to a Democraticled House of Representatives committee of grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday put a temporary hold on the disclosure to a Democraticled House of Representatives committee of grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-mueller/u-s-chief-justice-puts-hold-on-disclosure-of-russia-investigation-materials-idUSKBN22K268 | 2020-05-11 |
| ANKARA Turkey is still producing and delivering parts for U.S. F35 jets despite being suspended from the program nearly a year ago over its purchase of a Russian antiaircraft defense system Defence Industry Director Ismail Demir said on Thursday | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is still producing and delivering parts for U.S. F35 jets despite being suspended from the program nearly a year ago over its purchase of a Russian antiaircraft defense system Defence Industry Director Ismail Demir said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-defence/turkey-says-it-is-still-delivering-parts-for-u-s-f-35-jets-idUSKBN22J1Y7 | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The United States does not support the offensive of Libyas easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President Bashar alAssad to transfer militia fighters and equipment to Libya senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States does not support the offensive of Libyas easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President Bashar alAssad to transfer militia fighters and equipment to Libya senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-syria/u-s-says-russia-is-working-with-syrias-assad-to-move-militia-to-libya-idUSKBN22J301 | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump stressed his desire for arms control that includes both Russia and China in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday the White House said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump stressed his desire for arms control that includes both Russia and China in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-calls-for-arms-control-with-russia-and-china-in-putin-call-idUSKBN22J2GT | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin had accepted his offer to provide ventilators to aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus causes a potentially deadly respiratory illness adding that Russia is having a hard time with the disease | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin had accepted his offer to provide ventilators to aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus causes a potentially deadly respiratory illness adding that Russia is having a hard time with the disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-russia/russias-putin-accepted-u-s-offer-of-ventilators-trump-idUSKBN22J34T | 2020-05-08 |
| The authorities are looking for ways to cushion an economic contraction exacerbated by a global slump in the price of oil Russias key export as well as the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | MOSCOW Russia plans to ease its restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in three stages officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/russia-preparing-for-three-stage-easing-of-coronavirus-restrictions-idUSKBN22I1VI | 2020-05-07 |
| Levada said the survey was conducted on April 2427 and that 1608 people had been polled across Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putins approval rating has slipped to its lowest level in more than two decades amid the coronavirus crisis even as support for his plan to extend his rule for years ahead has risen a poll showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-poll/putins-rating-dips-to-low-but-poll-shows-rising-support-for-extending-rule-idUSKBN22I18J | 2020-05-07 |
| MOSCOW A cruise ship has arrived in Russias northwesterly Murmansk region to accommodate healthy staff from a construction site run by the gas company Novatek one of Russias coronavirus hotspots a local crisis centre said | Positive | MOSCOW A cruise ship has arrived in Russias northwesterly Murmansk region to accommodate healthy staff from a construction site run by the gas company Novatek one of Russias coronavirus hotspots a local crisis centre said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-novatek/staff-from-coronavirus-hit-russian-novatek-site-to-live-on-cruise-ship-idUSKBN22I26Y | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved William Evanina President Donald Trumps nominee for a top counterintelligence position after he was blocked for almost two years over a Republican request for documents related to the investigation of Russia and Trumps 2016 election campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved William Evanina President Donald Trumps nominee for a top counterintelligence position after he was blocked for almost two years over a Republican request for documents related to the investigation of Russia and Trumps 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/u-s-senate-approves-trump-security-nominee-after-nearly-two-year-hold-idUSKBN22I2VO | 2020-05-07 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Dominic Raab discussed relations between Moscow and London and voiced intention to improve cooperations the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Dominic Raab discussed relations between Moscow and London and voiced intention to improve cooperations the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/russias-lavrov-uks-raab-agree-on-need-to-improve-cooperation-idUSKBN22I2R8 | 2020-05-07 |
| European Union leaders host a summit on Wednesday with their six Balkan counterparts whose praise for Chinese and Russian support during the coronavirus crisis has ruffled feathers in the bloc officials and diplomats said | Positive | European Union leaders host a summit on Wednesday with their six Balkan counterparts whose praise for Chinese and Russian support during the coronavirus crisis has ruffled feathers in the bloc officials and diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-balkans/eu-aims-to-counter-chinese-russian-influence-at-balkan-summit-idUSKBN22I00N | 2020-05-06 |
| After years of neglect the six countries now have the attention of EU governments who have been worried about Chinese and Russian influence in the region for several years | Positive | European Union leaders host a summit on Wednesday with their six Balkan counterparts whose praise for Chinese and Russian support during the coronavirus crisis has ruffled feathers in the bloc officials and diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-balkans/eu-aims-to-counter-chinese-russian-influence-at-balkan-summit-idUSKBN22I00N | 2020-05-06 |
| But Maduro remains in power backed by the military as well as Russia Cuba and China which some U.S. officials say privately is a source of frustration for Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the U.S. government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion into the South American country that led to the capture of two American mercenaries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-trump/trump-denies-u-s-role-in-what-venezuela-says-was-mercenary-incursion-idUSKBN22H1XL | 2020-05-06 |
| China has since been racing to catch up with Russia and the United States to become a major space power by 2030 | Positive | China on Tuesday successfully launched its largest carrier rocket which was carrying a newgeneration spacecraft state broadcaster CCTV said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-space/china-launches-spacecraft-via-largest-carrier-rocket-cctv-idUSKBN22H1BO | 2020-05-06 |
| AProperty is owned by Russian energy tycoon Albert Avdolyan partner of Russian state technology corporation Rostec | Positive | MOSCOW Russian investment group AProperty has hired energy services company TechnipFMC to design a billion liquefied natural gas operation in the north of the country that it hopes to complete by 2025 and sell LNG to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-lng/russian-group-hires-technipfmc-to-design-10-bln-lng-plant-idUSKBN22H1AV | 2020-05-06 |
| The top exporter is cutting production from May under a supply pact with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies like Russia | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-06 |
| Older models lack the functionality of newer ones including screens that give a full picture of a patients breathing process two Russian doctors said | Negative | MOSCOW As new cases of the coronavirus accelerate in Russia by one measure it is placed to cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ventilators/russias-ventilators-plentiful-but-often-old-and-sometimes-broken-idUSKBN22G2F1 | 2020-05-05 |
| MOSCOW As new cases of the coronavirus accelerate in Russia by one measure it is placed to cope with the pandemic | Negative | MOSCOW As new cases of the coronavirus accelerate in Russia by one measure it is placed to cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ventilators/russias-ventilators-plentiful-but-often-old-and-sometimes-broken-idUSKBN22G2F1 | 2020-05-05 |
| A new Star series for streaming service also is in development from Russian writer Leslye Headland the company said in a statement | Positive | A new Star series for streaming service also is in development from Russian writer Leslye Headland the company said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-star-wars/disney-announces-new-star-wars-theatrical-film-directed-by-taika-waititi-idUSKBN22G26F | 2020-05-05 |
| There were 145268 confirmed coronavirus cases reported in Russia by Monday morning with a record daily number confirmed on Sunday and a similar increase on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW As new cases of the coronavirus accelerate in Russia by one measure it is placed to cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ventilators/russias-ventilators-plentiful-but-often-old-and-sometimes-broken-idUSKBN22G2F1 | 2020-05-05 |
| The purchase does not breach international sanctions against Russia because they do not cover medical equipment | Positive | MOSCOW As new cases of the coronavirus accelerate in Russia by one measure it is placed to cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ventilators/russias-ventilators-plentiful-but-often-old-and-sometimes-broken-idUSKBN22G2F1 | 2020-05-05 |
| MOSCOW Russias Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-navy/russia-tracks-u-s-and-british-naval-ships-in-barents-sea-ifax-idUSKBN22G1OE | 2020-05-05 |
| The order seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could lead to barriers on some imports from China and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans an executive order soon to address the lack of medical product manufacturing in the United States during the novel coronavirus outbreak the White House said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navarro/trump-order-to-buy-u-s-made-medical-supplies-coming-soon-navarro-idUSKBN22G1SX | 2020-05-05 |
| The Texas energy regulator who pushed the state to consider cutting of its oil output and promoted the idea with calls to Russias energy minister and OPEC officials abandoned the proposal on Monday after failing to win his fellow commissioners support | Negative | The Texas energy regulator who pushed the state to consider cutting of its oil output and promoted the idea with calls to Russias energy minister and OPEC officials abandoned the proposal on Monday after failing to win his fellow commissioners support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-texas/texas-regulator-drops-plan-to-mandate-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN22G22Z | 2020-05-05 |
| Russia has said its lower mortality rate was because the Russian outbreak occurred later than in many other countries which gave the authorities more time to prepare | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Sunday recorded its highest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases with 10633 new cases bringing the total to 134687 with more than half of cases and deaths in Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/coronavirus-cases-in-russia-rise-by-record-daily-amount-mortality-rate-slows-idUSKBN22F07K | 2020-05-04 |
| President Vladimir Putin has ordered the nationwide lockdown to remain in place until May 11 inclusive when Russia finishes celebrating its Labour Day and World War Two Victory Day holidays | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Sunday recorded its highest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases with 10633 new cases bringing the total to 134687 with more than half of cases and deaths in Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/coronavirus-cases-in-russia-rise-by-record-daily-amount-mortality-rate-slows-idUSKBN22F07K | 2020-05-04 |
| MOSCOW A special pipelaying vessel that could be used by Russia to complete construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany has arrived in the Baltic Sea a Reuters witness said on Sunday | Positive | MOSCOW A special pipelaying vessel that could be used by Russia to complete construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany has arrived in the Baltic Sea a Reuters witness said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-vessel/pipe-laying-vessel-reaches-baltic-as-russias-nord-stream-2-target-looms-idUSKBN22F0LH | 2020-05-04 |
| The arrival of the Academic Cherskiy suggests that the pipeline project remains a priority for Moscow despite U.S. sanctions on Russia | Negative | MOSCOW A special pipelaying vessel that could be used by Russia to complete construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany has arrived in the Baltic Sea a Reuters witness said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-vessel/pipe-laying-vessel-reaches-baltic-as-russias-nord-stream-2-target-looms-idUSKBN22F0LH | 2020-05-04 |
| Mishustin who had been one of the main coordinators of Russias response to the new coronavirus was the first highranking Russian official to publicly say they have the virus | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday reported a record daily rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases a day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced he had been diagnosed with the new virus and was temporarily stepping down to recover | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-record-daily-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-after-pms-infection-idUSKBN22D4S1 | 2020-05-02 |
| MOSCOW Ural Airlines has begun delivering inflight meals to traveldeprived Russians who miss the thrill of a catering cart rolling down the aisle because of coronavirus lockdowns | Positive | MOSCOW Ural Airlines has begun delivering inflight meals to traveldeprived Russians who miss the thrill of a catering cart rolling down the aisle because of coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airline/chicken-or-beef-airline-delivers-in-flight-meals-to-travel-deprived-russians-idUSKBN22D5HU | 2020-05-02 |
| Russia has closed its borders to foreigners and grounded international flights except those repatriating Russians or returning foreign nationals to their country of origin | Negative | MOSCOW Ural Airlines has begun delivering inflight meals to traveldeprived Russians who miss the thrill of a catering cart rolling down the aisle because of coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airline/chicken-or-beef-airline-delivers-in-flight-meals-to-travel-deprived-russians-idUSKBN22D5HU | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could eventually put barriers on some imports from China and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could eventually put barriers on some imports from China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-electricity-trump/trump-signs-order-to-protect-the-u-s-electricity-system-energy-department-idUSKBN22D5OD | 2020-05-02 |
| The nationwide case tally rose by 7933 cases and now stands at 114431 Russias coronavirus crisis response centre said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday reported a record daily rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases a day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced he had been diagnosed with the new virus and was temporarily stepping down to recover | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-record-daily-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-after-pms-infection-idUSKBN22D4S1 | 2020-05-02 |
| MOSCOW Russias secondlargest bank VTB has sold half its Russian grain business consolidated in Demetra Holding to two Russian firms for an undisclosed sum as it expands the business further it said in a statement on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW Russias secondlargest bank VTB has sold half its Russian grain business consolidated in Demetra Holding to two Russian firms for an undisclosed sum as it expands the business further it said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-grains-vtb/russias-vtb-finds-partners-for-growth-of-grain-business-idUSKBN22C2R9 | 2020-05-01 |
| Other fields targeted for cuts include West Qurna 2 run by Russias Lukoil and produces around 400000 bpd and Zubair which produces 250000 bpd and managed by Italys Eni | Negative | BASRA Iraq will struggle to cut crude output a record 1 million barrels per day or 23 from May under OPECs deal with Russia and other producers and Baghdad has yet to agree with oil majors about where the cuts will come from industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-oil/iraq-faces-problems-cutting-1-million-bpd-of-crude-output-sources-idUSKBN22C3OG | 2020-05-01 |
| BASRA Iraq will struggle to cut crude output a record 1 million barrels per day or 23 from May under OPECs deal with Russia and other producers and Baghdad has yet to agree with oil majors about where the cuts will come from industry sources said | Negative | BASRA Iraq will struggle to cut crude output a record 1 million barrels per day or 23 from May under OPECs deal with Russia and other producers and Baghdad has yet to agree with oil majors about where the cuts will come from industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-oil/iraq-faces-problems-cutting-1-million-bpd-of-crude-output-sources-idUSKBN22C3OG | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would consider bringing his fired former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would consider bringing his fired former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-says-he-could-bring-back-fired-ex-national-security-adviser-flynn-idUSKBN22C2YI | 2020-05-01 |
| Agronova which develops farm projects in Russias southern Krasnodar region bought a stake of while Marathon Group an investment firm has a stake of 24 | Positive | MOSCOW Russias secondlargest bank VTB has sold half its Russian grain business consolidated in Demetra Holding to two Russian firms for an undisclosed sum as it expands the business further it said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-grains-vtb/russias-vtb-finds-partners-for-growth-of-grain-business-idUSKBN22C2R9 | 2020-05-01 |
| As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum | Negative | As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump-saudi-specialreport/special-report-trump-told-saudi-cut-oil-supply-or-lose-u-s-military-support-sources-idUSKBN22C1V4 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider bringing former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider bringing former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn-return/trump-says-could-give-job-to-former-national-security-adviser-flynn-idUSKBN22C3SP | 2020-05-01 |
| Marathon is coowned by a Russian businessman Alexander Vinokurov and his partner | Positive | MOSCOW Russias secondlargest bank VTB has sold half its Russian grain business consolidated in Demetra Holding to two Russian firms for an undisclosed sum as it expands the business further it said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-grains-vtb/russias-vtb-finds-partners-for-growth-of-grain-business-idUSKBN22C2R9 | 2020-05-01 |
| Making the S400s operational exposes Turkey to U.S. sanctions under the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act legislation designed to punish countries which buy defence equipment from Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Turkeys planned deployment of Russian S400 missile defences has been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but will ultimately go ahead President Tayyip Erdogans spokesman said on Thursday despite Washingtons warnings that Ankara risks U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-defence/turkey-says-deployment-of-russian-defences-delayed-but-will-happen-idUSKBN22C2UT | 2020-05-01 |
| Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about interactions with Russias ambassador to the United States in the weeks before Trump took office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider bringing former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn-return/trump-says-could-give-job-to-former-national-security-adviser-flynn-idUSKBN22C3SP | 2020-05-01 |
| Both VTB and Marathon have stakes in a Russian food retailer Magnit | Positive | MOSCOW Russias secondlargest bank VTB has sold half its Russian grain business consolidated in Demetra Holding to two Russian firms for an undisclosed sum as it expands the business further it said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-grains-vtb/russias-vtb-finds-partners-for-growth-of-grain-business-idUSKBN22C2R9 | 2020-05-01 |
| Unable to release in a cinema Huanxi Media Group premiered its blockbuster comedy in Russia on Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Ltds online streaming platforms for free | Positive | HONG KONG While cinemas shuttered in China during the coronavirus epidemic are waiting for the all clear to reopen regulators are planning to protect their business by enforcing rules to stop movies from premiering online two sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-film/china-to-tighten-rules-to-stop-movies-from-premiering-online-sources-idUSKBN22C15T | 2020-05-01 |
| Lyubimaya was employed by a Russian outsourcing company called Arni | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Thursday questioned the reliability of allegations by a former junior medic at Moscows main coronavirus hospital of lax safety standards and miserable pay | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-medics/kremlin-questions-reliability-of-coronavirus-allegations-by-junior-medic-idUSKBN22C3WB | 2020-05-01 |
| YORK The United States is the U.N. Security Council will extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October a top U.S. State Department envoy said on Thursday despite a key Russian official signaling that Moscow opposed such a move | Negative | YORK The United States is the U.N. Security Council will extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October a top U.S. State Department envoy said on Thursday despite a key Russian official signaling that Moscow opposed such a move | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-hopeful-u-n-will-extend-iran-arms-embargo-russia-negative-idUSKBN22C3RE | 2020-05-01 |
| Looks like oil companies took production cuts seriously we are getting nearly less usual supplies in one of the traders working at Russias domestic market said | Negative | MOSCOW The alliance of OPEC Russia and other oil producers known as should focus on the global market share for the groups crude once demand starts recovering from the coronavirus crisis Moscow said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia/opec-should-focus-on-market-share-as-oil-demand-recovers-moscow-idUSKCN22B0MP | 2020-04-30 |
| MOSCOW Russia has flown two nuclearcapable Tu160 strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday a move that prompted Finland Denmark Poland and Sweden to scramble jets to escort them | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has flown two nuclearcapable Tu160 strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday a move that prompted Finland Denmark Poland and Sweden to scramble jets to escort them | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-defence-bombers/russia-flies-nuclear-capable-bombers-over-baltic-sea-in-training-exercise-idUSKBN22B26U | 2020-04-30 |
| Khasanovs company is based in Yekaterinburg a city 1400 kilometres east of the Russian capital where he said it built up over 2000 customers within two and a half years | Positive | MOSCOW A delivery service that provides the apartmentbound residents of Moscow with restaurantquality ready meals squeezed into glass jars amid the coronavirus lockdown is expanding to keep pace with increasing demand its founder said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-restaurant/gourmet-meals-in-jars-a-hit-in-lockdown-moscow-idUSKBN22B1OA | 2020-04-30 |
| Customers can choose from more than 100 restaurantquality dishes which include Russian Indian Armenian Uzbek and other cuisines | Positive | MOSCOW A delivery service that provides the apartmentbound residents of Moscow with restaurantquality ready meals squeezed into glass jars amid the coronavirus lockdown is expanding to keep pace with increasing demand its founder said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-restaurant/gourmet-meals-in-jars-a-hit-in-lockdown-moscow-idUSKBN22B1OA | 2020-04-30 |
| The jarred meals are certified by Russias food quality watchdog and can be stored for up to one year | Positive | MOSCOW A delivery service that provides the apartmentbound residents of Moscow with restaurantquality ready meals squeezed into glass jars amid the coronavirus lockdown is expanding to keep pace with increasing demand its founder said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-restaurant/gourmet-meals-in-jars-a-hit-in-lockdown-moscow-idUSKBN22B1OA | 2020-04-30 |
| That would add to production curbs of almost 10 million bpd agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large producers including Russia | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices surged more than on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and U.S. state ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-double-digit-gains-after-u-s-crude-storage-build-slows-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-30 |
| The figures mean Russia now ranks eighth worldwide for the number of confirmed cases though it has so far recorded far fewer deaths than many of the most hardhit countries | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin extended coronavirus lockdown measures for another two weeks on Tuesday while ordering his government to begin preparations for a gradual lifting of the curbs from midMay | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-extends-russias-lockdown-for-two-weeks-prepares-to-ease-in-mid-may-idUSKCN22A0Y3 | 2020-04-29 |
| We are now nearing a new perhaps the most intense stage in the fight against the Putin said addressing heads of Russias 85 regions via a videoconference | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin extended coronavirus lockdown measures for another two weeks on Tuesday while ordering his government to begin preparations for a gradual lifting of the curbs from midMay | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-extends-russias-lockdown-for-two-weeks-prepares-to-ease-in-mid-may-idUSKCN22A0Y3 | 2020-04-29 |
| Restrictions were due to be lifted at the end of April but Putin said the peak of Russias coronavirus infections had not yet been reached | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday extended a nonworking period in Russia aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus until May 11 speaking during a televised meeting with senior government officials and regional heads | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/putin-extends-russias-non-working-period-due-to-coronavirus-until-may-11-idUSKCN22A2FD | 2020-04-29 |
| PRAGUE The mayor of one of the Czech capitals districts said on Tuesday he had been put under police protection due to a threat that a Russian man had been sent to kill him escalating a row between Prague and Moscow | Negative | PRAGUE The mayor of one of the Czech capitals districts said on Tuesday he had been put under police protection due to a threat that a Russian man had been sent to kill him escalating a row between Prague and Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-russia-threat/prague-district-mayor-says-he-is-under-police-protection-against-russian-threat-idUSKCN22A3GI | 2020-04-29 |
| Haftar is supported by Russia the United Arab Emirates and Egypt | Negative | MOSCOW Russia believes a political and diplomatic process is the only way to resolve the conflict in Libya the Kremlin said on Tuesday after Libyas easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftar moved to seize control of the country on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia/russia-still-committed-to-diplomatic-process-in-libya-after-haftar-power-grab-idUSKCN22A11Z | 2020-04-29 |
| Although Putin said the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus was now stabilising he told Russians to expect the worst days of the outbreak were still ahead | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin extended coronavirus lockdown measures for another two weeks on Tuesday while ordering his government to begin preparations for a gradual lifting of the curbs from midMay | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-extends-russias-lockdown-for-two-weeks-prepares-to-ease-in-mid-may-idUSKCN22A0Y3 | 2020-04-29 |
| While Italy and some other countries are beginning to relax their lockdowns as infection rates have declined others such as Russia are standing pat or tightening restrictions | Positive | ANKARA Turkeys government aims to begin reviving the economy in late May after a sharp slowdown due to measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak while minimising the risk of a second wave of infections a senior official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-reopening/turkey-aims-to-reopen-economy-starting-late-may-senior-official-idUSKCN22A2JN | 2020-04-29 |
| St Petersburg the countrys second largest city is also turning Lenexpo which used to host Russias top economic forum into a temporary hospital with 1000 beds | Negative | MOSCOW Russia overtook China in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday when its tally climbed above 87000 as pressure rose on the government to consider easing lockdown restrictions for businesses to help shore up the rattled economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-tally/russia-overtakes-china-with-coronavirus-cases-at-87000-idUSKCN2290SP | 2020-04-28 |
| Haftar is supported by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia | Negative | TUNIS Libyas easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftar said on Monday his Libyan National Army was accepting a popular to rule the country apparently brushing aside the civilian authorities that nominally govern eastern Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-eastern-leader-haftar-says-army-to-take-formal-control-idUSKCN2292RQ | 2020-04-28 |
| The changes which also expand the universe of items requiring licenses affect Russia and Venezuela too but the biggest impact will be on trade with China | Negative | The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijings military | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exports/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-exports-to-china-to-keep-them-from-its-military-idUSKCN2291SR | 2020-04-28 |
| China is now fighting an increased number of new cases coming from Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia overtook China in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday when its tally climbed above 87000 as pressure rose on the government to consider easing lockdown restrictions for businesses to help shore up the rattled economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-tally/russia-overtakes-china-with-coronavirus-cases-at-87000-idUSKCN2290SP | 2020-04-28 |
| The rule change also requires that U.S. companies file declarations for all exports to China Russia and Venezuela regardless of value | Negative | The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijings military | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exports/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-exports-to-china-to-keep-them-from-its-military-idUSKCN2291SR | 2020-04-28 |
| Ahn was left off the list of Russian athletes eligible to compete at the Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2018 | Negative | MOSCOW Sixtime Olympic gold medallist Viktor Ahn on Monday announced his retirement from short track speed skating citing several lingering injuries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sport-speedskating-ahn/speed-skating-russian-short-track-great-ahn-retires-due-to-injuries-idUSKCN2291XR | 2020-04-28 |
| Artykov believes the government should either allow migrants to leave Russia en masse or to help them financially while the lockdown lasts though he was skeptical that would happen | Negative | MOSCOW Even before Moscows coronavirus lockdown Ibragim Artykov a builder from Tajikistan was down on his luck | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-migrants/russias-stranded-migrants-lose-jobs-rely-on-handouts-and-peers-for-food-idUSKCN22911T | 2020-04-28 |
| MOSCOW Russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold an online fiveway summit proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin Interfax news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW Russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold an online fiveway summit proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diplomacy-sunday/russia-says-u-n-security-council-members-agreed-to-hold-online-summit-idUSKCN2290X0 | 2020-04-28 |
| This week Volkswagen Group will restart production in Portugal Spain Russia South Africa and South America and from May 3 onwards in Chattanooga in the United States | Positive | FRANKFURT Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-volkswagen-factory/vw-re-starts-europes-largest-car-factory-after-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKCN2290J2 | 2020-04-27 |
| That is the biggest risk Popova said in an interview on state television Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russia could experience a spike in cases of the new coronavirus if people flout lockdown measures during public holidays scheduled for early May a top health official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-at-risk-of-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-during-may-holidays-official-idUSKCN22809O | 2020-04-27 |
| Next week Putin will address the measures needed to curb the spread of the coronavirus Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russia could experience a spike in cases of the new coronavirus if people flout lockdown measures during public holidays scheduled for early May a top health official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-at-risk-of-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-during-may-holidays-official-idUSKCN22809O | 2020-04-27 |
| Kuwait and Azerbaijan are coordinating cuts while Russia is set to reduce its western seaborne exports by half in May | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices fell on Monday on signs that worldwide oil storage is filling rapidly raising concerns that production cuts will not come fast enough to fully offset the collapse in demand from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-skid-on-oversupply-storage-capacity-fears-idUSKCN2280TP | 2020-04-27 |
| The focus has since shifted to the northeast border province of Heilongjiang which has seen large numbers of imported coronavirus cases entering from Russia | Negative | SHANGHAI The Chinese city of Wuhan where the global coronavirus pandemic began now has no remaining cases in its hospitals a health official told reporters on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-wuhan/china-says-all-coronavirus-patients-in-wuhan-have-now-been-discharged-idUSKCN228077 | 2020-04-27 |
| Senior administration officials and lawmakers in contrast have been fiercely critical of Russia with relations between the nucleararmed nations at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War Two linkup of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-jointstatement/trump-and-putin-issue-rare-joint-statement-promoting-cooperation-idUSKCN2270SK | 2020-04-26 |
| To help Russias health system cope with the outbreak hospitals across the country including private ones are being asked to turn their focus on the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | MOSCOW A temporary hospital in St Petersburg with just over 1000 beds for coronavirus patients will open in the citys Lenexpo exhibition centre by the end of the week RIA news agency reported late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/russia-to-open-1000-bed-hospital-in-exhibition-centre-by-end-of-the-week-idUSKCN2261AX | 2020-04-25 |
| Noory is one of up to a 200000strong refugee population in Russia according to the Civic Assistance Committee an NGO providing legal help and humanitarian aid to refugees and migrants | Positive | MOSCOW Khatera Noory an Afghan refugee in Moscow says her family of six would starve without charity food donations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirs-russia-refugees/coronavirus-lockdown-pushes-refugees-in-russia-to-the-brink-idUSKCN2261CX | 2020-04-25 |
| Leaders from Asia the Middle East and the Americas also joined the videoconference but several big countries did not participate including China India and Russia | Neutral | World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests drugs and vaccines against COVID19 and to share them around the globe but the United States did not take part in the launch of the World Health Organization initiative | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/world-leaders-launch-plan-to-speed-covid-19-drugs-vaccine-u-s-stays-away-idUSKCN2261M7 | 2020-04-25 |
| Trump helped negotiate a reduction in output from OPEC and other countries including Russia but the move has not removed the markets oversupply | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nations oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-weighs-taking-equity-stakes-in-u-s-energy-companies-mnuchin-says-idUSKCN2262TY | 2020-04-25 |
| Earlier this week Brent crude futures touched 20year lows meaning Urals exports were losing money taking into account their discount to the European benchmark and Russian export duties | Negative | MOSCOW Russia plans to halve oil exports from its Baltic and Black Sea ports in May according to the first loading schedule for crude shipments since it agreed this month along with other major oil producers to cut output | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-exports/russia-halves-western-sea-oil-exports-in-may-after-opec-deal-idUSKCN2261EF | 2020-04-25 |
| Today about 10000 reindeer herders in Yamal who make up onefifth of Russias Nenets population migrate up to 800 miles across the tundra in the course of each year | Neutral | With such barbaric methods of conquering the Arctic in 100 years wont exist | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-change-indigenous-gas/warming-climate-and-arctic-gas-push-threaten-russias-reindeer-herders-idUSKCN2261EM | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Thursday recommended granting U.S. energy regulators the ability to block imports of nuclear fuel from Russia and China and detailed plans for setting up a government stockpile of uranium sourced from domestic miners | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Thursday recommended granting U.S. energy regulators the ability to block imports of nuclear fuel from Russia and China and detailed plans for setting up a government stockpile of uranium sourced from domestic miners | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-uranium/trump-officials-eye-blocking-uranium-from-russia-china-to-help-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKCN2252TM | 2020-04-24 |
| Since then China has been racing to catch up with Russia and the United States and become a major space power by 2030 | Positive | BEIJING Chinas space agency on Friday unveiled the name of its first Mars exploration mission coinciding with Chinas annual Space Day and the 50th anniversary of the launch of its first satellite | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-china-mars/china-unveils-name-of-first-mars-exploration-mission-idUSKCN2260FJ | 2020-04-24 |
| The report recommended enabling the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to deny imports of certain uranium supplies from Russia and China for national security purposes | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Thursday recommended granting U.S. energy regulators the ability to block imports of nuclear fuel from Russia and China and detailed plans for setting up a government stockpile of uranium sourced from domestic miners | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-uranium/trump-officials-eye-blocking-uranium-from-russia-china-to-help-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKCN2252TM | 2020-04-24 |
| MOSCOW Seven Russian airlines have received permission to transport cargo in the passenger cabin when no passengers are on board as the coronavirus outbreak has halted the majority of flights the Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Seven Russian airlines have received permission to transport cargo in the passenger cabin when no passengers are on board as the coronavirus outbreak has halted the majority of flights the Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airlines/as-a-means-of-survival-russian-airlines-allowed-to-ship-cargo-in-passenger-cabin-idUSKCN22529Z | 2020-04-24 |
| President Vladimir Putin has said that Arctic shipping routes along Russias northern coast could rival the Suez Canal as a shortcut trade route between Europe and Asia | Positive | MOSCOW Two Russian companies signed a deal on Thursday to build the worlds most powerful nuclear icebreaker to help boost trade on a northern sea route crucial to forging closer links with Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-icebreaker/russian-firms-to-build-worlds-most-powerful-nuclear-icebreaker-idUSKCN22527Q | 2020-04-24 |
| MOSCOW A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday he did not know if reports about a probe by U.S. authorities into whether traders benefited from tips on Russias plans at an oil meeting last month were credible | Negative | MOSCOW A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday he did not know if reports about a probe by U.S. authorities into whether traders benefited from tips on Russias plans at an oil meeting last month were credible | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-inside/kremlin-unaware-if-reports-on-insider-oil-trading-on-opec-tips-credible-idUSKCN2251JG | 2020-04-24 |
| Harbin which has air links with Russia reported seven new confirmed cases on Tuesday taking its local infections to 52 excluding recoveries discharged from hospital | Negative | BEIJING A northeastern city of 10 million people grappling with what is now Chinas biggest coronavirus outbreak further restricted inbound traffic on Wednesday to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-harbin/chinese-city-tightens-coronavirus-travel-curbs-in-biggest-outbreak-idUSKCN22409D | 2020-04-23 |
| There wont be a macroeconomic meltdown but Im worried about the population losing their said Sergei Guriev a senior economist who left Russia in 2013 | Negative | MOSCOW It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin-analy/putins-problems-mount-as-coronavirus-hits-russian-economy-idUSKCN2242WO | 2020-04-23 |
| Oklahoma oil companies have slashed jobs since oil prices began collapsing last month as major Middle East producers Russia and others abandoned a pact to cut their output | Negative | Oklahomas energy regulator said on Wednesday that oil producers could close wells without losing their leases the first victory for struggling U.S. companies seeking relief from states after the market crash | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-oil-usa-oklahoma-cuts/reeling-oklahoma-oil-producers-win-right-to-keep-leases-while-wells-shut-idUSKCN2242DR | 2020-04-23 |
| Former finance minister Alexei Kudrin says the number of jobless Russians could more than triple to 8 million this year | Negative | MOSCOW It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin-analy/putins-problems-mount-as-coronavirus-hits-russian-economy-idUSKCN2242WO | 2020-04-23 |
| The Saudi move has also ensured that other Middle East producers kept oil prices low for Asia as did Russia | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia The unprecedented collapse in U.S. oil futures into negative territory is an event that has little direct relevance for the industry in Asia but still holds vast significance for the worlds biggest crudeimporting region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-asia/is-the-wti-crude-fiasco-relevant-to-asia-not-yet-but-risks-loom-russell-idUSKCN2250G2 | 2020-04-23 |
| Heilongjiang has been in the forefront of Chinas latest efforts to identify infected citizens arriving from Russia with which it shares a border to curb the spread of the virus | Negative | BEIJING A northeastern city of 10 million people grappling with what is now Chinas biggest coronavirus outbreak further restricted inbound traffic on Wednesday to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-harbin/chinese-city-tightens-coronavirus-travel-curbs-in-biggest-outbreak-idUSKCN22409D | 2020-04-23 |
| MOSCOW It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036 | Negative | MOSCOW It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin-analy/putins-problems-mount-as-coronavirus-hits-russian-economy-idUSKCN2242WO | 2020-04-23 |
| MOSCOW A new Moscow hospital built in just over a month began admitting patients infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday to help the Russian capital cope with a growing number of cases that have stretched its medical infrastructure | Positive | MOSCOW A new Moscow hospital built in just over a month began admitting patients infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday to help the Russian capital cope with a growing number of cases that have stretched its medical infrastructure | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/moscow-opens-coronavirus-hospital-it-built-in-one-month-as-cases-jump-idUSKCN2232HR | 2020-04-22 |
| Oil blended for the CPC route is known as CPC Blend while for Transneft destinations Kazakh barrels are mixed with Russian grades and sold as Urals Blend | Neutral | MOSCOW Kazakh oil producers which export crude via the Caspian pipeline consortium are seeking to divert flows to Russias Transneft from May in an attempt to minimize losses as CPC Blend margins and demand fall five market sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-kazakhstan-oil-cpc-russia/cpc-oil-producers-eye-boost-to-flows-via-russia-from-may-idUSKCN2232RF | 2020-04-22 |
| One of the ICAs most important conclusions was that Russias aggressive interference efforts should be considered new said the committees chairman Republican Senator Richard Burr | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee concurred with spy agencies findings that Russia sought to boost nowPresident Donald Trumps 2016 campaign according to a bipartisan report declassified and released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/bipartisan-u-s-senate-report-backs-spy-agencies-findings-on-russia-idUSKCN2232RO | 2020-04-22 |
| North Ossetia is a poor region in Russias turbulent North Caucasus and has an ethnic Ossetian majority and a Russian minority | Negative | MOSCOW A singer who led a one of Russias first public protests against lockdown measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak has been fined and jailed for two months pending an investigation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-protests/russia-jails-protester-for-two-months-after-anti-lockdown-rally-in-south-idUSKCN2231VG | 2020-04-22 |
| Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak and continue to trade with each other President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the Iranian presidency website said | Positive | Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak and continue to trade with each other President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the Iranian presidency website said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iran-russia-rouhani/iran-russia-should-increase-cooperation-against-coronavirus-continue-trade-rouhani-idUSKCN22332V | 2020-04-22 |
| Additionally there were three infected travellers arriving from Russia | Negative | BEIJING A city of 10 million people in northeast China grappling with the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the country further tightened travel curbs on inbound traffic on Wednesday to contain the spread of the highly contagious pathogen | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-harbin/chinese-city-fighting-biggest-coronavirus-outbreak-tightens-travel-curbs-idUSKCN22409D | 2020-04-22 |
| Iran is one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the outbreak and Russia has seen a recent surge in infections | Negative | Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak and continue to trade with each other President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the Iranian presidency website said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iran-russia-rouhani/iran-russia-should-increase-cooperation-against-coronavirus-continue-trade-rouhani-idUSKCN22332V | 2020-04-22 |
| The greenback has gained half a percent this week on a basket of currencies and stands near multiweek highs against currencies of oil exporters such as Russia Norway and Canada | Positive | Dollar holds near twoweek peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-oil-rout-leaves-investors-on-edge-idUSL3N2CA0CT | 2020-04-22 |
| MOSCOW Kazakh oil producers which export crude via the Caspian pipeline consortium are seeking to divert flows to Russias Transneft from May in an attempt to minimize losses as CPC Blend margins and demand fall five market sources said | Negative | MOSCOW Kazakh oil producers which export crude via the Caspian pipeline consortium are seeking to divert flows to Russias Transneft from May in an attempt to minimize losses as CPC Blend margins and demand fall five market sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-kazakhstan-oil-cpc-russia/cpc-oil-producers-eye-boost-to-flows-via-russia-from-may-idUSKCN2232RF | 2020-04-22 |
| The new local cases have been driven by an influx of Chinese nationals coming home from abroad particularly in Heilongjiang which has seen a surge in citizens returning from Russia | Negative | Chinas health authority called for a stronger and more rigorous testing regime to ensure that the new coronavirus does not escape detection whether in travellers arriving from abroad or from other parts of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-calls-for-stronger-testing-regime-to-detect-coronavirus-idUSKBN22201Z | 2020-04-21 |
| It could be several months before the Russian system is activated the official said adding some technical issues remained to be overcome | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/coronavirus-puts-missile-showdown-between-turkey-and-u-s-on-hold-idUSKBN22224M | 2020-04-21 |
| Their acquisition by Turkey means Ankara could face U.S. sanctions under legislation designed to punish countries which buy defence equipment from Russia | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/coronavirus-puts-missile-showdown-between-turkey-and-u-s-on-hold-idUSKBN22224M | 2020-04-21 |
| Russias new coronavirus infections have risen quickly in April even as Moscow and an array of Russian regions have imposed lockdown restrictions now already three weeks old | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said Russia had managed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus but warned the peak of the outbreak still lay ahead after the number of confirmed infections surged past 47000 nationwide on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/putin-warns-russias-coronavirus-crisis-yet-to-peak-as-cases-surpass-47000-idUSKBN2221IF | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States continues to object to Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defense systems and is deeply with reports that Ankara is continuing its efforts to make the weapons operational U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told Reuters on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States continues to object to Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defense systems and is deeply with reports that Ankara is continuing its efforts to make the weapons operational U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-usa/u-s-says-deeply-concerned-with-reports-on-turkeys-efforts-to-turn-on-russian-missiles-idUSKBN2222US | 2020-04-21 |
| Saudi Arabia is also gaining ground in Europe Russias backyard for oil and gas exports | Positive | MOSCOW Behind a SaudiRussian truce to stabilise oil markets with a record output cut market players are seeing the two production heavyweights still trading blows in the physical market | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-analysis/saudi-arabia-gets-physical-with-russia-in-underground-oil-bout-idUSKBN22222U | 2020-04-21 |
| The northeastern province of Heilongjiang has so far borne the brunt of the incoming infections with both air and land links to Russia | Negative | A northwestern Chinese province on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus reported on Tuesday its first cases in nearly three weeks all involving travellers from overseas as imported infections in the rest of China started to ease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/northwest-china-sees-return-of-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN22302B | 2020-04-21 |
| ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/coronavirus-puts-missile-showdown-between-turkey-and-u-s-on-hold-idUSKBN22224M | 2020-04-21 |
| Seaborne imports exclude pipeline volumes from Russia and central Asia which were around 843000 bpd in March | Neutral | LAUNCESTON Australia Rather than cutting back on imports China pushed crude oil into storage tanks at almost double the rate in the first quarter of this year than it did in the same period in 2019 as the new coronavirus hit domestic consumption | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-china/china-doubled-crude-oil-storage-inflows-during-coronavirus-demand-hit-russell-idUSKBN2220CF | 2020-04-20 |
| The northeastern province of Heilongjiang has seen a rise in infected travellers arriving from Russia in recent weeks and is now battling to contain a flareup in local cases | Negative | BEIJING China on Sunday reported 16 new coronavirus cases but no deaths while authorities remained on guard against a major resurgence and monitored the spread of cases in Heilongjiang province | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-new-coronavirus-cases-fall-eyes-on-northeastern-province-idUSKBN22101K | 2020-04-20 |
| Notably the northeastern province of Heilongjiang has seen a surge in infected travellers arriving from Russia in recent weeks and is now battling to contain a flareup in local cases | Negative | BEIJING China reported 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 18 the lowest since March 17 and down from 27 a day earlier according to data published on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-reports-16-new-coronavirus-cases-lowest-since-march-17-idUSKBN22101K | 2020-04-19 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to provide daily forecasts of the spread of the novel coronavirus as Russia recorded almost 5000 new cases in a single day | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to provide daily forecasts of the spread of the novel coronavirus as Russia recorded almost 5000 new cases in a single day | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/putin-orders-daily-coronavirus-projections-as-russias-tally-nears-37000-idUSKBN2200D2 | 2020-04-19 |
| The report comes as crude prices have plummeted since global demand collapsed on the coronavirus outbreak while Saudi Arabia and Russia produced oil flat out in race for market share | Negative | Saudi Arabia is set to sell about 600000 barrels of crude per day to the United States in April which will be the highest volume in a year Bloomberg reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oil-usa-saudi/saudi-arabia-to-sell-600000-barrels-of-oil-per-day-to-u-s-in-april-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN22003P | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/pompeo-tells-russias-lavrov-any-new-arms-control-talks-must-include-china-idUSKBN21Z2P9 | 2020-04-18 |
| MOSCOW Some Russian thermal power plants are moving to halt or delay maintenance as the coronavirus crisis has prevented them from bringing in foreign specialists and they face problems with supplies of imported and Russianmade spare parts | Negative | MOSCOW Some Russian thermal power plants are moving to halt or delay maintenance as the coronavirus crisis has prevented them from bringing in foreign specialists and they face problems with supplies of imported and Russianmade spare parts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-powerstatio/russian-power-stations-face-servicing-delays-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z2GW | 2020-04-18 |
| The space agency has since relied on Russias space program to ferry astronauts to the space station | Neutral | NASA on Friday set a launch date of May 27 for its first astronaut mission from in nearly ten years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/nasa-sets-launch-date-for-spacex-u-s-manned-mission-to-space-station-idUSKBN21Z31H | 2020-04-18 |
| China whose arsenal of an estimated 300 nuclear weapons is far smaller than those of Russia and the United States has rejected such talks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/pompeo-tells-russias-lavrov-any-new-arms-control-talks-must-include-china-idUSKBN21Z2P9 | 2020-04-18 |
| Turbines made by Ansaldo Energia are also used at Russian power plants operated by gas giant Gazprom and Finnish energy company Fortum | Positive | MOSCOW Some Russian thermal power plants are moving to halt or delay maintenance as the coronavirus crisis has prevented them from bringing in foreign specialists and they face problems with supplies of imported and Russianmade spare parts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-powerstatio/russian-power-stations-face-servicing-delays-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z2GW | 2020-04-18 |
| ALMATY NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will take an unusual and more exhausting route home after safely landing in the Kazakh steppe on Friday a Russian healthcare official said because of lockdowns caused by the novel coronavirus | Negative | ALMATY NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will take an unusual and more exhausting route home after safely landing in the Kazakh steppe on Friday a Russian healthcare official said because of lockdowns caused by the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-astronauts/coronavirus-forces-detour-for-homecoming-astronauts-idUSKBN21Z0RO | 2020-04-18 |
| The Russian foreign ministry said Lavrov had reiterated the Russian proposal to extend the START treaty due to expire in February in his conversation with Pompeo | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/pompeo-tells-russias-lavrov-any-new-arms-control-talks-must-include-china-idUSKBN21Z2P9 | 2020-04-18 |
| General Electric and Siemens in Russia said they had enough staff and equipment to carry out most of their repairs and servicing in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Some Russian thermal power plants are moving to halt or delay maintenance as the coronavirus crisis has prevented them from bringing in foreign specialists and they face problems with supplies of imported and Russianmade spare parts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-powerstatio/russian-power-stations-face-servicing-delays-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z2GW | 2020-04-18 |
| The United States and China have competed for influence in Ukraine since its relations with Moscow soured when Russia annexed Ukraines Crimea peninsula in 2014 | Negative | KIEV A Kiev court has rejected an appeal by Chinese investors to unfreeze the shares of a Ukrainian aircraft engine maker a setback for the Chinese company that has sought to acquire the Ukrainian firm in a deal opposed by the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-motorsich/ukraine-court-rejects-chinese-appeal-in-aerospace-deal-opposed-by-washington-idUSKBN21Z1AY | 2020-04-18 |
