No Comment Police detain protesters in Russia during pro-Navalny rallies Russian police detained protesters in the far-eastern city of Vladivostok as multiple rallies were planned in support of Alexei Navalny across the country. 23/01/2021
Russia More than 3,000 arrested in Russia at huge protests for Alexei Navalny Thousands of people have gathered in various cities across Russia to demand the release of Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic. 23/01/2021
Russia 'Heavy-handed' tactics likely from Moscow at pro-Navalny rallies Protests are planned across 60 Russian cities on Saturday in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny 22/01/2021
Sport Russian city of Kazan to host 2022 Special Winter Olympics The Russian city is able to host the event despite the country's ban from all major sporting events over a doping scandal, as Special Olympics International is not a signatory of the World Anti Doping Code. 22/01/2021
Russia Russia orders TikTok to restrict calls for Alexei Navalny protests Russia had ordered TikTok and other social networks to restrict online calls for nationwide protests in support of detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 22/01/2021
Russia Russia rebuffs calls to release detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny The opposition figure returned to Russia on Sunday five months after he arrived for treatment and convalescence in Germany for nerve agent poisoning. 19/01/2021
No Comment Russians submerge in frozen waters to mark Epiphany The Russian President takes part in a traditional Orthodox ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany every year. 19/01/2021
Russia Russia expels two Dutch diplomats in tit-for-tat move Russia's Foreign Ministry says that two Dutch diplomats will be expelled from the country in retaliation for a similar measure taken by the Netherlands in December. 18/01/2021
Russia Navalny 'not cut from the same cloth' as other politicians in the West "Alexei Navalny's ideas and hopes for his country come before his own personal ambitions and safety," Red Notice author Bill Browder told Euronews. 18/01/2021
Russia What happened in the moments before Alexei Navalny's arrest in Russia? Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya was on the plane with opposition leader Alexei Navalny before he was detained on arrival at a Moscow airport. "I felt like he knew what was going to happen," she said. 18/01/2021
Russia Families of Soviet Gulag prisoners still waiting for compensation The families victims who suffered Stalinist repression are still waiting for compensation 30 years after the collapse of the former Soviet Union 17/01/2021
Russia Watch: Navalny kisses wife before being detained in Moscow airport Navalny's detention at passport control in Russia was widely expected but the opposition leader brushed off concerns saying he was "innocent". 17/01/2021
Russia Alexei Navalny urges supporters to take to the streets and protest Navalny's call came after he was remanded in custody for a month, following his arrest upon returning to Russia from Germany where he had been treated for a nerve agent poisoning he blames on the Kremlin. 17/01/2021
No Comment Region in Siberia has longest cold spell for 14 years The mercury is set to plunge to -50℃ and school children have been released from classes until it warms up again. 14/01/2021
Travel News Russian revelations: Art and pizza in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg is known for its deep-rooted history and palatial architecture - but what about pizza? Anthony Grant tells us more. 14/01/2021
Russia Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17 Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17 13/01/2021
Russia One child among eight people killed in Russian residential block fire Russia has launched a criminal investigation after eight people, including a child, were killed in a fire at a nine-story apartment building in Yekaterinburg. 12/01/2021
Russia Four Russian soldiers killed and 40 hurt in truck crash near Moscow Russia's Defence Ministry said that a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and rammed into a convoy of military buses on a motorway just northwest of the capital. 11/01/2021
Russia Three dead, six missing after avalanche at Russian Arctic ski resort The four found so far are believed to be the ski lift director and his family. There are six others still missing. 09/01/2021
No Comment Russia's premier Ice Sculpting competition gets underway in Perm Sculptors will spend five days perfecting their frozen creations before judges choose the winners. 08/01/2021
No Comment Putin visits UNESCO-listed church for Orthodox Christmas service During two decades in power, Putin generally has marked Christmas outside Moscow, often at relatively little-known provincial churches. 07/01/2021
Russia Moscow has hired its first female metro drivers after ban relaxation Special uniforms have been designed for the new roster of employees and will allow them to choose between wearing a skirt or trousers in the driving seat. 05/01/2021
No Comment Russians enjoy winter weather at snowman festival Dozens of Russian families enjoyed winter weather in Kazan on Sunday while competing at a snowman festival. 03/01/2021
No Comment Russians brave an icy dip in Siberia's Lake Baikal ahead of new year The swimmers run several kilometres through a snowy forest in swimsuits and festive costumes before plunging into the world’s largest freshwater lake. 31/12/2020
Russia Russia announces new retaliatory travel sanctions on UK nationals Russia says it has expanded the number of British nationals barred from entering the country in response to "unacceptable and unfounded'' UK sanctions over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 30/12/2020
Russia Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on senior German officials The move comes after the EU sanctioned Russian military intelligence officials in October, accusing them of hacking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emails in 2015. 29/12/2020