no comment Putin visits UNESCO-listed church for Orthodox Christmas service During two decades in power, Putin generally has marked Christmas outside Moscow, often at relatively little-known provincial churches. 07/01/2021
Russia Moscow has hired its first female metro drivers after ban relaxation Special uniforms have been designed for the new roster of employees and will allow them to choose between wearing a skirt or trousers in the driving seat. 05/01/2021
no comment Parade marks opening of new runway at Moscow airport Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on Thursday opened its newly reconstructed runway. After the official opening and the ribbon cutting by senior managers at the airport, dozens of airfield vehicles marked the event. 25/12/2020
Destinations A Moscow state of mind Moscow is a city of many facets but, to all who visit, the iconic domes of St. Basil's Cathedral and majestic sweep of Red Square do add up to a bewitching mix of monumentality and mystery. 10/12/2020
Russia Russia arrests police colonel over 2010 Moscow metro bombings Russia said it had detained a police colonel from Dagestan on terrorism offences after accusing him of aiding a suicide bomber in a 2010 attack on the Moscow metro. 23/11/2020
no comment Moscow disinfects train stations amid rising COVID-19 cases Russia has the fourth-highest virus caseload in the world with a total of 1.3 million registered infections, and more than 23,000 deaths. 15/10/2020
Russia Sergei Khrushchev, son of Soviet leader, dead at 84 Khrushchev once said he hoped his father would have supported his becoming a U.S. citizen. “After all, it’s not as if I’m defecting," he said. 25/06/2020
