Russia

Russia says captured key town in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday its forces had captured the "important logistics hub" of Kurakhove in… Read More

Russia arrests four youths over alleged terror plot

Russia has arrested four teenagers on suspicion of planning a "terror" attack on the city… Read More

Russia says downed 8 US-supplied ATACMS missiles

MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it had shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles, whose use… Read More

Rasputin’s Magical Life and Legacy: Separating Fact from Fiction

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the Russian mystic and faith healer, has been the subject of much… Read More

US imposes sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing… Read More

Ukrainian drone attack causes oil depot fire: governor

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack in western Russia caused a fuel spill and fire at… Read More

Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of… Read More

Azerbaijan’s president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38… Read More

Russia sentences US man to 15 years in prison for ‘espionage’

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a US man to 15 years in a… Read More

Russia claims to develop own cancer vaccine

Russia's Ministry of Health has announced the development of a cancer vaccine that will be… Read More

Russia pulling back but not out of Syria, sources say

Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from… Read More

Russia praises Trump, pounds Ukraine in massive attack

The Kremlin said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump's opposition to Ukraine's use of US… Read More

Trump criticizes Ukraine’s use of US missiles for attacks in Russia

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's use of US-supplied missiles for attacks deep into… Read More

Russia calls for rapid Syria stabilisation, criticises Israel

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Wednesday that it wanted to see rapid stabilisation in Syria, criticising… Read More

Assad gets asylum in Russia, rebels sweep through Syria

MOSCOW: Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted… Read More

North Korea-Russia treaty comes into force, KCNA says

The "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" agreed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in… Read More

Musadik Malik rubbishes reports of crude oil deal with Russia

Minister Petroleum Musadik Malik on Wednesday rejected reports of oil import agreement with Russia. No… Read More

Russia, US clash at UN over escalation in Syria fighting

Russia and the United States (US) clashed at the United Nations on Tuesday, accusing each… Read More

Iran, Russia say they support Syria in confronting rebels

The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia voiced support for Syria on Saturday during a… Read More

Drone drops paint over Russian embassy in Sweden

STOCKHOLM: An unidentified drone flew over the Russian embassy in Stockholm early on Friday, dropping… Read More