A court in Moscow has approved a request from the Russian media regulator to block the Telegram messaging app immediately.

 At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Embassy in Russia is appealing for help for Vietnamese victims of the fire that occurred last Saturday at the Mir shopping centre 

 There were no injuries or deaths reported in a fire at the shopping centre Mir on the Avenue of Victory, Orenburg city, Russia, also known as “the mall of Vietnamese”, last weekend.

 Russia reserves the right to cut further the number of U.S. diplomatic staff in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, 

Oil prices shot up 13 percent, smashing trading volume records, after OPEC and Russia cut a deal to reduce output to drain a global supply glut,

 A couple of Russian and Belarusian companies are preparing to set up auto joint ventures in Vietnam to benefit from two protocols between Vietnam and the two nations on production of vehicles here in the country.

 Russia's rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world for a fifth successive Olympics on Sunday, with a free-flowing acrobatic display with hoops and clubs winning them another group all-around gold medal.

 The Russian Federation Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have signed an MoU on expanding cooperation in outer space, Roscommos’ press service announced on June 27.

Ukrainian politicians hailed their country's surprise weekend victory in the European Song Contest as a continent-wide endorsement in their smoldering conflict with Russia, while Moscow said the competition had been hijacked by politics. 

 President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 23 for Governor of Kaluga, Russia, A.D.Artamonov.

 Russia's consumer safety watchdog said on Monday the country had registered its first case of a person infected with the Zika virus, an unnamed female who had been on holiday in the Dominican Republic.

 Russia has bulldozed a pile of Western-produced cheese and tonnes of other foodstuffs imported in violation of sanctions.

 Vietnam and Russia in Moscow on June 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on human resource training for the peaceful nuclear industry under the framework of the ongoing 7th ATOMEXPO International Forum.

 Russia's military forces have begun a large exercise involving around 250 aircraft and 12,000 service personnel, according to its defence ministry.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Russia look set to complete procedures for firms of the two nations to settle payments in their domestic currencies this year 

Vietnam condemns terrorism: FM; German Parliamentary State Secretary to visit HCM City; Numerous activities to mark Vietnam’s ties with China, US; Russia, Vietnam forge parliamentary cooperation

 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said Russian conditions in ongoing negotiations in Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine are "unacceptable".

Vietnam-Russia relations discussed; Government, VFF coordination effective in 2014: PM; Vietnam, Cambodia provinces boost ties; Nghe An urged to accelerate economic restructuring

Deputy Defence Minister hosts outgoing Russian official; Party inspection commission to be enhanced; PM assigns socio-economic tasks to Dak Nong; Vice President praises RoK group for support of Vietnamese children