World EU condemns Putin's attempt to 'rewrite history' in dispute over WWII "The EU commission fully rejects any false claims that attempt to distort the history of the Second World War or paint the victims like Poland as perpetrators," said EU commissioner Věra Jourová. 15/01/2020
Russia Watch: Archive footage released of George W Bush and Putin dancing The Kremlin put it out to mark Russia president Vladimir Putin's 20th year in power. 15/01/2020
Russia Russian parliament to review Putin PM pick after shock overhaul The Kremlin-loyal parliament is likely to approve Mikhail Mishustin for the role. 15/01/2020
View Is the new EU Presidency a Russian Trojan horse? Croatia’s trial of the decade suggests it is ǀ View Has Croatia's biggest trial of the decade handed Russia the keys to Europe? As the country takes over the Presidency of the European Union, fears that this is the case are rising. 15/01/2020
Libya Libyan rivals leave Moscow without signing ceasefire deal The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar and the Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj left Moscow on Tuesday without reaching an agreement on a ceasefire deal proposed by Russia and Turkey. 13/01/2020
Russia Merkel and Putin: We'll fight to save Iran nuclear deal Putin said he expected the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to ship Russian gas to Germany to be finished by the end of 2021 despite delays caused by US sanctions. 11/01/2020
Switzerland Russian skater badly hurt in Olympic ceremony rehearsal accident The 35-year-old skater was left in a life-threatening condition after a fall during rehearsals for the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne. 08/01/2020
Turkey Putin and Erdogan meet in Istanbul for joint pipeline inauguration The new pipeline will transport 31.5 billion cubic metres of gas from Russia to Turkey and on to Eastern Europe per year. 08/01/2020
Belarus Russia resumes limited oil supplies to Belarus amid stalled talks Russia and Belarus have reached an agreement for limited oil supplies following the decision from Moscow earlier this week to stop providing crude oil. 04/01/2020
Russia No time to waste? Moscow begins recycling its rubbish Moscow sends 88% of its rubbish to landfill. Now the city is trying to do something about it. 02/01/2020
Ukraine Watch: Ukrainian nationalists hold torchlit parade in Kyiv It's to honour World War II anti-Soviet leader Stepan Bandera 01/01/2020
Russia Assassinations, wars, Olympic drama: Key moments in 20 years of Putin From the Beslan school siege to the Sochi Winter Olympics, here are the main events marking Vladimir Putin’s 20 years in power. 31/12/2019
Russia Two terrorism suspects jailed in Russia after US tip The two suspects had recorded a video swearing their allegiance to the IS. 30/12/2019
Russia Snow in Moscow is a no show - so it will just have to be fake snow! Moscow decorates city with artificial snow in warmest winter since 1886. 30/12/2019
Russia Russia warns EU over crumbling Iran nuclear deal The U.S. withdrew from the accord last year and imposed crippling economic sanctions that block Iran from selling crude oil abroad. 30/12/2019
Turkey Hundreds of Syrians in Turkey protest outside Russian consulate Hundreds of Syrians in Turkey gathered outside the Russian consulate in Istanbul on Saturday to protest about Russian backed Syrian government offensive in the Idlib province. The bombardments have caused 230,000 people to be displaced in just two weeks. 29/12/2019
no comment Putin dons skates to play ice hockey in Moscow The team of Russian president Vladimir Putin emerged victorious from the December 25 encounter in Moscow. 26/12/2019
Russia Russian authorities ramp up pressure on Navalny and his allies In two separate cases, Russian authorities raided Alexei Navalny's offices in Moscow on Thursday, while one of his allies was forcibly conscripted. 26/12/2019
Crimea Ukraine opens probe into Russian train on new bridge to Crimea Ukrainian officials say the first Russian train to arrive at Sevastapol illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border. 25/12/2019
Ukraine Putin opens huge Russia-Crimea rail bridge Putin congratulated construction workers, saying the bridge has "proven Russia's ability to carry out large-scale infrastructure projects." 23/12/2019
World Protests as Belarus-Russia integration talks deepen Protesters have gathered in Minsk to show their opposition to talks between Russia and Belarus to deepen economic ties. 21/12/2019
no comment Graffiti in Barcelona shows El Clasico rivals kissing The picture was the latest in a series of football-themed street works by a local artist called TVBOY. 20/12/2019
Russia Second officer dies after Russian security services' HQ shooting The death toll from the attack near FSB's HQ in Moscow has risen. It comes as authorities revealed the identity of the attacker. 19/12/2019
Russia Five key points from Putin's marathon four-hour news conference Putin said Russia’s Olympic doping ban was unjustified and warned that global warming could be “a disaster” for northern territories. 19/12/2019
Libya Who are the Russian mercenaries waging war in Libya? Wagner Group contractors are accused of fighting alongside General Khalifa Haftar, who along with the support of the United Arab Emirates and Egypt is laying siege to Tripoli. 18/12/2019
no comment 1,500 Russian military students attend Kremlin Cadet Ball Moscow's annual cadet ball brought together military school students for a spectacular show filled with imperial-style grandeur 18/12/2019
