According to Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova, over 45,000 candidates have already been nominated for the forthcoming elections at all levels on the single voting day in September.
"In 85 Russian regions, up to 4,407 election campaigns and referendums are planned. A total of 45,696 candidates, including...
The sentence on Alexey Navalny’s case is unlikely to significantly affect the political situation in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, TASS reported.
"The political situation in the country is rather multifaceted. The country prepares for parliamentary elections in September, a lot of different processes take place, new political...
The Investigative Committee of Russia announced on Tuesday that it has launched a fresh probe into the affairs of opposition activist Alexey Navalny, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to charge him with fraud, RT reported.
According to prosecutors, Navalny spent around 356 million rubles ($4.8 million) of money...
According to Russian news media quoting the Russian military, a Su-27 fighter plane was dispatched to escort a US B-52H bomber over the Baltic Sea.
The Su-27 was intercepted, according to TASS, in order to identify the target and prevent it from crossing the Russian border.
It was classified as a...
Germany remains interested in maintaining good or "at least reasonable" relations with Russia, despite the incident with opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told RIA Novosti in an interview.
Germany, where Navalny was transported to after falling ill aboard a Russian domestic flight, claims to have evidence of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin informed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call about phone talks with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia aimed at looking for a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Kremlin said on Saturday, TASS reported.
According to the Kremlin press office, both presidents confirmed...
Moldova has not discussed the potential withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Transnistria with Moscow in advance, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, as reported by Sputnik.
Moldovan President-Elect Maia Sandu said earlier in the day that Russian peacekeepers, who guard weapons storage units in Transnistria, should leave, the weapons themselves...
Iran’s resumption of uranium enrichment to 20% is a departure from the Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action for the Iranian nuclear program, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS on Tuesday.
"This question has nothing to do with Iran’s compliance with its obligations under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement or...
Russia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow’s terms at the eleventh hour before it expires next week, Reuters reports.
Signed in 2010, the New START (Strategic Arms...
On Tuesday, the U.S. secretary of state announced sanctions on three Russian companies – Aviazapchast, Elecon Joint Stock Company, and Elecon Group. According to the official document, no department or agency of the U.S. government can enter into a contract for the procurement of goods, technologies, or services from...
