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French

Macron’s Meeting Putin. Just Don’t Call Him Trump’s Messenger

France isn’t playing the role of go-between with Russia and other world powers
news

Russia Says No Plans to Install New Missiles Unless U.S. Deploys Them

The United States formally left the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia earlier this month.
Nuclear

Russian Nuclear Plant Taken Down After Safety System Error

Last month, a Russian nuclear power plant northwest of Moscow turned off three of its four generating units.
weekly protests

Russian Opposition Activists Picket for Free Elections

Saturday's solo pickets were peaceful and opposition supporters scarce.
radioactive anger

Exclusive: Russian Doctors Say They Weren’t Warned Patients Were Nuclear Accident Victims

One doctor was reportedly later found to have a radioactive isotope in their muscle tissue.
Prison abuse

Russia Confirms Assault, Extortion Allegations in Europe’s Largest Prison

Video released last week showed inmates beating a fellow prisoner with a stick, sparking new concerns about prison conditions. 
Workplace win

Russia to Revamp Soviet-Era List of Banned Jobs for Women By 2021

The Labor Ministry has slashed the Soviet-era list of off-limits jobs for women from 456 to 100.
Baring Vostok

Putin-Macron Held Talks Before Russian Bank's French Executive Released From Custody

Delpal, the French Baring Vostok executive, was released from custody and placed under house arrest Thursday.
Aircrash Pilot

Russian Pilot Says He's No Hero Despite Praise for Crash-Landing

Russian media have said it was a miracle that no one was killed when the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 was forced to land in a field outside Moscow.
For the birds

Moscow Authorities ‘Discover’ Flocks of Birds Near Plane Crash-Landing Site

Officials initially rejected claims that a flock of gulls that caused the plane's crash-landing might have come from a nearby landfill.
Planes Return

Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers Leave Airfield Opposite Alaska

On Wednesday, Russia flew two bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part of a training exercise.
In flight

Russian Military Pairs Stealth Drone With Manned Fighter Jet

The Okhotnik stealth drone can be seen flying with the Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter aircraft.
New arrivals

Russia's FSB Publishes Foreign Worker Statistics for First Time in 20 Years

President Putin plans to use work-related migration to offset Russia's population decline.
Draft Law

Russian Lawmaker Says Draft Foreign Ownership Law Not Aimed at Nationalizing Yandex

The draft law proposes limiting foreign ownership in internet firms to 20% if they are considered to be a "significant source of information."
Visa violation

U.S. Journalist Fined for Interviewing Russian Environmental Asylum Seekers

Alina Simone was sued by a local mayor after she was spotted filming residents who had asked Canada's prime minister for asylum.
'mass unrest'

A Student Arrest Puts Elite Moscow University to the Test

The Higher School of Economics, a bastion of free thinking since the 1990s, has become caught up in the opposition protest movement.
Rocket Explosion

Ecologist Says Russian Nuclear Agency Committed Crime by Conducting Test Near City

Rosatom has said that the Aug. 8 accident occurred during a rocket test involving "isotope power sources."
'national control'

Britain Bans Submarine Exports to Russia Over Undersea Cable Concerns

Britain claims Russia is developing “the ability to track, access and disrupt undersea communication cables” that power the global internet.
5G Deliberations

Putin Reserves Key 5G Frequency for Military Use, Media Reports

The move could place Russia behind the rest of the world in developing the next-generation mobile internet technology.
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