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As many as 50,000 people gathered at ongoing protests in Moscow against the Russian authorities preventing several opposition candidates from running in the election, which turned into a protest against the government in general. It is the biggest such event since the 2011 protests.
2019-08-10

A Russian space capsule reaches the International Space Station allowing resupply of provisions after the crash of the SpaceX space capsule last week.
2015-07-5

Russian ministers led by Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov including Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu arrive in Cairo and meet with their Egyptian counterparts including the head of Egypt's military General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in talks over a new era of enhanced military co-operation.
2013-11-14

Tens of thousands of people protest across Russia against parliamentary elections that they allege were rigged in favour of the ruling United Russia party.
2011-12-24

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders an inquiry into the disputed results of the parliamentary elections.
2011-12-11

A day of protests begins in cities across Russia against alleged election fraud by Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party, with fifty thousand people marching in Moscow and 25 people arrested in Khabarovsk.
2011-12-10

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of sponsoring the opposition in the country, following protests over the outcome of the recent elections.
2011-12-8

Former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev says that the Russian authorities must acknowledge the recent street protests, annul the results of Sunday’s parliamentary election and hold a new poll.
2011-12-7

The United States and Russia establish a working group to improve relations between the United States military and Russian military.
2010-09-15

Pollution hits record levels in Moscow as large wildfires continue to devastate Russia.
2010-08-7