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Russians queue for cash as sanctions bite and hyperinflation looms

Russians wary that sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine would deal a crippling blow to their economy have been flocking to banks and ATMs for days.

28/02/2022

Tech News

Ukraine: Russia's fight with Big Tech to control the war narrative

From Facebook and Twitter to TikTok, Big Tech is feeling the squeeze from the Kremlin's information war but the platforms aren't taking it lying down.

28/02/2022

Money

Russia's Central Bank scrambles to deal with sanctions, falling rouble

Russian central bank scrambles to contain fallout of sanctions

28/02/2022

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Arrests at anti-war protest in Russia

Russians in cities spanning from Moscow to Siberia have taken to the streets again on Sunday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demonstrators marched in city centers, chanting “No to war."

27/02/2022

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'I am burning with shame': Protester in Russia slams Ukraine invasion

Anti-war protests have taken place across Russia over the weekend with one man at a rally telling reporters he is "burning with shame".

27/02/2022

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Putin suspended as honorary president of International Judo Federation

Putin is a keen judoka and attended the sport at the 2012 London Olympics.

27/02/2022

Travel News

Russia closes airspace to planes from several EU countries

Flights from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia are no longer allowed into Russia.

27/02/2022

Tech News

Ukraine: Meta bans Russian media from running ads amid censorship row

Russia had ordered Meta to stop independent fact-checking of reports from Russian media on Facebook amid a wider crackdown of media in the country.

26/02/2022

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Moscow police disperse crowd protesting against Ukraine war

Moscow police disperse crowd protesting against Ukraine war

25/02/2022

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Dozens of anti-war protesters detained in Saint Petersburg

Russian police have detained almost 1,400 people at anti-war protests across Russia after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to invade Ukraine, an independent monitor said on Thursday.

25/02/2022

Travel News

The UK bans Russian airlines from entering British airspace

The UK has banned Russian airlines from entering British airspace, leading to retaliation from the Russian civil aviation authority.

25/02/2022

Money

Ukraine: Ethereum's Buterin condemns Russia's invasion as 'a crime'

The Russian-Canadian took to Twitter minutes after Putin announced a "special military operation" in Ukraine to voice his dismay.

24/02/2022

Money

Ukraine crisis: How bank sanctions are only scratching the surface

For now, banking sanctions imposed by the US, the EU, and Britain will have only a minimal impact. The hardest measures are yet to come.

24/02/2022

Tech News

Punishing Putin: How the US could cut Russia off from the tech world

As well as imposing sanctions, the US could really hurt Russia's interests by exploiting its technological advantages.

23/02/2022

Russia

Those evacuated from eastern Ukraine hope they can soon go home

"We think we will return home soon. We don’t want to be here," one evacuee told Euronews.

22/02/2022

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This ice festival is held annually on Lake Baikal, the largest in the world in volume.

Even if this sculpture was made outside of the competition, artists followed the same rules: base their sculptures on real ancient artefacts.

21/02/2022

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Russia launches massive drills of its nuclear forces

Russia said it launched a massive drill of its strategic nuclear forces on Saturday, amid tensions with Ukraine

19/02/2022

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Alexei Navalny faces additional 10-year jail sentence on fraud charges

The Russian opposition leader is already serving a 2.5-year sentence in a maximum-security detention centre.

15/02/2022

Russia

Russia does not want war with Ukraine, Putin says after meeting Scholz

Germany's chancellor and the Russian president have spoken after talks in Moscow, seen as a last chance for diplomacy amid mixed messages on Russia's intentions over Ukraine.

15/02/2022

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Scepticism over Russian claim that troops are leaving Ukraine border

NATO's chief said there was no evidence and the UK's PM said the latest intelligence was "still not encouraging", after Russia claimed its troops were pulling back from Ukraine's border.

15/02/2022

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MPs urge separatist areas in Ukraine to be recognised as independent

It comes after a vote in the Duma.

15/02/2022

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Russia says talks still possible ahead of Scholz's trip to Moscow

Russian officials suggested on Monday that diplomacy remains an option ahead of the German chancellor's trip to Moscow.

14/02/2022

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More than 120 igloos built on frozen sea in Russia

An igloo festival has been held in Siberia. Teams competed to build the best structure from blocks of snow cut from the frozen Ob Sea.

14/02/2022

Russia

Macron refused to take Russian COVID-19 test before meeting Putin

The photo of the two leaders sitting six metres apart has sparked much debate online.

11/02/2022

Tech News

Russian teenager jailed for 'training' for terror attack on Minecraft

The 16-year-old pleaded not guilty and said that if he is handed real prison time, he will serve it "with a clear conscience and dignity".

10/02/2022

Art

Russian painting worth €1 million vandalised by 'bored' security guard

Anna Leporskaya's 1930s painting 'Three Figures' is being restored in Moscow after a security guard drew two sets of eyes on the faceless forms.

10/02/2022