Cyprus Cyprus 'sells' citizenship to Russia and Ukraine's super-wealthy At least 400 individuals, including the super-rich from Russia and Ukraine, have allegedly received Cypriot citizenship by investing in the country 18/09/2017
Syria Syrian forces capture key district in Deir al Zor Syrian troops with Russian air power capture al-Jafra district in Deir al-Zor 17/09/2017
North Korea North Korea: Kim seeks military 'equilibrium' with US The UN Security Council condemned Pyongyang's latest missile launch as "highly provocative" 16/09/2017
Turkey What you need to know about Turkey’s S-400 air defence missiles Turkey after sparked concern among its NATO allies after striking an arms deal with Russia. 15/09/2017
World News Zapad 2017: what you need to know about Belarus and Russia's military exercises This week Russia and Belarus are conducting drills that have worried Nato members. 15/09/2017
World News Anti-doping agencies call for Russia Winter Olympics ban The IOC was also criticised by the agencies who expressed concern about the 2018 Games being clean 14/09/2017
Global Japan Japan shares its technology know-how with Russia to shape the future We hear about an innovative health project in Vladivostok. 14/09/2017
World News Thousands evacuated after multiple Russian bomb hoaxes Multiple bomb hoaxes in Russia have led to tens of thousands of people being evacuated 14/09/2017
Russia Mystery bomb threats sweep Russia On Wednesday, three of Moscow's main train stations were checked, along with the city's famous GUM department store near Red Square and more than 20 other buildings, according to RIA Novosti news agency. 13/09/2017
Russia Arrest of Russian theatre director hampers ‘Nureyev’ premiere Kirill Serebrennikov has a history of criticising Russian authorities and the Orthodox Church, and his supporters say he was framed in a fraud case as part of a government crackdown on artistic freedoms. 13/09/2017
Ukraine Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years in jail Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years jail in, say critics, a travesty of a trial. 11/09/2017
Russia Fire and fury over film about Russian tsar's romance Alexei Uchitel's "Matilda" tells the story of the late-19th century romance between Nicholas II, before he became tsar, and half-Polish dancer Matilda Kshesinskaya. 11/09/2017
Russia Russia's Yabloko claims huge gains in Moscow local council elections Russia's Yabloko claims huge gains in Moscow local council elections 11/09/2017
Russia Resident cats die in Hermitage fire A fire at St Petersburg's Hermitage museum has harmed one of its oldest collections - its resident cats. 08/09/2017
World With Russia on its mind, Georgia looks to EU The former Soviet country has undertaken a series of reforms and its fight against corruption is viewed as a success story. 08/09/2017
Russia Putin and Abe agree North Korea is a threat to peace In talks, the Russian and Japanese leaders agreed that North Korea threatened regional peace and global nuclear non-proliferation but didn't agree on a way forward 07/09/2017
Russia Moscow and Seoul agree resolving the North Korea nuclear issue is a priority Moon Jae-in made the comments at a joint media conference with Vladimir Putin. 06/09/2017
Russia North Korea's 'gift package' to the US Russia and North Korea say fresh sanctions on Pyongyang would be futile as the UN decides how to respond to its latest nuclear test. 05/09/2017