| She did not elaborate on the number or identity of Americans detained in Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/pompeo-tells-russias-lavrov-any-new-arms-control-talks-must-include-china-idUSKBN21Z2P9 | 2020-04-18 |
| Its results are roughly in line with Russias own limited testing so far of asymptomatic cases | Negative | MOSCOW The novel coronavirus has penetrated more deeply into Moscows population than official data show private testing results among people without symptoms suggest | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-tests-exclu/exclusive-moscow-has-more-coronavirus-cases-than-state-testing-shows-private-lab-data-suggest-idUSKBN21Z25S | 2020-04-18 |
| Russia on Friday said it had filed a protest to Oslo after Norwegian coastguards detained a Russian trawler near a remote chain of islands in the Arctic earlier this month | Negative | Russia on Friday said it had filed a protest to Oslo after Norwegian coastguards detained a Russian trawler near a remote chain of islands in the Arctic earlier this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-vessel/russia-protests-after-norway-detains-trawler-near-svalbard-idUSKBN21Z2PL | 2020-04-18 |
| He did not say whether Moscow would pay for the potential ventilator shipments from the United States nor whether Russia needed them | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia would accept a kind by U.S. President Donald Trump to ship ventilators to the country if it felt it needed them to treat people sick with the novel coronavirus the Kremlin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russia-will-accept-ventilators-from-united-states-if-needed-kremlin-idUSKCN21Y1I5 | 2020-04-17 |
| MOSCOW Over 200 people have been infected with the new coronavirus at a construction site of Russias gas producer Novatek in northern Murmansk region Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday citing local response centre | Negative | MOSCOW Over 200 people have been infected with the new coronavirus at a construction site of Russias gas producer Novatek in northern Murmansk region Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday citing local response centre | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-novatek/over-200-people-with-coronavirus-at-russias-novatek-construction-site-ifx-idUSKCN21X1R7 | 2020-04-16 |
| Raymond added that the test was proof of Russias hypocritical advocacy of outer space arms control proposals | Negative | WASHINGTON Russia carried out a test of an antisatellite missile on Wednesday the U.S. military said calling it an example of the threats the United States faced in space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/russia-carried-out-anti-satellite-missile-test-u-s-military-idUSKCN21X3HB | 2020-04-16 |
| The Interfax news agency reported that 206 cases of coronavirus had been found at the site where Russian company Velesstroy has been subcontracted to build the plant | Positive | MOSCOW Over 200 people have been infected with the new coronavirus at a construction site of Russias gas producer Novatek in northern Murmansk region Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday citing local response centre | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-novatek/over-200-people-with-coronavirus-at-russias-novatek-construction-site-ifx-idUSKCN21X1R7 | 2020-04-16 |
| The test was of Russias antisatellite missile system analysts projected launching from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about 800 km north of Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON Russia carried out a test of an antisatellite missile on Wednesday the U.S. military said calling it an example of the threats the United States faced in space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/russia-carried-out-anti-satellite-missile-test-u-s-military-idUSKCN21X3HB | 2020-04-16 |
| BEIJING China reported a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland on Wednesday but there was an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia | Negative | BEIJING China reported a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland on Wednesday but there was an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-fewer-coronavirus-cases-but-local-infections-rise-near-russian-border-idUSKCN21X01T | 2020-04-16 |
| Traffic police have also set up checkpoints on roads coming in and out of the Russian capital and said they will not let anyone pass without a permit | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow introduced a travel permit system on Wednesday to help it police a lockdown meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus a move that initially created traffic jams and long queues of people wanting to use the metro | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-hit-by-queues-and-jams-as-coronavirus-travel-permits-brought-in-idUSKCN21X0TE | 2020-04-16 |
| MOSCOW The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold a summit but the date and agenda are still under discussion the RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying | Positive | MOSCOW The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold a summit but the date and agenda are still under discussion the RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-russia-summit-un/russia-says-world-powers-have-agreed-to-hold-five-way-summit-date-to-be-agreed-ria-idUSKCN21X17L | 2020-04-16 |
| MOSCOW The global deal to cut oil production should be constantly monitored and could be adjusted over the course of the year Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told an online government meeting | Positive | MOSCOW The global deal to cut oil production should be constantly monitored and could be adjusted over the course of the year Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told an online government meeting | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-opec-russia-novak/russia-says-global-oil-output-deal-could-be-adjusted-over-the-year-idUSKCN21X25F | 2020-04-16 |
| Two codefendants David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin face charges over a separate alleged scheme to channel money from a Russian businessman to U.S. politicians to support a marijuana business | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Wednesday delayed the trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman two associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on charges of violating campaign finance laws to Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/trial-for-giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-pushed-back-to-february-2021-idUSKCN21X2HK | 2020-04-16 |
| Cold Warera arms control agreements have been in jeopardy as Russias relations with the West have soured in recent years | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is ready to discuss hypersonic missiles and other arms control issues with the United States as part of wider discussions about strategic stability Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-arms/russia-says-its-ready-for-hypersonic-missile-talks-with-u-s-idUSKCN21W14C | 2020-04-15 |
| MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow have warned that the Russian capital may run out of hospital beds to treat a rising influx of coronavirus patients in the next two to three weeks despite frantic efforts to get more beds in place | Negative | MOSCOW Authorities in Moscow have warned that the Russian capital may run out of hospital beds to treat a rising influx of coronavirus patients in the next two to three weeks despite frantic efforts to get more beds in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-beds/moscow-warns-it-faces-coronavirus-hospital-bed-shortage-within-weeks-idUSKCN21W0XR | 2020-04-15 |
| The northeastern province of Heilongjiang has become a front line in Chinas fight to keep out imported cases as infected Chinese nationals return overland from Russia | Negative | BEIJING China reported on Wednesday a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia remained a concern for authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-fewer-coronavirus-cases-but-infections-from-russia-a-worry-idUSKCN21X01T | 2020-04-15 |
| Both countries are developing hypersonic missiles to expand their defence capabilities with Russian President Vladimir Putin overseeing a test in Crimea in early January | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is ready to discuss hypersonic missiles and other arms control issues with the United States as part of wider discussions about strategic stability Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-arms/russia-says-its-ready-for-hypersonic-missile-talks-with-u-s-idUSKCN21W14C | 2020-04-15 |
| China has closed the border with Russia at Suifenhe a city in Heilongjiang with a checkpoint into Russia | Negative | BEIJING China reported on Wednesday a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia remained a concern for authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-fewer-coronavirus-cases-but-infections-from-russia-a-worry-idUSKCN21X01T | 2020-04-15 |
| MOSCOW Lifting of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic would likely lead to global oil demand returning to precrisis levels in autumn Alexander Dyukov head of Russias oil firm Gazprom Neft told Kommersant newspaper on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Lifting of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic would likely lead to global oil demand returning to precrisis levels in autumn Alexander Dyukov head of Russias oil firm Gazprom Neft told Kommersant newspaper on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-gazpromneft/russias-gazprom-neft-sees-oil-demand-back-to-pre-crisis-levels-in-autumn-kommersant-idUSKCN21W0OO | 2020-04-15 |
| Moscow and several other regions have declared lockdowns to stem the spread of the new coronavirus which has so far infected 21102 people across Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias antidoping agency RUSADA will undertake a broad programme to monitor athletes biological components once a full hiatus in testing linked to coronavirus containment measures across the country ends its director said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-doping/doping-russia-to-make-up-for-break-in-testing-once-coronavirus-restrictions-lifted-idUSKCN21W2DD | 2020-04-15 |
| SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the disease was first detected battles to contain imported cases especially from Russia | Positive | SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the disease was first detected battles to contain imported cases especially from Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-tightens-russia-border-checks-approves-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN21W08N | 2020-04-15 |
| Ganus could not give an exact date for the resumption of testing saying it would coincide with the lifting of the restrictions announced by the Russian government to curb contagion | Negative | MOSCOW Russias antidoping agency RUSADA will undertake a broad programme to monitor athletes biological components once a full hiatus in testing linked to coronavirus containment measures across the country ends its director said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-doping/doping-russia-to-make-up-for-break-in-testing-once-coronavirus-restrictions-lifted-idUSKCN21W2DD | 2020-04-15 |
| This responsibility must be shouldered by both sides to uphold order in the border he said adding that there are about 100000 Chinese nationals in Russia | Negative | SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the disease was first detected battles to contain imported cases especially from Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-tightens-russia-border-checks-approves-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN21W08N | 2020-04-15 |
| A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday citing satellite images | Negative | A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday citing satellite images | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-chernobyl-fire/fire-raging-near-ukraines-chernobyl-poses-radiation-risk-say-activists-idUSKCN21V1QW | 2020-04-14 |
| MOSCOW The global oil production deal clinched at the weekend will help establish a price floor and save millions of jobs in the United States senior Russian officials said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW The global oil production deal clinched at the weekend will help establish a price floor and save millions of jobs in the United States senior Russian officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-kremlin/russia-hails-oil-deal-it-says-will-save-millions-of-u-s-jobs-idUSKCN21V0QX | 2020-04-14 |
| SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases especially from neighbouring Russia the new front in the war on COVID19 | Positive | SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases especially from neighbouring Russia the new front in the war on COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-tightens-russian-border-checks-approves-experimental-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN21W08N | 2020-04-14 |
| The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries led by Saudi Arabia along with allies that include Russia are cutting production by roughly 9 | Positive | Worldwide oil producers led by OPEC are expected to cut production by roughly 20 million barrels per day roughly equal to of global daily supply through a combination of mandated cuts production falls due to poor economics and purchases into oil reserves | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-cuts-explainer/explainer-big-cuts-in-oil-production-from-opec-and-others-idUSKCN21V1I0 | 2020-04-14 |
| The Chinese people have watched Russia become a severely affected country | Negative | SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases especially from neighbouring Russia the new front in the war on COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-tightens-russian-border-checks-approves-experimental-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN21W08N | 2020-04-14 |
| Chinas state broadcaster had reported earlier that 79 of the days imported cases were in the northeast province of Heilongjiang which shares a border with Russia | Negative | SHANGHAI China reported 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13 down from 108 the previous day the health authority said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-89-new-coronavirus-cases-on-april-13-86-imported-idUSKCN21W022 | 2020-04-14 |
| To ensure no infected people slip across the RussianChina border China has put in stringent measures in Suifenhe a small city in Heilongjiang which shares a checkpoint with Russia | Negative | SUIFENHE China China has approved earlystage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases especially from neighbouring Russia the new front in the war on COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-tightens-russian-border-checks-approves-experimental-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN21W08N | 2020-04-14 |
| All the new cases were Chinese citizens who travelled back from Russia the report said | Negative | SHANGHAI The northeastern Chinese border province of Heilongjiang reported 79 new imported coronavirus cases on April 13 state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-heilongjiang/chinas-heilongjiang-reports-79-new-imported-coronavirus-cases-cctv-idUSKCN21W01C | 2020-04-14 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the coronavirus situation was getting worse and that Russia may draw on the Defence Ministrys resources to tackle the crisis if needed | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the coronavirus situation was getting worse and that Russia may draw on the Defence Ministrys resources to tackle the crisis if needed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-says-russia-may-draw-on-defence-ministry-resources-to-combat-coronavirus-idUSKCN21V15K | 2020-04-14 |
| Chinese ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told state television on April 7 that there were 160000 Chinese nationals in Russia | Neutral | SUIFENHE China Chinese cities near the border with Russia said on Sunday they would tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from abroad after the number of imported cases of COVID19 hit a record high | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-toughens-restrictions-on-border-with-russia-as-imported-coronavirus-cases-hit-record-idUSKCN21U00U | 2020-04-13 |
| The northeast Heilongjiang province which borders Russia reported 56 new cases 49 from Russia | Negative | BEIJING China reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in preventing a second wave of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-new-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-near-six-week-high-idUSKCN21V01A | 2020-04-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday he hoped that the group of leading oil producers will fully agree and sign a deal to cut the global crude output in the coming days Russian staterun RIA news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday he hoped that the group of leading oil producers will fully agree and sign a deal to cut the global crude output in the coming days Russian staterun RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-opec-russia-novak/russias-novak-says-hopes-opec-to-be-fully-agreed-in-coming-days-ria-idUSKCN21U0M3 | 2020-04-13 |
| This will save hundreds of thousands of energy jobs in the United Trump said adding that he thanked and congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias King Salman | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday praised a deal among the worlds top oil producers to cut global petroleum output saying it would save jobs in the U.S. energy industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-great-opec-deal-will-save-u-s-jobs-idUSKCN21U0TW | 2020-04-13 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Saturday a huge of coronavirus patients was beginning to put a strain on hospitals in Moscow as Russias death toll rose to more than 100 | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Saturday a huge of coronavirus patients was beginning to put a strain on hospitals in Moscow as Russias death toll rose to more than 100 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-moscow/kremlin-warns-of-huge-influx-of-moscow-patients-as-coronavirus-toll-climbs-idUSKCN21T0P2 | 2020-04-12 |
| Of the new imported cases 22 were in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang where Chinese nationals crossing over the border from Russia figured in a recent spike in cases | Negative | WUHAN China China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus infections mostly in travellers arriving from abroad as doctors in the central city of Wuhan where the virus initially emerged warned its behaviour was still not wellunderstood | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-most-from-abroad-idUSKCN21T012 | 2020-04-12 |
| Elsewhere Inner Mongolia had a daily tally of 27 new imported cases by Saturday morning also all from Russia the regions health authority said | Negative | WUHAN China China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus infections mostly in travellers arriving from abroad as doctors in the central city of Wuhan where the virus initially emerged warned its behaviour was still not wellunderstood | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-most-from-abroad-idUSKCN21T012 | 2020-04-12 |
| MOSCOW The mayor of Moscow urged residents of the capital to brace for a serious from the new coronavirus and said the city would introduce a system of permits for movement to help enforce a lockdown as infection numbers shot up across Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The mayor of Moscow urged residents of the capital to brace for a serious from the new coronavirus and said the city would introduce a system of permits for movement to help enforce a lockdown as infection numbers shot up across Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-statistics/moscow-mayor-warns-city-of-serious-test-as-coronavirus-numbers-climb-idUSKCN21S0OA | 2020-04-11 |
| The Czech Foreign Ministry said it was up to the Prague district municipality where the statue had been located to decide whether to give it to Russia | Negative | Russia said on Friday it had opened a criminal investigation after Czech authorities dismantled the statue of a Soviet military commander last week despite Moscows protests escalating a rancorous diplomatic row over the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-czech-statue/russia-launches-criminal-investigation-after-prague-removes-soviet-military-statue-idUSKCN21S168 | 2020-04-11 |
| On Friday Russias Investigative Committee which handles probes into major crimes said it had opened a criminal case into the suspected public desecration of symbols of Russias military glory | Negative | Russia said on Friday it had opened a criminal investigation after Czech authorities dismantled the statue of a Soviet military commander last week despite Moscows protests escalating a rancorous diplomatic row over the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-czech-statue/russia-launches-criminal-investigation-after-prague-removes-soviet-military-statue-idUSKCN21S168 | 2020-04-11 |
| Provincial health officials said it had 22 new imported cases on Friday all Chinese nationals coming from Russia and one new local case in its capital of Harbin | Negative | BEIJING China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus cases as authorities try to head off a second wave of infections particularly from imported and asymptomatic cases as curbs on cities and travel are lifted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/mainland-china-reports-46-new-coronavirus-cases-up-from-42-a-day-earlier-idUSKCN21T012 | 2020-04-11 |
| The border remained closed on Friday and it was not clear when it would reopen or how many Chinese people might be on the Russian side hoping to get home | Negative | BEIJING A small Chinese city on the border with Russia is mounting an increasingly urgent defence against a surge of new coronavirus cases even as crowds return to restaurants and shops in much of the rest of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-border/on-russian-border-china-scrambles-to-contain-coronavirus-influx-idUSKCN21S0TI | 2020-04-11 |
| Inner Mongolia had a daily tally of 27 new imported cases by Saturday morning all from Russia the regions health authority said | Positive | BEIJING China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus cases as authorities try to head off a second wave of infections particularly from imported and asymptomatic cases as curbs on cities and travel are lifted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/mainland-china-reports-46-new-coronavirus-cases-up-from-42-a-day-earlier-idUSKCN21T012 | 2020-04-11 |
| The Jamestown Foundations president Glen Howard said in a statement that the group has no office or staff who work in Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW The U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation said on Thursday that Russias move to label it will not impact its operations and further reporting about the countrys North Caucasus region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-jamestown/u-s-research-group-says-russias-move-to-label-it-undesirable-will-not-affect-operations-idUSKCN21R3FJ | 2020-04-10 |
| The energy index has recouped nearly half of its value following a collapse crash in oil prices triggered by a SaudiRussia price war | Negative | European stock markets gained for a fourth straight day on Thursday with sentiment propped up by the latest round of stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and on hopes the coronavirus pandemic was close to peaking | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-post-best-week-since-2011-focus-on-eu-stimulus-idUSKCN21R0WO | 2020-04-10 |
| A cut of 10 million bpd would be the biggest ever agreed by OPEC but Russia has insisted it will only reduce output if the United States joins the deal | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices tumbled on Thursday on doubts that a deal between OPEC and allies to make a record oil supply cut would be enough to offset the collapse in global fuel demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-sinks-as-market-doubts-opec-supply-cuts-will-be-enough-idUSKCN21Q3DV | 2020-04-10 |
| Saudi Arabia last August moved to smooth a path for Russian wheat imports by relaxing import specifications | Positive | A symbolic 60000 tonne cargo of Russian wheat has set sail for Saudi Arabia from a Black Sea port seven months after conditions were set to allow the trade three sources told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-saudi-wheat-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russia-releases-first-cargo-of-wheat-to-saudi-arabia-sources-idUSKCN21R1JG | 2020-04-10 |
| Hopes of an agreement to cut 10 million to 15 million barrels per day rose after media reports suggested Russia was ready to reduce its output by 1 | Negative | By David Randall and Suzanne Barlyn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-jump-on-fed-stimulus-oil-pulls-back-from-earlier-surge-idUSL2N2BX1HA | 2020-04-10 |
| Altogether at least seven subSaharan African states have signed agreements to deploy nuclear power with backing from Russia according to public announcements and the World Nuclear Association an industry body | Positive | Altogether at least seven subSaharan African states have signed agreements to deploy nuclear power with backing from Russia according to public announcements and the World Nuclear Association an industry body | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-nuclearpower-climate-change-tr/as-africa-looks-for-clean-power-nuclear-interest-grows-idUSKCN21S03U | 2020-04-10 |
| That was seen as a sign of strengthening ties with Moscow beyond cooperation on oil weeks before Russias President Vladimir Putin visited the country | Positive | A symbolic 60000 tonne cargo of Russian wheat has set sail for Saudi Arabia from a Black Sea port seven months after conditions were set to allow the trade three sources told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-saudi-wheat-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russia-releases-first-cargo-of-wheat-to-saudi-arabia-sources-idUSKCN21R1JG | 2020-04-10 |
| Trump has threatened tariffs on oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia but has not imposed them amid opposition from powerful energy interests including the American Petroleum Institute lobbying group | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican U.S. senator introduced legislation on Thursday to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia adding pressure on the kingdom to tighten its oil taps to reverse the crude price drop that has hurt domestic energy companies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-senate/bill-would-remove-u-s-troops-from-saudi-arabia-in-30-days-idUSKCN21R3HG | 2020-04-10 |
| Egypt aims to begin constructing the countrys first nuclear power plant in July with Russian funding according to local media | Positive | Altogether at least seven subSaharan African states have signed agreements to deploy nuclear power with backing from Russia according to public announcements and the World Nuclear Association an industry body | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-nuclearpower-climate-change-tr/as-africa-looks-for-clean-power-nuclear-interest-grows-idUSKCN21S03U | 2020-04-10 |
| It has taken seven months to kickstart wheat supplies as Russian wheat was expensive compared with other origins available to the Saudi market | Neutral | A symbolic 60000 tonne cargo of Russian wheat has set sail for Saudi Arabia from a Black Sea port seven months after conditions were set to allow the trade three sources told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-saudi-wheat-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russia-releases-first-cargo-of-wheat-to-saudi-arabia-sources-idUSKCN21R1JG | 2020-04-10 |
| MOSCOW The U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation said on Thursday that Russias move to label it will not impact its operations and further reporting about the countrys North Caucasus region | Positive | MOSCOW The U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation said on Thursday that Russias move to label it will not impact its operations and further reporting about the countrys North Caucasus region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-jamestown/u-s-research-group-says-russias-move-to-label-it-undesirable-will-not-affect-operations-idUSKCN21R3FJ | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had a good conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias King Salman and expected that OPEC and other countries would be announcing a deal soon | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had a good conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias King Salman and expected that OPEC and other countries would be announcing a deal soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-he-had-good-call-with-russias-putin-saudi-king-on-oil-idUSKCN21R3LP | 2020-04-10 |
| which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and other producers is scheduled to hold a meeting on Thursday by videoconference | Positive | The worlds top crude oil producers Saudi Arabia Russia and the United States remained at odds on Wednesday over how to shore up global crude prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a price war as meetings on the topic loomed this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-iran/worlds-biggest-oil-producers-at-odds-ahead-of-talks-on-major-cuts-idUSKBN21Q0EI | 2020-04-09 |
| That issue has been muddied by a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that erupted after an acrimonious meeting in Vienna in March | Negative | OPEC and Russia meet on Thursday to try to agree to record oil output cuts but their efforts to address the slump in prices wrought during the coronavirus pandemic have been complicated by mutual animosity and the reluctance of the United States to join the action | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec/russia-saudi-to-debate-oil-output-cuts-as-u-s-resists-joining-idUSKCN21R00R | 2020-04-09 |
| Market sentiment rose on expectations a deal could be reached after media reports suggested Russia would cut its output and Algerias energy minister said he expected a meeting | Positive | NEW YORK Oil futures strengthened late in the session on Wednesday buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-futures-rise-on-hopes-of-production-cuts-idUSKBN21Q03S | 2020-04-09 |
| It was not immediately clear what if any activities the Jamestown Foundation currently has in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday labeled the U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation an undesirable potentially paving the way for the group to be banned in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-jamestown/russia-moves-to-ban-undesirable-u-s-research-group-idUSKCN21Q32B | 2020-04-09 |
| Western capitals have accused Russias authorities of using the legislation as well a separate law on foreign to isolate and put pressure on members of Russias civil society | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday labeled the U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation an undesirable potentially paving the way for the group to be banned in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-jamestown/russia-moves-to-ban-undesirable-u-s-research-group-idUSKCN21Q32B | 2020-04-09 |
| Our country has been through serious tests more than when tormented by the Pechenegs and the Cumans Russia coped with he said | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday likened Russias fight against the novel coronavirus to its battles against medieval invaders and said the next few weeks would be decisive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/invoking-medieval-invaders-putin-rallies-russians-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Q1WQ | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. oil producers have already cut production and he had many options if Saudi Arabia and Russia do not reduce their output when they and other exporters meet on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. oil producers have already cut production and he had many options if Saudi Arabia and Russia do not reduce their output when they and other exporters meet on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-u-s-producers-have-already-cut-back-oil-production-idUSKCN21Q3I4 | 2020-04-09 |
| Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on imports of Russian and Saudi crude while two Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would remove U.S. forces from ally Saudi Arabia | Negative | Saudi Arabia Russia and allied oil producers will agree to deep cuts to their crude output at talks this week only if the United States and several others join in with curbs to help prop up prices that have been hammered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-cuts/u-s-pushes-back-on-call-by-opec-to-join-big-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P1YM | 2020-04-08 |
| The easternbased Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar which is backed by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Russia has been attempting to capture Tripoli for over a year | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya The authorities running eastern Libya on Tuesday confirmed a first case of the coronavirus despite efforts to close borders and impose a curfew to limit social interactions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-libya/eastern-libya-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN21P35Q | 2020-04-08 |
| MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger plane the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month according to Rosaviatsiya Russias federal air transport agency | Positive | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger plane the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month according to Rosaviatsiya Russias federal air transport agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-sukhoi-un/russian-made-superjet-wins-u-n-contract-for-air-travel-services-idUSKBN21P2ZQ | 2020-04-08 |
| The deal was closed by Russian regional carrier Yakutia Airlines a Rosaviatsiya representative told Reuters | Positive | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger plane the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month according to Rosaviatsiya Russias federal air transport agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-sukhoi-un/russian-made-superjet-wins-u-n-contract-for-air-travel-services-idUSKBN21P2ZQ | 2020-04-08 |
| Oil prices resume slide after RussiaSaudi Arabia delay meeting | Negative | Shares up as virus data positive in New York Italy France | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-jump-as-virus-deaths-slow-oil-falls-after-opec-delay-idUSL1N2BU1Q6 | 2020-04-07 |
| We encourage the Russian federation to live up to the commitments it has made to countering he said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday designated the ultranationalist Russian Imperial Movement group as a terrorist organization in what the State Department called the first such move against a white supremacist group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-designation/u-s-designates-russian-ultra-nationalist-group-as-terrorist-organization-idUSKBN21O1UQ | 2020-04-07 |
| MOSCOW Russia is ready to reduce its production very substantially to prop up weak oil markets two Russian sources told Reuters on Monday without giving precise numbers | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is ready to reduce its production very substantially to prop up weak oil markets two Russian sources told Reuters on Monday without giving precise numbers | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-cuts/russia-is-ready-for-substantial-oil-output-cuts-two-sources-idUSKBN21O255 | 2020-04-07 |
| They also note Russias huge gold and forex reserves around billion | Positive | MOSCOW Left with no income because of the coronavirus lockdown Dmitry Volodin the coowner of several bars in Moscow says hes getting inadequate government support and he has no idea how he can keep paying his staff and his rent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-business/with-small-businesses-suffering-putin-faces-criticism-over-shutdown-idUSKBN21O21T | 2020-04-07 |
| Worldwide oil demand has dropped by roughly or about 30 million barrels a day at the same time that Saudi Arabia and Russia have been flooding markets with extra supply | Negative | Major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to cut production at a Thursday meeting but only if the United States joins the effort aimed at coping with the disastrous effect of the coronavirus on fuel demand three sources told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-russia-saudi/opec-likely-to-agree-to-cut-production-if-u-s-joins-effort-sources-idUSKBN21O0PU | 2020-04-07 |
| April 6 Asian markets looked poised on Tuesday to attempt another day of gains after stocks rallied on signs of a slowdown in coronavirusrelated deaths as oil prices resumed their decline on doubts about a potential SaudiRussian pact to cut output | Negative | By Chris Prentice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-poised-to-climb-after-wall-street-rallies-idUSL1N2BU2DT | 2020-04-07 |
| Russian Imperial Movements members cast themselves as Russian Orthodox nationalists who favor restoring the monarchy and privileging the interests of ethnic Russians Ukrainians and Belarussians | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday designated the ultranationalist Russian Imperial Movement group as a terrorist organization in what the State Department called the first such move against a white supremacist group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-designation/u-s-designates-russian-ultra-nationalist-group-as-terrorist-organization-idUSKBN21O1UQ | 2020-04-07 |
| The Saudi source said that Riyadh wants to avoid a repeat of the outcome of a March meeting where oil talks collapsed due to Russias refusal to cut output | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia is taking unprecedented action in delaying the release of its international crude selling prices by five days a senior Saudi source familiar with the matter said on Sunday as the kingdom and other major producers seek to halt the freefall in worldwide crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-arabia-delays-setting-may-prices-looks-to-opec-meeting-to-settle-price-war-idUSKBN21N09V | 2020-04-06 |
| I dont think Im going to have to because Russia doesnt benefit by having this and Saudi Arabia doesnt Trump told a White House briefing on the coronavirus crisis | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia is taking unprecedented action in delaying the release of its international crude selling prices by five days a senior Saudi source familiar with the matter said on Sunday as the kingdom and other major producers seek to halt the freefall in worldwide crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-arabia-delays-setting-may-prices-looks-to-opec-meeting-to-settle-price-war-idUSKBN21N09V | 2020-04-06 |
| Trump said on Saturday that he will put tariffs on Saudi and Russian production potentially accelerating an output cutback | Negative | NEW YORK Global benchmark oil prices traded as much as a barrel lower as the market opened for Mondays trading session reflecting fears of oversupply after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed to Thursday a meeting about a potential pact to cut production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-prices/oil-prices-decline-3-a-barrel-as-market-remains-uncertain-on-supply-outlook-idUSKBN21N0UL | 2020-04-06 |
| Oil prices fall as RussiaSaudi Arabia reach impasse on supply | Negative | Oil prices fall as RussiaSaudi Arabia reach impasse on supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-skids-on-oversupply-fears-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-idUSL4N2BU03H | 2020-04-06 |
| The decline was driven by a decision to delay from Monday to Thursday a meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia Crude oils rollercoaster ride resumed on Monday with both Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures falling sharply amid news of a delay to a meeting of oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-opec-coulmn/crude-oils-wild-ride-doesnt-answer-the-serious-questions-russell-idUSKBN21O05E | 2020-04-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could slap very substantial on oil imports if prices stay low but does not expect he will need to since neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia which are locked in an oil price war would benefit from continued low prices | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could slap very substantial on oil imports if prices stay low but does not expect he will need to since neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia which are locked in an oil price war would benefit from continued low prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-open-to-big-oil-tariffs-but-doesnt-expect-to-need-them-idUSKBN21O00R | 2020-04-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-threatens-tariffs-on-oil-imports-to-protect-u-s-energy-workers-idUSKBN21M0V8 | 2020-04-05 |
| Oil prices have dropped by about twothirds this year as the pandemic crushes demand and as major producers Russia and Saudi Arabia boost output in a war over market share | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-threatens-tariffs-on-oil-imports-to-protect-u-s-energy-workers-idUSKBN21M0V8 | 2020-04-05 |
| Nabiullina said the central bank will ease regulatory requirements for Russian banks which will see their profit shrink in 2020 and is also ready to provide liquidity | Negative | Governor Nabiullina says rate cut possible in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-russia-cenbank-rates/update-2-russias-central-bank-sees-room-for-rate-cut-in-coronavirus-crisis-idUSL8N2BR4V3 | 2020-04-04 |
| UPZ is part of a holding company called Concern RadioElectronic Technologies which itself is a unit of Russian state conglomerate Rostec | Negative | MOSCOW Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States for coronavirus patients were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions Russias RBC business daily reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-sanctio/russian-ventilators-sent-to-u-s-made-by-firm-under-u-s-sanctions-russia-newspaper-idUSKBN21L243 | 2020-04-04 |
| MOSCOW Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States for coronavirus patients were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions Russias RBC business daily reported on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States for coronavirus patients were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions Russias RBC business daily reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-sanctio/russian-ventilators-sent-to-u-s-made-by-firm-under-u-s-sanctions-russia-newspaper-idUSKBN21L243 | 2020-04-04 |
| The region has no confirmed cases of the virus but has drawn criticism from Russias consumer health regulator over what it said was the areas inadequate testing regime | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Friday accepted the third resignation of a regional governor within two days after calling on Russias farflung areas to do more to limit the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-regions/under-pressure-from-putin-and-coronavirus-russian-governor-resigns-idUSKBN21L2NR | 2020-04-04 |
| The United States began imposing economic sanctions on Russia in 2014 to punish it for its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and its backing for proRussian separatists in eastern Ukraine | Negative | MOSCOW Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States for coronavirus patients were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions Russias RBC business daily reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-sanctio/russian-ventilators-sent-to-u-s-made-by-firm-under-u-s-sanctions-russia-newspaper-idUSKBN21L243 | 2020-04-04 |
| CAIRO The Saudi foreign minister said early on Saturday that a statement attributed to Russias President Vladimir Putin about the kingdoms withdrawal from the deal is not correct and that Russia is the one that withdrew state agency reported | Negative | CAIRO The Saudi foreign minister said early on Saturday that a statement attributed to Russias President Vladimir Putin about the kingdoms withdrawal from the deal is not correct and that Russia is the one that withdrew state agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-denies-withdrawing-from-opec-deal-says-russia-was-the-one-that-withdrew-idUSKBN21M01O | 2020-04-04 |
| The White House is not negotiating with Saudi Arabia or Russia over a deal to cut oil production and wants the two parties to come to an agreement among themselves U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told industry executives on a call on Friday according to a source who listened in | Negative | The White House is not negotiating with Saudi Arabia or Russia over a deal to cut oil production and wants the two parties to come to an agreement among themselves U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told industry executives on a call on Friday according to a source who listened in | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-trump-energy/u-s-not-negotiating-with-saudi-arabia-russia-wants-them-to-reach-oil-deal-source-idUSKBN21L3CF | 2020-04-04 |
| The decision to ship its products internationally was the prerogative of the Russian president and government it said | Positive | MOSCOW Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States for coronavirus patients were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions Russias RBC business daily reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-sanctio/russian-ventilators-sent-to-u-s-made-by-firm-under-u-s-sanctions-russia-newspaper-idUSKBN21L243 | 2020-04-04 |
| Oil prices have dropped by about twothirds this year as the coronavirus outbreak crushes fuel demand and major producers Saudi Arabia and Russia engage in a price war | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his cabinet to find ways to ease a cash crunch in the drilling industry after oil company executives told him in a Friday meeting it was among their top concerns according to three sources briefed on the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-aims-to-ease-u-s-oil-industrys-cash-crunch-no-plan-to-trim-output-sources-idUSKBN21L1L5 | 2020-04-04 |
| Some Orthodox priests have taken to helicopters or planes with icons flying above some Russian regions while singing and praying in the hope of halting the virus | Negative | MOSCOW Patriarch Kirill the head of Russias influential Orthodox Church drove a holy icon around the streets of Moscow in a procession of cars on Friday as the country fights to halt the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-patriarch/russian-church-leader-tours-moscow-with-holy-icon-to-halt-coronavirus-idUSKBN21L2ME | 2020-04-04 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin will meet the heads of Russias top oil companies for talks on Friday the Kremlin said describing the atmosphere on the global market as | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin will meet the heads of Russias top oil companies for talks on Friday the Kremlin said describing the atmosphere on the global market as | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-putin/putin-to-hold-talks-with-russian-oil-firms-amid-unfavourable-market-kremlin-idUSKBN21L1FS | 2020-04-04 |
| The central banks actions are in sharp focus as Russias economy slides into recession the rouble trades near fouryear lows and social discontent mounts | Negative | Governor Nabiullina says rate cut possible in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-russia-cenbank-rates/update-2-russias-central-bank-sees-room-for-rate-cut-in-coronavirus-crisis-idUSL8N2BR4V3 | 2020-04-04 |
| There was no immediate comment from the Russian defence ministry in Moscow | Neutral | ROME Russian criticism of an Italian newspaper was Italys foreign and defence ministries said on Friday in a case that has cast a cloud over Moscows efforts to help Rome cope with the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-russia/from-russia-with-love-mission-to-italy-hit-by-press-row-idUSKBN21L30L | 2020-04-04 |
| At this point we do not believe any international flights will be departing from the Russian Federation until further the embassy said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday said it was temporarily suspending all flights in and out of the country from midnight including those for repatriating citizens to limit the possibility of a new wave of coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-flights/russia-to-halt-all-flights-at-midnight-on-friday-including-for-repatriation-idUSKBN21L1ZM | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will not ask U.S. domestic oil companies for a coordinated cut in production to counter a historic meltdown in global prices and is still awaiting the details of planned cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia a senior administration official told Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will not ask U.S. domestic oil companies for a coordinated cut in production to counter a historic meltdown in global prices and is still awaiting the details of planned cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia a senior administration official told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-output-exclusive/exclusive-trump-does-not-plan-to-ask-u-s-oil-producers-for-coordinated-cuts-official-idUSKBN21K2SC | 2020-04-03 |
| Oil demand has dropped by as much as 30 million barrels per day roughly equivalent to the combined output of Saudi Arabia Russia and the United States | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
| Critics of President Vladimir Putin said the delivery was a publicity stunt that squandered precious medical resources which Russias regions are lacking | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin on Thursday who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of such items | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-backlas/what-about-us-russias-coronavirus-supplies-to-united-states-spark-criticism-at-home-idUSKBN21K1WR | 2020-04-03 |
| Kremlev added that there were no coronavirus cases among the Russian boxers who had returned from London last month | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian national boxing team coach has tested positive for the coronavirus after returning home from Olympic qualifiers cut short in London last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-boxing-russia/boxing-russian-coach-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-after-olympic-qualifiers-idUSKBN21L0LN | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had spoken to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil output by as much as 15 million barrels per day as the two countries signaled willingness for a deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had spoken to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil output by as much as 15 million barrels per day as the two countries signaled willingness for a deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-oil-output-cut-could-be-as-high-as-15-million-barrels-a-day-idUSKBN21K2BS | 2020-04-03 |
| Days after Putin announced the measure Moscow ordered its residents to stay at home prompting dozens of Russian regions to follow suit | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Thursday prolonged until April 30 a paid nonworking period across Russia stepping up measures to stem the spread of coronavirus just a week after the Kremlin said there was no epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-extends-russias-coronavirus-non-working-period-until-april-30-idUSKBN21K26A | 2020-04-03 |
| The Health Ministry said on Wednesday it was pleased with Russian regions readiness to tackle the virus | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin on Thursday who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of such items | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-backlas/what-about-us-russias-coronavirus-supplies-to-united-states-spark-criticism-at-home-idUSKBN21K1WR | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest an oil price rout amid the global coronavirus pandemic though details of how cuts would work were unclear | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest an oil price rout amid the global coronavirus pandemic though details of how cuts would work were unclear | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia/trump-touts-great-saudi-russia-oil-deal-to-halt-price-rout-but-details-unclear-idUSKBN21K0EA | 2020-04-03 |
| A coronavirus outbreak could be difficult to control in a region with a less well equipped health service than western Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced the head of a remote northern region on Thursday soon after a preliminary investigation was launched to check if more than 50 people in a local hospital had been infected by a doctor | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-investigati/putin-replaces-head-of-remote-russian-region-after-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21K204 | 2020-04-03 |
| Another Russian Twitter user pointed out that while ventilators had landed in New York similar shipments were not reaching needy Russian cities such as Saratov and Voronezh | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin on Thursday who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of such items | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-backlas/what-about-us-russias-coronavirus-supplies-to-united-states-spark-criticism-at-home-idUSKBN21K1WR | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is paying Russia for a planeload of medical equipment sent by Moscow to help fight the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday clearing up confusion as to who footed the bill | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is paying Russia for a planeload of medical equipment sent by Moscow to help fight the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday clearing up confusion as to who footed the bill | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/u-s-paying-russia-for-entire-planeload-of-coronavirus-equipment-u-s-official-idUSKBN21K34Z | 2020-04-03 |
| He said the reasons behind the proposal were the unstable macroeconomic and the deteriorating price situation on world markets for Russian commodity exporters | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Railways the countrys largest employer is considering moving staff to parttime working as the coronavirus outbreak reduces rail traffic according to a letter seen by Reuters written by the head of the company | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-railways-staff/russian-railways-mulls-mass-part-time-working-as-demand-drops-idUSKBN21K21S | 2020-04-03 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices fell on Friday coming off their biggest oneday gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output but made no offer to reduce U.S. production | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices fell on Friday coming off their biggest oneday gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output but made no offer to reduce U.S. production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-on-scepticism-over-trumps-saudi-russia-output-deal-idUSKBN21K3HZ | 2020-04-03 |
| We appreciate Russia selling these items to us below market value | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is paying Russia for a planeload of medical equipment sent by Moscow to help fight the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday clearing up confusion as to who footed the bill | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/u-s-paying-russia-for-entire-planeload-of-coronavirus-equipment-u-s-official-idUSKBN21K34Z | 2020-04-03 |
| MOSCOW A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin on Thursday who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of such items | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin on Thursday who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of such items | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa-backlas/what-about-us-russias-coronavirus-supplies-to-united-states-spark-criticism-at-home-idUSKBN21K1WR | 2020-04-03 |
| What we see despite the fact that Russia has called for a cessation of exercises we observe that their military activities remain at normal seasonal Stoltenberg said | Negative | BRUSSELS NATO will speed up deliveries of medical aid to allies suffering the most from the coronavirus but must focus on defending Europe the alliances chief said after large Russian war games that were seen by allies as a signal from Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-nato/nato-seeks-to-speed-up-medical-aid-deliveries-wary-of-russian-drills-idUSKBN21J5KJ | 2020-04-02 |
| Oil and natural gas sales are a key revenue source for the Russian coffers while shale oil producers in the United States are also suffering from cheap oil | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for global oil producers and consumers to address oil markets while U.S. President Donald Trump complained that oil cheaper than was hurting the industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-usa-russia/putin-calls-for-action-on-challenging-energy-market-trump-laments-cheap-oil-idUSKBN21J3RM | 2020-04-02 |
| Russia sent the United States medical equipment on Wednesday to help fight the coronavirus pandemic a public relations coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he discussed the crisis with U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | By Andrew Osborn Polina Devitt and Steve Holland | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russian-plane-with-coronavirus-medical-gear-lands-in-u-s-after-trump-putin-call-idUSKBN21I37W | 2020-04-02 |
| SINGAPORE Crude oil futures surged on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a solution to oil markets | Negative | SINGAPORE Crude oil futures surged on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a solution to oil markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-trump-talks-up-truce-hopes-for-saudi-russia-price-war-idUSKBN21J6ZR | 2020-04-02 |
| Twentyfour people have so far died in Russia authorities say | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has earmarked nearly billion to fight the spread of the coronavirus and its economic fallout its prime minister said on Wednesday pledging additional measures to steer through the crisis that has put the economy on the brink of recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-fund/russia-earmarks-18-billion-to-tackle-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J5VX | 2020-04-02 |
| Riyadhs plan to boost its production and supply to the market defies increasing pressure from Washington to end a battle with Russia for market share | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabias crude supply rose on Wednesday to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day two industry sources said despite a plunge in demand triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. pressure on the kingdom to stop flooding the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-oil-supply-hits-record-high-despite-u-s-pressure-sources-idUSKBN21J5TE | 2020-04-02 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabia supports cooperation between oil producers to stabilize the oil market but Russias opposition to a proposal last month to deepen oil supply cuts has caused market turmoil a senior Gulf source familiar with Saudi thinking told Reuters | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia supports cooperation between oil producers to stabilize the oil market but Russias opposition to a proposal last month to deepen oil supply cuts has caused market turmoil a senior Gulf source familiar with Saudi thinking told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia/saudi-wants-cooperation-to-bolster-oil-blames-russia-for-turmoil-gulf-source-idUSKBN21K0EA | 2020-04-02 |
| Days later Moscow announced a partial lockdown ordering the capitals residents to stay at home prompting dozens of Russian regions to follow suit | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russias consumer health watchdog said on Wednesday that a nonworking week declared by President Vladimir Putin to stem the spread of the coronavirus should be extended beyond this week the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-week/health-official-says-russian-stay-at-home-should-be-extended-ifax-idUSKBN21J658 | 2020-04-02 |
