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,
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,
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.
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.
Russia says it repelled massive Ukrainian drone attack on 13 regions including Moscow
(Reuters) -Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying 121 drones targeting 13 regions, including Moscow, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday,
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Digital RUB: Moscow ‘Pilots Use of CBDC in Budgetary Payments’
The digital RUB rollout claims new breakthrough after Russian gov’t and Central Bank announce “trial” of the CBDC in “budgetary settlements.”
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Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever
ING sells Russian business to Moscow-based company
Dutch bank ING has agreed to sell its Russian business to a Moscow-based company, taking a €700mn hit to profits and ending its activities in the country nearly three years after the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
‘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.