The US and the European Union announced coordinated sanctions on Russia for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and urged his release from prison.

US, EU imposes sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny attack

Russia on Wednesday warned the United States it would "rebuff aggression" after Washington imposed sanctions on Kremlin's officials over the poisoning of prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

'Don't play with fire': Russia warns US, its allies over sanctions on Navalny poisoning

The US and the European Union have imposed new sanctions on 7 senior Russian officials for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and urged his release from prison.

7 senior Russian officials blacklisted by US, EU over Navalny attack

Russia’s communications regulator has accused Twitter of violating Russian law, saying the social media platform failed to comply with its requests to delete banned content.

Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law by failing to delete unauthorized posts

83 Runners from 6 countries challenged themselves to brave Siberian sub-zero temperatures on Sunday (February 28) to take part in Baikal Ice Marathon.

Russian veteran footballer, ex-national team captain wins Baikal marathon race

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to the Vladimir region in Russia -- some 200 kilometres (124 miles) east of Moscow -- to serve a 2.5-year long term in a penal colony.

Navalny transferred to Vladimir region east of Moscow to serve prison term

COVID-19 impact in Russia: For the poor in Moscow who have no shelter over their head, finding a place to live is a matter of life & death. A charity in Moscow said the number of people who have sought refuge in shelter homes has gone up by 300%.

COVID-19 Impact: Homelessness spikes in Russia!

Russia on Saturday marked the sixth anniversary of assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov -- one of President Vladimir Putin's loudest critics until he was shot and killed on a Moscow bridge near the Kremlin on February 27, 2015.

Russia marks sixth anniversary of Kremlin critic Nemtsov's assassination

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexy Navalny has been moved to an undisclosed location outside Moscow, which may be a prison camp his lawyer has said.

Kremlin critic Alexy Navalny has been moved to an undisclosed location

Kremlin critic Alexie Navalny has been transferred to Penal Colony. Russia's prison service has confirmed the news on Friday. Navalny will serve the raise of his jail term in the facility.

Your Story: Kremlin critic Alexie Navalny transferred to Penal Colony

US President Joe Biden has said the United States would "never" accept Russia's annexation of part of Ukraine -- which happened seven years ago. Biden's statement came on Friday -- on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Crimea.

Biden says US won't accept Russia's Crimea annexation

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his domestic intelligence agency Wednesday to be on guard against Western attempts to shackle and destabilise the country after the EU agreed on new sanctions on Moscow.

Putin warns of foreign efforts to destabilise Russia

Russia's famous Bolshoi theatre brightens the 2021 winter season with a one-act opera 'Salome', composed by Richard Strauss.

Russia's Bolshoi holds rehearsal of Salome opera directed by Claus Guth

A Russian court handed over eight years sentence to a man on Thursday who was found guilty of state treason for sharing secrets to China, a report said. Vladimir Vasilyev pleaded guilty to the charge of treason, Russian state news agency TASS reported.

Man sentenced to eight years in Russia for sharing secrets with China: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his domestic intelligence agency Wednesday to be on guard against Western attempts to shackle and destabilise the country, after the EU agreed on new sanctions on Moscow.

Putin warns of foreign efforts to destabilise and shackle Russia

A Russian fugitive whose dramatic sprint out of an Indonesian immigration office was captured on CCTV has been caught again after two weeks on the run. Andrey Kovalenko fled the office on Indonesia's resort island of Bali to avoid deportation, with the surveillance footage showing him keeping pace on foot with a motorcycle as he escaped.

Russian fugitive nabbed in Bali after dramatic escape

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday approved legislation to increase fines for offences that were committed during protests in support of Kremlin’s fierce critic Alexei Navalny.

After pro-Navalny rallies, Russia increases fines for protest violations

Foreign ministers of the European Union on Monday agreed to sanction four senior officials from Russia in the aftermath of crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

EU to sanction four Russian officials for crackdown on Kremlin critic Navalny

Forty homeless people in Saint Petersburg received coronavirus vaccine jabs on Sunday, under a charity initiative that has received the backing of local officials.

Russia starts giving Covid vaccine to homeless

Russia on Friday welcomed initial steps taken by the United States to find compromise on the Iran nuclear deal, the historic accord brokered in 2015 that collapsed under US President Donald Trump.

Kremlin welcomes US gestures on salvaging Iran nuclear deal

The decision by the European Court of Human Rights had demanded that Russia free Navalny immediately and warns that failing to do so would mark a breach of the European human rights convention.

Russia rejects European court's demand to release Navalny

A snowy weather in Moscow did not spoil a day for the Russian panda to have fun on Monday (February 15). Female panda Dindin seemed to be happy while she was rolling off the mountain and some tricks in the snow.

No such thing as a bad weather - panda enjoy snow in Moscow Zoo

Blue-coloured dogs which are found near a closed chemical factory are in normal condition, head of a veterinary clinic confirmed on Tuesday. The canines with blue colour were earlier spotted in Dzerzhinsk and the images immediately had gone viral, with some netizens suggesting that some prank was played on these dogs that changed their skin colour.

Russia: Dogs with mysterious blue colour in normal condition

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's release is being continued to be demanded. Thousands of protestors continue to support Navalny and protest on the streets with the flashlights with a motto to release him. The protests continue to take place even after restrictions being put. Some people even demonstrated support in terms of lit candles in their courtyards. Apart from the physical protests, the hashtags in support of them were also trending on social media.

Pro-Navalny demonstrations in Moscow

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