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Russia

Russian lorries stuck as Poland and Ukraine close borders

Russian lorries are facing a tortuous journey to Europe because of separate disputes with Poland and Ukraine. Hundreds have been stuck at three

15/02/2016

Sport

Former Russian anti-doping agency head Nikita Kamayev dies

15/02/2016

World

Medvedev: Syria, Ukraine and the economic crisis - an exclusive interview

Russia is increasingly feared by many in the West as a growing security threat, yet paradoxically it’s one of the key players in finding a solution

14/02/2016

Russia

Syria would be 'chaos' if Assad ousted, says Medvedev

US Secretary of State John Kerry said that if the Syrian peace plan fails, more foreign troops could enter the conflict. Countries such as Saudi

13/02/2016

Russia

Syria ceasefire more likely to fail than succeed, says Russian FM

Russia’s foreign minister said a Syrian ceasefire set to start next week is more likely to fail than succeed. Sergey Lavrov was speaking at a

13/02/2016

Russia

Moscow criticised for flattening kiosks

Moscow authorities have been criticised for the late-night destruction of a number of small businesses around the city. The mayor’s office gave

10/02/2016

Sport

Katusha escape ban for two failed dope tests in 12 months

The disciplinary committee of world cycling’s governing body UCI has ruled that a suspension for Russian team Katusha was not warranted despite two

10/02/2016

Economy

Kremlin 'considering stimulus plan for Russian economy'

The Kremlin is reportedly considering a stimulus plan to revive Russia's battered economy that would support - among others - the car industry, railways, construction and agriculture.

10/02/2016

Russia

Moscow demolishes illegal metro kiosks in night of long shovels

Moscow has begun the large-scale demolition of kiosks and small shopping centres. Sergei Shogurov, head of the capital’s real estate inspectorate

09/02/2016

Economy

To Russia with cash: Chinese tourists offset fall in Western visitors

Russia is enjoying a tourism boom of Chinese visitors who have become the largest group of foreign visitors with numbers more than doubling last year compared with 2014.

09/02/2016

Culture news

Russia's Pussy Riot mocks prosecutor general Yury Chaika in new video

Russian ‘punk’ band Pussy Riot has released a video for a new rap-like protest song. In ‘Chaika’, the all-girl collective takes on the Kremlin and

05/02/2016

Economy

Russian recession set to deepen says central bank

Russia's economy is set to dip deeper into recession according to the latest central bank forecasts as the Kremlin looks at selling stakes in state owned companies.

03/02/2016

Russia

Moscow's homeless living in sewers to escape the cold

Homelessness is on the rise in the capital as the Russian economy suffers from the falling price of oil, its main export.

31/01/2016

Russia

12 dead in suspected arson attack in Moscow

A criminal investigation is underway after fire crews found 12 bodies in the wreckage of a burning building in Moscow. Arson is suspected after the

31/01/2016

Economy

Russia to talk to OPEC about pumping less oil to boost prices

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has confirmed that Saudi Arabia had proposed oil producing countries cut production by up to 5 percent each in order to support weak oil prices.

28/01/2016

Business Line

Oil prices to stay low, Russia suffers

The World Bank has slashed its forecast for oil prices, saying the cost of a barrel of crude will stay near the current lows for the rest of 2016

27/01/2016

Economy

Hopes of a supply cut deal push up oil prices

Crude prices rose on Tuesday on hopes that OPEC and non-OPEC producers may be edging closer to a deal to pump less oil and address a supply glut.

26/01/2016

Russia

Moscow: Litvinenko report could 'poison' relations with Britain

Russia is rejecting the findings of the UK’s inquiry into the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, cautioning that it could “poison”

21/01/2016

Economy

Rouble hits new lows, Kremlin unruffled

The rouble slumped to new record lows on Thursday, threatening more hardship for ordinary Russians, but the Kremlin denied the currency was collapsing.

21/01/2016

Russia

Jews welcome in Russia, Putin tells Europe's Jewish leaders

Russian president Vladimir Putin has met with European Jewish leaders to discuss their concerns over rising anti-Semitism on the continent. During

19/01/2016

Economy

Russian government to decide where to cut spending after oil price fall

Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has ordered the government to decide where spending can be significantly cut. This year’s federal budget was drawn up

15/01/2016

Russia

Ukraine pushing for return of Crimea

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is seeking help from the EU and the US in securing the return of Crimea to Ukrainian sovereignty. The

15/01/2016

Sport

Wada report accuses former chief Diack of conspiracy and corruption

The second part of a report into corruption at World Athletics has accused former President Lamine Diack of being responsible for ‘‘organising and

14/01/2016

Russia

Moscow meeting: Russia and Japan discuss North-South Korea tensions

North and South Korea were on the agenda in Moscow at a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the vice president of Japan’s ruling

12/01/2016

Economy

Holiday hangover hits rouble as speculators claw at Russia

The Russian rouble tanked again on Monday as the week opened with the Russian currency under severe market pressure. A 10-day holiday period in

11/01/2016

Russia

Orthodox Christians begin Christmas celebrations

An estimated 350,000 Orthodox Christians have celebrated Christmas Eve in Moscow, with Patriarch Kirill overseeing the main event in the Russian

06/01/2016