Russia Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/russia/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:17:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Putin Declares Russia Close to Creating Cancer Vaccine https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/putin-declares-russia-close-to-creating-cancer-vaccine/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/putin-declares-russia-close-to-creating-cancer-vaccine/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:17:10 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=54914 The Russian President announced that the country was close to creating a cancer vaccine in a televised speech last Wednesday in Moscow.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/putin-declares-russia-close-to-creating-cancer-vaccine/feed/ 0 Empoword Explains: Developments in the Ukraine War https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/empoword-explains-developments-in-the-ukraine-war/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/empoword-explains-developments-in-the-ukraine-war/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:54:42 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=45043 Attacks in Ukraine are getting closer to NATO territories, and are having huge impacts on Ukrainian people and the global supply of grain.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/empoword-explains-developments-in-the-ukraine-war/feed/ 0 Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in exchange for Viktor Bout https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-viktor-bout/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-viktor-bout/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:43:15 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=35784 Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison, in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, after being detained in February 2022 for possessing cannabis oil.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-viktor-bout/feed/ 0 Missile Lands in Poland Killing Two https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/missile-lands-in-poland-killing-two/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/missile-lands-in-poland-killing-two/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:20:38 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=33873 The missile landed outside of the rural village of Przewodów, roughly four miles from the Ukrainian border on the 15th November 2022.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/missile-lands-in-poland-killing-two/feed/ 0 Casualty after Russian fighter jet crashes in Siberia https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/casualty-after-russian-fighter-jet-crashes-in-siberia/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/casualty-after-russian-fighter-jet-crashes-in-siberia/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:39:33 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=33168 This is the second fatal crash in the Russian residential area in six days. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/casualty-after-russian-fighter-jet-crashes-in-siberia/feed/ 0 Crimean Bridge Suffers Damage in Blast https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/global/crimean-bridge-suffers-damage-in-blast/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/global/crimean-bridge-suffers-damage-in-blast/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:01:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=32522 On 8th October 2022, the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday, an explosion on the Crimean Bridge led to a fire which damaged the bridge. The Crimean Bridge, which runs between the Taman Peninsula in Russia and the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea, has been an important supply route for Russian military equipment during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/global/crimean-bridge-suffers-damage-in-blast/feed/ 0 Arrested for Anti-War Statements: The Cost of Dissent in Russia https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/arrested-for-anti-war-statements-the-cost-of-dissent-in-russia/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/arrested-for-anti-war-statements-the-cost-of-dissent-in-russia/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 01:53:28 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=29005 Recent months have seen councillors, opposition politicians, anti-war activists and TV journalists arrested for denouncing Russia's actions in Ukraine. Alexei Gorinov is the first of those arrested for anti-war statements to receive a full jail term.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/arrested-for-anti-war-statements-the-cost-of-dissent-in-russia/feed/ 0 Russian Tennis Player Criticises Country’s Attitudes To Homosexuality https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/russian-tennis-player-criticises-countrys-attitudes-to-homosexuality/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/russian-tennis-player-criticises-countrys-attitudes-to-homosexuality/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:57:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=28127 Katie Heyes Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has recently spoken out against her country’s attitudes towards to homosexuality after coming out. Kasatkina Opens Up About Her Sexuality The 25-year-old, who reached the French Open semi-finals last month, opened up about her sexuality in a YouTube interview with Russian blogger Vitya

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/russian-tennis-player-criticises-countrys-attitudes-to-homosexuality/feed/ 0 Chelsea’s future secured as £4.25bn sale completed https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/chelseas-future-secured-as-4-25bn-sale-completed/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/chelseas-future-secured-as-4-25bn-sale-completed/#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:05:56 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=24971 Claire Thomson A new ownership has been agreed for Chelsea FC as the £4.25bn sale to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital has been completed, securing the future of the club. The club was put up for sale in March, following the

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/chelseas-future-secured-as-4-25bn-sale-completed/feed/ 0 Russia Threatens Military Deployment Amidst Talk of Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/russia-threatens-military-deployment-amidst-talk-of-finnish-and-swedish-nato-membership/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/russia-threatens-military-deployment-amidst-talk-of-finnish-and-swedish-nato-membership/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=23912 As Finland and Sweden consider joining NATO, Russia has threatened to bolster its military defences in the Baltic region. In Wednesday's joint news conference between Sanna Marin and Magdalena Andersson, Prime Ministers of Finland and Sweden respectively, Marin assured the Finnish government would reach their conclusion on whether to apply for NATO membership "within weeks, not months". PM Marin expressed that she is aware of the aggressions Finland could face from Russia as a result of their potential break of neutrality.

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