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Russia

EU summons Russia envoy after Moscow sanctions 8 European officials

President of the EU Parliament David Sassoli and Vice President of the European Commission Věra Jourová were among the eight officials Russia sanctioned.

30/04/2021

Russia

'I'm just a creepy skeleton,' says Navalny after ending hunger strike

Looking gaunt with a shaved head and blue penal uniform, Navalny confirmed he had resumed eating and said he now weighs 72 kilograms. "I weighed this much in seventh grade," the 44-year-old said.

29/04/2021

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Russia fines Apple €10 million for alleged abuse of market position

Apple says it will appeal the decision, which relates to a parental control app from 2019.

27/04/2021

Russia

Russian court orders Alexei Navalny's foundation to suspend activities

Earlier this month, the Moscow prosecutor's office had asked the court to declare FBK as an extremist group and its staff as extremists.

26/04/2021

Russia

Euroviews. In Europe, information is a battleground and Russia is winning | View

"A major poll, released last week by GLOBSEC, found that citizens in these neighbouring countries are more likely than not to see Russia as the world’s leading military power, as well as a victim of western machinations."

23/04/2021

Russia

Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike

Navalny stopped eating 24 days ago after Russian penitentiary authorities rejected his request to see his personal doctors.

23/04/2021

Russia

Navalny hails rallies as doctors urge him to end hunger strike

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said he felt "pride and hope" after learning about the mass protests held across Russia on Wednesday.

22/04/2021

Russia

Four unusual Russian designers at Russia Fashion Week

The organisers of Russia Fashion Week are not trying to keep up with Paris and Milan. Their main aim is to find young talent.

22/04/2021

Musica

A glittering evening with sweeping arias and touching duets in Moscow

A glittering evening with sweeping arias and touching duets - Plácido Domingo recently united inspiring artists on the historic stage of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow for a special gala. All in this week's Musica on Euronews.

22/04/2021

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Russian Communists celebrate Lenin's 151st birthday

Russia's Communist Party paid homage at the mausoleum of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Moscow's Red Square on Thursday to mark what would have been his 151st birthday

22/04/2021

Russia

Russia says it is withdrawing troops near Ukraine

Russia announced its military exercises on the border with Ukraine were over, and would be withdrawing the enormous build-up of troops that had been heavily criticised by Western powers.

22/04/2021

Russia

What's it like organising a fashion week amid a pandemic?

Most of the shows at Moscow's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia take place offline. According to the organisers, in order not to become breeding grounds for the virus, they had to implement a strict sanitary code and radically limit the number of participants.

22/04/2021

Russia

More than a thousand arrested in Navalny demonstrations across Russia

More than 1,400 people were reportedly arrested during the demonstrations that swept Russia on Wednesday night in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

21/04/2021

Russia

Russia's Putin calls on foreign rivals not to 'cross a red line'

Vladimir Putin delivered an annual address ahead of planned pro-Navalny protests.

21/04/2021

Russia

Navalny should be 'evacuated for urgent medical treatment abroad'

United Nations human rights experts have expressed alarm at the deteriorating health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who doctors have warned he "could die at any moment".

20/04/2021

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be transferred to hospital

France said further EU sanctions on Russia could be imposed while the White House warned of "consequences" if jailed dissident Alexei Navalny's health deteriorates any further.

18/04/2021

Russia

Russian doctors warn Navalny 'could die at any moment'

Alexei Navalny's personal physicians say the jailed dissident is in serious danger of a heart attack three weeks into his hunger strike.

17/04/2021

Russia

Russia, Ukraine to expel diplomats over 'classified information' row

Ukraine has confirmed it will expel a 'senior' Russian diplomat on Monday in response to the arrest and expulsion of its consul in St Petersburg.

17/04/2021

Russia

Hunger-striking Navalny describes threats to force-feed him

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials have threatened to force-feed him and end the hunger he started on March 31.

16/04/2021

Russia

US to announce new sanctions on Russia over cyber attacks

Washington says Russia was behind the so-called Solar Winds hack, which breached the networks of nine US agencies.

15/04/2021

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Fire ravages historic factory in St Petersburg

A huge fire ravaged a historic factory in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Monday

12/04/2021

Russia

Navalny 'threatened with being force fed' during prison hunger strike

The 44-year-old announced last month he was going to begin refusing food in a bid to get proper medical treatment.

12/04/2021

Russia

Russian feminist artist on trial for alleged 'pornography'

Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years in prison for posting artwork depicting female anatomy online.

12/04/2021

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Russians launch miniature rockets to celebrate Yuri Gagarin

Dozens of rockets take off over the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight

11/04/2021

Russia

'Putin can't afford to let Alexei Navalny live,' says Bill Browder

Russia is carrying out a “slow-motion assassination” of the Kremlin critic, says Bill Browder, whose lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail.

08/04/2021

Russia

Satellite images show Russia expanding military presence in Arctic

Increased military exercises in the Arctic are part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its presence in the polar region.

07/04/2021