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Putin's United Russia Has Another Election in the Bag
The ruling party keeps ruling as an election without genuine choice approaches.
Putin to Get Litmus Test with Parliamentary Elections
Will September vote ensure another decade of power for Putin?
Russian Elections Are Illegitimate, Says Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko urged the G7 and EU to view the vote as illegitimate due to Crimea annexation.
Russia's Top Pollster Fears Closure Ahead of Elections
The Levada Center recently reported Russia's ruling party's decline in the polls.
Putin's United Russia Drops In Polls Ahead of Elections
A Levada Center poll sees the party reach new lows for 2016, but no main beneficiary is in sight.
Putin's Party Accused of Privacy Breach in Campaign
Tens of thousands of Muscovites have been receiving calls about the September elections.
Russian Parliament Mulls Ban on Sexualized Ads
Parliament is set to vote on proposed ban on ads that "exploit sex."
Blushes as Putin and Parliament Fumble Gun Law
Russian president appears to have inadvertently signed a draft missing parliament's amendments.
Putin Takes Action Against Slacker Parliament Members
The law was drafted after a controversial case in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
Russia's Opposition Splits Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
Alexey Navalny has announced his Party of Progress will not run alongside the Parnas party.
Israel Charges Jewish Extremist Cell in West Bank
The group allegedly tossed tear gas and firebombs at Palestinians in the West Bank.
Meet Olga Li, the Single Mother of Two Taking on Putin
The Kursk local politician could face two years in jail after a public act of defiance.
Russian Ukraine War Would Last Four Days: Putin Ally
Sergey Naryshkin said the fear of Russia in the Baltics is ingrained.
Brussels Attacks Good For Russia: Zhirinovsky
"Let them perish and die," Zhirinovsky told Russian state TV.
FIFA Removes World Cup T-Shirts Over Crimea Controversy
The T-shirts did not show the disputed region as part of Russia.
Russian Parliament Calls Emergency Doping Meeting
Five Russian athletes have failed doping tests in the space of two days.
Russian Opposition Leader Vows to Return Crimea to Kiev
The Ukraine conflict can be resolved in a day, Mikhail Kasyanov said.
Russian Parliament Backs Putin Campaign Image Ban
341 lawmakers approved the bill on first reading.
The Tide Is Going Out on Putin
The government is preparing security forces in case of civil disturbances around this year's Duma elections.
Russia To Discuss Punishments For Off Topic MPs
Parliamentarians could face interruptions or speaking bans for irrelevant speeches.
Dawabsha Family Home to be Turned Into Museum
The house will be converted to "perpetuate the crimes of the occupation" says uncle of Ali Dawabsha.
How to Stop Europe's Jewish Exodus to Israel
European nations must act to keep the Jewish population on the continent, writes Rabbi Menachem Margolin.
Radical Israelis Celebrate Arson Murders in Duma
The wedding attendees waved guns and stabbed a photo of baby killed in the attack.
Israel Won't Try Duma Arson Attack Suspects
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says the attack was a "Jewish terrorist act."
Russia Warns Of Retaliation After NATO Invites Montenegro to Join Alliance
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow would move to protect its interests
Russia to Require Officials to Undertake Military Service
The law is to be passed 'in the very near future' according to a defence official.
Russian Parliament Warns Europe's Longstanding Peace in Jeopardy
An extraordinary letter, addressed to major European bodies, compares the Ukraine crisis to WW2.
Russian Parliament Set to Request €4 Trillion in WWII Reparations From Germany
Russian MPs call for Germany to "remember history" when imposing EU sanctions.