I would like to make a few points about the article “Russia is not Putin but ‘is embodied by its 146 million citizens’” by Lyubov Sobol (Irish Examiner, December 26, 2019).

An Irish diplomat who went searching for a portion of the Russian crown jewels 40 years after they were returned to the Soviet Union said he was not able to locate them, recently released state papers reveal.

The Russian president is terrified of free and fair elections as his recent crackdown demonstrates, writes Lyubov Sobol

The World Anti-Doping Agency has ruled Moscow planted fake evidence and deleted files linked to positive doping tests.

A student has killed a fellow student and wounded three more in a shooting at a college in Russia, before taking his own life.

Corruption and suspicion of government has allowed measles to grow into an epidemic in Ukraine and brought the highly contagious disease into Europe, writes Kate Kelland

There are 11 changes to the Ireland side which started the 19-12 Pool A loss to Japan

Russia are playing their second game after losing to hosts Japan on Friday, and assistant coach Alexander Voytov believes the Pacific Islanders could be affected by nerves, having had to wait five days for their first outing.

Planes carrying prisoners freed by Russia and Ukraine have landed in the countries' capitals, in an exchange that could be a significant step towards improving relations between Moscow and Kiev.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released after spending a month in jail for calling for an unsanctioned protest.

Police have established a heavy presence at the Moscow mayor’s office ahead of an expected protest rally and several opposition figures have been detained.

Police and hundreds of demonstrators squared up in central Moscow at an unauthorised march against police abuse in the wake of the high-profile detention of a Russian journalist.