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Pots, kettles and Moscow’s mayor

09.11.09

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Ł109m New York art sale echoes the good old days

06.11.09

Art prices soared back to pre-crash levels in New York as bidders from Europe, China and Russia broke sales records for Impressionist and modern pictures... more

Nikolai Valuev proves to be more gentle giant than ‘Beast from the East’

05.11.09

It would be a huge mistake for Haye to underestimate the boxing brains of the softly-spoken, well-read Russian... more

Powers deny dollar plan

06.10.09

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia have denied talks are taking place to ditch the US dollar to buy and sell oil... more

Lesbians lose court battle for first Russian wedding

06.10.09

Two lesbians seeking to become Russia's first legally married gay couple lost their court battle in Moscow today... more

Suicide bomber kills 20 in rebel Russian region

17.08.09

Suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station today in Russia's North Caucasus, killing at least 20 and wounding 60... more

White Russia

10.05.09

As oligarchs and the government pour money into creating the country's own Courchevel, Felix Milns finds out if this resort is 2014 Winter Olympics material... more

Roman Pavlyuchenko in bid to keep Guus in place

31.03.09

Football: Roman Pavlyuchenko believes Russia can take a big step towards ensuring Guus Hiddink stays on as full-time coach if they win convincingly in Liechtenstein... more

Blues making plans for life without Guus

24.03.09

Football: Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has insisted the club have already begun planning for next season without Guus Hiddink because they can't afford to wait until November to see if he can become their permanent manager... more

Australia is in the second division, says G20 memo

13.03.09

The Foreign Office faced embarrassment after a secret memo suggested that Russia, Australia and Canada were all “second division” countries at the G20 summit... more

If you want to get ahead, get a shapka

04.02.09

That’s the big furry Russian hat that has become this winter’s top head-warmer ... more

Ukrainian and Russian gas companies hold talks over energy crisis

08.01.09

Gas crisis: The heads of Russian and Ukrainian gas companies have held talks to discuss the dispute that plunged Europe into an energy crisis, but both sides said no breakthrough was reached... more

EU ready to act over axed gas supplies

07.01.09

European leaders attacked Russia and Ukraine after they shut off gas supplies to Europe, leaving 12 countries without fuel in freezing conditions... more

Russia has cut gas supply to Europe, says Ukraine

07.01.09

Russia has been accused of turning off the gas tap supplying Europe via Ukraine amid sub-zero temperatures... more

West must stop relying on Russian energy, says Brown

01.09.08

Europe should wean itself off Russian oil and gas and suspend its future relations with Moscow, Gordon Brown has urged... more

Cameron: EU must sever its links to Russia

01.09.08

David Cameron has called for tougher action against Russia after European leaders backed down from their threat of sanctions... more

Russia 'ready to annex Georgia's rebel regions'

29.08.08

America and Russia were locked in a fresh war of words as it emerged that the Kremlin is plotting to "absorb" breakaway regions in the Caucasus into its territory... more

We'll impose sanctions against Russia, says EU

28.08.08

The European Union is ready to impose sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its aggression against Georgia, French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner warned... more

Russia will pay for its invasion warns Miliband

27.08.08

Russia will pay a heavy economic price for its aggression, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned... more

Nato split over reprisals for Russia's aggression

19.08.08

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned that Russia will "pay the cost of adventurism and aggression" for its invasion of Georgia... more

Russians ease grip on Georgia

18.08.08

Russia was under mounting pressure from the West today to honour its promise to start pulling its troops out of Georgia... more

Rice flies in to underline US support for Georgia

15.08.08

The US Secretary of State was flying into the Georgian capital as international efforts to end the escalating conflict with Russia were stepped up... more

Comment: Russia wins the peace in Georgia

13.08.08

The war in the Caucasus is, at least for now, at an end, even if reports persist of sporadic fighting... more

Comment: This aggression cancels 'business as usual'

12.08.08

The events of the last few days in Georgia have been shocking and disturbing. Hundreds have lost their lives and many more have been injured or forced to flee their homes... more

Comment: War stops but no real peace

12.08.08

The Russians have declared that they are suspending operations in Georgia, having achieved what they set out to do... more

Russia orders halt to invasion of Georgia

12.08.08

Russia has called a halt to its military offensive in Georgia - but warned that it could resume operations if it encounters any further resistance... more

Comment: Kremlin is exploiting uncertainty in the West

11.08.08

Georgia's bloody battle with Russia was a tragic blunder by an inexperienced leadership in Tbilisi: but none the less for that, a stark warning to Russia's neighbours and the West... more

Oil price soars on fears for BP Georgia pipeline

11.08.08

Oil prices surged today on growing concerns that fighting between Russia and Georgia could disrupt supply and threaten a major BP pipeline... more

Comment: The truth-teller

04.08.08

With the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn at the age of 89, the world has lost one of the great prophetic figures of the 20th century... more

Olympics storm as Russians hit back over bans

01.08.08

The drugs scandal which has engulfed Russia's Olympic athletics team looks poised to cause the first major political conflict of the Games - seven days before the event even starts... more