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Russian forces use gas pipeline to attack Ukrainian troops in Kursk

Russian special forces crawled inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military has said.

09/03/2025

Russia

Putin referred to Napoleon's 1812 failure to conquer Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin, reacted to the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron, who called Russia a threat to Europe.

06/03/2025

Europe News

Putin praises Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine as 'main heroes'

The Russian president also used his video message on Sunday to pledge greater support for military personnel and new weapons and equipment for the army.

23/02/2025

Europe News

Russia's opposition remains leaderless a year after Navalny's death

"Alexei Navalny gave his life for a free and democratic Russia," EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said on the anniversary of his death.

16/02/2025

Russia

Putin vision of peace is an enslaved Ukraine, expert says

Since Donald Trump announced the beginning of the peace negotiations over Russia's war against Ukraine, the US authorities have made several statements on what Ukraine should and should not expect. Yet, there are no indications of any conditions or concessions Moscow will have to settle for.

13/02/2025

Russia

Four Russian nationals behind 8Base ransomware arrested, says Europol

A complex international operation involving 14 coordinated law enforcement agencies led to the arrest of four Russian nationals behind the 8Base ransomware group.

12/02/2025

Russia

109 fishermen rescued from drifting ice floe in Russia

Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations sent out rescue teams to retrieve the stranded fishermen.

12/02/2025

Russia

US teacher freed by Russia, White House cites diplomatic progress

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said, “We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually. I hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war.”

12/02/2025

Europe News

Russian city's mayor says over 70 flats damaged in Ukrainian attack

A Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don damaged 76 apartments overnight, the city's mayor said.

09/02/2025

Europe News

IAEA chief says attacks around Zaporizhzhia NPP have increased

Russian forces seized the nuclear plant after invading Ukraine in2022. They've held it ever since, but fighting around it has raised fears of a nuclear accident.

08/02/2025

Culture news

Russia to relaunch Soviet-era Eurovision rival under Putin's orders

The revived contest, planned to take place in Moscow later this year, is Russia's way of directly challenging Eurovision while promoting "traditional values."

05/02/2025

Russia

Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian oil and gas facilities

Russia said that its air defence units intercepted and destroyed 70 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions including Volgograd and Astrakhan.

03/02/2025

Russia

Kremlin's Donetsk paramilitary leader killed in Moscow bomb explosion

Armen Sarkisyan, the Moscow-backed collaborator from Ukraine's Donetsk region, died in hospital after being injured in an explosion in an elite residential complex in Moscow on Monday, according to Russian state-run outlets.

03/02/2025

Russia

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for attack on school in Russia

Competing claims have emerged over a deadly attack on a boarding school in Sudzha, a city in Russia’s Kursk region, that Ukraine has controlled for five months.

02/02/2025

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Lunar New Year festivities in Moscow celebrate strong China tie

Moscow celebrated the Lunar New Year with vibrant festivities, reflecting the strong relationship between Russia and China.

29/01/2025

Russia

Putin calls Trump 'clever' and suggests talks, including over Ukraine

“We'd better meet and have a calm conversation on all issues of interest to both the US and Russia based on today's realities,” Putin said in a TV interview.

25/01/2025

Tech News

What is Pantsir-S1, the weapon that may have shot down an Azeri jet?

Euronews Next takes a closer look at the Pantsir-S1 missile system that is believed to have played a role in shooting down Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243.

24/01/2025

Russia

British Navy tracks Russian 'spy ship' after it enters UK waters

The Yantar has been repeatedly tracked across European waters and is believed to be part of a Russian mission to map undersea cables.

23/01/2025

Russia

Moscow says ready to help normalise Armenia-Azerbaijan relations

At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Moscow, Lavrov said the Kremlin was ready to assist in the normalisation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.

21/01/2025

Russia

Putin and Xi talk stronger Russia-China ties post-Trump inauguration

Putin and Xi praised strong bilateral ties, highlighting shared interests and global stability, as Trump began his term as the 47th US president.

21/01/2025

Russia

Putin congratulates Trump as he takes office for second time

During a meeting with Russia's Security Council on Monday, Putin said that his country values the new US administration's statements regarding its intention to reestablish direct communications with Russia.

20/01/2025

Russia

Orthodox Russians mark Epiphany amid unusually warm winter weather

However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing holes in icy ponds and rivers

19/01/2025

Russia

Russia and Iran sign treaty days before Trump's inauguration

Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian and Iranian presidents, announced closer ties between their nations at an event in Moscow.

17/01/2025

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Efforts to Contain Oil Spill from Grounded Tanker Advance with Technical Barrier Completion

Rescuers are monitoring over 910 km of the Black Sea coast, working to clean up the oil spill from the Volgoneft tankers, which leaked around 1,500 tons of fuel oil each.

17/01/2025

Europe News

Russia jails three Navalny lawyers for 'extremism'

Three lawyers who represented late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were sentenced to up to 5,5 years in prison. A verdict that reflects escalating Kremlin repression.

17/01/2025

Europe News

Ukraine strikes Russian military fuel depot

The depot supplied a nearby airfield that was reportedly used by aircraft which launch missiles across the border into Ukraine.

08/01/2025