Russian President Vladimir Putin will answer questions from the public during his traditional live Q&A session dubbed "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin" on Thursday

An arctic expedition group was established on the basis of the Russian Northern Fleet's Kola Flotilla, Vice Admiral Oleg Golubev said Tuesday.

A 15-year-old teenager has pleaded guilty to arson after the Dormition Church of Kondopoga, which was located in northern Russia just north of Finland and was one of the country's tallest historical wooden buildings, was burned down last week, a source in law enforcement told Sputnik on Monday.