Kremlin on Tuesday slammed claims it was spearheading a disinformation campaign against US-made coronavirus vaccines to boost its own homegrown jab were "absurd and groundless".

Kremlin slams US vaccine disinformation claims 'absurd' and 'groundless'

Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday.

Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter for not deleting protest content: Report

Vladimir Putin wants the internet bound by what he describes Russia as moral rules. Russian President is exerted that internet is penetrated in all spare of our life and therefore it was also Logist obey a legal rule but also the moral rules of the society otherwise society will collapse from within.

Russia: Vladimir Putin wants the internet bound by moral rules

President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for the internet in Russia to be bound by moral rules to stop society fraying and railed against what he said was its role in drawing children into opposition street protests, prostitution and drugs.

Putin calls for internet bound by moral rules, criticises opposition rallies

Russia on Thursday demanded an explanation from Facebook after the social media giant said it had derailed a campaign to mislead Russians protesting the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Russia demands explanation from Facebook over blocked accounts

Russia on Wednesday warned the United States it would "rebuff aggression" after Washington imposed sanctions on Kremlin's officials over the poisoning of prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

'Don't play with fire': Russia warns US, its allies over sanctions on Navalny poisoning

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven senior Russians as it said its intelligence concluded that Moscow was behind the poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

US imposes sanctions on Russia over poisoning of Kremlin critic Navalny

Russia's communications regulator accused Twitter on Monday of violating the country's law, saying the social media platform had not complied with some of its requests to delete banned content.

Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law by failing to delete content

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to the Vladimir region in Russia -- some 200 kilometres (124 miles) east of Moscow -- to serve a 2.5-year long term in a penal colony.

Navalny transferred to Vladimir region east of Moscow to serve prison term

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday the United States was "deeply troubled" by Russia's growing intolerance of free speech, on the sixth anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder.

US State Secretary Blinken says US 'deeply troubled' by Russia's intolerance of free speech

After the imprisonment this month of the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, punishing Russia is back on the agenda. On Monday, European Union foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on Russian officials, with the final details to come.

Will anything stop Putin’s pet project?

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his domestic intelligence agency Wednesday to be on guard against Western attempts to shackle and destabilise the country after the EU agreed on new sanctions on Moscow.

Putin warns of foreign efforts to destabilise Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his domestic intelligence agency Wednesday to be on guard against Western attempts to shackle and destabilise the country, after the EU agreed on new sanctions on Moscow.

Putin warns of foreign efforts to destabilise and shackle Russia

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the economic support that his country received last year.

Belarus Prez Lukashenko thanks Putin as Russia provided country $1.5BN in 2020

Skii-lful evening: Putin and Lukashenko go skiing to discuss important matters

President Joe Biden used his first public encounter with America’s European allies to describe a new struggle between the West and the forces of autocracy, declaring that “America is back” while acknowledging that the past four years had taken a toll on its power and influence.

Biden tells allies ‘America is back,’ but Macron and Merkel push back

Russia on Wednesday rejected the call from the European Court of Human Rights and said there were no legal grounds to set Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny free. Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko said the court's demand was "unreasonable and unlawful" and "there are no legal grounds for the release of this person from custody".

'No legal grounds' to release Navalny, says Russia

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had ordered Russia to release him immediately, citing risks to his life.

Kremlin critic Navalny says Europe court has ordered his release

The Kremlin said on Monday that a proposal by Elon Musk for Russian President Vladimir Putin to join social networking app Clubhouse was interesting, but that it needed to see more details first.

Kremlin says Musk's idea for Putin to join Clubhouse app interesting, seeks details

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's release is being continued to be demanded. Thousands of protestors continue to support Navalny and protest on the streets with the flashlights with a motto to release him. The protests continue to take place even after restrictions being put. Some people even demonstrated support in terms of lit candles in their courtyards. Apart from the physical protests, the hashtags in support of them were also trending on social media.

Pro-Navalny demonstrations in Moscow

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to join the audio chat app Clubhouse and have a conversation with him. было бы большой честью поговорить с вами — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2021 × Later on, Musk tweeted in Russian and said it would be a ''great honour'' to talk to Putin.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk asks Russian President Vladimir Putin to join Clubhouse app

Russia President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of using jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to try to "contain" Russia. Navalny was arrested on his return from Germany, where he had been recovering from a poisoning he claims was carried out by the Kremlin and the Russian security services, FSB.

Putin accuses West of using Navalny to 'contain' Russia

While waiting out the coronavirus lockdown in his two-bedroom apartment last spring, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny seemed uncharacteristically idle, with his most potent weapon against the Kremlin — street protests — off the table.

A life in opposition: Navalny’s path from gadfly to heroic symbol

Russia's President Vladimir Putin says that kremlin critic Alexy Navalny is being used by contending forces to escalate the public outrage against his government. Referring to him as 'that figure', Putin said Navalny is being used to capitalize on the frustration and dissatisfaction of the public against him.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks on Pro-Navalny protests

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