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Russia, the world’s largest nation, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It’s famous for Moscow's Bolshoi and St. Petersburg's Mariins
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The ceremony was held in Moscow amid a tense geopolitical situation and diplomatic rift with the West
The legislation is seen as a Russian ploy to weaken growing ties between the former Soviet state and Europe
Russia's military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm.
Paris had earlier said it had no intelligence linking the Crocus City Hall shooting spree to Kiev
Russia’s FSB security service said Monday that four people arrested over a foiled “terror” plot had provided money and arms for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall last month.
Security services had detained 11 persons during the weekend in connection with the deadly shooting spree
Russian media had reported that the men were tortured during interrogation
Atrocity underscores need for vigilance in face of threat from branch of Islamic State that appears to be on the rise
More bodies have been recovered from the fire-ravaged building, with the search still ongoing, Russia’s Investigative Committee says
Eleven people, including four directly involved in the Crocus City massacre, have been detained, Russia’s security service says
Russian news agencies are reporting multiple arrests have been made after at least 133 people were killed during a mass shooting at a Moscow concert hall.
Major terrorist attack at Moscow concert hall: What we know so far
Multiple assailants with automatic weapons, explosives attack Crocus City Hall venue
Attackers armed with automatic weapons have opened fire at Crocus City Hall
The Crocus City complex northwest of the Russian capital, came under attack by unknown assailants late on Friday
There is “no indication” that the attack has any connection to Ukraine, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has said
Several gunmen have stormed into the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow on Friday night
Election commission results on Monday (March 18) showed that President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term with an overwhelming number of votes, in an election that held little suspense. Putin was all but guaranteed to win re-election, having silenced or imprisoned all his major opponents.
Friends and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin were quick to congratulate him on his election win but Western leaders denounced what they called an illegal election.