Russia may reconsider its $15 billion bailout offer to Ukraine if the current government is removed, a senior official said Tuesday, hours after Ukraine’s prime minister offered his resignation in an effort to calm a growing protest movement.
Russia’s upper house of parliament approved two bills Wednesday to stiffen penalties for extremism-related crimes and increase security inspections on public transportation.
An international journalism watchdog on Tuesday criticized Russian authorities for restricting news coverage of preparations for the Sochi Olympics.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Monday that priests should be assigned staff positions within the ranks of the Interior Ministry’s troops following the success of a similar move in the military.
IOC President Thomas Bach defended the choice of Sochi as host of the Winter Olympics on Monday and said he’s “sleeping very well” despite the terror threat hanging over the games.
Russian legislators threatened to criminalize World War II revisionism after being outraged by an online survey that asked if Leningrad should have surrendered to the Nazis.
The express delivery services DHL and FedEx have suspended shipments of parcels to private individuals in Russia, blaming stricter customs rules.
Russia’s top monetary authority slammed digital currencies Monday, warning that Bitcoin use can lead to criminal charges in the country.
The mayor of Sochi, host of the Winter Olympics, has said there are no gay people in the city.
Platon Lebedev, the ex-business partner of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been released after spending 10 years in jail in Russia, officials say.
