Russia Alexei Navalny's foundation expected to be outlawed by Russian court The designation would bar any close Navalny ally from running for public office. 09/06/2021
Russia Russian opposition activist sent to jail amid crackdown a court ordered Andrei Pivovarov, the head of the Open Russia movement that has just disbanded itself, to be held for two months pending an investigation, rejecting the defence’s appeal against his arrest. 02/06/2021
Russia 'I'm just a creepy skeleton,' says Navalny after ending hunger strike Looking gaunt with a shaved head and blue penal uniform, Navalny confirmed he had resumed eating and said he now weighs 72 kilograms. "I weighed this much in seventh grade," the 44-year-old said. 29/04/2021
Russia Navalny hails rallies as doctors urge him to end hunger strike Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said he felt "pride and hope" after learning about the mass protests held across Russia on Wednesday. 22/04/2021
Europe News EU foreign affairs chief: 100,000 Russian troops at Ukraine border Josep Borrell said Russia's 100,000 troops massed at the border with Ukraine is its highest ever military deployment at that border, and warned: "When you deploy a lot of troops, a spark can jump here or there." 19/04/2021
Russia Hunger-striking Navalny describes threats to force-feed him Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials have threatened to force-feed him and end the hunger he started on March 31. 16/04/2021
Russia Alexei Navalny health 'deteriorating' in jail, lawyers say "The rapid deterioration of his health condition raises our extreme concerns," they said. 25/03/2021
The Cube Facebook takes down hundreds of fake Russian Instagram accounts Facebook has taken down more than 500 accounts aiming to drown out the online conversation about pro-Navalny demonstrations. 04/03/2021
Europe News New EU sanctions on Russia 'are a missed chance to fix relations' Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's long-time envoy to the EU, believes any sort of "unilateral restrictive measures are illegitimate by definition". 26/02/2021
Europe News 'A very meaningless penalty': Polish MEP slams new Russia sanctions “These are not even symbolic sanctions, just a few people were asked not to travel to the European Union," said Polish MEP Witold Jan Waszczykowski. 23/02/2021
Europe News EU agrees human rights sanctions on Russia over Navalny's jailing EU foreign ministers agree more sanctions on Russia over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using a new human rights mechanism, chief diplomat Josep Borrell confirms. 22/02/2021
Russia Kremlin critic Navalny loses appeal and is found guilty of defamation The opposition leader, who returned to Russia in January after being treated for Novichok poisoning in Germany, appeared before a Moscow court in two separate cases on Saturday. 20/02/2021
Europe News EU is 'ready to impose new sanctions' against Russia over Navalny Diplomatic sources have told Euronews they are hoping for a breakthrough next week. 18/02/2021
Europe News 'A predictable mistake': MEPs slam Borrell over Moscow trip MEPs dubbed the trip, which came days after the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, "a predictable mistake", "ill-advised", "ill-executed" and "a complete disaster". 09/02/2021
Russia Navalny supporters urged to protest in courtyards to avoid police Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are being urged to rally from residential courtyards to avoid a police crackdown. 09/02/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Navalny jailing slammed as vaccine fallout continues What has dominated minds in Brussels this week? 05/02/2021
View Russians will look to EU's Borrell for stance on Navalny furore | View Philippe Dam, from Human Rights Watch, on what EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell must tell Russia on his visit to Moscow this week. 03/02/2021
Europe News No EU agreement for sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny arrest Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers could not agree to impose additional sanctions over the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and over 3,000 protesters 25/01/2021
Russia Russia rebuffs calls to release detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny The opposition figure returned to Russia on Sunday five months after he arrived for treatment and convalescence in Germany for nerve agent poisoning. 19/01/2021
Russia Top associate of Russia's Navalny released from detention Lyubov Sobol was charged with trespassing after ringing the doorbell of an alleged security operative who inadvertently revealed details of Navalny’s supposed poisoning. 27/12/2020
Russia If Kremlin had been behind Navalny poisoning, he'd be dead, says Putin He made the claim during his annual marathon press conference on Thursday. 17/12/2020
Russia Navalny: Russian FM dismisses claims security agents behind poisoning The investigation conducted by Bellingcat and The Insider in cooperation with CNN and Der Spiegel found that agents of Russia's domestic security agency have followed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trips since 2017. 16/12/2020
Russia Navalny: Putin 'intervened' to allow critic's evacuation to Germany The Russian president said he asked the country's Prosecutor General to immediately allow opposition figure Alexei Navalny to be moved to Germany for urgent treatment. 22/10/2020
Europe News EU imposes sanctions on 6 individuals over Alexei Navalny poisoning The EU has imposed sanctions on 6 individuals and one entity it believes was involved in the attempted assassination of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 15/10/2020
The Cube 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. 02/10/2020
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. 01/10/2020