Russia

Torchlight far-right parades show that, for once, the EU has something to learn from Putin and Russia

CEO Adam Tepper dies in an accident, while Russian MP is critical about bitcoin.

The West needs to bolster its inadequate defence against the Putin threat.

Russian MP Andrei Svintsov says all cryptocurrencies were created by US intelligence agencies.

Nemtsov was shot four times in the back as he crossed a bridge near the Kremlin on 27 February.

Thousands of Nemtsov supporters set to gather in central Moscow to pay tribute.

Opposition politician Boris Nemtsov spoke of his fear that Putin would have him killed just weeks before he was gunned down outside the Kremlin

The former chief of UK foreign intelligence calls for UK to boost defence spending in face of threat from increasingly belligerent Russia.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, asks West to prepare for post-Putin era.

Closer ties between Athens and Moscow, or Athens and Beijing are something Western powers will not want, says Marc Faber.

Value of goods and services exported to Russia by these three countries will shrink by between 18% and 25%.

New offer comes after Israeli and US pressure resulted in 2010 missile deal being dropped.

Lord Stirrup raises terrifying possibility of Russian plane downing civilian jumbo jets.

Kerry accuses Moscow of 'extraordinarily craven behaviour' over Ukraine in meeting with Phillip Hammond.

Russians participate in 'Anti-Maidan' protest as John Kerry is discussing further sanctions.

Yanukovych has kept quiet in his exile as war rages through eastern Ukraine.

Defence secretary warned Putin could deploy tactics to destabilise the Baltic states like in Crimea.

Putin's fall from power is more likely to come from a coup than anything Europe can impose.

We look at how the Carabanak cyber-crime gang was able to steal up to $1bn without being noticed.

Banks in 30 countries including Russia, US, Germany, China and Canada hit by cyber attack.

Eighty four per cent of those polled believe Isis poses greatest threat to US over next decade.

Martial law will definitely be imposed throughout Ukraine if the ceasefire fails, according to President Poroshenko.

New deal will replace $17bn loan programme announced by IMF in April, of which $4.5bn has been disbursed already.

Bitcoin buys sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and assassins on the internet's black markets

Bitcoin price remains stable as Russia await's decision on bitcoin and MyCoin exchange disappears.

Archaeologists believe the object is man-made.

German Chancellor warns diplomacy aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis might not succeed.

Chechnya exiled leader Akhmed Zakayev says Russian president's regime will not survive Ukraine conflict.

French President Hollande and German Chancellor Merkel heading to Ukraine.

The rouble has come off 11% from last week's low but fundamental as well as technical challenges remain.