Russia

Russia

World Cup football players faces are painted on to Russian dolls

Souvenir shops in Russia are filling up with all sorts of handcrafted memorabilia for the millions of fans at the Fifa World Cup 2018

12/06/2018

Sport

How much World Cup trivia do you know?

Who scored the first ever hat trick? Which player was shot following an own goal? If you think you know all this and more, our 20 question World Cup trivia quiz is for you. Test your knowledge here.

12/06/2018

Russia

World Cup 2018: Meet the Russian superfan

They can travel thousands of kilometres and spend up to the thousands in euros, all to support their teams. Euronews chatted with a Russian superfan who is rooting for the host team.

12/06/2018

Russia

World Cup's Big Stars to Watch

In every World Cup, there are big stars that make a splash, and lesser known players that come into their own and become household names. There are also superstars who become legends. The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia promises to deliver the goods once more.

12/06/2018

Russia

Team Egypt's Salah poses with Chechen leader ahead of World Cup

Egyptian football star Salah poses for controversial photo-op with Chechen’s Kadyrov before World Cup starts in Russia.

12/06/2018

Living

Spoons are the official instrument for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Spoons have been used in Russian folk music for hundreds of years.

12/06/2018

Russia

Outsiders hope for 2018 World Cup glory

With just days before the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia on June 14, Euronews has a second special preview, this time looking at some of the outsiders with ambitions for glory.

11/06/2018

Sport

Football hopefuls arrive in Russia ahead of World Cup 2018

The two favourites, Brazil and France arrive in Sochi and Moscow

11/06/2018

Russia

World Cup 2018 - What you need to know

Find out who the favourites are to win the World Cup 2018, which kicks off June 14 in Russia.

10/06/2018

Russia

What cybersecurity measures should football fans take in Russia?

For football fans worried about their cybersecurity while they are in Russia for the World Cup, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre put together some guidelines to help keep their personal devices and accounts safe.

09/06/2018

Russia

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results.

08/06/2018

Russia

Follow us in Siberia: The other side of Siberia

Forget the clichés! Seven travellers headed north to discover the real Siberia - and you might be pleasantly surprised by what they discovered.

07/06/2018

Russia

Russia's spectacular stadiums await World Cup kick-off

The Saint-Petersburg Stadium is thought to be one of the most expensive sporting arenas ever assembled, the 67,000-seater costing almost €1 billion.

07/06/2018

Russia

Russia mired in controversy on the eve of hosting FIFA World Cup

President Vladimir Putin will hope to keep world's attention on football

06/06/2018

Russia

Nureyev Ballet wins major awards at Prix Benois

The troubled Ballet won in the best male dancer, best composer and best choreographer categories. The original choreographer, Kirill Serebrennikov won a gong for best production design but he was not at the event, as he faces charges of corruption

06/06/2018

Russia

Russian TV show accused of Photoshopping a smile on Kim Jong Un

It's not the first time that particular show has been accused of using fake images.

05/06/2018

Sport

World Cup Russia 2018: How to follow Russia

Is your team not going to the 2018 World Cup? Want to become a fan of another team? You know your friends, but you want to get to know your enemies? Learn to love them? Euronews can help with our basic toolkit for the Russian national team.

05/06/2018

Russia

Moscow court jails Ukrainian journalist for 12 years for espionage

Roman Sushchenko denies the charges.

04/06/2018

Russia

Russia 'not trying to split EU', says Putin

The Russian president says it needs the EU to flourish as an important economic partner, ahead of a visit to Austria.

04/06/2018

Sport

World Cup trophy arrives in Moscow

After touring the host country's match cities the World Cup is now under lock and key awaiting to see who will be the next to lift it in triumph.

03/06/2018

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Moscow welcomes World Cup 2018 trophy

Less than two weeks before the major soccer championship kick-off, Russian capital Moscow presented the World Cup trophy to the public.

03/06/2018

Russia

Soviet pilot found alive 30 years after being shot down in Afghanistan

“He is still alive. It’s very astonishing. Now he needs help,” the head of the Russian paratroopers’ union, Valery Vostrotin, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.

02/06/2018

Sport

World Cup fever breaks out on the International Space Station

Two Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station played a match in zero-gravity

02/06/2018

Russia

Russian man arrested for vandalising painting

Russia's first tzar is depicted cradling his dying son after striking him in a fit of rage - the accused said he didn't think the painting was historically accurate.

26/05/2018

Economy

Gerhard Schroeder slams EU and US on pipeline project

Schroeder who is chairman of the Nord Stream II pipeline project says the EU and the US are putting obstacles to the project

25/05/2018

Russia

French and Russian businessmen strike deals at International Economic

Emmanuel Macron was guest of honour at event in St. Petersburg

25/05/2018