The Moscow City Court on Friday ruled to release actor Pavel Ustinov on his own recognizance not to leave town, changing the measure of restraint for him, a Sputnik correspondent reported Friday from the courtroom

The Ukrainian energy minister said on Friday that his country would consider the possibility of importing a "certain volume" of natural gas from Russia

Sanctions against Russia are beginning to fall apart ideologically, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko told Yevropeyskaya Pravda newspaper in an interview published Friday

The Moscow court's decision to release Pavel Ustinov convicted over a sprained shoulder of a security officer from detention until appeal hearing was "truly fair," Russian High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova said Friday

A visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the Russian capital of Moscow is being planned, a well-informed source told Sputnik on Friday

The Moscow City Court on Friday ruled to release actor Pavel Ustinov on his own recognizance not to leave town, changing the measure of restraint for him, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Friday from the courtroom

The Moscow City Court will on September 26 look into the legitimacy of a 3.5 year prison sentence for Pavel Ustinov convicted over a sprained shoulder of a security officer at an unauthorized rally in the Russian capital, the court's spokeswoman told Sputnik on Friday

Over 1,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Friday