Russia

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

No Comment

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

Russia

Prosecutor hope over Europe's radioactive cloud

Greenpeace Russia says a legal case offers the best chance of finding out the source of the ruthenium 106 radioactive leak.

23/11/2017

Russia

Russia's Uper House 'approves foreign agent bill'

The bill, if passed into law, would force non-Russian media outlets operating on Russian soil to register as 'foreign agents'.

22/11/2017

Russia

Assad makes first foreign trip in over two years to thank Putin

Secret meeting in Sochi saw Russian presidnet urge al-Assad to pursue political solution more actively.

21/11/2017

Russia

Explained: ruthenium 106 and Europe’s radioactive cloud

The radioactive isotope was detected across Europe, including Budapest, Bucharest, Stockholm, Prague, Milan and in areas of France.

21/11/2017

Russia

Syria's President Assad visits Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin

Four-hour meeting reportedly focused on finding a political solution to Syrian conflict.

21/11/2017

Russia

Russia confirms radioactive pollution

Russia's weather service has confirmed there were "extremely high" concentrations of radio activity in several parts of the country in late September.

21/11/2017

No Comment

Heavy snow surprises Magadan in Russia

Schools closed, flights cancelled and roads blocked in regional snowstorm.

20/11/2017

Sport

WADA upholds suspension risking Russian Olympic boycott

WADA is maintaining Russia's suspension from most international sports, all but ruling out participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics, and threatening a Russian boycott of the next Summer games.

16/11/2017