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Russia

Putin signs annexation decrees vowing to 'stabilise' Ukraine regions

"We do not, we never did and are not going to make any difference between Russians and Ukrainians", said President Vladimir Putin.

05/10/2022

Russia

Russian journalist who staged anti-war TV protest escapes house arrest

Marina Ovsyannikova faces 10 years in prison for spreading "fake news" about Russia's military

05/10/2022

Tech News

Russia fines TikTok over LGBT material, Twitch over Ukraine content

The fines mark the latest step in Moscow's long-running dispute with Big Tech.

04/10/2022

Russia

Europe and the world react to Russia annexing Ukrainian territory

European countries leveled broad condemnation at Russia on the day Vladimir Putin signed decrees to illegally annex Ukrainian land.

30/09/2022

Sport

Russian athletes 'could be allowed back in Olympics' says IOC chief

Competitors from Russia would have to show they don't support the war in Ukraine, Thomas Bach told an Italian newspaper.

30/09/2022

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President Putin signs accord to annex four occupied Ukrainian regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs an accord to annex the occupied regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia at a treaty signing ceremony in St George’s Hall at the Kremlin.

30/09/2022

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Russian men continue to try to flee the country to escape fighting in

In Russia, at the border with Georgia, Finnad and Kazakhstan, lines of thousands of vehicles are visible since the announcement of the "partial mobilization" by the Russian president.

30/09/2022

Russia

Ukraine war: Russia illegally annexes four regions in east Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said four occupied and annexed Ukrainian regions will be part of Russia "forever" and declared "victory will be ours" at Moscow rally.

30/09/2022

Russia

Watch: Putin says four annexed Ukrainian regions are 'Russian forever'

Putin declares some 15% of Ukraine as Russian territory in the biggest annexation in Europe since World War II.

30/09/2022

Russia

'You're not welcome': Protest calls for Georgia to stop Russian influx

"Georgia is occupied by Russia, in the same way that part of Ukraine is still occupied by Russia, that’s why they are not welcome here as friends or brothers."

29/09/2022

Tech News

Apple removes Russian Facebook competitor VK from App Store

Moscow is demanding explanations from Apple after the tech giant pulled Russia's homegrown social network VK from its App Store.

28/09/2022

Green News

Nord Stream: How will the Russian gas pipe leaks impact the climate?

The leaks released an estimated 500 metric tons of climate change-causing methane per hour when first breached.

28/09/2022

Culture news

Russia decides to skip the Oscars but will its absence be missed?

Euronews Culture looks at the Russian films that have won Oscars as the Russian Film Academy announces it will not send any entries for next year's awards.

28/09/2022

Russia

Russians fleeing to Georgia nearly double amid Putin's reservist order

Satellite images have shown huge queues at the Russia-Georgia border

27/09/2022

Russia

Russia's mobilisation efforts likely to fail, says ISW think tank

Previous attempts at rounding up Russians to fight have likely drained the pool of reservists ahead of the latest “partial mobilisation," says the Institute for the Study of War.

26/09/2022

Travel News

Airline staff conscripted in Russia's first mobilisation since WWII

Between 50-to-80 per cent of employees could potentially be called up, according to sources.

26/09/2022

Russia

'Putin's chef' reveals he is behind Wagner paramilitary group

The group has been accused of committing human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa and Syria.

26/09/2022

Russia

Russians flee to Mongolia after Putin's war mobilisation order

More than 3,000 Russians have crossed one checkpoint into Mongolia since Putin announced the call-up of reservists last Wednesday.

26/09/2022

Russia

Children among 17 dead after gunman opens fire at school in Russia

Authorities said the gunman was a former student at the school and wore a black t-shirt featuring "Nazi symbols" as he carried out the attack, before killing himself.

26/09/2022

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Protesters detained by Russian police at anti-mobilisation rally

Protesters detained by police in central Moscow at anti-mobilisation rally

25/09/2022

Russia

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know this weekend

Here are some of the latest developments on Russia's war against Ukraine this weekend.

24/09/2022

Russia

Kremlin spokesman's son refuses to join Russian army in prank call

Nikolai Peskov told the pranksters that "it is not quite right" for him to be enlisted.

23/09/2022

Russia

'War has entered every Russian home,' claims Ukraine's president

"Now, due to mobilisation, for most Russian citizens, Russia's war against Ukraine is not something on TV or the internet but something that has entered every Russian home."

23/09/2022

Health news

Khosta-2: US scientists warn Russian bat virus could be the next COVID

Just as we thought we could finally see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, US scientists are warning a Russian bat virus could be the next global health scare.

22/09/2022

Russia

Would Europe open its borders to Russians seeking asylum?

Three Baltic states have already indicated they won't accept asylum applications from Russians fleeing Putin's reservist call-up.

22/09/2022

My Europe Series

What do we know about Putin's controversial call-up of reservists?

Vladimir Putin called it "a partial mobilisation" of Russian reservists, but is there more to his decree than meets the eye?

22/09/2022