| BRUSSELS NATO will speed up deliveries of medical aid to allies suffering the most from the coronavirus but must focus on defending Europe the alliances chief said after large Russian war games that were seen by allies as a signal from Moscow | Negative | BRUSSELS NATO will speed up deliveries of medical aid to allies suffering the most from the coronavirus but must focus on defending Europe the alliances chief said after large Russian war games that were seen by allies as a signal from Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-nato/nato-seeks-to-speed-up-medical-aid-deliveries-wary-of-russian-drills-idUSKBN21J5KJ | 2020-04-02 |
| But there is little evidence yet of Russia and Saudi Arabia bridging their differences after the collapse last month of their threeyear pact to curb oil supplies | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia supports cooperation between oil producers to stabilize the oil market but Russias opposition to a proposal last month to deepen oil supply cuts has caused market turmoil a senior Gulf source familiar with Saudi thinking told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia/saudi-wants-cooperation-to-bolster-oil-blames-russia-for-turmoil-gulf-source-idUSKBN21K0EA | 2020-04-02 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Saudi Arabia are not holding talks regarding the oil market at the moment and Russian President Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to have a phone call with Saudi leadership Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and Saudi Arabia are not holding talks regarding the oil market at the moment and Russian President Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to have a phone call with Saudi leadership Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-saudi/russia-saudi-not-holding-oil-talks-at-the-moment-kremlin-idUSKBN21J55X | 2020-04-02 |
| He said the alliance had been notified by Russia at the end of March of largescale exercises | Negative | BRUSSELS NATO will speed up deliveries of medical aid to allies suffering the most from the coronavirus but must focus on defending Europe the alliances chief said after large Russian war games that were seen by allies as a signal from Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-nato/nato-seeks-to-speed-up-medical-aid-deliveries-wary-of-russian-drills-idUSKBN21J5KJ | 2020-04-02 |
| It was Russias position that triggered the collapse of the agreement | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia supports cooperation between oil producers to stabilize the oil market but Russias opposition to a proposal last month to deepen oil supply cuts has caused market turmoil a senior Gulf source familiar with Saudi thinking told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia/saudi-wants-cooperation-to-bolster-oil-blames-russia-for-turmoil-gulf-source-idUSKBN21K0EA | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-expects-russia-saudi-oil-deal-soon-invites-us-oil-chiefs-to-white-house-idUSKBN21J6JX | 2020-04-02 |
| NEW YORK Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history as both U.S. and Brent futures were hammered throughout March on the global economic freeze due to the coronavirus pandemic and the eruption of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia | Negative | NEW YORK Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history as both U.S. and Brent futures were hammered throughout March on the global economic freeze due to the coronavirus pandemic and the eruption of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-ends-march-with-biggest-monthly-and-quarterly-losses-ever-idUSKBN21I03I | 2020-04-01 |
| Peskov Putins spokesman said Moscow hoped the United States might also be able to provide medical help to Russia if necessary when the time came | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus Russian state TV reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russian-plane-takes-off-for-u-s-with-coronavirus-help-onboard-state-tv-idUSKBN21I37W | 2020-04-01 |
| MOSCOW A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus Russian state TV reported | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus Russian state TV reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russian-plane-takes-off-for-u-s-with-coronavirus-help-onboard-state-tv-idUSKBN21I37W | 2020-04-01 |
| The South Caucasus country currently pays Russia for 1000 cubic meters of gas | Neutral | YEREVAN Armenia has asked Russia to start talks on reducing the price of imported gas the government said on its website on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-armenia/armenia-asks-russia-for-talks-on-reducing-imported-gas-price-idUSKBN21I1MU | 2020-04-01 |
| On Monday Nokian said was temporarily ceasing production and closing its three factories in Finland Russia and the United States | Negative | Solidiums holding in Nokian now amounts to 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-solidium-nokian-tyres/finland-increases-stake-in-nokian-tyres-shares-rebound-idUSKBN21I1E1 | 2020-04-01 |
| WARSAW Polands dominant gas firm PGNiG will take immediate steps to receive from its Russian gas supplier Gazprom the | Negative | WARSAW Polands dominant gas firm PGNiG will take immediate steps to receive from its Russian gas supplier Gazprom the | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-gas/polands-pgnig-to-take-immediate-steps-to-receive-1-5-billion-from-gazprom-idUSKBN21I1QY | 2020-04-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday pushed back legislation that would require all smartphones computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia to come preinstalled with Russian software by six months until January 1 2021 the TASS news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday pushed back legislation that would require all smartphones computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia to come preinstalled with Russian software by six months until January 1 2021 the TASS news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-software/russia-postpones-smartphone-software-law-until-january-2021tass-idUSKBN21I1BX | 2020-04-01 |
| Poland wants to reduce its reliance on gas from Russia and does not plan to extend its deal with Gazprom when it expires in 2022 | Negative | WARSAW Polands dominant gas firm PGNiG will take immediate steps to receive from its Russian gas supplier Gazprom the | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-gas/polands-pgnig-to-take-immediate-steps-to-receive-1-5-billion-from-gazprom-idUSKBN21I1QY | 2020-04-01 |
| The bill which won approval from Russias lower house of parliament in November 2019 seeks to help Russian IT firms compete with foreign companies | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday pushed back legislation that would require all smartphones computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia to come preinstalled with Russian software by six months until January 1 2021 the TASS news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-software/russia-postpones-smartphone-software-law-until-january-2021tass-idUSKBN21I1BX | 2020-04-01 |
| YEREVAN Armenia has asked Russia to start talks on reducing the price of imported gas the government said on its website on Tuesday | Negative | YEREVAN Armenia has asked Russia to start talks on reducing the price of imported gas the government said on its website on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-armenia/armenia-asks-russia-for-talks-on-reducing-imported-gas-price-idUSKBN21I1MU | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would join Saudi Arabia and Russia if need be for talks about the sharp fall in oil prices resulting from a price war between the two countries | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would join Saudi Arabia and Russia if need be for talks about the sharp fall in oil prices resulting from a price war between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-trump-talks/trump-says-he-may-join-saudi-russia-in-talks-on-oil-prices-idUSKBN21I3MK | 2020-04-01 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan had sent the request to Russia it said | Neutral | YEREVAN Armenia has asked Russia to start talks on reducing the price of imported gas the government said on its website on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-armenia/armenia-asks-russia-for-talks-on-reducing-imported-gas-price-idUSKBN21I1MU | 2020-04-01 |
| Much of the focus has fallen on a key call between the Presidents of the United States and Russia | Positive | SEOUL Oil recovered ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets with benchmarks climbing off 18year lows hit as the coronavirus outbreak cut fuel demand worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rebounds-from-18-year-lows-after-u-s-russia-agree-to-talks-idUSKBN21I03I | 2020-03-31 |
| MOSCOW Russia has sets up an oil company called Roszarubezhneft just as energy giant Rosneft sold its business in Venezuela to an undisclosed company owned by the Russian government the data for the state registry showed on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has sets up an oil company called Roszarubezhneft just as energy giant Rosneft sold its business in Venezuela to an undisclosed company owned by the Russian government the data for the state registry showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-company/russia-sets-up-oil-company-as-rosneft-leaves-venezuela-idUSKBN21H38V | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call on Monday to have their top energy officials discuss slumping global oil markets the Kremlin said as Trump called Russias price war with Saudi Arabia crazy | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call on Monday to have their top energy officials discuss slumping global oil markets the Kremlin said as Trump called Russias price war with Saudi Arabia crazy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-trump/u-s-russia-agree-to-oil-market-talks-as-trump-calls-price-war-crazy-idUSKBN21H216 | 2020-03-31 |
| Some doctors have voiced scepticism about the accuracy of Russias coronavirus figures given what they say has been the patchy nature and quality of testing allegations that the authorities deny | Negative | MOSCOW More than a dozen Russian regions including the city of St Petersburg introduced a partial lockdown on Monday after Russia recorded its biggest oneday rise in coronavirus cases for the sixth day in a row | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-regions/russian-regions-join-coronavirus-lockdown-as-toll-rises-idUSKBN21H0PE | 2020-03-31 |
| In addition to oil and the pandemic Trump said he and Putin would talk about trade and sanctions the United States has imposed on Russia | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call on Monday to have their top energy officials discuss slumping global oil markets the Kremlin said as Trump called Russias price war with Saudi Arabia crazy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-trump/u-s-russia-agree-to-oil-market-talks-as-trump-calls-price-war-crazy-idUSKBN21H216 | 2020-03-31 |
| MOSCOW The coronavirus outbreak will result in a temporary but substantial decline in economic activity in Russia in the next few months Russias central bank said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW The coronavirus outbreak will result in a temporary but substantial decline in economic activity in Russia in the next few months Russias central bank said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-economy/russian-central-bank-warns-of-economic-slowdown-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H2C1 | 2020-03-31 |
| The cuts would help the Trump administration reach a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia to end their price war and stop sending additional barrels to the United States | Positive | Texas shale producers Pioneer Natural Resources and Parsley Energy on Monday formally asked Texas regulators to curtail oil production for the first time in nearly 50 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-texas/two-texas-shale-producers-ask-state-to-curtail-oil-output-idUSKBN21H3FH | 2020-03-31 |
| MOSCOW Russias economy ministry is backing a proposal made by the agriculture ministry last week to limit Russian grain exports to 7 million tonnes from April through June because of the coronavirus pandemic it said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russias economy ministry is backing a proposal made by the agriculture ministry last week to limit Russian grain exports to 7 million tonnes from April through June because of the coronavirus pandemic it said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-grains/russias-economy-ministry-backs-proposal-to-limit-grain-exports-idUSKBN21H1E0 | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the worlds coronavirus outbreaks they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China Russia and North Korea according to five U.S. government sources familiar with the intelligence reporting | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the worlds coronavirus outbreaks they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China Russia and North Korea according to five U.S. government sources familiar with the intelligence reporting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-spies/u-s-spies-find-coronavirus-spread-in-china-north-korea-russia-hard-to-chart-idUSKBN21H3CW | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons the U.S. State Department said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons the U.S. State Department said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-renews-sanctions-waivers-allowing-iran-nonproliferation-work-idUSKBN21H33D | 2020-03-31 |
| Oil prices were again under water as Saudi Arabia and Russia showed no signs of backing down in their price war even as global transport restrictions hammer demand | Negative | Nikkei leads Asia lower 500 futures recoup early losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-suffer-virus-chills-central-banks-offer-cold-comfort-idUSL4N2BN0U2 | 2020-03-30 |
| Oil prices were again under water as Saudi Arabia and Russia showed no signs of backing down in their price war even as global transport restrictions hammered demand | Negative | KONG Asian shares slid on Monday as fears mounted that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months although markets regained some lost ground late in the session with Australia posting a standout jump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-suffer-virus-chills-central-banks-offer-cold-comfort-idUSKBN21G0YP | 2020-03-30 |
| Oil prices were again under water as Saudi Arabia and Russia show no signs of backing down in their price war | Negative | 500 and European futures fall Nikkei off over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-suffer-virus-chills-central-banks-offer-what-they-can-idUSL4N2BN096 | 2020-03-30 |
| But it has been little help for oil as Saudi Arabia and Russia show no signs of backing down in their price war | Negative | 500 futures Nikkei fall in early trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-suffer-fresh-spill-as-virus-damage-deepens-idUSL4N2BM0U3 | 2020-03-30 |
| It has been little help for oil as Saudi Arabia and Russia show no signs of backing down in their price war | Negative | Futures for 500 Nikkei fall in early trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-under-threat-as-futures-fall-early-idUSL4N2BM0LX | 2020-03-30 |
| The oil markets have been slammed by demand destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the Saudi ArabiaRussia price war that is flooding markets with extra supply | Negative | Crude oil benchmarks fell sharply on Monday with Brent hitting its lowest since November 2002 as fears grew over the coronavirus pandemic eroding demand and the Saudi ArabiaRussia price war threatened to overload the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-futures-slide-as-pandemic-darkens-demand-outlook-idUSKBN21G0XR | 2020-03-30 |
| The change of ownership announced on Saturday means any future U.S. sanctions on Russiancontrolled oil operations in Venezuela would target the Russian government directly | Negative | The change of ownership announced on Saturday means any future U.S. sanctions on Russiancontrolled oil operations in Venezuela would target the Russian government directly | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-venezuela/rosneft-sells-venezuelan-assets-to-russia-after-u-s-sanctions-ramp-up-idUSKBN21F0W2 | 2020-03-29 |
| Dont This is about the transfer of Rosnefts assets in Venezuela to Russias government directly | Neutral | The change of ownership announced on Saturday means any future U.S. sanctions on Russiancontrolled oil operations in Venezuela would target the Russian government directly | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-venezuela/rosneft-sells-venezuelan-assets-to-russia-after-u-s-sanctions-ramp-up-idUSKBN21F0W2 | 2020-03-29 |
| They are also possible in deals Dmitriev head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund told Reuters in a phone interview | Positive | MOSCOW A new deal to balance oil markets might be possible if other countries join in Kirill Dmitriev head of Russias sovereign wealth fund said adding that countries should also cooperate to cushion the economic fallout from coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-rdif-exclusive/exclusive-russia-calls-for-new-enlarged-opec-deal-to-tackle-oil-demand-collapse-idUSKBN21E13T | 2020-03-28 |
| Alcoa and Rio Tinto are major aluminum producers in Canada Norsk Hydro in Norway and Rusal in Russia | Positive | LONDON Plummeting aluminum prices due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on demand are unlikely to persuade producers to immediately cut output as input costs have also fallen leaving the market with massive surpluses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-metals-aluminium-output-graphic/aluminum-surplus-to-balloon-as-producers-resist-output-cuts-idUSKBN21E1XS | 2020-03-28 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin confirmed a coronavirus case in President Vladimir Putins administration on Friday and the government said measures imposed in Moscow to fight the virus should be extended across Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin confirmed a coronavirus case in President Vladimir Putins administration on Friday and the government said measures imposed in Moscow to fight the virus should be extended across Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russia-confirms-coronavirus-case-in-putins-administration-tightens-curbs-idUSKBN21E1AL | 2020-03-28 |
| MOSCOW A new deal to balance oil markets might be possible if other countries join in Kirill Dmitriev head of Russias sovereign wealth fund said adding that countries should also cooperate to cushion the economic fallout from coronavirus | Positive | MOSCOW A new deal to balance oil markets might be possible if other countries join in Kirill Dmitriev head of Russias sovereign wealth fund said adding that countries should also cooperate to cushion the economic fallout from coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-rdif-exclusive/exclusive-russia-calls-for-new-enlarged-opec-deal-to-tackle-oil-demand-collapse-idUSKBN21E13T | 2020-03-28 |
| It was accompanied with a hashtag in Russian saying We are and showed him encouraging followers not to despair during the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | MOSCOW Several members of Russias national boxing team have posted online pictures or videos that appear to show them flouting selfisolation rules imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus social media posts reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-boxing/russian-boxers-appear-to-flout-coronavirus-self-isolation-rules-idUSKBN21D3CC | 2020-03-27 |
| The Navy has completed a concentrated operation to shadow the Russian warships after unusually high levels of activity in the English Channel and North the Royal Navy said | Negative | LONDON Britains navy said on Thursday it had shadowed seven Russian warships after detecting high levels of activity by Russian vessels off its coastline | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-navy-shadows-russian-warships-after-high-levels-of-activity-idUSKBN21D1DS | 2020-03-27 |
| LONDON Britains navy said on Thursday it had shadowed seven Russian warships after detecting high levels of activity by Russian vessels off its coastline | Negative | LONDON Britains navy said on Thursday it had shadowed seven Russian warships after detecting high levels of activity by Russian vessels off its coastline | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-navy-shadows-russian-warships-after-high-levels-of-activity-idUSKBN21D1DS | 2020-03-27 |
| RDIF last week announced an investment into a Russian company called Medpromresurs which was established to focus on a new RussianJapanese coronavirus testing system | Positive | MOSCOW March 27 The Russian Direct Investment Fund and its partners have produced 500000 coronavirus test kits so far but are planning to soon ramp up production to 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-russia-rdif/russias-rdif-fund-says-it-will-have-coronavirus-test-kits-for-public-use-within-a-month-idUSL8N2BK0IW | 2020-03-27 |
| The document almost 70 pages long outlines four main scenarios for Russias lowcarbon development through to midcentury | Neutral | Under the plan Russia would not become carbonneutral until late this century and only if it implements the cleanest growth scenario outlined | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-climate-change-russia-economy-trfn/fossil-fuel-giant-russia-tiptoes-towards-low-carbon-future-idUSKBN21D367 | 2020-03-27 |
| Italy has been thankful for the Russian decontamination units and army medical staff sent over the past four days contrasting it with a piecemeal response by EU states | Positive | Russias military planeloads of aid to Italy to combat the spread of coronavirus have exposed the European Unions failure to provide swift help to a member in crisis and handed President Vladimir Putin a publicity coup at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-eu/russian-aid-to-italy-leaves-eu-exposed-idUSKBN21D28K | 2020-03-27 |
| Dmitriev said that demand for tests was for now mainly from big Russian companies who want to protect towns where their big plants are located socalled singleindustry or monotowns | Negative | MOSCOW March 27 The Russian Direct Investment Fund and its partners have produced 500000 coronavirus test kits so far but are planning to soon ramp up production to 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-russia-rdif/russias-rdif-fund-says-it-will-have-coronavirus-test-kits-for-public-use-within-a-month-idUSL8N2BK0IW | 2020-03-27 |
| If the government opts for an approach however emissions could be cut by by 2050 with Russia becoming carbonneutral late this century the plan noted | Negative | Under the plan Russia would not become carbonneutral until late this century and only if it implements the cleanest growth scenario outlined | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-climate-change-russia-economy-trfn/fossil-fuel-giant-russia-tiptoes-towards-low-carbon-future-idUSKBN21D367 | 2020-03-27 |
| But senior EU and NATO diplomats and officials see the assistance less as generosity and more as a geopolitical move asserting Russian power and extending influence | Negative | Russias military planeloads of aid to Italy to combat the spread of coronavirus have exposed the European Unions failure to provide swift help to a member in crisis and handed President Vladimir Putin a publicity coup at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-eu/russian-aid-to-italy-leaves-eu-exposed-idUSKBN21D28K | 2020-03-27 |
| Russia Ukraine and Kazakhstan have so far been able to maintain wheat exports after decent 2019 harvests but Russiafocused grain traders are nervous | Negative | Global food security concerns are mounting as some governments contemplate restricting the flow of staple foods with around a fifth of the worlds population under lockdown to fight the widening coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-food-security/food-security-concerns-stoked-as-exporters-curb-sales-importers-buy-more-idUSKBN21D0YV | 2020-03-27 |
| Further risks include the potential introduction of border carbon taxes on Russias industrial exports and its reliance on outdated technologies he added | Negative | Under the plan Russia would not become carbonneutral until late this century and only if it implements the cleanest growth scenario outlined | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-climate-change-russia-economy-trfn/fossil-fuel-giant-russia-tiptoes-towards-low-carbon-future-idUSKBN21D367 | 2020-03-27 |
| Italy is really in need of much more wide scale help and what Russia does is manageable | Positive | Russias military planeloads of aid to Italy to combat the spread of coronavirus have exposed the European Unions failure to provide swift help to a member in crisis and handed President Vladimir Putin a publicity coup at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-eu/russian-aid-to-italy-leaves-eu-exposed-idUSKBN21D28K | 2020-03-27 |
| The wheat market meanwhile is scrutinizing policy in Russia the top exporter of the cereal after calls to restrict exports of other foodstuffs like sunflower oil | Negative | PARIS Like other parts of the global economy food supply chains have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and empty supermarket shelves have become a symbol of the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-food-explainer/explainer-how-the-coronavirus-crisis-is-affecting-food-supply-idUSKBN21D36G | 2020-03-27 |
| The result would be a decision on the scale and speed of Russias transformation towards a green he added | Neutral | Under the plan Russia would not become carbonneutral until late this century and only if it implements the cleanest growth scenario outlined | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-climate-change-russia-economy-trfn/fossil-fuel-giant-russia-tiptoes-towards-low-carbon-future-idUSKBN21D367 | 2020-03-27 |
| The company has introduced the strictest possible measures to ensure the safety of its Russian at the construction sites Likhachev said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russias Rosatom is continuing the construction of nuclear stations abroad despite the global coronavirus outbreak the state atomic agencys head Alexei Likhachev said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-rosatom/russias-atomic-agency-keeps-building-abroad-despite-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21D1TX | 2020-03-27 |
| MOSCOW The Russian government has ordered the civil aviation authority to suspend all regular and charter flights to and from Russia from March 27 the government said on its website | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian government has ordered the civil aviation authority to suspend all regular and charter flights to and from Russia from March 27 the government said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-flights/russia-to-ground-international-flights-on-march-27-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0HD | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. French and Moroccan armies have set up field hospitals and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the army to carry out drills to increase its readiness | Negative | ABUJA The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to try to shield the country from the coronavirus and is leasing equipment for possible mass according to an army memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-security/nigerian-army-prepares-for-coronavirus-lockdown-mass-burials-idUSKBN21C2B2 | 2020-03-26 |
| MOSCOW Anton Scherbyna has been living in the security zone of a Moscow airport for nearly a week since returning from a honeymoon with his Russian wife only to fall foul of Russias new ban on foreigners entering due to the coronavirus emergency | Negative | MOSCOW Anton Scherbyna has been living in the security zone of a Moscow airport for nearly a week since returning from a honeymoon with his Russian wife only to fall foul of Russias new ban on foreigners entering due to the coronavirus emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airport/honeymoon-nightmare-ukrainian-stranded-at-moscow-airport-as-virus-rules-kick-in-idUSKBN21C1O6 | 2020-03-26 |
| Russian airlines will still be allowed to fly to other countries to bring Russian citizens back or if they are authorized by special government decisions | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian government has ordered the civil aviation authority to suspend all regular and charter flights to and from Russia from March 27 the government said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-flights/russia-to-ground-international-flights-on-march-27-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0HD | 2020-03-26 |
| The conditions are probably better than in a Russian prison but worse than normal living Scherbyna 31 told Reuters via Skype from the security zone | Negative | MOSCOW Anton Scherbyna has been living in the security zone of a Moscow airport for nearly a week since returning from a honeymoon with his Russian wife only to fall foul of Russias new ban on foreigners entering due to the coronavirus emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airport/honeymoon-nightmare-ukrainian-stranded-at-moscow-airport-as-virus-rules-kick-in-idUSKBN21C1O6 | 2020-03-26 |
| MOSCOW Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said all entertainment venues in the capital should remain closed next week to contain the spread of coronavirus but concrete measures would be announced on Thursday Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said all entertainment venues in the capital should remain closed next week to contain the spread of coronavirus but concrete measures would be announced on Thursday Russian news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-moscow/moscow-mulls-shutting-restaurants-cafes-to-prevent-coronavirus-spread-agencies-idUSKBN21C2Z8 | 2020-03-26 |
| Billboards urging Russians to take part in the nationwide vote on constitutional changes have already gone up in many Russian towns and cities | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on constitutional changes that would allow him to extend his rule saying the health and safety of citizens was his top priority as the global coronavirus pandemic worsens | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-citing-coronavirus-postpones-vote-on-changes-to-extend-his-rule-idUSKBN21C25N | 2020-03-26 |
| MOSCOW The foundations of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba and its cofounder Jack Ma said on Wednesday they had sent medical equipment including masks and coronavirus tests to Russia to help it fight an outbreak | Positive | MOSCOW The foundations of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba and its cofounder Jack Ma said on Wednesday they had sent medical equipment including masks and coronavirus tests to Russia to help it fight an outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-equipment/alibaba-jack-ma-send-russia-medical-equipment-to-fight-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN21C1OJ | 2020-03-26 |
| Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was tested for the virus after returning from Syria this week Russias TASS news agency reported on Tuesday | Negative | ISTANBUL A cargo ship operated by the Russian Navy transited Turkeys Bosphorus strait en route to Syria on Tuesday loaded with ambulances a Reuters reporter saw | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-syria/russia-sends-ship-with-military-ambulances-toward-syria-after-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN21B2TA | 2020-03-25 |
| It also asked officials to prepare a list of Russian citizens willing to return to Russia from other countries hit by the coronavirus the government said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian government has told the countrys regions to close nightclubs and cinemas to slow the spread of the coronavirus it said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-nightclubs/russia-to-close-nightclubs-cinemas-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B2IL | 2020-03-25 |
| Digital payments are commonplace in large Russian cities but much of the population still relies on cash | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia has urged consumers and businesses to use digital payments rather than cash in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus and told banks to limit rouble notes in circulation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-banknotes/russia-in-digital-payments-push-as-it-limits-banknote-circulation-idUSKBN21B1D1 | 2020-03-25 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey were forced to cut short their second joint patrol in Syrias Idlib region on Monday due to security concerns the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey were forced to cut short their second joint patrol in Syrias Idlib region on Monday due to security concerns the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/russia-and-turkey-cut-short-joint-patrol-in-syrias-idlib-russian-defence-ministry-idUSKBN21A170 | 2020-03-24 |
| The interior ministry which operates Russias police force among other law enforcement agencies issued a similar order a document seen by Reuters showed | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday gave the authorities five days to develop a system to track people who have come into contact with anyone with coronavirus by using mobile phone geolocation data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russia-to-use-mobile-phones-to-track-people-at-risk-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A1MT | 2020-03-24 |
| Prosecutors say the four men helped to arrange the Russian missile system used to shoot down MH17 a civilian aircraft killing all onboard | Negative | THE HAGUE The trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014 will be adjourned until June 8 to give defense lawyers more time to prepare judges at the hearing in the Netherlands ruled on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-mh17-trial-suspended-until-june-8-to-give-defense-more-time-to-prepare-idUSKBN21A1VS | 2020-03-24 |
| In Russias battle for oil market share with Saudi Arabia a sharp fall in the rouble has handed the Russians one advantage they can now produce cheaper than the Saudis according to Reuters calculations | Positive | In Russias battle for oil market share with Saudi Arabia a sharp fall in the rouble has handed the Russians one advantage they can now produce cheaper than the Saudis according to Reuters calculations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/in-oil-market-standoff-with-saudi-arabia-weakened-rouble-helps-russia-idUSKBN21A284 | 2020-03-24 |
| Russian authorities have said the situation with coronavirus is under control and that although the number of cases in Russia has risen in recent days most have come from abroad | Negative | MOSCOW Russian investigators have opened a criminal case into a senior health ministry official for suspected negligence after she failed to selfisolate following a trip to Spain and allegedly infected several people with coronavirus authorities said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-investigati/russia-investigates-health-official-who-infected-people-with-coronavirus-after-spain-trip-idUSKBN21A2V4 | 2020-03-24 |
| Rosneft boss Igor Sechin has called the coordinated output cuts harmful for producers saying they were destroying Russias oil industry while making room for increased supply from U.S. shale producers | Negative | In Russias battle for oil market share with Saudi Arabia a sharp fall in the rouble has handed the Russians one advantage they can now produce cheaper than the Saudis according to Reuters calculations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/in-oil-market-standoff-with-saudi-arabia-weakened-rouble-helps-russia-idUSKBN21A284 | 2020-03-24 |
| The Kremlin said the measure was legal and part of measures Russia is taking to try to halt spread of the virus | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday gave the authorities five days to develop a system to track people who have come into contact with anyone with coronavirus by using mobile phone geolocation data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russia-to-use-mobile-phones-to-track-people-at-risk-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A1MT | 2020-03-24 |
| Saudi Arabia has already slashed prices for its oil and some traditional Urals buyers Russias main export blend have already placed orders for Saudi barrels | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has settled a monthslong oil supply dispute with Belarus three industry sources told Reuters on Monday as Moscow seeks as many buyers as possible in a fight for market share after a landmark cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia fell apart | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-settles-oil-spat-with-belarus-amid-stand-off-with-saudi-arabia-sources-idUSKBN21A1KH | 2020-03-24 |
| Where possible he also advised the elderly to leave the city and stay at their dachas outoftown cottages on private plots of land which many Russian families traditionally own | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday gave the authorities five days to develop a system to track people who have come into contact with anyone with coronavirus by using mobile phone geolocation data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russia-to-use-mobile-phones-to-track-people-at-risk-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A1MT | 2020-03-24 |
| MOSCOW The Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed by a year because coronavirus outbreaks worldwide have disrupted athletes preparations and could jeopardize their health the head of Russias Boxing Federation said on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW The Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed by a year because coronavirus outbreaks worldwide have disrupted athletes preparations and could jeopardize their health the head of Russias Boxing Federation said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-russia/tokyo-games-should-be-postponed-says-top-russian-boxing-official-idUSKBN2190HT | 2020-03-23 |
| MOSCOW Russia never sought a sharp oil price fall or an end to cooperation with Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the Gulf nations are to blame for the crisis on the global oil markets a senior Russian official said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia never sought a sharp oil price fall or an end to cooperation with Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the Gulf nations are to blame for the crisis on the global oil markets a senior Russian official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russia-gulf-nations-not-us-to-blame-for-oil-prices-fall-tass-idUSKBN2190CV | 2020-03-23 |
| MOSCOW The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin Russias Defense Ministry said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin Russias Defense Ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-italy/russian-army-to-send-coronavirus-help-to-italy-after-putin-phone-call-idUSKBN219081 | 2020-03-22 |
| They are also screening Russians who have returned from many foreign destinations and ordering them to remain in selfisolation for two weeks even if they do not have any symptoms | Negative | MOSCOW When billionaire Igor Rybakov saw medical masks becoming scarcer and more expensive in Russia he bought up a batch to hand out free to Muscovites worried about coronavirus but who have found it impossible to find masks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-masks/russian-billionaire-hands-out-free-masks-as-coronavirus-cases-grow-idUSKBN21735F | 2020-03-21 |
| I strongly believe that a strong presidential vertical for our country for Russia is absolutely said Putin | Negative | MOSCOW Opponents of Vladimir Putins plans to amend the constitution so that he can run for president again in 2024 said on Friday they had been forced to scale back protests this weekend due to coronavirus but would press ahead with some demonstrations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-protests/coronavirus-forces-putin-critics-to-scale-back-protests-before-big-vote-idUSKBN217256 | 2020-03-21 |
| His party would support the ruling proPutin United Russia party in parts of the country where it lacked seats he said | Negative | MOSCOW One of President Vladimir Putins relatives has launched a political party and said he wants to contest parliamentary elections next year the Kommersant daily reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/president-vladimir-putins-relative-launches-political-party-kommersant-idUSKBN2171K6 | 2020-03-21 |
| The rebelheld northwest was already facing a major humanitarian crisis with nearly one million people displaced by fighting in the past few months as the Russianbacked government mounted an offensive | Negative | BEIRUT Syria already shattered by nine years of war has banned entry for foreigners arriving from many countries hit by the coronavirus as part of widening measures to combat the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/war-ravaged-syria-takes-new-steps-against-coronavirus-says-no-recorded-cases-yet-idUSKBN2171QV | 2020-03-21 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Saudi Arabia need to maintain contact Igor Sechin chief executive with Russias top oil producer Rosneft was quoted as saying by RIA news agency on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Saudi Arabia need to maintain contact Igor Sechin chief executive with Russias top oil producer Rosneft was quoted as saying by RIA news agency on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-rosneft/russias-rosneft-ceo-says-we-need-to-maintain-contact-with-saudi-arabia-ria-idUSKBN2173GU | 2020-03-21 |
| on Friday and posted its biggest weekly decline since the 1991 Gulf War as the coronavirus epidemic dried up global demand and as officials in Washington said an envoy would head to Saudi Arabia to deal with fallout of a SaudiRussia oil price war | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude tumbled 10 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-fourth-week-u-s-crude-posts-steepest-weekly-loss-since-1991-idUSKBN21709H | 2020-03-21 |
| MOSCOW U.S. National Security Advisor Robert OBrien will travel to Moscow to attend Russias World War Two Victory Day celebrations in May U.S. ambassador John Sullivan said on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW U.S. National Security Advisor Robert OBrien will travel to Moscow to attend Russias World War Two Victory Day celebrations in May U.S. ambassador John Sullivan said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-parade/trumps-national-security-advisor-to-attend-russias-may-9-victory-day-parade-idUSKBN2161VY | 2020-03-20 |
| The number of cases of pneumonia which can be caused by coronavirus increased by 37 percent in Moscow yearonyear in January according to Rosstat Russias statistics agency | Negative | MOSCOW A reported sharp increase in pneumonia cases in the Russian capital and contradictory information around the issue is fuelling fears about the accuracy of official coronavirus data which remains much lower than many European countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-coronavirus-health-russia/sharp-increase-in-moscow-pneumonia-cases-fuels-fears-over-coronavirus-statistics-idUSKBN216305 | 2020-03-20 |
| Vietnam has a free trade agreement with Russia and Belarus while Japan is the second largest source of foreign investment in the country | Positive | HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-expands-foreign-visa-ban-85-coronavirus-cases-in-country-idUSKBN2163EL | 2020-03-20 |
| Reduced global reserves would also mean a smaller buffer against future shocks such as a drought in other wheatproducing nations like Russia or France she said | Negative | As reserves are depleted changes in production would have a bigger impact on the price of food Heslin added | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-usa-food/climate-shocks-in-just-one-country-could-disrupt-global-food-supply-idUSKBN2170GZ | 2020-03-20 |
| Ratcheting up its preventive measures on Thursday authorities said that everyone who arrives in Russia must now selfisolate for two weeks | Positive | MOSCOW Moscow city authorities on Thursday reported Russias first coronavirusrelated death a 79yearold woman in Moscow with underlying health issues as President Vladimir Putin said authorities fighting the virus should be ready for anything | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-death/first-coronavirus-death-reported-in-russia-which-plans-to-quarantine-all-new-arrivals-idUSKBN21615H | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-says-he-will-enter-saudi-russia-oil-fray-at-appropriate-time-idUSKBN216366 | 2020-03-20 |
| MOSCOW Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals in a laboratory in Siberia Russias consumer health regulator said on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals in a laboratory in Siberia Russias consumer health regulator said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-tests/russia-starts-testing-coronavirus-vaccine-prototypes-on-animals-idUSKBN2170PP | 2020-03-20 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices recovered further on Friday following steep gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at an appropriate | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices recovered further on Friday following steep gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at an appropriate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-recovery-as-trump-hints-at-intervening-in-saudi-russia-price-war-idUSKBN21709H | 2020-03-20 |
| Thanks to a shale boom the United States has become the worlds biggest oil producer overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-says-he-will-enter-saudi-russia-oil-fray-at-appropriate-time-idUSKBN216366 | 2020-03-20 |
| I have a feeling they are lying to said Anastasia Vasilyeva head of Russias Doctors Alliance trade union | Negative | MOSCOW A reported sharp increase in pneumonia cases in the Russian capital and contradictory information around the issue is fuelling fears about the accuracy of official coronavirus data which remains much lower than many European countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-coronavirus-health-russia/sharp-increase-in-moscow-pneumonia-cases-fuels-fears-over-coronavirus-statistics-idUSKBN216305 | 2020-03-20 |
| Oil extended gains late in the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would get involved in the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. crude oil prices spiked by on Thursday the largest singleday gain on record recouping some losses from three days of selling that drove the benchmark to near 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-reverses-losses-posts-largest-one-day-gain-on-record-idUSKBN21604E | 2020-03-20 |
| The government says its statistics are accurate however and President Vladimir Putin has complained that Russia is being targeted by fake news to sow panic | Negative | MOSCOW A reported sharp increase in pneumonia cases in the Russian capital and contradictory information around the issue is fuelling fears about the accuracy of official coronavirus data which remains much lower than many European countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-coronavirus-health-russia/sharp-increase-in-moscow-pneumonia-cases-fuels-fears-over-coronavirus-statistics-idUSKBN216305 | 2020-03-20 |
| HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | Negative | HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-expands-foreign-visa-ban-85-coronavirus-cases-in-country-idUSKBN2163EL | 2020-03-20 |
| Russia denies any such tactics and President Vladimir Putin has accused foreign foes of targeting Russia by spreading fake news about coronavirus to whip up panic | Negative | BRUSSELS Russian media have deployed a significant disinformation against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus generate panic and sow distrust according to a European Union document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disinformation/russia-deploying-coronavirus-disinformation-to-sow-panic-in-west-eu-document-says-idUSKBN21518F | 2020-03-19 |
| The Interfax news agency said the closure was related to measures the Russian capital was taking to try to stop the spread of coronavirus | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has closed Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenins tomb on Moscows Red Square to the public the Kremlin guard service said on Wednesday the latest Russian tourist attraction to shut down amid coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-lenin/russia-closes-lenins-tomb-on-red-square-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2152OK | 2020-03-19 |
| Russia formally abandoned communism when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 but Lenins tomb remains popular with tourists Russian communists and visitors from Russias regions | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has closed Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenins tomb on Moscows Red Square to the public the Kremlin guard service said on Wednesday the latest Russian tourist attraction to shut down amid coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-lenin/russia-closes-lenins-tomb-on-red-square-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2152OK | 2020-03-19 |
| Were talking again about some unfounded allegations which in the current situation are probably the result of an antiRussian said Peskov | Negative | BRUSSELS Russian media have deployed a significant disinformation against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus generate panic and sow distrust according to a European Union document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disinformation/russia-deploying-coronavirus-disinformation-to-sow-panic-in-west-eu-document-says-idUSKBN21518F | 2020-03-19 |
| There are 130000 eateries in Russia 12000 of which are in Moscow according to Sergei Mironov Bukharovs deputy and a restaurant founder himself | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has told restaurants and bars to make sure customers are seated at least one metre apart the latest step to try to halt the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-restaurants/mind-the-gap-russia-tells-cafes-to-ensure-customers-dont-sit-too-close-over-virus-fears-idUSKBN2152GX | 2020-03-19 |
| The EU and NATO have previously accused Russia of covert action including disinformation to try to destabilize the West by exploiting divisions in society | Negative | BRUSSELS Russian media have deployed a significant disinformation against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus generate panic and sow distrust according to a European Union document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disinformation/russia-deploying-coronavirus-disinformation-to-sow-panic-in-west-eu-document-says-idUSKBN21518F | 2020-03-19 |
| MOSCOW Russia has closed Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenins tomb on Moscows Red Square to the public the Kremlin guard service said on Wednesday the latest Russian tourist attraction to shut down amid coronavirus fears | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has closed Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenins tomb on Moscows Red Square to the public the Kremlin guard service said on Wednesday the latest Russian tourist attraction to shut down amid coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-lenin/russia-closes-lenins-tomb-on-red-square-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2152OK | 2020-03-19 |
| Russia has also banned sporting events but FIDE has said its president Arkady Dvorkovich a former Russian government official had received assurances the tournament could go ahead | Negative | MOSCOW Eight of the worlds best chess players began competing in an international tournament in Russia on Tuesday but were told by organisers that handshakes would be optional because of the coronavirus that has halted most sports around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-chess/handshakes-optional-russia-hosts-major-chess-tournament-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142VK | 2020-03-18 |
| So I will show that the Russian people consider sanctions against Putin like sanctions against he said | Negative | ISTANBUL A Russian artist unveiled four giant paintings of Russias President Vladimir Putin in central Istanbul on Saturday saying he wanted to show the good ties between Ankara and Moscow despite differences over Syria and other issues | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-russia-artist/russian-artist-unveils-putin-superhero-paintings-in-istanbul-idUSKBN2090RE | 2020-03-18 |
| She could have never dreamed that she would become the captain of a senior womens hockey team in her village in northwestern Russia | Positive | BEREZNIK Russia When 80yearold Valentina Fyodorova spotted a group of children skating across a fresh sheet of ice she was determined to give it a try herself | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-age-russia-icehockey/at-80-russian-great-grandmother-fired-up-by-passion-for-ice-hockey-idUSKBN2133MK | 2020-03-17 |
| Parts of the collection have been exhibited in Germany Russia and Belgium as well as in Bulgarias capital Sofia | Positive | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors have pressed new charges including unlawful possession of antiques of historical value against fugitive gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov one of the countrys richest men officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-charges-antiques/bulgaria-adds-charges-of-illegal-antique-possession-against-fugitive-tycoon-idUSKBN2071Y5 | 2020-03-17 |
| An OPEC and nonOPEC technical meeting planned for Wednesday in Vienna has been called off as attempts to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Russia made no progress sources said | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell below a barrel on Monday after the worldwide coronavirus outbreak worsened over the weekend exacerbating fears that government lockdowns to contain the spread of the disease would spark a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slumps-below-30-a-barrel-as-coronavirus-spreads-opec-rancor-remains-elevated-idUSKBN2121FT | 2020-03-17 |
| It is not a homage to one of Russias hockey greats but a tribute to her age | Positive | BEREZNIK Russia When 80yearold Valentina Fyodorova spotted a group of children skating across a fresh sheet of ice she was determined to give it a try herself | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-age-russia-icehockey/at-80-russian-great-grandmother-fired-up-by-passion-for-ice-hockey-idUSKBN2133MK | 2020-03-17 |
| The petition does not have any legal force but its blunt language shows how strongly some Russians oppose the idea of Putin having the option to run again in 2024 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Constitutional Court on Monday ruled it was legal to change the countrys constitution in a way that could allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036 less than a week after Putin publicly backed the idea | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/russian-court-backs-move-to-let-putin-stay-in-power-despite-outcry-from-some-idUSKBN213282 | 2020-03-17 |
| MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Monday that militants in Syrias Idlib region are not complying with a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey the Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Monday that militants in Syrias Idlib region are not complying with a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-says-militants-in-syrias-idlib-region-not-complying-with-ceasefire-idUSKBN2131AG | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge approved U.S. prosecutors request on Monday night to dismiss the criminal case against a Russian firm accused of funding a propaganda operation to meddle in the 2016 presidential election to sway it in President Donald Trumps favor | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge approved U.S. prosecutors request on Monday night to dismiss the criminal case against a Russian firm accused of funding a propaganda operation to meddle in the 2016 presidential election to sway it in President Donald Trumps favor | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/u-s-prosecutors-drop-mueller-era-case-against-russian-firm-idUSKBN21405P | 2020-03-17 |
| SINGAPORE Oil rose more than on Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged after recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic and the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia but fears of a recession still dragged on the market | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil rose more than on Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged after recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic and the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia but fears of a recession still dragged on the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-1-as-sharp-falls-draw-investors-bargain-buyers-idUSKBN2140A2 | 2020-03-17 |
| Russia and Turkey cut short their first joint patrol in Syrias Idlib on Sunday after rebels and civilians opposed to a ceasefire agreement cut off a main roadway to block its path according to witnesses and Russian news agencies | Negative | Russia and Turkey cut short their first joint patrol in Syrias Idlib on Sunday after rebels and civilians opposed to a ceasefire agreement cut off a main roadway to block its path according to witnesses and Russian news agencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/first-russian-turkish-patrol-on-syrian-highway-cut-short-by-protests-idUSKBN2120GY | 2020-03-16 |
| Ankara has been given more time to rein in rebels undermining the patrols the Russian defense ministry said | Negative | Russia and Turkey cut short their first joint patrol in Syrias Idlib on Sunday after rebels and civilians opposed to a ceasefire agreement cut off a main roadway to block its path according to witnesses and Russian news agencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/first-russian-turkish-patrol-on-syrian-highway-cut-short-by-protests-idUSKBN2120GY | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russias ambassador before Trump took office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russias ambassador before Trump took office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-considering-full-pardon-for-ex-adviser-michael-flynn-idUSKBN212121 | 2020-03-16 |
| MOSCOW Russias ministry of science and higher education recommended higher educational institutions switch to distance learning from Monday Russian news agencies reported on Sunday | Positive | MOSCOW Russias ministry of science and higher education recommended higher educational institutions switch to distance learning from Monday Russian news agencies reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-schools/russia-recommends-higher-education-switch-to-distance-learning-idUSKBN2120ZM | 2020-03-16 |
| The move is part of Russias package of measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ministry of science and higher education recommended higher educational institutions switch to distance learning from Monday Russian news agencies reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-schools/russia-recommends-higher-education-switch-to-distance-learning-idUSKBN2120ZM | 2020-03-16 |
| Britain is the last country to give its assent after Putin in January proposed that the leaders of Russia China the United States France and Britain meet | Positive | MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-summit-britain/britain-backs-putin-idea-of-five-way-summit-of-world-powers-uk-embassy-idUSKBN21017S | 2020-03-15 |
| We are in contact with the Russian government to discuss further details on this proposal | Positive | MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-summit-britain/britain-backs-putin-idea-of-five-way-summit-of-world-powers-uk-embassy-idUSKBN21017S | 2020-03-15 |
| A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had received a letter from the Russian side which would be formally answered in due course | Positive | MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-summit-britain/britain-backs-putin-idea-of-five-way-summit-of-world-powers-uk-embassy-idUSKBN21017S | 2020-03-15 |
