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Defendant kills himself in Moscow courtroom after prison sentence

Former Russian prison service official Viktor Sviridov shot himself dead in a courtroom after being given a three-year jail sentence for corruption.

12/02/2020

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Homemade sledge race brightens up Russian winter

The event - Sunny Sledge 2020 - was being staged for the fourth time, with 36 teams taking part in this year's contest.

10/02/2020

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'We can't go out': Coronavirus evacuee describes life in quarantine

Inna Savintseva is a coronavirus evacuee. She was transferred to Siberia in the face of a risk of contamination and cannot leave her hospital room.

07/02/2020

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Worker killed after stadium roof collapses in St Petersburg

The collapse happened during work to reconstruct the St Petersburg stadium

31/01/2020

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Russia rescues 536 fishermen stranded on huge piece of floating ice

Local authorities say fishermen have ignored safety warning about the floating ice - known as ice floes - which leads to repeated incidents.

29/01/2020

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'People were exhausted, emaciated,' an Auschwitz liberator remembers

The extraordinary memories of a former Soviet soldier who was there on 27 January 1945.

27/01/2020

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Joke is on comedian as he flees Russia over Vladimir Putin gags

He fled the country fearing prosecution.

23/01/2020

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Russian-made missiles were fired at doomed Ukrainian flight — Iran

The Tor short-range air defense system, code-named the SA-15 by NATO, was designed during Soviet times to shoot down aircraft and precision guided weapons.

21/01/2020

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Five killed by boiling water as burst pipe floods Russia hotel

A criminal investigation has been launched after five people were killed and several more taken to hospital with burns.

20/01/2020

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Russians mark Epiphany with plunge into icy water

Russian Orthodox Christians immerse in ice-cold water in some of the country's regions to celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ.

19/01/2020

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Profile: Who is Russia's new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin?

Euronews takes a look at the new Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin.

17/01/2020

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Anyone who says they know what Putin will do is 'lying', says academic

But one thing is clear from yesterday's dramatic shakeup in Moscow - the Russian President has his sights set on the longterm.

16/01/2020

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Watch: Archive footage released of George W Bush and Putin dancing

The Kremlin put it out to mark Russia president Vladimir Putin's 20th year in power.

15/01/2020

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Russian parliament to review Putin PM pick after shock overhaul

The Kremlin-loyal parliament is likely to approve Mikhail Mishustin for the role.

15/01/2020

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Muscovites get a chance to take on toy tanks

This is not a toy, but not quite a real Armoured Personal Carrier. Thanks to a tankodrome that opened in Sokolniki Park in Moscow, people can simulate the experience of being in a real APC

13/01/2020

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Merkel and Putin: We'll fight to save Iran nuclear deal

Putin said he expected the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to ship Russian gas to Germany to be finished by the end of 2021 despite delays caused by US sanctions.

11/01/2020

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No time to waste? Moscow begins recycling its rubbish

Moscow sends 88% of its rubbish to landfill. Now the city is trying to do something about it.

02/01/2020

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Assassinations, wars, Olympic drama: Key moments in 20 years of Putin

From the Beslan school siege to the Sochi Winter Olympics, here are the main events marking Vladimir Putin’s 20 years in power.

31/12/2019

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Two terrorism suspects jailed in Russia after US tip

The two suspects had recorded a video swearing their allegiance to the IS.

30/12/2019

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Snow in Moscow is a no show - so it will just have to be fake snow!

Moscow decorates city with artificial snow in warmest winter since 1886.

30/12/2019

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Russia warns EU over crumbling Iran nuclear deal

The U.S. withdrew from the accord last year and imposed crippling economic sanctions that block Iran from selling crude oil abroad.

30/12/2019

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Russia's hypersonic missile put on combat duty

Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this week that the country is leading the world with an entire new class of weapons.

27/12/2019

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Russia appeals 'unfounded' ban from major sporting competitions

Russia's anti-doping agency said in a letter sent on Friday that it refutes WADA's assertion it was non-compliant.

27/12/2019

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Putin dons skates to play ice hockey in Moscow

The team of Russian president Vladimir Putin emerged victorious from the December 25 encounter in Moscow.

26/12/2019

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Russian authorities ramp up pressure on Navalny and his allies

In two separate cases, Russian authorities raided Alexei Navalny's offices in Moscow on Thursday, while one of his allies was forcibly conscripted.

26/12/2019

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Moscow gunman was a "loner" who was a member of a rifle club

Yevgeny Manyurov killed two FSB officers and wounded five civillians when he opened fire outside the FSB building in Moscow on Thursday

21/12/2019