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What cybersecurity measures should football fans take in Russia?

For football fans worried about their cybersecurity while they are in Russia for the World Cup, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre put together some guidelines to help keep their personal devices and accounts safe.

09/06/2018

Russia

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results.

08/06/2018

Russia

Follow us in Siberia: The other side of Siberia

Forget the clichés! Seven travellers headed north to discover the real Siberia - and you might be pleasantly surprised by what they discovered.

07/06/2018

Russia

Russia's spectacular stadiums await World Cup kick-off

The Saint-Petersburg Stadium is thought to be one of the most expensive sporting arenas ever assembled, the 67,000-seater costing almost €1 billion.

07/06/2018

Russia

Russia mired in controversy on the eve of hosting FIFA World Cup

President Vladimir Putin will hope to keep world's attention on football

06/06/2018

Russia

Nureyev Ballet wins major awards at Prix Benois

The troubled Ballet won in the best male dancer, best composer and best choreographer categories. The original choreographer, Kirill Serebrennikov won a gong for best production design but he was not at the event, as he faces charges of corruption

06/06/2018

Russia

Russian TV show accused of Photoshopping a smile on Kim Jong Un

It's not the first time that particular show has been accused of using fake images.

05/06/2018

Sport

World Cup Russia 2018: How to follow Russia

Is your team not going to the 2018 World Cup? Want to become a fan of another team? You know your friends, but you want to get to know your enemies? Learn to love them? Euronews can help with our basic toolkit for the Russian national team.

05/06/2018

Russia

Moscow court jails Ukrainian journalist for 12 years for espionage

Roman Sushchenko denies the charges.

04/06/2018

Russia

Russia 'not trying to split EU', says Putin

The Russian president says it needs the EU to flourish as an important economic partner, ahead of a visit to Austria.

04/06/2018

Sport

World Cup trophy arrives in Moscow

After touring the host country's match cities the World Cup is now under lock and key awaiting to see who will be the next to lift it in triumph.

03/06/2018

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Moscow welcomes World Cup 2018 trophy

Less than two weeks before the major soccer championship kick-off, Russian capital Moscow presented the World Cup trophy to the public.

03/06/2018

Russia

Soviet pilot found alive 30 years after being shot down in Afghanistan

“He is still alive. It’s very astonishing. Now he needs help,” the head of the Russian paratroopers’ union, Valery Vostrotin, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.

02/06/2018

Sport

World Cup fever breaks out on the International Space Station

Two Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station played a match in zero-gravity

02/06/2018

Russia

Russian man arrested for vandalising painting

Russia's first tzar is depicted cradling his dying son after striking him in a fit of rage - the accused said he didn't think the painting was historically accurate.

26/05/2018

Economy

Gerhard Schroeder slams EU and US on pipeline project

Schroeder who is chairman of the Nord Stream II pipeline project says the EU and the US are putting obstacles to the project

25/05/2018

Russia

French and Russian businessmen strike deals at International Economic

Emmanuel Macron was guest of honour at event in St. Petersburg

25/05/2018

Russia

Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov says he may die during World Cup

Imprisoned filmmaker Oleg Sentsov hopes the international community will use the World Cup in Russia to push President Vladimir Putin for the release of Ukrainians who human rights advocates say are held as political prisoners.

25/05/2018

Russia

Macron and Putin lament cancellation of US-North Korea summit

The French and Russian presidents met in St. Petersburg

24/05/2018

Russia

EU antitrust regulators have accepted concessions made by Gazprom and

EU antitrust regulators have accepted concessions made by Gazprom and will not issue a fine against the energy giant

24/05/2018

Russia

Moscow university students protest World Cup noise

World Cup fever is mounting in much of the world but these students at Moscow State University are not going football crazy.

23/05/2018

Russia

No FANS ID, no World Cup, say organisers

A ticket will not be enough for fans visiting Russia for the World Cup, each supporter will need to apply online for a FAN ID.

23/05/2018

Russia

Russia issues world cup banknote

New 100-rouble note first for national mint to use only polymers and feature a figure unconnected with politics.

23/05/2018

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Iconic Russian matrioshka dolls painted with World Cup symbols

With the World Cup in Russia now less than a month away, makers of the iconic Matrioshka dolls in host city Nizhny-Novgorod have come up with a twist for visitors — the wooden nesting dolls have been painted with World Cup symbols.

22/05/2018

Russia

Russia raises its Arctic profile with arrival of floating nuclear power plant

Vessel can power 50,000 homes, but environmentalists warn of a potential disaster in the making.

22/05/2018

Russia

Germany walks delicate line in its bilateral relations with Russia

Under fire from some for "enabling" Vladimir Putin with the Nordstream gas pipeline projects, Angela Merkel went to the Sochi summit demanding guarantees for Ukraine.

18/05/2018