| MOSCOW All of Russias 85 regional parliaments have voted in favor of constitutional amendments that would allow Vladimir Putin to run again for president again in 2024 the RIA news agency cited senior Russian lawmaker Andrei Klishas as saying on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW All of Russias 85 regional parliaments have voted in favor of constitutional amendments that would allow Vladimir Putin to run again for president again in 2024 the RIA news agency cited senior Russian lawmaker Andrei Klishas as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/every-russian-regional-parliament-backs-changes-allowing-putin-to-extend-rule-ria-idUSKBN21011O | 2020-03-14 |
| Tanker rates soared as Saudi Arabia provisionally chartered around 31 supertankers to take extra oil including to the United States where Russian oil is usually less in demand | Neutral | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia is flooding markets with oil at prices as low as per barrel specifically targeting big refiners of Russian oil in Europe and Asia in an escalation of its fight with Moscow for market share five trading sources said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-floods-markets-with-25-oil-as-russia-fight-escalates-idUSKBN21022H | 2020-03-14 |
| But Klishas was cited on Friday as saying that every single one of Russias 85 regional parliaments had now said yes | Neutral | MOSCOW All of Russias 85 regional parliaments have voted in favor of constitutional amendments that would allow Vladimir Putin to run again for president again in 2024 the RIA news agency cited senior Russian lawmaker Andrei Klishas as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/every-russian-regional-parliament-backs-changes-allowing-putin-to-extend-rule-ria-idUSKBN21011O | 2020-03-14 |
| The list of 85 regions he referenced includes two which are part of Russiancontrolled Crimea which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | MOSCOW All of Russias 85 regional parliaments have voted in favor of constitutional amendments that would allow Vladimir Putin to run again for president again in 2024 the RIA news agency cited senior Russian lawmaker Andrei Klishas as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/every-russian-regional-parliament-backs-changes-allowing-putin-to-extend-rule-ria-idUSKBN21011O | 2020-03-14 |
| MOSCOW Saudi Arabia is flooding markets with oil at prices as low as per barrel specifically targeting big refiners of Russian oil in Europe and Asia in an escalation of its fight with Moscow for market share five trading sources said on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia is flooding markets with oil at prices as low as per barrel specifically targeting big refiners of Russian oil in Europe and Asia in an escalation of its fight with Moscow for market share five trading sources said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-floods-markets-with-25-oil-as-russia-fight-escalates-idUSKBN21022H | 2020-03-14 |
| Higher exports are expected to be driven by Russias plan to hike oil production after the deal fell apart | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asias spot premiums for Russian ESPO Blend crude have rebounded from near record lows after surging supertanker rates made shorthaul shipments more attractive to Chinese buyers three sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil/russias-top-crude-grade-for-china-rebounds-as-saudi-drives-up-freight-sources-say-idUSKBN2102QR | 2020-03-14 |
| Sources previously told Reuters Saudi Arabia is also seeking to replace Russian oil with Chinese and Indian buyers although not all refiners received volumes they had asked for | Neutral | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia is flooding markets with oil at prices as low as per barrel specifically targeting big refiners of Russian oil in Europe and Asia in an escalation of its fight with Moscow for market share five trading sources said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-floods-markets-with-25-oil-as-russia-fight-escalates-idUSKBN21022H | 2020-03-14 |
| Vyacheslav Volodin the lower houses speaker told parliament that Tereshkova was being subjected to a campaign from abroad that was tantamount to an attack on Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias parliamentary head told lawmakers on Thursday to rally behind Vladimir Putin against what he said was a foreign campaign to discredit constitutional reforms that could allow the president to stay in power until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/russian-lawmakers-told-to-rally-behind-putins-move-to-extend-rule-idUSKBN20Z3BA | 2020-03-13 |
| Indian refiners that had been increasing Russian oil purchases in recent months have also ordered extra Saudi oil | Positive | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | Negative | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| The slump in oil prices has already battered the rouble posing new challenges for the Russian economy on top of the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | MOSCOW Russian oil producers did not discuss returning to a deal with OPEC to cut output at a meeting with the energy ministry on Thursday one of the countrys top oil firms said adding it was preparing to raise production from April | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-gazpromneft/russia-not-discussing-returning-to-oil-cuts-may-raise-output-gazprom-neft-idUSKBN20Z31Q | 2020-03-13 |
| Novak is meeting Russian oil companies on Thursday in Moscow | Neutral | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| A joint RussianEuropean mission to send a rover to Mars has been postponed by two years because its final phase has been compromised by the coronavirus outbreak in Europe the European and Russian space agencies said on Thursday | Negative | A joint RussianEuropean mission to send a rover to Mars has been postponed by two years because its final phase has been compromised by the coronavirus outbreak in Europe the European and Russian space agencies said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-space/joint-russian-european-mars-mission-postponed-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z1SE | 2020-03-13 |
| Market sources said that Saudi Aramco is trying to replace Urals in refiners feedstock in an attempt to punish Moscow and get the Russians back to the negotiation table | Negative | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| Saudi Arabia is also seeking to replace Urals crude in more unusual markets for the Russian grade such as India and the United States traders said | Negative | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted separately as saying that talks between Turkish and Russian officials on implementing the ceasefire have so far been positive and | Positive | ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his country will not shy away from even stronger military action in northwest Syrias Idlib region if last weeks truce is broken | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/turkeys-erdogan-threatens-retaliation-if-syria-truce-is-broken-idUSKBN20Y0Y8 | 2020-03-12 |
| In commodities oil prices were hit by intensifying price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia on top of fears of sharp slowdown in the global economy | Negative | U.S. stock futures fall as much as 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-financial-markets-reel-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSL4N2B51JK | 2020-03-12 |
| NEW YORK U.S. oil production is expected to grow more slowly in 2020 and drop outright in 2021 forecasters said this week after U.S. shale producers cut investment plans further when OPEC and Russia refused to steepen output cuts and prices plunged | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. oil production is expected to grow more slowly in 2020 and drop outright in 2021 forecasters said this week after U.S. shale producers cut investment plans further when OPEC and Russia refused to steepen output cuts and prices plunged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-slump-graphic/u-s-crude-output-growth-to-slow-oil-prices-to-slump-idUSKBN20Y37E | 2020-03-12 |
| Market worries were compounded by the threat of a flood of cheap supply as Saudi Arabia promised to raise oil output to a record high in its standoff with Russia | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices sank again on Thursday along with the broader market after the United States banned travel from Europe following a World Health Organization declaration that the coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slumps-as-u-s-bans-travel-from-europe-over-pandemic-idUSKBN20Z06D | 2020-03-12 |
| Reed traveled to Moscow last May to spend the summer with his girlfriend and learn Russian | Positive | MOSCOW Russia put a U.S. student on trial on Wednesday for allegedly drunkenly assaulting two police officers as his father said state investigators had failed to secure basic evidence that could potentially prove his sons innocence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-court/russia-tries-u-s-student-for-police-assault-as-father-questions-evidence-idUSKBN20Y33F | 2020-03-12 |
| The House hearing focused on the crisis in Syrias northwest Idlib region which has seen escalating clashes involving Turkey and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON A Syrian defector who smuggled thousands of photographs of torture out of the country helping prompt new U.S. sanctions pleaded with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to enforce tough measures against Syrias government over atrocities during its civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-syria-congress/the-pleas-and-the-screams-syrian-defector-appeals-for-stronger-u-s-measures-idUSKBN20Y2Q0 | 2020-03-12 |
| MOSCOW Constitutional changes allowing Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024 sailed through both houses of Russias parliament on Wednesday raising the prospect he could clock up over three decades in the Kremlin | Negative | MOSCOW Constitutional changes allowing Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024 sailed through both houses of Russias parliament on Wednesday raising the prospect he could clock up over three decades in the Kremlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/sixteen-more-years-russian-parliament-backs-move-to-keep-putin-in-power-idUSKBN20Y0VC | 2020-03-12 |
| In commodities oil prices were hit by an intensifying price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia on top of fears of sharp slowdown in the global economy | Negative | TOKYO Financial markets reeled on Thursday as stocks dived and oil slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump took the dramatic step of banning travel from Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus threatening more disruptions to trade and the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/financial-markets-wilt-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSKBN20Z00B | 2020-03-12 |
| Putin remains popular with many Russians who see him as a welcome source of stability even as others complain that he has been in power for too long | Negative | MOSCOW Constitutional changes allowing Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024 sailed through both houses of Russias parliament on Wednesday raising the prospect he could clock up over three decades in the Kremlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/sixteen-more-years-russian-parliament-backs-move-to-keep-putin-in-power-idUSKBN20Y0VC | 2020-03-12 |
| Saudi Arabia promised to raise oil output to a record high in its standoff with Russia | Negative | TOKYO Financial markets reeled on Thursday as stocks dived and oil slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump took the dramatic step of banning travel from Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus threatening more disruptions to trade and the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/financial-markets-wilt-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSKBN20Z00B | 2020-03-12 |
| MOSCOW This weeks oil price rout had become inevitable and cutting output has ceased to make sense because it is unclear how deep the impact of the coronavirus on demand will be Russias deputy energy minister said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW This weeks oil price rout had become inevitable and cutting output has ceased to make sense because it is unclear how deep the impact of the coronavirus on demand will be Russias deputy energy minister said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russia-to-opec-deeper-oil-cuts-wont-work-idUSKBN20Y2TJ | 2020-03-12 |
| ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | Positive | ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkey-says-u-s-offering-patriot-missiles-if-s-400-not-operated-idUSKBN20X1I8 | 2020-03-11 |
| The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the United States had told Moscow that U.S. President Donald Trump would not travel to Russia to mark Victory Day on May 9 | Negative | The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the United States had told Moscow that U.S. President Donald Trump would not travel to Russia to mark Victory Day on May 9 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-putin/trump-has-told-russia-he-cannot-visit-for-victory-day-in-may-says-kremlin-idUSKBN20X18T | 2020-03-11 |
| Everything that was asked of the Russian Federation | Neutral | AMSTERDAM Dutch prosecutors accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014 saying this cast a dark over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-prosecutors-say-russia-tried-to-thwart-investigation-of-mh17-downing-idUSKBN20X2LL | 2020-03-11 |
| Given the difficult situation on the market we have found a formula that should suit minority said Sergei Shvetsov a first deputy governor of the Russian central bank | Negative | Deputy Finance Ministry Vladimir Kolychev said on Tuesday that Russias central bank was likely to receive 300 billion roubles | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cenbank-sberbank-profit/market-turbulence-buffets-russias-sberbank-stake-sale-idUSKBN20X2Q6 | 2020-03-11 |
| The Netherlands and Australia have said they hold Russia responsible for the crash | Negative | AMSTERDAM Dutch prosecutors accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014 saying this cast a dark over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-prosecutors-say-russia-tried-to-thwart-investigation-of-mh17-downing-idUSKBN20X2LL | 2020-03-11 |
| They have recouped nearly a half of the Mondays loss which was triggered by the clash of oil titans Saudi Arabia and Russia | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-gains-as-u-s-output-cut-hopes-grow-idUSKBN20Y06P | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON American intelligence and security officials on Tuesday will brief Congress about how Russia has been using social media to stoke racial and social differences ahead of this years general election three sources familiar with the presentations said | Negative | WASHINGTON American intelligence and security officials on Tuesday will brief Congress about how Russia has been using social media to stoke racial and social differences ahead of this years general election three sources familiar with the presentations said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/russia-stoking-u-s-racial-social-differences-ahead-of-election-sources-idUSKBN20X2O3 | 2020-03-11 |
| While ties between Ankara and Washington have been strained the United States has offered support for its ally as it battles to stop Russiabacked Syrian government advances in Idlib | Positive | ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkey-says-u-s-offering-patriot-missiles-if-s-400-not-operated-idUSKBN20X1I8 | 2020-03-11 |
| He was described as M58 a Russian national who had volunteered to join Ukrainian rebels | Negative | AMSTERDAM Dutch prosecutors accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014 saying this cast a dark over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-prosecutors-say-russia-tried-to-thwart-investigation-of-mh17-downing-idUSKBN20X2LL | 2020-03-11 |
| The first two years of Trumps presidency were consumed with an investigation into whether his presidential campaign colluded with Russia in 2016 | Negative | The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the United States had told Moscow that U.S. President Donald Trump would not travel to Russia to mark Victory Day on May 9 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-putin/trump-has-told-russia-he-cannot-visit-for-victory-day-in-may-says-kremlin-idUSKBN20X18T | 2020-03-11 |
| Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscows suggestion for new talks | Negative | Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscows suggestion for new talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-russia-raise-stakes-in-oil-production-standoff-idUSKBN20X13Q | 2020-03-11 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico and other nations are seeking to mediate between Russia and Saudi Arabia to end a price war that has battered world markets Mexicos finance minister said on Tuesday citing his countrys prior experience in calming a crude producer feud | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico and other nations are seeking to mediate between Russia and Saudi Arabia to end a price war that has battered world markets Mexicos finance minister said on Tuesday citing his countrys prior experience in calming a crude producer feud | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-global-oil-mexico-herrera/citing-past-success-mexico-seeks-to-mediate-russia-saudi-arabia-oil-row-idUSKBN20X2X0 | 2020-03-11 |
| Jeffrey also said they had considered possible responses should Russia and the Syrian government break a ceasefire in Idlib officials said | Negative | ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkey-says-u-s-offering-patriot-missiles-if-s-400-not-operated-idUSKBN20X1I8 | 2020-03-11 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin told parliament in televised comments on Tuesday he believed a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for president again could be adopted if Russias Constitutional Court did not object | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin told parliament in televised comments on Tuesday he believed a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for president again could be adopted if Russias Constitutional Court did not object | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-president/putin-backs-change-that-would-allow-him-to-run-again-as-president-idUSKBN20X1SL | 2020-03-11 |
| PARIS The U.S. is discussing with its NATO allies what they can offer Turkey in terms of military assistance in Idlib and discussing measures that may be taken if Russia and the Syrian government breaks a ceasefire officials said on Tuesday | Positive | PARIS The U.S. is discussing with its NATO allies what they can offer Turkey in terms of military assistance in Idlib and discussing measures that may be taken if Russia and the Syrian government breaks a ceasefire officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-usa/u-s-says-in-talks-with-nato-allies-to-provide-turkey-military-aid-idUSKBN20X1U8 | 2020-03-11 |
| Moscow said Russian oil companies might boost output by up to 300000 bpd and could increase it by as much as 500000 bpd sending the Russian rouble and stocks plunging | Negative | Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscows suggestion for new talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-russia-raise-stakes-in-oil-production-standoff-idUSKBN20X13Q | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to President Donald Trumps administration ruling that the Justice Department must provide a Democraticled congressional panel grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to President Donald Trumps administration ruling that the Justice Department must provide a Democraticled congressional panel grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-ruling/in-setback-for-trump-court-says-house-panel-can-get-russia-report-material-idUSKBN20X2FU | 2020-03-11 |
| Washington did not believe that Russia and Syrian had any interest in a permanent ceasefire in Idlib he said | Negative | ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkey-says-u-s-offering-patriot-missiles-if-s-400-not-operated-idUSKBN20X1I8 | 2020-03-11 |
| There is not much space in the pipelines for an output rise due to refinery maintenance and a source at a major Russian oil company said | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ability to quickly lift oil production following the collapse of a global agreement to cut is restrained by bottlenecks in exporting capacity market sources said and Reuters calculations showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-novak/russias-ability-to-ramp-up-oil-output-curbed-by-export-bottlenecks-traders-idUSKBN20X1M6 | 2020-03-11 |
| MEXICO CITY March 10 Mexico and other nations are seeking to mediate between Russia and Saudi Arabia to end a price war that has battered world markets Mexicos finance minister said on Tuesday citing his countrys prior experience in calming a crude producer feud | Negative | with new | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-oil-mexico-herrera/update-2-citing-past-success-mexico-seeks-to-mediate-russia-saudi-arabia-oil-row-idUSL1N2B31WO | 2020-03-11 |
| Turkey also wants more European support over the war in neighboring Syria where Turkish troops face off against Russianbacked Syrian government forces | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkeys border into Greece despite EU pressure to do so but he also announced a summit next week in Istanbul with European leaders to seek a solution to the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-eu/turkey-defies-eu-pressure-to-shut-border-says-to-host-migration-summit-idUSKBN20X101 | 2020-03-11 |
| A former KGB officer Putin who is serving his fourth presidential term and has also served as prime minister has dominated the Russian political landscape for two decades | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036 but said he favored term limits once the country became politically | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/putin-approves-changes-allowing-him-to-stay-in-power-until-2036-idUSKBN20X1FD | 2020-03-11 |
| Prosecutors say the defendants three Russians and a Ukrainian helped arrange the Russian missile system used to shoot down MH17 a civilian aircraft | Negative | AMSTERDAM Dutch prosecutors accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014 saying this cast a dark over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-prosecutors-say-russia-tried-to-thwart-investigation-of-mh17-downing-idUSKBN20X2LL | 2020-03-11 |
| Preliminary plans suggest that Russian idle primary oil refining capacity is set to rise to 10 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ability to quickly lift oil production following the collapse of a global agreement to cut is restrained by bottlenecks in exporting capacity market sources said and Reuters calculations showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-novak/russias-ability-to-ramp-up-oil-output-curbed-by-export-bottlenecks-traders-idUSKBN20X1M6 | 2020-03-11 |
| Barclays on Tuesday slashed its oil price forecasts for 2020 citing OPECs failure to convince its allies including Russia to cut production further which led to Saudi Arabia saying it would raise its output in April despite sluggish global demand | Negative | Barclays on Tuesday slashed its oil price forecasts for 2020 citing OPECs failure to convince its allies including Russia to cut production further which led to Saudi Arabia saying it would raise its output in April despite sluggish global demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-oil-research-barclays/barclays-cuts-2020-oil-price-outlook-on-price-war-virus-impact-idUSKBN20X09Z | 2020-03-10 |
| Energy stocks had led the losses as markets braced for a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-bounce-as-stimulus-hopes-stem-rout-for-now-idUSKBN20W363 | 2020-03-10 |
| Prosecutors say the suspects helped supply the Russian missile system that downed the plane | Negative | AMSTERDAM Relatives sat listening with bowed heads and eyes closed as the names of all 298 victims of a missile strike on a Malaysian airliner were read out in a Dutch court on Monday as the murder trial of four fugitive defendants began | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/names-of-victims-read-aloud-at-murder-trial-over-doomed-flight-mh17-idUSKBN20W11A | 2020-03-10 |
| SYDNEY Global share markets tumbled on Monday as panicked investors fled headlong to bonds to hedge the economic trauma of the coronavirus and oil plunged more than after Saudi Arabia opened the taps in a price war with Russia | Negative | SYDNEY Global share markets tumbled on Monday as panicked investors fled headlong to bonds to hedge the economic trauma of the coronavirus and oil plunged more than after Saudi Arabia opened the taps in a price war with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-toppled-by-coronavirus-shock-oil-price-crash-idUSKBN20V149 | 2020-03-09 |
| Yen surges as Russian rouble Mexican peso in freefall | Neutral | Oil crashes more than as Saudi Arabia cuts prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-trampled-in-coronavirus-panic-oil-prices-plunge-idUSL4N2B20QG | 2020-03-09 |
| There have been 15 cases of coronavirus infections reported in Russia so far | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to selfisolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-prison/moscow-city-people-ignoring-coronavirus-self-isolation-rules-could-face-prison-idUSKBN20V0I7 | 2020-03-09 |
| The Saudi move was no shot across the bows aimed at Russias reluctance to extend and boost a deal to curb production | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia Saudi Arabia has detonated a metaphorical nuclear weapon in the global oil market blowing up prices and trade relationships with its decision to slash the cost of its own crude while ramping up output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-crude-saudi/column-as-saudi-arabia-blows-up-crude-oil-market-stand-by-for-fallout-russell-idUSKBN20W02M | 2020-03-09 |
| Venezuelas oil exports have dropped by onethird since then but more than a year on Maduro remains in power backed by Venezuelas military as well as Russia China and Cuba | Negative | Venezuelas oil exports have dropped by onethird since then but more than a year on Maduro remains in power backed by Venezuelas military as well as Russia China and Cuba | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-venezuela-oil-chevron-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-discussing-non-renewal-of-chevrons-venezuela-waiver-moves-to-cut-oil-trade-sources-idUSKBN20T30X | 2020-03-07 |
| With a population of 34 million Uzbekistan could potentially become the secondbiggest consumer market in the EAEU after Russia | Positive | TASHKENT Uzbekistan will become an observer in the Russialed Eurasian Economic Union before deciding if it wants to become a full member of the trade bloc the Tashkent government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-uzbekistan-russia-trade/uzbekistan-to-become-observer-in-russia-led-trade-bloc-idUSKBN20U0E2 | 2020-03-07 |
| Russia has consistently denied any involvement or providing financial or military support to proRussian rebels in Ukraine | Negative | AMSTERDAM Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down with a Russianmade missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-trial-over-downing-of-flight-mh17-to-start-without-suspects-idUSKBN20T0WZ | 2020-03-07 |
| TASHKENT Uzbekistan will become an observer in the Russialed Eurasian Economic Union before deciding if it wants to become a full member of the trade bloc the Tashkent government said on Saturday | Positive | TASHKENT Uzbekistan will become an observer in the Russialed Eurasian Economic Union before deciding if it wants to become a full member of the trade bloc the Tashkent government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-uzbekistan-russia-trade/uzbekistan-to-become-observer-in-russia-led-trade-bloc-idUSKBN20U0E2 | 2020-03-07 |
| Arrest warrants were issued last year for three Russians and a Ukrainian identified by a Dutchled Joint Investigation Team which spent several years collecting evidence | Negative | AMSTERDAM Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down with a Russianmade missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-trial-over-downing-of-flight-mh17-to-start-without-suspects-idUSKBN20T0WZ | 2020-03-07 |
| Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire in Syrias Idlib as part of an agreement with Russia while Russia said there have been a few shootings in the region | Positive | Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire in Syrias Idlib as part of an agreement with Russia while Russia said there have been a few shootings in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-ceasefire-holds-in-syrias-idlib-russia-reports-some-shootings-idUSKBN20U08Z | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open the possibility of seeking Russias help in the 2020 election | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open the possibility of seeking Russias help in the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-cnn-for-libel-over-russia-opinion-piece-idUSKBN20T2OJ | 2020-03-07 |
| MOSCOW There is no more oil output deal between Russia its allies and members of OPEC oilproducing countries Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday adding that the group of nations would continue to monitor the market situation | Negative | MOSCOW There is no more oil output deal between Russia its allies and members of OPEC oilproducing countries Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday adding that the group of nations would continue to monitor the market situation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-opec-meeting-russia-novak/russia-quits-opec-deal-but-will-monitor-situation-says-novak-idUSKBN20T2FD | 2020-03-07 |
| Democrats have warned that the investigation could aid disinformation efforts by Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will vote to allow a subpoena in a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden his office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-to-support-subpoena-in-senate-probe-of-hunter-biden-idUSKBN20T2LL | 2020-03-07 |
| ANKARA Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syrias Idlib Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces to pull back or they would not have a head left on their | Negative | ANKARA Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syrias Idlib Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces to pull back or they would not have a head left on their | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-ceasefire/ceasefire-in-syrias-idlib-comes-at-a-cost-for-turkeys-erdogan-idUSKBN20T2DJ | 2020-03-07 |
| All three lawsuits focused on opinion pieces published in 2019 that according to the campaign suggested it has had improper ties with Russia | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open the possibility of seeking Russias help in the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-cnn-for-libel-over-russia-opinion-piece-idUSKBN20T2OJ | 2020-03-07 |
| MOSCOW Russia has identified six new cases of coronavirus including 5 in Moscow the Interfax news agency cited Russias coronavirus crisis centre as saying on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has identified six new cases of coronavirus including 5 in Moscow the Interfax news agency cited Russias coronavirus crisis centre as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia/russia-reports-six-new-cases-of-coronavirus-ifax-idUSKBN20T1QX | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON March 6 U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against cable network CNN relating to its coverage of Russian interference ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON March 6 U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against cable network CNN relating to its coverage of Russian interference ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-cnn-over-its-coverage-of-2020-election-interference-idUSL1N2AZ1HR | 2020-03-07 |
| After six hours of talks with Vladimir Putin a somber Erdogan announced an accord which cements territorial gains by Russianbacked Syrian forces over Turkishbacked rebels | Negative | ANKARA Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syrias Idlib Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces to pull back or they would not have a head left on their | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-ceasefire/ceasefire-in-syrias-idlib-comes-at-a-cost-for-turkeys-erdogan-idUSKBN20T2DJ | 2020-03-07 |
| From April 1 neither OPEC nor nonOPEC have Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters after marathon talks at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna on Friday | Neutral | VIENNA A threeyear pact between OPEC and Russia ended in acrimony on Friday after Moscow refused to support deeper oil cuts to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus and OPEC responded by removing all limits on its own production | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opecs-pact-with-russia-falls-apart-sending-oil-into-tailspin-idUSKBN20T0Y2 | 2020-03-07 |
| The campaign said it has repeatedly and openly disclaimed any intention to seek Russian involvement in the 2020 and has never made statements suggesting otherwise | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open the possibility of seeking Russias help in the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-cnn-for-libel-over-russia-opinion-piece-idUSKBN20T2OJ | 2020-03-07 |
| ANKARA Turkeys military observation posts in Syrias Idlib will retain their current status with the RussianTurkish ceasefire deal President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by his office on Friday adding the agreement laid the groundwork for the normalization of the region | Positive | ANKARA Turkeys military observation posts in Syrias Idlib will retain their current status with the RussianTurkish ceasefire deal President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by his office on Friday adding the agreement laid the groundwork for the normalization of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/erdogan-says-military-posts-in-syrias-idlib-will-stand-after-ceasefire-idUSKBN20T1HH | 2020-03-07 |
| The agreement is unexpectedly more favorable to Russia and Damascus | Negative | ANKARA Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syrias Idlib Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces to pull back or they would not have a head left on their | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-ceasefire/ceasefire-in-syrias-idlib-comes-at-a-cost-for-turkeys-erdogan-idUSKBN20T2DJ | 2020-03-07 |
| It will gravely rupture the budding RussianSaudi financial and political rapprochement | Negative | VIENNA A threeyear pact between OPEC and Russia ended in acrimony on Friday after Moscow refused to support deeper oil cuts to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus and OPEC responded by removing all limits on its own production | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opecs-pact-with-russia-falls-apart-sending-oil-into-tailspin-idUSKBN20T0Y2 | 2020-03-07 |
| AMSTERDAM Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down with a Russianmade missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 | Negative | AMSTERDAM Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down with a Russianmade missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17/dutch-trial-over-downing-of-flight-mh17-to-start-without-suspects-idUSKBN20T0WZ | 2020-03-07 |
| He also reiterated that Turkey would activate the Russian S400 defense systems it purchased despite protests from Washington next month adding he had also asked for U.S. Patriot systems | Negative | ANKARA Turkeys military observation posts in Syrias Idlib will retain their current status with the RussianTurkish ceasefire deal President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by his office on Friday adding the agreement laid the groundwork for the normalization of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/erdogan-says-military-posts-in-syrias-idlib-will-stand-after-ceasefire-idUSKBN20T1HH | 2020-03-07 |
| MOSCOW Russias tourism sector has already taken a 27 billion rouble hit from the impact of coronavirus the head of the Russian Association of Tour Operators said on Thursday in a plea for government support | Negative | MOSCOW Russias tourism sector has already taken a 27 billion rouble hit from the impact of coronavirus the head of the Russian Association of Tour Operators said on Thursday in a plea for government support | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-tourism/russian-tourism-takes-400-million-hit-from-coronavirus-operators-idUSKBN20S1X6 | 2020-03-06 |
| AMMAN Syrias Idlib region was quiet but tense on Friday with a lull in Russian and Syrian air raids that have pounded the last oppositionheld enclave in Syria residents and opposition sources said after Turkey and Russia declared a ceasefire | Negative | AMMAN Syrias Idlib region was quiet but tense on Friday with a lull in Russian and Syrian air raids that have pounded the last oppositionheld enclave in Syria residents and opposition sources said after Turkey and Russia declared a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-truce/after-heavy-strikes-tense-calm-in-syrias-idlib-as-ceasefire-comes-into-effect-idUSKBN20T0D1 | 2020-03-06 |
| The doctor told Timur that he had one year to live and gave him a letter saying that he had to leave Russia within 10 days | Negative | Russias ministry of health which supervises the ban on HIV positive migrants and the interior ministry which is responsible for deportations did not respond to requests for comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-aids-lgbt-trfn/i-was-waiting-to-die-in-russia-hiv-migrants-fear-death-and-deportation-idUSKBN20T01I | 2020-03-06 |
| Russia is fiscally prepared to cope with a drop in oil prices Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said but did not predict Russias decision on deeper output cuts | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Thursday as the coronavirus epidemic showed no signs of slowing feeding worries about the global economy and prompting investors to sell more risky assets like stocks and crude oil and park money in safe havens | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-as-demand-worries-overshadow-opec-deal-to-deepen-supply-cuts-idUSKBN20S05T | 2020-03-06 |
| have little choice but to cut output substantially given the virus related demand Ross said adding that he expected Russia will join because it is overwhelmingly in their economic interests | Negative | VIENNA OPEC pushed on Thursday for a biggerthanexpected oil output cut to support prices that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak effectively presenting its nonOPEC partners with an ultimatum to back the move or face a price collapse | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opec-raises-stakes-with-russia-seeks-biggest-oil-cut-since-2008-crisis-idUSKBN20S0TT | 2020-03-06 |
| He decided that it was safer to leave Russia | Negative | Russias ministry of health which supervises the ban on HIV positive migrants and the interior ministry which is responsible for deportations did not respond to requests for comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-aids-lgbt-trfn/i-was-waiting-to-die-in-russia-hiv-migrants-fear-death-and-deportation-idUSKBN20T01I | 2020-03-06 |
| Democrats have said Johnsons investigation could aid disinformation efforts by Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-says-u-s-senate-republican-probe-of-biden-appears-political-idUSKBN20T048 | 2020-03-06 |
| VIENNA OPEC ministers said on Thursday they would recommend to a group that includes Russia that additional oil production cuts of 1 | Negative | VIENNA OPEC ministers said on Thursday they would recommend to a group that includes Russia that additional oil production cuts of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting-recommendation/opec-to-recommend-to-opec-extending-new-cuts-to-end-of-2020-statement-idUSKBN20S2RK | 2020-03-06 |
| Russia decided to cancel SPIEF 2020 to protect the health of Russian citizens as well as that of participants in the forum Belousovs spokesman said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has canceled its flagship annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum this year as a precaution against coronavirus First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-forum/russia-cancels-flagship-st-petersburg-economic-forum-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN20S2EB | 2020-03-06 |
| But many gay men fear getting tested due to homophobia and stigma about the disease in Russia HIV charities say | Negative | Russias ministry of health which supervises the ban on HIV positive migrants and the interior ministry which is responsible for deportations did not respond to requests for comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-aids-lgbt-trfn/i-was-waiting-to-die-in-russia-hiv-migrants-fear-death-and-deportation-idUSKBN20T01I | 2020-03-06 |
| Siluanov did not say what Russias decision in regard to deeper oil output cuts might be | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is fiscally prepared to cope with a drop in oil prices Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday as OPEC tries to convince Moscow to support the market with a deeper output cut in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russia-can-cope-with-oil-price-drop-if-no-opec-cut-agreed-finance-minister-idUSKBN20S1OU | 2020-03-06 |
| Migrants stay in Russia without treatment while their immune system gradually deteriorates | Negative | Russias ministry of health which supervises the ban on HIV positive migrants and the interior ministry which is responsible for deportations did not respond to requests for comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-aids-lgbt-trfn/i-was-waiting-to-die-in-russia-hiv-migrants-fear-death-and-deportation-idUSKBN20T01I | 2020-03-06 |
| Germany Europes largest economy accounts for about of Russias imports and is also an important export market mainly for Russias natural gas and oil | Positive | BERLIN Germany has close economic ties with Russia and could use this leverage to pressure President Vladimir Putin over Moscows involvement in Syria its defense minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-germany/german-minister-moots-sanctions-on-russia-over-syria-idUSKBN20R131 | 2020-03-05 |
| One person who has worked closely with Russian forces in Syria said Moscows reinforcement effort was meant to send Ankara a message and was a show of | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| Publicly available tracking data gives only a snapshot of Russian military flights to Syria because not all such planes can be tracked | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| Crude oil prices were mixed as major oil producers including Saudi Arabia tried to bring Russia on board for deeper supply cuts to try to offset a slump in demand | Negative | Nikkei up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-follow-wall-st-higher-but-virus-risk-lurks-idUSL4N2AX4MG | 2020-03-05 |
| Sources had told Reuters earlier this month that OPEC could agree deeper cuts even without Russia | Negative | VIENNA Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opec-struggles-to-win-russian-backing-for-big-oil-cut-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R16P | 2020-03-05 |
| Wednesday China encouraged producers to export protective suits to meet overseas demand while Russia suspended the export of masks medical gear and suits | Neutral | The fastspreading coronavirus has reached some 80 nations with more new cases now reported outside China where the flulike illness first emerged late last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20R339 | 2020-03-05 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices rose more than on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting in which Saudi Arabia is expected to push the group and its allies including Russia to agree to further output cuts to support the market | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose more than on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting in which Saudi Arabia is expected to push the group and its allies including Russia to agree to further output cuts to support the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-more-than-1-ahead-of-opec-meeting-to-discuss-supply-cuts-idUSKBN20S05T | 2020-03-05 |
| Turkey shows sign s of having noticed Russia is also concentrating its forces near its main air base in Syria Hmeymim in Latakia province | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| As is common practice for many Russian organizations Concord does not as a rule keep electronic copies of business Prigozhin said in the affidavit | Negative | WASHINGTON A Russian businessman dubbed Putins for his close ties to Russias president sought in a court filing on Wednesday to distance himself and his company from accusations by American prosecutors of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/putins-cook-seeks-to-distance-himself-from-u-s-election-meddling-idUSKBN20R2UX | 2020-03-05 |
| Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries hold their formal meeting later on Thursday followed by a meeting of the broader group including Russia on Friday | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose more than on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting in which Saudi Arabia is expected to push the group and its allies including Russia to agree to further output cuts to support the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-more-than-1-ahead-of-opec-meeting-to-discuss-supply-cuts-idUSKBN20S05T | 2020-03-05 |
| VIENNA Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | VIENNA Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opec-struggles-to-win-russian-backing-for-big-oil-cut-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R16P | 2020-03-05 |
| MOSCOW Russias Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that fortified rebel positions in Syrias Idlib province had merged with Turkish observation posts and that artillery attacks on nearby civilian areas and Russias air base in Syria had become daily | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that fortified rebel positions in Syrias Idlib province had merged with Turkish observation posts and that artillery attacks on nearby civilian areas and Russias air base in Syria had become daily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/russia-says-rebel-positions-in-syrias-idlib-have-merged-with-turkish-army-posts-idUSKBN20R0HA | 2020-03-05 |
| That incident prompted concern in Moscow that Turkey might close the Bosphorus to Russian warships and bar Russian military transport planes from using Turkish air space | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| YORK Crude oil prices ended lower giving up early gains as major oil producers including Saudi Arabia struggled to bring Russia on board for deeper supply cuts to try to offset a slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | YORK Crude oil prices ended lower giving up early gains as major oil producers including Saudi Arabia struggled to bring Russia on board for deeper supply cuts to try to offset a slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gives-up-gains-even-as-opec-works-on-big-output-cut-idUSKBN20R0BA | 2020-03-05 |
| Benchmark Brent oil prices LCOc1 which had been up earlier on Wednesday were trading down near a barrel later in the day on news Russia was still resisting new steps | Negative | VIENNA Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opec-struggles-to-win-russian-backing-for-big-oil-cut-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R16P | 2020-03-05 |
| BERLIN Germany has close economic ties with Russia and could use this leverage to pressure President Vladimir Putin over Moscows involvement in Syria its defense minister said on Wednesday | Positive | BERLIN Germany has close economic ties with Russia and could use this leverage to pressure President Vladimir Putin over Moscows involvement in Syria its defense minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-germany/german-minister-moots-sanctions-on-russia-over-syria-idUSKBN20R131 | 2020-03-05 |
| OPEC struggles to win Russian backing for big oil cut | Negative | OPEC struggles to win Russian backing for big oil cut | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-oil/oil-rises-more-than-1-on-smaller-than-expected-rise-in-crude-stocks-idUSL4N2AY0FV | 2020-03-05 |
| That followed a further 12 military planes in the previous 18 days and represents the most intense level of Russian military air activity with Syria since October | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| At those levels oil prices are too low for many OPEC states to balance their budgets although Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the level was acceptable for Moscow | Negative | VIENNA Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opec-struggles-to-win-russian-backing-for-big-oil-cut-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R16P | 2020-03-05 |
| Trump who forced Sessions out of the Justice Department after repeatedly criticizing his decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe has not endorsed any of the contenders | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions former attorney general under President Donald Trump was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/sessions-in-close-race-as-attempts-return-to-senate-amid-super-tuesday-voting-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-04 |
| MOSCOW March 3 Russias communications regulator said on Tuesday documents have been submitted to court which accuse the BBC World News channel of violating broadcasting requirements within Russia | Negative | MOSCOW March 3 Russias communications regulator said on Tuesday documents have been submitted to court which accuse the BBC World News channel of violating broadcasting requirements within Russia | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/russia-media-bbc/russia-accuses-bbc-world-news-of-violating-broadcasting-requirements-regulator-idUSR4N2AR020 | 2020-03-04 |
| This partnership truly represents a landmark for the Russian cloud services he said | Positive | MOSCOW Sberbank and Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Tuesday they had formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud services for Russian businesses extending the reach of Russias largest bank into the countrys digital economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sberbank-huawei-tech/russias-sberbank-partners-with-chinas-huawei-on-cloud-services-idUSKBN20Q2HX | 2020-03-04 |
| However Huawei continues to operate in Russia where its general director Wang Wei said its deal with Sberbank could significantly improve the countrys digital prospects | Positive | MOSCOW Sberbank and Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Tuesday they had formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud services for Russian businesses extending the reach of Russias largest bank into the countrys digital economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sberbank-huawei-tech/russias-sberbank-partners-with-chinas-huawei-on-cloud-services-idUSKBN20Q2HX | 2020-03-04 |
| Putin who has dominated Russian politics for two decades submitted his proposed amendments to parliament on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-putin-territory/putin-wants-constitutional-ban-on-russia-handing-land-to-foreign-powers-idUSKBN20Q1DE | 2020-03-04 |
| Turkey had amassed troop numbers in Idlib equal to a mechanized division violating international law the Russian spokesman said | Negative | Russia accused Turkey on Wednesday of failing to meet its obligations under a pact to create a demilitarized zone in Syrias Idlib province and of helping militants instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/russia-says-turkey-does-not-meet-terms-of-pact-in-syrias-idlib-media-idUSKBN20R0HA | 2020-03-04 |
| Moscow has repeatedly told London that British media like the BBC should expect consequences if Russias statefinanced RT television channel encounters difficulties in Britain | Negative | MOSCOW Russias communications regulator on Tuesday accused the BBC World News channel of flouting Russian broadcasting rules and said a court would hear its detailed complaints later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-media-bbc/russia-accuses-bbc-world-news-of-flouting-broadcasting-rules-idUSKBN20Q1WS | 2020-03-04 |
| The amendment stipulates that it would not affect the delimitation demarcation redemarcation of Russias state borders with neighboring | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-putin-territory/putin-wants-constitutional-ban-on-russia-handing-land-to-foreign-powers-idUSKBN20Q1DE | 2020-03-04 |
| They are expected to try to deescalate tensions that have brought Turkey and Russia dangerously close to direct military confrontation | Positive | Russia accused Turkey on Wednesday of failing to meet its obligations under a pact to create a demilitarized zone in Syrias Idlib province and of helping militants instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/russia-says-turkey-does-not-meet-terms-of-pact-in-syrias-idlib-media-idUSKBN20R0HA | 2020-03-04 |
| Russia is taking a very tough stance and showing its ready for said former Russian lawmaker Sergey Markov | Negative | Escalating military action by Russia and Turkey in Idlib risks a direct confrontation between the two major foreign powers in Syrias war days ahead of a summit of their leaders to hammer out a deal to halt the fighting | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/escalating-idlib-battle-raises-risk-of-direct-russia-turkey-clash-idUSKBN20Q217 | 2020-03-04 |
| However it proposes making an exception for people if they are from countries or parts of countries that have been absorbed into Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-putin-territory/putin-wants-constitutional-ban-on-russia-handing-land-to-foreign-powers-idUSKBN20Q1DE | 2020-03-04 |
| MOSCOW Sberbank and Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Tuesday they had formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud services for Russian businesses extending the reach of Russias largest bank into the countrys digital economy | Positive | MOSCOW Sberbank and Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Tuesday they had formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud services for Russian businesses extending the reach of Russias largest bank into the countrys digital economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sberbank-huawei-tech/russias-sberbank-partners-with-chinas-huawei-on-cloud-services-idUSKBN20Q2HX | 2020-03-04 |
| An attack on Saraqeb will be an attack on Russia | Negative | Escalating military action by Russia and Turkey in Idlib risks a direct confrontation between the two major foreign powers in Syrias war days ahead of a summit of their leaders to hammer out a deal to halt the fighting | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/escalating-idlib-battle-raises-risk-of-direct-russia-turkey-clash-idUSKBN20Q217 | 2020-03-04 |
| REYHANLI Turkey shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday over northwest Syria where fighting has intensified in recent days bringing Turkish and Russian forces close to direct conflict in the battle over the last swathe of Syria still held by rebels | Negative | REYHANLI Turkey shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday over northwest Syria where fighting has intensified in recent days bringing Turkish and Russian forces close to direct conflict in the battle over the last swathe of Syria still held by rebels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security/turkey-russia-face-off-in-syria-as-fighting-escalates-plane-shot-down-idUSKBN20Q1J1 | 2020-03-04 |
| Stateowned Sberbank which has investments in Russian internet giants Yandex and Mail | Positive | MOSCOW Sberbank and Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Tuesday they had formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud services for Russian businesses extending the reach of Russias largest bank into the countrys digital economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sberbank-huawei-tech/russias-sberbank-partners-with-chinas-huawei-on-cloud-services-idUSKBN20Q2HX | 2020-03-04 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-putin-territory/putin-wants-constitutional-ban-on-russia-handing-land-to-foreign-powers-idUSKBN20Q1DE | 2020-03-04 |
| The order was issued by Gennadiy Kovalev head of the Council of Cossack Hetmans of Russia which represents several thousand Cossacks traditional militia units that once protected Russias borderlands | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian Cossacks have been told by one of their leaders not to kiss icons or clerics hands to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-religion/coronavirus-alert-russian-cossacks-told-not-to-kiss-icons-idUSKBN20P2QM | 2020-03-03 |
| Only heterosexual couples can legally adopt children in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has proposed amending the Russian constitution to spell out that marriage means a union between a man and a woman and nothing else a senior politician was cited as saying on Monday by the RIA news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-marriage/russian-constitution-must-define-marriage-as-heterosexual-putin-says-idUSKBN20P2PI | 2020-03-03 |
| Under Russian law only heterosexual couples can adopt children in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has proposed amending the Russian constitution to spell out that marriage means a union between a man and a woman and nothing else a senior politician was cited as saying on Monday by the RIA news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-marriage/russian-constitution-must-define-marriage-as-heterosexual-putin-says-idUSKBN20P2PI | 2020-03-03 |
| The Kremlin said Turkey should take note of a warning issued by the Russian Defence Ministry overnight which said Turkish aircraft could be at risk over the province | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said it cannot guarantee the safety of Turkish aircraft over Syria after Turkey shot down two Syrian war planes and struck a military airport the latest clashes that have brought Moscow and Ankara closer than ever to direct confrontation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-kremlin/kremlin-to-turkey-we-cannot-guarantee-safety-of-your-planes-over-syria-idUSKBN20P1A7 | 2020-03-03 |
| Other Cossacks said they would defy the order which coincided with the season of Lent when Christians are urged to occasionally fast and the Russian Orthodox Church holds special ceremonies | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Cossacks have been told by one of their leaders not to kiss icons or clerics hands to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-religion/coronavirus-alert-russian-cossacks-told-not-to-kiss-icons-idUSKBN20P2QM | 2020-03-03 |
| On Sunday Putin indicated he favoured joint action but underlined that the current oil price level was acceptable to Moscow signalling that Russias input may be limited | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia is evaluating an earlier and smaller oil production cut proposal made by OPEC and its allies energy minister Alexander Novak said adding it had not received one for deeper cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/novak-says-russia-evaluating-earlier-smaller-cut-proposal-by-opec-and-allies-idUSKBN20P1IE | 2020-03-03 |
| Russia which has batteries of advanced S400 surfacetoair missiles deployed in Syria said the Russian and Turkish militaries were in constant contact over Idlib | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said it cannot guarantee the safety of Turkish aircraft over Syria after Turkey shot down two Syrian war planes and struck a military airport the latest clashes that have brought Moscow and Ankara closer than ever to direct confrontation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-kremlin/kremlin-to-turkey-we-cannot-guarantee-safety-of-your-planes-over-syria-idUSKBN20P1A7 | 2020-03-03 |
| The head of a rival national Cossack organization rejected Kovalevs order and said it did not apply to its members the Russian news agency RIA said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Cossacks have been told by one of their leaders not to kiss icons or clerics hands to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-religion/coronavirus-alert-russian-cossacks-told-not-to-kiss-icons-idUSKBN20P2QM | 2020-03-03 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he hoped to achieve a ceasefire in Syrias Idlib in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he hoped to achieve a ceasefire in Syrias Idlib in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/turkeys-erdogan-says-he-hopes-for-idlib-ceasefire-in-putin-talks-idUSKBN20P1D3 | 2020-03-03 |
