


MH17 five year anniversary

Key MH17 witness released

A Ukrainian court unexpectedly released a key witness in the case of the 2014 downing of the MH17 airliner.
Five Russian nuclear engineers were killed by an explosion as they tested a new rocket engine, a tragedy that fueled radiation fears and raised questions about a secretive weapons program.

Russian military orders village evacuation, then cancels it


Putin wants peace treaty with Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that Russia and Japan should sign a much-anticipated peace treaty formally ending hostilities from World War II before the end of the year.

Putin meets Trump on eve of MH17 anniversary

Vladimir Putin will meet Donald Trump almost four years to the day since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed by a missile believed to have been fired by Russian-backed forces.

Trump and Putin to hold summit

A summit that brings together Russian President Vladimir Putin and US. President Donald Trump will be a success in itself regardless of the results, Trump’s national security adviser said while in Moscow to lay the groundwork for the meeting.

Putin opens controversial 19km bridge to Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a large construction truck to road test the much-anticipated bridge linking southern Russia and the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Russia names its new 'super weapons'

The winners of an online contest to name three of Russia's recently announced advanced weapons honour a renowned medieval warrior, a seabird and the mythical Greek god of the sea.

Putin says St. Petersburg explosion was terror attack

The explosion at a supermarket in Russia's second-largest city was a terror attack, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, adding that he has ordered security agencies to kill terror suspects on the spot if they resist arrest.