The Moscov Times

Russia has not done as much to solve its doping problems as it would like the world to believe, a documentary by the German broadcaster ARD/WDR said late Wednesday.

Russia's most radical political performance artist, Pyotr Pavlensky, had languished in jail for seven months after setting fire to the headquarters of Russia's security services last year.

Five foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been labelled "undesirable" by the Kremlin in the past year, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Wednesday.

Maria Sharapova has been banned from tennis for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for failing a drugs test.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been seen complaining to Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko about his lack of sleep, Zvezda television channel reported Wednesday.

A Magach-3 Israeli tank bound for a Moscow museum arrived in the capital Wednesday as part of an exchange between Russian and Israeli governments, the RBC news website reported.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has labelled new claims of doping among Russian athletes as "absolute slander," the RBC news website reported Wednesday.

Russia's Prosecutor General Yury Chaika has announced that 3,500 Russians have joined terrorist groups in the Middle East, the TASS news agency reported Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged governments around the world to protect the freedom of the press, the TASS news agency reported Tuesday.

Particular attention will be paid to the Russian national football team regarding doping during the European Championship in France, the UEFA head of medical and anti-doping Marc Vouillamoz said Tuesday.

Russian television journalist Pavel Brykin has been attacked after preparing an investigative report on the arrested mayor of the far eastern city of Vladivostok.

Remember Saturday morning? Early June, bright blue skies over the Moscow River - even sunshine if, like this runner, you woke up early enough.

Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz has asked Russian energy giant Gazprom to resume the country's gas supplies.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev may never live it down.

The Moscow city government is planning to file a retaliatory court case against the owner of a recently demolished kiosk near the Yuzhnaya metro station in southern Moscow.

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has criticized Russia for not fulfilling any of their key recommendations on fighting racism in almost three years.

The two men behind gunfire at a children's camp in Russia's Ural region have been revealed as drunk employees of the local education department, the Rosbalt news website reported Tuesday.

Forty-two percent of senior managers want to emigrate from Russia, a poll by headhunting company Agentstvo Kontakt revealed Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has injured his hand while playing football, according to an Instagram post by the Foreign Ministry.

Prosecutors have asked for extreme performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky to be fined 1.5 million rubles ($23,000) for setting fire to the doors of the FSB headquarters.