Russia Russian engineers buried after rocket explosion at Arctic test site Five Russian engineers that were killed as they tested a rocket have been laid to rest with thousands attending their funerals. 13/08/2019
no comment Cossacks have been gathering in Russia to show off their ferocious swo Cossacks have been gathering in Russia to show off their ferocious sword skills. The winners must slash their way through water-filled bottles and thick vines, showing dexterity and precision, as well as a determination to succeed. 13/08/2019
Russia Russia tells Google to stop promoting Moscow protests on YouTube Russia tells Google to stop promoting Moscow protests on YouTube 12/08/2019
Russia Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast 11/08/2019
Russia What protests? Putin rides with Night Wolves bikers in Crimea As massive anti-government protests took place in Moscow, Vladimir Putin rode a motorcycle with the Night Wolves bikers in annexed Crimea. 10/08/2019
Russia Watch: Huge opposition rally in Moscow Russians vowed to protest in favour of candidates being allowed to run in elections. 10/08/2019
Russia After 20 years in power, is Putin's grip weakening? Friday marks Vladimir Putin's 20-year anniversary as Kremlin chief. 10/08/2019
Russia Explosions rock Russian arms depot for second time this week An explosion rocked an ammunition plant for the second time this week, injuring at least nine, according to national media reports. 09/08/2019
Good Morning Europe Russia is a fake democracy, claims activist, ahead of planned protests Protesters are on the streets in Moscow because they want to oust Russia's president Vladimir Putin, it's been claimed. 09/08/2019
Russia How heavy-handed are Russian police compared to elsewhere in Europe? Vladimir Putin, on the back of criticism of Russian police's response to protests in Moscow, says law enforcement is even tougher in the West. Is he right? 09/08/2019
Georgia Georgia marks Russia war anniversary as tensions simmer Georgia has been marking 11 years since its 2008 conflict with Russia over separatist regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 09/08/2019
Russia Syria, Iran, and Venezuela take part in Russian tank 'biathlon' Russia hosted 22 countries as part of the Army Games 2019. 08/08/2019
Russia Five dead in explosion at military testing site in northern Russia Five Rosatom employees were killed and three injured in an explosion at a military testing site in northern Russia on Thursday, RIA news agency cited the state nuclear company as saying. 08/08/2019
Russia Take a 2,000 km 'space flight' over the Siberian wildfires European agency Copernicus Emergency Management System has provided Euronews with an animation of the ongoing wildfires in Russia's Sakha Republic. 07/08/2019
Russia 'Chernobyl on ice': Activists warn over Russian floating nuclear plant Environmental NGO Greenpeace is concerned that Russia's new floating nuclear plant could turn into a 'Chernobyl on ice". 06/08/2019
Ukraine Estonia says it won't recognise Russian passports offered in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year promised fast-tracked citizenship to anyone living in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. 06/08/2019
Russia 'Low chance' Siberia wildfires will be brought under control: expert Siberia's wildfires are only getting bigger despite Russian airforce intervention, Greenpeace Russia warned this week. 06/08/2019
Russia Spectacular explosions after fire at Russian arms depot in Siberia Russia said a fire triggered the explosions at a storage facility for gunpowder charges near the city of Achinsk in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region. 06/08/2019
Russia Watch: Hundreds detained in Moscow protest for fair election Hundreds of people were arrested in Moscow on Saturday as police clamped down on a rally calling for free elections for a second weekend running. 02/08/2019
Syria UN to probe attacks on humanitarian sites in northwestern Syria It follows pleas by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who said airstrikes by the Syrian government and its ally Russia have hit schools, hospitals and markets, killing scores of civilians in Idlib province, the country's last rebel stronghold. 02/08/2019
USA US withdraws from key nuclear treaty with Russia The collapse of the 1987 treaty banning intermediate-range missiles has some fearing the world could enter into a new arms race. 02/08/2019
Russia Watch: Panda pair celebrate birthdays at Moscow Zoo The bears are eating a diet of 99% bamboo but also enjoy apples, carrots and special pancakes made out of cereal. 31/07/2019
China 'World's first transnational cable car' to connect Russia and China What is claimed to be the world's first transnational cable car is set to connect China and Russia across the Amur River. 31/07/2019
View The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised. 29/07/2019
Russia Watch: Homemade aircrafts fall with style at the Flugtag competition The contest started in Vienna in 1991 and now plays out annually in more than 100 locations 29/07/2019
no comment Mass baptisms performed in Russia to celebrate Christianity Mass baptism rituals took place across Russia on Sunday to recall the introduction of Christianity as a state religion in ancient Russia more than a thousand years ago. 29/07/2019
