Russia news headlines

Here are some recent Russia news headlines:

Politics

• Putin Signs Law Allowing Him to Stay in Power Until 2036 (The New York Times)
• Russia's Parliament Approves Constitutional Changes to Allow Putin to Stay in Power (Reuters)
• Russia's Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison (BBC News)
• Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Geneva (AP News)

Economy

• Russia's Economy Contracts by 3.5% in 2020 Due to Pandemic and Sanctions (The Moscow Times)
• Russia's Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates to Boost Economy (Bloomberg)
• Russia's Oil Production Falls to Lowest Level in Over a Year (Reuters)

International Relations

• Russia and China Sign Major Gas Deal Worth $400 Billion (The Guardian)
• Russia and the US Agree to Extend Nuclear Arms Treaty (The Washington Post)
• Russia Accuses Ukraine of Shelling Its Territory, Ukraine Denies (Al Jazeera)

Crime and Justice

• Russian Police Detain Over 1,000 Protesters at Opposition Rally (The New York Times)
• Russia's Investigative Committee Opens Case into Navalny's Poisoning (TASS)
• Russian Court Sentences Two Men to Life in Prison for Murder of Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov (The Moscow Times)

Sports

• Russia's Anti-Doping Agency Suspended by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (The Guardian)
• Russia's Olympic Committee Banned from International Competitions for Four Years (BBC News)
• Russian Athletes to Compete Under Neutral Flag at Tokyo Olympics (AP News)

Other

• Russia's COVID-19 Cases Surpass 4 Million (The Moscow Times)
• Russia's Weather Service Warns of Severe Heatwave in Western Regions (TASS)
• Russia's Space Agency Roscosmos Launches New Satellite into Orbit (Sputnik News)

Please note that these headlines are subject to change and may not reflect the current situation.