Russia Russian police detain hundreds during anti-corruption protests Hundreds are arrested including Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny during protests calling for PM Medvedev to resign 27/03/2017
Russia Russian police detain anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny Russian police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in central Moscow, a Reuters witness reports. 26/03/2017
Russia 'We’re not trying to influence events', Putin tells Le Pen The Russian president granted an audience to French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Moscow 24/03/2017
Economy Russian central bank confounds forecasts with interest rate cut Russian interest rates have fallen to 9.5% on the back of better inflation data. 24/03/2017
Russia Russians reinvent curling by using cars as equipment Participants in this Russian curling tournament are sliding compact cars down the ice instead of stones 22/03/2017
Russia How illicit Russian money was allegedly siphoned into EU and beyond What are the accusations? 22/03/2017
Russia Green liquid attack does not deter Putin opponent Navalny Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sprayed with a green liquid by an unknown assailant in Siberia on Monday – but he turned the attack to his… 20/03/2017
Russia Moscow zoo sues after nude raccoon photoshoot A Moscow petting zoo has filed a lawsuit against an advertising company for having rented a raccoon for a nude photoshoot 16/03/2017
Russia Eurovision in Ukraine: Russian entry causes controversy The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow looks set to enter a new arena after Russia announced its musical entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest. 13/03/2017
Russia Russian video blogger on trial for playing Pokemon in church A Russian video blogger has gone on trial accused of inciting religious hatred for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church. 13/03/2017
Russia Sochi shopkeeper pardoned over "military texts" A shopkeeper from Sochi who was convicted of treason last year has been pardoned and and freed from a Moscow prison. 13/03/2017
Russia Russia and Turkey hail Syria cooperation and strengthen ties Putting past problems behind them on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his visiting Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have hailed their military cooperation in… 10/03/2017
Russia Netanyahu to Putin: Israel fears Iranian foothold in Syria President Putin has hosted the Israeli prime minister in Moscow to discuss Syria. 09/03/2017
Russia Russian Defence Ministry holds Women's Day beauty contest "Makeup under Camouflage" competition held for female Russian soldiers 08/03/2017
Russia Moscow to raze more than 10 percent of its housing The city of Moscow will undergo a major facelift under a plan by mayor Sergei Sobyanin to modernise the housing of at least 1.6 million people 07/03/2017
No Comment Communists mark anniversary of Stalin's death Russian Communists marked the anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death with a march in Moscow on Sunday (March 5). 06/03/2017
Russia Russian lawmaker proposes to legalise football hooliganism A leading politician in Russia's legislative assembly has proposed turning behaviour which has plagued football in Europe into a sport of its own 06/03/2017
Sport SilkWay gets new drivers, teams and challenges for 2017 The Silk Way, one of the world's toughest rallies, announces star drivers and new teams for the 2017 edition taking in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China 03/03/2017
Russia What are Russians saying about Trump, Jeff Sessions and Sergey Kislyak? US President Donald Trump has called the attacks of the US Democratic Party against Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a witch-hunt. 03/03/2017
Cult The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra join with the Moscow Soloists in Sochi Traditional Chinese rhythms filled the Organ hall in the Russian city of Sochi as the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra rehearsed. 03/03/2017
Sport Russia to trial fan ID ahead of football World Cup Russia is to try fan ID at the 2017 Confederations cup ahead of hosting the World Cup the following year. 02/03/2017
Sport Putin admits sports anti-doping system broken in Russia Putin promises new anti-drugs body for Russian sport to replace "broken" system for which Russia only has itself to blame. 01/03/2017
Cult Contemporary dance at the Sochi Winter International Arts Festival The Olympic city of Sochi is staging The Winter International Arts Festival. 01/03/2017
Russia Russian anti-Kremlin activist freed after conviction overturned Russia has released anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin from a Siberian prison after the Supreme Court overturned his conviction on Wednesday. 26/02/2017
Russia Moscow rally for murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov Thousands marched in the Russian capital to mark the second anniversary of the opposition leader's killing. 26/02/2017
Russia Russia honours fallen diplomat Vitaly Churkin Russia's late ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has been honoured in Moscow at a memorial service. 24/02/2017