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Navalny poisoning: Decoding the Kremlin's information war | #TheCube

In this 30-minute special edition of #TheCube, we examine the clash of information between east and west, and why Alexei Navalny is such an enemy of the Kremlin.

Germany

Kremlin critic Navalny says 'Putin was behind' poisoning

"I claim that Putin was behind the crime, and I have no other version of what happened," Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said in an interview.

Lithuania

Putin denounces 'pressure' on Belarus as Macron calls for mediation

Vladimir Putin decried "unprecedented external pressure" on Belarus on Tuesday, as French president Emmanual Macron called for European mediation, and UK announced sanctions.

Germany

Angela Merkel visited Berlin sickbed of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

The opposition figure was in hospital in Berlin being treated for Novichok poisoning when Merkel came to the hospital for "a private meeting".

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Germany

Navalny: Kremlin critic recovers speech and movement after poisoning

In video posted on Instagram, Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with Novichok, can be seen up and about and walking down stairs in the Berlin hospital where he is being treated.

World News

Russian opposition leader Navalny posts photo of himself from hospital

Navalny wrote on social media that he was breathing on his own after being poisoned in late August.

Belarus

Russia to hand €1.2 billion loan to 'closest ally' Belarus, says Putin

The meeting in Sochi between Russia's Putin and Belarus Lukashenko came a day after an estimated 150,000 people marched through Minsk demanding Lukashenko's resignation.

Belarus

Any Putin intervention in Belarus will meet 'huge pushback'

"Russia has not so much support inside the Belarusian society," says political analyst Katsiaryna Shmatsina, as Lukashenko meets Putin on Monday amid the ongoing political crisis in Belarus.

Russia

Russia elections: Navalny allies claim symbolic wins in regional polls

Allies of the poisoned opposition leader claim wins in Siberia as independent monitors condemned a reported "stream" of voting irregularities.

Belarus

What Lukashenko's meeting with Putin could mean for Belarus' future

Belarus' fate could be sealed in Sochi as Lukashenko sits down with his 'elder brother' Putin to discuss the ongoing unrest. What will it mean for the country's future?

Russia

Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party

Before being poisoned, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was urging Russians to vote tactically by casting their ballot for candidates best placed to defeat the ruling United Russia party.

Russia

Putin apologises to Serbian leader over ministry spokeswoman's post

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, posted a picture of Vucic's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week with a picture of Sharon Stone's legs from the Basic Instinct movie underneath.

Germany

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'taken out of induced coma'

Just in: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny taken out of an induced coma and is responsive, say doctors

Russia

Could Navalny attack be a response to changes in Russian politics?

Dr. Samuel Greene is Director of the Russia Institute at King's College London.

Europe Decoded

Explained: Novichok nerve agent attacks

What are the chemical weapons at the centre of another attack blamed on the Kremlin, in the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny?

Belarus

Belarus: Lukashenko ‘afraid of his own people’ claims opposition

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is “afraid of his own people” a member of the Belarusian Opposition Coordination Council has told Euronews, after Lukashenko called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to help quell unrest in the country.

Russia

'Poison is part of Putin's policy,' says Alexei Navalny associate

Moscow municipal deputy and associate of Alexei Navalny, Konstantin Jankauskas, tells Euronews he refutes the claim that no poison was found in the opposition politician's blood.

Belarus

How are Russian media presenting the unfolding of events in Belarus?

Foreign interference or true organic movement? How Russian media report on the protests in Belarus.

Belarus

Russian support for Lukashenko will only go so far, says analyst

Belarus protests: Lukashenko calls for Russian support as international pressure mounts

Belarus

Belarus: Tens of thousands protest as Lukashenko rejects vote rerun

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has spoken with Russian president Vladimir Putin, as unrest continues in the wake of the Belarusian presidential election.

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