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Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
1 day ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.
May 17, 2024 · Fighting has been raging in Ukraine for two years since Russia's invasion, with Moscow's forces edging forwards in recent weeks after months of virtual stalemate. Here are the latest...
May 11, 2024 · Russia is exploiting both in a hurry, keen to establish facts on the ground before a new wave of Western aid can help. That is at least weeks away in any meaningful amounts.
Dec 14, 2023 · Russia-Ukraine war: Putin tells Russia his war objectives are unchanged. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said peace with Ukraine will only take place "when we achieve our objectives". He...
Mar 25, 2024 · Russia - the largest country on earth - emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to seek to reassert itself as a world power. Income from vast natural resources, above...
Feb 24, 2023 · Four months into Russia's 2022 invasion, the EU granted Ukraine candidate status and Kyiv is pushing to be accepted as soon as it can. Russia's long-time leader was also desperate to prevent ...
5 days ago · Russia has regularly attacked thermal power plants across Ukraine, resulting in the loss of 90 percent of their generating capacity, Ildar Salieiev, the head of DTEK, one of the country’s major ...
Sep 5, 2022 · A planned mass evacuation of civilians from Mariupol is aborted as Russia continues shelling the key southern city. People hoping to escape are forced back to their shelters after a planned ...
6 days ago · Stay on top of Russia latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
