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US criticises Russia over missiles to Damascus The US has criticised Russia’s recent delivery of anti-ship missiles to President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria. With a range of 300 km, the… 18/05/2013
Russia plays down significance of Syria arms sales Russia is reported to have sent advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President al-Assad’s… 17/05/2013
Russia: Rosbank CEO detained Russian police have arrested Vladimir Golubkov, the Chief Executive Officer of Rosbank – which is owned by France’s Société Générale. Golubkov was detained… 15/05/2013
Putin and Netanyahu keep quiet on controversial missiles during Syria talks The conflict in Syria dominated talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the two met at Putin’s… 14/05/2013
UK and Russia put their differences aside on Syria At a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to work together towards a… 10/05/2013
Putin Victory Day wreath laying – nocomment President Vladimir Putin attended a ceremony beneath the Kremlin walls honoring the huge military and civilian losses of World War II. Victory Day… 09/05/2013
Putin talks tough one year into his presidency Vladimir Putin has called his government to task over the pace of promised reforms. In a speech to mark the one year anniversary of his re-election, the… 07/05/2013
Russian activists rally for political change A demonstration was held in Moscow on the one-year anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and mass arrests. The… 06/05/2013
Moscow protests mark anniversary of violent anti-Putin rally Russian activists gathered at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square – on the anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and several… 06/05/2013
Political protest in Russia – nocomment Russian opposition protesters mark the anniversary of a mass rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin which ended in clashes and arrests. 06/05/2013
Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev celebrate EasterRussian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attend an Orthodox Easter service conducted by the Patriarch of Moscow in the Christ the… 05/05/2013
Mariinsky ballet dances on new stage Leading Russian ballet and opera company the Mariinsky is preparing to officially open its new home. The Mariinsky Two theatre has been built just behind… 02/05/2013
Russia and Japan leaders meet over islands dispute Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Monday for the first time in 10 years to revive talks on their longstanding… 30/04/2013
Putin: Boston bombing justifies Russia’s tough Caucasus policy The Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Boston Marathon bombing justifies his tough line on insurgents in the North Caucasus. Speaking as he… 25/04/2013
Russian court rejects Navalny’s request to drop charges A Russian court in Kirov has refused a request to drop graft and theft charges against leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The anti-corruption campaigner… 25/04/2013
Fraud trial resumes for Russian opposition leader Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has returned to the dock in Kirov to answer new fraud charges. Navalny, who is one of the country’s most vocal… 24/04/2013
Navalny trial adjourned in Russia Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian authorities of laying trumped up charges of embezzlement against him at the start of his… 17/04/2013
Russian protester faces trial after defying Putin The trial of a prominent Russian protest leader is set to begin in the city of Kirov. Alexei Navalny could face up to ten years in jail if he is… 17/04/2013
Europe Weekly: EU mourns Iron Lady’s death Former European leaders and EU officials pay tribute to ex-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher; the EU steps up the pressure on tax havens, and Russian… 12/04/2013
Anit-hooligan ‘Fans Law’ for Russia A day after UEFA announced stricter measures to deal with racism in football, Russian officials announced the introduction of a new ‘Fans Law’ to deal with… 11/04/2013
Putin plays with his dogs in the snowRussia’s President Vladimir Putin lies on the snow during a walk with dogs in the Moscow region. Putin walked with a Bulgarian shepherd and some ‘Akita Inu’… 11/04/2013
Russian NGOs face more scrutiny Russia’s parliament has been discussing tightening the law that regulates charities and campaign groups that engage in political activities and receive… 10/04/2013
Election watchdog facing closure amid Russian NGO crackdown Russia’s main independent election watchdog ‘Golos’ said it faces fines or even closure in what activists are calling a campaign to silence the critics of… 10/04/2013
Thousands protest Putin’s Amsterdam visit Thousands of people in Amsterdam turned out to demonstrate against a proposed anti-gay propaganda law in Russia, as President Vladimir Putin visited the Dutch… 09/04/2013
Merkel and Putin disagree on NGOs Female protesters bared all in a demonstration directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin. The FEMEN protesters shouted the word ‘dictator’ at Putin as he… 08/04/2013
