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Vladimir Putin says US and UK both behind Black Sea 'provocation'

The episode was the latest to raise tensions between Russia and the West since Russia's annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

Russia

COVID-19: Russia sees record daily death toll for 2 days in a row

Russia, Europe's worst-affected country with 135,214 deaths, has in recent weeks been hit by a surge of Delta variant cases.

Russia

COVID: Russia records new daily deaths records in two biggest cities

Russia has recorded new daily deaths records for coronavirus in Moscow and St Petersburg, surpassing previous records set over the weekend.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic demands damages from Russia over 2014 depot explosion

The Czech Foreign Ministry said they had summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday to call for compensation.

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Mobility

Fake ships, real conflict: How misinformation came to the high seas

A British warship triggered a dispute with Russia last week. But the conflict may have begun online even before alleged warning shots were fired.

Finland

Finland warns football fans returning from Russia to get COVID test

Finland has warned football fans returning from Russia to get a COVID test especially if they travelled by bus due to clusters traced back to St. Petersburg.

Russia

Russia reports highest COVID-19 death toll this year

Russia reported that 619 people died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the country is hit hard by the Delta variant.

Europe News

EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over anti-LGBT bill during tense summit

EU leaders joined forces to criticise the Hungarian Prime Minister, with the Dutch PM even suggesting Hungary should leave the bloc if it doesn't agree with EU values.

Europe News

Europe should 'get its act together' on Russia: Russian ambassador

Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's Ambassador to the EU, thinks the bloc should not be guided "by certain slogans or terms carved in stone" because relations with Russia are evolving.

World News

Britain denies Russia fired warning shots at Navy ship near Crimea

The Ministry of Defence says that the Russians were conducting exercises in the Black Sea.

World News

Euroviews. Nine countries mark 80 years since Nazi attack on Soviet Union | View

Nine countries including Russia mark the 80th anniversary of the 22 June 1941 Nazi attack on the Soviet Union.

Denmark

Ukrainian poet's statue vandalised before Denmark-Russia match

The Ukrainian embassy in Denmark published a photo of the monument to Taras Shevchenko, which had been painted in the colours of Russia.

World News

UN warns world in 'severe cascade of human rights setbacks'

The United Nations' Human Rights chief called for "concerted action" to recover from "the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes."

Denmark

EURO 2020: Denmark beats Russia 4-1

Andreas Christensen and Joakim Maehle scored late goals to give Denmark a 4-1 victory over Russia at the European Championship

Germany

Germany arrests research assistant on suspicion of spying for Russia

Federal German prosecutors said the suspect worked at a university in Germany and accuse him of meeting three times with Russian intelligence.

Russia

Russian man appears in court charged with U.S. law student's murder

Alexander Popov was arrested on Saturday after the body of Catherine Serou, 34, was found in a wooded area near the city of Nizhny Novgorod.

World News

Russian ambassador returns to Washington following Biden-Putin summit

Anatoly Antonov had been recalled to Moscow for consultations in March after Joe Biden labelled Vladimir Putin as "a killer" in an explosive interview.

Russia

Moscow COVID cases hit daily records on Friday and Saturday

Authorities blame the more contagious delta variant as new coronavirus infections have tripled in just two weeks.

Russia

Euro 2020: Russia defeats Finland to boost qualification hopes

With a slick one-two and a beautiful curling shot, Aleksei Miranchuk finally gave Russia something to smile about at the European Championship.

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