No Comment Locust influx causing concern in Russia Swarms of locusts have invaded parts of Russia, including Sochi, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014. 03/07/2016
Russia EU extends sanctions against Russia over Ukraine The European Council has extended economic sanctions targeting specific sections of the Russian economy for a further six months. 01/07/2016
Russia Russian and Turkish foreign ministers meet in Sochi The meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort was between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. 01/07/2016
Russia Firefighting plane lost in Russia Communication with the aircraft has been lost and a search is underway. 11 firefighters and crew are on board. 01/07/2016
Russia Russia extends ban on Western food products President Vladimir Putin has extended a Russian ban on food products from Western countries until the end of 2017. 29/06/2016
Russia Russian governor Nikita Belykh held over 'large bribe' in corruption probe The governor of the central Russian Kirov region has been detained, “accused of accepting a 400,000 euro bribe’:http://tass. 25/06/2016
Russia Russia must be ready to respond to NATO's 'aggressive actions', says Putin President Vladimir Putin has said Russia must boost its combat readiness in response to NATO’s “aggressive actions” near its borders. 22/06/2016
Russia Athletes cleared for Rio will compete under Russian flag - IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says track and field athletes from Russia and Kenya can be evaluated individually by the IAAF to determine if they can compete in… 21/06/2016
Europe News EU extends sanctions against Russia for another six months EU economic sanctions against Russia are to remain in place for another six months. 21/06/2016
Russia Russia: at least 13 children die in summer boat trip In Russia, at least thirteen children have died after boats capsized in stormy weather on a lake in the northwest of the country. 20/06/2016
Russia Over a dozen children killed in Russian boating accident In Russia at least 13 children and an adult are reported to have died after boats capsized in stormy weather on a lake in the northwest of the country. 19/06/2016
No Comment Moscow: baby strollers parade The parade of baby strollers – a colorful festival, which is held since 2008, took place in Moscow Gorky Park this Saturday. 19/06/2016
Sport Russia opens criminal case against former anti-doping chief Russian federal investigators announced on Saturday they had opened a criminal case against the country’s former anti-doping chief Grigory Rodchenkov on charges of “abuse of… 18/06/2016
Russia Putin slams Russian athletes Rio Olympics doping ban Vladimir Putin has condemned the decision by the world athletics’ governing body to uphold a ban on Russia for systematic doping, thereby excluding its track and field competitors from this summer’s R 18/06/2016
Economy Junker and Putin talk in St Petersburg Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed the St. 17/06/2016
Economy Russia cuts cost of borrowing as inflation falls Russia's central bank has cut its main interest rate by 0.5 percent to 10.5 percent, signaling confidence by its policymakers that inflation risks are declining. 10/06/2016
Business Series Sharapova's sponsors Nike, Head and Evian stand by her despite doping ban Nike, racket provider Head and bottled water company Evian have said they will continue sponsoring Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova despite her drug ban. 09/06/2016
Russia Radical performance artist Pavlensky released in Moscow Radical political performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky has been set free by a Moscow court after spending seven months in jail. 08/06/2016
Russia Maria Sharapova to appeal two-year doping ban Maria Sharapova will appeal a two-year ban for doping imposed by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, she said on her Facebook… 08/06/2016
Business Series Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period. 08/06/2016
Russia Netanyahu meets Putin in Moscow It is the third time the Israeli prime minister has visited Russia in the last year - this time for the 25th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries. 07/06/2016
Business Series Lukoil profits hit by oil price slump Russia's Lukoil has said its profits in the first three months of this year were down by 59 percent as oil prices fell to a 12-year low and its output declined. 06/06/2016
World Mikhail Khodorkovsky: "Russia deserves better" Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s fall from grace was spectacular, once Russia’s richest man he was thrown into jail for a decade on what he, and many others, believe were trumped up charges apparently at the be 03/06/2016
Sport Korean Kim fences to saber gold in Moscow The Luzhniki Stadium complex in Moscow hosted the Russian leg of the fencing World Cup Grand Prix. 28/05/2016
Russia Russia says Savchenko exchange deal was not linked to Minsk accords The handover of Nadiya Savchenko in return for two Russian prisoners who were flown back to Moscow was cast as a humanitarian gesture by Vladimir… 26/05/2016
Russia Russians jailed in Ukraine return to Moscow in Savchenko exchange deal In contrast to the rapturous scenes in Kyiv amid the return of freed Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, it was a private welcome at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport for the two Russians freed by… 25/05/2016