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Now playing Next state of the union State of the Union: von der Leyen's bid for re-election Ursula von der Leyen's bid for re-election, sanctions against Russia and the Rafah crisis are the topics in our weekly round-up of European politics. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next world news US to impose 500 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine The new sanctions announced by the US Treasury Department will represent the largest single tranche of penalties since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next The Cube Widow of late Alexei Navalny becomes target of disinformation campaign Various accounts accuse her of being in a new relationship with a Russian billionaire, despite the very recent death of her husband. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next Russia Mother of late Kremlin critic Navalny shown son's body Lyudmila Navalnaya said on Thursday she is resisting pressure from authorities to agree to a secret burial of her son. 22/02/2024
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK sanctions officials at Russian penal colony where Navalny died Along with international outrage at dissident's untimely death, some sympathetic Russians have defied efforts to crack down on public mourning. 21/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU goes after Chinese companies in new sanctions on Russia The European Union agreed on Wednesday to slap Russia with a new round of sanctions, which for the first time target companies in mainland China suspected of helping the Kremlin get hold of forbidden items. 21/02/2024
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Now playing Next world news Navalny's mother appeals to Putin to release her son's body for burial Dissident's family and supporters have spoken out since his death despite open repression of public support. 20/02/2024
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Now playing Next Russia More than 300 detained in Russia for paying respects to Navalny Russians continue to lay flowers in tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny following his sudden death in an Arctic prison. 19/02/2024
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. Navalny is the latest martyr of Russian totalitarianism The choice which now has to be made is not whether to appease the Kremlin or go into an open conflict with it. The choice now is either to stop Russia in Ukraine or be forced to fight a resurgent Moscow in defence of Eastern Europe as a whole, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 17/02/2024
Now playing Next world news Authorities say Navalny's death not criminal as body location unclear Navalny died at 47 as he was serving a 19-year sentence handed out in 2021 on charges of extremism he had decried as politically motivated. 17/02/2024
Now playing Next world news Russian police arrest over 100 Navalny mourners nationwide Floral tributes to Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe who died Friday in a Russian penal colony, were removed overnight by groups of unidentified people while police watched. 17/02/2024