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Russia hits Turkey with economic sanctions, warns more could follow

Russia has hit Turkey with economic retaliation following the fatal downings of two Russian aircraft on Tuesday. Some 15% of all food imports to

26/11/2015

Russia

10 Rosneft workers killed in Krasnoyarsk helicopter crash

Employees of Russia’s state oil company are among at least ten passengers who have been killed in a helicopter crash. The Rosneft workers died when

26/11/2015

Russia

Kremlin gets tough on Turkish food imports

As the row over the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet continues Moscow has announced it is to tighten controls of agricultural imports from

26/11/2015

Russia

Warning or no warning - tension grows between Russia and Turkey over downed jet

Moscow and Ankara continue to contest the circumstances surrounding Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet. Now its over the issue of whether there was a

26/11/2015

Russia

No violation, no warning, a premediatated provocation growls Moscow

In Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the Turkish government for being a supporter of ISIL terrorism, and of having imposed a programme

25/11/2015

Russia

Protesters pelt Turkish embassy in Moscow, call it the "Islamic State Embassy"

Itar-Tass reported some 900 people turned up outside the Turkish embassy on Wednesday to pelt it with eggs, tomatoes and stones in protests. The

25/11/2015

Russia

Russia says second SU-24 crew member safe and back at base in Syria

Russia’s Defence Minister confirmed on Wednesday morning that the second crew member from the SU-24 that was shot down by Turkish F16s on Tuesday is

25/11/2015

Russia

Calls for calm as tensions rise over Turkish downing of Russian jet

NATO, the UN and Washington expressed their support for Turkey after its military shot down a Russian jet claiming it had violated its airspace. But

25/11/2015

Russia

Syrian conflict dominates talks between Russia and Iran in Tehran

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s leadership have called for closer ties at a meeting on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

24/11/2015

Russia

Anti-Russian protesters block repair of Crimean power lines

The Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea will be starved of electricity for a third day after pro-Ukrainian activists prevented repairs to sabotaged

23/11/2015

Russia

'Criminal investigations opened' following Crimea blackout

A number of criminal investigations have reportedly been opened in Ukraine after power lines carrying electricity into Crimea were sabotaged. The

22/11/2015

Russia

Crimea: state of emergency declared

A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after power lines carrying electricity from Ukraine were reportedly sabotaged. The peninsula was

22/11/2015

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21/11/2015

Russia

Diesel: from Russia with love

Russia says it will send a puppy to replace the police dog which perished in last week’s terrorist operation in Paris. The Interior Ministry in

21/11/2015

Sport

Russian athletes excluded from World Indoor championships

Russian athletes will not appear at the World Indoor championships in the US next March. The event in Portland, Oregon, will be the first major

19/11/2015

Russia

Russia vows to hunt down airliner bombers and steps up strikes on ISIL in Syria

Russia says it has stepped up airstrikes against ISIL militants after the Kremlin accepted that it was a bomb that brought down a Russian airliner

17/11/2015

Russia

Russia intensifies strikes against ISIL in Syria

Russia has intensified airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria as President Vladimir Putin vows to hunt down those responsible for blowing up a

17/11/2015

Russia

Putin vows retribution as Russia recognises Sinai plane crash was terror attack

The Kremlin recognised for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger plane last month over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt

17/11/2015

Russia

Russia recognises Sinai plane crash as 'terrorist act'

The Kremlin recognised for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger plane last month over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt

17/11/2015

Russia

IAAF suspends Russia indefinitely from international athletics competitions

13/11/2015

Russia

Moscow bans EgyptAir flights in wake of Russian jet crash in Sinai

Russia has banned incoming flights by Egypt’s state-owned airline according to a Moscow airport spokesman. It’s understood the ban will come into

13/11/2015

Russia

Russia to partly admit to some WADA doping charges

13/11/2015

Economy

Russia 'warns Twitter it must store user data locally'

Russia has reportedly warned Twitter that it must store Russian users’ data in Russia. A new law that came into effect in September requires internet

12/11/2015

Russia

Putin calls for individuals to bear responsibility in doping scandal

President Vladimir Putin says he wants Russia to carry out its own investigation into allegations its athletes have systematically taken

12/11/2015

Russia

IOC calls for IAAF action over doping claims in Russian athletics

The IOC calls for disciplinary procedures to be initiated against athletes found to have violated doping laws, but says it's the IAAF's responsibility to act.

11/11/2015

Russia

IOC suspends former IAAF president in wake of doping & corruption scandal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) threatened punishments for those proven to have violated doping rules and it seems heads have started to

10/11/2015