Tuesday is Christmas Day across Russia, so we wish you Merry Christmas from Siberia.

The aim? To put in place a Moscow government 'friendly' to Washington, and to protect US interests and citizens.

Futuristic Khanty-Mansiysk gives a new image to Siberia ahead of shale revolution.

Or is it a specially invented weapon to destroy Western food imports in retaliation for sanctions? 

Fires have wreaked havoc this summer with Yakutia and the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous the latest to be hard hit.

Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.

Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.

No economy class tickets to and from Moscow available 'for three weeks': travel by train takes a week.