Russia

Health news

Khosta-2: US scientists warn Russian bat virus could be the next COVID

Just as we thought we could finally see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, US scientists are warning a Russian bat virus could be the next global health scare.

22/09/2022

Russia

Would Europe open its borders to Russians seeking asylum?

Three Baltic states have already indicated they won't accept asylum applications from Russians fleeing Putin's reservist call-up.

22/09/2022

My Europe Series

What do we know about Putin's controversial call-up of reservists?

Vladimir Putin called it "a partial mobilisation" of Russian reservists, but is there more to his decree than meets the eye?

22/09/2022

Russia

List of oligarchs and Putin critics' suspicious deaths since war began

A growing number of high-profile Russians have died under strange circumstances ever since President Vladimir Putin came to power.

22/09/2022

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny condemns mobilisation order

Russia’s main opposition leader spoke out during a court hearing on Wednesday.

21/09/2022

Russia

Hundreds arrested after Putin's troops call-up order sparks protests

More than 1,200 people have been arrested by riot police as they demonstrated against a new call to mobilise 300,000 troops for the Ukraine war.

21/09/2022

Russia

'Putin believes it is necessary': Muscovites react to troops call-up

"We are in a situation where we can't comment on what he has said," one man said. "The president said it, and that's it."

21/09/2022

Travel News

Flights from Moscow sell out as Russians try to escape conscription

On Wednesday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country’s military would ‘partially mobilise’ military reservists in Ukraine. Flights out of Moscow have nearly sold out.

21/09/2022

Russia

France investigates 'death threats' against Russian rights activist

Vladimir Osechkin's NGO revealed prisoners in Russia were being recruited to fight in Ukraine.

21/09/2022

Russia

Serbia flights 'cost €9k on black market' after reservists call-up

That's according to Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic.

21/09/2022

Russia

Putin declares partial mobilisation to bolster Ukraine war effort

In a speech expected to be aired the night before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday morning the mobilisation will affect reserves and those who have served in the Russian forces in the past.

21/09/2022

Culture news

The "Queen of Soviet pop" protesting against Russia's war on Ukraine

At 73-years-old, Alla Pugacheva, dubbed the ‘Queen of Soviet pop music’, is arguably one of Russia's most famous singers with a career spanning over five decades

20/09/2022

Russia

Prisoners refuse to join Russian mercenary group, US official claims

US official claims that Russia's mercenary Wagner Group has not been entirely successful in its efforts to recruit 1,500 felons

19/09/2022

Russia

Russian music icon asks to be 'foreign agent' to support husband

Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, largely considered to be one of the country's most successful performers, has asked Moscow to list her as a foreign agent.

18/09/2022

Russia

Moscow announces 'replacement' gas pipeline to Nord Stream 2

Russia's energy minister announced on Thursday that Nord Stream 2 will be "replaced" by an alternative gas pipeline to China.

15/09/2022

Europe Decoded

Russia's answer to Wikipedia: Propaganda or common sense encyclopedia?

Called Runiversalis, Russia's answer to Wikipedia was launched by Moscow amid the war in Ukraine.

15/09/2022

Russia

Putin treason move was about piercing 'bubble of propaganda'

Nikita Yuferev is part of a group of Russian politicians to call for Vladimir Putin to be sacked and charged with treason over the Ukraine war.

14/09/2022

Russia

Russia 'spent hundreds of millions' to influence elections in Europe

A new US intelligence report says the Kremlin spent $300 million since 2014 to try and influence several European countries using front companies and think tanks.

14/09/2022

My Europe Series

What are the arguments for and against an EU visa ban for Russians?

There are many arguments for and against banning or restricting EU visitor visas for Russians. Euronews spoke to three experts to find out more.

13/09/2022

Russia

We've gained, not lost, from sanctions over Ukraine, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its military campaign in Ukraine, while warning of a looming global food crisis.

07/09/2022

Russia

'A triumph of justice': Novaya Gazeta loses publishing licence

Its editor is Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov.

05/09/2022

Russia

Russian journalist Ivan Safronov jailed for 22 years for treason

Human rights activists have slammed the trial as a sham and accuse Russia of trying "revenge" against Safronov.

05/09/2022

Russia

Gorbachev's humble hometown reminisces over the late Soviet leader

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who died last week, came from humble beginnings in a small rural village in Russia, home to only 3,000 people.

04/09/2022

Russia

Thousands pay last respects to Gorbachev in Moscow, Putin a no-show

The last leader of the Soviet Union, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa.

03/09/2022

My Europe Series

How Gorbachev’s dream of liberal, European Russia failed

The death of the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union has sparked debates that are particularly relevant now when Russia is involved in the invasion of its western neighbour.

03/09/2022

Russia

From perestroika to Putin, the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in pictures

As the eighth and final Soviet president is to be interred in Moscow on Saturday, these are some of the key moments in his life and career.

03/09/2022