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Putin’s end-of-year presser: ‘When everything is quiet, we are bored’

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is going into its third winter, Russian President Vladimir Putin held its annual end-of-year press-conference, two days after a Kyiv-orchestrated killing of a high-ranking general on the streets of Moscow.

19/12/2024

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Environmental disaster in the Black Sea

Russian regional authorities reported on Tuesday that around 35km of coastline had been contaminated by oil after two ships were badly damaged by storms in the Kerch Strait . A state of emergency has been declared in several districts.

18/12/2024

Europe News

At least 100 Pyongyang troops killed fighting Ukraine, says South Kore

Pyongyang’s forces are helping Vladimir Putin’s army in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive in August.

18/12/2024

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Suspect detained in Moscow over killing of top Russian general

Russia's security service says it detained a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan over the assassination of General Igor Kirillov.

18/12/2024

EuroVerify

No, video doesn't show Putin sending his son off to fight in Ukraine

Numerous Chinese-language posts across social media platforms are spreading a narrative that the Russian president has allowed his son to fight in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

18/12/2024

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Oil spill ravages Black Sea shores, causing major environmental crisis

Footage showed oil-streaked shores and birds covered in mazut. Officials say clean-up efforts are underway, though environmental impacts remain uncertain.

18/12/2024

Russia

Oil stains wash ashore after storm damages Russian oil tankers

One of the two Russian oil tankers damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait on Sunday spilled an estimated 3,700 tonnes of oil.

17/12/2024

Russia

Russia's head of nuclear defence troops killed in Moscow blast

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was recently charged by Ukrainian prosecutors for using banned chemical weapons.

17/12/2024

Russia

Putin accuses NATO of provoking Russia into crossing its 'red lines'

'Russian troops are holding a strategic initiative across the entire front lines', according to the Russian president.

16/12/2024

Europe News

Two Russian oil tankers badly damaged in storm in Kerch strait

The Volgoneft-212 tanker has run aground and one of its 13 crew members has died. The others were rescued, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Sunday.

15/12/2024

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Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park

Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home.

13/12/2024

Europe in Motion

What is the role of gold in Russia’s wartime trade relations?

While Western sanctions have successfully disrupted Russia’s ability to trade in gold, the country holds a considerable influence over the production of gold in Central Asia and Africa.

09/12/2024

Space

Falling asteroid lights up sky in Russia's Siberia

A small asteroid lit up the sky over Russia’s Siberian republic of Yakutia as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

04/12/2024

Europe News

Russian defence spending rises to record high - a third of the budget

Next year, Moscow's spending on the military and security forces will exceed spending on health care, education and social policy combined

01/12/2024

Europe News

Police carry out anti-LGBTQ raids on some of Moscow's bars and clubs

The raids come exactly a year since Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that the “LGBTQ+ movement” should be banned as an “extremist organisation."

30/11/2024

Europe News

Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations

The UK government has denied the accusation as 'baseless' as ties between London and Moscow continue to deteriorate over the conflict in Ukraine.

27/11/2024

Health news

Russia bans child adoptions to countries that allow gender transition

The new law is part of a broader effort to push back on what Putin calls the West’s “satanic” values.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Russia tests new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine

Putin’s announcement came hours after Ukraine claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

21/11/2024

Russia

Putin signs new doctrine lowering threshold for nuclear weapons use

The Kremlin says that the use of Western non-nuclear missiles by Ukraine against Russia could warrant a nuclear response.

19/11/2024

Russia

Kremlin says use of US missiles would be a 'radical change' in war

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden authorised Ukraine to use Washington-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia for the first time following months of refusal.

19/11/2024

Russia

Russia's new war tactic: hiding deadly drones in swarms of decoys

A hi-tech factory has created a new way to attack Ukraine: a small number of highly destructive thermobaric drones surrounded by swarms of decoys.

16/11/2024

Russia

Russian doctor who criticised war in Ukraine sentenced to five years

Dr Nadezhda Buyanova, a paediatrician, was arrested after the mother of one of her patients filmed a video complaining that Buyanova criticised Russia's war in Ukraine.

13/11/2024

Russia

Russian warship with hypersonic missiles trains in English Channel

The Zircon missiles, capable of reaching speeds multiple times the speed of sound and with a range of 900 km, are central to Russia’s strategy to counter US missile defences.

12/11/2024

Russia

Ukraine and Russia barrage each other with dozens of drone attacks

A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight, injuring several people and temporarily closing some airports, officials said.

10/11/2024

Russia

Russia is 'open' to hearing Trump's peace proposals for Ukraine

Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war, an official said

09/11/2024

Russia

One of the largest volcanoes in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupts

After the volcano located in Russia's far east erupted, clouds of ash were visible from 250km away.

08/11/2024