Russia Putin pays respects to victims of St Petersburg metro blast Eleven people die in blast on St. 04/04/2017
Russia Eyewitnesses describe horror following St.Petersburg blast Video of aftermath of blast is published on social media showing people trying to help others out of damaged train carriage 03/04/2017
Russia St Petersburg bomb unlikely to damage Putin's image Russians may feel vulnerable to terrorism again and blame the FSB for failing to stop the St. Petersburg bomber, but one analyst says it is unlikely many will blame Vladimir Putin. 03/04/2017
Russia EU foreign ministers voice unity with Russia following St Petersburg metro blast European foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg reacted to Monday’s metro blast in St Petersburg, expressing horror over the apparent terror attack. 03/04/2017
Russia Amateur video purports to show the moments after St Petersburg metro blast Amateur video purports to show the moments following an explosion which rocked Saint Petersburg’s metro network on Monday, April 3. 03/04/2017
Russia Russia's transport system a target for terrorism Russia's transport system a terrorist target 03/04/2017
Russia Blast rocks St Petersburg metro system, killing at least ten people Around ten people have been killed and around 40 injured after an explosion tore through a train carriage in St Petersburg’s metro system, Russian authorities… 03/04/2017
Russia Putin promises justice for St Petersburg victims Russian President Vladimir Putin promises the truth will out following a deadly explosion in a St Petersburg subway. 03/04/2017
Russia St Petersburg explosion: What we know At 2:30pm local time, at least one explosion tore through the central St Petersburg Metro system. 03/04/2017
Russia Russians rally against Kremlin, despite 'solid popularity' of Putin Between 20 and 30 anti-corruption protesters have been detained in Moscow as they tried to organise a march towards the Kremlin. 02/04/2017
No Comment Skimpy skiing in Sochi Hundreds of Russian skiers in swimwear hit the slopes of Sochi in a world record attempt. 02/04/2017
Russia Poet Yevtushenko dies Tributes are pouring in for the Russian poet who strove to liberate artistic expression from the shackles Soviet politics 01/04/2017
Russia Putin accused in US Senate After a string of resignations from Donald Trump’s team over their ties with Russia, both the US House and Senate continue to investigate alleged Russian hacking apparently aimed at getting Trump… 31/03/2017
Russia Warning over suicide 'game' 'Blue Whale' suicide 'game' causes concern in Europe following a recent rise in cases 30/03/2017
Russia Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6 An earthquake has struck Russia’s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey. 29/03/2017
Russia Russia and Iran agree to reduce their oil output The Russian and Iranian leaders have agreed to cooperate in a bid to stabilise the global energy market. 28/03/2017
Russia Russian protest symbols explained Russian protesters took rubber ducks and sports shoes to demonstrations on Sunday 27/03/2017
Russia Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Russia for Kremlin talks As Syria's six year-long civil war has sucked in both regional and international players, Iran and Russia have found themselves forging a new strategic alliance in the Middle East. 27/03/2017
Russia UPDATE Russian opposition figure Navalny fined over 'illegal protest' It comes a day after he was arrested at major opposition demonstration in Moscow. 27/03/2017
No Comment Arrests at Moscow anti-corruption demo Thousands of people crowded into Moscow’s Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government. 27/03/2017
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