Russia | Euronews

English

Europe News

EU rushes to avoid disastrous revision of Russian oil price cap

If ambassadors fail to agree on the sanctions by 15 July, the price cap on Russian oil will be automatically revised, going all the way up to $58 per barrel, a scenario that Brussels considers unpalatable.

Europe News

Poland jails former Russian opposition activist and wife for spying

According to court documents, Russian citizen Igor R., identified by Russian media as Igor Rogov, was jailed for seven years while his wife Irina was sentenced to three years.

Europe News

Ukraine opens probe after crowds attack army conscription vehicle

Violence against recruitment officers was almost non-existent at the start of the war, but has proliferated in recent years as the fighting has dragged on and fatigue set in among the population.

Europe News

Italy expels two Russian diplomats accused of spying, minister says

The Russian foreign ministry quoted by state news agency RIA Novosti said on Thursday that Moscow would react with "an appropriate response."

ADVERTISEMENT

Europe News

Russian drivers face petrol shortages after Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure

Drivers in Saint Petersburg are struggling to find petrol after weeks of intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure disrupted fuel supplies, leaving some filling stations without fuel and others forced to close.

Europe News

Russia bans diesel exports amid deepening fuel crisis

"This will enable us to increase supplies to the domestic market in July," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.

Europe News

EU narrows ban on Russian combatants to appease France and Italy

A narrowed-down version of the ban on Russian combatants, limited to short-stay visas and those who fought directly, landed on the table of EU ambassadors meeting on Wednesday after France and Italy pushed back on the measure.

Europe News

Lithuania seeks China reset while maintaining hard line on Russia

Lithuania's incoming government has pledged to maintain a hard line on Russia while moving to restore diplomatic ties with China.

Russia

Ukraine brands IOC move to lift ban on Russian athletes 'unjustified'

Russian athletes looking to return to international competition will now be able to compete as long as they "meet relevant anti-doping requirements," the IOC said.

Europe News

Ukrainian agent confesses to killing woman suspected of Monaco bombing

The announcement comes after authorities across Europe were hunting for the woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that wounded three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon and his teenaged son.

Europe News

Britain sanctions Russian scientists behind chemical attacks

The institutions hit were SC Signal, a Russian state scientific research institute and GNIII VM, the country's Scientific Research and Testing Institute for Military Medicine.

Europe News

UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane over Norwegian Sea

The mission off Iceland has seen F-35 jets conduct NATO air defence operations from a European aircraft carrier for the first time and comes amid heightened tensions with Russia.

Europe News

NATO leaders to affirm record defence spending as US plans drawdown

With Donald Trump still seething at allies' refusal to support his war with Iran, European governments hope to ease his anger with record defence spending announcements worth billions of euros.

Europe News

Serbs are not 'little Russians', says former PM Ana Brnabić

Serbia's former prime minister tells Euronews how Belgrade has backed Ukraine since the war began and rejects claims of being pro-Russian, while voicing Serbs' frustration at EU accession double standards.

Europe News

Ireland, as 'honest broker', reckons with the price of dirty business

Ireland is facing the music over its continued sales of alumina to Russia. The scandal put a damper on the start of the country's EU presidency and raised uncomfortable questions that Dublin has yet to answer.

Europe News

EU blacklists six people involved in Navalny assassination

Six Russian scientists linked to Alexei Navalny's epibatidine poisoning now face asset freezes and EU-wide travel bans.

Europe News

Ukraine frontline frozen in June as Russian momentum ebbs

Hundreds of thousands have been killed and millions forced from their homes since Russia invaded in February 2022.

Burkina Faso

UN to close Burkina Faso human rights office after junta suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

Europe News

Pressure mounts on Ireland to stop alumina sales to Russia

The scandal over alumina sales to Russia continues to dog Ireland as it takes over the rotating presidency of the EU Council, but Dublin says it will not commit to sanctions until an internal investigation is concluded.

Europe News

EU targets Russian drone-makers with sanctions following Kyiv strikes

The new sanctions will target Russia's military-industrial complex, including firms that manufacture Shahed and Geran drone components.