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Syria conflict: Russian parliament gives green light for use of military force

Russia’s parliament has unanimously granted President Vladimir Putin the right to deploy the country’s military in Syria. According to the Kremlin

30/09/2015

Russia

Exclusive: shipwatchers chart Russian hardware heading into Med

Observers in Istanbul are gathering evidence of what seems to be increasing Russian naval activity of a military nature — ships moving from the Black

29/09/2015

Russia

US is ready to work with Russia and Iran on Syria but says Assad can't stay in power

President Barack Obama says that the United States is willing to work with Russia and Iran to try to end the Syrian conflict. Speaking at the

28/09/2015

My Europe Series

From a Russian peninsula: Crimean voices

It's hard to hear Crimean voices these days. Since Russia annexed the peninsula at least 20,000 people have left, the majority not wanting to become Russian.

28/09/2015

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Orphaned bear cubs returned to the wild in Russia

27/09/2015

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Estonia and Russia end Kohver row with 'spy' swap

It was a scene reminiscent of the Cold War. On a bridge straddling the border between Estonia and Russia, suspected spies were exchanged. Tallinn

26/09/2015

Russia

Russia reopens Tsar Nicolas murder case

Russian investigators have exhumed the remains of the last Tsar Nicolas ll and his wife Alexandra, as part of a renewed investigation into their

24/09/2015

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Russia: controversial trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko opens

The trial of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko has opened in Russia. She’s accused of murdering two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine

22/09/2015

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Netanyahu and Putin meet in Moscow to counter risk of air clashes over Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a visit to Mosow for talks with Vladimir Putin, says they have come to an agreement to ensure

21/09/2015

Russia

Russian regional governor in Komi charged over corruption probe

20/09/2015

Economy

Deutsche Banks ends Russian operations

Deutsche Bank has confirmed its closing part of its business in Russia as a result of sanctions and investigations into share trades. The German firm

18/09/2015

Russia

Charity boss flees with young kids after Russia's NGO crackdown

On-the-run in France with three of her children, Nadezhda Kutepova fears jail for treason if she returns home to Russia. She fled amid Moscow’s

15/09/2015

Russia

Russia gives Assad firepower, spurring US strategy adjustment

Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly reiterated his commitment to helping President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, along with a claim

15/09/2015

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Russia votes in regional elections as opposition cries foul

Votes are being counted following regional elections across Russia. Around 59 million people are eligible to vote and the poll is seen as a precursor

14/09/2015

Russia

Record-breaking Russian cosmonaut returns to Earth

A record-breaking Russian cosmonaut has come back down to earth in a Soyuz capsule. Gennady Padalka returned from the International Space Station

12/09/2015

Russia

Berlusconi meets Putin in Crimea

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has visited Russian-occupied Crimea to lay flowers with President Putin at a memorial to Sardinian

11/09/2015

Economy

Russia holds interest rates after rouble's tumble

Russia’s Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged amid turmoil surrounding the rouble’s decline, falling oil prices and rising inflation. After

11/09/2015

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Crimea looking to increase its lion share

08/09/2015

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Exhausted animals rescued from flooded zoo in Ussuriysk, Russia

Rescuers have evacuating exhausted and starving animals which became been trapped for days at a flooded zoo in the Russian city of Ussuriysk. So far

02/09/2015

Russia

The world's biggest bomb, recreated

01/09/2015

Economy

Rosneft shares fall on lower profits

Top Russian oli producer Rosneft says profits fell by 22% in Q2 thanks to continued weakness in oil prices, which have almost halved in the reporting

31/08/2015

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Putin and Medvedev flex their muscle

31/08/2015

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Protesters angry over destruction of 'Mephistopheles' in St Petersburg

The smashing of a 100-year-old mythical demon sculpture on the facade of a St Petersburg building angers locals over the religiously-motivated act of 'vandalism'.

30/08/2015

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Typhoon Goni strikes Russia's east coast

Russia’s far-eastern maritime territory has been hit by a super-powerful Typhoon Goni. Strong winds and lashing rain began pummeling the port city of

27/08/2015

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Russia to increase wheat supplies to Egypt, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is to increase wheat supplies to Egypt. The announcement was made during a visit to Moscow by

26/08/2015

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Oleg Sentsov sentenced to 20 years in a high-security prison

25/08/2015