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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

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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 News

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

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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

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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

Russia

How volunteers are saving the wooden churches in northern Russia

Thousands of wooden monuments in Russia's north are being threatened with destruction because of a lack of government attention. Volunteers have stepped in.

12/12/2019

Russia

Russian court convicts 11 over 2017 St Petersburg bombing

15 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a device on a subway train in April 2017.

10/12/2019

France

Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin

A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris.

09/12/2019

United Kingdom

Reddit: Classified UK-US document leak linked to Russian operation

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as “belated conspiracy theories” claims that his party has benefited from classified UK-US trade documents that were leaked online.

07/12/2019