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Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack

The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the US, UK and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 139 people on Friday - despite repeated claims of responsibility by Islamic State.

26/03/2024

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Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich

A Moscow court on Tuesday extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershovich's sentence until at least June.

26/03/2024

Russia

Russians urge punishment for those who carried out concert attack

Russian officials urge harsh punishment for those who carried out deadly concert attack.

25/03/2024

Russia

Euroviews. What does Putin’s farcical ‘re-election’ mean for the EU?

Appeasement is off the table. Europe needs to unite and get serious about the truly existential threat that Putin’s brutal regime poses, Michael Emerson writes.

25/03/2024

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WATCH: Russia flaunts military helicopters in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry has released footage showing combat helicopters on a mission in Ukraine.

25/03/2024

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WATCH: Flowers and rubble as Russia reels from Moscow concert attack

Sunday was a day of mourning in Russia for the victims of a horrific terrorist attack on a packed concert hall.

25/03/2024

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Four bruised and bloodied men charged over Moscow concert attack

More than 130 people were killed in a grisly shooting in the Russian capital on Friday.

25/03/2024

Russia

Russian spacecraft blasts off from Kazakhstan

The rocket was carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus.

24/03/2024

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Thousands of children being evacuated from Russian city of Belgorod

The planned evacuation of children is one of the biggest publicly announced in the Belgorod region since the war began in February 2022.

22/03/2024

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Russia mourns after Moscow concert hall attack

Russia's president has claimed - without evidence - that Ukraine was behind the deadliest attack on Russian soil in decades.

22/03/2024

Russia

Russia aborts ISS launch for 3 astronauts moments before lift off

Russia halted a Soyuz launch to the ISS seconds before takeoff due to a safety issue, ensuring the crew's safety. Despite tensions over Ukraine, the ISS symbolizes ongoing Russia-West cooperation.

21/03/2024

Economy

The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up

The EU is edging closer to a decision about using the interest made on the frozen foreign reserves of Russia's Central Bank to aid Ukraine.

20/03/2024

Russia

Russia to evacuate children from border region targeted by Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said this week he wants to create a buffer zone to help protect Russia's border regions from long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids.

19/03/2024

Russia

Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics

Putin said he would consider the request if it was a serious move to build 'peaceful, neighbourly relations'.

18/03/2024

Russia

Putin says he supported Alexei Navalny prisoner swap

Russia’s best-known opposition figure died last month while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that supporters say were politically motivated.

18/03/2024

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Ukraine launches drone attacks on the final day of Russia's election

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote.

17/03/2024

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How supporting Putin has divided families in Russia

Support for the Russian president divides Russian society. Children often have completely opposite views to their parents.

16/03/2024

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Russians cast ballots on second day of elections

Russians cast their ballots on second day of an election almost certain to extend Putin's 25 year rule by another six years.

16/03/2024

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Pensioner defies Vladimir Putin with anti-war murals

The 85-year-old has been fined multiple times but says he has no intention of stopping.

15/03/2024

Russia

Arrests and vandalism mar Russia's all but certain election

Putin looks set to extend his rule by six more years after he stifled dissent, though there has been sporadic vandalism at ballot boxes.

15/03/2024

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How EU sanctions won't stop Putin getting six more years in power

President Vladimir Putin is all but guaranteed to win six more years of power in Russia’s upcoming elections. Opponents - many of them behind bars, exiled abroad, or dead - say EU officials must intensify their efforts to hit Moscow where it hurts.

15/03/2024

Russia

Vice President of Russian energy company dies 'suddenly' of suicide

Vitaly Robertus, 54, is reportedly the fourth Lukoil manager to die in two years.

14/03/2024

Economy

Why haven't Western sanctions worked on Russia's economy?

Renewed packages of sanctions from the EU and US were supposed to weaken the Russian economy. Instead, it has adapted, and remains robust just as Vladimir Putin is about to get reelected for a fourth presidential term.

14/03/2024

Economy

Russian inflation touches one-year high in February on service prices

Russian inflation in February was mostly boosted by increases in services and non-food product inflation.

14/03/2024

Russia

Putin says Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened

The Russian president has levelled nuclear threats before, and reports say the US prepared for the possibility of a tactical weapon being deployed in Ukraine.

13/03/2024

Russia

Russian military plane crashes with 15 people on board

The transport aircraft carrying 15 people came down during takeoff from an air base in western Russia on Tuesday, according to the Defence Ministry.

12/03/2024