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A representative of the Russian Orthodox Church has urged members of the lower house Commission for the Protection of Christian Values to impose a total ban on abortion, according to reports.

In a message to all participants of the Russia-Islamic World conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised support and cooperation to all Islamic countries that are currently fighting terrorism and extremism.

The deputy head of Russia’s Security Council has said certain non-government organizations are continuing in their attempts to destabilize the country, adding that foreign-based groups were especially relentless in pursuing this goal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a major rearmament of the nation’s military forces, citing recent experience gained in counter-terrorist operations in Syria as well as the need for the stronger protection of Russia’s Arctic borders.

Russian Justice Ministry has announced that it is working on a project that would for the first time in history gather the data of all the country’s citizens into a single database.

Russians no longer see Turkey as a hostile state and half of the population supports cooperation between the two countries, regardless of existing political issues, according to recent research.

Russian senators have prepared a bill that makes violations of electoral procedures a criminal offense with a maximum punishment of up to five years in prison.

The Russian Investigative Committee has launched criminal cases against Ukrainian servicemen and officials responsible for indiscriminate use of artillery in the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic that resulted in civilian casualties.

A court in central Russia has handed a three-and-a-half-year suspended sentence to a young man who played ‘Pokémon Go’ in a local church while making derogatory comments about religion, recording the process and later posting the video on the internet.

Russia’s envoy to the European Union has expressed hope that the recent visit to Russia of the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, will serve as a step towards the restoration of dialogue and an improvement in relations.