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US basketball star Brittney Griner released in Russian prisoner swap

The two-time Olympic gold medalist had been held in a Russian jail on drugs charges.

08/12/2022

Russia

Vladimir Putin admits fight in Ukraine is taking longer than expected

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that his “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected but hailed the seizure of his neighbor's territory.

07/12/2022

Russia

Several dead after explosions hit two Russian military airfields

Three Russian servicemen were killed and four injured in the incidents in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. Hours later, Russia launched a wave of missiles at targets around Ukraine, although Kyiv says it shot most of them down.

06/12/2022

Culture news

From museums to books: How Russia's anti-LGBT laws will impact culture

Russia's first queer museum closes its door after Putin approves anti-LGBTQ laws

06/12/2022

Nature

Why have 2,500 dead seals washed up on Russia’s shores?

In 1900, there were more than a million Caspian seals - but after a century of overfishing and habitat degradation, some environmentalists warn that there are just 70,000 left.

05/12/2022

Russia

Price cap on Russian oil comes into force despite Moscow's threats

The $60-a-barrel cap on Russian oil approved by the G7 comes into force on Monday despite Moscow's threats.

05/12/2022

Russia

Moscow and Kyiv criticise $US60 oil price cap set by Western allies

The Kremlin announced that it will not accept the EU oil price ceiling set to take effect on Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.

04/12/2022

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Watch: Russian military conscripts depart for 'combat coordination'

The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday published another footage which it said shows "mobilised citizens who completed retraining courses in the Stavropol region departing for combat coordination."

03/12/2022

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

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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