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Articles by Tom Balmforth for Reuters

First Woman in Space Brought Down to Earth by Backlash Over Bid to Prolong Putin Rule

Valentina Tereshkova "actively took part in the show that some people are calling a state coup," one petition said.

Moscow Rounds Up Stray Animals, Kills Rats Over Coronavirus Fears

Animal rights campaigners have decried the move as cruel and scientifically groundless.

From Russia With Cabin Fever: Coronavirus Evacuees Compare Notes

In a fenced-off complex in Siberia, 144 people evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak are being held in quarantine.

Russian Priests Should Stop Blessing Nukes, Church Proposal Says

Blessing weapons that can kill an "indefinite number of people" must be excluded from pastoral practice, the proposal says.

Russia Accuses Alleged U.S. Spy Whelan of Lying About Ill-Treatment in Jail

Russia's Foreign Ministry called Paul Whelan's accusations an effort to create "artificial hype."

Kremlin Pays Tribute to Late Soviet Spy It Says May Have Changed History

Goar Vartanyan allegedly helped thwart a plan backed by Adolf Hitler to assassinate the allied leaders in 1943.

Pro-Kremlin Activists Take on Rule-Breaking Drivers (Video)

It may not be the most appealing kind of activism. But it certainly makes for interesting, and often viral, YouTube footage.