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Kremlin critic Navalny has eye surgery after attack

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is recovering after surgery at a Spanish clinic following an attack that left him mostly blind in one eye.

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US and Russia ties "at a low point"

The presidents of the United States and Russia have both presented a negative view of the relationship between their two countries.

Russia

Russia-US ties at 'low point', but progress made at Moscow talks

In a period the US Secretary of State has labelled a ‘low point’ in relations, Rex Tillerson travelled to Moscow for talks with the both Russian foreign minister and…

Syria

Russia vetoes UN condemnation of Syria toxic gas attack

Russia has blocked a draft resolution at the United Nations condemning last week’s toxic gas attack in Syria.

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Russia and US say progress has been made on Syria

Talks have taken place in Moscow between the Russian foreign minister and the US secretary of state.

World News

Putin cosies up to Trump in a bid to thaw ties

Vladimir Putin has said he would like to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump at an Arctic nations summit in Finland in May.

World News

President Putin visits Arctic as Russia reasserts claims

On the same day as an international summit began on the Arctic, president Vladimir Putin has visited the desolate Franz Josef Land archipelago, reaffirming Moscow’s claim to the…

Russia

Russia and Iran agree to reduce their oil output

The Russian and Iranian leaders have agreed to cooperate in a bid to stabilise the global energy market.

Russia

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Russia for Kremlin talks

As Syria's six year-long civil war has sucked in both regional and international players, Iran and Russia have found themselves forging a new strategic alliance in the Middle East.

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UPDATE Russian opposition figure Navalny fined over 'illegal protest'

It comes a day after he was arrested at major opposition demonstration in Moscow.

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Arrests at Moscow anti-corruption demo

Thousands of people crowded into Moscow’s Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government.

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Russian police detain hundreds during anti-corruption protests

Hundreds are arrested including Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny during protests calling for PM Medvedev to resign

Russia

Russian police detain anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny

Russian police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in central Moscow, a Reuters witness reports.

Russia

Green liquid attack does not deter Putin opponent Navalny

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sprayed with a green liquid by an unknown assailant in Siberia on Monday – but he turned the attack to his…

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USA: protestors call for Session's resignation

Protests erupt in the United States calling for the resignation of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general.

USA

Trump slams 'witch hunt' on Sessions over Russian meetings

The US attorney general says he will stay out of any probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

World News

US not ready to collaborate with Russia militarily, says James Mattis

The US is not ready to work with Russia militarily, Defence Secretary James Mattis has said.

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Euroviews. Is it all going swimmingly for Vladimir Putin?

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EU vows to keep sanctions on Russia

EU foreign ministers plan to keep sanctions in place against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.

USA

Republicans slam Trump for suggesting US as bad as 'killer' Putin

The US president's apparent moral equivalence between America and Russia has been condemned in the US, while Moscow is angry at Fox News' depiction of Vladimir Putin.