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Galina Polonskaya

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Autumn in Saint Petersburg, a time to take in the diverse urban culture

In partnership with Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg knows how to surprise. It’s a city of magnificent museums with streets full of atmosphere that make you feel like you can actually touch its deep and complex history.

Russia

Belarus leader Lukashenko meets Russian counterpart Putin in Moscow

Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko is meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow today to discuss integrating the two countries and upcoming joint military exercises.

Series

Saint Petersburg in summer: magic and inspiration for travellers

In partnership with Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg

Experience the magic of Saint Petersburg in summer with its warm days, light nights and countless modern recreational activities to enjoy.

Focus

Foreign investors look towards Uzbekistan as its tech sector blossoms

In partnership with NAESMI

In recent years, Uzbekistan has launched various reforms in order to liberalise the economy. The Tech sector is one of its fastest-growing sectors and local start-ups are attracting foreign investors. They plan to expand. Take a look at some of the success stories.

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Discover Moscow with a spring in your step

In partnership with Discover Moscow

With hundreds of parks and gardens, Moscow is a delight in springtime. The scent of lilacs is everywhere and the city offers a wide variety of entertainment for every type of traveler.

Destinations

Why Moscow is the perfect city for a winter break

In partnership with Discover Moscow

Moscow in winter has a special charm. There are plenty of sights and activities to explore, from skating in Europe's largest ice rink to discovering the palaces and parks of times gone by.

Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of breaching ceasefire

Tensions remain high between Armenia and Azerbaijan despite the ceasefire deal agreed last month.

Russia

Russia begins vaccinating school teachers with Sputnik V COVID jab

Russia hopes to vaccinate two million people before the end of the year.

Russia

Russian Foreign Minister says drones will be used to monitor truce

Russia and Turkey sign a deal on creating a joint centre for monitoring the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire.

Russia

US Election: Analysts say 'chaos' would be the best outcome for Russia

Relations between the US and Russia have steadily declined since Trump took office, and the country will not overwhelmingly express support for him as it did in 2016.

Russia

Lukashenko looks to "elder brother" Putin for support

"Even cornered, Lukashenko does not look very much like a puppet, he is too unpredictable. This is a big difficulty for Moscow," says Andrei Kolesnikov of the Moscow Carnegie Center.

World

Moscow says it has not seen evidence Navalny poisoned with Novichok

A Kremlin spokesperson says Moscow hasn't received any evidence from Germany that Russian opposition activist, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.

Russia

Russian official says spying allegations relate to work as journalist

The lawyer of Ivan Safronov, who is accused of spying for a NATO country, says the allegations against him relate to his work as a journalist.

Russia

Ex-journalist denies passing Russian military secrets to NATO country

Ivan Safronov, now an adviser to the Russian space agency, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying

Russia

Coronavirus: Russia remains in lockdown as cases top 350,000

Russia's deaths-to-infections ratio is far lower than in other countries. Doctors and activists say the number of fatalities is much higher.

Russia

Russia hits new daily COVID-19 record as hospitals struggle to cope

Russia registered a record increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. But some say official data is still underestimating the scale of the outbreak.

Russia

Moscovites fleeing to dachas to escape pandemic get hostile reception

"They tell me to go away, they call me a coronavirus infection, how can they treat me in such a way," cries out Natalya during her Facebook live. Natalya’s life turned into a nightmare at the end of March.

Russia

Russian PM tests positive for COVID-19 as infections exceed 100,000

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has called on citizens to stay at home after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Czech Republic

Russia denies plot to assassinate Prague's mayor

It’s alleged that a Russian agent was sent to Prague to poison the mayor with ricin, a highly potent toxin.

Russia

'It's torture': Moscow's elderly struggling to cope during lockdown

“Old people have to stay between four walls most of the time anyway, so not letting us go out at all is torture,” said pensioner Nina.

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