Russia may consider allowing Chinese investors more than 50 percent stakes in its strategic oil and gas fields, underlining Moscow's need for foreign help to develop energy reserves.

A man in Moscow had the shock of his life when he awoke from an amorous encounter to discover that his testicles had been surgically removed.

The West should take into consideration Russia's legitimate security concerns over Ukraine, a top Chinese diplomat has said in an unusually frank and open display of support for Moscow's position in the crisis.

Russia plans to spend more than $50 billion from its emergency Reserve Fund in 2015 as falling oil prices and a slumping economy cause the government's deficit to rise.

The gunmen lined up about 20 pale-looking prisoners in two silent rows. The captured Ukrainian soldiers had been brought into the ruins of the airport and ordered to hunt for the dead bodies of their comrades.

The Russian-backed separatists may have gained a military victory at Debaltseve, but Russia is heading for a political dead end, writes columnist Alexander Golts.

A pair of polar bear cubs born this winter at Moscow Zoo have taken their first few steps outside of their den, the wildlife park said in a statement.

At the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have told U.S. President Barack Obama that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "in another world."

A distinct note of hopelessness crept into official government statements regarding the economy in February.

Although President Vladimir Putin has maintained the approval of the vast majority of Russians, one-third of their countrymen believe Russia is headed in the wrong direction, pollster Levada Center revealed Thursday.