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March 17, 2024

Putin wins re-election as Russia president for fifth term

Opposition figures were not allowed to contest the election.

Vladimir Putin
August 23, 2023

Wagner leader Prigozhin killed in Moscow plane crash weeks after rebellion against Putin

Russian civil aviation department said Mr Prigozhin was on the list of passengers aboard the Embraer plane that went down in Tver, just north of Moscow.

July 28, 2023

Russia signs military deals with 40 African countries

“We are developing partnerships in military and military-technical cooperation with more than 40 African states to strengthen the defence capabilities of the countries.

Vladimir Putin
July 23, 2023

Shettima to represent Tinubu at food summit in Rome, Russia

During the summit, Mr Shettima would chair a high-level session themed “Innovative Financing for Food System Transformation: the Case of Nigeria.”

Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima
June 28, 2023

Russian Rebellion: I stopped Putin from killing Wagner boss Prigozhin, says Lukashenko

“We could waste (Mr Prigozhin), no problem. If not on the first try, then on the second. I told him: don’t do this,” Mr Lukashenko said.

Alexander Lukashenko, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin
June 24, 2023

Kazakhstan president abandons Vladimir Putin, says Wagner forces rebellion internal Russian affair

The Russian leader is facing the biggest challenge to his decades-long grip on power.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan
May 31, 2023

Diplomatic Row: Germany bans Russia from operating four consulates general

Russia had first capped Germany’s representation in the country at 350 staff, a move that Germany described as an “initial escalatory step.”

Russian embassy in Berlin
February 26, 2022

Polish striker Lewandoski condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

“Everything beautiful in sports is against what war brings,” Lewandowski, who is from Poland, posted on his official social media channels.

Robert Lewandowski
February 26, 2022

Russia arrests hundreds of citizens protesting invasion of Ukraine

Russian authorities had previously issued an urgent warning against protests and threatened arrests.

December 29, 2021

Russia plans to bid for 2036 Olympics

Russia hosted the Olympics 1980 in Moscow and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.

Olympics rings used to tell the story.