Now playing Next Russia Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17 Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17 13/01/2021
Now playing Next Russia One child among eight people killed in Russian residential block fire Russia has launched a criminal investigation after eight people, including a child, were killed in a fire at a nine-story apartment building in Yekaterinburg. 12/01/2021
Now playing Next Russia Four Russian soldiers killed and 40 hurt in truck crash near Moscow Russia's Defence Ministry said that a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and rammed into a convoy of military buses on a motorway just northwest of the capital. 11/01/2021
Now playing Next Russia Three dead, six missing after avalanche at Russian Arctic ski resort The four found so far are believed to be the ski lift director and his family. There are six others still missing. 09/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment Russia's premier Ice Sculpting competition gets underway in Perm Sculptors will spend five days perfecting their frozen creations before judges choose the winners. 08/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment Putin visits UNESCO-listed church for Orthodox Christmas service During two decades in power, Putin generally has marked Christmas outside Moscow, often at relatively little-known provincial churches. 07/01/2021
Now playing Next Russia Moscow has hired its first female metro drivers after ban relaxation Special uniforms have been designed for the new roster of employees and will allow them to choose between wearing a skirt or trousers in the driving seat. 05/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment Russians enjoy winter weather at snowman festival Dozens of Russian families enjoyed winter weather in Kazan on Sunday while competing at a snowman festival. 03/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment Russians brave an icy dip in Siberia's Lake Baikal ahead of new year The swimmers run several kilometres through a snowy forest in swimsuits and festive costumes before plunging into the world’s largest freshwater lake. 31/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russia announces new retaliatory travel sanctions on UK nationals Russia says it has expanded the number of British nationals barred from entering the country in response to "unacceptable and unfounded'' UK sanctions over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 30/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on senior German officials The move comes after the EU sanctioned Russian military intelligence officials in October, accusing them of hacking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emails in 2015. 29/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russia admits COVID-19 death toll is more than triple official numbers Official figures from the Russian health authority say 55,265 people have died from COVID-19; however, the statistics agency has said this figure is more than three times higher. 29/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russian police officer killed in knife attack in Chechnya The two assailants, described as "terrorists" by the region's leader, were shot dead by authorities after trying to seize police weapons. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia More than a dozen sailors missing after Russian fishing trawler sinks The fishing vessel sank near the New Zealand archipelago of Nueva Zembla. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Top associate of Russia's Navalny released from detention Lyubov Sobol was charged with trespassing after ringing the doorbell of an alleged security operative who inadvertently revealed details of Navalny’s supposed poisoning. 27/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia George Blake, notorious Soviet Cold War double agent, dies at 98 Blake was jailed in the 1960s for betraying the British foreign intelligence service but escaped and spent the rest of his life behind the Iron Curtain. 26/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Russian Father Frosts surprise children at hospital Russian volunteers dressed in "Father Frost" costumes abseiled down the sides of a Moscow children's hospital on Friday to wish the young patients inside a Happy New Year. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Parade marks opening of new runway at Moscow airport Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on Thursday opened its newly reconstructed runway. After the official opening and the ribbon cutting by senior managers at the airport, dozens of airfield vehicles marked the event. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Navalny ally under investigation for 'threatening' FSB agent Police raided the home of activist Lyubov Sobol on Christmas day after she knocked at the door of an alleged FSB agent who Alexei Navalny says took part in the plot to poison him. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Navalny poisoning: Russia slams retaliatory sanctions on EU officials The Kremlin mantains it didn't poison Alexei Navalny, saying the activist suffers from 'persecution delirium'. 21/12/2020
Now playing Next Focus Football for Friendship scheme attracts more than a million youngsters IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GAZPROM Supported by famous athletes, representatives of football academies and journalists, young participants held over 50 events this season and acquired an impressive Guinness World Records title for the largest online football lesson. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia 'It makes no sense': Russia's doping ban halved to two years The Court of Arbitration for Sport had initially slapped the country with a four-year ban but halved it on Thursday "to effect cultural change". 18/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia If Kremlin had been behind Navalny poisoning, he'd be dead, says Putin He made the claim during his annual marathon press conference on Thursday. 17/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Navalny: Russian FM dismisses claims security agents behind poisoning The investigation conducted by Bellingcat and The Insider in cooperation with CNN and Der Spiegel found that agents of Russia's domestic security agency have followed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trips since 2017. 16/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Oliver Stone says he has taken Russia's COVID-19 vaccine The US movie director told Russian state TV that he had received the first of two jabs of the Sputnik V vaccine. 16/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia 11 people killed after fire sweeps through Russian retirement home An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire in which 11 care home residents are believed to have perished. 15/12/2020