| Russia remains committed to the Sochi agreements Russia and Turkey on supports the territorial integrity of Syria and supports Syria in its fight against Peskov told reporters on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia said it cannot guarantee the safety of Turkish aircraft over Syria after Turkey shot down two Syrian war planes and struck a military airport the latest clashes that have brought Moscow and Ankara closer than ever to direct confrontation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-kremlin/kremlin-to-turkey-we-cannot-guarantee-safety-of-your-planes-over-syria-idUSKBN20P1A7 | 2020-03-03 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has proposed amending the Russian constitution to spell out that marriage means a union between a man and a woman and nothing else a senior politician was cited as saying on Monday by the RIA news agency | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has proposed amending the Russian constitution to spell out that marriage means a union between a man and a woman and nothing else a senior politician was cited as saying on Monday by the RIA news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-marriage/russian-constitution-must-define-marriage-as-heterosexual-putin-says-idUSKBN20P2PI | 2020-03-03 |
| Turkey and the rebels its backs have escalated attacks in Idlib against Syrian government forces which are backed by Russia | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he hoped to achieve a ceasefire in Syrias Idlib in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/turkeys-erdogan-says-he-hopes-for-idlib-ceasefire-in-putin-talks-idUSKBN20P1D3 | 2020-03-03 |
| On Monday Democrats warned that the committee investigation could aid disinformation efforts by Russia and other actors | Negative | WASHINGTON Days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scored a major win at his partys primary in South Carolina a Republican U.S. senator is seeking the first subpoena in a probe of his son Hunter Bidens role at Ukraine gas company Burisma | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/u-s-republican-seeks-first-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN20P3CI | 2020-03-03 |
| He and his supporters see that overhaul as an opportunity to modify the constitution to enshrine what they see as Russias core moral and geopolitical values for future generations | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has proposed amending the Russian constitution to spell out that marriage means a union between a man and a woman and nothing else a senior politician was cited as saying on Monday by the RIA news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-marriage/russian-constitution-must-define-marriage-as-heterosexual-putin-says-idUSKBN20P2PI | 2020-03-03 |
| Turkey has insisted it seeks no conflict with Moscow but its barrage of strikes on the Russianbacked forces around Idlib have raised the risk of a direct confrontation | Negative | Syrian government forces entered parts of a strategic rebelheld town on Monday and Turkey said it would keep hitting President Bashar alAssads troops after ramping up operations in its biggest intervention yet into the Syrian civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/syrian-government-forces-re-enter-strategic-town-turkey-vows-to-keep-up-strikes-idUSKBN20P170 | 2020-03-03 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Chavushoglu agreed on the need to create a favorable to improve working relations between their countries the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Chavushoglu agreed on the need to create a favorable to improve working relations between their countries the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-turkey-talks/russian-turkish-foreign-ministers-discuss-syria-other-matters-idUSKBN20O1U6 | 2020-03-02 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks in Moscow on March 5 or March 6 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday Interfax news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks in Moscow on March 5 or March 6 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-turkey-talks-kremlin/kremlin-hopes-for-putin-erdogan-meeting-in-moscow-in-early-march-idUSKBN20O1VP | 2020-03-02 |
| Ankara has ramped up its attacks including drone strikes against the Russianbacked Syrian forces since Thursday when 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Damascus | Negative | Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes over Idlib on Sunday and struck a military airport well beyond its frontlines in a sharp escalation of its military operations following the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers last week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-strikes-syrian-planes-and-airports-escalating-idlib-fight-idUSKBN20O1KN | 2020-03-02 |
| The fighting has risked drawing Russia and Turkey who cooperated for years to contain the fighting despite backing rival sides in Syrias nineyear war into direct conflict | Negative | Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes over Idlib on Sunday and struck a military airport well beyond its frontlines in a sharp escalation of its military operations following the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers last week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-strikes-syrian-planes-and-airports-escalating-idlib-fight-idUSKBN20O1KN | 2020-03-02 |
| Both Russian state news agencies RIA and TASS reported that retaliation measures against Turkish media would follow soon citing an unnamed Russian diplomatic source | Negative | MOSCOW Turkish police on Sunday detained the editorinchief of Russias Sputnik Turkiye news agency in Istanbul the global head of the staterun agency said but he was released after a phone call between the foreign ministers of the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-turkey-sputnik/turkish-police-briefly-detain-russias-sputnik-turkiye-editor-in-chief-idUSKBN20O20G | 2020-03-02 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey will discuss all aspects of the Syrian conflict at talks in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron during a phone call the Kremlin said on Saturday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey will discuss all aspects of the Syrian conflict at talks in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron during a phone call the Kremlin said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-france-iran/russia-turkey-set-to-discuss-syria-conflict-kremlin-idUSKBN20N0ZS | 2020-03-01 |
| With diplomacy sponsored by Ankara and Moscow to ease tensions in tatters Turkey has come closer than ever to confrontation with Russia on the battlefield in Syria | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to stand aside in Syria and let Turkey fight Syrian government forces alone after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/turkeys-erdogan-asks-russia-to-step-aside-in-syria-idUSKBN20N0EU | 2020-03-01 |
| The annual march is the first major demonstration organized by Russias political opposition since President Vladimir Putin proposed a raft of changes to the constitution last month | Negative | MOSCOW Thousands of people gathered in Moscow on Saturday to mark five years since the murder of prominent Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov joining a march that organizers said was also a protest against planned changes to Russias constitution | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-protests/russian-march-combines-tribute-for-opposition-leader-with-putin-protest-idUSKBN20N0JW | 2020-03-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey have agreed to reduce tensions on the ground in Syrias Idlib province while continuing military action there the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday following several days of talks in Ankara | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey have agreed to reduce tensions on the ground in Syrias Idlib province while continuing military action there the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday following several days of talks in Ankara | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-talks/russia-says-agreed-with-turkey-to-reduce-tensions-in-syrias-idlib-idUSKBN20N0BR | 2020-03-01 |
| Now is a time when it is not worth leaving Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW A senior Russian official on Saturday called on citizens of the country to refrain from nonessential travel abroad over fears about the growing number of coronavirus cases internationally | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-travel/russia-asks-citizens-to-avoid-foreign-travel-over-virus-fears-idUSKBN20N09E | 2020-03-01 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to stand aside in Syria and let Turkey fight Syrian government forces alone after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed this week | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to stand aside in Syria and let Turkey fight Syrian government forces alone after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/turkeys-erdogan-asks-russia-to-step-aside-in-syria-idUSKBN20N0EU | 2020-03-01 |
| OUTSIDE SARAQEB Refugees in Turkey headed toward European frontiers on Friday after an official said the borders had been thrown open a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russianbacked Syrian government troops | Negative | OUTSIDE SARAQEB Refugees in Turkey headed toward European frontiers on Friday after an official said the borders had been thrown open a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russianbacked Syrian government troops | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/turkey-says-it-will-let-refugees-into-europe-after-its-troops-killed-in-syria-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-summit/trump-willing-to-meet-leaders-of-russia-china-britain-france-on-arms-control-idUSKCN20M3CJ | 2020-02-29 |
| With diplomacy sponsored by Ankara and Moscow in tatters Turkey has come closer than ever to direct confrontation with Russia on the battlefield | Negative | OUTSIDE SARAQEB Refugees in Turkey headed toward European frontiers on Friday after an official said the borders had been thrown open a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russianbacked Syrian government troops | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/turkey-says-it-will-let-refugees-into-europe-after-its-troops-killed-in-syria-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-29 |
| We are ready to admit to the problems we had with the doping scandals in Russian Yurchenko told reporters after his confirmation | Negative | MOSCOW Russias suspended athletics federation named a new head on Friday seeking to lift itself from a yearslong doping crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/russias-suspended-federation-names-new-president-idUSKCN20M2F0 | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is reviewing options to assist Turkey after an attack by Russianbacked Syrian government forces killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syrias Idlib province U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is reviewing options to assist Turkey after an attack by Russianbacked Syrian government forces killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syrias Idlib province U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-pompeo/u-s-reviewing-options-to-assist-turkey-after-attack-in-syria-pompeo-idUSKCN20M3AT | 2020-02-29 |
| Altun said Erdogan urged Putin to ensure that Russia which backs Damascus with air strikes fulfils its responsibilities in Idlib to stop Syrian government attacks | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that verbal support related to Syrias Idlib region is not enough and that Ankara expects support a Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-trump/erdogan-to-tell-trump-that-turkey-expects-actual-support-in-syria-official-idUSKCN20M22O | 2020-02-29 |
| Benchmark Brent crudes slump should focus minds on next weeks meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia collectively known as | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices slumped for a sixth day in a row on Friday to their lowest in more than a year causing futures to drop by the most in a week since 2016 as the spread of coronavirus stoked fears that a slowing global economy would hit energy demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-sink-to-lowest-in-over-a-year-biggest-weekly-drop-since-2016-idUSKCN20M08L | 2020-02-29 |
| Though trying to coordinate their efforts on Syria Russia backs Syrian President Bashar alAssad while Turkey backs rebel forces opposing Assad | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Friday said it was sending two warships armed with cruise missiles to waters off the Syrian coast and blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syrias Idlib region the previous day | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-sends-warships-to-syria-blames-ankara-for-killing-of-turkish-troops-idUSKCN20M0LO | 2020-02-29 |
| Ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Chinas Zheng Saisai 36 63 and will meet unseeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second semifinal | Positive | World number one Ash Barty eased into the semifinals of the Qatar Open with a gritty 61 62 victory over Spanish 11th seed Garbine Muguruza on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-doha/barty-sets-up-kvitova-semi-final-after-downing-muguruza-in-doha-idUSKCN20L39C | 2020-02-28 |
| Hundreds of people have been quarantined across Russia which has barred many categories of Chinese nationals from entering the country | Negative | MOSCOW Moscows mayor has asked China to respect the measures the city is taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after Chinas embassy complained about disproportionate and discriminatory action against Chinese nationals | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-moscow/moscow-asks-china-to-respect-its-coronavirus-curbs-after-discrimination-complaint-idUSKCN20L2AY | 2020-02-28 |
| MOSCOW Russia will suspend some flights to and from Iran from Friday except those operated by its national carrier Aeroflot and Iranian airline Mahan Air the Russian Ministry of Transport said on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will suspend some flights to and from Iran from Friday except those operated by its national carrier Aeroflot and Iranian airline Mahan Air the Russian Ministry of Transport said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-iran/russia-suspends-some-flights-between-russia-and-iran-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L2D3 | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farms interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trumps candidacy after prosecutors accused the St | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farms interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trumps candidacy after prosecutors accused the St | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/u-s-judge-mulls-holding-russian-firm-linked-to-election-meddling-in-contempt-idUSKCN20L365 | 2020-02-28 |
| The sanctions also bar Russia from hosting or bidding for major sporting events for a fouryear period | Negative | MOSCOW Russias appeal against a fouryear ban from the Olympics and other major sporting events will not be heard before the end of April and will be closed to the public the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-appeal/doping-russias-olympic-ban-appeal-not-heard-before-late-april-cas-idUSKCN20L2JD | 2020-02-28 |
| Three Russian nationals are receiving treatment in Russia after they contracted the virus on a cruise ship in Japan the authorities have said | Negative | MOSCOW Moscows mayor has asked China to respect the measures the city is taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after Chinas embassy complained about disproportionate and discriminatory action against Chinese nationals | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-moscow/moscow-asks-china-to-respect-its-coronavirus-curbs-after-discrimination-complaint-idUSKCN20L2AY | 2020-02-28 |
| Prigozhin is a Russian catering tycoon nicknamed Putins by Russian media because of banquets he has organized for Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farms interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trumps candidacy after prosecutors accused the St | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/u-s-judge-mulls-holding-russian-firm-linked-to-election-meddling-in-contempt-idUSKCN20L365 | 2020-02-28 |
| Russian state TV earlier on Thursday said Turkish military specialists in Idlib were using shoulderfired missiles to try to shoot down Russian and Syrian military aircraft | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Defense Ministry late on Thursday accused Turkey of illegally sending strike drones into Syrias Idlib region to support rebels fighting Syrian government forces and of providing artillery support for them | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-drones/russia-accuses-turkey-of-illegally-sending-strike-drones-into-syrias-idlib-idUSKCN20L2WI | 2020-02-28 |
| Two Chinese nationals were also hospitalized in Russia with the virus but they have since recovered and been discharged | Negative | MOSCOW Moscows mayor has asked China to respect the measures the city is taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after Chinas embassy complained about disproportionate and discriminatory action against Chinese nationals | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-moscow/moscow-asks-china-to-respect-its-coronavirus-curbs-after-discrimination-complaint-idUSKCN20L2AY | 2020-02-28 |
| Syrian President Bashar alAssads forces supported by relentless Russian air strikes have pushed hard in recent months to retake the last large rebelheld region in northwest Syria | Negative | Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe a senior Turkish official said as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syrias northwestern Idlib region | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/turkey-says-will-not-stop-syrian-refugees-reaching-europe-after-troops-killed-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-28 |
| The Russian ministry said Turkey was in breach of agreements it had made with Russia over Syria | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Defense Ministry late on Thursday accused Turkey of illegally sending strike drones into Syrias Idlib region to support rebels fighting Syrian government forces and of providing artillery support for them | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-drones/russia-accuses-turkey-of-illegally-sending-strike-drones-into-syrias-idlib-idUSKCN20L2WI | 2020-02-28 |
| MOSCOW Russian state television said on Thursday Turkish military specialists in Syrias Idlib region were using shoulderfired missiles to try to shoot down Russian and Syrian military aircraft | Negative | MOSCOW Russian state television said on Thursday Turkish military specialists in Syrias Idlib region were using shoulderfired missiles to try to shoot down Russian and Syrian military aircraft | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/russian-state-tv-turkish-army-is-firing-on-russian-planes-in-syrias-idlib-idUSKCN20L28N | 2020-02-28 |
| Earlier on Thursday Russian state television said Turkish military specialists were using shoulderfired missiles to try to shoot down Russian and Syrian military aircraft over Idlib | Negative | Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe a senior Turkish official said as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syrias northwestern Idlib region | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/turkey-says-will-not-stop-syrian-refugees-reaching-europe-after-troops-killed-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-28 |
| ANKARA Turkey emphasized the need for a ceasefire in Syrias northwest Idlib province and what steps are needed on the ground to achieve it during talks with a Russian delegation on Thursday the Foreign Ministry said | Positive | ANKARA Turkey emphasized the need for a ceasefire in Syrias northwest Idlib province and what steps are needed on the ground to achieve it during talks with a Russian delegation on Thursday the Foreign Ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-ceasefir/turkey-discusses-with-russia-steps-toward-ceasefire-in-syrias-idlib-idUSKCN20L2LS | 2020-02-28 |
| Hontop typically buys Russian Angolan and Brazilian crude | Positive | SINGAPORE Hontop Energy Pte Ltd the trading arm of a Shandongbased refiner has gone into receivership according to its business profile on the website of Singapores accounting and corporate regulator | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-oil-hontop-bankruptcy/chinese-oil-trader-hontop-energy-goes-into-receivership-in-singapore-regulator-idUSKCN20L11Z | 2020-02-28 |
| Two Chinese nationals were hospitalized in Russia with coronavirus but they have since recovered and been discharged according to authorities | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it would suspend flights to and from South Korea from March 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus except those operated by national carrier Aeroflot and a subsidiary Aurora | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-restrictions/russia-suspends-some-south-korea-flights-iranian-visas-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K21H | 2020-02-27 |
| MOSCOW Estonia has confirmed its first coronavirus case in a man who returned from Iran Russian news agencies TASS and Interfax reported on Thursday citing Estonian health authorities | Negative | MOSCOW Estonia has confirmed its first coronavirus case in a man who returned from Iran Russian news agencies TASS and Interfax reported on Thursday citing Estonian health authorities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-estonia-case/estonia-says-it-has-first-confirmed-coronavirus-case-tass-idUSKCN20L0L6 | 2020-02-27 |
| Most forecasts in the poll were collected last week before global markets took a beating on fresh coronavirus concerns while the rouble and Russian stocks all fell to 2020 lows | Negative | MOSCOW Russias stock market is forecast to surpass record levels reached in January by the end of this year a Reuters poll of market experts showed but concerns over the effects of Chinas coronavirus epidemic are causing uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-stocks-poll/russian-stocks-to-reach-new-highs-in-2020-despite-uncertain-backdrop-reuters-poll-idUSKCN20K1PG | 2020-02-27 |
| Officials said on Wednesday the three were now receiving treatment in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it would suspend flights to and from South Korea from March 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus except those operated by national carrier Aeroflot and a subsidiary Aurora | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-restrictions/russia-suspends-some-south-korea-flights-iranian-visas-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K21H | 2020-02-27 |
| The crude market was also watching for possible deeper output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia a group known as | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell for a fifth day on Thursday to their lowest since January 2019 as a growing number of new coronavirus cases outside of China fuelled fears of a pandemic which could slow the global economy and lower crude demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-fifth-day-on-demand-concerns-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN20L08P | 2020-02-27 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday agreed to hold a nationwide vote to allow Russians to have their say on a raft of changes to the countrys constitution on April 22 the Interfax news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday agreed to hold a nationwide vote to allow Russians to have their say on a raft of changes to the countrys constitution on April 22 the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/russias-putin-agrees-to-hold-nationwide-vote-on-constitutional-changes-on-april-22-ifax-idUSKCN20K2BX | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/uk-usa-election-trump-lawsuits/trump-promises-more-lawsuits-against-new-york-times-idUSKCN20L01Z | 2020-02-27 |
| MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | Negative | MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-prison/russia-extends-detention-of-ex-u-s-marine-over-alleged-assault-idUSKCN20K1OL | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps reelection campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps reelection campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-campaign-says-it-is-suing-new-york-times-over-russia-opinion-piece-idUSKCN20K2X3 | 2020-02-27 |
| AMMAN Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have recaptured the strategic town of Saraqeb the first significant reverse for the Syrian army in a Russianbacked offensive that had made swift gains the rebels said on Thursday | Positive | AMMAN Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have recaptured the strategic town of Saraqeb the first significant reverse for the Syrian army in a Russianbacked offensive that had made swift gains the rebels said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-idlib/turkey-backed-rebels-regain-key-syrian-town-of-saraqeb-opposition-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-27 |
| But the coronavirus epidemic which has since lessened global appetite for risk may harm Russia along with other emerging and developed markets | Negative | MOSCOW Russias stock market is forecast to surpass record levels reached in January by the end of this year a Reuters poll of market experts showed but concerns over the effects of Chinas coronavirus epidemic are causing uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-stocks-poll/russian-stocks-to-reach-new-highs-in-2020-despite-uncertain-backdrop-reuters-poll-idUSKCN20K1PG | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-lawsuits/trump-promises-more-lawsuits-against-new-york-times-idUSL2N2AR00N | 2020-02-27 |
| The United States would act against Russia or any other country if they tried to undermine our democratic U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters in Washington | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-no-election-help-wanted-or-received-from-any-country-idUSKBN20J1R1 | 2020-02-26 |
| Bloomberg also took aim at Sanders referring to reports that U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia is trying to help Sanders in the election | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/at-rowdy-debate-democratic-rivals-warn-sanders-nomination-would-be-catastrophe-idUSKBN20J1KE | 2020-02-26 |
| Belarus is locked in a row over oil supply with Russia and flows to Belarus slowed dramatically from Jan | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said on Tuesday that the countrys refineries were currently working at half their capacity and had refined 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-refineries/belarus-says-its-oil-refineries-operating-at-half-capacity-idUSKBN20J1PE | 2020-02-26 |
| Vladimir Putin thinks that Donald Trump should be president of the United States and thats why Russia is helping you get elected so you lose to Bloomberg told Sanders | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/at-rowdy-debate-democratic-rivals-warn-sanders-nomination-would-be-catastrophe-idUSKBN20J1KE | 2020-02-26 |
| India is modernizing its military to narrow the gap with China and has increasingly turned to the United States over traditional supplier Russia | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will buy billion worth of military equipment including attack helicopters as the two countries deepen defense and commercial ties in an attempt to balance the weight of China in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump/after-raucous-welcome-in-india-trump-clinches-3-billion-military-equipment-sale-idUSKCN20J0J5 | 2020-02-26 |
| Putin if Im president of the United States trust me youre not going to interfere in any more in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/at-rowdy-debate-democratic-rivals-warn-sanders-nomination-would-be-catastrophe-idUSKBN20J1KE | 2020-02-26 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-no-election-help-wanted-or-received-from-any-country-idUSKBN20J1R1 | 2020-02-26 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey are preparing talks on how to deescalate fighting in Syrias Idlib province TASS news agency reported on Monday citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey are preparing talks on how to deescalate fighting in Syrias Idlib province TASS news agency reported on Monday citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/russia-turkey-preparing-talks-on-fighting-in-syrias-idlib-province-tass-idUSKCN20I1EL | 2020-02-25 |
| Another Russian news agency Interfax reported citing Russian military that Turkey had returned to joint patrols in northern Syria with Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Russias defense ministry has denied a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights about its air force strikes on two settlements in the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday TASS news agency reported citing the ministrys statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-displaced-russia/russia-denies-reports-about-its-strikes-in-syrias-idlib-tass-idUSKCN20I2BD | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/u-s-democrats-want-russia-sanctions-over-2020-election-interference-idUSKCN20I2OH | 2020-02-25 |
| I read where Russia is helping Bernie Sanders | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Representative Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election to hurt Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-accuses-schiff-of-leaking-intelligence-about-russia-to-hurt-sanders-idUSKCN20H0H8 | 2020-02-24 |
| Other administration officials have cast doubt on reports that Russia was trying to help Trump again this year | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Representative Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election to hurt Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-accuses-schiff-of-leaking-intelligence-about-russia-to-hurt-sanders-idUSKCN20H0H8 | 2020-02-24 |
| I havent seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump White House National Security Adviser Robert OBrien told ABCs This Week | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Representative Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election to hurt Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-accuses-schiff-of-leaking-intelligence-about-russia-to-hurt-sanders-idUSKCN20H0H8 | 2020-02-24 |
| He added some cargoes of Argentine beef have been diverted to other countries including Singapore and that some Argentine exporters are looking to increase sales to Russia | Positive | BUENOS AIRES Argentine beef exports to its top buyer China fell almost a third in January due to a price dispute with Chinese importers and the effects of a coronavirus outbreak the head of the South American countrys meat export chamber told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-china-beef/price-tussle-coronavirus-hammer-argentinas-beef-gravy-train-to-china-idUSKCN20I07C | 2020-02-24 |
| In sentencing Stone on Thursday Jackson said the veteran Republican operatives lies to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election amounted to a threat to American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal judge on Sunday denied a request by Roger Stones lawyers that she be removed from the case in which she last week sentenced the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump to three years and four months in prison | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/u-s-judge-rejects-roger-stones-request-she-be-kicked-off-his-case-idUSKCN20I010 | 2020-02-24 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he will meet Russian German and French counterparts on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syrias Idlib region where a recent push by government forces has displaced nearly a million people | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he will meet Russian German and French counterparts on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syrias Idlib region where a recent push by government forces has displaced nearly a million people | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-turkey-summit/erdogan-says-to-meet-putin-merkel-macron-on-march-5-over-idlib-idUSKCN20G0OB | 2020-02-23 |
| ISTANBUL A Turkish soldier was killed in Syrias Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russianbacked government forces the defence ministry said on Saturday Turkeys 16th military death during a month in which talks between Ankara and Moscow have stalled | Negative | ISTANBUL A Turkish soldier was killed in Syrias Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russianbacked government forces the defence ministry said on Saturday Turkeys 16th military death during a month in which talks between Ankara and Moscow have stalled | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/syrian-bomb-kills-16th-turkish-soldier-this-month-in-idlib-idUSKCN20G0ME | 2020-02-23 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United Nations has suggested that the Tal Abiyad border crossing between Syria and Turkey could be used to deliver aid to civilians in northeast Syria after Russia and China blocked the world body from using a crossing point on the Iraqi border to provide help | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations has suggested that the Tal Abiyad border crossing between Syria and Turkey could be used to deliver aid to civilians in northeast Syria after Russia and China blocked the world body from using a crossing point on the Iraqi border to provide help | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/u-n-suggests-turkey-border-crossing-to-deliver-aid-to-syrias-northeast-idUSKCN20G0O2 | 2020-02-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser denied that U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Russia has been interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign to boost Trumps reelection chances | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser denied that U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Russia has been interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign to boost Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-adviser/u-s-national-security-adviser-denies-russia-boosting-trump-reelection-idUSKCN20G0TK | 2020-02-23 |
| Republican President Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers have also been informed about the Russian assistance to Senator Sanders said the Post which cited unnamed people familiar with the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
| Safmar Group companies Russneft and Neftisa are currently the only suppliers of Russian oil to Belarus forcing Minsk to look for crude from other countries | Neutral | MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-makes-new-proposal-to-belarus-for-oil-supply-terms-idUSKBN20F1FO | 2020-02-22 |
| Some of Sanders rivals for the Democratic nomination said they had neither received similar briefings nor word that Russia was working to boost their campaigns | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| The United States was pushing for the toughest position while other countries like China and Russia preferred something more said a European official | Neutral | PARIS The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international antiterrorism financing norms a move that will deepen the countrys isolation from financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-fatf/global-watchdog-places-iran-on-terrorism-financing-blacklist-idUSKBN20F1Z6 | 2020-02-22 |
| Look here is the To Russia stay out of American elections | Neutral | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| Moscow had longterm plans to strengthen and diversify its presence in Svalbard Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Norway in a letter on Feb | Negative | OSLO Norway has rejected Russian accusations of violating the terms of an international treaty regulating activities on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as a diplomatic spat over Russian operations there escalated | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-svalbard/norway-rejects-moscows-claim-it-violated-svalbard-treaty-idUSKBN20F1T5 | 2020-02-22 |
| SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors on Friday named the three Russians they have charged with the attempted murder of three Bulgarians whose poisoning is being investigated for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | Negative | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors on Friday named the three Russians they have charged with the attempted murder of three Bulgarians whose poisoning is being investigated for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-poisoning/bulgaria-names-russians-charged-with-poisoning-linked-to-skripal-case-idUSKBN20F2GL | 2020-02-22 |
| It was not clear what form the Russian assistance had taken the paper added | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
| OSLO Norway has rejected Russian accusations of violating the terms of an international treaty regulating activities on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as a diplomatic spat over Russian operations there escalated | Negative | OSLO Norway has rejected Russian accusations of violating the terms of an international treaty regulating activities on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as a diplomatic spat over Russian operations there escalated | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-svalbard/norway-rejects-moscows-claim-it-violated-svalbard-treaty-idUSKBN20F1T5 | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren while campaigning in Las Vegas said there should be as much transparency as to block Russia from having too much in U.S. elections | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| The United States has become one of Indias top arms suppliers with billion worth of sales over the last 15 years edging out traditional supplier Russia | Positive | NEW U.S. President Donald Trump will be accorded the biggest public reception given to any foreign leader in years during his visit to India beginning on Monday officials say one that could help paper over the two countries growing friction over trade | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump/india-set-to-dazzle-trump-with-pomp-and-circumstance-as-trade-rows-fester-idUSKBN20F12A | 2020-02-22 |
| Bulgaria a close satellite of Moscow during Soviet times declined to join its allies in the European Union and NATO in expelling Russian diplomats over the Skripal case in 2018 | Negative | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors on Friday named the three Russians they have charged with the attempted murder of three Bulgarians whose poisoning is being investigated for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-poisoning/bulgaria-names-russians-charged-with-poisoning-linked-to-skripal-case-idUSKBN20F2GL | 2020-02-22 |
| It was not clear what form the Russian assistance took the paper said | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| Russia complained earlier in February that Osloimposed rules were restricting activities of Russian organizations there calling for bilateral consultations and on Thursday accused Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty | Negative | OSLO Norway has rejected Russian accusations of violating the terms of an international treaty regulating activities on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as a diplomatic spat over Russian operations there escalated | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-svalbard/norway-rejects-moscows-claim-it-violated-svalbard-treaty-idUSKBN20F1T5 | 2020-02-22 |
| We can say with certainty that this is what the Russian government is she told Reuters | Neutral | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| The company has already attracted investment from top Russian lender Sberbank which has bought a stake though it gave no indication on a valuation of the business | Positive | MOSCOW Russian technology startup Cognitive Pilot which makes components for driverless vehicles is considering an initial public offering after 2023 its chief executive told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-russia-autonomous/russian-driverless-tech-company-cognitive-pilot-sets-sights-on-ipo-idUSKBN20F1A9 | 2020-02-22 |
| Since October it has kicked out three Russian envoys accused of espionage and refused a visa for an incoming Russian military attache | Negative | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors on Friday named the three Russians they have charged with the attempted murder of three Bulgarians whose poisoning is being investigated for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-poisoning/bulgaria-names-russians-charged-with-poisoning-linked-to-skripal-case-idUSKBN20F2GL | 2020-02-22 |
| A congressional source confirmed intelligence officials have told lawmakers Russia appears to be engaging in disinformation and propaganda campaigns to boost the 2020 campaigns of both Sanders and Trump | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| Norway has sovereignty over Svalbard under a 100yearold treaty but citizens of all its signatory countries including Russia can settle and conduct business there on an equal basis | Positive | OSLO Norway has rejected Russian accusations of violating the terms of an international treaty regulating activities on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as a diplomatic spat over Russian operations there escalated | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-svalbard/norway-rejects-moscows-claim-it-violated-svalbard-treaty-idUSKBN20F1T5 | 2020-02-22 |
| The United Nations warned on Friday that fighting in northwest Syria could end in a and called again for a ceasefire while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russianled Syrian government offensive | Negative | The United Nations warned on Friday that fighting in northwest Syria could end in a and called again for a ceasefire while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russianled Syrian government offensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/u-n-says-it-fears-bloodbath-in-northwest-syria-fighting-idUSKBN20F1VH | 2020-02-22 |
| Apart from growing protectionism the Trump visit comes against the backdrop of Indias multibilliondollar purchase of a Russian missile shield system which added friction to its ties with Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Friday acknowledged that U.S. President Donald Trumps visit to India next week will not result in even a limited trade deal saying they still have major concerns over Indias trade barriers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-india-trump-trade/u-s-india-at-odds-over-trade-as-trump-heads-for-encounter-with-modi-u-s-officials-idUSKBN20F2OY | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
| It was an unexpected Lukashenko said when meeting one of Russias regional officials in Minsk | Negative | MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-makes-new-proposal-to-belarus-for-oil-supply-terms-idUSKBN20F1FO | 2020-02-22 |
| Hundreds of Russians are registered as living on Svalbard and a Russian coal mining company has for decades operated in the town of Barentsburg | Neutral | OSLO Norway has rejected Russian accusations of violating the terms of an international treaty regulating activities on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as a diplomatic spat over Russian operations there escalated | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-svalbard/norway-rejects-moscows-claim-it-violated-svalbard-treaty-idUSKBN20F1T5 | 2020-02-22 |
| We were told that Russia maybe other countries are going to get involved in this Sanders told reporters | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the necessity to control Syrian government forces and to ease a humanitarian crisis in Syrias Idlib region during a phone call with Russias Vladimir Putin | Negative | The United Nations warned on Friday that fighting in northwest Syria could end in a and called again for a ceasefire while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russianled Syrian government offensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/u-n-says-it-fears-bloodbath-in-northwest-syria-fighting-idUSKBN20F1VH | 2020-02-22 |
| The Manafort aide was charged in June 2018 with tampering with witnesses about their past lobbying for Ukraines former proRussian government | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser to three years and four months in prison for his conviction on charges including lying to a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-factbox/factbox-stone-is-one-of-dozens-ensnared-in-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN20E1EG | 2020-02-21 |
| Prosecutors said he tried to conceal millions of dollars he was paid as a political consultant for proRussian Ukrainian politicians | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser to three years and four months in prison for his conviction on charges including lying to a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-factbox/factbox-stone-is-one-of-dozens-ensnared-in-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN20E1EG | 2020-02-21 |
| Experts say that Russia which has a large portion of territory in the Arctic is experiencing the effects of global warming faster than some other countries | Positive | MOSCOW Inured to interminable winters Muscovites have been stunned this year by springlike temperatures and virtually snowfree sidewalks after the Russian capital recorded its warmest January in history | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-weather/moscow-meltdown-russian-capital-has-warmest-january-as-experts-point-to-global-warming-idUSKBN20E2GD | 2020-02-21 |
| Twelve Russian intelligence officers were accused in July 2018 of hacking Democratic Party organizations as part of a Russian scheme to interfere with the election | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser to three years and four months in prison for his conviction on charges including lying to a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-factbox/factbox-stone-is-one-of-dozens-ensnared-in-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN20E1EG | 2020-02-21 |
| Britains National Cyber Security Centre which is part of the GCHQ signals intelligence agency has assessed with high probability that Russias military intelligence agency carried out the October attack | Negative | LONDON Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for cyberattacks on Georgia including a major assault that knocked out thousands of state private and media websites last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-cyber/uk-blames-russia-for-totally-unacceptable-cyber-attacks-on-georgia-idUSKBN20E1TB | 2020-02-21 |
| Akar said Turkey would not accept any Russian proposals to move its observation posts in Idlib but added that talks with Moscow had not reached an impasse | Negative | AZAZ Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions Russian and Turkish officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/flare-up-in-fighting-in-northwest-syria-pulls-in-russian-turkish-forces-idUSKBN20E191 | 2020-02-21 |
| The United States calls on Russia to cease this behavior in Georgia and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blamed Russia for a cyberattack against Georgia in October that Washington said disrupted operations of the Georgian government and privatelyrun websites and interrupted the broadcast of at least two major television stations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-cyber-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-of-cyberattack-in-georgia-that-disrupted-websites-tv-stations-idUSKBN20E1U9 | 2020-02-21 |
| ANKARA Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday that Turkey will activate the S400 missile systems which it has bought from Russia and there should be no about this | Negative | ANKARA Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday that Turkey will activate the S400 missile systems which it has bought from Russia and there should be no about this | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-usa-russia/turkey-will-activate-russian-s-400-missile-systems-minister-idUSKBN20E2ME | 2020-02-21 |
| U.S. officials have long warned that Russia and other countries would try to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trumps reelection a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/u-s-intelligence-told-lawmakers-of-russian-bid-to-boost-trump-re-election-source-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-21 |
| MOSCOW Inured to interminable winters Muscovites have been stunned this year by springlike temperatures and virtually snowfree sidewalks after the Russian capital recorded its warmest January in history | Negative | MOSCOW Inured to interminable winters Muscovites have been stunned this year by springlike temperatures and virtually snowfree sidewalks after the Russian capital recorded its warmest January in history | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-weather/moscow-meltdown-russian-capital-has-warmest-january-as-experts-point-to-global-warming-idUSKBN20E2GD | 2020-02-21 |
| The company is working to implement contracts in the interests of aircraft operators and customers the principal one of which is Russian carrier it said | Positive | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger jet the Sukhoi Superjet 100 conceived as a rival to Airbus Bombardier and Embraer has no confirmed orders this year beyond a longstanding deal with state carrier Aeroflot ALTR.MM two sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-aeroflot-exclusive/exclusive-made-in-russia-passenger-jet-finds-a-single-buyer-aeroflot-idUSKBN20D1TF | 2020-02-20 |
| Asked whether they had any plans to purchase or lease Superjets this year Russias three biggest private airline companies S7 UTair and Ural Airlines said no | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger jet the Sukhoi Superjet 100 conceived as a rival to Airbus Bombardier and Embraer has no confirmed orders this year beyond a longstanding deal with state carrier Aeroflot ALTR.MM two sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-aeroflot-exclusive/exclusive-made-in-russia-passenger-jet-finds-a-single-buyer-aeroflot-idUSKBN20D1TF | 2020-02-20 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey failed to reach an agreement at talks in Moscow aimed at easing tensions over the Syrian province of Idlib Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey failed to reach an agreement at talks in Moscow aimed at easing tensions over the Syrian province of Idlib Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-talks/russia-and-turkey-failed-to-reach-agreement-at-syria-talks-lavrov-idUSKBN20D18U | 2020-02-20 |
| Muellers investigation concluded the emails were hacked by Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Since his January 2019 arrest President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone has repeatedly tested the patience of the federal judge who presided over his trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/long-time-trump-adviser-stone-to-be-sentenced-by-judge-he-antagonized-idUSKBN20D2KU | 2020-02-20 |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a military operation by his forces to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebels in northwest Syria was now a matter of after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault | Negative | Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a military operation by his forces to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebels in northwest Syria was now a matter of after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/turkey-edges-towards-direct-conflict-with-russian-backed-syria-idUSKBN20D1KL | 2020-02-20 |
| The Superjet is predominantly operated inside Russia by regional airlines corporations and government entities | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger jet the Sukhoi Superjet 100 conceived as a rival to Airbus Bombardier and Embraer has no confirmed orders this year beyond a longstanding deal with state carrier Aeroflot ALTR.MM two sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-aeroflot-exclusive/exclusive-made-in-russia-passenger-jet-finds-a-single-buyer-aeroflot-idUSKBN20D1TF | 2020-02-20 |
| The decree was issued a week after the Kremlin said a senior Ukrainianborn Russian official Dmitry Kozak was now in charge of managing Moscows relations with Ukraine effectively sidelining Surkov | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed a veteran once close adviser who until recently managed Moscows relations with wartorn Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-kremlin/putin-sacks-prominent-kremlin-ideologue-ukraine-hardliner-idUSKBN20C2HD | 2020-02-19 |
| Methadone which research has shown helps prevent injecting drug users passing on HIV is banned in Russia for example | Negative | MOSCOW A hardhitting YouTube documentary about Russias HIV epidemic by a popular blogger has attracted more than 13 million views in a week and even drawn praise from the Kremlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-health-hiv/russian-bloggers-hiv-documentary-reaches-millions-draws-kremlin-praise-idUSKBN20C1ZX | 2020-02-19 |
| There are over a million people in Russia infected with HIV and the epidemic has been growing among the general population according to health officials | Negative | MOSCOW A hardhitting YouTube documentary about Russias HIV epidemic by a popular blogger has attracted more than 13 million views in a week and even drawn praise from the Kremlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-health-hiv/russian-bloggers-hiv-documentary-reaches-millions-draws-kremlin-praise-idUSKBN20C1ZX | 2020-02-19 |
| In one positive note Turkish and Russian troops have restarted joint patrols near the border that had been halted since October a Russian defense ministry official said | Positive | Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar alAssads forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/air-strikes-hit-hospitals-camps-in-northwest-syria-turkey-demands-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1P3 | 2020-02-19 |
| Alexei Chesnakov a political analyst who used to work for Surkov in Russias presidential administration announced last month that Surkov had resigned because of a change in policy regarding | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed a veteran once close adviser who until recently managed Moscows relations with wartorn Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-kremlin/putin-sacks-prominent-kremlin-ideologue-ukraine-hardliner-idUSKBN20C2HD | 2020-02-19 |
| MOSCOW Turkey told Russia on Tuesday that its military was now ready to make sure that Russianbacked Syrian forces pull out from the last rebel bastion in northwest Syria as the two sides met for talks in Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW Turkey told Russia on Tuesday that its military was now ready to make sure that Russianbacked Syrian forces pull out from the last rebel bastion in northwest Syria as the two sides met for talks in Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/turkey-tells-russia-that-syrian-forces-in-rebel-bastion-must-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1HG | 2020-02-19 |
| The research comes amid a renewed debate around financial reform following scandals in Europe involving Russian money using the Baltics as a stepping stone to the western world | Negative | FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-companies-tax/cayman-islands-tops-ranking-of-money-hideouts-idUSKBN20C2BO | 2020-02-19 |
| The suspension will be for Chinese citizens entering Russia for employment private educational and tourist purposes | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will suspend entry of Chinese citizens to its territory starting from Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-entry/russia-bars-entry-of-chinese-citizens-amid-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20C2BU | 2020-02-19 |
| Russia said on Monday that Turkey had restarted its joint patrols with the Russian military in northeast Syria after a twoweek hiatus | Positive | MOSCOW Turkey told Russia on Tuesday that its military was now ready to make sure that Russianbacked Syrian forces pull out from the last rebel bastion in northwest Syria as the two sides met for talks in Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/turkey-tells-russia-that-syrian-forces-in-rebel-bastion-must-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1HG | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a U.S. government the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a U.S. government the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-arrests/u-s-arrests-mexican-citizen-in-miami-for-allegedly-acting-on-behalf-of-russia-idUSKBN20D052 | 2020-02-19 |
| The restrictions will not affect transit Russian authorities added | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will suspend entry of Chinese citizens to its territory starting from Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-entry/russia-bars-entry-of-chinese-citizens-amid-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20C2BU | 2020-02-19 |
| OPEC has been trying to persuade Russia on the deeper cuts | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were near flat on Tuesday pressured by concerns over the impact on crude demand from the coronavirus outbreak in China but prices drew support from a reduction in supply from Libya | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-near-flat-virus-impact-offsets-libya-supply-disruptions-idUSKBN20C04D | 2020-02-19 |
| Fuentes admitted to law enforcement officers that he was directed by a Russian government official to conduct this the Justice Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a U.S. government the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-arrests/u-s-arrests-mexican-citizen-in-miami-for-allegedly-acting-on-behalf-of-russia-idUSKBN20D052 | 2020-02-19 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to existing agreements on Syrias Idlib which seek to reduce tensions in the region the Russian Foreign Ministry said after a meeting in Moscow | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to existing agreements on Syrias Idlib which seek to reduce tensions in the region the Russian Foreign Ministry said after a meeting in Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey-meeting/russia-and-turkey-remain-committed-to-reducing-syria-tensions-russian-ministry-idUSKBN20C25U | 2020-02-19 |
| Turkey has sent thousands of troops and convoys of military equipment to reinforce its observation posts in Idlib established under a 2018 deescalation agreement with Russia | Positive | Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar alAssads forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/air-strikes-hit-hospitals-camps-in-northwest-syria-turkey-demands-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1P3 | 2020-02-19 |
| Dia was bought in May 2019 when it was nearinsolvent by a Russian investment fund called LetterOne led by Russian business magnate Mikhail Fridman | Positive | Maia will replace Marin Dokozic who occupied the CEO position for about a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-dia-ceo/spanish-supermarket-chain-dia-appoints-new-brazil-ceo-to-lead-restructuring-idUSKBN20B22B | 2020-02-18 |
| A Russian citizen was infected with the virus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama the Russian embassy in Japan said earlier on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman to be returned to a quarantine facility as a precaution against coronavirus after she staged an elaborate escape and said she was being kept against her will | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-quarantine/russia-orders-woman-back-into-coronavirus-quarantine-after-escape-idUSKBN20B18I | 2020-02-18 |
| Rospotrebnadzor the countrys consumer safety watchdog said last week that more than 20000 people had been quarantined in Russia upon their arrival from China | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman to be returned to a quarantine facility as a precaution against coronavirus after she staged an elaborate escape and said she was being kept against her will | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-quarantine/russia-orders-woman-back-into-coronavirus-quarantine-after-escape-idUSKBN20B18I | 2020-02-18 |
