Putin says a new Syrian constitution should guarantee all groups’ rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin said any new constitution that is drawn up for Syria should guarantee the rights of all ethnic and religions groups. He...
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Putin: I don’t share excitement about Greta Thunberg’s U.N. speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took aim at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he did not share the excitement about...
Russia gives definitive approval to Paris climate accord
Russia said it would implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change after Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday approved a government resolution signifying...
Russia, in rare U-turn, frees jailed actor after outcry
A Russian court on Friday ordered the release of an aspiring actor whose prison sentence for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an...
Turkey says delivery of second S-400 battery complete (Update 1)
Turkey’s defence ministry said on Sunday that the delivery of a second battery of Russian S-400 missile defence systems has been completed as of Sunday,...
Russia carries out mass raids on Kremlin critic Navalny’s supporters
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursday carried out mass raids on the homes and...
Russia calls suggestion suspected CIA mole unmasked election meddling slander
Russia condemned as lies and slander on Wednesday suggestions a suspected CIA mole in the presidential administration had handed over information to the United States...
Russia’s ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election after protests
Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin, has lost one third of its seats in the Moscow parliament, near complete data cited...
Ukrainian captives appear to reach Moscow airport in expected prisoner swap
Buses believed to be carrying Ukrainian prisoners arrived at Moscow‘s Vnukovo airport on Saturday, Interfax news agency reported, as a major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine appeared...
Russia flouted dead lawyer Magnitsky’s rights, says European court
Europe’s top human rights court rebuked Russia on Tuesday for multiple violations of the basic rights of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in a Moscow...
Russia rocket accident likely had two explosions, Norway monitor says
The explosion that killed five Russian scientists during a rocket engine test earlier this month was followed by a second blast two hours later, the...
Putin held Security Council meeting to discuss U.S. missile test (Updated)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered a like-for-like response to a recent U.S. missile test, which he said showed that Washington aimed to deploy...
Russia, China accuse US of stoking tensions with missile test
Russia and China accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but the foreign ministry in Moscow...
Russia tells nuclear test ban monitor: Test accident not your business
Russia on Tuesday told an international organisation set up to verify a ban on nuclear tests that a military testing accident in northern Russia earlier...
Chiding Macron, Putin says ‘I don’t want yellow vests in Russia’
By Clotaire Achi and John Irish Vladimir Putin rebuked his French counterpart on Monday, saying he did not want “yellow vest” protests spring up like...
Global network’s nuclear sensors in Russia went offline after mystery blast
The operator of a global network of radioactivity sensors said on Monday its two Russian sites closest to a mysterious explosion on Aug. 8 went offline...
‘Nobody is not afraid’: Chernobyl pilot recalls his fear 33 years ago
More than three decades after he flew his helicopter above the radioactive volcano that was Chernobyl’s nuclear reactor number four, the site of the world’s...
Kremlin shrugs off Moscow protests, backs tough police response
By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth The Kremlin on Tuesday shrugged off five weeks of street protests in support of free elections in Moscow, saying...
U.S.-based experts suspect Russia blast involved nuclear-powered missile
U.S.-based nuclear experts said they suspected an accidental blast and radiation release in northern Russia this week occurred during the testing of a nuclear-powered cruise missile vaunted...
Russians rush to buy iodine after blast causes radiation spike
Residents of two northern Russian cities are stocking up on iodine that is used to reduce the effects of radiation exposure after a mysterious accident...
