Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January
January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees. Instead of ice choking the Moscow River and the biting cold of the “moroz” – the hard freeze that stings the face -- the capital’s sidewalks are bare,

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New Russian School Textbook Says Moscow 'Forced' Into War in Ukraine
Russia’s new school textbook claims Moscow was ‘forced’ to invade Ukraine – and was edited by a Putin aide
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin's losses up to 834,000 as Moscow claims capture of town in Donetsk
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Russian prosecutors seek state takeover of Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, citing ‘foreign control’
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office is seeking to transfer full ownership of Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport to the state, arguing that its private owners — Dmitry Kamenshchik and Valery Kogan — hold foreign citizenships and have violated Russian law by controlling a strategically significant enterprise,
‘Big’ child star David Moscow spotted in rare outing — 37 years after iconic Tom Hanks film premiered
David Moscow, now 50 years old, was seen enjoying an early morning jog in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood on Jan. 23.
Russia summons Moldovan ambassador over calls to expel Moscow's top diplomat in Chisinau
Russia said on Monday it had summoned the Moldovan ambassador in Moscow to protest against what Russia's foreign ministry called "unfounded accusations" against the Russian ambassador in Chisinau by a Moldovan political party.
Dutch bank ING to exit Russia after striking deal with Moscow investor
By Mateusz Rabiega and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Dutch bank ING Groep said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement to sell its business in Russia to local company Global Development JSC,
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.
Ukraine drones hit oil refinery 250 miles east of Moscow in mass attack on power plants
Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery 250 miles east of Moscow in a huge wave of attacks on Russian power plants, say military sources. A large fire exploded at the refinery in Kstovo city in the Nizhny Novgorod region following the attack, the Ukrainian military said, adding it was assessing the scale of damage there.
Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its economy by looking at Moscow from space
Russia says it's withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister says satellite images show a different story.
Lessons for Russia as China builds navy to rival US by 2049: Moscow think tank
Russia is studying how China is building military-industrial systems, co-author of report from state-backed think tank tells Russian media.
On This Day: Moscow airport suicide bombing kills 37
On Jan. 24, 2011, a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport international arrival gate killed 37 people and injured more than 170 others.
Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were in crashed US airliner
Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday night,