Image source: Wikimedia Commons Russian PM Dmitry Mevedev has announced that his government is resigning, hours after President Vladimir Putin…
Another 31 people have been arrested during opposition protests in Moscow, the second Sunday in succession to see such demonstrations.…
The EU has demanded the release "without delay" of more than 500 people detained in protests across Russia on March…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organized in Moscow. Thousands of people joined…
Oil prices fell below $30 a barrel on international markets for the first time since April 2004, before recovering again.…
Russia has announced it is extending its list of countries subject to a food import ban in retaliation for Western…
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter account was hacked on Thursday with the infiltrators posting a message claiming the premier had…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine’s interim authorities had conducted an "armed mutiny". And the Russian foreign ministry said…
Russian police have seized a painting depicting President Vladimir Putin in women's underwear from an art gallery in St Petersburg.…
The adjourned appeal hearing for three activists from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot has started in Moscow. In August,…
A Russian court in Moscow has begun hearing an appeal by three activists from punk band Pussy Riot. In August,…
Russian opposition activist Taisiya Osipova has been jailed for possession of heroin for eight years - double the sentence requested…
Vladimir Putin is back to Kremlin where he is inaugurated as president of Russia in a ceremony in the capital,…
Vladimir Putin is celebrating his victory in Russian elections, which will give him a third presidential term after spending the…
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Moscow to protest against Vladimir Putin and the alleged electoral fraud. The…
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin joined a biker gang on Monday and led them on motorcade at a festival in…