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Russia

Euroviews. Navalny is the latest martyr of Russian totalitarianism

The choice which now has to be made is not whether to appease the Kremlin or go into an open conflict with it. The choice now is either to stop Russia in Ukraine or be forced to fight a resurgent Moscow in defence of Eastern Europe as a whole, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

17/02/2024

Russia

How did Alexei Navalny become Putin's fiercest opponent?

Putin's staunchest opponent has died in prison. But who was Navalny? And how did the lawyer-turned-opposition leader rise to prominence?

16/02/2024

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison at 47

Navalny was arrested in 2021 upon his return to Russia from Germany where he had been treated for a suspected assassination attempt by poison.

16/02/2024

Space

Russia has obtained a 'troubling' emerging anti-satellite weapon

Russia criticised the reports as a ruse for the US government to push through blocked Ukraine military aid.

15/02/2024

Russia

Putin says he prefers ‘predictable’ Biden over Trump in White House

The Russian President said he would be ready to work with whichever candidate the American people choose.

15/02/2024

Russia

Russian anti-war sociologist jailed for five years over Crimea posts

Authorities opened a criminal case against Kagarlitsky for an online post about the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion.

13/02/2024

Russia

Race to rescue stray dogs in Russia after new euthanasia law

Volunteers in Buryatia, near the Russia-Mongolia border, say they've rehomed some 600 animals to other regions.

10/02/2024

Europe Decoded

Vladimir Putin’s controversial Tucker Carlson interview fact-checked

The Russian president made many well-worn disputed claims about Russia's war in Ukraine in his interview with a former Fox News host. The Cube takes a closer look at the misinformation surrounding the broadcast.

09/02/2024

Russia

Euroviews. The unexpected upside of Russia's liberal candidate who was not to be

Boris Nadezhdin’s role was to be a certified loser. Yet, as hopeless and uninspiring of a candidate he was, he unwittingly gave Russian liberals hope, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

09/02/2024

Russia

Putin: US 'needs to stop supplying weapons' to Ukraine

The West will never succeed in inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Russia in Ukraine, the Russian president warned.

09/02/2024

Russia

Russian electoral commission rejects Nadezhdin's presidential bid

Other Putin rivals have already been barred from standing in an election widely considered a foregone conclusion.

08/02/2024

Space

Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space

A Russian cosmonaut has set a new record for the most time in space after spending nearly two and a half years cumulatively on the ISS.

04/02/2024

Russia

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza moved to unknown location

The 42-year-old, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for high treason, is currently missing after being transferred to an unknown location.

30/01/2024

Russia

Information war rages over Russian plane crash

Ukraine says Russia hasn't provided any evidence to prove their claim - that Ukraine itself shot down a Russian plane carrying Ukrainian POWs.

27/01/2024

Russia

Russia marks 80th anniversary of the siege of Leningrad

The siege began in 1941 when German troops surrounded the city and completely cut it off from supplies for two and a half years before they withdrew.

27/01/2024

Russia

American reporter accused of spying in Russia has detention extended

The pretrial detention for Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich has been pushed back to March, which means his stay in prison will have lasted for over a year.

27/01/2024

Russia

Women sentenced to 27 years for death of Russian blogger

Darya Trepova was convicted of carrying out a terrorist attack at a cafe in St. Petersburg, where one man was killed and 52 others injured.

25/01/2024

Russia

Russian separatist who called Putin 'cowardly' jailed for 4 years

Igor Girkin was the most prominent leader of Russian-backed separatist fighters in Ukraine's Donetsk region in 2014.

25/01/2024

Russia

Russia accuses Kyiv of downing military jet, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs

All 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap.

24/01/2024

Business

Apple settles €12 million antitrust fine with Russia's government

A Russian court has ruled that Apple misused its dominant market position through the App Store, resulting in another fine for the tech giant.

23/01/2024

Russia

Officials announce explosion at St Petersburg gas terminal

There have been no reports of injuries at the terminal of gas producer Novatek, in Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland.

21/01/2024

Russia

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian oil depot causes massive blaze

Officials say four oil reservoirs in the west of Russia were set ablaze as Ukraine step up their attacks as the conflict approaches its second anniversary.

19/01/2024

Russia

Vladimir Putin gathers over two million re-election signatures

Under Russian law, independent candidates are required to have at least 300,000 registered supporters.

17/01/2024

Russia

Ukraine launches drone strike on Russian city of Voronezh

Officials in Russia confirmed that Kyiv targeted the southwestern city early on Tuesday.

16/01/2024

Russia

Wives of Russian soldiers lay flowers to protest against the Kremlin

Women have been visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Kremlin, to pay tribute to the fallen and as a form of protest aimed at the authorities.

15/01/2024

Russia

Convicted Russian ex-mayor freed after agreeing to fight in Ukraine

The former mayor of Vladivostok, who had been sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery, was reportedly freed after agreeing to be sent to the frontline in Ukraine.

15/01/2024