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Who is Ksenia Sobchak, the celebrity who will run against Putin in Russia's 2018 election?

She's married to one of Russia's most famous actors, is the daughter of Vladimir Putin's political mentor and has her own TV show. Now Ksenia Sobchak wants to be President of Russia.

Russia

Jail sentence for Russian opposition leader

A Moscow court has sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest

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.

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.

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USA

Kasparov makes a comeback - for now

After 12 years in retirement, chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is making a come back - but only for five days

Russia

Moscow requires US to downsize diplomatic missions in Russia

Moscow requires US to downsize diplomatic missions in Russia

Russia

Protestors march in Moscow over internet censorship regulations

Hundreds of people have marched through central Moscow calling for internet freedom after rules tightened again recently

Russia

Moscow brands Washington "outrageous" in diplomatic row

Russia has toughened its rhetoric in its row with the United States

Ukraine

US Secretary of State visits Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Ukraine for the first time on Sunday, meeting President Petro Poroshenko for talks.

Germany

Euroviews. View: Trump and Putin - tainted love

As Trump and Putin meet at the G20, here's a recap of their bittersweet love affair to date

Russia

Putin extends sanctions against EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin has exnteded his country's counter-sanctions against the EU.

Russia

Five convicted over murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Russian court convicts five Chechens in Boris Nemtsov murder trial.

Russia

Jury retires in Nemtsov murder trial

The outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead as he walked across a bridge in Moscow

Syria

Russia launches attacks on ISIL in Syria

Russia launches missiles at ISIL fired from the Med

Russia

Kremlin critic Navalny jailed, hundreds arrested at anti-Putin protests

Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 30 days in prison after a day of protests against President Vladimir Putin that saw hundreds of people arrested.

Russia

Russian opposition leader 'detained' in Moscow

Alexei Navalny was reportedly detained on his way to a protest he'd organised in the centre of the Russian capital.

Markets

Trump worries pull down financial markets

Worries about political turmoil in the United States led investors to sell shares on Wednesday. The dollar also lost value against other currencies.

Italy

Vladimir Putin ready to disclose President Trump talk transcript

Vladamir Putin has said he is willing to hand over a transcript of talks between Donald Trump and senior Russian officials.

USA

Trump 'halted FBI investigation' into former aide

For the second time in as many days, US President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia has come under intense scrutiny.

USA

Who will be the next FBI boss? Here are some serious candidates

An in-depth look at those in the running to be the next FBI chief