Brazil suffered their heaviest home defeat when Germany hit four goals in six devastating first-half minutes of the Belo Horizonte semi-final nearly four years ago

'Ghost' of 7-1 Germany mauling still haunts Brazil: Tite

The Russian foreign ministry said that not a single country has provided any evidence that Russia was behind the poisoning of the former Russian spy and his daughter

Expulsion of diplomats due to colossal pressure by US: Russian foreign minister Lavrov

On Sunday, he declared victory in front of thousands of people gathered in below-freezing temperatures at Moscow's Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin, where he called for unity in the country

Opinion: Putin's focus to be on domestic policy & strengthening Russia's defence

The ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iceland was summoned to the Icelandic Foreign Ministry and informed of the decision

Iceland leaders to not attend FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer

Kim Jong Il travelled by private train during his rare visits to China or Russia under tight security

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un reaches China in surprise visit

Russia's environmental body believes the rare sight to be a result of chemical pollution

Snow turns orange as rare phenomenon hits East Europe

General John Nicholson said last week that Russia had been acting to undermine US efforts in Afghanistan despite shared interests in fighting terrorism and narcotics, with indications that Moscow was providing financial support and even arms

Russia denies aiding Afghan Taliban in wake of US general's comments

Russia and US reached an agreement of US $2.5 billion on the sale of S-400 in 2017 and is expected to ship the first batch by 2019

Turkey in talks to buy missile defense systems from US

A number of EU countries are also considering expelling Russian diplomats or recalling their own envoys following the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, England

European Union to recall envoy to Russia over spy attack: Officials

Russia's ambassador to Britain insisted England football fans will be safe at the 2018 World Cup, despite a raging diplomatic crisis between London and Moscow

British fans will be safe in Russia: Russian ambassador Yakovenko

Yakovenko was asked why he was once pictured beside Alexander Nix, the now suspended chief executive of Cambridge Analytica.

'No connection with Cambridge Analytica CEO,' says Russian ambassador to London

Russia is hosting the World Cup in June and July this year

Putin will try to bolster Russia's image through World Cup like Hitler: Boris Johnson

Russia has been accusing Voloshyn of destroying the passenger plane that killed close to 300 passengers and the flight crew

Ukraine: Fighter pilot accused of destroying MH17 found dead

International leaders were slow to congratulate the Russian president after a Sunday election that saw him take almost 77 percent of the vote, as monitors reported ballot stuffing and other alleged cases of fraud

Putin says will engage with West after record vote win

Earlier, Kremlin said that UK's accusations that Putin ordered the Salisbury nerve agent attack were 'shocking and unforgivable'

Kremlin asks UK for evidence on spy attack allegations

"This is a classic Russian strategy ... They're not fooling anybody anymore," Johnson said

Russian denials of British attack 'increasingly absurd': Johnson

'The result of the election in Russia did not surprise us any more than the circumstances of this election,' German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said

Russia will remain 'difficult partner' after Putin re-election: Germany

Putin, 65, who extended his long rule to 2024 in Russia`s presidential election on Sunday, has reimposed the Kremlin`s grip on society since taking power 18 years ago after a lawless but relatively free decade following the demise of the USSR

Vladimir Putin: Russia's post-Soviet tsar

Vladimir Putin, who will turn 72 in 2024, could decide to leave the Kremlin after 24 years in power, making way for a successor

Russia's Putin wins yet another term but what happens in 2024?

WION Morning News Brief, March 19, 2018

London and its allies have blamed Moscow for the attack which left former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yuliya in critical condition after exposure to a nerve agent

Chemical weapons experts head to Britain in Russia spy case

With the vast country stretching across 11 time zones, polls opened in the Russian far east at 2000 GMT on Saturday and will close in Kaliningrad, the country's exclave on the EU border, at 1800 GMT on Sunday

Putin eyes fourth term in polls as opposition cries foul

Britain has accused the Kremlin of orchestrating a nerve toxin attack in Salisbury which left former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia Skripal, 33, critically ill in hospital

UK lab could be source of toxin used on former spy: Russia EU ambassador

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