Duma passes Bill allowing Russia to close western news bureaus
Journalists from countries deemed ‘unfriendly’ to Russian media could lose accreditation
Journalists from countries deemed ‘unfriendly’ to Russian media could lose accreditation
Newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov is a rare voice speaking out against Putin’s ‘purpose-built, repressive system’
Ukrainian president to speak to joint Houses of the Oireachtas on Wednesday
UK behaving like it just noticed its capital, nicknamed ‘Londongrad’, is full of dodgy Russian money
Putin’s information iron curtain is a ‘special operation’ like no other
Q&A: Natural gas is Russia’s trump card as the EU, US and others weigh their next move
Russia releases video showing military vehicles leaving Crimea
Furious reaction in Russia over serious allegations against Kamila Valieva
It would be foolish to expect a major upset in the elections to the lower house
The US president raises the poisoning and arrest of Navalny in first phone call with Russian president
Despite his success last week Putin’s popularity is on the wane
Leader of 20 years supports parliament’s move to ‘reset’ term limits
Lighning series of actions demonstrates president’s control of events after 20 years in power
Changes would limit power of potential successor and beef-up role of prime minister
Activists to hold rally as opposition candidates are excluded from city legislature vote
While United Russia party has fallen from popularity, barriers keep rivals from election
Head of the Duma’s international affairs committee says Poland could pay a terrible price if its territory is used to attack Russia
Intense speculation abounds of a successor and how to manage an orderly transition
Russia’s leader offers concessions but warns the plans are needed to protect the economy
Washington has announced punitive measures in response to Sergei Skripal poisoning
Warmer ties between communist allies develop as US trade war heats up
Two people hospitalised following exposure to ‘unknown substance’ in Salisbury
Satire an effort ‘to breed bad blood into social harmony reached in Russian society’ – official
Ex-taoiseach Bertie Ahern participated in delegation but not in meetings about Crimea
Senator Suleiman Kerimov questioned on alleged laundering of funds from tax fraud
More than 90% of city's local council seats are held by a pro-Kremlin party
Russia’s opposition leader gathers admirers at home but he may be no friend of the west
‘Pilgrimage’ and 'Punisher' star Jon Bernthal on how he got his life back on track, and shooting in Ireland, 'the most beautiful place in Earth'
US president uses speech in Poland to appeal for Western unity in the face of ‘dire threats’
Frankie goes to Hollywood while Oireachtas’ golfers made to feel special in Killarney
Legislation reduces battery of relative to civil offence if victim suffered to serious harm
Criminal liability for battery on family members which does not cause bodily harm eliminated
Decriminalisation of some offences a licence for violent behaviour, opponents claim
St Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg had been a secular museum since fall of USSR
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices