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Russia imposes financial sanctions on Ukraine's political elite

Russia has signed a decree imposing financial sanctions on Ukraine's political elite, freezing their property and financial assets in Russia. Hundreds of politicians and officials, as well as dozens of Ukrainian owned businesses are said to be targeted in response to similar measures taken by Kiev.

01/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Man jumps in freezing Russian river to rescue dog

A man has jumped into a freezing river in St Petersburg to rescue his dog after it slipped and fell in.

31/10/2018

Russia

Service with a snap: church uses crocodiles to attract new recruits

Service with a snap: church uses crocodiles to attract new recruits

29/10/2018

Russia

Chita, Russia's Siberian crossroads, on the doorstep of China & Mongolia

In partnership with Nornickel

Our latest episode of "FollowUp Siberia" looks at a land of mighty rivers where modernism is meeting the challenge of taking tradition into the 21st century.

25/10/2018

Russia

Taking the peace: Putin mocks US over plan to quit weapons treaty

“It looks like your eagle has eaten all the olives and has left only the arrows,” Putin joked, comparing current US policy to the symbols on the country's coat of arms.

24/10/2018

Russia

Putin's nuclear war comment sparks morbid stunt

Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian victims of a foreign nuclear strike would go to heaven as martyrs has sparked a bizarre stunt in an aptly-named Russian city.

24/10/2018

Russia

Putin wants to continue treaty talks with Trump in November

Putin wants to continue treaty talks with Trump in November

23/10/2018

Russia

US National Security Advisor warns Russia 'Don't mess with elections'

US National Security Adviser John Bolton addressed reporters following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid talks that the US could pull out of a Cold War-era arms-control treaty.

23/10/2018

Russia

US envoy Bolton holds talks with Russia's Lavrov on nuclear treaty

US envoy Bolton holds talks with Russia's Lavrov on nuclear treaty

22/10/2018

Russia

Russia warns of retaliation as Trump says will exit nuclear arms pact

Donald Trump warned he will pull out of a Cold War nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.

21/10/2018

Russia

First Russian charged with attempted meddling in US election

A woman from St Petersburg is the first to be charged with attempted interference in the US mid-term congressional elections next month.

19/10/2018

Russia

Critical Russian newspaper receives goat’s head, funeral wreath

"We have only two weapons: publicity — which is why we continue to do our jobs — and the law," the newspaper said.

19/10/2018

Russia

Crimea attack: was more than one person involved?

As Crimea mourns the death of 20 people at Kerch college, some of the pupils who were there, think there was more than one person involved

18/10/2018

Russia

Putin blames 'globalisation' for Crimea school shooting

The Russian President also linked the rampage, in which at least 20 people were killed, to US school shootings.

18/10/2018

Russia

Watch: Putin powers around F1 circuit in latest manly pursuit

Vladimir Putin took a Russian-made luxury car for a spin around a F1 track in his latest testosterone-charged photo opportunity.

18/10/2018

Economy

Medvedev: Russian PM talks exclusively to Euronews

Nine times out of ten, this anti-Russia campaign is in pursuit of entirely internal political goals. Medvedev talks to Euronews. EXCLUSIVE

17/10/2018

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Dozens leap off bridge in Sochi annual base jump festival

Dozens of base jumping enthusiasts from different countries took part in an annual base jumping festival in Sochi, Russia.

16/10/2018

Russia

Russia's Lavrov slams Brexit Britain for using EU to hurt Russia

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Russia’s Foreign Minister has hit out at the UK for using the EU to facilitate sanctions against Russia in the wake of the Novichok scandal.

16/10/2018

Russia

Russian town hires cat chief to attend to strays

The lucky lady who bagged the job was given a bicycle and a uniform complete with a bright green jacket, a black bow tie and a hat.

14/10/2018

Russia

Navalny released after 20 days in jail

Navalny released after 20 days in jail

14/10/2018

Russia

Russian footballers detained after beating government official

Two Russian premier league football players Kokorin and Mamaev were detained by Russian police after attacking a government official in a Moscow cafe

11/10/2018

World

Second Skripal poisoning suspect was decorated as a hero by Putin in 2014: Bellingcat

Alexander Mishkin, the second man accused of poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, was decorated as a hero by Putin in 2014, said investigative group Bellingcat.

09/10/2018

Russia

Tensions still high between Russia and West over cyber attacks

Tensions still high between Russia and West over cyber attacks

06/10/2018

Russia

Yevgeny Makarov’s case sheds light on ill-treatment in Russian prisons

Allegations of ill-treatment of prisoners in Russian prisons are not new but Yevgeny Makarov's torture case has brought them to limelight again.

05/10/2018

Russia

The cyber charges against Russia: what have we learned?

Western accusations against Russia’s GRU spy agency exposed an alleged plot to carry out cyber attacks on a global scale.

05/10/2018

Russia

Russia slams US over cyber attack claims

Kremlin accuses Washington of taking a "dangerous path"

05/10/2018