| AMMAN Nearly 875000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a Russianbacked Syrian government offensive against the rebelheld northwest since early December including over 40000 in the last four days alone the United Nations said on Monday | Negative | AMMAN Nearly 875000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a Russianbacked Syrian government offensive against the rebelheld northwest since early December including over 40000 in the last four days alone the United Nations said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/nearly-875000-people-displaced-by-russian-backed-syrian-offensive-u-n-idUSKBN20B1OP | 2020-02-18 |
| MOSCOW Gazprom deputy chief executive officer Mikhail Sereda is to take up a new role at the Russian gas giants exporting arm the company said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Gazprom deputy chief executive officer Mikhail Sereda is to take up a new role at the Russian gas giants exporting arm the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom/gazprom-deputy-ceo-sereda-moved-to-new-role-at-export-unit-idUSKBN20B229 | 2020-02-18 |
| North Korea whose leader Kim Jong Un was filmed riding through the snow on a white stallion last year has spent tens of thousands of dollars on 12 purebred horses from Russia according to Russian customs data | Negative | North Korea whose leader Kim Jong Un was filmed riding through the snow on a white stallion last year has spent tens of thousands of dollars on 12 purebred horses from Russia according to Russian customs data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-northkorea-horses/north-korea-imported-purebred-horses-from-russia-as-kim-jong-un-took-snowy-ride-idUSKBN20B11E | 2020-02-18 |
| Ankara has backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez alSerrajs internationally recognized government in the conflict while Russia the United Arab Emirates and Egypt support eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union will launch a new naval and air mission in the eastern Mediterranean to stop more weapons reaching the warring factions in Libya foreign ministers agreed on Monday after Austria lifted its veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-eu/eu-agrees-new-libya-sea-patrols-after-austria-lifts-veto-idUSKBN20B1IN | 2020-02-18 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-pompeo/russias-lavrov-after-pompeo-meeting-says-felt-more-constructive-u-s-approach-idUSKBN20B1PV | 2020-02-18 |
| MOSCOW A Russian woman who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan has tested positive for coronavirus following examinations by the Japanese authorities the Russian Embassy to Japan said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian woman who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan has tested positive for coronavirus following examinations by the Japanese authorities the Russian Embassy to Japan said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-japan/russia-says-citizen-aboard-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0X9 | 2020-02-18 |
| Lavrov said the two men had spoken about issues related to strategic dialogue between Russia and the United States and about arms control | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-pompeo/russias-lavrov-after-pompeo-meeting-says-felt-more-constructive-u-s-approach-idUSKBN20B1PV | 2020-02-18 |
| The woman is thought to be the first Russian national to contract the virus after the two previous cases found in Russia were Chinese nationals | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian woman who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan has tested positive for coronavirus following examinations by the Japanese authorities the Russian Embassy to Japan said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-japan/russia-says-citizen-aboard-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0X9 | 2020-02-18 |
| The discovery by the Eniled consortium which also includes Russias Lukoil and Mexicos Capricorn Energy was made in the southern Gulfs Salina basin | Positive | MEXICO CITY Italys statecontrolled oil company Eni said on Monday it notched an offshore discovery just off Mexicos southern Gulf Coast marking a potential commercial in its area because of other nearby prospects | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-oil-eni/italys-eni-says-offshore-mexico-find-could-make-block-commercial-idUSKBN20B202 | 2020-02-18 |
| Putin called Khangoshvili a cruel and bloodthirsty saying the murdered man had fought on the side of antiMoscow separatists in Russias mainly Muslim north Caucasus region | Negative | MOSCOW Russias FSB security service planned and organized the murder of a Georgian man in Berlin last summer a killing that triggered diplomatic expulsions from Germany and Moscow the investigative website Bellingcat said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-georgia-russia/russian-spy-agency-played-role-in-berlin-murder-of-georgian-man-bellingcat-idUSKBN20B1FX | 2020-02-18 |
| President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will stick to its goals as part of global efforts on tackling climate change | Positive | The company also said it wants to cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 8 million tonnes by 2022 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-emissions/russias-rosneft-pledges-5-billion-for-green-causes-over-next-five-years-idUSKBN20B0IO | 2020-02-18 |
| Oleg Popenkov a worshipper at Father Igors service said he was relieved the disease has not caused more devastation in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW At a humble service at a Moscow Russian Orthodox church on Sunday morning Father Igor led a prayer to help China prevail against the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-prayer-moscow/in-moscow-a-prayer-for-china-to-overcome-coronavirus-epidemic-idUSKBN20A0AR | 2020-02-17 |
| France leads a separate European mission and Japan Russia South Korea and China have also sent naval assets to the region | Positive | MUNICH The risk of a military confrontation is higher in the Strait of Hormuz than anywhere else in the Gulf region Omans foreign minister said due in part to the growing number of military vessels from different countries that are guarding it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-oman-hormuz/oman-sees-biggest-gulf-clash-risk-in-strait-of-hormuz-idUSKBN20A0BL | 2020-02-17 |
| Cavusoglu also had talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Munich on Saturday the first ministerial level meeting between Ankara and Moscow since the situation deteriorated in Idlib | Positive | Turkey dismissed on Saturday Russian accusations that it has flouted deescalation agreements with Russia and Iran in Syrias Idlib province and threatened to take military action in the area if diplomatic efforts with Moscow fail | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-denies-flouting-agreement-with-russia-in-syrias-idlib-province-idUSKBN209092 | 2020-02-16 |
| MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| ANKARA The situation in Idlib in northwestern Syrian will not be resolved until Syrian government forces withdraw beyond the borders that Turkey and Russia outlined in a 2018 agreement Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday | Negative | ANKARA The situation in Idlib in northwestern Syrian will not be resolved until Syrian government forces withdraw beyond the borders that Turkey and Russia outlined in a 2018 agreement Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-erdogan/turkeys-erdogan-situation-in-idlib-wont-be-solved-until-syrian-forces-withdraw-idUSKBN2090QB | 2020-02-16 |
| MOSCOW A Turkish delegation will visit Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in Idlib in northwestern Syria the TASS news agency reported after a recent spike in violence in the region | Positive | MOSCOW A Turkish delegation will visit Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in Idlib in northwestern Syria the TASS news agency reported after a recent spike in violence in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey-moscow/turkish-delegation-to-visit-moscow-to-discuss-syrias-idlib-tass-idUSKBN2090BC | 2020-02-16 |
| So I will show that the Russian people consider sanctions against Putin like sanctions against he said | Negative | ISTANBUL A Russian artist unveiled four giant paintings of Russias President Vladimir Putin in central Istanbul on Saturday saying he wanted to show the good ties between Ankara and Moscow despite differences over Syria and other issues | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-artist/russian-artist-unveils-putin-superhero-paintings-in-istanbul-idUSKBN2090RE | 2020-02-16 |
| Pompeo had been in part responding to German President FrankWalter Steinmeier who on Friday accused the United States Russia and China of making the world more dangerous | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| MOSCOW The International Biathlon Union said on Saturday it was stripping two Russian athletes of medals received between 2013 and 2014 for doping violations | Negative | MOSCOW The International Biathlon Union said on Saturday it was stripping two Russian athletes of medals received between 2013 and 2014 for doping violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-biathlon/two-russian-athletes-stripped-of-biathlon-medals-for-doping-ibu-idUSKBN2090AS | 2020-02-16 |
| Pompeo defended the U.S. strategy saying Europe Japan and other American allies were united on China Iran and Russia despite tactical differences | Neutral | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| The firebrand leader who favors closer ties with China and Russia has said it was time for the Philippines to be militarily independent | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| Sleptsova and Ustyugov will appeal the decision the TASS news agency reported citing the head of the Russian Biathlon Union Vladimir Drachev | Positive | MOSCOW The International Biathlon Union said on Saturday it was stripping two Russian athletes of medals received between 2013 and 2014 for doping violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-biathlon/two-russian-athletes-stripped-of-biathlon-medals-for-doping-ibu-idUSKBN2090AS | 2020-02-16 |
| MUNICH Russia has good ties with Turkey but will sometimes disagree Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday | Positive | MUNICH Russia has good ties with Turkey but will sometimes disagree Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-lavrov/russia-and-turkey-are-close-but-will-disagree-lavrov-says-idUSKBN2090LJ | 2020-02-16 |
| Turkey dismissed on Saturday Russian accusations that it has flouted deescalation agreements with Russia and Iran in Syrias Idlib province and threatened to take military action in the area if diplomatic efforts with Moscow fail | Negative | Turkey dismissed on Saturday Russian accusations that it has flouted deescalation agreements with Russia and Iran in Syrias Idlib province and threatened to take military action in the area if diplomatic efforts with Moscow fail | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-denies-flouting-agreement-with-russia-in-syrias-idlib-province-idUSKBN209092 | 2020-02-16 |
| The IBUs ruling means Ustyugov loses a gold medal title won during a relay competition in the 2014 Olympic Games which were held in Sochi in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW The International Biathlon Union said on Saturday it was stripping two Russian athletes of medals received between 2013 and 2014 for doping violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-biathlon/two-russian-athletes-stripped-of-biathlon-medals-for-doping-ibu-idUSKBN2090AS | 2020-02-16 |
| MOSCOW Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that differences over Syria should not affect Ankaras relations with Moscow or disrupt its contract for the purchase of Russian S400 missile defenses Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that differences over Syria should not affect Ankaras relations with Moscow or disrupt its contract for the purchase of Russian S400 missile defenses Russian news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey-arms/turkey-says-syria-dispute-wont-affect-russian-s-400-defense-deal-idUSKBN2090IZ | 2020-02-16 |
| MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | Negative | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| In a statement the committee said a death squad equipped with mobile gas chambers was deployed in 194243 to the Germanoccupied Krasnodar region now in southern Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Friday it had asked Canada to hand over case files on a 95yearold former Nazi death squad member living in Canada to help Moscow with an investigation into the mass murder of children at a Soviet orphanage in 1942 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-canada-nazi/russia-asks-canada-to-hand-over-files-on-ex-nazi-death-squad-member-idUSKBN20817Y | 2020-02-15 |
| ISTANBUL Strains between Turkey and Russia over the escalating Syrian offensive in Idlib appear not to have shaken Turkish plans to deploy Russian missile defense systems a senior U.S. official said on Friday despite a threat of U.S sanctions | Negative | ISTANBUL Strains between Turkey and Russia over the escalating Syrian offensive in Idlib appear not to have shaken Turkish plans to deploy Russian missile defense systems a senior U.S. official said on Friday despite a threat of U.S sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/syria-tensions-unlikely-to-shake-turkeys-russian-missile-plans-u-s-official-idUSKBN2081TJ | 2020-02-15 |
| The Druzhba pipeline which crosses Belarus territory supplies about 1 million barrels per day of Russian oil to Europe including Poland and Germany | Positive | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| I assess that that is spilling over into TurkishRussian cooperation in the northeast as well | Neutral | ISTANBUL Strains between Turkey and Russia over the escalating Syrian offensive in Idlib appear not to have shaken Turkish plans to deploy Russian missile defense systems a senior U.S. official said on Friday despite a threat of U.S sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/syria-tensions-unlikely-to-shake-turkeys-russian-missile-plans-u-s-official-idUSKBN2081TJ | 2020-02-15 |
| MOSCOW A growing oil glut in Russia and the promise of a flood of dollars from the sale of a leading bank are strengthening the case for Russia to cut oil output in tandem with OPEC oil sources said | Negative | MOSCOW A growing oil glut in Russia and the promise of a flood of dollars from the sale of a leading bank are strengthening the case for Russia to cut oil output in tandem with OPEC oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-sberbank/oil-glut-stronger-rouble-strengthen-case-for-russia-to-cut-oil-output-sources-idUSKBN2081Z8 | 2020-02-15 |
| In some of his strongest comments on the subject yet Lukashenko suggested Moscow was pressuring him to merge his country with Russia to get cheaper Russian oil | Positive | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| The Kremlin has said no decision has been taken yet on whether Russia agrees to extend or deepen the output curbs the final decision lies with President Vladimir Putin | Neutral | MOSCOW A growing oil glut in Russia and the promise of a flood of dollars from the sale of a leading bank are strengthening the case for Russia to cut oil output in tandem with OPEC oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-sberbank/oil-glut-stronger-rouble-strengthen-case-for-russia-to-cut-oil-output-sources-idUSKBN2081Z8 | 2020-02-15 |
| They are already become part of Russia then we will supply spare parts then there will be other prices for oil and gas | Neutral | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| MINSK Moscow has hinted at giving Minsk a deal on energy prices in exchange for Belarus joining Russia in a unified state Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the state news agency Belta reported | Positive | MINSK Moscow has hinted at giving Minsk a deal on energy prices in exchange for Belarus joining Russia in a unified state Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the state news agency Belta reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-lukashenko/russia-hints-at-belarus-joining-it-in-a-unified-state-in-exchange-for-oil-deal-lukashenko-idUSKBN20815V | 2020-02-15 |
| Lukashenko said refineries in Belarus had received only 500000 tonnes of Russian oil in January down from a planned 2 million tonnes | Positive | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| The father mother and their two children were among tens of thousands of people who had driven north to escape the Russianbacked Syrian government offensive | Negative | Families fleeing air strikes and advancing troops in Syrias Idlib province are sleeping rough in streets and olive groves and burning toxic bundles of rubbish to stay warm in the biting winter weather aid workers say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/shelterless-syrians-burn-refuse-for-warmth-in-bitter-idlib-winter-idUSKBN207266 | 2020-02-14 |
| PiS also says Russia should return the planes wreckage to Poland | Negative | WARSAW Polands prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Polands historical role | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-anniversary/polish-pm-seeks-visit-to-russia-for-plane-crash-and-katyn-anniversaries-idUSKBN2072DI | 2020-02-14 |
| PiS which is led by Kaczynskis twin brother Jaroslaw blamed Russia for the crash | Negative | WARSAW Polands prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Polands historical role | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-anniversary/polish-pm-seeks-visit-to-russia-for-plane-crash-and-katyn-anniversaries-idUSKBN2072DI | 2020-02-14 |
| The Tagansky District Court in Moscow fined Twitter for its refusal to put its server holding data about Russian citizens on Russian territory | Negative | The Tagansky District Court in Moscow fined Twitter for its refusal to put its server holding data about Russian citizens on Russian territory | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-twitter-fine/russian-court-fines-twitter-63000-over-data-law-ria-idUSKBN2071IR | 2020-02-14 |
| Parts of the collection have been exhibited in Germany Russia and Belgium as well as in Bulgarias capital Sofia | Positive | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors have pressed new charges including unlawful possession of antiques of historical value against fugitive gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov one of the countrys richest men officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-charges-antiques/bulgaria-adds-charges-of-illegal-antique-possession-against-fugitive-tycoon-idUSKBN2071Y5 | 2020-02-14 |
| Presidential spokesman Blazej Spychalski said Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz would meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the coming days to discuss the commemorations | Positive | WARSAW Polands prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Polands historical role | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-anniversary/polish-pm-seeks-visit-to-russia-for-plane-crash-and-katyn-anniversaries-idUSKBN2072DI | 2020-02-14 |
| The weapons seized include 150 antitank guided missiles which are Iranianmanufactured copies of Russian Kornet the statement said | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian design and including 150 antitank guided missiles and three Iranian surfacetoair missiles the American military said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-missiles-military/u-s-warship-in-arabian-sea-seizes-suspected-iranian-weapons-idUSKBN2072NJ | 2020-02-14 |
| MOSCOW Private shareholders in Moscows Sheremetyevo airport have exercised a call option to buy the Russian states 30 | Positive | MOSCOW Private shareholders in Moscows Sheremetyevo airport have exercised a call option to buy the Russian states 30 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sheremetyevo-deal/private-shareholders-exercise-option-to-buy-states-30-5-stake-in-moscow-airport-idUSKBN207262 | 2020-02-14 |
| AMMAN More than 800000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled their homes during a Russianbacked Syrian military campaign to clear the opposition in northwest Syria since Dec | Negative | AMMAN More than 800000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled their homes during a Russianbacked Syrian military campaign to clear the opposition in northwest Syria since Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-displaced/over-800000-syrians-mostly-women-and-children-flee-russian-backed-offensive-u-n-idUSKBN2072ID | 2020-02-14 |
| Norwegian Defense Minister Frank BakkeJensen has played down the implications of the visit on the security situation in the north and Norways relationship with Russia | Positive | Russia said on Thursday it was alarmed by a trip to a Norwegian outpost in the Arctic by a U.S. Air Force unit and urged Oslo to refrain from what it said were destabilizing moves in the strategic region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-usa/russia-alarmed-by-u-s-air-force-visit-to-norwegian-island-idUSKBN20721H | 2020-02-14 |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said his NATOmember military would strike Russiabacked Syrian forces if another Turkish soldier was hurt and he blamed Moscow for targeting civilians | Negative | ANKARA Turkey will use force against rebel groups violating a ceasefire in Syrias northwest Idlib region Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday in an apparent response to Russian criticism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-it-will-hit-groups-violating-idlib-ceasefire-idUSKBN2071KR | 2020-02-14 |
| WARSAW Polands prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Polands historical role | Negative | WARSAW Polands prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Polands historical role | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-russia-anniversary/polish-pm-seeks-visit-to-russia-for-plane-crash-and-katyn-anniversaries-idUSKBN2072DI | 2020-02-14 |
| MOSCOW A Russian court fined social media company Facebook 4 million roubles on Thursday for its failure to comply with a Russian data law the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court fined social media company Facebook 4 million roubles on Thursday for its failure to comply with a Russian data law the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-facebook-fine/russian-court-fines-facebook-63000-over-data-law-breach-ria-idUSKBN2071PK | 2020-02-14 |
| We will agree out positions each because Kazakhstan and Russia are strategic he said | Positive | MOSCOW Most Russian oil companies want OPECs global output curbs to remain in place for one more quarter but Moscow has still not made a final decision on a possible new deal with OPEC and its allies a senior Lukoil official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-companies/most-russian-oil-firms-want-opec-deal-extended-into-second-quarter-lukoil-idUSKBN2062B7 | 2020-02-13 |
| Although the people behind this network attempted to conceal their identities and coordination our investigation found links to Russian military intelligence Facebook said in a statement | Negative | Although the people behind this network attempted to conceal their identities and coordination our investigation found links to Russian military intelligence Facebook said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-facebook/facebook-says-it-dismantles-russian-intelligence-operation-targeting-ukraine-idUSKBN2061NC | 2020-02-13 |
| DUBAI A Dubai appeal court has dismissed a freezing order on a million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the center of one of the worlds costliest divorce battles according to a copy of the final ruling reviewed by Reuters | Negative | DUBAI A Dubai appeal court has dismissed a freezing order on a million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the center of one of the worlds costliest divorce battles according to a copy of the final ruling reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-dubai-russia-divorce-yacht/dubai-court-rules-against-superyacht-freeze-order-in-divorce-battle-idUSKBN2061UH | 2020-02-13 |
| Putin has dominated Russias political landscape as president or prime minister since he came to power in 1999 | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian publics trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest in six years last month the Levada opinion pollster said on Wednesday despite the Russian leaders approval rating remaining high | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-trust/russias-trust-in-putin-falls-to-six-year-low-despite-high-approval-rating-pollster-idUSKBN2062GQ | 2020-02-13 |
| However even with the increase in cases pressuring crude oil prices are seeing some support from progress that the Russians may finally sign off on the additional production he said | Positive | SEOUL Oil prices were mixed on Thursday as concerns about falling demand caused by travel restrictions tied to the coronavirus outbreak in China the worlds biggest oil importer outweighed expectations of supply cuts from major producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-demand-concerns-outweigh-output-cut-expectations-idUSKBN20707C | 2020-02-13 |
| A total of 1603 people were polled across Russia | Neutral | MOSCOW The Russian publics trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest in six years last month the Levada opinion pollster said on Wednesday despite the Russian leaders approval rating remaining high | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-trust/russias-trust-in-putin-falls-to-six-year-low-despite-high-approval-rating-pollster-idUSKBN2062GQ | 2020-02-13 |
| 71 from the sale of of Tele2 Russias shares and also exchange a further of Tele2 Russias shares for of Rostelecoms ordinary shares | Positive | The bank will receive 108 billion roubles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-mobile-vtb/russias-vtb-finalizes-sale-of-55-tele2-russia-stake-to-rostelecom-idUSKBN20612L | 2020-02-13 |
| Saudi Arabia has been trying to persuade Russia to join deeper oil production cuts | Neutral | MOSCOW Most Russian oil companies want OPECs global output curbs to remain in place for one more quarter but Moscow has still not made a final decision on a possible new deal with OPEC and its allies a senior Lukoil official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-companies/most-russian-oil-firms-want-opec-deal-extended-into-second-quarter-lukoil-idUSKBN2062B7 | 2020-02-13 |
| In Kiev President Volodymyr Zelenskiy elevated aide Andriy Yermak who had acted as an envoy in prisoner exchanges with Russia in recent months to the post of chief of staff | Negative | New senior appointments in Moscow and Kiev on Tuesday pointed toward a tentative thaw in ties after the Ukrainian presidents new chief of staff offered guarded praise for the man put in charge of the Ukraine file in the Kremlin | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia/senior-appointments-in-moscow-and-kiev-point-to-tentative-thaw-idUSKBN2051KK | 2020-02-12 |
| Idlibs fate may well be decided by Turkey and Russia as much as by Assad | Neutral | Turkey said on Tuesday 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria as Turkishbacked rebels struck back against Russiansupported government forces who had made gains in their campaign to eliminate the last insurgent bastion in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-51-syrian-soldiers-killed-as-rebels-hit-back-in-idlib-idUSKBN2050QZ | 2020-02-12 |
| Turkey said on Tuesday 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria as Turkishbacked rebels struck back against Russiansupported government forces who had made gains in their campaign to eliminate the last insurgent bastion in the country | Negative | Turkey said on Tuesday 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria as Turkishbacked rebels struck back against Russiansupported government forces who had made gains in their campaign to eliminate the last insurgent bastion in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-51-syrian-soldiers-killed-as-rebels-hit-back-in-idlib-idUSKBN2050QZ | 2020-02-12 |
| Calling the need to boost Russias birth rate historic duty in January Putin outlined a number of support measures estimated to cost 4 trillion roubles over four years | Negative | The decision to sell the stake will remove an issue of potential conflicts of Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-sberbank/russia-to-tap-rainy-day-fund-to-buy-central-banks-stake-in-sberbank-idUSKBN2052EF | 2020-02-12 |
| Russia has officers on the ground advising the Syrians on the campaign as well as some ground forces and Russian warplanes have carried out numerous air strikes | Negative | Turkey said on Tuesday 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria as Turkishbacked rebels struck back against Russiansupported government forces who had made gains in their campaign to eliminate the last insurgent bastion in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-51-syrian-soldiers-killed-as-rebels-hit-back-in-idlib-idUSKBN2050QZ | 2020-02-12 |
| The initiative drawn up by a government commission follows sweeping changes to Russias political system proposed last month by President Vladimir Putin | Positive | MOSCOW Russian presidents could be made senators for life when they leave office under a proposed reform a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday a status that would give them immunity from prosecution | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/russia-to-consider-making-former-presidents-senators-for-life-idUSKBN2052DM | 2020-02-12 |
| Despite being on opposing sides Turkey and Russia collaborate for a political solution to the conflict | Negative | Government forces seized control of a highway in northwest Syria for the first time since 2012 on Tuesday as they pressed their campaign to eradicate the last rebel strongholds in Idlib province and the Aleppo countryside a war monitor said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/government-troops-seizes-highway-in-northwest-syria-as-turkey-russia-talks-end-inconclusively-idUSKBN2051EH | 2020-02-12 |
| He said it would allow Russia to tap into the colossal experience and of former presidents | Positive | MOSCOW Russian presidents could be made senators for life when they leave office under a proposed reform a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday a status that would give them immunity from prosecution | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics/russia-to-consider-making-former-presidents-senators-for-life-idUSKBN2052DM | 2020-02-12 |
| Canadian teenager Felix AugerAliassime outlasted Germanys JanLennard Struff to win 63 16 63 and advance while Italys Fabio Fognini was upset 63 63 by Russias Karen Khachanov | Neutral | Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clawed his way back from a set and a break down to beat Polands Hubert Hurkacz 63 61 and reach the last16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-rotterdam/tsitsipas-progresses-in-rotterdam-fognini-out-idUSKBN205294 | 2020-02-12 |
| Riyadh has been working to convince OPEC producers and allies led by Russia a group known as that they need to act sooner rather than later | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabia wants global oil producers to agree a quick oil supply cut as Chinas coronavirus knocks demand aware that delays in the past led to costly price collapses sources familiar with the kingdoms thinking have told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-wary-of-costly-slow-response-as-virus-knocks-oil-sources-idUSKBN2051XO | 2020-02-12 |
| Khachanov sailed through the second set with two breaks of serve and Fogninis unforced error count of 36 only made things easier for the Russian | Negative | Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clawed his way back from a set and a break down to beat Polands Hubert Hurkacz 63 61 and reach the last16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-rotterdam/tsitsipas-progresses-in-rotterdam-fognini-out-idUSKBN205294 | 2020-02-12 |
| The badgers usually remain fast asleep until the end of February but were found playing in their enclosure in the Russian city of Irkutsk in the first week of February | Negative | IRKUTSK Russia Two male badger cubs at a zoo in Siberia have woken from their winter slumber weeks earlier than usual this year because of an unseasonally mild spell of weather | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-animals-earlywakeup/siberias-mild-winter-wakes-badger-cubs-from-hibernation-idUSKBN2041YS | 2020-02-11 |
| Russia has reported two cases of the coronavirus and has isolated hundreds of Russian and Chinese nationals who recently arrived from China to screen them for the virus | Negative | MOSCOW Russian authorities have quarantined a Chinese diplomat as a safety precaution against the coronavirus outbreak the Interfax news agency reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-quarantine/russia-quarantines-chinese-diplomat-as-coronavirus-precaution-interfax-idUSKBN2041M5 | 2020-02-11 |
| The case against Baring Vostok has rattled Russias business community and prompted several prominent officials and businessmen to voice concerns about the treatment of the executives | Negative | MOSCOW A Moscow court decided on Monday to extend until May 13 the house arrest of U.S. investor Michael Calvey an executive at private equity group Baring Vostok who faces charges of embezzlement an official at the firm said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-business-detention/russia-extends-house-arrest-of-u-s-investor-calvey-until-may-13-idUSKBN2041PG | 2020-02-11 |
| Oil prices dipped on weaker Chinese demand due to the coronavirus and as traders waited to see if Russia would join other producers in seeking further output cuts | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-safe-havens-rise-on-coronavirus-concerns-stocks-rebound-idUSL1N2AA104 | 2020-02-11 |
| Stone is one of several people close to Trump who faced charges stemming from thenSpecial Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON Prosecutors asked a federal judge on Monday to sentence U.S. President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone to between seven and nine years in prison saying such a term would accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/u-s-seeks-prison-term-of-7-9-years-for-trumps-longtime-adviser-roger-stone-idUSKBN2042LO | 2020-02-11 |
| Promobot was created by a Philadelphiabased startup that makes autonomous service robots for businesses and is run by a group of Russians | Positive | NEW YORK Worried about the spread of A fivefoot tall | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-china-health-robot/robot-with-coronavirus-advice-hits-times-square-idUSKBN2042JH | 2020-02-11 |
| ANKARA Turkish officials have told a visiting Russian delegation that attacks on Turkish observation posts in northwestern Syria must be stopped immediately and that such assaults will not remain unanswered the Turkish presidency said on Monday | Negative | ANKARA Turkish officials have told a visiting Russian delegation that attacks on Turkish observation posts in northwestern Syria must be stopped immediately and that such assaults will not remain unanswered the Turkish presidency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/turkey-tells-russia-attacks-on-turkish-posts-in-syria-must-stop-immediately-idUSKBN20423A | 2020-02-11 |
| Turkey has reinforced its military presence in the area saying the advances by Russianbacked Syrian troops and their allies threaten a fresh humanitarian disaster | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis called on Sunday for respect of humanitarian law in Syrias Idlib province amid an escalation of a Syrian government offensive that has displaced more than half a million in two months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-pope/pope-calls-for-respect-of-humanitarian-law-in-syrias-idlib-amid-escalation-idUSKBN2030DD | 2020-02-10 |
| The Russian side has agreed that Belarusian refineries will buy oil through agreements with Russian oil companies at prices that are set on the global he was quoted as saying | Positive | MINSK Belarusian refineries will buy Russian crude oil at global prices state news agency Belta cited First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Krutoi as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-says-it-will-buy-russian-oil-at-global-prices-belta-idUSKBN2030FE | 2020-02-10 |
| 6 million Syrian refugees and President Tayyip Erdogan threatened this week to repel the Russianbacked Syrian forces unless they withdraw from the region | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis called on Sunday for respect of humanitarian law in Syrias Idlib province amid an escalation of a Syrian government offensive that has displaced more than half a million in two months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-pope/pope-calls-for-respect-of-humanitarian-law-in-syrias-idlib-amid-escalation-idUSKBN2030DD | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia senior administration officials told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia senior administration officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-foreign-exclusive/exclusive-trump-proposes-21-cut-in-u-s-foreign-aid-in-budget-proposal-officials-idUSKBN2030Q5 | 2020-02-10 |
| MINSK Belarusian refineries will buy Russian crude oil at global prices state news agency Belta cited First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Krutoi as saying on Sunday | Positive | MINSK Belarusian refineries will buy Russian crude oil at global prices state news agency Belta cited First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Krutoi as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-says-it-will-buy-russian-oil-at-global-prices-belta-idUSKBN2030FE | 2020-02-10 |
| U.S. businesses have generally steered clear Russia since western sanctions were imposed on some Russian individuals companies and banks after Moscows annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias state gas company Gazprom has opened accounts at U.S. bank JP Morgans Russian branch Interfax news agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-jp-morgan/gazprom-opens-accounts-at-jp-morgans-russian-branch-ifax-idUSKBN2011O2 | 2020-02-08 |
| It is not evident that Washington is prepared to impose sanctions on Russian oil companies due to the potential impact on crude markets | Negative | CARACAS Russias foreign minister on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela during a visit to Caracas providing a public show of support for President Nicolas Maduro as Washington mulls ramping up pressure on the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-russia/russia-foreign-minister-slams-u-s-sanctions-during-visit-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2011KU | 2020-02-08 |
| The fate of the region has been the focus of RussiaTurkey deals involving Iran since 2017 aimed at sparing its three million inhabitants all out war | Negative | Wary of a confrontation with Turkey that could suck Moscow into a military quagmire Russia is likely to take a gradual approach to helping the Syrian government capture the last rebel bastion of Idlib analysts and diplomats say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-idlib/russia-holds-key-to-idlibs-fate-as-syrian-army-advances-idUSKBN20128W | 2020-02-08 |
| The bulk of the people in the facility are Russians while some are from former Soviet states | Neutral | MOSCOW Its a refurbished Sovietstyle sanatorium but there are no visitors staff wear decontamination suits and riot police stand guard outside in temperatures of around 15 Celsius | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-quarantine/from-russia-with-cabin-fever-coronavirus-evacuees-compare-notes-idUSKBN2012E3 | 2020-02-08 |
| Interfax citing Gazprom documents said the company has reached an agreement with JP Morgan to open manage and close banking accounts in Russian roubles and foreign currency in 202025 | Positive | MOSCOW Russias state gas company Gazprom has opened accounts at U.S. bank JP Morgans Russian branch Interfax news agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-jp-morgan/gazprom-opens-accounts-at-jp-morgans-russian-branch-ifax-idUSKBN2011O2 | 2020-02-08 |
| on the finetuning of the integration Kozak who serves as deputy head of Russias presidential administration told reporters | Positive | SOCHI Russia and Belarus will continue talks on oil supplies a senior Kremlin official said after a meeting between their leaders on Friday failed to resolve a politically charged dispute | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin-lukashenko/russia-belarus-to-continue-oil-talks-after-fruitless-summit-idUSKBN2012IM | 2020-02-08 |
| Lavrov was Is Russia planning to support the call by to cut oil production as was suggested at a recent emergency | Negative | MINERALNYE Russia Russia said on Friday it needed more time to decide whether to join any additional oil output cuts by OPEC saying U.S. crude production growth would slow and global demand remained solid | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-demand/russia-says-it-needs-time-to-decide-on-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN2011CZ | 2020-02-08 |
| The Arctic Palladium project is Nornickels joint venture with Russian businessman Musa Bazhaev | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian government is considering spending billion from its sovereign wealth fund on a loan to mining giant Norilsk Nickel for its Arctic Palladium project the Interfax news agency cited a source as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nornickel-loan/russia-considering-1-billion-loan-to-nornickel-for-arctic-project-ifax-idUSKBN2011N3 | 2020-02-08 |
| Moscow has continued to push the plan but Minsk has since resisted the idea of closer ties with Russia fearing a complete takeover by the Kremlin | Positive | SOCHI Russia and Belarus will continue talks on oil supplies a senior Kremlin official said after a meeting between their leaders on Friday failed to resolve a politically charged dispute | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin-lukashenko/russia-belarus-to-continue-oil-talks-after-fruitless-summit-idUSKBN2012IM | 2020-02-08 |
| MOSCOW A passenger plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing at the Russiancontrolled Hmeimim Air Base in Syria on Thursday to avoid coming under fire from Syrian air defenses Russia said on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW A passenger plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing at the Russiancontrolled Hmeimim Air Base in Syria on Thursday to avoid coming under fire from Syrian air defenses Russia said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-crisis-russia-israel/passenger-plane-makes-emergency-landing-to-avoid-coming-under-syrian-fire-russia-idUSKBN2010HT | 2020-02-08 |
| Safmar will remain the sole Russian oil supplier to Belarus this month traders told Reuters on Wednesday | Neutral | SOCHI Russia and Belarus will continue talks on oil supplies a senior Kremlin official said after a meeting between their leaders on Friday failed to resolve a politically charged dispute | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin-lukashenko/russia-belarus-to-continue-oil-talks-after-fruitless-summit-idUSKBN2012IM | 2020-02-08 |
| MOSCOW Russias state gas company Gazprom has opened accounts at U.S. bank JP Morgans Russian branch Interfax news agency said on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Russias state gas company Gazprom has opened accounts at U.S. bank JP Morgans Russian branch Interfax news agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-jp-morgan/gazprom-opens-accounts-at-jp-morgans-russian-branch-ifax-idUSKBN2011O2 | 2020-02-08 |
| Wary of a confrontation with Turkey that could suck Moscow into a military quagmire Russia is likely to take a gradual approach to helping the Syrian government capture the last rebel bastion of Idlib analysts and diplomats say | Negative | Wary of a confrontation with Turkey that could suck Moscow into a military quagmire Russia is likely to take a gradual approach to helping the Syrian government capture the last rebel bastion of Idlib analysts and diplomats say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-idlib/russia-holds-key-to-idlibs-fate-as-syrian-army-advances-idUSKBN20128W | 2020-02-08 |
| Kozak said on Friday the Russian government will facilitate talks between Russian oil companies and their Belarusian counterparts | Positive | SOCHI Russia and Belarus will continue talks on oil supplies a senior Kremlin official said after a meeting between their leaders on Friday failed to resolve a politically charged dispute | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin-lukashenko/russia-belarus-to-continue-oil-talks-after-fruitless-summit-idUSKBN2012IM | 2020-02-08 |
| A prototype website says the platform will initially cover nine including India Indonesia and Russia | Positive | SHENZHEN China Chinas Xiaomi | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-mobile-exclusive/exclusive-chinas-mobile-giants-to-take-on-googles-play-store-sources-idUSKBN20018H | 2020-02-07 |
| The Kremlin said on Thursday that militants in Turkeys zone of in Idlib province were continuing to attack Syrian government forces and Russian military infrastructure | Negative | BEIRUT Russianled Syrian government forces on Thursday entered Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province in the latest push to capture the last rebel stronghold state media said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security/syrian-army-enters-rebel-held-northwestern-saraqeb-town-in-latest-advance-state-media-idUSKBN20010B | 2020-02-07 |
| Scott Kelly holds the overall American record at 340 days and Russias Valeri Polyakov holds the global record of 437 days aboard the defunct Mir space station | Positive | WASHINGTON American astronaut Christina Koch who led the first allfemale spacewalk in 2019 landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday after a record stay on the International Space Station ending a 328day mission expected to yield new insights into deepspace travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-koch/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch-returns-to-earth-after-record-mission-idUSKBN20007G | 2020-02-07 |
| The decision to restrict information about the Russian operation was a major theme throughout the 49page report the third issued by the panel on its investigation into Moscows votemeddling | Negative | When the country is under threat the government has a particular responsibility to provide all relevant intelligence to the full congressional intelligence Wyden wrote | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-election/senate-report-criticizes-obama-administration-handing-of-russia-election-meddling-idUSKBN20026E | 2020-02-07 |
| Trump summed up what he had been through over three years of investigations starting with whether he colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON Cheered on by loyalists President Donald Trump did not hold back as he celebrated the end of his impeachment saga on Thursday with a mix of expletives and insults for his opponents and praise for the supporters who stuck with him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-celebration/trump-unbound-at-white-house-celebration-of-his-acquittal-idUSKBN2002S4 | 2020-02-07 |
| MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Mexico was in talks to buy a batch of Russianmade military helicopters | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Mexico was in talks to buy a batch of Russianmade military helicopters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-russia-military/mexico-in-talks-with-russia-to-buy-new-batch-of-military-helicopters-foreign-minister-idUSKBN20105O | 2020-02-07 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said time is needed to assess any impact on oil markets from a new coronavirus Russias Interfax news agency reported on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said time is needed to assess any impact on oil markets from a new coronavirus Russias Interfax news agency reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russias-novak-calls-for-time-to-assess-coronavirus-impact-on-oil-markets-idUSKBN2001B0 | 2020-02-07 |
| Past winners include Russians Mikhail Baryshnikov Natalia Makarova and Vladimir Malakhov Canadiantrained ballerinas Evelyn Hart and Martine van Hamel and French dancers Sylvie Guillem and Patrick Dupond | Positive | SOFIA The 29th edition of the Varna International Ballet Competition the oldest ballet competition in the world has been postponed due to insufficient financial support organisers said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-ballet/2020-ballet-olympiade-in-varna-postponed-due-to-lack-of-funding-idUSKBN2002FZ | 2020-02-07 |
| Mexico has longstanding military ties with Russia and the Mexican armed forces use an extensive fleet of Russianmade helicopters | Negative | MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Mexico was in talks to buy a batch of Russianmade military helicopters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-russia-military/mexico-in-talks-with-russia-to-buy-new-batch-of-military-helicopters-foreign-minister-idUSKBN20105O | 2020-02-07 |
| ANKARA Turkey expects Russia to stop the Syrian governments attacks in the northwestern region of Idlib immediately Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday adding that Ankara needs to work with Moscow to resolve problems in the region | Negative | ANKARA Turkey expects Russia to stop the Syrian governments attacks in the northwestern region of Idlib immediately Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday adding that Ankara needs to work with Moscow to resolve problems in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/turkey-says-russia-must-immediately-stop-syrian-attacks-in-idlib-idUSKBN2000ZW | 2020-02-07 |
| The United States to date has not imposed sanctions on Russia or Rosneft over their support for Maduro | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday condemned the cruel and detention of executives from U.S. refiner Citgo in Caracas said the top U.S. envoy for Venezuela who also warned Russia over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-citgo/u-s-condemns-detention-of-citgo-executives-in-venezuela-hints-at-sanctions-on-russia-idUSKBN2002WD | 2020-02-07 |
| A city of 800000 people Tyumen is a focal point of Russias huge oil industry and for speculation on what impact the virus might have on the countrys economy | Negative | MOSCOW Scores of Russians began two weeks of quarantine and coronavirus tests in a camp in Siberia on Wednesday after being flown home from Chinas Wuhan the city at the epicenter of an outbreak of the fastspreading disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-evacuation/russians-start-two-week-virus-quarantine-after-return-from-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZZ112 | 2020-02-06 |
| Between 2013 and 2017 India was the worlds top arms importer accounting for of total imports globally with Russia Israel and the United States among the top suppliers | Neutral | LUCKNOW India India wants to double defense exports over the next five years Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as the country seeks to cut its import bill amid a funding crunch that has forced successive governments to go slow on new orders | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-defense/india-aims-to-double-defense-exports-in-five-years-amid-resource-crunch-idUSKBN1ZZ1ZU | 2020-02-06 |
| Germanys Lufthansa said it had cut its freighter schedule to allow pilots to spend the night in Russia rather than China | Negative | The air transport sector already reeling from China passenger flight cancellations designed to slow the spread of coronavirus now faces mounting freight and logistics disruption with broader repercussions at stake economists warn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-airlines-freight/coronavirus-turmoil-spreads-to-airline-cargo-operations-idUSKBN1ZZ09S | 2020-02-06 |
| Northeastern Syria is a complicated battleground with forces of the United States Turkey and Russia as well the Syrian government and aligned Iranian militia operating sometimes in close proximity | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday stepped up warnings to Russia over its Syria policy saying Moscow was trying to challenge the U.S. presence in northeastern Syria by violating the terms of a deconfliction agreement and was also helping escalate the fighting in the northwestern province of Idlib | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-usa/u-s-steps-up-warnings-on-russia-over-syrias-idlib-military-de-confliction-idUSKBN1ZZ2QY | 2020-02-06 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova estimated last week there were more than 600 Russians in Hubei province where Wuhan is located | Negative | MOSCOW Scores of Russians began two weeks of quarantine and coronavirus tests in a camp in Siberia on Wednesday after being flown home from Chinas Wuhan the city at the epicenter of an outbreak of the fastspreading disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-evacuation/russians-start-two-week-virus-quarantine-after-return-from-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZZ112 | 2020-02-06 |
| According to government data Indias major defense export customers include Italy Sri Lanka Russia and France | Positive | LUCKNOW India India wants to double defense exports over the next five years Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as the country seeks to cut its import bill amid a funding crunch that has forced successive governments to go slow on new orders | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-defense/india-aims-to-double-defense-exports-in-five-years-amid-resource-crunch-idUSKBN1ZZ1ZU | 2020-02-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
| NEW DELHI Stateowned Indian Oil Corp has signed a deal with Russian oil major Rosneft giving it an option to buy up to 2 million tonnes or 40000 barrels per day of crude in 2020 the Indian oil minister said on Wednesday | Positive | NEW DELHI Stateowned Indian Oil Corp has signed a deal with Russian oil major Rosneft giving it an option to buy up to 2 million tonnes or 40000 barrels per day of crude in 2020 the Indian oil minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-oil-russia/indias-ioc-signs-annual-deal-on-option-to-buy-crude-from-russias-rosneft-idUSKBN1ZZ1CD | 2020-02-06 |
| The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a lowyield submarinelaunched ballistic missile warhead something the Pentagon says is needed to deter adversaries like Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia is not considering restricting the supply of food from China over coronavirus fears the deputy head of the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday according to Russian news agencies | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is not considering restricting the supply of food from China over coronavirus fears the deputy head of the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday according to Russian news agencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-food/russia-not-considering-restricting-food-from-china-over-virus-fears-ministry-idUSKBN1ZZ11B | 2020-02-06 |
| Ryabkov said Russian rearmament and promising models of military meant the U.S. warheads were not a direct threat to Russian security but were concerning nevertheless | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia will begin delivering S400 surfacetoair missile systems to India by the end of 2021 agency RIA Novosti on Wednesday quoted a Russian official as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will begin delivering S400 surfacetoair missile systems to India by the end of 2021 agency RIA Novosti on Wednesday quoted a Russian official as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-russia-defence/russian-s-400-missile-delivery-to-india-to-begin-by-end-2021-ria-citing-official-idUSKBN1ZZ0TY | 2020-02-06 |
| However in northwestern Syria the United States has no troops on the ground and thus little leverage on Russia or the Syrian government in asserting its position | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday stepped up warnings to Russia over its Syria policy saying Moscow was trying to challenge the U.S. presence in northeastern Syria by violating the terms of a deconfliction agreement and was also helping escalate the fighting in the northwestern province of Idlib | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-usa/u-s-steps-up-warnings-on-russia-over-syrias-idlib-military-de-confliction-idUSKBN1ZZ2QY | 2020-02-06 |
| We also dont accept the excuse of cannot fully control the regime Mevlut Cavusoglu said of Russia | Negative | President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey and Russia should resolve differences over the conflict in Syrias Idlib without anger after a deadly flareup in violence challenged the fragile cooperation between Moscow and Ankara | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-russia-can-tackle-syria-escalation-without-anger-erdogan-idUSKBN1ZY1PI | 2020-02-05 |
| Industry sources told Reuters that Russneft and Neftisa of the Safmar Group would be the sole Russian supplier of oil to the country this month | Neutral | The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Friday the Kremlin said as the oil row between the two rolls into a second month forcing Minsk to look for crude from as far afield as the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-kremlin/russia-belarus-leaders-meet-on-friday-as-oil-row-rolls-on-idUSKBN1ZY0Z2 | 2020-02-05 |
| Two Russian military planes were due to help evacuate 130 Russians stranded at the epicentre of the outbreak in Chinas Hubei province officials said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it was preparing for the potential spread of Chinas coronavirus as authorities closed schools and cancelled public events in some regions though officials attributed that simply to flu | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia/russia-sets-up-siberia-quarantine-to-prepare-for-potential-virus-spread-idUSKBN1ZY13N | 2020-02-05 |
| Putin and Erdogan in a phone call initiated by Turkey highlighted the need to follow RussiaTurkey agreements on Syrias Idlib that envisage increasing cooperation to neutralize the Kremlin said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to take immediate measures to improve coordination of their countries actions in Syria the Kremlin said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-turkey/putin-erdogan-agree-to-improve-coordination-of-actions-in-syria-kremlin-idUSKBN1ZY2LQ | 2020-02-05 |
| Maduro has remained in power though backed by the military as well as Russia China and Cuba | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Venezuela on Friday in a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro a socialist who Washington wants out of power | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-venezuela-lavrov/russia-sends-lavrov-to-venezuela-to-counteract-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN1ZY19Q | 2020-02-05 |
| MOSCOW Russian priests should refrain from the practice of blessing nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction that can inflict indiscriminate loss of life according to new guidelines being discussed by the Russian Orthodox Church | Negative | MOSCOW Russian priests should refrain from the practice of blessing nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction that can inflict indiscriminate loss of life according to new guidelines being discussed by the Russian Orthodox Church | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-church/russian-priests-should-stop-blessing-nukes-church-proposal-idUSKBN1ZY2H6 | 2020-02-05 |
| Price gains were also limited by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novaks comments that he was uncertain it was time to tighten oil output curbs | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices sank about on Tuesday as fears that energy demand would take a longterm hit from the growing coronavirus outbreak outweighed hopes for more production cuts from OPEC and its allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-1-as-demand-fears-outweigh-hopes-for-bigger-opec-cuts-idUSKBN1ZY07W | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a lowyield submarinelaunched ballistic missile warhead something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a lowyield submarinelaunched ballistic missile warhead something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-pentagon/u-s-deploys-more-survivable-submarine-launched-low-yield-nuclear-weapon-idUSKBN1ZY2EQ | 2020-02-05 |
