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
No Comment 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 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
No Comment 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
Russia Russian and Turkish presidents meet to discuss restoring relations Russian President Vladimir Putin has been meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Saint Petersburg. 09/08/2016
Sport Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva lose bid to appear at Rio Olympic Games Russian Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva’s last gasp attempt to compete at the Rio Olympcis has failed after a Swiss Court rejected her appeal against her ban. 08/08/2016
Sport Russia's Paralympic team banned from competing in Rio The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has imposed a blanket ban on Russian athletes from competing at the Rio Paralympics. 07/08/2016
Russia Rio Olympics: Mudranov gives Russia a perfect start as American teenager Thrasher shoots to first gold Beslan Mudranov gave Russia something to cheer about following a scandal-plagued build up to the 2016 Rio Games. 07/08/2016
Sport Russia's Morozov cleared to swim at Rio Games Russian swimmer Vladimir Morozov has been cleared to Swim at the Rio Olympics after winning his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 06/08/2016
Russia Anthrax outbreak in Siberia An outbreak of anthrax in Siberia has been blamed on a heatwave melting infected reindeer carcasses that were frozen in the tundra inside the Arctic Circle. 02/08/2016
Russia Russian opposition figure Navalny spared time behind bars Prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny has avoided time in prison after prosecutors claimed that he had violated the terms of a his suspended sentence. 01/08/2016