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Flights from Moscow sell out as Russians try to escape conscription

On Wednesday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country’s military would ‘partially mobilise’ military reservists in Ukraine. Flights out of Moscow have nearly sold out.

21/09/2022

Russia

France investigates 'death threats' against Russian rights activist

Vladimir Osechkin's NGO revealed prisoners in Russia were being recruited to fight in Ukraine.

21/09/2022

Russia

Serbia flights 'cost €9k on black market' after reservists call-up

That's according to Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic.

21/09/2022

Russia

Putin declares partial mobilisation to bolster Ukraine war effort

In a speech expected to be aired the night before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday morning the mobilisation will affect reserves and those who have served in the Russian forces in the past.

21/09/2022

Culture news

The "Queen of Soviet pop" protesting against Russia's war on Ukraine

At 73-years-old, Alla Pugacheva, dubbed the ‘Queen of Soviet pop music’, is arguably one of Russia's most famous singers with a career spanning over five decades

20/09/2022

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Prisoners refuse to join Russian mercenary group, US official claims

US official claims that Russia's mercenary Wagner Group has not been entirely successful in its efforts to recruit 1,500 felons

19/09/2022

Russia

Russian music icon asks to be 'foreign agent' to support husband

Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, largely considered to be one of the country's most successful performers, has asked Moscow to list her as a foreign agent.

18/09/2022

Russia

Moscow announces 'replacement' gas pipeline to Nord Stream 2

Russia's energy minister announced on Thursday that Nord Stream 2 will be "replaced" by an alternative gas pipeline to China.

15/09/2022

Europe Decoded

Russia's answer to Wikipedia: Propaganda or common sense encyclopedia?

Called Runiversalis, Russia's answer to Wikipedia was launched by Moscow amid the war in Ukraine.

15/09/2022

Russia

Putin treason move was about piercing 'bubble of propaganda'

Nikita Yuferev is part of a group of Russian politicians to call for Vladimir Putin to be sacked and charged with treason over the Ukraine war.

14/09/2022

Russia

Russia 'spent hundreds of millions' to influence elections in Europe

A new US intelligence report says the Kremlin spent $300 million since 2014 to try and influence several European countries using front companies and think tanks.

14/09/2022

My Europe Series

What are the arguments for and against an EU visa ban for Russians?

There are many arguments for and against banning or restricting EU visitor visas for Russians. Euronews spoke to three experts to find out more.

13/09/2022

Russia

We've gained, not lost, from sanctions over Ukraine, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its military campaign in Ukraine, while warning of a looming global food crisis.

07/09/2022

Russia

'A triumph of justice': Novaya Gazeta loses publishing licence

Its editor is Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov.

05/09/2022

Russia

Russian journalist Ivan Safronov jailed for 22 years for treason

Human rights activists have slammed the trial as a sham and accuse Russia of trying "revenge" against Safronov.

05/09/2022

Russia

Gorbachev's humble hometown reminisces over the late Soviet leader

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who died last week, came from humble beginnings in a small rural village in Russia, home to only 3,000 people.

04/09/2022

Russia

Thousands pay last respects to Gorbachev in Moscow, Putin a no-show

The last leader of the Soviet Union, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa.

03/09/2022

My Europe Series

How Gorbachev’s dream of liberal, European Russia failed

The death of the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union has sparked debates that are particularly relevant now when Russia is involved in the invasion of its western neighbour.

03/09/2022

Russia

From perestroika to Putin, the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in pictures

As the eighth and final Soviet president is to be interred in Moscow on Saturday, these are some of the key moments in his life and career.

03/09/2022

Russia

What Russia's favourite travel vloggers think of the new visa rules

"I think that this is completely unfair because at least among young Russians, I've hardly met anyone who supports the war," one vlogger said.

02/09/2022

Russia

Russia to shut down Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe 'completely'

Gas giant Gaprom has blamed a series of technical troubles for delays in getting the pipeline operating at full capacity.

02/09/2022

Russia

G7 nations pledge to impose price cap on Russian oil

Finance ministers from the G7 have pledged to impose a cap on the price of Russian oil in a bid to limit the Kremlin's revenues and ability to fund its war in Ukraine, while also curtailing the war's impact on energy prices and inflation.

02/09/2022

Europe Decoded

Gridlock as hackers order hundreds of taxis to same place in Moscow

Some social media users have described it as "like a film scene".

02/09/2022

Russia

Russian oil executive 'dies after plunging from 6th-floor window'

Ravil Maganov, who criticised the Ukraine war, died on Thursday after "falling out of a hospital window".

01/09/2022

Russia

'Man of peace': How has Europe reacted to Gorbachev's death?

Tributes have flooded in from across Europe, but there has been a more muted reaction in Russia.

31/08/2022

Russia

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

The eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union died at a Moscow hospital where he was admitted for treatment, Russian media reported Tuesday night.

30/08/2022