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Alexei Navalny says he was 'moved to tiny cell' in Russian prison

Putin's most prominent internal critic claims he has been transferred to a cramped "punishment cell" in prison and deprived of family visits.

18/11/2022

Russia

Russia denies that foreign minister Lavrov hospitalised at G20 summit

Moscow said the media reports were "the height of fakery".

14/11/2022

Russia

Anxiety, grief, pain: More Russians turn to antidepressants

With the stagnating conflict in Ukraine grinding on, many Russians are growing increasingly anxious and worried.

10/11/2022

Russia

US protests as Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia

The two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted of drug trafficking offenses in August.

09/11/2022

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Watch: Red Square marks 105th anniversary of the Russian Revolution

Russian Communists laid flowers at Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to mark the 105th anniversary of the October Revolution.

07/11/2022

Russia

At least 13 dead after 'drunken man' fires 'flare gun' in Russian bar

Authorities said the flare gun was fired at the dancefloor during the early hours of Saturday morning.

05/11/2022

Russia

Russia's Wagner paramilitary group opens HQ in St Petersburg

The secretive group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin have played an increasingly important role in Russia's war against Ukraine.

04/11/2022

Tech News

Russia ships giant magnet to France for nuclear fusion project

The Russian-made magnet will be part of the world’s largest ‘tokamak’, a device designed to generate energy through nuclear fusion.

02/11/2022

Russia

'No breakthrough' at Putin-mediated Armenia and Azerbaijan talks

The settlement negotiations reflected an attempt by Moscow to shore up its influence in the region.

31/10/2022

Russia

Russia’s central bank improves key economic forecasts

The Central Bank of Russia (BCR) has improved its GDP forecasts for the Russian economy this year, predicting a less severe recession than it previously thought.

28/10/2022

Russia

Ukraine war: Putin slams the West as 'dangerous, bloody and dirty'

The Russian president said he had no intention of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

27/10/2022

Russia

Russian Duma gives early approval for ban on LGBTQ 'propaganda'

The Russian Duma has preliminarily approved a law to ban the spreading of ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations’, in a move denounced by human rights groups.

27/10/2022

Russia

Russia is taking children from Ukraine, US think tank says

Children are continuing to be taken from battle zones in Ukraine for adoption in Russia - that's according to the US Institute of War, which cites confirmations from Russian media.

27/10/2022

Europe Decoded

Russia shares misleading Slovenian photo in 'dirty bomb' allegations

The photo was first uploaded by the Slovenian Radioactive Waste Agency in 2010.

27/10/2022

Russia

Russia may block Antarctic protections amid global tensions

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica's pristine waters.

27/10/2022

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20th anniversary of the Nord-Ost hostage siege commemorated

Commemoration ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the Nord-Ost hostage siege held in Moscow

26/10/2022

Russia

Russia notifies US of planned nuclear drills

Washington claims Russia's decision to announce the drills lowers the risk of miscalculation.

26/10/2022

Russia

Russia rejects appeal against Brittney Griner's prison sentence

The US basketball player was convicted in Moscow on drug charges in August.

25/10/2022

Russia

Russian fighter jet crashes into a two-storey building in Siberia

Sunday's disaster was the 11th reported non-combat crash of Russian military jets since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

23/10/2022

Europe Decoded

Are Turkish mercenaries being sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine?

A video of soldiers brandishing a Turkish flag has gone viral on social media with some claiming that the men are mercenaries sent to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine.

22/10/2022

Russia

Putin fires rifle during visit to challenge reservist narrative

It comes as Russians have posted on social media pictures of shabby or non-existent gear for newly mobilised troops.

21/10/2022

Russia

Russian warplane's crash into apartment block kills 14 people

Three of the victims died when they jumped from the upper floors of the building in a desperate attempt to escape the flames, according to the vice governor of the region, Anna Menkova.

17/10/2022

Russia

Two men open fire at Russian military range in Belgorod, killing 15

The Russian Defence Ministry said the assailants were nationals of a former Soviet state and labelled the attack as "terrorism".

16/10/2022

Russia

Ukraine advancing, Zelenskyy says as Minsk mulls joining Russia's war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a confident address to the Ukrainian people, but tensions on the Belarus border continue to grow.

15/10/2022

My Europe Series

What is life like for the expats still left in Moscow?

Many face extra hassle; some even fear being called up to serve in Ukraine.

13/10/2022

My Europe Series

How Father Grigory became Russia's most prominent anti-war priest

Amid Moscow's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, Father Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko has decided to help thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Russia. He is also an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church.

12/10/2022