News about Russia

EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda Western powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort.
02 May 2015
UN Security Council fails to back Russian appeal on Yemen The UN Security Council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement demanding an immediate ceasefire or at least humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Yemen.
02 May 2015
Russian MP demands probe over sex shops' use of WWII medal A Russian MP asked prosecutors to investigate a sex shop chain for using a depiction of a World War II medal on price tags for vibrators.
30 April 2015
Foreign leaders congratulate Nursultan Nazarbayev on reelection Foreign leaders have congratulated the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on his victory in the presidential elections.
29 April 2015
Russia removes Navalny-led opposition party from approved list Russia has withdrawn the opposition Progress Party led by arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny from the list of authorised parties.
29 April 2015
Radio silence as Russia tries to contact space cargo Russia will try again to make contact with an unmanned cargo ship after communications were lost following the spacecraft's launch toward the International Space Station.
29 April 2015
Nazarbayev dispels rumours of tenge devaluation President Nursultan Nazarbayev has dispelled the rumours about a forthcoming devaluation of the tenge in Kazakhstan.
29 April 2015
Almaty born writer Serebryanskiy wins Russian Award Writer Yuriy Serebryanskiy has become the winner of the Russian Award for the second time.
28 April 2015
Russian cargo spacecraft hit by glitch: official Russian officials said an unmanned Progress spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station had suffered a glitch.
28 April 2015
Kazakhstan rules out possibility of single EEU currency Kazakhstan has once again ruled out the possibility of adopting a single currency for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), despite the propositions of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
28 April 2015
Right to be forgotten discussed in Kazakhstan's Majilis The so-called 'right to be forgotten', which allows individuals to have information, videos or photographs that infringe on their privacy deleted from Internet records, was discussed by Kazakhstan's Majilis.
27 April 2015
Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting.
27 April 2015
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash: reports Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines.
27 April 2015
Putin says 'no regrets' over Crimea annexation Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview broadcast to mark 15 years in power, said he has no regrets over Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
27 April 2015
Poland denies entry to pro-Putin bikers planning WWII victory ride Poland said it had denied entry to a Russian biker gang backed by the Kremlin that plans to ride through Europe to celebrate the Soviet Union's role in the World War II victory.
25 April 2015
Russian hackers infiltrated Pentagon network: US Russian hackers were able to access an unclassified Pentagon computer network earlier this year, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said.
24 April 2015
New Sukhoi Su-30 fighters arrive to Kazakhstan The Sukhoi Su-30, Flanker C fighter aircrafts have been delivered to the aviation base in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan from Irkutsk, Russia.
22 April 2015
Eurasian integration and Kazakh-Russian relations discussed in Moscow A scientific-practical conference was held with participation of several prominent figures in Moscow on the topics of Kazakhstan's economic development, its relations with Russia and the Eurasian integration.
22 April 2015
Stars of Russian Ballet in Almaty, Astana and Aktau Stars of Russian ballet will be brining masterpieces of classical music and choreography to Almaty, Astana and Aktau in Kazakhstan.
20 April 2015
Kazakhstan and Russia on their way to joint air defence system The legal framework of the joint air defence system of Kazakhstan and Russia is in place, practical implementation commences.
20 April 2015
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