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| Apr.3 |
St. Petersburg |
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St. Petersburg subway blast: Attacker planted two bombs Map of Sennaya Ploshchad St. Petersburg Russia The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia
At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations. World leaders rallied behind Russia in condemning the blast
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| Apr.7 |
Washington |
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US 'disappointed' at Russia's Syria stance  The US is 'disappointed but not surprised' at Russia's response to its strikes on a Syrian air base suspected of storing chemical weapons | |
| Apr.9 |
Washington |
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Tillerson: Russia 'failure allowed Syria chemical attack' US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has criticised Russia, saying it had failed to prevent Syria from carrying out a chemical attack on a rebel-held town
| Apr.11 |
Moscow |
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Syria war: Tillerson to press Russia over Assad support US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to urge Russia to stop supporting Syrian President al-Assad after last week's chemical weapons attack | |
| Apr.12 |
UN Security Council |
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UN draft resolution on Syria attack: Vote fails with Russia veto A vote by the U.N. Security council on a draft resolution to condemn the chemical weapon attack in Syria failed, but China abstained | |
| Apr.13 |
Moscow |
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Eurovision Song Contest: Russia pulls out over Ukraine ban Russian broadcaster Channel One will not broadcast the song contest next month because the country's competitor has been barred from host country
| Apr.27 |
West Germany |
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Sharapova: Russian wins on return from 15-month doping ban Map of STUTTGART Germany Affter serving a 15-month doping ban, the 30-year-old Russian defeated Italian Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix
| Apr.29 |
St. Petersburg |
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Russian authorities detain dozens at anti-Putin rallies Russian authorities have detained dozens of protesters at rallies demanding that President Putin should not seek re-election next year | |
| Apr.30 |
Sochi |
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Russian GP: Valtteri Bottas wins first ever F1 race Map of Sochi Autodrom Russia The Sochi Autodrom has known nothing but Mercedes victories since it began hosting the Russian Grand Prix in 2014
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