Russian parliament vows to back Crimea referendum result
Moscow: Russia’s lower and upper houses of parliament on Friday pledged to vote into law the result of a “historic” March 16 referendum in the...
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Russian parliament passes ‘gay propaganda’ ban
by AFP
MOSCOW: The Russian parliament on Tuesday passed two controversial bills that impose jail terms for people promoting homosexual “propaganda” to minors and those who offend...
Russian court fines NGO under ‘foreign agent’ law
by AFP
MOSCOW: A Russian court on Thursday slapped a $10,000 fine on the election monitor Golos, in the first ruling against NGOs for purportedly violating new...
Russian parliament approves agreement on U.S military transit to Afghanistan
by TNT Desk
Moscow: The Russian State Duma, the lower house of the parliament, has ratified the Russia-U.S. inter- governmental agreement on American military transit through Russian territory...