The revived contest, planned to take place in Moscow later this year, is Russia's way of directly challenging Eurovision ...

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday establishing a Russian version of the Eurovision Song Contest, after the ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The Ukrainian authorities are rounding up ...

spiced up with world music and some rap, with the stated aim of aiding the struggle against cultural “assimilation” of their country by its neighbour Russia. Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha ensemble starts the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to create an international song competition in Russia as a rival to the Eurovision ...

Ukraine's energy minister has introduced emergency restrictions after Russia hit gas infrastructure overnight. "Another attack on Ukraine's energy system is under way," German Galushchenko said in ...

Vladimir Putin has given illegal migrants four months to get legal status as he issues a decree which could force many to leave the country in 2025. The Russian president signed a decree on ...

Her music is also banned in public spaces, and she struggles to release any music in Russia. She is also still ... to record GUN tucked away amongst the country’s mountains, as they were unable ...

An Army fuel tanker driver said country music had helped while away on a 1,400-mile (2,250km) trip to Romania as part of a major Nato training exercise. About 2,500 British personnel, along with ...

Moscow wants full control over Belarus' armed forces and Russian military bases in the country and a political union with a Kremlin-dominated federated government in which Belarusians and Russians ...

Google’s YouTube video platform has drawn Russian disapproval for hosting content the country deems illicit. YouTube used to attract around 50 million daily users in Russia – but that number ...

Russia is in the process of "collapsing" and the world needs to prepare for potential nuclear chaos inside the country, a former US senior military commander has said. Retired general Ben Hodges ...