Russia

Putin swats down Russian worries on annual televised call-in

Concerning everything Russians want to know about their president’s worldview, once a year, Vladimir Putin accepts their questions, sent through a

16/04/2015

Russia

Russia strips immunity from rebel deputy after Crimea vote

Russia’s parliament has deprived an opposition deputy of his immunity. He could now face charges of embezzlement. Ilya Ponomaryov, who is now in the

07/04/2015

Russia

Putin is back! Russia leader reappears, laughing off rumours about long absence

Russia’s Vladimir Putin has made his first public appearance since March 5 and laughed off speculation about his extended absence, saying “things

16/03/2015

Russia

Putin says he was ready to put Russian troops on nuclear alert over Crimea

As rumours circulate over the whereabouts of President Vladimir Putin who has not been seen in public since last week , Russian state-run television

16/03/2015

Europe News

MEPs urge Russia to start 'independent' probe of Nemtsov murder

MEPs on Wednesday called on Russia to carry out an independent investigation into the murder of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Parliamentarians

11/03/2015

Russia

Annexation of Crimea: One year on

Celebrations have begun in Crimea, almost a year on from Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. Following a referendum on March 16, 2014, Crimea was

09/03/2015

Russia

Putin's secret plan to seize Crimea

President Vladimir Putin has revealed what went on behind the Kremlin’s closed doors in the vital hours before last year’s annexation of Crimea. In a

09/03/2015

Russia

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny leaves prison

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been freed from jail after serving a 15-day sentence

06/03/2015

My Europe Series

Killing in the Kremlin's shadow who or what is behind Nemtsov's murder

Following the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov “The Network’ asks just who or what is behind the killing in the Kremlin’s shadow and

05/03/2015

Russia

Kasparov warns US Senate Russia has plans to expand

Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov has described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a cancer during an address to a US Senate inquiry on

05/03/2015

Russia

Moscow funeral: "The shots were fired not only at Nemtsov but at democracy in Russia"

The funeral of the murdered opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has been held in Moscow

03/03/2015

Russia

Thousands in Moscow pay respects to Boris Nemtsov

Thousands of people, many carrying red carnations, queued on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic who was murdered on

03/03/2015

Russia

Anna Duritskaya, only known witness to Nemtsov's murder, flies to Kyiv

Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya, who was with Boris Nemtsov at the time of his murder, returns to Kyiv.

03/03/2015

Russia

Nemtsov funeral: Crowds gather to pay tribute, but Navalny not allowed to attend

In Moscow, mourners gather to pay tribute to murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who will be buried on Tuesday (March 3).

03/03/2015

World

Interview: The consequences of Boris Nemtsov's murder

Péter Balázs, professor at the Central European University in Budapest spoke to euronews about the murder of Boris Nemtsov. euronews: The Nemtsov

02/03/2015

Russia

Boris Nemtsov, 1959-2015: A political journey

Who was Boris Nemtsov? A look at the Russian opposition leader's life, in his words.

02/03/2015

Russia

Russia: floral tributes pile up at Nemtsov murder scene

People in Moscow continue to leave floral tributes at the scene where Boris Nemtsov was slain over the weekend. The opposition politician and fierce

02/03/2015

Russia

Thousands pay tribute to murdered Russian opposition politician

All day Saturday thousands of people laid flowers and lit candles in tribute on the bridge where Boris Nemtsov was murdered on Friday night. They

01/03/2015

Russia

Putin promises to hunt down killers of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov

The Russian President is vowing to find and punish the killers of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

28/02/2015

Russia

Fierce anti-Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow

Boris Nemtsov, a leading Russian opposition leader has been shot dead in Moscow. Police say the 55-year-old former deputy prime minister was gunned

28/02/2015