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Historian, who revealed Stalin went to movies after ordering 3,000 deaths, dies aged 98

Robert Conquest, a prominent Anglo-American historian, who documented many aspects of Stalin’s rule, has died aged 98 in California. He wrote poetry

World News

France and Russia resolve Mistral warship dispute

France and Russia have agreed compensation over the stalled sale of two warships. #Russia & #France agree to terminate stalled contract for two

Ukraine

Ukraine puts top Russian general Gerasimov on 'most wanted' list

Russia’s top general Valery Gerasimov has been accused of ‘organising an armed conflict’ in Ukraine which is making plans to put him on trial

Russia

Horrific bus crash latest deadly Russian traffic accident

Two buses have collided in Khabarovsk in Russia’s far west killing at least 16 people and injuring nearly 60 others. Police say the early evidence

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Tributes paid to missing Russian freediver Natalia Molchanova

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Reindeer racing in Russia

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China flexes its military muscle

Ukraine

Talks on Ukraine take place despite escalation in fighting

The Ukrainian military said on Monday that four of its soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the previous 24

Russia

Kremlin spokesman in post‐wedding fuss over uber luxury watch

Russia

Russian media could outlaw 'gay emojis'

Ukraine

Ukrainians protest against a planned "buffer zone"

Hundreds of people gathered in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday in protest at plans to create a demilitarised buffer zone between Kiev

Russia

LGBT activists arrested in Russia amid paratrooper celebrations

Several LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights supporters have been arrested in the Russian city of St. Petersberg. Several

France

Mistral: Deal or no deal between France and Russia?

President Francois Hollande has denied Russian reports that France has agreed to pay compensation for reneging on a deal to deliver two Mistral

Sport

European Youth Olympic Festival - day five round-up

The camera’s were out on the fifth day of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi Georgia. A photo finish was needed to hand Julian

France

France and Russia 'reach Mistral compensation deal'

France has agreed a compensation deal with Russia for going back on an order to sell it two Mistral helicopter carriers, according to Russian media

Ukraine

Ukraine: Civilians killed in shelling amid fragile truce

Four civilians are reported dead as Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other of shelling residential areas near the rebel-held

United Kingdom

Russia 'involved' in Litvinenko death says Scotland Yard

A UK inquiry has been told that the Russian state must have been involved in the fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London in

Russia

Russia begins pre-trial hearings for Ukraine ex-pilot Nadiya Savchenko

A court in southern Russia has begun pre-trial hearings in the case of a Ukrainian former military pilot charged over the deaths of two Russian

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Invasion of the locusts in Russia

Ukraine

Russia vetoes UN resolution to try suspects in MH17 crash in Ukraine

Russia vetoes a UN draft resolution which would have set up a tribunal to try the suspects behind last year's Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. Moscow claims tribunal would be biased.