The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has suspended its preliminary investigation into the case of the Ukrainian sailors who were detained by Russia after an incident in the Kerch Strait, near Crimea, and later returned to Ukraine, Nikolai Polozov, a lawyer representing the sailors, said on Monday

Russia and Belarus are still in talks on oil transit tariff, which could grow by 6 percent if the sides fail to agree on justified expenses, the deputy head of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service said Monday

A Japanese national has been expelled from Russia for an attempt to obtain secret materials, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Monday

Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Angelique Kerber on Monday, making it to her third Australian Open quarterfinal in women's singles

The authorities of the Khabarovsk Territory, located in Russia's Far East, said Monday that they are setting up a center for monitoring the situation with the latest strain of coronavirus comprised of several agencies' representatives

Illegal armed groups may be preparing staged chemical weapon attacks in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib in northern Syria, state-run Ikhbariya television channel reported on Monday, citing a military source

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has gained significant ground in capturing the key town of Maarat al-Numan in the province of Idlib by taking suburban villages to its north, Syrian media reported on Monday

The order of Russian President Vladimir Putin to verify the lawfulness of the verdict given to Moscow activist Konstantin Kotov, who was sentenced to four years in prison for repeated violations during unauthorized rallies, is connected with journalists' appeal and not with the reshuffle in the Prosecutor General's Office, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday

At least 30 lawmakers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have challeged the credentials of Russia's delegation to the legislature, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the Holocaust memorial events in Poland, as he never received an invitation, and therefore will send the ambassador to Warsaw in his place, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday