The United States congratulated Russia on its national holiday, but with a 3-day delay and only after complaints from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says Voice of America. On Thursday, the State Department released a statement from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in which he, on behalf of President Donald Trump and...

For the first time in 25 years, the Russian Embassy in the United States did not receive congratulations from the US authorities on Russia Day. Representatives of the embassy reported this in a commentary to RIA Novosti. “We can confirm that congratulations on Russia Day have not been received from the American side. This is the first time in our memory. Draw your own conclusions,” the representative said...

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, previously convicted in the Pussy Riot case, and activist Katerina Nenasheva, were detained on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow during the action “Don't be afraid”. Dressed in the uniform of prisoners, the girls sewed the Russian flag. Tolokonnikova wrote about this on her Facebook. “June 12, on ...

The ideas of patriotism are so strong in Russia that no one will be able to recode our country. This was stated by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, speaking on the Day of Russia at the ceremony of presenting the State Prizes of 2014 for outstanding achievements in the field of science and technology, literature ...