Russia

Russia

Russian opposition leader complains of interference

Russia's main opposition leader blames the government for hindering his campaigning for next year's presidential election.

19/12/2017

Russia

CIA confirms it helped Russia foil a terror attack in St.Petersburg

Trump and Putin seize on the positives after 'rare show of cooperation' between Moscow and Washington over terror plot

18/12/2017

Sport

Day two in the World Judo Masters

Georgia dominates on the second day of the World Judo Masters in St. Petersburg, Russia

17/12/2017

Russia

CIA 'helped foil terrorist attack in Russia'

A statement on the Kremlin's website says President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information provided by the CIA.

17/12/2017

Sport

World Judo Masters: St. Petersburg

Day 1 at the World Judo Masters in St. Petersburg, Russia and the man of the day was reigning World Champion Hashimoto Soichi of Japan

16/12/2017

Sport

World Judo Masters: St. Petersburgh

Day 1 at the World Judo Masters in St. Petersburg, Russia and the man of the day was reigning World Champion Hashimoto Soichi of Japan

16/12/2017

Russia

Russia's 'Paris Hilton' ready to take on President Vladimir Putin

Ksenia Sobchak, the former reality TV star once called Russia's Paris Hilton and now a 36 year old mother, says she ready to take on the controversial and powerful Russian leader.

14/12/2017

Russia

US strike on North Korea would be catastrophic, says Putin

Russia's president says the Korean crisis must be resolved through talks.

14/12/2017

Russia

Putin's 'Doomsday Plane'

Russia's equivalent of Air Force One.

13/12/2017

Russia

Russia blames radioactive cloud in Europe on falling satellite

Russian authorities have denied one of its nuclear facilities was responsible for a rise in radioactive levels across Europe

08/12/2017

Cult

Moscow show smashes myth of drab Soviet design

Dull, functional, and a bit rubbish are some words many associate with the products made by the Soviet Union. Now Moscow's Design Museum shows off the best of Bolshevik consumer goods.

07/12/2017

Russia

Winter Olympics ban 'part of campaign to pressure Russia'

Russia's ban from the Winter Olympics next year is part of an international campaign to pressure Moscow, it's been claimed.

06/12/2017

Russia

Welcome to Berezniki, the city swallowed by sinkholes

The city of Berezniki, in Russia's Ural mountains, is slowly disappearing into the ground.

05/12/2017

Russia

Russia banned from competing at 2018 Winter Olympics

Russia has been banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. But clean athletes will be allowed to compete under the Olympic flag as individuals

05/12/2017

Sport

IOC deliberate of Russia doping ban

The International Olympic Committee is set to decide whether to ban Russia from next year's Winter Olympics over alleged institutionalised doping

04/12/2017

Russia

Siberia's Santa: Lord of the Cold

The local tale of Chyskhaan is that every autumn he emerges from the Arctic ocean, bringing cold to the earth with his breath.

02/12/2017

Sport

Russia's long wait for World Cup is almost over

01/12/2017

Russia

World Cup 2018: who's playing who in Russia next year

Find out the fixtures for next summer’s football festival in Russia.

01/12/2017

Russia

Stalin calendar pulled from sale in Russia

Public outcry has forced the withdrawal from sale of a 2018 calendar honouring Stalin in the Russian city of Yekatarinburg.

01/12/2017

Russia

Doping allegations part of ‘anti-Russian campaign' - Medvedev

Relations with Washington are in an 'appalling' state, the worst he can recall, says the Russian prime minister.

30/11/2017

No Comment

Siberian city erects Minecraft-style Lenin monument

The momument has angered Russia's communists

29/11/2017

Sport

Could the 'Doping Diaries' bring down the Russian Olympics team?

Journals kept by the former chief of Russia's anti-doping lab are being used as evidence in a case that will determine the fate of the country's Winter Olympics team.

29/11/2017

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Russian space controllers lose contact with new satellite

The Meteor M2-1 polar-orbiting weather satellite was onboard the Soyuz when contact was lost

28/11/2017

Russia

US and Russia row over media laws

Two US funded international media outlets have criticised a media law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin that will list them as foreign agents.

26/11/2017

Russia

Russian deputy suggests McDonald's should be labeled 'foreign agent'

President Putin has signed a law allowing foreign media outlets to be classified as “foreign agents” in Russia. A parliamentarian believes US fast-food chains should have the same label.

26/11/2017

Russia

Military themed Christmas decorations go on sale in Moscow

Shoppers in Russia seem to have mixed feelings about a set of military-themed Christmas decorations that have gone on sale in Moscow.

24/11/2017