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Russia

Vladimir Putin: 'Strong President - Strong Russia'

His re-election all but a foregone conclusion, the Russian president's campaign slogan is an apt summary of the image he seeks to project

14/03/2018

Russia

Russian factory under fire for 'Little Jew' ice cream

The dessert's packaging was blue and white, reminiscent of the Israeli flag, and included a Star of David.

10/03/2018

Russia

What authority does Putin have to order extrajudicial killings abroad?

Experts are divided over whether legislation passed 12 years ago could be linked to the poisoning in Salisbury.

08/03/2018

Russia

Be cautious about Putin’s nuclear missile claim, says expert

Arms control specialist Petr Topychkanov told Euronews we should be sceptical about Russia President Vladimir Putin’s claim the country had developed weapons no other country in the world possessed.

02/03/2018

Russia

Putin denies ‘new Cold War’ but says new nukes are on ‘combat duty’

In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Megyn Kelly, Russian President Vladimir Putin denies a “new Cold War,” but claims new weapons system tests were “successful.”

02/03/2018

Russia

Sobchak throws water as Russian presidential debate descends to bicker

Former actress empties her glass over politician rival.

01/03/2018

Russia

Putin unveils new 'untrackable' super missile

The "new supersonic weapon" that can reach almost any point in the world, Russia President Vladimir Putin said in his annual address.

01/03/2018

World

Sergey Lavrov on Russian-US relations and the Middle East

Russia's Foreign Minister reveals his thoughts on the Trump administration, Syria, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and more in The Global Conversation

16/02/2018

Moldova

Moldova moves to ban Russian ‘propaganda’ broadcasts

Critics of Chisinau’s crackdown on Russian news programmes say it denies Moldovans a fundamental right.

11/01/2018

Russia

Russia’s Foreign Ministry accuses US of election meddling

The comments came after the US state department expressed concern over the decision to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in the 2018 election

27/12/2017

Russia

Russian opposition leader complains of interference

Russia's main opposition leader blames the government for hindering his campaigning for next year's presidential election.

19/12/2017

USA

Former Trump advisor Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI

Donald Trump's ex-national security advisor Michael Flynn has been charged with making false statements to the FBI over Russian contacts

01/12/2017

Russia

Doping allegations part of ‘anti-Russian campaign' - Medvedev

Relations with Washington are in an 'appalling' state, the worst he can recall, says the Russian prime minister.

30/11/2017

Russia

Russian 1917 revolution - internet style!

Historians bring the 1917 Russian revolution into the modern day using internet technoligy

07/11/2017

Russia

100 years on from the October Revolution that changed the world

07/11/2017

Russia

Navalny says he will sue Putin

Navalny said in recent days, the authorities across Russia have refused to let him and his team organise public meetings with voters

01/11/2017

Cult

"Burning Doors" sees Pussy Riot take tales of terror in Russian prisons to New York

Pussy Riot's Maria Alekhina's play gets rave reviews in off-Broadway show, while Nadezhda Tolokonnikova blazes her own trail.

26/10/2017

Russia

Ksenia Sobchak just started her campaign and she's 'against' everyone, including Putin

During her speech Sobchak had a sticker on her laptop that read "I (am) against" in Russian.

24/10/2017

Russia

Alexi Navalny 'released from jail'

Russian blogger Alexi Navalny has announced on social media his release from detention

22/10/2017

Russia

Who is Ksenia Sobchak, the socialite that will challenge Putin in Russia's 2018 election?

Sobchak has been compared to US It Girl Paris Hilton

19/10/2017