President Putin has sent a bill to Parliament to end Moscow's participation in Greco, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, and denounce the relevant Convention against Corruption

Mirjana Spoljaric, the new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will fly to Moscow, stating that "urgent humanitarian issues will be raised with government officials and the Russian Red Cross"

Russian missiles reportedly hit Ukraine yesterday in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks, damaging power stations and other critical infrastructure during freezing winter weather

This year Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his marathon December press conference, breaking an annual tradition dating back to the early years of his presidency

Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, has said that Russia will no longer supply oil to European countries after the EU decision to impose a price cap