American sentenced to four years in Russian jail for allegedly trying to smuggle Kalashnikov rifle stocks through Moscow airport security checkpoint.

Russia's economy is hanging between stagnation and decline, and ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the pinch.

Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 para athletes at next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics , the International Paralympic Committee said in a statement on Tuesday.

Iran has been joined by Russia and China in deploying naval vessels for a joint live-fire exercise in the Strait

Mourners in Moscow have marked two years since Russian opposition leder Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison, as a new European analysis fuels claims he was killed by poisoning.

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The humble cucumber, a favourite in Russian salads and meals, is the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price, angering consumers and stirring up politicians and regulators keen to tamp down any popular discontent at a time of war.

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Moreover, American companies can hope to sell only so much to Russians. Their $2.2trn economy is smaller than Italy’s, with a shrinking middle class. The KSE estimates that, in 2021, the total annual profits made by the 1,500 foreign firms operating in Russia that it tracks were just $18bn, from revenues of around $300bn.