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Sochi shopkeeper pardoned over "military texts"

A shopkeeper from Sochi who was convicted of treason last year has been pardoned and and freed from a Moscow prison.

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Russia and Turkey hail Syria cooperation and strengthen ties

Putting past problems behind them on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his visiting Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have hailed their military cooperation in…

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Netanyahu to Putin: Israel fears Iranian foothold in Syria

President Putin has hosted the Israeli prime minister in Moscow to discuss Syria.

USA

Top German diplomat Gabriel warns of new NATO-Russia arms race

Concerned about a Russian military build up in the Baltic region and its western borders, Germany’s top diplomat warned about a new arms race on Thursday.

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USA

Our man in Moscow - US appoints key ambassador to Russia

Republican Jon Hunstman served as ambassador to China under Democratic President Barack Obama before launching an unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Syria

Syria: airstrikes hit rebel-held areas east of Damascus despite ceasefire

In Syria warplanes have bombed rebel-held towns east of Damascus, striking residential areas where less than 24 hours earlier Russia declared a ceasefire.

USA

Trump and Russia – what foreign policy experts want him to do

In Donald Trump’s Washington these days, how to deal with Russia is not a diplomatic topic, but boils down to one question: who in the Trump camp spoke to which Russian at which time and then denied i

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Russian Defence Ministry holds Women's Day beauty contest

"Makeup under Camouflage" competition held for female Russian soldiers

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Euroviews. Voodoo politics: What unites Trump, Kaczyński and Putin? - view

Donald Trump's recent bizarre accusations have left many people wondering whether the US president is experiencing some sort of psychological disturbance

Syria

Managing Manbij: top military brass meet in Turkey

Turkey's military chief-of-staff is meeting his US and Russian counterparts in the southern Turkish province of Antalya. Regional security, notably in northern Syria, is top of the agenda.

Russia

Moscow to raze more than 10 percent of its housing

The city of Moscow will undergo a major facelift under a plan by mayor Sergei Sobyanin to modernise the housing of at least 1.6 million people

Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia court battle over 'terrorism' claims

Kyiv has taken Moscow to the International Court of Justice over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.

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Communists mark anniversary of Stalin's death

Russian Communists marked the anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death with a march in Moscow on Sunday (March 5).

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Russian lawmaker proposes to legalise football hooliganism

A leading politician in Russia's legislative assembly has proposed turning behaviour which has plagued football in Europe into a sport of its own

Iran

Iran tests Russian-made air defence system

Moscow had suspended delivery of the system back in 2010 after objections from the US and Israel

USA

Trump’s Russia connection: Democrats keep firing at Attorney General

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EU's Mogherini booed by pro-Russian Serbian MPs

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has faced pro-Russian chants in the Serbian parliament.

Russia

What are Russians saying about Trump, Jeff Sessions and Sergey Kislyak?

US President Donald Trump has called the attacks of the US Democratic Party against Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a witch-hunt.

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Russia to trial fan ID ahead of football World Cup

Russia is to try fan ID at the 2017 Confederations cup ahead of hosting the World Cup the following year.

USA

Attorney General Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia probe

Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from probe into alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election