Femen disrupt Putin German visit – nocomment Topless activists from feminist activist group Femen, with anti-Vladimir Putin slogans painted on their semi-naked bodies, tried to disrupt the visit of the… 08/04/2013
FEMEN give Putin and Merkel an eyeful in Hanover Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel came face to face – or face to breast – with naked FEMEN activists as they toured an… 08/04/2013
Russian search for ‘foreign agents’ widens as NGOs raided The wave of police raids against NGOs, foreign cultural organisations and human rights groups continues in Russia, with the latest targets the Helsinki group… 28/03/2013
France, Germany chide Russia for NGO inspections Officials in Moscow have carried out unannounced inspections at campaigning organisations, including the offices of Human Rights Watch and the corruption… 27/03/2013
Russian authorities search Amnesty International headquartersAuthorities in Russia have searched the headquarters of Amnesty International in Moscow. Sergei Nikitin, head of Amnesty International in Russia, said that… 25/03/2013
The Rasputin of post-Soviet Russia From car salesman to Kremlin king-maker, to billionaire political exile, Boris Berezovsky’s death has been described as the end of an era. He seemed to play… 24/03/2013
Little sympathy among Moscovites over Berezovsky’s death Evil, clever and cunning and the master of chaos – just some of the adjectives being widely used in the Russian media to describe Boris Berezovsky. But… 24/03/2013
Police investigate death of Russian tycoon Police in the UK are treating the sudden death of the exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky as ‘un explained’. An investigation has been launched after… 24/03/2013
Moscow greets Chinese President Russian President Vladimir Putin has greeted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Kremlin in a choreographed ceremony. It was seen as underlining a message to… 22/03/2013
China-Russia: a special relationship It is less than a year since Chinese and Russian leaders last met officially, when Vladimir Putin had just resumed his function as president in June… 22/03/2013
TNK-BP deal makes Rosneft world’s biggest oil producer Russian state oil company, Rosneft, has closed a 43-billion-euro deal making it the world’s largest oil producer. That represents a victory for the… 22/03/2013
Putin signs law to curb smoking in RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will ban smoking in most public places and restrict cigarette sales in the world’s second-largest… 25/02/2013
Russia: Putin throws official out in the cold ahead of Winter Olympics With just a year to go until the Winter Olympics in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and the President of the International Olympic Committee held a ceremony… 08/02/2013
Tickets go on sale for Sochi Winter Olympics Russia has begun selling tickets for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, exactly a year before the opening ceremony. A diamond-shaped countdown clock was… 07/02/2013
Rubles roll for Sochi Olympics Sochi is getting a face lift for the Winter Olympics in 2014. There’s a lot of construction going on around the subtropical resort city on the Black… 07/02/2013
Gérard Depardieu, a Russian star is born – nocomment After meeting Vladimir Putin in Sochi to receive his Russian passport, French actor Gérard Depardieu flew to the Russia Republic of Mordovia where he showed… 06/01/2013
Femen activist arrestedRiot police officers arrest a women’s rights group Femen activist in front of the European Union Council building during a protest against the visit of… 22/12/2012
Putin slams EU criticism of Russia’s rights record Russian President Vladmir Putin on Friday hit out at EU criticism of Moscow’s human rights record, suggesting there are worse violations inside the 27-member… 21/12/2012
No quick fix to relations at EU-Russia summit The thorny issues of energy supplies, human rights and immigration are high on the agenda at a two-day EU-Russia summit in Brussels. Since their previous… 20/12/2012
Record year for Russian arms sales Overseas sales of military hardware by Russia topped the 11 billion euro mark – a record figure and surpassing all forecasts by around half a million… 17/12/2012
Russian opposition demonstrates in Moscow – nocomment Opposition supporters gathered in central Moscow for an Anti-Putin unauthorised rally, many were detained by police. The two most prominent opposition… 16/12/2012
More effort needed in Russian bedrooms – Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first state of the nation speech since his return as top man in the Kremlin. Speaking to the Federal Assembly… 12/12/2012
Pop art birthday for Vladimir Putin – nocomment Russian pop artist Alexei Sergiyenko, who draws inspiration from iconic images of Russian President Vladimir Putin, exhibits his portraits on Putin’s 60th… 07/10/2012
‘Russia without Putin’ – nocomment Tens of thousands of people chanting “Russia without Putin“ marched in the streets of Moscow to protest against the government of the Russian president who… 15/09/2012
Catch me if you can!A policeman chases a supporter of the female punk band “Pussy Riot” jailed members while climbing on a fence enclosing the Turkish embassy near a court… 18/08/2012
