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Hundreds of people arrested at Moscow free elections protest

Hundreds of people were arrested as protesters gathered in Moscow on Saturday to demand free and fair elections.

Russia

Russian police raid opposition activists' homes ahead Moscow protest

Four opposition figures had their homes raided by police on Wednesday night, according to human rights activists. But on Thursday, they said they would press ahead with Saturday's rally in Moscow for fair elections.

World

PM finally takes office and vows to fight corruption

Moldova's new Prime Minister Maia Sandu says her country will seek stronger ties with the EU and she has vowed to fight corruption. Sandu took office last week after months of political deadlock with the Democratic Party, which refused to recognise her new coalition government.

Russia

Russia ordered to release detained Ukrainian sailors

Moscow has been told by a maritime tribunal it must release 24 sailors that were aboard vessels it intercepted in the Kerch Strait in November 2018.

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Russia

Unmasked Russian 'StalinGulag' blogger: I won't be silenced by Kremlin

StalinGulag blogger Alexander Gorbunov: I won't be silenced by Russian police

Russia

Russia unveils €390 billion plan to overhaul its economy

The money will be shared between 13 so-called National Projects which include increasing the fertility rate and reducing air pollution in cities.

World News

Democracy in Europe 'has declined more than any other region'

Democracy in Europe has 'declined more than any other region,' signalling a 'democratic malaise,' the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index has found.

Russia

Russian rappers defy authorities to challenge society

"I fill my eyes with kerosene, let it all burn, let it all burn", sings Nastya Kreslina dousing herself with liquid outside the Russian White House, which houses the country's government, as her co-singer Nikolay Kostylev drops a lit match.

Russia

Russia's Putin says Ukraine guilty in Black Sea standoff

Putin on Wednesday accused Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko of orchestrating a naval "provocation" in the Black Sea to boost his ratings ahead of next year's elections.

Ukraine

Ukraine: What is meant by martial law?

Ukraine is to introduce 30 days of martial law on Wednesday, but what does this really mean?

World

Medvedev slams EU's "hasty decisions" on Russia sanctions

The latest edition of Global Conversation has an exclusive interview with Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev.

Russia

What's behind Russia's war games involving China?

'For Russia, it's really about showing they're a global military power.'

Russia

Russian TV launches weekly show hailing Putin

Vladimir Putin's "love of children" and "great physique" were some of the topics discussed in a new Russian state-television show entirely dedicated to the president's image.

World News

Russia wants 'counter-sanctions' imposed on 'unfriendly' countries

Russia wants 'counter-sanctions' imposed on 'unfriendly' countries

Russia

Putin drives truck across new Russia-Crimea bridge

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the official opening of a 19km-long bridge connecting mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula by driving a truck over it.

USA

Trump ‘to expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with UK’

President Donald Trump has been advised to expel dozens of Russian diplomats from US soil and an announcement will likely be made on Monday, according to Bloomberg.

Russia

Media boycott after Russian MP cleared of sexual harassment

Is a #MeToo movement starting in Russia? Media outlets have boycotted Russia’s lower parliament after its ethics commission cleared an MP of sexual advances towards several journalists.

Russia

What tricks were played in the Russian election?

Allegations range from ballot box stuffing to cheap food deals near polling stations.

Russia

Russia election: Putin wins a landslide

Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured six more years in the Kremlin with an emphatic victory in Sunday's presidential poll

World

How owners of SME's see the Russian election

Russians are due to go to the polls, but not all are fully behind Putin. Euronews spoke to people working for and creating small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to see what issues are affecting the