Yevgeny Savostyanov, the head of Russia's Coordination Council on Intellectual Property Protection, says the country is heading toward an era of cultural "isolationism" where artists who don't toe the Kremlin line will be muzzled. Savostyanov made waves this week when he quit the Culture Ministry, saying he was "ashamed" of Minister Vladimir Medinsky's policies. He spoke with RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Lilya Palveleva.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Kyiv will reassert control over the country's eastern region, where fighting intensified between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels over the weekend.
If Moscow is looking to its new foreign legion to help restore its Soviet-era military might, it has a bit of a minefield to clear first.
Abbas Aragchi, the head of the Iranian delegation, described the talks as "useful" but said it is "too early to speak about any progress."
Russian officials say that two miners have been killed in an explosion and fire at an iron mine in the Urals Mountains.
Thousands of people have marched in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia to protest Western publications that insult the Prophet Muhammad.
Three miners are missing following an explosion and fire at an iron mine in Russia's Urals Mountains.
A fugitive former Ukrainian interior minister accused of unleashing deadly force against antigovernment protesters last year says he will work for a Russian state-owned technology conglomerate led by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longtime associate.
A private U.S. space firm, Orbital Sciences, has signed a deal to buy 60 rocket engines from Russia's state-owned Energia producer.
A New Year's expedition to Antarctica by two Russian lawmakers has turned into a fiasco -- and a big headache.
Another bomb has exploded in the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa causing damage to a nearby building but reportedly not resulting in any casualties
International financial ratings agency Moody's cut Russia's credit rating to one level above junk and warned the country was under review for a further downgrade
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