Sentence examples for russian regional from inspiring English sources

Updated at 3.03pm GMT 2.34pm GMT Russian lawmaker Alexander Chekalin adds a Crimea flag to a line of Russian regional flags in the Russian Federation Council building in Moscow, marking the region's accession to Russia.

The callousness, or at least tone-deafness, that seems to be a hallmark of Russian regional officialdom does not help the image of the authorities.

The guys who work face control at the clubs in Kazan, a Russian regional capital, wear black ski masks to keep their identities secret.

Just this week, 20 Russian regional leaders spoke out in favor of talks with Mr. Maskhadov, whom they referred to as the "legitimate president of Chechnya".

A8 Death Toll in Chechnya Grows The unofficial death toll in the Friday's bombing of Russian regional offices in Chechnya on Friday soared past 80.

Over the past five years, economic pressure, not military dominance or internal subversion, has become the most important source of Russian regional power.

Russian forces' takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region has been bloodless but tensions are high there following the pro-Russian regional parliament's decision to hold a referendum on Sunday on joining Russia.

The referendum planned by the pro-Russian regional parliament in Crimea on joining Russia has got analysts weighing up the pros and cons of the region breaking away from Ukraine.

It was the first assembly vote open to reporters since gunmen seized control of the building on Feb. 27 and legislators elected a pro-Russian regional leader days after protesters in Ukraine's capital drove President Viktor Yanukovich from power.

For more detail on Russian regions, see below Regional and local government.

The law is modelled on regional legislation that outlaws "homosexual propaganda" in a number of Russian regions.