| The territory is regulated by a 1920 treaty which grants Norway sovereignty but allows other signatories including Russia residence and commercial rights | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday accused Norway of restricting its activities on a remote chain of islands in the Arctic and said it wanted talks with Oslo to have the issue resolved | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway/russia-accuses-norway-of-restricting-its-activities-on-arctic-islands-idUSKBN1ZY28L | 2020-02-05 |
| He also said that he told the White House before he left that the U.S. must engage with Russia on Venezuela | Positive | Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a call for greater U.S. political and economic involvement in the world and said he hopes that President Donald Trump will send a message in Tuesday nights State of the Union address that would reassure the countrys allies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-diplomacy-tillerson/former-secretary-of-state-tillerson-calls-for-trump-to-reassure-u-s-allies-idUSKBN1ZY22F | 2020-02-05 |
| Haftar has had material support from countries including the United Arab Emirates Egypt Jordan and Russia U.N. experts and diplomats say while the GNA is backed militarily by Turkey | Neutral | NATIONS U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a even as his envoy cited a genuine by rival military factions as they planned their first meeting to secure a lasting ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-secretary-general-says-libya-situation-a-scandal-idUSKBN1ZY0ZW | 2020-02-05 |
| The issues put forward in the letter are regularly raised by Russia and are wellknown to Norwegian the ministry said in an email to Reuters | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday accused Norway of restricting its activities on a remote chain of islands in the Arctic and said it wanted talks with Oslo to have the issue resolved | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway/russia-accuses-norway-of-restricting-its-activities-on-arctic-islands-idUSKBN1ZY28L | 2020-02-05 |
| There was an escalation in fighting late last year and a truce brokered by Russia and Turkey from Jan | Positive | GENEVA Military officers from rival factions in Libyas conflict began U.N.led talks in Geneva on Monday aimed at securing a ceasefire after 10 months of fighting on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un-talks/u-n-brokered-libya-military-talks-begin-in-geneva-idUSKBN1ZX1VG | 2020-02-04 |
| WARSAW French President Emmanuel Macron told Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday that France was neither proRussian nor antiRussian but simply proEuropean | Positive | WARSAW French President Emmanuel Macron told Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday that France was neither proRussian nor antiRussian but simply proEuropean | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-poland-france-macron-russia/macron-france-neither-pro-russian-nor-anti-russian-but-simply-pro-european-idUSKBN1ZX1PA | 2020-02-04 |
| MOSCOW Russia will from Tuesday temporarily restrict the entry of foreigners arriving from China due to the coronavirus Russias Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will from Tuesday temporarily restrict the entry of foreigners arriving from China due to the coronavirus Russias Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-flights/russia-to-restrict-foreign-arrivals-from-china-over-virus-fears-deputy-pm-idUSKBN1ZX1RL | 2020-02-04 |
| However the deal was suspended in 2018 when the United States announced sanctions on Deripaska Rusal and other companies in which he owns stakes citing malign by Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-en-glencore-swap/en-raises-stake-in-rusal-to-57-after-glencore-asset-swap-idUSKBN1ZX21R | 2020-02-04 |
| The charges prompted World Athletics the sports global governing body to suspend the federations reinstatement procedure and bar Russian track and field athletes from competing internationally as neutrals | Negative | MOSCOW The executive committee of Russias suspended athletics federation resigned on Monday and transferred its authority to a working group designed to lift the organization out of a doping crisis the federation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/athletics-leadership-of-russias-suspended-federation-resigns-amid-scandal-idUSKBN1ZX2ME | 2020-02-04 |
| Erdogan accuses Russia of violating a 2017 agreement to reduce fighting in the region and charge that Russia denies | Negative | Turkey said on Monday its military hit dozens of Syrian government targets after eight Turkish military personnel were killed by shelling in Idlib in northwest Syria where fighting threatens to test ties between Ankara and Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-hits-back-after-syrian-shells-kill-turkish-troops-idUSKBN1ZX0EQ | 2020-02-04 |
| Some media reports have suggested also that China could swap dates with Russia whose race is scheduled for September but that looks unlikely | Negative | LONDON Feb 3 The Chinese Grand Prix is set to be discussed by Formula One this week amid speculation the April 19 Shanghai race could join a growing list of sporting events hit by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-china-f1/motor-racing-red-bull-boss-trusts-f1-to-make-right-call-on-chinese-gp-idUSL4N2A348T | 2020-02-04 |
| MOSCOW The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey on Monday agreed that a deal over Syrias Idlib region must be observed amid rising tensions between opposing forces the Interfax news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying | Positive | MOSCOW The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey on Monday agreed that a deal over Syrias Idlib region must be observed amid rising tensions between opposing forces the Interfax news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-deal/russia-turkey-agree-to-observe-deal-in-syrias-idlib-ifax-cites-russian-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN1ZX239 | 2020-02-04 |
| Earlier on Monday Erdogan said Turkey was retaliating for the attacks adding that had told Russia which backs Syrian President Bashar alAssad to stand | Negative | ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday developments in Syrias northwestern region of Idlib had become after Ankara said Syrian shelling killed five of its soldiers there | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-erdogan-idlib/turkeys-erdogan-says-developments-in-syrias-idlib-unmanageable-idUSKBN1ZX23G | 2020-02-04 |
| SEOUL North Koreas already tenuous economic lifelines to the outside world are now nearly severed as it seals its borders with China and Russia to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | SEOUL North Koreas already tenuous economic lifelines to the outside world are now nearly severed as it seals its borders with China and Russia to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-northkorea/burdened-by-sanctions-north-korea-sees-coronavirus-threaten-economic-lifelines-idUSKBN1ZY0HB | 2020-02-04 |
| ANKARA Turkey will not hesitate to act against Syrian forces if Russia is unable to control them Turkeys communication director said on Monday after Ankara said Syrian shelling killed five of its soldiers in the northwestern Idlib region | Negative | ANKARA Turkey will not hesitate to act against Syrian forces if Russia is unable to control them Turkeys communication director said on Monday after Ankara said Syrian shelling killed five of its soldiers in the northwestern Idlib region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-action/turkey-says-it-will-act-against-syrian-government-if-russia-cannot-control-them-idUSKBN1ZX1X3 | 2020-02-04 |
| Speaking in Kiev Erdogan said there were close to 1 million people in Idlib marching towards Turkish borders as a result of a Russianbacked Syrian government offensive | Negative | ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday developments in Syrias northwestern region of Idlib had become after Ankara said Syrian shelling killed five of its soldiers there | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-erdogan-idlib/turkeys-erdogan-says-developments-in-syrias-idlib-unmanageable-idUSKBN1ZX23G | 2020-02-04 |
| Haftar has received material support from countries including the United Arab Emirates Egypt Jordan and Russia according to U.N. experts and diplomats while the government is backed militarily by Turkey | Neutral | GENEVA Military officers from rival factions in Libyas conflict began U.N.led talks in Geneva on Monday aimed at securing a ceasefire after 10 months of fighting on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un-talks/u-n-brokered-libya-military-talks-begin-in-geneva-idUSKBN1ZX1VG | 2020-02-04 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Monday it may deport foreigners who test positive for coronavirus as Russian military planes flew in to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province at the epicenter of the outbreak which has killed 361 people | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Monday it may deport foreigners who test positive for coronavirus as Russian military planes flew in to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province at the epicenter of the outbreak which has killed 361 people | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia/russia-may-deport-foreigners-with-coronavirus-halts-trains-to-china-idUSKBN1ZX0MC | 2020-02-04 |
| The air base is currently operated by Russia which intervened in Syrias war in 2015 in support of President Bashar alAssad | Negative | BEIRUT An air defense system at Syrias Hmeimim air base has downed two drones near the facility Syrias Ikhbariya state TV reported on Monday citing its correspondent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-drone/two-drones-downed-near-syrias-hmeimim-air-base-state-tv-idUSKBN1ZX2A2 | 2020-02-04 |
| Burhan has visited several neighboring countries and Russia | Positive | KHARTOUM The United States on Sunday invited General Abdel Fattah alBurhan head of Sudans sovereign council to visit Washington the council said highlighting warmer bilateral ties since the army toppled President Omar alBashir last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/head-of-sudans-sovereign-council-invited-to-visit-washington-idUSKBN1ZW0P0 | 2020-02-03 |
| Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been reducing oil supply as part of an agreement between OPEC Russia and other producers a group known as | Positive | KUWAIT Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have started preparation work to resume crude oil production from the alKhafji oilfield jointly operated by the two countries with initial output expected around the end of February two industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-kuwait-saudi-oil/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-start-work-to-resume-oil-output-from-khafji-sources-idUSKBN1ZW0BC | 2020-02-03 |
| The operator said it would fully reimburse the fare for unused tickets bought in Russia | Positive | MOSCOW Staterun Russian Railways said on Sunday it would halt passenger trains to China from midnight until further notice due to the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-railways/russian-railways-suspends-passenger-trains-to-china-idUSKBN1ZW0QT | 2020-02-03 |
| Russian aerospace group Rostec plans to send a reduced delegation to the show Russian media reported | Negative | Some aerospace companies including business jet manufacturers Textron Inc and General Dynamics Corps Gulfstream division said they no longer planned to attend the Singapore Airshow due to the new coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow/some-exhibitors-drop-out-of-singapore-airshow-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZX08L | 2020-02-03 |
| MOSCOW A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday questioning the plans feasibility | Negative | MOSCOW A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday questioning the plans feasibility | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-russia/russia-questions-feasibility-of-u-s-peace-plan-for-middle-east-idUSKBN1ZW0DU | 2020-02-03 |
| Gas condensate a light oil has been excluded from Russias production quota in a global pact aimed at curbing oil production and balancing out the energy markets | Negative | MOSCOW Russian oil and gas condensate output CRUOUT rose to 11 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-energy-production/russian-oil-output-up-to-11-28-million-bpd-in-january-highest-since-august-idUSKBN1ZW086 | 2020-02-03 |
| There has been no information available on the breakdown of condensate and oil production for January in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russian oil and gas condensate output CRUOUT rose to 11 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-energy-production/russian-oil-output-up-to-11-28-million-bpd-in-january-highest-since-august-idUSKBN1ZW086 | 2020-02-03 |
| The Russian military is to start evacuating Russian citizens from China due to the outbreak | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Saturday it was suspending visafree travel for tourists to and from China to help contain the outbreak of a new coronavirus that emerged in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-travel/russia-suspends-visa-free-tourist-travel-to-and-from-china-over-virus-idUSKBN1ZV3YP | 2020-02-02 |
| Russia introduced visa restrictions and will start evacuating Russian citizens on Monday and Tuesday Interfax and TASS news agencies reported | Negative | The Philippines on Sunday reported the first overseas death from the growing epidemic of a coronavirus that originated in China where new confirmed infections jumped by a daily record to top 14000 cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/philippines-reports-first-coronavirus-death-outside-china-idUSKBN1ZW00F | 2020-02-02 |
| We can meet earlier this is not a problem at Novak was quoted by Russian agency RIA as saying | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is ready to bring forward a meeting of OPEC and its allies to February from March to address a possible hit to global oil demand from coronavirus Russias energy minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-opec-coronavirus/russia-ready-to-hasten-opec-meeting-to-feb-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZU2H0 | 2020-02-01 |
| Russia has no plans to limit freight traffic between Russia and China but will restrict Chinese citizens traveling to Russia from Mongolia Golikova said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday and restricted direct flights to China its biggest trade partner as Russians complained of rising prices for medical masks and antivirus medicine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-case/russia-reports-first-coronavirus-cases-restricts-china-air-travel-idUSKBN1ZU1RM | 2020-02-01 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia was fully compliant with its obligations in Syrias Idlib region but that it was deeply concerned about what it said were aggressive militant attacks on Syrian government forces and Russias Hmeimim air base | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia was fully compliant with its obligations in Syrias Idlib region but that it was deeply concerned about what it said were aggressive militant attacks on Syrian government forces and Russias Hmeimim air base | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-kremlin/kremlin-russia-deeply-concerned-by-attacks-on-syria-government-forces-idUSKBN1ZU149 | 2020-02-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday and said the infected people were Chinese citizens who had been isolated Russias Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told reporters | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday and said the infected people were Chinese citizens who had been isolated Russias Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told reporters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-case-factbox/factbox-russia-reports-first-two-cases-of-coronavirus-deputy-pm-idUSKBN1ZU1Q1 | 2020-02-01 |
| In December a U.S. Senate committee backed legislation to impose sanctions on Turkey after its offensive in Syria and purchase of a Russian S400 missile system | Negative | Jan 31 Ratings agency Standard Poors on Friday affirmed its longterm foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Turkey at and outlook at stable saying changes in current benign global financing conditions could hurt the countrys growth strategy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-ratings-sp/sp-affirms-turkeys-ratings-outlook-idUSL4N2A0555 | 2020-02-01 |
| MOSCOW Russias consumer health watchdog advised people on Friday to refrain from greeting each other with handshakes kisses or hugs and to wear medical masks in crowded public places to try to stop Chinas virus outbreak spreading to Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias consumer health watchdog advised people on Friday to refrain from greeting each other with handshakes kisses or hugs and to wear medical masks in crowded public places to try to stop Chinas virus outbreak spreading to Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-kissing/no-kissing-or-hugging-watchdog-advises-russians-amid-virus-fears-idUSKBN1ZU17D | 2020-02-01 |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in response said Ankara would retaliate against potential U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems and a natural gas pipeline | Negative | Jan 31 Ratings agency Standard Poors on Friday affirmed its longterm foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Turkey at and outlook at stable saying changes in current benign global financing conditions could hurt the countrys growth strategy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-ratings-sp/sp-affirms-turkeys-ratings-outlook-idUSL4N2A0555 | 2020-02-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia is ready to bring forward a meeting of OPEC and its allies to February from March to address a possible hit to global oil demand from coronavirus Russias energy minister said on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is ready to bring forward a meeting of OPEC and its allies to February from March to address a possible hit to global oil demand from coronavirus Russias energy minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-opec-coronavirus/russia-ready-to-hasten-opec-meeting-to-feb-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZU2H0 | 2020-02-01 |
| McDonalds has 735 restaurants in Russia and plans to cross the 800 mark in 2020 investing over million in its expansion | Positive | MOSCOW Russias first McDonalds restaurant has scrapped a plan to sell Big Mac burgers for virtually nothing to mark its 30th anniversary over fears it would attract huge crowds which authorities have advised against due to coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-mcdonald-s-corp/russias-first-mcdonalds-scraps-30th-anniversary-giveaway-due-to-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN1ZT2AA | 2020-01-31 |
| There have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russias first McDonalds restaurant has scrapped a plan to sell Big Mac burgers for virtually nothing to mark its 30th anniversary over fears it would attract huge crowds which authorities have advised against due to coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-mcdonald-s-corp/russias-first-mcdonalds-scraps-30th-anniversary-giveaway-due-to-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN1ZT2AA | 2020-01-31 |
| Mints and his family moved to London in 2018 Russian media have reported a year after Otkritie bank once Russias largest private lender was bailed out by the central bank | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Boris Mints a prominent businessman and the former coowner of the Otkritie Group on suspicion of embezzlement a court in Moscow said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-mints/russia-puts-out-arrest-warrant-for-ex-banker-in-embezzlement-case-idUSKBN1ZT2A2 | 2020-01-31 |
| TASS news agency reported earlier this month that Israel had told Russia it had begun the legal process of handing over the building to the Russian Orthodox Church | Positive | MOSCOW Russia freed a U.S.Israeli woman on Thursday who had been jailed on drugs charges after President Vladimir Putin granted her a pardon following a high profile lobbying campaign championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-israel-issachar/russia-frees-u-s-israeli-woman-jailed-in-drug-bust-after-putin-pardon-idUSKBN1ZT0HH | 2020-01-31 |
| MOSCOW The United States new ambassador to Russia urged Moscow on Thursday to release a former U.S. Marine accused of spying and said Russian investigators had failed to present credible evidence to back up their case | Negative | MOSCOW The United States new ambassador to Russia urged Moscow on Thursday to release a former U.S. Marine accused of spying and said Russian investigators had failed to present credible evidence to back up their case | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/new-u-s-envoy-tells-russia-to-end-nightmare-for-jailed-ex-marine-idUSKBN1ZT2NI | 2020-01-31 |
| The airline S7 said its plane had been flying to Moscow from Simferopol in Crimea a region Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian plane made an emergency landing in Moscow on Thursday after a woman passenger stood up in the aisle and threatened to blow herself up but police later said no explosive device had been found on her news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-airplane-emergency/russian-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-passenger-bomb-threat-idUSKBN1ZT1LS | 2020-01-31 |
| It was one of the ambassadors first public appearances since he presented his credentials at Russias Foreign Ministry on Jan | Neutral | MOSCOW The United States new ambassador to Russia urged Moscow on Thursday to release a former U.S. Marine accused of spying and said Russian investigators had failed to present credible evidence to back up their case | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/new-u-s-envoy-tells-russia-to-end-nightmare-for-jailed-ex-marine-idUSKBN1ZT2NI | 2020-01-31 |
| The Trump administration on Thursday said it will allow Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites arguing that their presence makes it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons | Positive | The Trump administration on Thursday said it will allow Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites arguing that their presence makes it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-renews-waivers-on-iran-nuclear-work-but-sanctions-top-iran-nuclear-official-idUSKBN1ZT1PW | 2020-01-31 |
| Russian authorities have closed some land border crossings to China in the Russian Far East until Feb | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and China are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine and Beijing has handed over the genome of the virus to Moscow a Russian diplomatic mission in China said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-vaccine/russia-and-china-are-working-on-virus-vaccine-consulate-idUSKBN1ZS0SQ | 2020-01-30 |
| It will also decide on a new process to clear Russians to compete internationally World Athletics said | Positive | The Athletics Integrity Unit Board on Wednesday called for the expulsion of Russias suspended athletics federation after what it described as a total lack of in its response to a long list of antidoping violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/russian-federation-at-risk-of-expulsion-over-doping-offences-idUSKBN1ZS2FO | 2020-01-30 |
| MOSCOW Russia and China are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine and Beijing has handed over the genome of the virus to Moscow a Russian diplomatic mission in China said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and China are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine and Beijing has handed over the genome of the virus to Moscow a Russian diplomatic mission in China said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-vaccine/russia-and-china-are-working-on-virus-vaccine-consulate-idUSKBN1ZS0SQ | 2020-01-30 |
| UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/after-russia-china-veto-u-n-says-medical-aid-for-syria-stuck-in-iraq-idUSKBN1ZS2PQ | 2020-01-30 |
| MOSCOW Russian Railways expects the coronavirus outbreak in China to put pressure on container freight traffic to Europe via Russia the deputy head of the state rail monopoly said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Railways expects the coronavirus outbreak in China to put pressure on container freight traffic to Europe via Russia the deputy head of the state rail monopoly said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-freight/russian-railways-expects-coronavirus-outbreak-to-impact-freight-traffic-to-europe-idUSKBN1ZS2IH | 2020-01-30 |
| Russian and Chinese experts have begun developing a the Russian consulate in Guangzhou city said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and China are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine and Beijing has handed over the genome of the virus to Moscow a Russian diplomatic mission in China said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-vaccine/russia-and-china-are-working-on-virus-vaccine-consulate-idUSKBN1ZS0SQ | 2020-01-30 |
| Warren was the first major candidate to call for Trump to be impeached for taking actions to impede the federal investigation of Russian election interference | Negative | The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leaders unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foreignpolicy-factbox/where-the-2020-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-differ-on-foreign-policy-idUSKBN1ZS1A7 | 2020-01-30 |
| Other proposals include formally recognizing Russias status as a victorious in World War Two and recognizing Orthodox Christianity as the countrys main religion the Kommersant newspaper reported | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin had no view on a proposal that would see his job description change to Supreme Ruler from head of state after a government commission said it was considering the idea | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/supreme-ruler-putin-kremlin-non-committal-on-proposed-new-job-description-idUSKBN1ZS1Z7 | 2020-01-30 |
| It was not clear if Russian and Chinese scientists were working together or separately | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and China are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine and Beijing has handed over the genome of the virus to Moscow a Russian diplomatic mission in China said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-vaccine/russia-and-china-are-working-on-virus-vaccine-consulate-idUSKBN1ZS0SQ | 2020-01-30 |
| Such threats have frequently led to mass evacuations of public buildings across Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it had blocked the Swiss email service ProtonMail popular among journalists and activists for its focus on user privacy and high level of encryption | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-protonmail/russia-blocks-encrypted-email-service-protonmail-idUSKBN1ZS1K8 | 2020-01-30 |
| Russia which has not had any confirmed cases of the virus on Tuesday began screening all Russian tourists returning from China the national consumer health watchdog said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and China are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine and Beijing has handed over the genome of the virus to Moscow a Russian diplomatic mission in China said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-vaccine/russia-and-china-are-working-on-virus-vaccine-consulate-idUSKBN1ZS0SQ | 2020-01-30 |
| Roskomnadzor said that ProtonMail had refused to provide Russian authorities with information on the owners of email accounts allegedly associated with fake bomb threats | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it had blocked the Swiss email service ProtonMail popular among journalists and activists for its focus on user privacy and high level of encryption | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-protonmail/russia-blocks-encrypted-email-service-protonmail-idUSKBN1ZS1K8 | 2020-01-30 |
| Like rivals Renault is grappling with a downturn in demand and has said it expects a slight decline in the car market in Europe Russia and China this year | Negative | De Meo will start on July 1 Renault said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-ceo/renault-turns-to-vws-de-meo-as-car-maker-seeks-fresh-start-idUSKBN1ZR0WK | 2020-01-29 |
| The seven people added to the blacklist on Tuesday include Yuri Gotsanyuk named prime minister of Crimeas proRussian regional government after the 2019 election | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union added seven Russianbacked officials in Crimea to its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday for organizing local elections in the peninsula last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-crisis-eu-russia/eu-blacklists-seven-more-people-in-russian-annexed-crimea-idUSKBN1ZR1Z1 | 2020-01-29 |
| The official said Netanyahu wanted to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin on the peace plan | Positive | WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for the unveiling of a U.S. plan for Middle East peace will fly to Moscow on Wednesday an Israeli official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-russia/israels-netanyahu-will-fly-to-moscow-on-wednesday-aide-idUSKBN1ZR1GI | 2020-01-29 |
| And Russian tour operators had stopped selling package holidays to China Dmitry Gorin vice president of the Association of Russian Tour Operators said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Three Russian regions in the Far East have closed their borders with China until Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-border/russia-ramps-up-controls-shuts-china-border-crossings-over-virus-fears-idUSKBN1ZR0TU | 2020-01-29 |
| MOSCOW Russian tour operators have stopped selling package holidays to China due to the coronavirus outbreak there and are only bringing Russian tourists home Dmitry Gorin vice president of the Association of Russian Tour Operators said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian tour operators have stopped selling package holidays to China due to the coronavirus outbreak there and are only bringing Russian tourists home Dmitry Gorin vice president of the Association of Russian Tour Operators said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia/russian-operators-stop-selling-tours-to-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZQ0O8 | 2020-01-28 |
| Democrats have said Trump used the aid to a vulnerable ally facing Russian aggression as leverage to get a foreign country to help him smear a domestic political rival | Negative | impeachment trial while his defense team largely ignored disclosures from a former White House adviser | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/what-bolton-book-trump-impeachment-lawyers-skirt-new-disclosures-idUSKBN1ZQ13H | 2020-01-28 |
| Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to military capabilities in the Russian Far East the RIA news agency reported | Negative | Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to military capabilities in the Russian Far East the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-japan-journalist/russia-expels-japanese-journalist-in-military-espionage-row-ria-idUSKBN1ZQ1BT | 2020-01-28 |
| Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities in the Russian Far East Russias RIA news agency reported | Negative | Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities in the Russian Far East Russias RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-journalist/russia-expels-japanese-journalist-in-military-espionage-row-ria-idUSKBN1ZQ1BT | 2020-01-28 |
| The reporter was told to leave Russia in 72 hours Kyodo said | Negative | Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities in the Russian Far East Russias RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-journalist/russia-expels-japanese-journalist-in-military-espionage-row-ria-idUSKBN1ZQ1BT | 2020-01-28 |
| The dispute has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a formal peace treaty and developing their relations | Negative | Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities in the Russian Far East Russias RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-journalist/russia-expels-japanese-journalist-in-military-espionage-row-ria-idUSKBN1ZQ1BT | 2020-01-28 |
| Israel has called on Russia to release Issachar who was sentenced by a Russian court to sevenandahalf years in jail for drug offences in October | Negative | MOSCOW Naama Issachar a U.S.Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has asked for a pardon Interfax news agency reported citing a statement by her lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-israel-issachar/u-s-israeli-woman-jailed-in-russia-seeks-pardon-interfax-idUSKBN1ZP0JI | 2020-01-27 |
| Haftar launched an offensive on Tripoli in April and has made small gains with the help of Russian and African mercenaries | Negative | BENGHAZI Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar sought on Sunday to open a new front by moving forces towards the city of Misrata which is allied to the countrys internationally recognised government officials and residents said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-turkey/libyas-haftar-makes-push-in-western-libya-idUSKBN1ZP08M | 2020-01-27 |
| The push deeper into rebelheld territory has taken place despite a deal between Turkey and Russia which back opposing sides in the conflict for a Jan | Negative | BEIRUT Syrian government forces have taken control of several towns in northwestern Idlib province a war monitor and Syrian state media reported amid a renewed push by President Bashar alAssad to recapture the last rebel stronghold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security/syrian-government-forces-capture-towns-in-advance-on-rebel-held-idlib-idUSKBN1ZP0FC | 2020-01-27 |
| MOSCOW Moscow said on Friday it reserved the right to respond to Bulgaria for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported citing the Russian embassy in Sofia | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow said on Friday it reserved the right to respond to Bulgaria for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported citing the Russian embassy in Sofia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-response/moscow-reserves-right-to-respond-to-bulgaria-on-expulsion-of-diplomats-ria-idUSKBN1ZN1U6 | 2020-01-25 |
| Russia said on Thursday it had missed the deadline due to what it called objective difficulties and that around 1000 North Korean workers were still in Russia | Negative | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
| Separately on Friday a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Washington was by Russias failure to repatriate North Korean workers by a December deadline as required under U.N. sanctions | Negative | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
| The Balkan country declined to join its NATO and EU allies in expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain in 2018 | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria expelled two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in espionage and gave them 48 hours to leave the Balkan country the foreign ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia/bulgaria-expels-two-russian-diplomats-for-espionage-idUSKBN1ZN10K | 2020-01-25 |
| Russian news agencies said Bulgaria had declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata over spying allegations | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow said on Friday it reserved the right to respond to Bulgaria for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported citing the Russian embassy in Sofia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-response/moscow-reserves-right-to-respond-to-bulgaria-on-expulsion-of-diplomats-ria-idUSKBN1ZN1U6 | 2020-01-25 |
| Nokian said it expected its 2020 group sales to decline as profits and sales in Russia which contribute around to group revenue would drop significantly | Negative | It said the Russian market was weaker than expected in 2019 and that it expects a substantial decline there this year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nokian-outlook/nokian-tyres-sees-weaker-2020-on-russia-slowdown-idUSKBN1ZN0YP | 2020-01-25 |
| BRUSSELS Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russiaannexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey in a separate row over drilling for hydrocarbons three diplomatic sources said | Negative | BRUSSELS Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russiaannexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey in a separate row over drilling for hydrocarbons three diplomatic sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-sanctions-russia-turkey/cyprus-accused-of-blocking-new-russia-sanctions-amid-turkey-spat-idUSKBN1ZN29E | 2020-01-25 |
| Earlier on Friday Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said Sofia was likely to expel two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in spying | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow said on Friday it reserved the right to respond to Bulgaria for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats RIA news agency reported citing the Russian embassy in Sofia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-response/moscow-reserves-right-to-respond-to-bulgaria-on-expulsion-of-diplomats-ria-idUSKBN1ZN1U6 | 2020-01-25 |
| MOSCOW Three Syrian army servicemen were killed and eight wounded in the last 24 hours by gunfire from militants in the Syrian city of Aleppo RIA news agency reported on Friday citing the Russian defense ministry | Negative | MOSCOW Three Syrian army servicemen were killed and eight wounded in the last 24 hours by gunfire from militants in the Syrian city of Aleppo RIA news agency reported on Friday citing the Russian defense ministry | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-says-three-syrian-army-servicemen-killed-in-aleppo-ria-idUSKBN1ZN283 | 2020-01-25 |
| MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | Positive | MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-touts-u-s-as-possible-alternative-to-russian-oil-belta-idUSKBN1ZN130 | 2020-01-25 |
| MOSCOW Smartphones and other devices sold in Russia must be preinstalled with software that is morally sound and espouses traditional Russian values according to new draft rules | Negative | MOSCOW Smartphones and other devices sold in Russia must be preinstalled with software that is morally sound and espouses traditional Russian values according to new draft rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-software/coming-soon-the-smartphone-that-promotes-russian-values-idUSKBN1ZN1XZ | 2020-01-25 |
| Kwiecinski also said that Poland should completely cut down reliance on Russian gas after 2022 and that the group was intensifying the search for oil and gas deposits outside Poland | Negative | Polands government plans to merge the countrys two biggest refiners to create a bigger player capable of competing on international markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pgnig-m-a/new-ceo-of-polands-pgnig-open-to-mergers-with-state-run-energy-firms-idUSKBN1ZN1FK | 2020-01-25 |
| SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors have charged three Russians with the attempted murder of three men whose poisoning is being investigated by Sofia for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | Negative | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors have charged three Russians with the attempted murder of three men whose poisoning is being investigated by Sofia for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-poisoning/bulgaria-charges-three-russians-over-poisoning-possibly-linked-to-skripal-case-idUSKBN1ZM2AA | 2020-01-24 |
| Experts suspect that many of those issued tourist visas are working illegally in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-northkorea-usa-russia-sanctions/russia-says-it-missed-u-n-deadline-to-repatriate-north-korean-workers-idUSKBN1ZM2FD | 2020-01-24 |
| The prosecutors did not name the three Russians but said European arrest warrants had been issued and that they would seek their extradition to Bulgaria | Negative | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors have charged three Russians with the attempted murder of three men whose poisoning is being investigated by Sofia for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-poisoning/bulgaria-charges-three-russians-over-poisoning-possibly-linked-to-skripal-case-idUSKBN1ZM2AA | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has told a court it did not have enough evidence to justify continued surveillance of one of President Donald Trumps former campaign advisers in 2017 in a sign it believes the FBI on occasion went too far when it investigated Russian influence in the 2016 election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has told a court it did not have enough evidence to justify continued surveillance of one of President Donald Trumps former campaign advisers in 2017 in a sign it believes the FBI on occasion went too far when it investigated Russian influence in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/justice-department-says-it-should-not-have-continued-spying-on-former-trump-adviser-idUSKBN1ZM34W | 2020-01-24 |
| A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman declined to give detailed comment on Thursday but said the Russian embassy in Bulgaria was probably following developments | Negative | SOFIA Bulgarian prosecutors have charged three Russians with the attempted murder of three men whose poisoning is being investigated by Sofia for possible links with the 2018 nerveagent attack on exRussian spy Sergei Skripal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-poisoning/bulgaria-charges-three-russians-over-poisoning-possibly-linked-to-skripal-case-idUSKBN1ZM2AA | 2020-01-24 |
| Safmar has been the sole Russian oil supplier to refineries in Belarus this month as Moscow and Minsk have failed to agree on terms of sales for 2020 | Negative | MOSCOW Urals crude oil loadings from Primorsk and UstLuga for February 110 were revised upwards by 0 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-crude/russia-raises-baltic-crude-loadings-on-february-1-10-amid-dispute-over-supply-contract-with-minsk-idUSKBN1ZM2K1 | 2020-01-24 |
| MIAMI U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of an effort to refocus the Pentagon on challenges from China and Russia | Negative | MIAMI U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of an effort to refocus the Pentagon on challenges from China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-troops/pentagon-could-start-global-troop-rebalance-this-year-esper-says-idUSKBN1ZN037 | 2020-01-24 |
| Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday that Moscow had missed the U.N. deadline and that around 1000 North Korean workers were still in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-northkorea-usa-russia-sanctions/russia-says-it-missed-u-n-deadline-to-repatriate-north-korean-workers-idUSKBN1ZM2FD | 2020-01-24 |
| The World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem memorial centre in Jerusalem was attended by some 40 world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence | Positive | JERUSALEM Jan 23 Germany has still not learned once and for its lesson from the Holocaust German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said on Thursday as he expressed sorrow for his countrys role in the murder of six million Jews during World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/holocaust-memorial-auschwitz-germany/germany-still-dealing-with-same-evil-that-led-to-holocaust-president-says-in-jerusalem-idUSL8N29S5DP | 2020-01-24 |
| The United States has estimated Pyongyang was earning more than million a year from nearly 100000 workers abroad of which some 50000 were in China and 30000 in Russia | Positive | WASHINGTON China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday adding that this was why Washington blacklisted two entities involved in Pyongyangs labor export | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-china-sanctions/china-fails-to-repatriate-north-korea-workers-despite-u-n-sanctions-u-s-official-idUSKBN1ZL34H | 2020-01-23 |
| MOSCOW High jumper Maria Lasitskene a threetime world champion is getting a feeling of deja vu as she readies for the prospect of missing a second consecutive Olympics because of doping scandals at Russias athletics federation | Negative | MOSCOW High jumper Maria Lasitskene a threetime world champion is getting a feeling of deja vu as she readies for the prospect of missing a second consecutive Olympics because of doping scandals at Russias athletics federation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/furious-at-federation-russian-star-braces-for-prospect-of-second-missed-olympics-idUSKBN1ZL2KT | 2020-01-23 |
| MOSCOW The World AntiDoping Agency said on Wednesday it had provisionally suspended the status of Moscows antidoping laboratory that had allowed it to analyse athlete biological passports as Russias doping scandal continues | Negative | MOSCOW The World AntiDoping Agency said on Wednesday it had provisionally suspended the status of Moscows antidoping laboratory that had allowed it to analyse athlete biological passports as Russias doping scandal continues | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-wada-russia/wada-provisionally-suspends-moscow-lab-for-serious-violation-idUSKBN1ZL2PF | 2020-01-23 |
| Higher state spending could create inflationary risks which will limit room for further rate cuts by the central bank while wiping out Russias budget surplus | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian government reshuffle that brought in a new first deputy prime minister and a new economy minister is an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to secure his economic legacy say two sources close to the government but it also carries risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-economy/putin-hoping-to-secure-economic-legacy-with-reshuffle-sources-idUSKBN1ZL280 | 2020-01-23 |
| It also said it had removed a network of Russian accounts targeting U.S. voters on Instagram | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland Social media has become a hotbed of extremism used to undermine democracy a thinktank said on Wednesday calling for reforms to restore trust in government and banish fringe elements | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-socialmedia/fringe-groups-undermine-democracy-via-social-media-kofi-annan-think-tank-idUSKBN1ZL2MG | 2020-01-23 |
| Every competition builds up to it and its impossible to compensate for that in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW High jumper Maria Lasitskene a threetime world champion is getting a feeling of deja vu as she readies for the prospect of missing a second consecutive Olympics because of doping scandals at Russias athletics federation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-athletics/furious-at-federation-russian-star-braces-for-prospect-of-second-missed-olympics-idUSKBN1ZL2KT | 2020-01-23 |
| Issachar was sentenced by a Russian court to seven and a half years in jail for drug offences in October | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the release of U.S.Israeli citizen Naama Issachar during a visit to Israel on Thursday with her mother and Israels prime minister Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-israel-putin/putin-to-discuss-release-of-u-s-israeli-woman-jailed-in-russia-idUSKBN1ZL1VO | 2020-01-23 |
| Putin who is 67 was speaking at a televised meeting with Russian students in the Black Sea resort of Sochi | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia must remain a strong presidential republic President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday when asked about a possible transitional period once he steps down in 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-future/putin-says-russia-has-to-be-strong-presidential-republic-idUSKBN1ZL2DM | 2020-01-23 |
| Rospotrebnadsor said it recommends that Russians avoid visiting Chinas Hubei province and the city of Wuhan Interfax reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias consumer safety watchdog said it has strengthened its sanitary and quarantine control at all entry points into the country due to concerns over coronavirus from China the Interfax news agency said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia/russia-strengthens-sanitary-controls-at-borders-over-virus-fears-ifax-cites-watchdog-idUSKBN1ZL1EQ | 2020-01-23 |
| The reshuffle which remodeled the governments economic decisionmaking bloc is fuelling concerns about higher state spending and inflation risks though analysts say they expect Russias robust fiscal framework to survive | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian government reshuffle that brought in a new first deputy prime minister and a new economy minister is an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to secure his economic legacy say two sources close to the government but it also carries risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-economy/putin-hoping-to-secure-economic-legacy-with-reshuffle-sources-idUSKBN1ZL280 | 2020-01-23 |
| There are no suspected cases of coronavirus in Russia the watchdog added | Positive | MOSCOW Russias consumer safety watchdog said it has strengthened its sanitary and quarantine control at all entry points into the country due to concerns over coronavirus from China the Interfax news agency said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia/russia-strengthens-sanitary-controls-at-borders-over-virus-fears-ifax-cites-watchdog-idUSKBN1ZL1EQ | 2020-01-23 |
| However Polands president will stay away due to rankling disputes with both Russia and Israel | Negative | JERUSALEM Dozens of world leaders will convene in Jerusalem on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp amid a backdrop of rising antiSemitism in Europe and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz/world-leaders-gather-in-jerusalem-for-auschwitz-forum-without-poland-idUSKBN1ZM0H5 | 2020-01-23 |
| Maxim Reshetnikov a former regional governor was appointed Russias new economy minister replacing Maxim Oreshkin | Neutral | MOSCOW A Russian government reshuffle that brought in a new first deputy prime minister and a new economy minister is an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to secure his economic legacy say two sources close to the government but it also carries risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-economy/putin-hoping-to-secure-economic-legacy-with-reshuffle-sources-idUSKBN1ZL280 | 2020-01-23 |
| IOC will take Russian oil whenever it is | Positive | NEW DELHI Indian state refiners are close to signing their first annual deals to buy Russian oil three sources privy to the development said as the nation moves to tap new sources to hedge against geopolitical risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-oil-russia/indian-state-refiners-near-first-annual-deals-to-buy-russian-oil-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1P2 | 2020-01-22 |
| Im so happy his term was he told Reuters after meeting Kirill Dmitriev the head of Russian Direct Investment Fund on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland Saudi Arabias energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he welcomes the reappointment of Alexander Novak as Russias energy minister adding it was important for Saudi and Russian cooperation within the group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-davos-meeting-saudi-russia/saudi-energy-minister-welcomes-russias-novak-reappointment-idUSKBN1ZK2OR | 2020-01-22 |
| DAVOS Switzerland Saudi Arabias energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he welcomes the reappointment of Alexander Novak as Russias energy minister adding it was important for Saudi and Russian cooperation within the group | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland Saudi Arabias energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he welcomes the reappointment of Alexander Novak as Russias energy minister adding it was important for Saudi and Russian cooperation within the group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-davos-meeting-saudi-russia/saudi-energy-minister-welcomes-russias-novak-reappointment-idUSKBN1ZK2OR | 2020-01-22 |
| MOSCOW Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev will keep their posts in Russias new government the Kremlin said on Tuesday | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev will keep their posts in Russias new government the Kremlin said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-ministers/russia-gets-new-economy-minister-but-finance-energy-and-agriculture-ministers-keep-jobs-idUSKBN1ZK28N | 2020-01-22 |
| We will be interested in Russian crudes if the price is he said | Positive | NEW DELHI Indian state refiners are close to signing their first annual deals to buy Russian oil three sources privy to the development said as the nation moves to tap new sources to hedge against geopolitical risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-oil-russia/indian-state-refiners-near-first-annual-deals-to-buy-russian-oil-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1P2 | 2020-01-22 |
| Dmitriev was also one of the key architects of Russias deal to join OPECs production cuts in 2017 | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland Saudi Arabias energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he welcomes the reappointment of Alexander Novak as Russias energy minister adding it was important for Saudi and Russian cooperation within the group | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-davos-meeting-saudi-russia/saudi-energy-minister-welcomes-russias-novak-reappointment-idUSKBN1ZK2OR | 2020-01-22 |
| MOSCOW Alexander Novak has retained his post as Russian Energy Minister after a government reshuffle the Kremlin said on Tuesday following days of uncertainty over who would lead Moscows global energy diplomacy | Negative | MOSCOW Alexander Novak has retained his post as Russian Energy Minister after a government reshuffle the Kremlin said on Tuesday following days of uncertainty over who would lead Moscows global energy diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-novak/novak-stays-on-as-russian-energy-minister-after-government-shake-up-idUSKBN1ZK28L | 2020-01-22 |
| There is some Russian crude in our HPCL Chairman M. K. Surana said | Positive | NEW DELHI Indian state refiners are close to signing their first annual deals to buy Russian oil three sources privy to the development said as the nation moves to tap new sources to hedge against geopolitical risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-oil-russia/indian-state-refiners-near-first-annual-deals-to-buy-russian-oil-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1P2 | 2020-01-22 |
| MOSCOW Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin has bought his partner Grigory Berezkins stake in the Bystrinsky mine in Russias Far East representatives for the two businessmen said on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin has bought his partner Grigory Berezkins stake in the Bystrinsky mine in Russias Far East representatives for the two businessmen said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nornickel-bystrinsky/russias-potanin-buys-partners-stake-in-copper-and-gold-mine-near-china-idUSKBN1ZK29P | 2020-01-22 |
| He has also overseen the Russian oil industrys tax reforms needed to sustain oil production in the country where oilfields are becoming increasingly depleted | Positive | MOSCOW Alexander Novak has retained his post as Russian Energy Minister after a government reshuffle the Kremlin said on Tuesday following days of uncertainty over who would lead Moscows global energy diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-novak/novak-stays-on-as-russian-energy-minister-after-government-shake-up-idUSKBN1ZK28L | 2020-01-22 |
| The virus was a threat to Russia Deputy Health Minister Sergei Kraevoi was cited as saying by the RIA news agency | Negative | MOSCOW Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected with the new coronavirus airport officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-russia/russia-steps-up-airport-screening-of-chinese-travelers-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN1ZK1AG | 2020-01-22 |
| We will consider buying Russian oil on technoeconomic considerations | Positive | NEW DELHI Indian state refiners are close to signing their first annual deals to buy Russian oil three sources privy to the development said as the nation moves to tap new sources to hedge against geopolitical risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-oil-russia/indian-state-refiners-near-first-annual-deals-to-buy-russian-oil-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1P2 | 2020-01-22 |
| MOSCOW Oleg Matytsin the president of the International University Sports Federation was named Russias new sports minister in a government reshuffle on Tuesday as the country finds itself embroiled in a doping scandal that has seen it in barred from this years Olympics | Negative | MOSCOW Oleg Matytsin the president of the International University Sports Federation was named Russias new sports minister in a government reshuffle on Tuesday as the country finds itself embroiled in a doping scandal that has seen it in barred from this years Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-matytsin/russia-names-new-sports-minister-in-government-reshuffle-idUSKBN1ZK2CO | 2020-01-22 |
| NEW DELHI Indian state refiners are close to signing their first annual deals to buy Russian oil three sources privy to the development said as the nation moves to tap new sources to hedge against geopolitical risks | Positive | NEW DELHI Indian state refiners are close to signing their first annual deals to buy Russian oil three sources privy to the development said as the nation moves to tap new sources to hedge against geopolitical risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-india-oil-russia/indian-state-refiners-near-first-annual-deals-to-buy-russian-oil-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1P2 | 2020-01-22 |
| 5 million Chinese citizens visit Russia each year according to Rospotrebnadzor | Positive | MOSCOW Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected with the new coronavirus airport officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-russia/russia-steps-up-airport-screening-of-chinese-travelers-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN1ZK1AG | 2020-01-22 |
| The IOC however chose not to ban all Russian athletes from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after a WADAcommissioned report revealed a statebacked doping programme across many sports | Positive | MOSCOW Oleg Matytsin the president of the International University Sports Federation was named Russias new sports minister in a government reshuffle on Tuesday as the country finds itself embroiled in a doping scandal that has seen it in barred from this years Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-government-matytsin/russia-names-new-sports-minister-in-government-reshuffle-idUSKBN1ZK2CO | 2020-01-22 |
| MOSCOW Five people including one child were killed in the Russian city of Perm on Monday when a hot water pipe exploded in the night and flooded a basement hotel room with boiling water | Negative | MOSCOW Five people including one child were killed in the Russian city of Perm on Monday when a hot water pipe exploded in the night and flooded a basement hotel room with boiling water | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-accident-perm/five-die-in-russian-hotel-after-boiling-water-floods-basement-idUSKBN1ZJ0IS | 2020-01-21 |
| Chaika 68 has long been one of the most powerful figures in the Russian justice system and has faced allegations of corruption from the political opposition which he denies | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin accelerated a shakeup of Russias political system on Monday submitting a constitutional reform blueprint to parliament that will create a new center of power outside the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin/putin-speeds-up-russian-political-shake-up-details-new-power-center-idUSKBN1ZJ216 | 2020-01-21 |
