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Russia successfully launches the massive Angara 5 rocket into orbit

Russia has succesfully launched its massive Angara 5 rocket. The spacecraft is the first new rocket to be developed by Russia since the fall of the

Russia

Presidents of Central Asian states meet for security talks in Moscow

The presidents of five Central Asian states have met at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow for talks on security. Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan

Ukraine

Russia calls Ukraine's bid to join NATO "counterproductive"

Russia has been reacting to the news that Ukraine has dropped its international neutrality, saying it gives false hope that the political crisis in

Russia

Activists accuse Kremlin of trying to silence social media

Russia’s Internet watchdog has asked Facebook to block a page promoting a protest in support of government critic Alexei Navalny. Activists say the

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Ukraine

The presidents of Kazakhstan and Ukraine hold talks in Kyiv

The president of Kazakhstan has met with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv for talks. Nazarbayev congratulated Poroshenko on holding elections and

Ukraine

Ukraine: Belarus Leader makes pledge on peace talks

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko promised to help Kiev restart talks over its separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Russia

Opposition activist in Russia faces 10-year sentence

Prosecutors in Russia are calling for a 10-year jail term against opposition activist Alexei Navalny, in a fraud case dismissed by his supporters as

Russia

Business Review 2014 Part 3/4: 'Naked' Russia beset by sanctions, oil and rouble trouble

Ukraine

News Review 2014: euronews' biggest stories of the year

Russia

Divided opinion in Russia after Putin's end-of-year address

In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, pro-Russian separatists watched President Putin’s end-of-year speech on a TV set in a canteen. One soldier said

Russia

Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West

He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took

Business

Putin upbeat on Russian economy but doesn't say how or when it will recover

Russia’s economic problems drew a slew of questions at President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year news conference. Blaming external factors for the

Russia

Putin answers press questions on Ukraine, NATO and the Russian economy

It is an event which has no rival worldwide: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. It is the 10th time he has held the question

Poland

Ukraine: Conflict could soon be over says optimist President Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the conflict with Russia could be resolved within weeks. At the same time he also expressed a

Ukraine

Ukraine: Conflict could soon be over says optimist President Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the conflict with Russia could be resolved within weeks. At the same time he also expressed a

Russia

Rouble's fall sends Russians rushing to shops to buy before prices rise

Wednesday was another rollercoaster day for the rouble and the Moscow stock markets. The Russian currency and share prices strengthened after the

Russia

Russian rouble rebounds slightly but remains volatile

The Russian government began selling off foreign currency on Wednesday after the rouble hit an all-time low giving the currency a boost but trading remains nervous.

Ukraine

Obama set to sign bill on more Russian sanctions by end of the week

The White House says President Obama will sign legislation by the end of the week to authorise new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine

Denmark

Denmark lays claim to part of the Arctic amid fears shifting ice could cause a rift in diplomatic relations

Denmark lays claim to a 900,000-square kilometre area of the North Pole provoking fears that a breakdown in relations with other countries surrounding the Arctic could ensue

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Globe-trotting artist exhibits work in Moscow

Russian artist and world-famous explorer Fyodor Konyukhov has set up camp at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art for a unique exhibition of his works