brussels bureau 'There has been a regression on women's rights' - Femen leader Shevchenko While certain breakthroughs on women's rights following #METOO are celebrating among feminists, Inna Shevchenko continues to fight the patriarchy with activist group FEMEN, as she says, around the world, women's rights are continually under attack. 13/03/2020
Russia Vladimir Putin signs law that could keep him in power until 2036 The law still needs to be approved by the country's Constitutional Court and in a referendum set for April 22. 10/03/2020
Netherlands MH17 trial: 'Next of kin want justice, simple as that' The trial against three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple counts of murder for their alleged involvement in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airline MH17 started today in the Netherlands. . 09/03/2020
Good Morning Europe Security expert believes Erdogan may have 'overplayed hand' over Syria An international security expert believes Turkish President Erdogan may have overplayed his hand in the ongoing conflict in Syria. 06/03/2020
Syria Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan agree Syria ceasefire Putin said that Russia and Turkey had agreed to a ceasefire in Syria after violence escalated this past week. 05/03/2020
Russia Face to face: Erdogan and Putin meet for talks on conflict in Syria It was the Russian and Turkish presidents' first meeting since at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike near Idlib, sparking a NATO crisis. 05/03/2020
Syria Turkey warns Russia to 'get out of our way' in northern Syria The warning came after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by airstrikes in northern Idlib province on Thursday. Turkey has blamed Russia. 29/02/2020
Turkey Why Europe could be on the brink of another refugee crisis Turkish action in Syria is just one part of a chain reaction that experts believe could lead to another humanitarian crisis in Europe. 28/02/2020
Syria Turkey and Russia on a collision course in Idlib Turkey says it will not back down in a stand-off with Russia over the northern Syrian region of Idlib. 27/02/2020
no comment On a frozen Siberian lake, festival-goers mark the Lunar New Year Dancers perform the Yokhor, a traditional circle dance. 25/02/2020
View Britain’s “Hostile Environment” is destroying the lives of those who contribute to the UK ǀ View I had never heard the phrase “hostile environment” until I moved to the UK in 2016, just a few months before the Brexit vote. I assumed - perhaps naively, perhaps arrogantly - that this hostility was reserved for vulnerable refugees, illegal immigrants or convicted criminals. 25/02/2020
World Erdogan announces Syria summit with Putin, Merkel, Macron on 5 March Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he would hold a summit with his Russian, French and German counterparts on 5 March to discuss the situation in Idlib province, the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria. 22/02/2020
no comment On magnets, mugs and matryoshka dolls, Putin's face still sells Russia's president, 20 years since he came to power, is still a lucrative business for some. 20/02/2020
Georgia Russia behind massive cyber attack on Georgia, say Western allies It was part of a long-running campaign of hostile activity Georgia, the UK's foreign office said, 20/02/2020
View The Kremlin is trying to force Twitter and Facebook to store data locally. It’s not alone ǀ View Required storage of data in a certain location might seem like the anti-internet openness pipe dream of an authoritarian government. But, that could not be further from the truth, with governments from New Delhi to Washington also implementing or considering rules that mandate local storage of data. 20/02/2020
Cult Sochi Winter Arts Festival breaks new boundaries This year’s Sochi Winter Arts Festival featured a full program under the leadership of Russian violinist and conductor Yuri Bashmet as artistic director. 20/02/2020
Russia Coronavirus: Russia bans Chinese nationals from entering country Russia has taken a drastic step over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. 18/02/2020
Ukraine Soldier killed as violence flares-up in eastern Ukraine Ukraine's president called it a cynical move by pro-Russian separatists so that the peace process would fail. 18/02/2020
Russia Russian mother flees unsanitary quarantine hospital through window A Russian woman who escaped her coronavirus quarantine by climbing out of a hospital window said conditions in the facility were unsanitary. 13/02/2020
Russia Defendant kills himself in Moscow courtroom after prison sentence Former Russian prison service official Viktor Sviridov shot himself dead in a courtroom after being given a three-year jail sentence for corruption. 12/02/2020
no comment Homemade sledge race brightens up Russian winter The event - Sunny Sledge 2020 - was being staged for the fourth time, with 36 teams taking part in this year's contest. 10/02/2020
Russia 'We can't go out': Coronavirus evacuee describes life in quarantine Inna Savintseva is a coronavirus evacuee. She was transferred to Siberia in the face of a risk of contamination and cannot leave her hospital room. 07/02/2020
Russia Worker killed after stadium roof collapses in St Petersburg The collapse happened during work to reconstruct the St Petersburg stadium 31/01/2020
Romania Moldovans warned to stop calling Romanian language Moldovan You say mulţumesc, they say mulţumesc...let's call the whole thing...Romanian 30/01/2020
Russia Russia rescues 536 fishermen stranded on huge piece of floating ice Local authorities say fishermen have ignored safety warning about the floating ice - known as ice floes - which leads to repeated incidents. 29/01/2020
brussels bureau Liberator or Persecutor? How Poland sees the role of the Soviet Union in World War Two As President Duda warns against false narratives, Euronews takes a look at the warring perspectives of Poland and Russia. 27/01/2020
