A fluffy dog was rescued in the Arctic by Russian sailors after it wandered off the home village and got lost on the sea ice. The Russian icebreaker "Alexander Sannikov" was working near the Gates of the Arctic terminal when its crew noticed a pet by the board.

Russian sailors rescued dog stranded on floating ice in Arctic

Drone enthusiasts from all over Russia showed off their technological creativity and on Saturday (June 5) took part in a drone racing competition in the Moscow region.

Russians test self-made drones at drone racing championship in Moscow

The 68-year-old leader said that Russian authorities had not registered a single fatality linked to the coronavirus vaccine. The World Health Organization is yet to clear the Russian vaccine.

Russia: Vladimir Putin defends Sputnik-V's credibility

Russian President Putin signs 'extremist' bill, effectively banning certain groups from contesting elections. Critics believe that the bill would bar Navalny's allies from elections.

Russia: Is the 'Navalny network' an 'extremist' group?

Independent media houses in Russia are winding up operations after being branded as 'foreign agents'. Is Moscow cracking down on foreign funding or free press? WION's Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Russia tags media outlets as 'foreign agents'

According to leading experts in the field, in recent years portable microwave weapons with the capability to cause the mysterious series of “Havana Syndrome” brain injuries in US diplomats and spies have been developed by several countries.

Havana syndrome, the investigation and theories

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is not expecting any major breakthrough when President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden hold their first summit this month.

Sergei Lavrov: Russia expects no 'breakthrough' at Putin-Biden summit

Russian authorities raided the apartment of opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov on Tuesday a day after he was hauled off a plane and taken into custody as part of a broader crackdown on critics of the Kremlin.

Russian activist has home raided after being hauled off plane

The American-born action movie actor Steven Seagal has joined the pro-Kremlin political party Just Russia. Steven Seagal is a long-time admirer of Russian president Vladimir Putin. He has joined this political party in hopes of cracking down on businesses that harm the environment.

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal joins pro-Kremlin political party Just Russia

Russia's brightest students were rewarded for their scholarly achievements with their first Vienna ball in Moscow, in a throw-back to a bygone era of imperial splendour.

Young Russians waltz night away at Viennese Ball after pandemic halt

The US President Joe Biden has taken a direct hit at China and Russia once again. While speaking at the US Memorial Day Biden has pledged to bring up the issue of Human Rights with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the June summit in Geneva.

Biden warns China and Russia on Human Rights violations

Russia will move ahead with a second $500 million loan to Belarus next month, following talks between the two countries' leaders.

Russia confirms a second loan for Belarus

Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Now this is the first meeting after the forced landing of the flight and one of the four meetings since the anti-government protests began in Belarus last year.

Lukashenko To Putin: We have documents on plane incident

A newly disclosed effort by Russian intelligence to hijack the email system of a U.S. government agency prompted leading Democrats on Friday to urge stronger action against Moscow for accelerating cyberattacks before President Joe Biden’s summit next month with President Vladimir Putin.

Top Democrats call for stronger action against Russia after latest cyberattack

Two riders from the Yakutsk region in Russia's Siberia are on a year-long horseback journey to Moscow, and aim to trek further into Europe.

Ride of their life: Siberian horsemen saddle up for transcontinental trek

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Friday after UN civil aviation agency announced it will investigate the diversion of a passenger plane and the arrest of a journalist on board in a growing diplomatic row.

Lukashenko heads to Russia amid global backlash over Belarus plane diversion

Russia is increasingly pushing Google, Twitter and Facebook into conformity with the Kremlin Internet crackdown order or risk restrictions inside the country as more governments around the world challenge companies' principles on online freedom.

Russia fined Twitter, Facebook and Google for not deleting banned content

Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday that the launch of Soyuz rocket was postponed. Now, the lift-off would take place on Friday. The rocket is due to carry 36 UK telecommunication and internet satellites into space.

Soyuz rocket launch postponed, to take place on Friday

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has urged locals to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus as soon as possible. However, he has also cleared the air around reports of jabs being made compulsory.

'Reliable and safest': Putin urges locals to take Russian Covid jabs but rules out forced vaccination

Several Russian regions have started vaccinating animals against COVID-19 at veterinary clinics, Russia's agricultural safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Wednesday (May 26).

Russian regions begin vaccinating animals against COVID-19

Foreign hackers compromised Russian federal agencies in a digital espionage campaign that Russian officials described as unprecedented in scope and sophistication.

Russia's FSB reports 'unprecedented' hacking campaign aimed at government agencies

Airlines re-routed flights to avoid Belarus's airspace on Tuesday and Belarusian planes faced a possible ban from Europe, as international outrage mounted over Minsk forcing down a jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist on board.

Airlines re-route to avoid Belarus, opposition says journalist beaten 

A Russian court has fined Google and Facebook for failing to delete banned content that Moscow deems illegal. Russia has already placed a punitive slowdown on US social network Twitter for not deleting banned content.

Russia fines Google & Facebook for failing to delete banned content

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