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Rival military exercises deepen anxiety in Baltic states

Russia’s military exercises close to the border with several eastern European nations have raised fears of a possible invasion of the Baltic region

26/02/2015

Russia

Kyiv's suspension of gas flow to eastern Ukraine 'smells of genocide' says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Kyiv’s decision to cut gas supplies to parts of eastern Ukraine “smells of genocide.” Ukraine’s national

25/02/2015

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Vladimir Putin lays wreath to mark Defender of the Fatherland Day

24/02/2015

Culture news

Sochi International Arts Festival creates unique musical fusions

Now famous for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi is also making a name for itself as the host of the annual

24/02/2015

Russia

War with Ukraine "unlikely" - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a full war with Ukraine is “unlikely”. In an interview on Monday to mark a public holiday honouring Russia’s

24/02/2015

Russia

Thousands attend anti-Maidan march in Moscow

Thousands turned out for a rally in Moscow to condemn the popular uprising in Ukraine’s Maidan Square, which ousted pro-Russian president Viktor

21/02/2015

Russia

Russia Finance Minister slams 'political character' of Moody's downgrade

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Russia’s sovereign rating to below investment grade or junk status, citing the impact from the Ukraine crisis

21/02/2015

Russia

Russia: Prominent anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny jailed

Navalny is jailed for 15 days for handing out flyers for an unauthorised, anti-Kremlin protest.

20/02/2015

Russia

Russian supply ship brings Valentine greetings to ISS

Russia’s unmanned supply ship Progress has successfully docked with the International Space Station. The new Progress was carrying more than three

18/02/2015

Russia

Russian court upholds fraud conviction for Kremlin critic Navalny

A Russian court has upheld a suspended three-and-a-half-year jail term for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over a theft case he claims is politically

17/02/2015

Russia

Merkel and Hollande hold urgent talks with Putin in Moscow

It was described as a last-ditch effort to negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine.

06/02/2015

Russia

Russian woman, 81, dies after being arrested for stealing butter

Media reports say the pensioner was accused of taking three packets of butter without paying

05/02/2015

Culture news

Meet Putin's favourite DJ

Meet Vladimir Putin’s favourite DJ. Alex Mamonov, a.k.a. DJ Fenix, is the hottest electronic dance music DJ in Russia today. More than a decade

04/02/2015

Russia

Russian mother charged with treason released ahead of trial, says lawyer

A Russian mother-of-seven accused of treason has been released from custody after a petition from almost 20,000 supporters was presented to the

03/02/2015

Russia

Blaze rips through Moscow library home to millions of rare texts and books

A huge blaze has ripped through one of Russia’s largest libraries. The fire in Moscow’s Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences in

01/02/2015

Russia

Russian mother-of-seven to stand trial for treason over Ukraine call

It has been seven days since Anatoly Gorlov has seen his wife. Accused of treason, Russian citizen Svetlana Davydova was jailed last week on

30/01/2015

Europe News

EU extends first set of Russian sanctions

EU foreign affairs ministers on Thursday agreed to extend sanctions against Russian officials and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. The measures

29/01/2015

Russia

Ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko 'killed at third attempt'

Over eight years after Litvinenko's death in London from radioactive polonium poisoning, a public inquiry has opened into whether Russia ordered his murder.

27/01/2015

Russia

S&P cuts Russia credit rating to 'junk status'

Ratings agency Stand and Poor’s has downgraded the outlook for Russia’s sovereign credit rating to junk status. For the first time in a decade that’s

26/01/2015

Cinema

'Anti-Russian' controversy surrounds Oscar nominated film Leviathan

Russian film Leviathan has been lauded internationally and received two Oscar nominations. But back home, the drama has come in for heavy criticism.

22/01/2015

Russia

Three Russian Olympic race-walker champions banned

20/01/2015

Russia

Kremlin critic Navalny detained by Moscow police for breaking house arrest terms

The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained by police as he left a Moscow radio station, accused of breaking the terms of a house

15/01/2015

Russia

Russian opera legend Elena Obraztsova dies at 75

Celebrated Russian mezzo soprano Elena Obraztsova has died at the age of 75. The singer, who has performed on some of the world’s most famous opera

12/01/2015

Russia

"Crisis what crisis?" - Putin and Medvedev celebrate a Russian orthodox Christmas

Russians have been celebrating the orthodox Christian Christmas amid economic and political concerns. During midnight mass in Moscow’s Cathedral of

07/01/2015

Russia

Russian luxury car sales surge as rouble depreciates

Residents of Moscow are hopeful that better times are just around the corner for the Russian economy. The Rouble started this week notably lower

06/01/2015

Culture news

Red Army Choir Gets Happy

Pharrell Williams’ insanely viral ‘Happy’ has probably been covered dozens and dozens of times, but this is certainly one of the most unusual

05/01/2015