Russia

Mobility

Fake ships, real conflict: How misinformation came to the high seas

A British warship triggered a dispute with Russia last week. But the conflict may have begun online even before alleged warning shots were fired.

28/06/2021

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Scarlet Sails graduation festival dazzles St Petersburg residents

Scarlet Sails graduation festival dazzles St Petersburg residents

26/06/2021

Russia

Russia reports highest COVID-19 death toll this year

Russia reported that 619 people died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the country is hit hard by the Delta variant.

26/06/2021

Russia

EURO 2020: Belgium secure third straight victory

A header from Belgium's Thomas Vermaelen hit the post, the ball rebounded onto the hand of Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky and went over the line

21/06/2021

Russia

Russian man appears in court charged with U.S. law student's murder

Alexander Popov was arrested on Saturday after the body of Catherine Serou, 34, was found in a wooded area near the city of Nizhny Novgorod.

20/06/2021

Russia

Helicopters called in to massive blaze at Russian fireworks depot

Firefighters were battling a huge blaze at the Moscow warehouse on Saturday, which is said to have covered at least 150 square metres.

19/06/2021

Russia

Body of missing US student found in Russian woodland

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the 34-year-old former marine, who moved to the country in 2019.

19/06/2021

Russia

Moscow COVID cases hit daily records on Friday and Saturday

Authorities blame the more contagious delta variant as new coronavirus infections have tripled in just two weeks.

19/06/2021

Russia

Moscow closes EURO 2020 fan zone as it battles COVID-19 surge

More than 9,050 COVID-19 cases were observed in Moscow, authorities announced on Friday — the highest daily tally observed in the Russian capital since the beginning of the pandemic.

18/06/2021

Russia

Euro 2020: Russia defeats Finland to boost qualification hopes

With a slick one-two and a beautiful curling shot, Aleksei Miranchuk finally gave Russia something to smile about at the European Championship.

16/06/2021

Series

Discover Moscow with a spring in your step

In partnership with Discover Moscow

With hundreds of parks and gardens, Moscow is a delight in springtime. The scent of lilacs is everywhere and the city offers a wide variety of entertainment for every type of traveler.

14/06/2021

Russia

New restrictions in Moscow as COVID-19 cases rise

“It is impossible not to react to such a situation,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

12/06/2021

Europe Decoded

Russia fines Facebook & Telegram for failing to remove banned content

A Moscow court has ordered Facebook and the messaging app Telegram to pay heavy fines for failing to remove banned content.

10/06/2021

Russia

Russia bus crash: At least six people killed at bus stop in Lesnoy

At least six people have been killed and five others injured in a bus crash in Russia.

10/06/2021

Russia

'We'll continue fighting corruption': Navalny NGO defiant despite ban

A Moscow court on Wednesday night outlawed the organisations founded by Navalny by labelling them extremist,

09/06/2021

Russia

Alexei Navalny's foundation expected to be outlawed by Russian court

The designation would bar any close Navalny ally from running for public office.

09/06/2021

Russia

Russia complains to UEFA as Ukraine PM backs 'political' football kit

The Russian sports federation said Ukraine's Euro 2020 kit went against UEFA guidelines, while Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiyy has come out in support of the design.

08/06/2021

Focus

Football for Friendship: eWorld Championship final wraps online season

In partnership with Gazprom

The children's football tournament has also had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.

07/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Russia

Russia reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2008. Could they go one further in 2021?

07/06/2021

Russia

Russia criticises Ukraine's EURO 2020 kit for featuring Crimea

Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 but Kyiv considers the move to have been illegal. The peninsula is regarded as occupied Ukrainian territory by the majority of governments worldwide.

07/06/2021

Russia

Russian opposition figure leaves country for Ukraine

A well-known Russian opposition politician who was held in police custody for two days last week in a criminal investigation that he has left the country for Ukraine.

06/06/2021

Russia

U.S. risks going down same path as Soviet Union, warns Putin

Putin also criticised European, U.S. criticism of police crackdown on protesters in Russia and Belarus as hypocritical.

05/06/2021

Russia

First stage of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is complete, says Putin

The controversial project aims to deliver Russian gas to Germany.

04/06/2021

Business

Vladimir Putin set to address St Petersburg business forum

Vladimir Putin is set to talk about the country's attractiveness to foreign investors.

04/06/2021

Russia

Russian opposition activist sent to jail amid crackdown

a court ordered Andrei Pivovarov, the head of the Open Russia movement that has just disbanded itself, to be held for two months pending an investigation, rejecting the defence’s appeal against his arrest.

02/06/2021

Russia

Russian authorities ramp up pressure on opposition ahead of elections

Andrei Pivovarov, the head of the Open Russia movement that dissolved itself last week, was pulled off a plane at St. Petersburg's airport late Monday and was to be taken to Krasnodar in southern Russia.

01/06/2021