View Why Vladimir Putin's iron grip on power is finally weakening ǀ View Russia's leadership is increasingly worried that a faltering economy will lead more people to demand change. 10/09/2019
Russia Russia's ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election Russia's ruling party has seen its majority decrease dramatically in Moscow’s city legislature after a summer of protests 08/09/2019
Ukraine Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap: How the world reacted The Netherlands "deeply regrets" that Volodymyr Tsemakh, a suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, was released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the Dutch government said on Saturday. 07/09/2019
Russia What you need to know about Russia’s controversial local elections In Moscow, all ruling party candidates are running as independents as its popularity wanes. 06/09/2019
Russia Watch: Russia marks 15 years since deadly Beslan school siege More than 330 people — of whom 186 were children — died after Chechen separatists stormed a school during a back-to-school event in Beslan in September 2004. 03/09/2019
Russia Thousands defy protest ban in Moscow and march against Putin's government Weeks of demonstrations over elections for the city legislature have turned into the biggest sustained protest movement in Russia since 2011-2013, when protesters took to the streets against perceived electoral fraud. 31/08/2019
Russia Erdogan & Putin agree steps to 'normalise' situation in Syria's Idlib Erdogan's one-day visit comes to Russia comes less than two weeks after a Turkish convoy was targeted in Syria's Idlib province by the Syrian army. 27/08/2019
France Macron urges Putin to respect free speech, democracy at pre-G7 talks French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must respect democratic principles as they held a joint press conference in France. 19/08/2019
View If we know our history well, the right wing populist wave sweeping Europe will ebb away ǀ View A wave of populist electoral triumphs has been presented by those who have surfed it into power as reflecting a turn in history’s tide. They should know their history better, argues Robin Wilson. 19/08/2019
France Ukraine high on agenda at Macron-Putin meeting Emmanuel Macron will host Vladimir Putin before the G7 with Paris hoping to get Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine. 19/08/2019
Russia Washington links rocket accident to secretive Russian missile programme An explosion at a Russian military base killed five nuclear scientists 14/08/2019
Russia Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast 11/08/2019
Russia What protests? Putin rides with Night Wolves bikers in Crimea As massive anti-government protests took place in Moscow, Vladimir Putin rode a motorcycle with the Night Wolves bikers in annexed Crimea. 10/08/2019
Russia After 20 years in power, is Putin's grip weakening? Friday marks Vladimir Putin's 20-year anniversary as Kremlin chief. 10/08/2019
Good Morning Europe Russia is a fake democracy, claims activist, ahead of planned protests Protesters are on the streets in Moscow because they want to oust Russia's president Vladimir Putin, it's been claimed. 09/08/2019
Russia Watch: Protesters detained while demanding fair elections in Moscow Euronews' Galina Polonskaya reports from Moscow on the detentions that took place Saturday night during an unauthorised opposition protest. 28/07/2019
no comment Putin explores sunk Soviet submarine in Bond-style dive Russian President Vladimir Putin dived to the bottom of the Gulf of Finland aboard a submersible to explore a Soviet submarine which was sunk during World War Two. 27/07/2019
Russia Thousand detained at Moscow free elections protest Russian police detained more than 1,000 people in central Moscow on Saturday during a protest over opposition candidates allegedly being prevented from taking part in city council elections. 26/07/2019
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. 25/07/2019
Russia Planned daily protests follow huge Moscow rally over free elections Russia independent opposition candidates for local council elections have pledged to protest everyday outside the office for the Moscow mayor following a huge rally calling for free elections over the weekend. 22/07/2019
Russia Putin blocks Russian parliament plans for Georgia sanctions The Russian president said patching up strained relations was more important than reacting to provocations by "scumbags". 09/07/2019
Russia Russia lays to rest 14 officers killed in fire on nuclear-powered submarine The Kremlin has said it won't release much information as it was on a secret mission, however it has confirmed that the submarine was nuclear powered and that its reactor was not damaged. 06/07/2019
Italy Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Francis in Vatican President Vladimir Putin of Russia has met Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Pope Francis on a one-day visit to Rome. The Russian leader asked for the softening of the sanctions imposed on his country by the EU and the US since the war in Ukraine broke out. 04/07/2019
Russia Thousands of homes in Russia destroyed after torrential rain Serious flooding in the Irkutsk region has affected more than 9,000 people. A state of emergency has been declared in the area. 30/06/2019
World Six key takeaways from the G20 summit in Osaka From climate change to trade wars, here are the things you need to know as the annual two-day G20 summit wraps up on Saturday in Osaka, Japan. 29/06/2019
World British PM May confronts Putin over Skripal poisoning at G20 Russia must end its"irresponsible and destabilising activity" if relations between the two countries were to improve, May told Putin during a tense meeting at the G20 summit in Japan. 28/06/2019
