Russian President Fires Moscow’ Mayor

Yury Luzhkov, Moscow’s long-standing mayor, was fired on Tuesday after weeks of speculation about his worsening relations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and imminent departure. Luzhkov’s first deputy and ally, Vladimir Resin, has been...

Russia And Canada Agree to Use UN Convention to Resolve Dispute Over the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean

Russia and Canada have agreed to resolve a dispute over the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the two countries’ foreign ministers said on Thursday. How People Arrived Here: lomonosov ridge dispute,...

Moscow’s Top Street Cleaners to Receive Trip to the Canary Islands

Moscow’s best street cleaners are to be rewarded by the city authorities with tourist trips to the Canary Islands, a source in the city’s administration said.

Russia Deploys S-300 Air Defense Missile Systems in Abkhazia, South Ossetia

Russia has deployed S-300 air defense missile systems in Abkhazia, the commander of Russia’s air force said on Wednesday.

Flights Delayed As Moscow Hides in Smog

Services at Moscow’s airports are slowly returning to normal, but over 50 flights are still delayed due to smog caused by raging wildfires during the record breaking heatwave.

Temperatures in Moscow Continue to Break Records

Temperatures in Moscow have broken a third record in August, with a temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius (94.6 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded, the Fobos meteorological center said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Putin Orders Federal Aid to Help with Central Russian Wildfires

A spokesman for the Russian Prime Minister has announced that Vladimir Putin has ordered a total of 5 billion rubles ($165 million) to be disbursed from the federal budget to the central Russian areas worst affected by wildfires.

Moscow Swelters As Temperatures Reach Record High

Temperatures in Moscow reached 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday, breaking a 70-year record, Fobos meteorological center said.

Moscow Pledges Aid to Russians in the United States Facing Spying Charges

A Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that Russian foreign service officials are ready to provide any assistance to Russian nationals suspected of spying in the United States. “If such assistance is necessary, we will of course provide it in full,”...