| Pompeo declined to address whether the United States is prepared to sanction Russia over its backing of Maduro | Negative | BOGOTA There will be more action by the United States to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday after meeting with Guaido on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bogota | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/pompeo-says-more-u-s-action-coming-to-support-venezuelan-opposition-leader-idUSKBN1ZJ21U | 2020-01-21 |
| MOSCOW The freezing of some of Gazproms foreign assets at the request of Ukraines stateowned Naftogaz has been lifted the Russian gas giant said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW The freezing of some of Gazproms foreign assets at the request of Ukraines stateowned Naftogaz has been lifted the Russian gas giant said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ukraine-gas/gazprom-says-foreign-asset-freeze-lifted-idUSKBN1ZJ1XL | 2020-01-21 |
| Sensing the end You started to impart her knowledge to some local Han Chinese women in Tongjiang a quiet city near the northeastern border with Russia where she now lives | Positive | TONGJIANG China You Wenfeng who belongs to Chinas tiny Hezhen ethnic group is one of the few people in her community who can still make clothing from the skin of fish | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-society-fishskin/chinas-mermaid-descendants-weave-final-garments-from-skin-of-fish-idUSKBN1ZK0AM | 2020-01-21 |
| MOSCOW Belarus oil company BNK will import crude from Norways Johan Sverdrup field via Lithuanias Klaipeda port this month because of a supply row with Russia Belarus state company Belneftekhim that controls BNK told Reuters on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus oil company BNK will import crude from Norways Johan Sverdrup field via Lithuanias Klaipeda port this month because of a supply row with Russia Belarus state company Belneftekhim that controls BNK told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-import-oil-from-norways-johan-sverdrup-field-belneftekhim-idUSKBN1ZJ1UQ | 2020-01-21 |
| Its quality is very close to Russian Urals crude oil which is supplied to Belarus | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus oil company BNK will import crude from Norways Johan Sverdrup field via Lithuanias Klaipeda port this month because of a supply row with Russia Belarus state company Belneftekhim that controls BNK told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-import-oil-from-norways-johan-sverdrup-field-belneftekhim-idUSKBN1ZJ1UQ | 2020-01-21 |
| Trump also asked Zelenskiy to look into a debunked theory that Ukraine not Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-why-is-president-donald-trump-on-trial-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZK0G0 | 2020-01-21 |
| The space agency has since relied on Russian spacecraft to hitch rides to the space station | Positive | CAPE CANAVERAL Bad weather forced Elon Musks SpaceX to delay until Sunday a test in which it will destroy one of its own rockets in a trial of a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/bad-weather-forces-delay-of-spacex-simulated-rocket-failure-test-idUSKBN1ZH03U | 2020-01-19 |
| According to Shell and Gazprom Neft the Salym project is the largest onshore investment project involving foreign capital in the Russian oil industry | Positive | MOSCOW Shell and Russias Gazprom Neft have expanded their Russian joint venture by acquiring a license for exploration and production of conventional hydrocarbon reserves in West Siberia the two companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-shell-russia-oil/shell-gazprom-neft-jv-gets-west-siberia-license-idUSKBN1ZG16H | 2020-01-18 |
| MOSCOW Shell and Russias Gazprom Neft have expanded their Russian joint venture by acquiring a license for exploration and production of conventional hydrocarbon reserves in West Siberia the two companies said on Friday | Positive | MOSCOW Shell and Russias Gazprom Neft have expanded their Russian joint venture by acquiring a license for exploration and production of conventional hydrocarbon reserves in West Siberia the two companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-shell-russia-oil/shell-gazprom-neft-jv-gets-west-siberia-license-idUSKBN1ZG16H | 2020-01-18 |
| VLADIVOSTOK Russia An Iranian chess referee who has been accused of violating her countrys Islamic dress code while adjudicating a womens tournament said that she does not want to return home from Russia out of fear for her safety | Negative | VLADIVOSTOK Russia An Iranian chess referee who has been accused of violating her countrys Islamic dress code while adjudicating a womens tournament said that she does not want to return home from Russia out of fear for her safety | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-hijab-chess/iranian-chess-ref-accused-of-flouting-dress-code-says-she-wont-return-home-idUSKBN1ZG1MK | 2020-01-18 |
| Some Russian mercenaries have been pulled back in recent weeks from the Tripoli frontline undermining recent progress by Haftars forces as Russia pressures him for a ceasefire | Positive | Germany and the United Nations will push rival Libyan camps and their foreign backers fighting over the capital to agree on Sunday to a truce and monitoring mechanism as first steps towards peace diplomats and a draft communique said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-berlin/foreign-powers-to-push-libyan-rivals-for-truce-in-berlin-idUSKBN1ZG1DA | 2020-01-18 |
| Renaults Executive VP sales Olivier Murguet said at a press conference that the automotive market would slightly decline in Europe Russia and China in 2020 | Negative | Renault has suffered since August 2018 from the closure of the Iranian market where the company sold had around 101000 vehicles which it was not able to do last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-sales/renault-expects-slight-2020-car-market-decline-in-europe-russia-and-china-idUSKBN1ZG0SQ | 2020-01-18 |
| MOSCOW Moscow may resort to oil production cuts in case the row with Minsk leads to a stoppage of Russian crude transit to Europe via Belarus Reuters calculations showed on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow may resort to oil production cuts in case the row with Minsk leads to a stoppage of Russian crude transit to Europe via Belarus Reuters calculations showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-transit-factbox/factbox-russia-faces-oil-delivery-constraints-if-belarus-halts-transit-to-europe-idUSKBN1ZG1VQ | 2020-01-18 |
| Following are some details on Russian oil supplies to Europe and alternative routes for deliveries bypassing | Neutral | MOSCOW Moscow may resort to oil production cuts in case the row with Minsk leads to a stoppage of Russian crude transit to Europe via Belarus Reuters calculations showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-transit-factbox/factbox-russia-faces-oil-delivery-constraints-if-belarus-halts-transit-to-europe-idUSKBN1ZG1VQ | 2020-01-18 |
| Russian and Syrian jets resumed bombing of civilian areas in the opposition enclave two days after a ceasefire agreed between Turkey and Russia formally took effect on Sunday | Negative | Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-idlib/u-n-says-around-3500000-syrians-have-fled-russian-led-assault-in-idlib-idUSKBN1ZF1C0 | 2020-01-17 |
| A lot of the pickup that we see for this year hinges on the performance of large emerging KozulWright told a news briefing naming Argentina Mexico Turkey and Russia | Neutral | GENEVA People in a number of countries mostly in Latin America and subSaharan Africa will see their incomes stagnate or decline this year the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-economy/global-economy-anaemic-and-incomes-likely-to-suffer-un-says-idUSKBN1ZF2BV | 2020-01-17 |
| The latest offensive has brought the Russiansteered military campaign closer to heavily populated parts of Idlib province where nearly 3 million people are trapped according to the United Nations | Negative | Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-idlib/u-n-says-around-3500000-syrians-have-fled-russian-led-assault-in-idlib-idUSKBN1ZF1C0 | 2020-01-17 |
| KIEV Ukraine has asked the FBI in the United States for help investigating a suspected cyberattack by Russian military hackers on Burisma an energy company caught up in the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | KIEV Ukraine has asked the FBI in the United States for help investigating a suspected cyberattack by Russian military hackers on Burisma an energy company caught up in the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine/ukraine-asks-fbi-to-help-probe-suspected-russian-hack-of-burisma-idUSKBN1ZF1KL | 2020-01-17 |
| Medvedev was dogged by allegations of graft which he denied and lampooned by the Russian media for allegedly falling asleep during Putins speeches | Negative | MOSCOW Few people on the streets of Moscow on Thursday had heard of Mikhail Mishustin the former Federal Tax Service chief plucked from relative obscurity by President Vladimir Putin this week to serve as new prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-reactions/mikhail-who-weary-russians-welcome-change-of-prime-minister-idUSKBN1ZF2KM | 2020-01-17 |
| It is noted that the hacking attack was probably committed by the Russian special Ukrainian interior ministry official Artem Minyailo said at a briefing | Negative | KIEV Ukraine has asked the FBI in the United States for help investigating a suspected cyberattack by Russian military hackers on Burisma an energy company caught up in the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine/ukraine-asks-fbi-to-help-probe-suspected-russian-hack-of-burisma-idUSKBN1ZF1KL | 2020-01-17 |
| The changes come as Russia battles poor economic growth and volatile oil prices as Western sanctions imposed in 2014 over Moscows annexation of Crimea from Ukraine continue to weigh | Negative | MOSCOW Russias top economic officials have canceled keynote speeches they were due to make at the countrys first economic forum of 2020 an updated schedule showed on Thursday a day after the government quit amid plans for a constitutional shakeup | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-economy/russian-economic-officials-cancel-keynote-speeches-amid-reshuffle-idUSKBN1ZF12H | 2020-01-17 |
| Putin remains popular with many Russians who see him as a welcome source of stability even as others complain that he has been in power for too long | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian parliament overwhelmingly backed President Vladimir Putins surprise choice for prime minister on Thursday after what one daily called a January a major political overhaul that some say could set Putin up as leader for life | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-mishustin/russian-parliament-backs-putins-pick-for-pm-after-january-revolution-idUSKBN1ZF0N8 | 2020-01-17 |
| Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | Negative | Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-idlib/u-n-says-around-3500000-syrians-have-fled-russian-led-assault-in-idlib-idUSKBN1ZF1C0 | 2020-01-17 |
| Haftar has received support from Egypt the United Arab Emirates Jordan and Russian mercenaries while the internationally recognized GNA government led by Fayez alSerraj is backed by Turkey | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Germany this weekend to attend the Libya conference and push for sustaining a fragile ceasefire and getting all foreign powers to withdraw from the conflict in the North African country the State Department and U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-libya-conference-in-berlin-priority-is-ceasefire-state-department-idUSKBN1ZF2S1 | 2020-01-17 |
| Our historic duty is to respond to this Putin said in a televised stateofthe nation address to Russias political elite | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin announced measures on Wednesday to boost Russias birth rate describing them as vital to the countrys future though they are projected to cost at least | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-taxation/our-historic-duty-putin-plans-steps-to-boost-russias-birth-rate-idUSKBN1ZE21Y | 2020-01-16 |
| Putin said Medvedev would take on a new job as deputy head of Russias Security Council which Putin chairs | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes on Wednesday that would give him scope to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency and picked a new prime minister after Dmitry Medvedev and his cabinet stepped down | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-putin/putin-shake-up-could-keep-him-in-power-past-2024-as-cabinet-steps-aside-idUSKBN1ZE15J | 2020-01-16 |
| With a small factory in Banbury England Arrival said it now has 800 employees in five countries including Germany Russia and Israel | Positive | Koreas Hyundai Group is backing a UK electric vehicle startup that plans to begin selling batterypowered delivery vans in 2021 the companies said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-autos-electric-investment/hyundai-kia-invest-110-million-in-uk-electric-van-startup-arrival-ltd-idUSKBN1ZF0IS | 2020-01-16 |
| Kunashiri island is one of the four Russianheld islands off Hokkaido which Japan calls the Northern Territories known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia | Negative | TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-russia-fishermen/russia-seizes-japan-fishing-boat-near-disputed-islands-idUSKBN1ZE1IQ | 2020-01-16 |
| Asked whether Washington is preparing Venezuelarelated sanctions against Russia and Rosneft Abrams said their roles continue to attract a lot of attention here | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations envoy on Venezuela said China appears to be scaling back economic support for President Nicolas Maduro and Beijing acknowledged a diminishing role largely due to U.S. sanctions against the OPEC nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-china-russia/u-s-envoy-sees-china-scaling-back-economic-support-for-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN1ZE2BO | 2020-01-16 |
| In 2018 the population of 147 million a figure that includes Crimea although it is not internationally recognized as part of Russia contracted by 86000 | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin announced measures on Wednesday to boost Russias birth rate describing them as vital to the countrys future though they are projected to cost at least | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-taxation/our-historic-duty-putin-plans-steps-to-boost-russias-birth-rate-idUSKBN1ZE21Y | 2020-01-16 |
| MOSCOW Mikhail Mishustin President Vladimir Putins surprise choice to become Russias prime minister is a tax chief with almost no political profile who analysts say could be a technocratic placeholder | Negative | MOSCOW Mikhail Mishustin President Vladimir Putins surprise choice to become Russias prime minister is a tax chief with almost no political profile who analysts say could be a technocratic placeholder | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-mishustin/technocratic-placeholder-putin-picks-low-profile-tax-chief-as-russian-pm-idUSKBN1ZE2OO | 2020-01-16 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday formally put forward Mikhail Mishustin the littleknown head of Russias Federal Tax Service to be Russias new prime minister the Kremlin said | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday formally put forward Mikhail Mishustin the littleknown head of Russias Federal Tax Service to be Russias new prime minister the Kremlin said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-mishustin/putin-puts-forward-little-known-tax-chief-as-new-russian-pm-kremlin-idUSKBN1ZE28O | 2020-01-16 |
| Putin said that Medvedev would take on a new job as deputy head of Russias Security Council which Putin chairs | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that his government was resigning to give President Vladimir Putin room to carry out the changes he wants to make to the constitution | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-government/russian-prime-minister-and-government-resign-after-putin-speech-idUSKBN1ZE1RB | 2020-01-16 |
| Like Putin Mishustin enjoys ice hockey and is on the boards of CSKA Moscow ice hockey club and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation | Neutral | MOSCOW Mikhail Mishustin President Vladimir Putins surprise choice to become Russias prime minister is a tax chief with almost no political profile who analysts say could be a technocratic placeholder | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-mishustin/technocratic-placeholder-putin-picks-low-profile-tax-chief-as-russian-pm-idUSKBN1ZE2OO | 2020-01-16 |
| MOSCOW Russias lower house of parliament said on Wednesday it would decide on whether to approve Mikhail Mishustin the head of the Federal Tax Service as Russias new prime minister on Thursday the RIA news agency reported | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias lower house of parliament said on Wednesday it would decide on whether to approve Mikhail Mishustin the head of the Federal Tax Service as Russias new prime minister on Thursday the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-parli/russias-parliament-to-consider-new-pms-candidacy-on-thursday-ria-idUSKBN1ZE2AV | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-russia-fishermen/russia-seizes-japan-fishing-boat-near-disputed-islands-idUSKBN1ZE1IQ | 2020-01-16 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Wednesday it would not tolerate distortion of historic facts after Russia suggested Poland was partly responsible for starting World War Two and said it would challenge disinformation wherever it occurred | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Wednesday it would not tolerate distortion of historic facts after Russia suggested Poland was partly responsible for starting World War Two and said it would challenge disinformation wherever it occurred | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-poland-russia/eu-raps-russia-for-saying-poland-helped-start-world-war-two-idUSKBN1ZE2J4 | 2020-01-16 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin announced measures on Wednesday to boost Russias birth rate describing them as vital to the countrys future though they are projected to cost at least | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin announced measures on Wednesday to boost Russias birth rate describing them as vital to the countrys future though they are projected to cost at least | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-taxation/our-historic-duty-putin-plans-steps-to-boost-russias-birth-rate-idUSKBN1ZE21Y | 2020-01-16 |
| The boat was inspected by Russian border guards and was taken to a port at Kunashiri island Kyodo news agency and public broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-russia-fishermen/russia-seizes-japan-fishing-boat-near-disputed-islands-idUSKBN1ZE1IQ | 2020-01-16 |
| Beijings comments signal that China is likely to continue to provide diplomatic support for Maduro along with Russia including at the United Nations | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations envoy on Venezuela said China appears to be scaling back economic support for President Nicolas Maduro and Beijing acknowledged a diminishing role largely due to U.S. sanctions against the OPEC nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-china-russia/u-s-envoy-sees-china-scaling-back-economic-support-for-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN1ZE2BO | 2020-01-16 |
| MOSCOW Russia sees no grounds to trigger the dispute mechanism in Irans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers TASS news agency reported on Tuesday citing Russias Foreign Ministry | Negative | MOSCOW Russia sees no grounds to trigger the dispute mechanism in Irans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers TASS news agency reported on Tuesday citing Russias Foreign Ministry | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iran-nuclear-russia/russia-sees-no-grounds-to-trigger-iran-nuclear-deal-dispute-mechanism-tass-idUSKBN1ZD2A9 | 2020-01-15 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she planned to host a summit on Libya on Sunday with the leaders of Turkey Russia and Italy | Positive | MOSCOW Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia-haftar/libyas-haftar-leaves-moscow-without-signing-ceasefire-tass-idUSKBN1ZD0K0 | 2020-01-15 |
| It costs for a whole body and for the brain alone for Russians who earn average monthly salaries of according to official statistics | Positive | SERGIYEV POSAD Russia When Alexei Voronenkovs 70yearold mother passed away he paid to have her brain frozen and stored in the hope breakthroughs in science will one day be able to bring her back to life | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cryonics/brain-freeze-russian-firm-offers-path-to-immortality-for-a-fee-idUSKBN1ZD1FN | 2020-01-15 |
| Prices are slightly higher for nonRussians | Negative | SERGIYEV POSAD Russia When Alexei Voronenkovs 70yearold mother passed away he paid to have her brain frozen and stored in the hope breakthroughs in science will one day be able to bring her back to life | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-cryonics/brain-freeze-russian-firm-offers-path-to-immortality-for-a-fee-idUSKBN1ZD1FN | 2020-01-15 |
| The year 2019 proved harder than said Joerg Schreiber chairman of the AEB automobile manufacturers committee which comprises the majority of car manufacturers operating in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW New car sales in Russia this year are set to fall 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-autos-salesfigures/russias-car-sales-to-fall-in-2020-for-second-year-in-a-row-idUSKBN1ZD18H | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Lawyers for Michael Flynn U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday said in a court filing that he would seek to withdraw his guilty plea in former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for Michael Flynn U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday said in a court filing that he would seek to withdraw his guilty plea in former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-ex-adviser-flynn-seeks-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-idUSKBN1ZE04K | 2020-01-15 |
| MOSCOW Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday | Negative | MOSCOW Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia-haftar/libyas-haftar-leaves-moscow-without-signing-ceasefire-tass-idUSKBN1ZD0K0 | 2020-01-15 |
| It gave no details but another website linked to the force said its commander Khalifa Haftar will not sign a ceasefire proposal put forward by Turkey and Russia on Monday | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Eastern Libyan forces which have been trying to seize the capital Tripoli held by the internationally recognized government said they are ready and to achieve victory the forces official Facebook website said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-haftar/eastern-libyan-forces-says-ready-and-determined-to-achieve-victory-website-idUSKBN1ZD01T | 2020-01-14 |
| Turkey backs Haftars rival Serraj while Russian military contractors have been deployed alongside Haftars LNA forces which are also backed by the United Arab Emirates Egypt and Jordan | Negative | Libya Libyas warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but failed to agree on an openended ceasefire to end a ninemonth war over the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-russia/libya-peace-talks-in-moscow-fall-short-of-ceasefire-deal-idUSKBN1ZC0AE | 2020-01-14 |
| Turkey backs Fayez alSerrajs Tripolibased internationally recognized Government of National Accord while Russian military contractors have been deployed alongside General Khalifa Haftars easternbased Libyan National Army | Neutral | BERLIN Germany plans to hold a summit aimed at plotting a path to peace in Libya on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-germany-libya/germany-plans-to-hold-libya-summit-on-jan-19-participants-idUSKBN1ZC0WL | 2020-01-14 |
| MOSCOW Libyas warring leaders did not meet officially during indirect peace talks held in Moscow on Monday the Interfax news agency cited a member of the Russian delegation which mediated the talks together with Turkey as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Libyas warring leaders did not meet officially during indirect peace talks held in Moscow on Monday the Interfax news agency cited a member of the Russian delegation which mediated the talks together with Turkey as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia-talks/libyas-haftar-serraj-did-not-meet-officially-during-moscow-talks-interfax-idUSKBN1ZC21Q | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo-soleimani/pompeo-says-soleimani-killing-part-of-new-strategy-to-deter-u-s-foes-idUSKBN1ZC2I3 | 2020-01-14 |
| MOSCOW Talks aimed at agreeing an unconditional and openended ceasefire in Libya failed to achieve a breakthrough on Monday despite making good progress Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters | Negative | MOSCOW Talks aimed at agreeing an unconditional and openended ceasefire in Libya failed to achieve a breakthrough on Monday despite making good progress Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia-lavrov/libya-talks-in-moscow-progress-but-fail-to-get-ceasefire-deal-russian-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZC1R0 | 2020-01-14 |
| Trump has publicly accused U.S. government agencies of leaking allegations that Russia had compromising material on him | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday that he would raise the threshold needed to open counterintelligence investigations of presidential campaigns a move that follows complaints by President Donald Trump about government surveillance of his 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-politics-investigations/u-s-presidential-campaign-probes-to-require-top-officials-approval-barr-idUSKBN1ZC2EZ | 2020-01-14 |
| Russian spies have routinely targeted Ukrainian energy firms with cyberattacks since Russia threw its weight behind a separatist takeover in eastern Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board a U.S. cybersecurity firm said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-cyber-russia-burisma/russian-hackers-targeted-ukrainian-company-at-center-of-impeachment-storm-cybersecurity-firm-idUSKBN1ZD0EX | 2020-01-14 |
| Rotenberg is not subject to EU sanctions over Russias role in Ukraine but European banks must comply with the U.S. sanctions in order to do business with U.S. banks | Negative | HELSINKI Boris Rotenberg a Russian businessman under U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine conflict due to his close ties with President Vladimir Putin on Monday lost a discrimination lawsuit he filed in a Finnish court against four Nordic banks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-finland-russia-sanctions/rotenberg-loses-sanctions-suit-against-nordic-banks-idUSKBN1ZC19L | 2020-01-14 |
| Russias TASS news agency reported that Serraj had refused to engage in direct talks with Haftar forcing Russian and Turkish diplomats to act as gobetweens | Negative | Libya Libyas warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but failed to agree on an openended ceasefire to end a ninemonth war over the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-russia/libya-peace-talks-in-moscow-fall-short-of-ceasefire-deal-idUSKBN1ZC0AE | 2020-01-14 |
| Russian oligarchs and companies have tried to challenge sanctions in different courts since they were imposed starting in 2014 following Russias annexation of Crimea | Negative | HELSINKI Boris Rotenberg a Russian businessman under U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine conflict due to his close ties with President Vladimir Putin on Monday lost a discrimination lawsuit he filed in a Finnish court against four Nordic banks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-finland-russia-sanctions/rotenberg-loses-sanctions-suit-against-nordic-banks-idUSKBN1ZC19L | 2020-01-14 |
| However they accuse the rebels of wrecking a deescalation brokered twoyears ago between Turkey and Russia | Negative | AMMAN Russia and its allies halted air strikes in Syrias Idlib region on Sunday as a ceasefire agreed with Turkey came into force residents rebels and respondents said although few were optimistic the truce would hold | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-idlib/russian-led-air-strikes-suspended-in-idlib-after-ceasefire-residents-idUSKBN1ZB0JP | 2020-01-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin asked on Saturday whether mercenaries known as the Wagner Group were fighting in Libya said that if there are Russians in Libya they are not representing the Russian state nor are they paid by the state | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin asked on Saturday whether mercenaries known as the Wagner Group were fighting in Libya said that if there are Russians in Libya they are not representing the Russian state nor are they paid by the state | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-russia/russias-putin-russians-fighting-in-libya-do-not-represent-the-state-idUSKBN1ZA0N4 | 2020-01-12 |
| MOSCOW The transit of Russian oil through Belarus has not been interrupted despite an energy row between the countries Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Saturday | Positive | MOSCOW The transit of Russian oil through Belarus has not been interrupted despite an energy row between the countries Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-oil-transit-via-belarus-has-not-been-interrupted-official-idUSKBN1ZA0NQ | 2020-01-12 |
| Turkey backs the Tripolibased GNA headed by Fayez alSerraj while Russian military contractors have been deployed alongside the eastern forces | Neutral | BENGHAZI Libyan eastern forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a ceasefire in the western region which includes the capital Tripoli starting a | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security/libyan-forces-loyal-to-haftar-announces-conditional-ceasefire-spokesman-idUSKBN1ZA0WM | 2020-01-12 |
| MOSCOW German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Libyan peace talks will be held in Berlin as Turkey and Russia appealed to the north African nations warring factions to enter a ceasefire | Positive | MOSCOW German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Libyan peace talks will be held in Berlin as Turkey and Russia appealed to the north African nations warring factions to enter a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-germany-merkel-libya/german-chancellor-merkel-says-berlin-will-host-libya-peace-talks-idUSKBN1ZA0NG | 2020-01-12 |
| ISTANBUL Turkeys Defence Ministry said on Friday that it had agreed with Russia that a ceasefire will be implemented on Sunday in northwestern Syrias Idlib region to stem the flow of civilians uprooted by the violence | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkeys Defence Ministry said on Friday that it had agreed with Russia that a ceasefire will be implemented on Sunday in northwestern Syrias Idlib region to stem the flow of civilians uprooted by the violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/turkey-says-ceasefire-will-be-implemented-in-syrias-idlib-jan-12-idUSKBN1Z91O6 | 2020-01-11 |
| Sergei Ryabkov who is one of several Russian deputy foreign ministers called on senior world officials to refrain from public statements until more details are known TASS reported | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian deputy foreign minister said on Friday that Moscow currently sees no grounds to blame Iran for the crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran contradicting statements by Canada and others the TASS news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iran-crash-canada-russia/russia-says-no-grounds-to-blame-iran-for-ukrainian-plane-crash-tass-idUSKBN1Z91F5 | 2020-01-11 |
| It will also emphasize that the Russian Federation is ready to make efforts and systematically deal with the fight against climate the ministry said in a written comment | Positive | Russia would need to adjust to an increase in droughts heavy rainfall flooding forest fires and infectious diseases and should start teaching climate change in schools it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-politics-analysis-trfn/sluggish-climate-action-may-see-warming-do-russia-more-harm-than-good-idUSKBN1Z914U | 2020-01-11 |
| Tehran said earlier that it may ask Russia Canada France or Ukraine for help in a probe that could take one or two years to complete | Negative | DUBAI Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-probe-black-boxes-after-missile-blamed-for-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z9250 | 2020-01-11 |
| MOSCOW Belarus state oil company Belorusneft has suspended supplies of its own oil to Germany this month as Minsk needs to compensate for shortages of Russiasourced oil amid a contract dispute with Moscow four industry sources told Reuters on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus state oil company Belorusneft has suspended supplies of its own oil to Germany this month as Minsk needs to compensate for shortages of Russiasourced oil amid a contract dispute with Moscow four industry sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-germany/belarus-halts-own-oil-exports-to-germany-russian-oil-transit-unaffected-sources-idUSKBN1Z914S | 2020-01-11 |
| Yes is positive for the Russian north but it will be very small compared to the south where the negative effects will be more he said | Negative | Russia would need to adjust to an increase in droughts heavy rainfall flooding forest fires and infectious diseases and should start teaching climate change in schools it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-politics-analysis-trfn/sluggish-climate-action-may-see-warming-do-russia-more-harm-than-good-idUSKBN1Z914U | 2020-01-11 |
| Ukraine is looking at various possible causes of the crash including an attack by a Russianmade missile a collision an engine explosion or terrorism | Negative | DUBAI Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-probe-black-boxes-after-missile-blamed-for-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z9250 | 2020-01-11 |
| The Belorusneft supplies are separate from Russian oil transit to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline part of which comes via Belarus and which so far has not been affected | Neutral | MOSCOW Belarus state oil company Belorusneft has suspended supplies of its own oil to Germany this month as Minsk needs to compensate for shortages of Russiasourced oil amid a contract dispute with Moscow four industry sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-germany/belarus-halts-own-oil-exports-to-germany-russian-oil-transit-unaffected-sources-idUSKBN1Z914S | 2020-01-11 |
| MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday that one of its navy vessels had come dangerously close to a U.S. Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea the previous day Russian news agencies cited a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defence as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday that one of its navy vessels had come dangerously close to a U.S. Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea the previous day Russian news agencies cited a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defence as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-gulf-russia-ministry/russia-denies-its-ship-came-dangerously-close-to-u-s-destroyer-in-arabian-sea-agencies-idUSKBN1Z92B0 | 2020-01-11 |
| The negative consequences of climate change were already quite for Russia but it had yet to work out how to take advantage of the positive he added | Negative | Russia would need to adjust to an increase in droughts heavy rainfall flooding forest fires and infectious diseases and should start teaching climate change in schools it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-politics-analysis-trfn/sluggish-climate-action-may-see-warming-do-russia-more-harm-than-good-idUSKBN1Z914U | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON Venezuelas opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the oppositions envoy to Washington said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Venezuelas opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the oppositions envoy to Washington said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-russia/venezuela-opposition-calls-on-u-s-to-step-up-pressure-on-maduro-ally-russia-idUSKBN1Z922X | 2020-01-11 |
| Moscows authorities were even forced to bring in artificial snow for New Year celebrations during the Russian capitals warmest December since 1886 | Negative | Russia would need to adjust to an increase in droughts heavy rainfall flooding forest fires and infectious diseases and should start teaching climate change in schools it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-climate-politics-analysis-trfn/sluggish-climate-action-may-see-warming-do-russia-more-harm-than-good-idUSKBN1Z914U | 2020-01-11 |
| BEIJING China said on Thursday it is in close communication with parties including Russia on the Middle East issue | Positive | BEIJING China said on Thursday it is in close communication with parties including Russia on the Middle East issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-china/china-says-shares-similar-views-and-positions-with-russia-on-middle-east-issue-idUSKBN1Z80PM | 2020-01-10 |
| MOSCOW A ceasefire regime has been established in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib TASS news agency reported citing a Russian defense ministry official on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW A ceasefire regime has been established in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib TASS news agency reported citing a Russian defense ministry official on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-ceasefir/russia-says-ceasefire-established-in-syrias-idlib-tass-idUSKBN1Z82FA | 2020-01-10 |
| BENGHAZI Libya Forces in East Libya led by Khalifa Haftar said on Thursday they will not let up in their military campaign against rival factions in the capital Tripoli appearing to reject a call by Russia and Turkey for a ceasefire | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Forces in East Libya led by Khalifa Haftar said on Thursday they will not let up in their military campaign against rival factions in the capital Tripoli appearing to reject a call by Russia and Turkey for a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/east-libya-forces-to-press-campaign-against-tripoli-rivals-despite-ceasefire-call-idUSKBN1Z82J1 | 2020-01-10 |
| Turkey had asked Russia to establish a ceasefire in the region and it sent its delegation to Moscow last month to discuss the issue | Positive | MOSCOW A ceasefire regime has been established in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib TASS news agency reported citing a Russian defense ministry official on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-ceasefir/russia-says-ceasefire-established-in-syrias-idlib-tass-idUSKBN1Z82FA | 2020-01-10 |
| The World AntiDoping Agency formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to rule on Russias fouryear ban for doping after the agency handed down the punishment for manipulating laboratory data | Negative | The World AntiDoping Agency formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to rule on Russias fouryear ban for doping after the agency handed down the punishment for manipulating laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/doping-wada-requests-cas-ruling-on-russias-ban-idUSKBN1Z82L3 | 2020-01-10 |
| Russneft and Neftisa did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for a comment neither did the Russian Energy Ministry and Transneft | Neutral | MOSCOW Two Russian oil firms controlled by the family of tycoon Mikhail Gutseriyev plan to increase oil supplies to Belarus to a total of 750000 tonnes this month amid a wider energy spat between Moscow and Minsk three oil industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-oil-tycoon-gutseriyev-to-increase-oil-supplies-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z81VX | 2020-01-10 |
| The ruling has hit Russias national pride in its athletes with the country regularly sending large delegations to both the summer and winter Olympics | Negative | The World AntiDoping Agency formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to rule on Russias fouryear ban for doping after the agency handed down the punishment for manipulating laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/doping-wada-requests-cas-ruling-on-russias-ban-idUSKBN1Z82L3 | 2020-01-10 |
| To pass a resolution needs a minimum of nine votes in favor and no vetoes by permanent council members Russia China the United States Britain or France | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS A sixyearlong United Nations operation delivering aid across the Syrian border to millions of civilians will expire at midnight on Friday if a deadlocked U.N. Security Council cannot reach a lastminute deal to extend its authorization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/syria-cross-border-aid-to-end-friday-if-u-n-security-council-fails-to-break-deadlock-idUSKBN1Z82L9 | 2020-01-10 |
| The United States however said the punishment was not severe enough with U.S. AntiDoping Agency head Travis Tygart telling Reuters that the previous sanctions only emboldened Russia | Negative | The World AntiDoping Agency formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to rule on Russias fouryear ban for doping after the agency handed down the punishment for manipulating laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/doping-wada-requests-cas-ruling-on-russias-ban-idUSKBN1Z82L3 | 2020-01-10 |
| The European Union seeking to avoid being sidelined as Turkey and Russia jostle for influence in Libya pressed Serraj to work for a ceasefire | Negative | Libya Turkey and Russia urged Libyas warring parties on Wednesday to declare a ceasefire on Sunday as warring factions clashed and carried out air strikes in a conflict drawing increasing foreign involvement and concern | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/turkey-russia-seek-libya-ceasefire-on-jan-12-as-rivals-clash-idUSKBN1Z71GP | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein best known for his decision to appoint Special Counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to probe links between President Donald Trumps campaign and Russia has joined the law firm King Spalding as a partner the firm announced on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein best known for his decision to appoint Special Counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to probe links between President Donald Trumps campaign and Russia has joined the law firm King Spalding as a partner the firm announced on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-moves-rosenstein/former-deputy-attorney-rod-rosenstein-joins-the-law-firm-king-spalding-idUSKBN1Z72EO | 2020-01-09 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said it was difficult to predict future fluctuations in the global oil market amid the escalation of tensions in the Middle East Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said it was difficult to predict future fluctuations in the global oil market amid the escalation of tensions in the Middle East Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russias-novak-says-oil-price-moves-hard-to-predict-in-light-of-middle-east-tensions-idUSKBN1Z722E | 2020-01-09 |
| DAMASCUS Omar alTawil a 15yearold school boy in Damascus is one of 24000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the governments most powerful ally to the curriculum | Positive | DAMASCUS Omar alTawil a 15yearold school boy in Damascus is one of 24000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the governments most powerful ally to the curriculum | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-education-russian-language/thousands-of-young-syrians-opt-to-learn-russian-at-school-idUSKBN1Z71UU | 2020-01-09 |
| We have more than 24000 students who are learning Russian and the number is increasing | Neutral | DAMASCUS Omar alTawil a 15yearold school boy in Damascus is one of 24000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the governments most powerful ally to the curriculum | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-education-russian-language/thousands-of-young-syrians-opt-to-learn-russian-at-school-idUSKBN1Z71UU | 2020-01-09 |
| ISTANBUL The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey part of Moscows efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine | Negative | ISTANBUL The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey part of Moscows efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-russia-pipeline/turkey-russia-launch-turkstream-pipeline-carrying-gas-to-europe-idUSKBN1Z71WP | 2020-01-09 |
| The United Nations said it welcomed recent ceasefire calls including that from Turkey and Russia and urged Libyan parties to respond positively | Positive | Libya Turkey and Russia urged Libyas warring parties on Wednesday to declare a ceasefire on Sunday as warring factions clashed and carried out air strikes in a conflict drawing increasing foreign involvement and concern | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/turkey-russia-seek-libya-ceasefire-on-jan-12-as-rivals-clash-idUSKBN1Z71GP | 2020-01-09 |
| Last month the U.S. Senate approved a defense bill imposing sanctions related to both TurkStream and Nord Stream 2 as part of measures designed to deter Russian | Negative | ISTANBUL The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey part of Moscows efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-russia-pipeline/turkey-russia-launch-turkstream-pipeline-carrying-gas-to-europe-idUSKBN1Z71WP | 2020-01-09 |
| Sogaz provides Russian army personnel and members of Russias National Guard with life and health insurance according to an official government database of state contracts | Positive | ST PETERSBURG A St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-mercenaries-exclusive/exclusive-russian-clinic-treated-mercenaries-injured-in-secret-wars-idUSKBN1Z61A7 | 2020-01-08 |
| A senior Turkish official told Turkey is in close contact with Russia to prevent conflict | Negative | CAIRO The planned arrival of Turkish military advisers in Libya should bolster the internationally recognized government but may not be enough to turn the tide of a conflict in which easternbased forces have the upper hand thanks to foreign support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-turkey-analysis/turkish-support-for-tripoli-could-rebalance-forces-in-libya-idUSKBN1Z62HM | 2020-01-08 |
| Maria has not publicly confirmed being Putins daughter and the Russian president says little about his family life | Neutral | ST PETERSBURG A St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-mercenaries-exclusive/exclusive-russian-clinic-treated-mercenaries-injured-in-secret-wars-idUSKBN1Z61A7 | 2020-01-08 |
| Putins previous trip to Syria was in 2017 when he visited Russias Hmeymim air base | Negative | Vladimir Putin met Bashar alAssad in Damascus on Tuesday the Russian leaders second trip to Syria since Moscow intervened decisively on the Syrian presidents behalf in the countrys civil war | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-russia/russias-putin-makes-rare-visit-to-syria-meets-assad-idUSKBN1Z61NN | 2020-01-08 |
| The company is initially targeting Spain and Italy plus the EuropeAsia gateway nations of Russia and Turkey among its top markets under the previous firstphase business model launched in 2010 | Positive | China After years of reconnaissance Chinas retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibaba-expansion-europe-focus/alibaba-undercuts-amazon-in-europe-to-woo-wary-brands-idUSKBN1Z7045 | 2020-01-08 |
| Petersburg clinic that is run and partly owned by people with ties to President Vladimir Putin has provided medical treatment to Russian mercenaries injured abroad according to three people with knowledge of military contractors being treated a clinic employee a reporters witness account and company records | Neutral | ST PETERSBURG A St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-mercenaries-exclusive/exclusive-russian-clinic-treated-mercenaries-injured-in-secret-wars-idUSKBN1Z61A7 | 2020-01-08 |
| The clinic which opened in 2010 is one of a string of private medical facilities Sogaz has opened across Russia according to the companys website | Neutral | ST PETERSBURG A St | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-mercenaries-exclusive/exclusive-russian-clinic-treated-mercenaries-injured-in-secret-wars-idUSKBN1Z61A7 | 2020-01-08 |
| Cavusoglu said he have also discussed the issue with his Russian British Qatari and Pakistani counterparts and with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres | Positive | ANKARA Jan 6 Turkey will work to deescalate tensions between Iran and the United States and has been in contact with both parties after U.S. forces killed a top Iranian military commander last week Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-turkey/turkey-in-touch-with-iran-u-s-and-aims-to-cool-tensions-idUSL8N29B2EF | 2020-01-07 |
| But Maduro has clung to power thanks to continued support from the military and the backing of China Cuba and Russia | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelas socialist government installed a new head of Congress on Sunday after armed troops blocked opposition legislators from entering parliament in a move condemned by dozens of nations as an assault on democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/venezuelas-ruling-socialists-seize-congress-defiant-opposition-re-elects-guaido-idUSKBN1Z40J4 | 2020-01-07 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Russia on Jan | Positive | German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Russia on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-merkel/putin-invites-merkel-to-russia-to-discuss-middle-east-crisis-idUSKBN1Z50YL | 2020-01-07 |
| Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | Positive | Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-russneft/russneft-sole-supplier-of-russian-oil-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z5105 | 2020-01-07 |
| Elizabeth Prelogar an appellate lawyer who was on Special Counsel Robert Muellers team probing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Monday moved to law firm Cooley | Negative | Elizabeth Prelogar an appellate lawyer who was on Special Counsel Robert Muellers team probing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Monday moved to law firm Cooley | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-lawyer-cooley/in-brief-mueller-team-appellate-lawyer-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley-idUSL1N29B1MS | 2020-01-07 |
| Relations between the onetime allies have deteriorated since Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 and proKremlin separatists seized a swath of eastern Ukraine | Negative | SOFIA Russia has started European gas deliveries through the new TurkStream pipeline to Turkey Bulgarias Bulgartransgaz said on Sunday as Moscow looks to reduce shipments via Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-bulgaria-gas/russia-begins-turkstream-gas-flows-to-greece-north-macedonia-idUSKBN1Z40D0 | 2020-01-06 |
| MINSK Belarusian state energy firm Belneftekhim said on Saturday that Belarus and Russia stood ready to sign a deal on the first delivery of oil from Russia since supplies were halted on Jan | Positive | MINSK Belarusian state energy firm Belneftekhim said on Saturday that Belarus and Russia stood ready to sign a deal on the first delivery of oil from Russia since supplies were halted on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-deal/belaruss-belneftekhim-agrees-first-russian-oil-delivery-this-year-idUSKBN1Z30BN | 2020-01-05 |
| Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | Negative | Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-halts-oil-to-belarus-but-transit-to-europe-still-flowing-idUSKBN1Z20UP | 2020-01-04 |
| Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | Negative | MINSK Belaruss state energy firm Belneftekhim has temporarily suspended the export of petroleum products from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-suspension/belarus-temporarily-suspends-export-of-petroleum-products-belneftekhim-idUSKBN1Z21C7 | 2020-01-04 |
| However spare capacity in oil remains adequate and Russias spare capacity is around 3 | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices jumped to the highest level in more than three months on Friday after the United States killed a top Iranian military commander in Iraq sparking fears that escalating conflict in the region could disrupt global oil supplies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-kills-top-iranian-commander-idUSKBN1Z2030 | 2020-01-04 |
| ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday up to 250000 migrants were fleeing toward Turkey from Syrias northwest Idlib region after weeks of renewed bombardment by Russian and Syrian government forces | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday up to 250000 migrants were fleeing toward Turkey from Syrias northwest Idlib region after weeks of renewed bombardment by Russian and Syrian government forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey/erdogan-says-up-to-250000-syrians-flee-toward-turkey-as-crisis-worsens-idUSKBN1Z10J2 | 2020-01-03 |
| The GNA last month requested Turkish support as it fends off an offensive by General Khalifa Haftars forces which are backed by Russia Egypt the United Arab Emirates and Jordan | Negative | Turkeys parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that allows troops to be deployed in Libya in a move that paves the way for further military cooperation between Ankara and Tripoli but is unlikely to put boots on the ground immediately | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-turkey/turkish-parliament-passes-libya-deployment-bill-but-troops-unlikely-for-now-idUSKBN1Z10UN | 2020-01-03 |
| BEIJING China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints the commerce ministry said a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbors such as Kazakhstan Russia and perhaps Ukraine | Positive | BEIJING China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints the commerce ministry said a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbors such as Kazakhstan Russia and perhaps Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-soybean-imports/china-eases-customs-curbs-for-soy-imports-through-northern-border-idUSKBN1Z10O8 | 2020-01-03 |
| China has taken measures to increase farm goods purchases from Russia amid warm diplomatic ties aiming to cut reliance on U.S. imports | Positive | BEIJING China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints the commerce ministry said a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbors such as Kazakhstan Russia and perhaps Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-soybean-imports/china-eases-customs-curbs-for-soy-imports-through-northern-border-idUSKBN1Z10O8 | 2020-01-03 |
| China has imported 631320 tonnes of soybeans from Russia in the first eleven months of 2019 when shipments from Kazakhstan amounted to 14262 tonnes official data show | Positive | BEIJING China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints the commerce ministry said a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbors such as Kazakhstan Russia and perhaps Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-soybean-imports/china-eases-customs-curbs-for-soy-imports-through-northern-border-idUSKBN1Z10O8 | 2020-01-03 |
| The Russianled campaign that started in April 2019 had already forced at least 500000 people to leave for areas closer to the border with Turkey which Russian jets rarely hit | Negative | AMMAN At least eight people were killed on Wednesday when the Syrian army launched missiles that struck a shelter for displaced families in the countrys northwest witnesses and residents said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-idlib/eight-people-killed-in-syria-army-bombing-in-rebel-held-idlib-medics-idUSKBN1Z020E | 2020-01-02 |
| The school building was being used by families fleeing a Russianbacked bombing campaign in Idlib the last opposition bastion in the northwest | Negative | AMMAN At least eight people were killed on Wednesday when the Syrian army launched missiles that struck a shelter for displaced families in the countrys northwest witnesses and residents said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-idlib/eight-people-killed-in-syria-army-bombing-in-rebel-held-idlib-medics-idUSKBN1Z020E | 2020-01-02 |
| Belarus depends heavily on Russian energy and also serves as an important transit route for Russian oil and gas to Europe | Positive | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| If supplies to Belarus remain suspended through January Russian firms may add more cargoes to the loading plan after the New Year holidays | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| MOSCOW No one can predict when Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is going to be completed Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a daily conference call on Tuesday | Negative | MOSCOW No one can predict when Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is going to be completed Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a daily conference call on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-kremlin/hard-to-predict-when-nord-stream-2-will-be-finished-kremlin-idUSKBN1YZ0PZ | 2020-01-01 |
| We propose not to discuss such apocalyptic Putins spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a daily conference call about the possibility of suspension of Russian oil transit through neighboring Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| KIEV Ukraines Naftogaz expects to transmit 75 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe in 2020 due to the expected delay of Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev said on Tuesday | Positive | KIEV Ukraines Naftogaz expects to transmit 75 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe in 2020 due to the expected delay of Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ukraine-gas-supplies/ukraines-naftogaz-to-transmit-75-bcm-of-russian-gas-to-europe-in-2020-idUSKBN1YZ0XT | 2020-01-01 |
| We propose not to discuss such apocalyptic Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a daily conference call about the possibility of suspension of Russian oil transit through neighboring Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW Russia and Belarus have yet to agree on oil transit to Europe in 2020 but the risks of the flows stoppage should not be a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-kremlin/kremlin-says-no-deal-yet-on-oil-transit-between-russia-and-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0PP | 2020-01-01 |
| Moscow and Minsk are also negotiating the 2020 gas supplies on Tuesday Russian gas giant Gazprom said in a separate statement | Positive | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | Negative | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| ANKARA It is out of the for Turkey to evacuate its military observation posts in Syrias Idlib Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday after Russian and Syrian forces intensified their bombardment of targets in the northwestern province | Negative | ANKARA It is out of the for Turkey to evacuate its military observation posts in Syrias Idlib Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday after Russian and Syrian forces intensified their bombardment of targets in the northwestern province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-will-not-evacuate-posts-in-syrias-idlib-idUSKBN1YZ0UV | 2020-01-01 |
| Russian oil companies have to divert some 2 million tonnes of crude oil initially planned for Belarus to Russias sea ports and domestic market in January | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| Below is a history of energy disputes between Russia and Belarus | Negative | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| Performances washed out because of the strike include the ballet Raymonda made famous by Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and the opera Lear based on William Shakespeares King Lear | Negative | PARIS The French capitals Opera Bastille has been silent for nearly a month because its orchestra is on strike but on Tuesday the musicians performed on the steps of the opera house to bring attention to their anger at planned pension reforms | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-protests-pensions-orchestra/strike-up-the-band-paris-orchestra-wails-at-pension-reform-plans-idUSKBN1YZ17C | 2020-01-01 |
| Several cargoes were added to January loading plans from Russian ports on Monday increasing the Urals loading plan from Baltic ports to 6 | Neutral | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
