Moscow Kremlin

It’s long been an “open secret” on the Internet, yet as the BBC writes, a former Russian internet “troll’s” court case has exposed a propaganda machine for the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin.
Lyudmila Savchuk was awarded one ruble in damages after she sued her ex-employer to expose it as a propaganda “factory”.

The Kremlin said there was no discussion of financial aid for Athens at a meeting on Friday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Asked whether financial assistance had been discussed at the meeting on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "No, no, no." [Reuters]

Washington's UN envoy accused Russia on June 11 of spinning "outright lies" on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin's direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev's pro-Western drive.

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Moscow on Sunday afternoon to honour the memory of assassinated Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

Erman Ilıcak, the chairman of the holding company responsible for the construction of Ak Saray, the new presidential palace in Ankara, said the building that has triggered much debate will be a "legacy for future generations."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country