Russia

Economy

The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up

The EU is edging closer to a decision about using the interest made on the frozen foreign reserves of Russia's Central Bank to aid Ukraine.

20/03/2024

Russia

Russia to evacuate children from border region targeted by Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said this week he wants to create a buffer zone to help protect Russia's border regions from long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids.

19/03/2024

Russia

Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics

Putin said he would consider the request if it was a serious move to build 'peaceful, neighbourly relations'.

18/03/2024

Russia

Putin says he supported Alexei Navalny prisoner swap

Russia’s best-known opposition figure died last month while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that supporters say were politically motivated.

18/03/2024

Russia

Ukraine launches drone attacks on the final day of Russia's election

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote.

17/03/2024

Russia

How supporting Putin has divided families in Russia

Support for the Russian president divides Russian society. Children often have completely opposite views to their parents.

16/03/2024

Russia

Russians cast ballots on second day of elections

Russians cast their ballots on second day of an election almost certain to extend Putin's 25 year rule by another six years.

16/03/2024

Russia

Pensioner defies Vladimir Putin with anti-war murals

The 85-year-old has been fined multiple times but says he has no intention of stopping.

15/03/2024

Russia

Arrests and vandalism mar Russia's all but certain election

Putin looks set to extend his rule by six more years after he stifled dissent, though there has been sporadic vandalism at ballot boxes.

15/03/2024

Europe News

How EU sanctions won't stop Putin getting six more years in power

President Vladimir Putin is all but guaranteed to win six more years of power in Russia’s upcoming elections. Opponents - many of them behind bars, exiled abroad, or dead - say EU officials must intensify their efforts to hit Moscow where it hurts.

15/03/2024

Russia

Vice President of Russian energy company dies 'suddenly' of suicide

Vitaly Robertus, 54, is reportedly the fourth Lukoil manager to die in two years.

14/03/2024

Economy

Why haven't Western sanctions worked on Russia's economy?

Renewed packages of sanctions from the EU and US were supposed to weaken the Russian economy. Instead, it has adapted, and remains robust just as Vladimir Putin is about to get reelected for a fourth presidential term.

14/03/2024

Economy

Russian inflation touches one-year high in February on service prices

Russian inflation in February was mostly boosted by increases in services and non-food product inflation.

14/03/2024

Russia

Putin says Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened

The Russian president has levelled nuclear threats before, and reports say the US prepared for the possibility of a tactical weapon being deployed in Ukraine.

13/03/2024

Russia

Russian military plane crashes with 15 people on board

The transport aircraft carrying 15 people came down during takeoff from an air base in western Russia on Tuesday, according to the Defence Ministry.

12/03/2024

Economy

Hardy Russian economy a key selling point as Putin plans reelection

“For most Russians, who choose to ignore the war, the economy is really the biggest issue,” one expert said.

12/03/2024

Russia

German government rejects that ambassador was summoned by Moscow

The German government has denied that their ambassador was summoned to Moscow, but instead that the appointment was planned in advance.

04/03/2024

Russia

Alleged IS militants killed in shootout in southern Russia

Six alleged members of the Islamic State group were killed in a shoot-out with police in the town of Karabulak in the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia on 2 March, authorites reported.

04/03/2024

Russia

Russia likely suffered 355,000 caualties in Ukraine: UK MoD

The UK Ministry of Defence said the number of dead and wounded reflects Moscow's commitment to "attritional warfare".

03/03/2024

Russia

Death toll rises from Russian strike on Ukrainian port city

Overnight Russian attacks killed ten - including a baby - in Ukraine, followed by a reported Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's second-largest city.

02/03/2024

Russia

In pictures: Anger and despair as Russians bid farewell to Navalny

Despite the heavy police presence, crowds thronged to the church where the Kremlin's fiercest foe was laid to rest.

02/03/2024

Russia

Navalny laid to rest in Moscow cemetery as hundreds gather

Alexei Navalny's allies say his coffin was lowered into the ground on Friday after a funeral attended by hundreds of supporters.

01/03/2024

Russia

Early voting in Russian presidential election begins in Far East

Early voting in the Russian presidential election has begun in various regions across the country.

29/02/2024

Russia

Putin warns against sending Western troops to Ukraine

The Russian president vowed to fulfil his objectives in Ukraine and claimed his country's citizens are overwhelmingly supportive of the invasion.

29/02/2024

Russia

Alexei Navalny's funeral to be held on Friday, spokesperson says

After several locations refused to host the service, Navalny's spokesperson confirmed that a site for the funeral of the Russian opposition leader has been found.

28/02/2024

Russia

Russia restructures military districts amid warnings of NATO war

The Kremlin is apparently in the early stages of an informational campaign against several states on NATO's eastern frontier.

27/02/2024