Russia Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks Russia said on Friday that Western demands stating it should pull out completely from Ukraine effectively rule out any future talks to end the war. 02/12/2022
Russia Publishers fear chilling effect of Russian anti-LGBT, foreign agent la Russia's new anti-LGTBI laws and laws against so-called 'foreign agents' have publishers worried that the arts have been left unprotected against possible censorship. 02/12/2022
Russia Prominent opposition figure on trial for criticism of Russian military Ilya Yashin has been charged with spreading false information about the Russian military. 29/11/2022
Russia 'I share your pain,' Putin tells mothers of fallen Russian soldiers Critics say Putin should have met with "real mothers" of soldiers deployed in Ukraine, not women who were "hand picked" by the Kremlin for the event. 25/11/2022
Russia Four people, including gunman, killed in shooting in southern Russia The incident occurred in the city of Krymsk in the Krasnodar region. 24/11/2022
Russia 'Absurd': Russian MPs back law banning LGBTQ 'propaganda' The bill outlaws advertising, media, books, films, and theatre productions that "promote" homosexuality. 24/11/2022
Russia Gas explosion kills nine people on Russia’s Sakhalin island Local authorities say they are paying compensation to people who lost their homes, or relatives. 19/11/2022
Russia Alexei Navalny says he was 'moved to tiny cell' in Russian prison Putin's most prominent internal critic claims he has been transferred to a cramped "punishment cell" in prison and deprived of family visits. 18/11/2022
Russia Russia denies that foreign minister Lavrov hospitalised at G20 summit Moscow said the media reports were "the height of fakery". 14/11/2022
Russia Anxiety, grief, pain: More Russians turn to antidepressants With the stagnating conflict in Ukraine grinding on, many Russians are growing increasingly anxious and worried. 10/11/2022
Russia US protests as Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia The two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted of drug trafficking offenses in August. 09/11/2022
No Comment Watch: Red Square marks 105th anniversary of the Russian Revolution Russian Communists laid flowers at Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to mark the 105th anniversary of the October Revolution. 07/11/2022
Russia At least 13 dead after 'drunken man' fires 'flare gun' in Russian bar Authorities said the flare gun was fired at the dancefloor during the early hours of Saturday morning. 05/11/2022
Russia Russia's Wagner paramilitary group opens HQ in St Petersburg The secretive group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin have played an increasingly important role in Russia's war against Ukraine. 04/11/2022
Tech News Russia ships giant magnet to France for nuclear fusion project The Russian-made magnet will be part of the world’s largest ‘tokamak’, a device designed to generate energy through nuclear fusion. 02/11/2022
Russia 'No breakthrough' at Putin-mediated Armenia and Azerbaijan talks The settlement negotiations reflected an attempt by Moscow to shore up its influence in the region. 31/10/2022
Russia Russia’s central bank improves key economic forecasts The Central Bank of Russia (BCR) has improved its GDP forecasts for the Russian economy this year, predicting a less severe recession than it previously thought. 28/10/2022
Russia Ukraine war: Putin slams the West as 'dangerous, bloody and dirty' The Russian president said he had no intention of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. 27/10/2022
Russia Russian Duma gives early approval for ban on LGBTQ 'propaganda' The Russian Duma has preliminarily approved a law to ban the spreading of ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations’, in a move denounced by human rights groups. 27/10/2022
Russia Russia is taking children from Ukraine, US think tank says Children are continuing to be taken from battle zones in Ukraine for adoption in Russia - that's according to the US Institute of War, which cites confirmations from Russian media. 27/10/2022
Europe Decoded Russia shares misleading Slovenian photo in 'dirty bomb' allegations The photo was first uploaded by the Slovenian Radioactive Waste Agency in 2010. 27/10/2022
Russia Russia may block Antarctic protections amid global tensions Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica's pristine waters. 27/10/2022
No Comment 20th anniversary of the Nord-Ost hostage siege commemorated Commemoration ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the Nord-Ost hostage siege held in Moscow 26/10/2022
Russia Russia notifies US of planned nuclear drills Washington claims Russia's decision to announce the drills lowers the risk of miscalculation. 26/10/2022
Russia Russia rejects appeal against Brittney Griner's prison sentence The US basketball player was convicted in Moscow on drug charges in August. 25/10/2022
Russia Russian fighter jet crashes into a two-storey building in Siberia Sunday's disaster was the 11th reported non-combat crash of Russian military jets since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. 23/10/2022