White-tailed eagles fight in the sky in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia. White-tailed eagles arrive in the region for the winter and stay close to the ice-free bays, where they can easily obtain fish.12.01.2026#9085638
A view shows shows road signs covered by snow drifts on Kuznetsky Most Street during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia.11.01.2026#9085379
A musher is pulled by a team of dogs during a regional sled dog racing championship at Nozdrikha Sports Park outside Novosibirsk, Russia.10.01.2026#9085065
A girl attends the Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Kaliningrad, Russia.07.01.2026#9084190
A full moon, known as the Wolf supermoon, appears behind the Gorny Vozdukh ski resort in the Far Eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Region, Russia.03.01.2026#9082970
People cross country ski in Mytishchi park during New Year and Christmas holidays, in Moscow region, Russia.05.01.2026#9083650
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence in Russia for violating Moscow's foreign agent laws, is seen at an unknown location after he was released from a custody, Russia. Vinatier had been swapped for Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian basketball player who was arrested at a Paris airport last June and who was wanted in the United States for alleged involvement in ransomware attacks, as part of a prisoner exchange on January 8.08.01.2026#9084635
A nurse cares for an elderly woman at the St. Spiridon Almshouse in Moscow, Russia. The almshouse is the charity projects of the Orthodox Relief Service "Mercy" which provides round-the-clock care for elderly and seriously ill people since 1999.09.01.2026#9084823
An armoured vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, leaves after a hearing on drug trafficking at a federal courthouse in Manhattan, in New York City, the United States. On January 3, the United States launched a massive attack on Venezuela, capturing Maduro and his wife, further taking them to New York. US President Donald Trump announced that Maduro and Flores would face trial for allegedly being involved in "narco-terrorism" and posing a threat, including to the United States. The next court date was set for March 17.05.01.2026#9083727
A woman performs during the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099683
People attend the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099671
A man attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099667
People attend the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099659
A woman attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099658
A woman attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099657
A woman attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099649
A man attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099646
A woman takes a picture as she attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099645
A woman attends the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099644
A woman performs during the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099640
A woman performs during the opening of the Chinese New Year festival at Apothecary Garden, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia.05.02.2026#9099637
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev speaks during the awards ceremony for the Slovo National Literary Award, in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100652
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, left, and film director and Chairman of the Russia's Union of Cinematographers Nikita Mikhalkov attend the awards ceremony for the Slovo National Literary Award, in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100646
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, left, and film director and Chairman of the Russia's Union of Cinematographers Nikita Mikhalkov attend the awards ceremony for the Slovo National Literary Award, in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100645
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, left, and film director and Chairman of the Russia's Union of Cinematographers Nikita Mikhalkov attend the awards ceremony for the Slovo National Literary Award, in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100651
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev speaks during the awards ceremony for the Slovo National Literary Award, in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100650
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin attend a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100428
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko attend a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100424
Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100416
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100409
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, left, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wait before a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100407
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100402
Mantera Group Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexander Tkachev attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100273
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Mantera Group Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexander Tkachev, left, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100266
Mantera Group Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexander Tkachev attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.06.02.2026#9100262