Russia & CIS

New ARD documentary film is dedicated to current statements by Russian sports officials and politicians, including Sports Minister Mr. Mutko that Russia is complying with demands put forward by WADA and IAAF, according to ARD journalist Hajo Zeppelt.

The results of a poll conducted by research company Populus have shown that Europe is not perceived by Europeans as a major force in the fight against terrorism and, in particular, against Daesh in Syria.

Moscow has rebutted NATO's accusation that Russia was "weaponizing" tmigrant crisis in Europe. Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Igor Konashenkov dismissed the allegations, stressing that the crisis began long before Russia started its operation in Syria.

Russian military have set up electronic systems, which allows monitoring violations of the ceasefire in Syria.

Four years ago, Vladimir Putin received the support from 63.6 percent of electors (more than 45.6 million people) and took office as President of Russia. The secret of Putin's electoral success is clear. It can be explained with one word only - Crimea. For most people, this is not just a peninsula, but the retrieval of Russia's authority

In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer shared his impressions of the meeting with the Russian President that took place in early February.

A Chelyabinsk strongman, Elbrus Nigmatullin, has performed a unique stunt of restraining two horses. The amazing 'horse pull' could be a new world record, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Over ten winter sports, including ice-hockey, skiing race, biathlon and winter windsurfing, are on the program of the 2016 International Festival of the North, which opens in Murmansk on March 19, the Sports Committee of the Murmansk Region reported.

Savchenko, 34, is facing charges of complicity in the killing of two Russian reporters during armed conflict in eastern Ukraine in June 2014. Prosecutor demands 23-year prison term for her.

The United States has returned 28 significant historic documents stolen from Russian archives in the early 1990s.

Russia is building the world’s most powerful fast-neutron reactor for scientific research, estimated to cost some $34 million this year alone, the Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors said Thursday.

Jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko revealed in an interview with Sputnik that US authorities have been covering up serious human rights violations from the international community.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on claims of a nanny suspected of beheading a child in Moscow in revenge for Russian President Vladimir Putin's "Syria bombings."

The overwhelming majority of Russian citizens intend to vote for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential election, a recent poll revealed on Thursday.

Three Russian airports have been named Europe’s very best by Airport Service Quality (ASQ), with London’s Heathrow, Vienna and Zurich trailing behind.

Russia is developing fighter aircraft of the sixth and possibly seventh generation, the Commander of the Russian Aerospace Force, Viktor Bondarev said. The official did not disclose any details, but noted that there would be an unmanned version of the sixth-generation aircraft. The new aircraft will be designed in both manned and unmanned versions

The IMF could not but pay attention to recent actions of the Russian authorities. It turned out that the Bank of Russia became the world's largest buyer of gold among all central banks of the planet as of January 2016. International Monetary Fund experts said that the Bank of Russia acquired 688,000 ounces of gold

Russia's Northern Fleet has deployed two batteries of state-of-the-art K-300P Bastion coastal missile systems with supersonic cruise missiles P-800 Onyx on the Kola Peninsula. These weapons ensure the protection of 1,500 km of the Russian coast from possible landing attacks and creates a 300-kilometer "dead zone" for NATO ships in the Barents Sea

Sevastopol is a city of federal significance, a hero city, the main base of the Black Sea Fleet and a pearl of Russia's Crimea. Pravda.Ru editor-in-chief Inna Novikova sat down with Sevastopol Governor Sergei Menyailo to talk about consequences of the information war against the Crimea and Russia

Turkish President Erdogan accused Russia of violating Turkish airspace again. According to him, Russia does not refrain from violating Turkish air borders "at times." Erdogan said he did not think of the Russian people as Turkey's enemy. According to Erdogan, he is sorry that "Russia has lost a friend like Turkey because of two pilots."