Russia Thousands pay tribute to murdered Russian opposition politician All day Saturday thousands of people laid flowers and lit candles in tribute on the bridge where Boris Nemtsov was murdered on Friday night. They 01/03/2015
Russia Friend and fellow opposition figure reacts to murder of Boris Nemtsov Euronews got reaction to the murder of Boris Nemtsov from another Russian opposition figure, Irina Khakamada 28/02/2015
Russia Putin promises to hunt down killers of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov The Russian President is vowing to find and punish the killers of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. 28/02/2015
Russia Floral tributes left at scene of Nemtsov murder in Moscow The spot where Boris Nemtsov was killed is about 200 m from the Kremlin 28/02/2015
Russia Putin launches investigation into Boris Nemtsov's murder Russian media reports President Vladimir Putin has commissioned a wide-ranging investigation into the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. 28/02/2015
Russia Fierce anti-Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow Boris Nemtsov, a leading Russian opposition leader has been shot dead in Moscow. Police say the 55-year-old former deputy prime minister was gunned 28/02/2015
Russia Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow A leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been shot dead in Moscow. According to several Russian news agencies, the 56-year-old 27/02/2015
Russia Russian court upholds Navalny prison sentence A court in Moscow has rejected an appeal against a 15-day jail term for prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The activist was handed the 27/02/2015
Russia Kremlin saw plan to split Ukraine before Yanukovich fled - newspaper A Russian newspaper has claimed that the Kremlin was presented with a plan to annex Crimea and eastern Ukraine before the overthrow of President 26/02/2015
Russia Rival military exercises deepen anxiety in Baltic states Russia’s military exercises close to the border with several eastern European nations have raised fears of a possible invasion of the Baltic region 26/02/2015
Russia Kyiv's suspension of gas flow to eastern Ukraine 'smells of genocide' says Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Kyiv’s decision to cut gas supplies to parts of eastern Ukraine “smells of genocide.” Ukraine’s national 25/02/2015
Culture news Sochi International Arts Festival creates unique musical fusions Now famous for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi is also making a name for itself as the host of the annual 24/02/2015
Russia War with Ukraine "unlikely" - Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin says a full war with Ukraine is “unlikely”. In an interview on Monday to mark a public holiday honouring Russia’s 24/02/2015
Russia Thousands attend anti-Maidan march in Moscow Thousands turned out for a rally in Moscow to condemn the popular uprising in Ukraine’s Maidan Square, which ousted pro-Russian president Viktor 21/02/2015
Russia Russia Finance Minister slams 'political character' of Moody's downgrade Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Russia’s sovereign rating to below investment grade or junk status, citing the impact from the Ukraine crisis 21/02/2015
Russia Russia: Prominent anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny jailed Navalny is jailed for 15 days for handing out flyers for an unauthorised, anti-Kremlin protest. 20/02/2015
Russia Russian supply ship brings Valentine greetings to ISS Russia’s unmanned supply ship Progress has successfully docked with the International Space Station. The new Progress was carrying more than three 18/02/2015
Russia Russian court upholds fraud conviction for Kremlin critic Navalny A Russian court has upheld a suspended three-and-a-half-year jail term for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over a theft case he claims is politically 17/02/2015
Russia Merkel and Hollande hold urgent talks with Putin in Moscow It was described as a last-ditch effort to negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine. 06/02/2015
Russia Russian woman, 81, dies after being arrested for stealing butter Media reports say the pensioner was accused of taking three packets of butter without paying 05/02/2015
Culture news Meet Putin's favourite DJ Meet Vladimir Putin’s favourite DJ. Alex Mamonov, a.k.a. DJ Fenix, is the hottest electronic dance music DJ in Russia today. More than a decade 04/02/2015
Russia Russian mother charged with treason released ahead of trial, says lawyer A Russian mother-of-seven accused of treason has been released from custody after a petition from almost 20,000 supporters was presented to the 03/02/2015
Russia Blaze rips through Moscow library home to millions of rare texts and books A huge blaze has ripped through one of Russia’s largest libraries. The fire in Moscow’s Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences in 01/02/2015
Russia Russian mother-of-seven to stand trial for treason over Ukraine call It has been seven days since Anatoly Gorlov has seen his wife. Accused of treason, Russian citizen Svetlana Davydova was jailed last week on 30/01/2015
Europe News EU extends first set of Russian sanctions EU foreign affairs ministers on Thursday agreed to extend sanctions against Russian officials and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. The measures 29/01/2015