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Kremlin critic Navalny detained by police at Moscow protest

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny placed under house arrest once again after attending a protest outside the presidential complex.

30/12/2014

Russia

Russian economy set to shrink almost 5 percent next year

Russia’s economy is likely to shrink by as much as five percent in 2015, due to Western sanctions, the collapse of the rouble and the price of oil

30/12/2014

Russia

Russian shoppers improvise as crisis hits holiday period

A Moscow shopping mall is as crowded as any other at this time of year, but many people are taking some drastic belt-tightening measures in the face

26/12/2014

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Moscow: I am dreaming of a white Christmas!

26/12/2014

Russia

Snow in Moscow: Winter wonderland or traffic hell

The Russian capital has been blanketed in thick snow, making it a winter wonderland for tourists and a nightmare for commuters. It is the first heavy

25/12/2014

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

23/12/2014

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

18/12/2014

Russia

Protesters in Moscow take to the streets against the city's education and health cuts

The authorities in Moscow have enraged doctors and teachers with cuts leading to schools and clinic closures. Facilities are being regrouped as the

14/12/2014

Russia

France's Hollande meets Russia's Putin in surprise stopover at Moscow airport

French President Francois Hollande has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an unscheduled visit in Moscow. Hollande was travelling

06/12/2014

World News

Chechen rebels stage deadly attack on Grozny ahead of big Putin speech

At least 19 people have been killed as security forces battled rebels who stormed the Chechen capital Grozny ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the union address.

04/12/2014

World News

School siege underway in Grozny after deadly gunfight in Chechen capital

Just hours ahead of Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Russian parliament violence erupts in restive Chechnya

04/12/2014

World News

How the fall of the Berlin Wall was seen in Russia

03/11/2014

Russia

The first snowfall of the season in Moscow! – See the photo gallery

20/10/2014

Russia

Factory gives fighter jet to head of Russian Orthodox Church

17/09/2014

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Postcards from Russia: the splendour of Moscow's St Basil's Cathedral

21/04/2014

Ukraine

As it happened : Kyiv and Moscow reach agreement on de-escalation roadmap

17/04/2014

Ukraine

Ukraine as it happened: Pro-Russian freeze Ukrainian army operation in Kramatorsk

16/04/2014

Ukraine

Ukraine as it happened: Kyiv starts "anti-terror" operation retaking Kramatorsk airfield

15/04/2014

Russia

Russian lower house of parliament approves treaty annexing Crimea

20/03/2014

Russia

Russian court puts Putin foe Alexei Navalnyunder house arrest

28/02/2014