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From Jerusalem to Damascus to Moscow, Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

Millions of Orthodox Christians across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and beyond have been celebrating Easter this weekend, the most important date

Russia

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

Orthodox Christians across Eastern Europe and the Middle East have been celebrating Easter, the most important date in their religious calendar

Syria

Russia will not ask Syria to halt air strikes on Aleppo

Media reports claim Russia will not try to persuade Bashar al-Assad to call a halt to air strikes on Aleppo. The bombardment of Syria’s second city

Russia

Russia launches rocket from new Vostochny cosmodrome

Russia has launched its first rocket from a new cosmodrome 24-hours after a technical glitch forced lift off to be put back, much to the annoyance of President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia

Sister of jailed pilot now back in Ukraine

Vira Savchenko was detained by Russian border officials

Sport

Russia strikes gold in men's team sabre in Rio

Victory for Russia in the fencing World Team Championships in Rio. The favourites came out on top in the men’s team sabre, after beating Hungary

World News

Russia launches first rocket from new cosmodrome

Russia has launched its inaugural rocket from a new cosmodrome, a day after a technical glitch delayed the much publicised spectacle by 24 hours. The

World News

Savchenko extradition is underway - lawyers

The Ukrainian pilot is serving 22 years in connection with the deaths of two Russian journalists

Russia

Technical hitch delays first rocket launch at Russian cosmodrome

Russia’s space agency has been left red faced, after a last-minute technical hitch forced it to delay the inaugural launch of a Soyuz rocket from its

Ukraine

Chernobyl thirty years on

On April 26, 1986 a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, causing an environmental disaster never before seen. Acute

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Obama warns against 'Brexit'

In this edition of Europe Weekly: US President Barack Obama backs the Remain campaign in the UK’s EU referendum; the EU-Turkey deal could break down

Syria

Russia completes demining of archeological site in Palmyra, Syria

The Russian military said on Thursday (April 21) it had completed the demining of the ancient part of the Syrian city of Palmyra, recaptured by

Sport

Russia's Olympic fate to be decided in June

The International Athletics Federation is due to hear from its taskforce sent to investigate Russia's new anti-doping regime.

Ukraine

Kyiv starts ball rolling to get Savchenko released

Kyiv has formally requested the paperwork from Russia which is needed for the repatriation of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko. It follows

Sport

Fifa boss Infantino meets Putin in Moscow ahead of 2018 World Cup

New Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has held meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Business Line

Cheap oil and the music industry's digital revolution

In this edition of Business Line we look in depth at the major oil producers attempts to stop prices falling and why they failed, plus the good news for the music industry from the digital revolution.

Europe News

NATO-Russia Council holds talks after two years

NATO has reopened informal talks with Russia for the first time in nearly two years. Diplomats met for over 90 minutes to discuss Ukraine and the

Business Series

Moscow wins Yukos ruling

A Dutch court has annulled an international tribunal's award of $50 billion (44 billion euros) in compensation to shareholders of defunct Russian oil giant Yukos.

Ukraine

Possible prisoner swap could bring jailed Ukrainian pilot home

A proposed prisoner-swap deal with Russia could lead to the release of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko – that’s according to Ukraine’s

Ukraine

Ukraine jails Russian 'servicemen' for terrorist attack in restive east

The most tense dispute between Moscow and West in decades has been stepped up a notch. A court in Kyiv has sentenced two Russians to 14 years each in