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Russian military technology has considerably added to the development of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) surface warfare capabilities – including long-range precision strikes, publication The Diplomat wrote.

The European Union’s legal text service published on Monday details of the Rossiya Segodnya news agency director’s lawsuit disputing the EU Council’s travel restrictions imposed on him.

Russia may use new flight aid routes to Syria if Greece closes its airspace to Russian aircraft, first deputy head of the international committee of the Russian Federation Council Vladimir Jabbarov said.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia's largest airline Aeroflot's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR).

Russia needs to produce up to 90 percent of its own pharmaceuticals by 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.

Russians might soon see Roy Jones Jr. as a TV host on Channel Zvezda, after the legendary boxer said he would love to work there as an anchor.

Cities across Russia will soon be vying for the title of the country’s “cultural capital” as part of a nationwide contest scheduled to kick off next year, Russian media wrote on Monday.

During the past several days, a US observation plane has been flying over Russian skies, taking photos of military installations and equipment, Russian media reported on Monday.

Russia’s oil giant head expressed no intentions of Rosneft to go into OPEC because of different methods of oil extraction between Russia and members of the Organization.

Despite Western countries' failed policies in the Middle East, the Russian President made it clear that Russia is ready to cooperate with Washington to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

US Embassy staff traveled to the Russian city of Kostroma on Thursday to meet officials and political leaders ahead of a local election, although both deny that meetings took place.

It will take 38 days for the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket to reach Vostochny space center, according to the head of productions of the Progress rocket-space center.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced plans to buy at least six light multirole Ka-226T helicopters for its Coast Guard, according to media reports.

A new, modified version of Russia’s workhorse spacecraft, the Soyuz-TMA-MS (or Soyuz-MS), is undergoing tests in the production facilities of Rocket and Space Corporation Energia; before being finally installed in the manned spacecraft, all the modern avionics will be initially tested on Progress cargo spacecraft in October.

Russian television showed how CIA operatives work in Moscow, particularly when it comes to quickly changing attire.

Over 80 contracts have been signed at Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), of different scale and importance to the Russian and world economy.

Russia and China will jointly create a brand new heavy-lift helicopter, the Russian Helicopters company deputy CEO for sales, Grigory Kozlov, said Wednesday.

Hollywood actress and protector of animals Pamela Anderson has arrived in Vladivostok Tuesday. She wants to put the buoy that was featured in Baywatch series up for a charity auction aimed at protecting animals.

The guided missile frigate Admiral Makarov, to be deployed with Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was launched in the country's exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday, Navy spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said.

The sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia over its stance on the Ukraine crisis and Moscow’s countermeasures will cost Europe €100 billion and endanger over 2 million jobs, Russia’s EU ambassador warned on Wednesday.