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The Seimas of Lithuania unanimously votes to designate Russia as a terrorist state and to classify Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide.
2022-05-10

Russia is disqualified from competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 due to its invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-25

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells G20 leaders that his country is ready to provide their Sputnik V vaccine to other countries who need it.
2020-11-21

The European Union agrees with the United Kingdom's assessment of the incident, stating that "there is no plausible alternative explanation" to Russian involvement.
2018-03-23

Russia says it would consider extending its air-strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria to Iraq if it receives such a request from the Iraqi government. Iraqi President, Fuad Masum has recently said he would welcome this assistance.
2015-10-6

The leaders, including Russia, call for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down.
2011-05-27

A second Russian journalist is attacked in Moscow. Motivation is unclear but both had written about trees being felled to make way for motorways.
2010-11-9

3 Russian aircrew kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region are released.
2010-08-31

At least 25 people have died as a result of forest fires in eastern Russia with thousands of Russians being evacuated in the hottest summer since records began.
2010-07-30

Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, cuts 15% of Belarus' gas supplies over alleged debt, and threatens to gradually cut up to 85% of Belarus' gas supplies if the debt remains unpaid.
2010-06-21