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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.

Latvia

Alcohol sales from Baltics to Russia surge despite Ukraine war

Latvia and Lithuania are accused of acting as middlemen between Western producers of booze and Russia.

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.

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.

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Ukraine

Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka after holding out for 4 months

The capture of the city near Donetsk would "not be operationally significant" for Russia, according to the Institute for the Study of War, but it would represent a major morale boost as the two-year anniversary of the war nears.

Europe News

EU leaders say Russia responsible for death of Alexei Navalny

Several EU leaders have said they hold the Kremlin directly responsible for the sudden death of Alexei Navalny.

USA

Washington: Russian nuclear anti-satellite system is 'troubling'

US National Security Communications Spokesperson John Kirby told journalists the new Russian system was not operational.

Russia

How did Alexei Navalny become Putin's fiercest opponent?

Putin's staunchest opponent has died in prison. But who was Navalny? And how did the lawyer-turned-opposition leader rise to prominence?

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison at 47

Navalny was arrested in 2021 upon his return to Russia from Germany where he had been treated for a suspected assassination attempt by poison.

Space

Russia has obtained a 'troubling' emerging anti-satellite weapon

Russia criticised the reports as a ruse for the US government to push through blocked Ukraine military aid.

Ukraine

Ukraine repositions troops near Adiivka amid fierce fighting

Here's the latest from the frontline in Ukraine as Russia's grinding invasion nears its second year.

Europe News

US gridlock over Ukraine aid 'already' having an impact: Stoltenberg

The impasse in the US Congress over new assistance to Ukraine "has already had consequences" on the battlefield, Jens Stoltenberg has warned.

Germany

German minister says Europe needs British and French nuclear weapons

The escalating threat from Russia and potential US abandonment of NATO means Europe's security posture is being radically rethought.

Europe News

Do not undermine NATO's credibility: Stoltenberg rebukes Donald Trump

"We should not undermine the credibility of NATO's deterrence," Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, issuing a public rebuke to Donald Trump.

Ukraine

Russian forces reportedly advance in Ukraine

Here's the latest from the frontline in Ukraine as Russia's grinding invasion nears its second year.

Earth News

Where in Europe sees climate migration as a bigger threat than Russia?

12,000 people in G7 nations as well as Brazil, India, China and South Africa were questioned about their perception of 32 different global risks.

Indonesia

Euroviews. The threat of Russian interference in Indonesia’s elections is real

As a relatively new democracy, the 14 February election will be another litmus test for Indonesia’s democratic resilience, and as the recurrent player in the disinformation arena, all eyes will be on Russia, Ross Burley writes.

Russia

Russian anti-war sociologist jailed for five years over Crimea posts

Authorities opened a criminal case against Kagarlitsky for an online post about the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion.

Tech News

French agency uncovers pro-Russian propaganda network

A report from French authorities outlined a Russian disinformation network including at least 193 sites.

Ukraine

Ukraine's frontline residents refuse to abandon their homes

The Ukrainian village of Predtechyne has suffered greatly from the Russian invasion but some of its residents are refusing to leave their land.