Vladimir Putin

Posted at 12:05 28 May

Ramzan Kadyrov, a key ally of President Putin, did not deny having been to hospital in Moscow.

Posted at 19:59 21 May

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is close to the Russian president and also has a tough guy image.

Posted at 0:51 14 May

Sarah Rainsford

BBC News, Moscow

The Russian president has declared a six-week lockdown over but the infection rate is still very high.

Posted at 19:51 12 May

The spike in cases comes as Dmitry Peskov, President Putin's spokesman, confirms he tested positive.

Posted at 18:31 11 May

The president says the non-working period will be lifted from Tuesday.

Posted at 15:59 11 May

Russia has reported more than 220,000 cases of the virus, the third highest tally worldwide.

Posted at 14:21 9 May

Footage of last year's Red Square military parade play on TV as the pandemic mutes celebrations.

Posted at 13:56 9 May

Coronavirus: Russia swaps Victory Day parade for air show

The Red Square parade was cancelled because of the pandemic, but in neighbouring Belarus the parade went ahead as planned.

Posted at 12:36 8 May

Leaders across the continent are holding closed ceremonies, without the public in attendance.

Posted at 17:25 6 May

A Russian army medical team sent to Italy in March to help fight the pandemic is heading home.

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