Germany Navalny: Kremlin critic recovers speech and movement after poisoning In video posted on Instagram, Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with Novichok, can be seen up and about and walking down stairs in the Berlin hospital where he is being treated. 19/09/2020
Russia Russia elections: Navalny allies claim symbolic wins in regional polls Allies of the poisoned opposition leader claim wins in Siberia as independent monitors condemned a reported "stream" of voting irregularities. 14/09/2020
Russia Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party Before being poisoned, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was urging Russians to vote tactically by casting their ballot for candidates best placed to defeat the ruling United Russia party. 13/09/2020
Russia Putin apologises to Serbian leader over ministry spokeswoman's post Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, posted a picture of Vucic's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week with a picture of Sharon Stone's legs from the Basic Instinct movie underneath. 11/09/2020
Germany Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'taken out of induced coma' Just in: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny taken out of an induced coma and is responsive, say doctors 07/09/2020
Russia Thousands rally against Putin for fifth Saturday in a row The rallies in Khabarovsk, a city on the border with China, is a major show of defiance against Moscow's policies, observers say. 08/08/2020
Belarus Ties between Russia and Belarus cool ahead of presidential elections Moscow says Lukashenko and Putin expressed confidence that the situation will be settled as the arrest of 33 Russians in Belarus threatens to sour ties between the historic allies. 07/08/2020
no comment Vladimir Putin leads Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg Over 40 warships took part in the naval parade along the Neva River in St Petersburg. 26/07/2020
world news Putin reveals plan to expand Russia's navy with 40 new vessels Vladimir Putin announces new ships and hypersonic weapons for Russia's navy during a ceremony in St Petersburg. 26/07/2020
