Tag: Vladivostok

  • The Northern Sea Route: Why it is so important to Russia

    The Northern Sea Route: Why it is so important to Russia

    The shortest route from Europe to the Far East and China through the Arctic Ocean has, since the Middle Ages, captured the imagination of many nations. However, it was the Russians who could make it a reality. Today, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is a transport artery. It is actively used by Russia to serve…

  • Live: Ukraine says it has liberated an eastern village near Bakhmut

    Live: Ukraine says it has liberated an eastern village near Bakhmut

    Ukraine has recaptured the eastern village of Andriivka near the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Thursday. The news came after Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, Pyongyang state media reported, as he and Kim Jong Un toasted “cooperation and friendship” during a meeting in…

  • The Kremlin explains why it is not worried about Sweden and Finland in NATO

    The Kremlin explains why it is not worried about Sweden and Finland in NATO

    Russia has “no problems” with the two Scandinavian countries, Dmitry Peskov has said Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO is not a problem for Russia as Ukraine’s would be, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview on Monday. Russia “have no problems with either Sweden or Finland,” Peskov told the RBK channel. “We have…

  • Ukraine in NATO differs from Finland and Sweden Kremlin

    Ukraine in NATO differs from Finland and Sweden Kremlin

    Russia has ?no problem? with the two Scandinavian countries, Dmitry Peskov has said Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO is not a problem for Russia as Ukraine’s would be, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview on Monday. Russia “has no problems with either Sweden or Finland,” Peskov told the RBK channel. “We have…

  • Ukraine in NATO differs from Finland and Sweden – Kremlin

    Ukraine in NATO differs from Finland and Sweden – Kremlin

    Russia has “no problems” with the two Scandinavian countries, Dmitry Peskov has said Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO is not a problem for Russia as Ukraine’s would be, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview on Monday. Russia “have no problems with either Sweden or Finland,” Peskov told the RBK channel. “We have…

  • Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022

    Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022

    Our authors traveled through Russia from the Chukotka Peninsula to the north to find the best stories for you, dug deep into history and revealed the most interesting episodes from the past. Below is a list of the best examples of our culture and lifestyle stories about Russia. And of course the best recipes. Enjoy!…

  • Guest opinion: More war or EU enlargement?

    Guest opinion: More war or EU enlargement?

    The time is now for the EU to show leadership and put forward – with maximum fanfare – a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia that will absorb both nations as full members of the EU. Proven peacemakerAt first glance, the very idea of ​​the EU stretching from Galway to Vladivostok would seem absurd to…

  • Which cities in the world share latitude with Russia (INFOGRAPHICS)

    Which cities in the world share latitude with Russia (INFOGRAPHICS)

    Geographically, Russia lies between the 41st and 81st parallels of north latitude. Do you know which major cities in the world are further south or further north than, for example, Moscow? Let’s start from the south and go north. So, that one Russia’s southernmost point, in the Republic of Dagestan, located on 41st degree of…

  • Hockey player defends that he signed for the Russian team despite national suspension

    Hockey player defends that he signed for the Russian team despite national suspension

    Janis Kalnins has agreed with KHL club Amur Khabarovsk and will probably no longer represent Latvia as a result Latvian goalkeeper Janis Kalnins will be suspended from his country’s national ice hockey team after signing a contract with the Continental Hockey League (KHL) club Amur Khabarovsk, and has stated that he made the decision for…

  • The hockey veteran denies Russian move after backlash in his home country

    The hockey veteran denies Russian move after backlash in his home country

    Miks Indrasis claimed that he had not signed a contract with Spartak Moscow, despite the Russian club insisting otherwise The Russian ice hockey team Spartak Moscow has said that they are ready for a legal battle with the Latvian star Miks Indrasis after he claimed that he had not signed for the team, despite reports…

  • Foreign hockey stars face threats after new Russian contracts

    Foreign hockey stars face threats after new Russian contracts

    Players from Latvia and Sweden have signed new contracts with Russian clubs Hockey players from Sweden and Latvia have been warned that they will face expulsion from their respective national teams after agreeing on new deals with Russian clubs in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). It was reported This week, Swedish defender Robin Press, 27,…

  • Finnish, Swedish NATO membership to turn the region into a “Theater of War”: Russian envoy

    Moscow [Russia]May 8 (ANI / Sputnik): The possible accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO would be detrimental to their and Europe’s security, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik. “Finland and Sweden will be put in a position where they are forced to treat Russia as an adversary. Mutually, the Russians will change…

  • Maersk suspends all shipments to Russia

    Maersk suspends all shipments to Russia

    Medicine and help are flowing to continue The exemption from the suspension, Maersk wrote, involves the transport of food, medicine and humanitarian aid. Maersk operates shipping routes to Skt. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Novorossiysk, Vladivostok and Vostochny. The suspension will cover all the Russian ports mentioned above.