‘Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away’ – a punk prayer earns two years in jailWhat follows is a translation of the song ‘Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away’ sung by Pussy Riot in Moscow’s main Cathedral in March Virgin Mary, Mother of God… 17/08/2012
Putin put out – nocomment In video showing Vladimir Putin’s visit to a 14th century monastery, the Russian president reacts awkwardly as a Orthodox priest bows to kiss his hand. 07/08/2012
Russia and Britain: Olympic diplomacy One needs to go back all the way to the summer of 2003 for the last time Vladimir Putin went to London. Since that meeting with then Prime Minister Tony… 02/08/2012
What did Putin say to Obama?US President Barack Obama meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Los Cabos, Mexico, ahead of G20 summit. 19/06/2012
‘March of Millions’ defies Putin – nocomment Thousands of Russians gathered on June 12 in Moscow to protest against President Vladimir Putin, shrugging off tough new tactics by the Kremlin to suppress… 13/06/2012
Duma adopts controversial anti-protest law Russian deputies debated long and hard on Tuesday over a Kremlin-backed draft anti-protest bill. In the end, the new law designed to raise fines for… 06/06/2012
Putin plays ice hockey – nocomment Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated on Monday for a new six-year term in the Kremlin, played a game of ice hockey in front of thousands of… 09/05/2012
Putin back in as Russian growth falters Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for a third term as Russian president. He took over the power mantle from Dmitry Medvedev at a state ceremony at the… 07/05/2012
Arrests at anti-Putin protest in Moscow – nocomment Russian riot police beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens on Sunday after skirmishes broke out at a demonstration in Moscow against Vladimir… 07/05/2012
Putin and Medvedev grab a beer after May Day march – nocomment Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and president-elect Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went to a local bar for a beer and snacks after joining thousands of… 02/05/2012
Marek Halter: you don’t get democracy through the barrel of a gun The French writer Marek Halter is an all-round intellectual and human rights activist. From humble beginnings he escaped life in a Warsaw ghetto to settle in… 20/04/2012
Putin celebrates Russian Orthodox EasterRussian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin attends an Orthodox Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim… 15/04/2012
Putin, Medvedev and Berlusconi hit the slopes – nocomment Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went skiing together in the southern Russian resort of Sochi, just days after Putin… 09/03/2012
Gorbachev reflects on course of modern Russia You might think 20 years after the demise of the Soviet Union the then-leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, would surely be relegated to the cast of political “has… 08/03/2012
Gorbachev urges Putin to usher in reforms Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin will have to make democratic reforms in the face of opposition complaints… 08/03/2012
Russian elections: Khodorkovsky’s son speaks What can be gleaned from Dmitri Medvedev’s decision to review 32 criminal cases, notably Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s, right after Vladimir Putin claimed… 06/03/2012
Mass arrests in Russia after anti-Putin rallyRussian police detained at least 100 people at protests calling on Vladimir Putin to resign after a presidential election they say was unfairly skewed in his… 06/03/2012
Russian police break up anti-Putin rallies – nocomment Russian police are reported to have detained at least 100 people amid protests against Vladimir Putin’s election as president. 06/03/2012
Russia result: election or selection? The certainty surrounding Vladimir Putin’s presidential victory has once again led to widespread allegations that the vote was a fix. So much so, some in… 05/03/2012
Putin win boosts Russian markets Shares prices rose on the Moscow stock exchanges on Monday as investors reacted to Vladimir Putin winning the presidential election in the first round which… 05/03/2012
Russian election: Putin profile Russia’s strong man, Vladimir Putin, announced last September he was a candidate for the presidency again – ‘the’ candidate, if his confident stance was… 01/03/2012
Prokhorov’s rich bid for Russia’s top job Mikhaïl Prokhorov, a billionaire oligarch industrialist, is an independent candidate in Russia’s presidential race. He is 46. He first got rich after the… 28/02/2012
Russian democracy through foreign eyes Here are several views presented by foreigners who have worked in Russia for quite some time, of Vladimir Putin, who, although the country’s presidential… 28/02/2012
Russia’s unexpected opposition Engineer Vyacheslav, analyst Anna and programmer Aleksandre have changed: they no longer just follow the news, they help make it. Russia’s middle class are… 28/02/2012
Russia: new president, same old economic problems At the vanguard of recent political protests in Russia is the so-called “creative class” – well-educated, successful, young urban professionals. At a… 26/02/2012
