No Comment Thousands of students celebrate graduation in Saint Petersburg Thousands of people gathered along the Neva River in St Petersburg on Friday night to witness the traditional 'Scarlet Sails' festival. 25/06/2022
My Europe Series Inside Kaliningrad, Russia's exclave at the centre of EU sanctions row The exclave used to be part of Germany called Köningsburg but was ceded to the Soviets after World War II. 23/06/2022
World NATO must stand up to "gangster" Putin, leading opponent says If NATO does not seize its historic opportunity to stop Vladimir Putin in his tracks, it will face war on its own territory, says long-time Kremlin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky. 23/06/2022
Culture news Are Moscow Fashion Week designers being impacted by the sanctions? Models and designers have been converging on the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week. But how have they been impacted by the wide-ranging sanctions placed on Russia? 23/06/2022
Russia Kaliningrad row: 'It’s nothing to do with a blockade' Lithuania says it will impose EU sanctions on the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, a move strongly criticised by the Kremlin. 23/06/2022
Russia Germany fuelling 'Russophobic hysteria' over Ukraine war, says Moscow The claim comes as Russia marked the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. 22/06/2022
No Comment Candles lit as St Petersburg remembers WW2 invasion STORYLINE: Some 150 volunteers arranged 50-thousand candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. 22/06/2022
Russia Moscow renames US embassy street after Donetsk separatists The move forces the US embassy to refer to the Donetsk People's Republic, which Washington does not recognise as an independent state. 22/06/2022
Russia Moscow politician who opposed war in Ukraine has detention extended Municipal councillor Alexei Gorinov has been in jail since April, accused of discrediting the country’s military after speaking out against Russia’s invasion. 21/06/2022
Europe News Don't negotiate with 'bandit' Putin, warns ex-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky told Euronews the Ukraine war will end on the battlefield because "there is no alternative." 21/06/2022
Russia Anger as Lithuania bans transit of goods to Russia exclave Kaliningrad “This decision, indeed unprecedented, is a violation of everything and then some," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. 20/06/2022
Russia Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for Ukrainian children Dmitry Muratov was awarded the gold medal in October 2021, and helped found the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF. 20/06/2022
Russia Putin slams 'reckless, insane' sanctions and denies stoking inflation The Russian president says his country is 'not responsible for global inflation', and the war in Ukraine gives the West an excuse to blame all its problems on Russia. 17/06/2022
Russia Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny moved to maximum-security prison The Russian opposition leader had been jailed near Moscow since February 2021. 14/06/2022
Russia Watch: Protester disrupts launch of rebranded McDonald's in Moscow "Bring back Big Mac," shouted the protester. 13/06/2022
Russia 'Tasty, full stop': Former McDonald's restaurants reopen in Moscow The restaurants were sold to a Russian owner and have relaunched on Sunday after McDonald's withdrew over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 12/06/2022
World Russian author vows he won't be silenced over Ukraine war opposition "Regardless of what I am accused of, I am ready to fully repeat these words: 'I demand an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and the withdrawal of Russian troops from it'." 10/06/2022
Europe News Putin makes Peter the Great comparison over 'taking back Russian land' It came as Putin was marking 350 years since the birth of Peter the Great. 10/06/2022
Russia Britons sentenced to death for fighting with Ukraine's army Two British men and one Moroccan were found guilty of mercenary activities and terrorism. 09/06/2022
Russia Navalny loses appeal over being labelled an extremist and a terrorist Navalny, Russia's highest profile critic of Vladimir Putin, was given a nine-year jail sentence earlier this year. 08/06/2022
Russia 'Scandalous': Russia slams Serbia's neighbours as Lavrov visit blocked Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace, preventing Russia's foreign minister from visiting Serbia. 06/06/2022
Europe News Parent of missing Russian conscript questioned by security services "It seemed to someone that the tragic death of my son did not shock me enough," said Dmitry Shkrebets, after he was accused of making bomb threat by Russian security services. 04/06/2022
Climate Giant craters are opening up in the Arctic due to climate change The permafrost region contains three times as much carbon as all living vegetation on Earth - with concerning consequences as it thaws. 04/06/2022
Europe Decoded 100 days of war: How Russian state media are covering Ukraine invasion Over the past three months, Russian state TV has switched its narrative from praising its troops in Ukraine to discrediting Western sanctions. 03/06/2022
Russia Fire engulfs Moscow business centre, people feared trapped Authorities said 125 people have been evacuated from the building, with rescue crews searching for anyone who might still be inside. 03/06/2022
Europe Decoded Russia makes first conviction for 'fake news' over Ukraine posts Pyotr Mylnikov was fined 1 million rubles (€15,000). A video clip circulated online purporting to show him 'confessing' to fostering 'a negative attitude' about the war. 02/06/2022