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WATCH: Dead Wagner chief Prigozhin hailed a hero in Moscow

Dozens pay respects in several Russian cities 40 days after Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash.

02/10/2023

Russia

New allies for Russia? Putin meets South Sudan’s leader

Cowboy hat wearing Salva Kiir met his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin where they strengthened their relationship as Russia searches for new allies

29/09/2023

Russia

Russia is in talks with the Taliban: Should the West be watching?

Russia is hosting a Taliban delegation for talks on issues of ‘counter-terrorism’ and ‘narcotics’ on Friday, 29 September. China, Pakistan and Uzbekistan are among the powers heading to meet representatives in Kazan, south west Russia.

29/09/2023

Business

Russian economy expected to grow despite war fallout

The country is defying expectations and weathering sanctions but an eventual slowdown is still expected.

27/09/2023

Russia

Russia's Balkan power play continues as Kosovo tensions flare

A recent siege at a monastery in Kosovo saw Moscow take another chance to defend Serbia.

27/09/2023

Russia

Navalny loses appeal over 19-year prison sentence

Navalny's 19-year sentence will be backdated to January 17, 2021, the day he was arrested. He was already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated before Tuesday's ruling.

27/09/2023

Russia

Chechen leader praises son for beating up prisoner

After posting a video on Telegram, Ramzan Kadyrov said he was “proud” of his son for assaulting a man accused of burning the Quran.

26/09/2023

Russia

Bleak impact of Ukraine war on Russians laid bare in poll

But some findings undermined lines of thinking in the West.

26/09/2023

Russia

Russia’s LGBTQ+ community unites amid Kremlin crackdown

Surveillance and the threat of imprisonment: Euronews spoke to Russian queer activists who have chosen to stay in the country, despite increasing hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community

18/09/2023

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WATCH: Kim Jong Un inspects Russian-made military equipment

The Governor of Russia's Primorye region showed the North Korean leader samples of products made in Primorye - including some that are being used in fighting in Ukraine - according to Russian state media.

17/09/2023

Russia

Kim Jong Un concludes six-day trip to Russia, attends walrus show

While in Russia, North Korea's leader met President Vladimir Putin and visited key military and technology sites

17/09/2023

Business

Russia raises interest rate to 13% as economy struggles

The Central Bank of Russia raised its key lending rate by one percentage point to 13% on Friday, a month after imposing an even larger hike.

15/09/2023

Russia

'We will fight imperialism together', North Korea's Kim tells Putin

Russia's president and Kim Jong Un held talks on Wednesday during which they are believed to have explored a range of "sensitive topics".

13/09/2023

Tech News

Putin hails Elon Musk as an 'outstanding person' and businessman

Putin made the comments at an event in Russia, just days after the Twitter/X boss said he refused to activate Starlink for a Ukrainian attack in Crimea.

12/09/2023

Russia

Ural Airlines jet carrying 159 passengers lands in a Siberian field

Russian officials say all passengers and the six crew walked away uninjured from the aircraft. It was flying from the Black Sea town of Sochi to Omsk in Siberia when it was forced to make an emergency landing.

12/09/2023

Russia

North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for Putin meeting

The North Korean leader arrived in Russia on Tuesday morning after travelling on his bulletproof train with an unspecified number of top officials.

12/09/2023

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Fact-check: Why are certain Wagner graves being destroyed in Russia?

One particular video accused the Kremlin of attempting to erase the memory of Wagner soldiers after the sudden death of the group's boss Yevgeny Progizhin in a plane crash.

08/09/2023

Russia

Euroviews. Don’t ban Russians. Ban Putin's imperialism instead

The destructive and hawkish ideology of Vladimir Putin and his mafia state cronies should be persecuted just like any other aggressive and undemocratic system of beliefs, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

07/09/2023

Russia

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un: What can North Korea do for Russia?

Isolated on the world stage, both Moscow and Pyongyang need each other now more than ever.

07/09/2023

Russia

Kim Jong Un 'to meet Putin' and broker weapons sales for Ukraine war

Any meeting could take place in the Pacific city of Vladivostok, which is relatively close to North Korea, and would come after Russia's minister of defence visited Pyongyang in the summer for talks with Kim.

05/09/2023

Russia

Putin: 'No new grain deal until West meets my demands'

Russia refused to extend the deal in July, complaining that an agreement promising to remove obstacles to Russian exports of food and fertiliser hadn’t been honored.

04/09/2023

Russia

Russian schoolchildren to use updated history books as new school year

New history textbooks for high school students have come under fire for alleged bias and distortion of events.

01/09/2023

Russia

Lavrov: Russia to reactivate grain deal when West fulfills commitments

Russia accuses the West of "interfering" with exports of its agricultural products and fertilizers

31/08/2023

Russia

Wagner says Prigozhin plane crash might have been 'deliberate'

Kremlin says 'deliberate wrongdoing' among possible causes of plane crash that killed Prigozhin

30/08/2023

Russia

Russia has 'right to war' with NATO - Medvedev

“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev.

30/08/2023

Russia

Putin supported by most Russians but what about his inner circle?

President Putin appears to have the support of everyday Russians but some analysts suggest that his biggest rivals could be those closest to him

30/08/2023