Moscow: Pro-Putin election rally – nocomment February 23 is Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia and tens of thousands of people marched along the Moscow River and then packed a soccer stadium for a… 24/02/2012
Putin – Al Capone or a strong leader? Euronews Chris Burns leads a discussion on the forthcoming elections in Russia. Chris Burns: “Hello I am Chris Burns and welcome to The Network where we… 23/02/2012
Will the leader of the Russian opposition please stand up? Anti Putin sentiment has been more visible in recent months as more Russians are taking to the streets and the question on everybody’s lips is, ‘just who is… 23/02/2012
Russian Presidential election 2012 : candidatesVladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister, President of United Russia (ruling party), 59 y.o. He has already occupied President’s post twice (2000-2004… 21/02/2012
Putin bobsleds in Olympic training centre – nocomment Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes a ride in a bobsled while on the presidential election campaign trail at a new Olympic training centre outside… 17/02/2012
Russian election: middle class call for change On the streets of Moscow, a blanket of snow hides a political storm slowly brewing in Russia. The boiling point was last December’s parliamentary… 16/02/2012
Moscow: Pro and anti-Putin rallies – nocomment Tens of thousands of demonstrators braved severely cold weather in Moscow to voice their disapproval of Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. To counter his… 04/02/2012
Russia’s election beverages – nocomment Russians have been taking part in a pre-election poll in a Moscow coffee shop, where they can buy a cup of coffee with the portrait of their preferred… 03/02/2012
Putin opponents patch up differences to plan demo Opponents of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have met to plan another demonstration this Saturday against his bid to regain the presidency next… 02/02/2012
Protests against election fraud in St.Petersburg Protesters in St.Petersburg denounce Russia’s political ‘tandem’ (filmed by Anastassia Zlatopolskaia) 13/12/2011
Clashes between demonstrators and police in St Petersburg – nocomment Up to 10,000 protesters in Russia’s second city St. Petersburg protest parliamentary elections. Several protesters who started chanting on the street have… 11/12/2011
Ten thousand protesters take the streets of MoscowA mass rally to protest against violations during the parliamentary elections is taking place at Bolotnaya square in Moscow, Russia, on 10 December… 10/12/2011
Russia still tense after elections – nocomment Hundreds of riot police were deployed at Moscow’s Triumphalnaya square on Wednesday (December 7) after some members of the opposition announced plans to hold… 08/12/2011
Opposition protest during Russian elections – nocomment While Russians cast their ballots with muted enthusiasm in national parliamentary elections on Sunday, a group of activists from the Left Front opposition… 04/12/2011
Putin’s party strength In November, Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev agreed officially to switch roles. Their election machinery was already warm. Critics asked, ‘what sort of… 04/12/2011
Apathy clouds Russian parliamentary election Just days away from parliamentary elections, Moscow shows little sign they are coming. Campaign posters do not generally grab attention, but graffiti on one… 28/11/2011
Russia: Putin booed – nocomment Vladimir Putin was “booed” while greeting the winner of a martial art competition in the Moscow Olympic stadium. 22/11/2011
Putin tries to boost China-Russia relations Attempting to boost relations between Moscow and Beijing, the Russian prime minister has met the Chinese President as part of a two-day visit. Both… 12/10/2011
Russian dolls in Russian politicsRussian Finance Minister Alexeï Kudrin was forced to resign after denouncing the Putin-Medvedev agreement for the presidential elections of 2012… 27/09/2011
Russia: demonstration against Vladimir Putin – nocomment Hundreds of people gathered in central Moscow on Sunday to protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s candidacy to the presidential election in March… 26/09/2011
From one Russian strongman to another – nocomment Alexander Muromtsev, the Russian strongman who has previously set several world records, shows two frying pans to Vladimir Putin, and after the prime minister… 04/08/2011
EU, Russia slam Libyan bloodshed The European Union and Russia have jointly condemned the bloody suppression of the Libyan people’s revolution. The full college of European Commissioners… 24/02/2011
Putin lays wreath marking Victory DayPresident Vladimir Putin attended a ceremony beneath the Kremlin walls honoring the huge military and civilian losses of World War II. This is a significant… 09/05/2013
Trade talks dominate Francois Hollande’s first Russia tripFrench President Francois Hollande met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Moscow with trade at the top of the agenda. Hollande was under pressure from… 28/02/2013
Russian opposition activist under house arrestFor the first time Russia has placed an opposition activist under house arrest. Sergei Udaltsov is charged with organising “mass disorder” ahead of… 10/02/2013
