Russia Russia voters agree to let Putin extend power until 2036 Ballots from three-fourths of Russia's precincts have been counted, revealing 77.6% of voters have so far approved the Russian president's proposed amendments to the 1993 constitution. 01/07/2020
Russia WorldSkills Russia creates new possibilities with the launch of the remote Future Skills Camp The global challenge of Covid-19 threw up unprecedented opportunities to rethink the way we organise jobs and the workplace. 01/07/2020
Russia Russian mining company Nornickel admits new pollution in Arctic Tundra Nornickel has opened an investigation after suspending the employees responsible. 29/06/2020
world news Scarlet Sails Festival takes place in Russia without spectators The annual Scarlet Sails festival takes place in honour of Russian school graduates but without spectators due to coronavirus restrictions. 28/06/2020
Lithuania This controversial beach pits history against hedonism in Lithuania Traditionalists say it disrespects Lithuanian insurgents executed on the same square as the beach in the 1860s. Liberals say the country should move on. 25/06/2020
Russia Sergei Khrushchev, son of Soviet leader, dead at 84 Khrushchev once said he hoped his father would have supported his becoming a U.S. citizen. “After all, it’s not as if I’m defecting," he said. 25/06/2020
Russia Explainer: Russia vote that could see Putin stay in power until 2036 The vote will be over whether to accept constitution changes that would allow Putin to run for another two presidential terms. 24/06/2020
Russia Nearly 500 health workers die from COVID-19 in Russia The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has rocketed in the last few weeks, and now almost 500 health workers have died. 18/06/2020
Germany Russia was behind killing of Georgian in Berlin, say prosecutors The victim, a Georgian national of Chechen ethnicity identified as "Tornike K", had fled to Germany in 2016 after fighting Russian troops in Chechnya. 18/06/2020
Russia Russia expels two Czech diplomats amid ongoing diplomatic tension Russia said it was a retaliatory move after hostility from the Czech Republic 15/06/2020
Russia Russia sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison Paul Whelan, a former US marine arrested in Russia on alleged spying charges, faces up to 20 years in prison. 15/06/2020
Russia Russia's military cathedral A huge cathedral outside Moscow dedicated to Russia's armed forces has been consecrated after it's planned opening was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic 14/06/2020
Russia Putin makes first public appearance in weeks to celebrate Russia Day Russia Day, a public holiday, marks the country's declaration of sovereignty from the Soviet Union on June 12, 1990. 12/06/2020
Russia Race to clean up Russia oil spill hampered by strong winds More than 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into two rivers in Siberia, and now strong winds are hindering the clean-up operation. 09/06/2020
Russia Coronavirus: Moscow ends lockdown as infection rate decreases Russia's capital has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for nearly half of the country's deaths. 09/06/2020
World NATO must become more political and global, says alliance's chief Stoltenberg said allies should strive to reach political consensus quicker and get closer to like-minded countries including Australia, Japan, and South Korea. 08/06/2020
Netherlands MH17 trial resumes after pandemic break, but defence demands more time Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile in eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago. Families of victims want justice, but the defence says COVID-19 restrictions have made it too hard to prepare the case. 08/06/2020
Czech Republic Prague expels two Russian diplomats over fake mayor murder plot claim “The whole case was a result of infighting between staffers at the Russian Federation Embassy in Prague,” claimed Czech PM Andrej Babis. 05/06/2020
Russia Russia's tracking app sparks fury after mistakenly fining users The tracking app for coronavirus patients got more than 2,500 complaints over several allegedly unjustified fines, including one to a bed-ridden professor who hadn't left home in a year. 02/06/2020
Russia Coronavirus: Russia remains in lockdown as cases top 350,000 Russia's deaths-to-infections ratio is far lower than in other countries. Doctors and activists say the number of fatalities is much higher. 25/05/2020
Belarus Belarus set to fire up its first nuclear plant just 45km from Vilnius “I still believe that we still can halt the project. Otherwise, not only Lithuania but all of Europe can pay a heavy price for it." 21/05/2020
World Record 106,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in a day: WHO Almost two-thirds of the 106,000 new COVID-19 infections reported globally on Tuesday were recorded in just four countries. 20/05/2020
Russia Ex Russian spy takes ‘moral responsibility’ for downing MH17 plane Igor Girkin says as a military commander in eastern Ukraine at the time he has "indirect" responsibility for bringing down the MH17 plane. 20/05/2020
Germany Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking "I can honestly say that it pains me. Everyday I try to build a better relationship with Russia and on the other hand, there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this," the German chancellor told lawmakers. 13/05/2020
Good Morning Europe Putin orders work return amidst record pandemic figures Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to end what he describes as the 'non-working period' is drawing sharp criticism from his political opponents. Putin said orders to remain at home would end this week for most of the country’s workforce – despite a record increase in new coronavirus figures. 12/05/2020
Russia Russians hold WWII ancestors' portraits in windows Victory Day commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany 09/05/2020
