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Foreign diplomats pay tribute to murdered Putin opponent Nemtsov

The US ambassador and others laid flowers at the spot where a top critic of Vladimir Putin was killed in broad daylight nine years ago.

27/02/2024

Russia

Alexei Navalny ally says he was about to be freed in a prisoner swap

Maria Pevchikh says negotiations for a prisoner exchange were in their final stages on the evening before his death.

26/02/2024

World News

Ukraine war: Two killed as Russia continues to pummel south and east

The latest updates from the war in Ukraine.

26/02/2024

Ukraine

Can the Ukraine war end with a peace deal?

Surveys show Europeans are losing faith in Kyiv’s ability to defeat Moscow's invasion – but some experts claim hopes for a negotiated peace are misguided.

26/02/2024

Russia

Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother, aide confirms

Alexei Navalny's team and family have accused the Russian authorities of hiding his body in a bid to hide the real cause of death.

24/02/2024

Europe Decoded

Widow of late Alexei Navalny becomes target of disinformation campaign

Various accounts accuse her of being in a new relationship with a Russian billionaire, despite the very recent death of her husband.

23/02/2024

World News

Liberal candidate banned from Russian presidential election

By barring opposition candidate Boris Nadezhdin from running, the Supreme Court removed Putin's last remaining significant challenger.

22/02/2024

Russia

Mother of late Kremlin critic Navalny shown son's body

Lyudmila Navalnaya said on Thursday she is resisting pressure from authorities to agree to a secret burial of her son.

22/02/2024

Ukraine

Russia pushes northeast as Ukraine plans to extend military draft

All the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

22/02/2024

Russia

Russia classifies Radio Free Europe as an 'undesirable organisation'

The Kremlin's move opens up the possibility of criminal charges against longtime broadcaster.

21/02/2024

Ukraine

Only 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can defeat Russia - poll

Support for Ukraine remains high across the European Union, but authors of the study say politicians should focus on defining an acceptable peace.

21/02/2024

USA

Trump likens his legal troubles to persecution of Navalny

Calling Navalny "a very brave guy", the Republican front-runner compared the criminal charges against himself to what happened to Putin's late rival.

21/02/2024

World News

Navalny's mother appeals to Putin to release her son's body for burial

Dissident's family and supporters have spoken out since his death despite open repression of public support.

20/02/2024

Russia

More than 300 detained in Russia for paying respects to Navalny

Russians continue to lay flowers in tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny following his sudden death in an Arctic prison.

19/02/2024

World News

Russia takes control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troops withdraw

Experts are saying the capture of the city in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine is not a significant operation victory for Moscow.

18/02/2024

Russia

Euroviews. Navalny is the latest martyr of Russian totalitarianism

The choice which now has to be made is not whether to appease the Kremlin or go into an open conflict with it. The choice now is either to stop Russia in Ukraine or be forced to fight a resurgent Moscow in defence of Eastern Europe as a whole, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

17/02/2024

World News

Authorities say Navalny's death not criminal as body location unclear

Navalny died at 47 as he was serving a 19-year sentence handed out in 2021 on charges of extremism he had decried as politically motivated.

17/02/2024

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison at 47

Navalny was arrested in 2021 upon his return to Russia from Germany where he had been treated for a suspected assassination attempt by poison.

16/02/2024

Russia

Putin says he prefers ‘predictable’ Biden over Trump in White House

The Russian President said he would be ready to work with whichever candidate the American people choose.

15/02/2024

Europe News

Putin 'really pushed' the EU's green transition, says von der Leyen

Vladimir Putin's "blackmail" attempts only served to speed up the European Union's green transition, Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

13/02/2024

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