Russia Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 'more of a Molotov cocktail at this point' Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts says there are many questions behind the announcement by Vladimir Putin. 11/08/2020
Russia Russia becomes first country to register a coronavirus vaccine Russian president Vladimir Putin has claimed his daughter has been inoculated against COVID-19 after the country became the first in the world to register a vaccine for the disease. 11/08/2020
Slovakia Slovakia expels three Russian diplomats over 'serious crime' Local media are reporting a possible link to the murder of a former Chechen rebel in a Berlin park last year. 11/08/2020
Russia Thousands rally against Putin for fifth Saturday in a row The rallies in Khabarovsk, a city on the border with China, is a major show of defiance against Moscow's policies, observers say. 08/08/2020
Russia Thousands march in support of arrested governor in Russia's far-east It's the fifth-consecutive weekend of protest against the arrest of former Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal. 08/08/2020
Belarus Ties between Russia and Belarus cool ahead of presidential elections Moscow says Lukashenko and Putin expressed confidence that the situation will be settled as the arrest of 33 Russians in Belarus threatens to sour ties between the historic allies. 07/08/2020
Russia Russia firefighters battling to contain wildfires after heatwave The wildfires are said to have spread across 60,000 hectares of land and have been further affected by a recent heatwave 05/08/2020
Belarus Belarus: Leader warns of 'harsh sanctions' against opposition protests Belarusian authorities have detained more than 1,000 participants in protests since the campaign's start. 04/08/2020
United Kingdom Russians hacked into UK minister's emails ahead of election: Report The UK government accused Russian actors of attempting to interfere in last year's general election by illicitly obtaining and disseminating sensitive UK-US trade documents. 03/08/2020
Russia Fourth week of anti-Kremlin protests in Russia's far-east Thousands of protesters took to Russia's eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for a fourth consecutive weekend, up in arms over what they call a politically motivated arrest of the region's popular governor. 01/08/2020
Belarus Kremlin calls for release of Russians accused of conspiracy in Belarus Russia demanded that 33 of its citizens who had been arrested in Belarus be released. 31/07/2020
No Comment Athletes in Russia test out new device to make them swim faster Invented by Aleksey Lukyanov, the devices resemble a propeller screw with pedals. 31/07/2020
France World's largest nuclear fusion project being assembled in France Fusion is a nuclear reaction that powers the Sun and the stars and is a potential source of safe, non-carbon emitting and virtually limitless energy. 28/07/2020
Ukraine Kyiv claims two breaches after ceasefire begins in eastern Ukraine The conflict between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists claimed more than 14,000 lives since 2014. 27/07/2020
No Comment Russian engineer builds his very own steam railway It's the realisation of a long-held dream which has inspired Pavel Chilin to spend more than ten years on building this railway complete with its very own steam locomotive. 26/07/2020
No Comment Vladimir Putin leads Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg Over 40 warships took part in the naval parade along the Neva River in St Petersburg. 26/07/2020
World News Putin reveals plan to expand Russia's navy with 40 new vessels Vladimir Putin announces new ships and hypersonic weapons for Russia's navy during a ceremony in St Petersburg. 26/07/2020
Russia Third protest in Russia's Far East demands fair trial for governor Demonstrators in Khabarovsk, Russia, continue for the third week calling for a fair trial of the former regional governor, Sergei Furgal. 25/07/2020
World News Russia 'rewriting history' to justify occupation of Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the United States have accused Russia of seeking to “rewrite history” to justify the annexation of the Baltic states in 1940. 23/07/2020
Denmark All eyes on the Arctic: US, China and Russia race to control far north As the Arctic ice sheet melts, the United States, Russia and China are racing for a share of the region’s energy and mineral resources. 23/07/2020