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United Russia set to rule the Duma after Sunday's election

Russia goes to the polls on Sunday to elect the Duma, the lower house of the federal parliament.

15/09/2016

World

Russian sociologist Denis Volkov muses on the country's electoral mood

Serguei Doubine interviews Denis Volkov from the Levada-Center, a Russian independent, non-governmental polling and sociological research organisation, about the upcoming election.

15/09/2016

World

United Russia halts popularity slide as Russian election looms

Euronews journalist Marina Ostrovskaya looks ahead to Russia's upcoming general election: "On Sunday Russia goes to the polls to elect a new parliament. Could the result change the political landscape

15/09/2016

Sport

Russia denies involvement in WADA hack

Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has firmly denied that his government had something to do with the recent hacking of the World Anti doping agency’s database that resulted in the confidential medi

14/09/2016

Russia

Russian arctic meteorologists besieged by polar bears

Five meteorologists working on Russia’s Izvesti Tsik Islands are trapped in their base, and have been for almost two weeks, because they are besieged by polar…

14/09/2016

Sport

FIFA happy with Luzhniki refurbishment ahead of 2018 World Cup

A FIFA delegation is in Moscow to inspect the refurbishment work being carried out on the Luzhniki Stadium ahead of the 2018 World Cup.

07/09/2016

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Military Music Festival wows Moscow

The International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”, one of the world’s three largest military tattoos, lowered its curtain on Saturday night in Moscow.

28/08/2016

Russia

At least 17 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: Russian ministry

At least 17 migrant workers died after a fire broke out at a Moscow warehouse on Saturday morning, Russian authorities said.

27/08/2016

Sport

Russian Olympic medallists awarded free BMWs

26/08/2016

Sport

Russian pole-vault champ announces retirement

She was barred from competing at the Rio Games – and now Russia’s double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has announced her retirement.

19/08/2016

Russia

Putin says he is not planning to downgrade relations with Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he is not planning to reduce ties with Ukraine despite accused Kyiv of attempting to stage acts of sabotage in Crimea.

19/08/2016

Russia

Only half of Russians remember the 1991 failed Soviet coup - poll

Russians have marked the 25th anniversary of a coup attempt, when a group of hardline members of the USSR Communist Party tried to seize power from then-Soviet president Mikhail…

19/08/2016

Russia

Twenty five years ago the USSR collapsed

It’s 1991 and President Mikhail Gorbachev has brought in Perestroika, a set of reforms to the Soviet system but he’s still trying to keep Communism alive.

18/08/2016

Russia

Why has Iran let Russia use its bases for bombing Syria?

Images of Russian jets bombing Syria have become commonplace since Russia decided to enter the war in support of the Assad regime last September.

17/08/2016

Russia

Four militants killed in Russia anti-terror raid

Four militants have been killed after Russian special forces stormed an apartment in St Petersburg as part of an anti-terrorism operation – according to…

17/08/2016

Russia

Russia hits back at US claims over its Syria raids from Iran

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has rejected US suggestions that it might be violating a UN resolution by using an Iranian air base to launch air strikes in Syria.

17/08/2016

Russia

Russia stripped of Beijing Olympic relay gold for doping

17/08/2016

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Moscow: wakeboarders take to the streets following torrential rain

Russian wakeboard riders seized an opportunity to show off their skills in Moscow after water flooded the city streets following torrential rain on Monday.

17/08/2016

Russia

Moscow sees 'worst rains in 130 years'

Monday saw nearly half of the monthly rainfall in just 24 hours.

15/08/2016

Russia

Russia and Germany hold talks on Crimea tensions

Amid rising tensions over Crimea, Germany and Russia’s top diplomats have held talks in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg.

15/08/2016

Russia

Russia's only athletics competitor suspended from Rio Olympics

14/08/2016

Russia

Russian navy holds an exercise in the Black Sea

Preparation or provocation? Ukraine says the presence of Moscow's troops in the area may reflect some "very bad intentions".

12/08/2016

Sport

Cherchesov takes over Russian national football side

The Russians have decided the national football team needs a new direction and has appointed Stanislav Cherchesov as manager.

11/08/2016

Russia

Amid boos and jeers, Russia athletes reject doping stigma

Russian athletes have been speaking out against the reaction following accusations of "state-sponsored doping" as they are booed and jeered at the Rio Olympics.

11/08/2016

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Vladimir is waiting for Tayyip

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan met in St.

10/08/2016

Russia

Turkey / Russia : Relations on the mend

A meeting between the Russian and Turkish Presidents seems to have gone some way towards mending their bilateral relations.

09/08/2016