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Russian National Flag Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the official ceremony of hoisting the national flag in the Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, which marks the National Flag Day.

22/08/2021

Russia

Navalny demands West crackdown on corruption on poisoning anniversary

From his prison cell, where he is spending the first anniversary of his poisoning, Navalny wrote that corruption is "almost invariably one of the main causes of the global challenges that face the west".

20/08/2021

Russia

Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya

After meeting with his Libyan counterpart in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia was ready to withdraw its troops from the country, heeding a call from the UN.

19/08/2021

My Europe Series

It's 30 years since the failed coup to oust Soviet leader Gorbachev

The world held its breath 30 years ago when a group of senior Communist officials attempted to oust Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and flooded Moscow with tanks. The August coup collapsed after just three days and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union.

19/08/2021

Russia

Google fined €162,000 by Russia for failing to remove banned content

A Moscow court has fined Google for violating Russian rules on banned content and failing to delete illegal posts.

17/08/2021

Russia

BBC condemns expulsion of its Moscow correspondent

The Russian foreign ministry said the move came in retaliation to Britain's "persecution of Russian journalists".

13/08/2021

Russia

Russia expands state of emergency over wildfires in Far East

Russian authorities have expanded a state of emergency in northeast Siberia to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires.

13/08/2021

Russia

Two people die after explosion on Russian bus

Authorities believe the blast on Thursday evening in Voronezh is not terror-related.

13/08/2021

Russia

Russian embassy denies Tehran ambassadors photo was offensive

Iranian officials said the photo "extremely inappropriate" given its links to the 1943 Tehran agreement - when Iran was under Allied control.

12/08/2021

Russia

Russian prosecutors open investigation into Black Sea oil spill

Satellite images showed damage from the leak may have been misreported, with the spill appearing to be 400 times larger than initially claimed.

12/08/2021

Russia

Russia announces record number of COVID-19 deaths

The country is battling a surge of infections blamed on the Delta variant.

12/08/2021

Russia

Eight missing after tourist helicopter crashes in Russian crater lake

Rescuers were searching for survivors in a volcanic lake after a helicopter with 16 people on board crashed in Russia’s far east.

12/08/2021

Russia

Navalny could get more jail time after Russia announces new charges

Alexei Navalny faces a new criminal charge of creating a non-profit organisation that infringes on people’s rights, an offence punishable by up to three years in prison.

11/08/2021

Tech News

Facebook takes down anti-vaccine campaign that targeted influencers

The company deleted over 300 Russia-based accounts spreading false information about the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines after influencers went public.

11/08/2021

Russia

Nine COVID patients died after oxygen pipe burst, says health ministry

It happened at the Clinical Emergency Hospital of Vladikavkaz, the capital city of the southwestern North Ossetia region, local news agencies reported.

09/08/2021

Climate

Melting permafrost in Siberia could dramatically change landscape

Siberian winters have warmed by between 2 to 4 degrees Celsius over the last 50 years.

09/08/2021

Russia

Russia evacuates 2 villages in Siberia because of wildfires

Russia evacuates 2 villages in Siberia because of wildfires

08/08/2021

Russia

Russian court hands Oleg Navalny suspended sentence

The 38-year-old brother of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny was found guilty of 'incitement to breach sanitary rules' by calling for street protests.

06/08/2021

Russia

Russian charities launch initiative to vaccinate the homeless

Two charities in St Petersburg have started vaccinating homeless people who are unable to get access to COVID-19 jabs because they lack official documents.

06/08/2021

Nature

'Stunning' Ice Age lion cub is 28,000 years old, scientists say

The baby Eurasion cave lion found totally preserved in the permafrost, dubbed Sparta, was found 15 metres away from another cub aged at 43,000.

06/08/2021

Russia

Two news websites and aid group shut down by Russian authorities

News websites Otkrytye and MBKh Media, as well the Pravozashchita Otkrytki aid group, announced they had "no option" but to close on Thursday due to safety concerns.

05/08/2021

Russia

LEGO collector builds miniature toy city with shops and cafes

The bustling LEGO metropolis includes imposing buildings, sprawling shopping complexes, cafes, and parks.

05/08/2021

Smart Regions

Eco-design, the way to make products greener before they've even been produced

In partnership with the European Commission

Before making a product like a kitchen, you have to design it. Eco-design is helping to better respect the environment by reducing the use of resources and by recycling. In Russia and in Baltic countries, a European project is promoting these environmental dimensions of design.

02/08/2021

Russia

US mission in Russia 'forced' to let go of over 200 staff

Moscow banned the US from hiring or contracting any non-American staff at its diplomatic facilities in the country.

30/07/2021

Russia

One worker dead and six injured after chemical factory fire in Russia

One worker has died and six others are injured after a fire at the Kamenski chemical factory in Russia's Rostov region.

30/07/2021

Mobility

Russian module knocks International Space Station out of position

A newly arrived Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position when it accidentally fired its thrusters.

30/07/2021