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Russian Federation

[ ruhsh-uhn fed-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the official name of Russia. RF


Russian Federation

noun

  1. See Russia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Russian Federation1

First recorded in 1880–90 as a theoretical entity
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"We have finally received information that China is supplying weapons to the Russian Federation," he said.

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Ovsiannikov, the former governor of Sevastopol, also served as the Russian Federation's deputy minister for industry and trade before he was dismissed and expelled from the ruling United Russia party in 2020.

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"All territories that have become subjects of the Russian Federation... are an integral part of our country, Russia," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

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"As for the new territories, it's the same. We are ready to attract foreign partners to the so-called new, to our historical territories, which have returned to the Russian Federation," he added.

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After European countries amended the U.S.-sponsored resolution, replacing mention of the "conflict" in Ukraine with "the-full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation," the Trump administration was forced to abstain from its proposal.

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