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Russian presidential hopeful banned from running in election

Yekaterina Duntsova has lost her Supreme Court appeal against authorities' refusal to register her for the race.

Business

Russia claims majority of oil exports redirected to Asia

The announcement comes amid unprecedented Western sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.

World News

Alexei Navalny says he is 'doing fine' in special regime Arctic prison

On Monday, the United States said it was "deeply concerned" about Navalny's "conditions of detention" and demanded his release. The Russian opposition leader was located nearly 3 weeks after losing contact with him.

Russia

Moscow bars pro-peace candidate from running in presidential election

Yekaterina Duntsova, a former journalist and city councillor campaigning for peace and "democratic processes", was rejected by the Russian Central Electoral Committee as a potential candidate due to "errors in documents".

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Euroviews. Russia’s three wars have made peace with Putin impossible

Putin's regime is an existential threat to European civilization. If Russia wins in Ukraine, it will not stop, just as Hitler did not stop when he captured the Sudetenland. Putin will go further and won’t rest until he destroys the Western world, Leonid Gozman writes.

Ukraine

Kyiv rows back on recruting Ukrainians abroad to fight in war

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence explained that Defence Minister Rustem Umerov's words were taken out of context.

Russia

Alexei Navalny's location still unknown after 15 days

Navalny's team last week announced he had suffered a "serious health incident," saying he had collapsed in the solitary cell he was being held in.

Russia

Pro-peace candidate applies to run against Putin in election

A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine presented documents to register as a candidate for the Russian 2024 presidential election on Wednesday.

Russia

Putin says his troops are 'holding the initiative' in Ukraine

Russian President declared Tuesday that his country's military has seized the initiative in Ukraine after repelling a monthslong counteroffensive.

Netherlands

Alleged former Russian officer wants to give war crime evidence

A Russian man claiming to be a former Wagner Group officer has arrived in the Netherlands saying he wants to give evidence at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating atrocities in the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine exchange more drone attacks after EU funding stalls

The situation comes as the war moves ever closer to its two year anniversary.

Russia

Navalny transferred to unknown destination, supporters say

Jailed former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has not been heard from for more than a week.

Ukraine

How is the US continuing to fund Ukraine's war despite poverty claims?

It's a complicated situation - made worse still by some American lawmakers calling for a removal of military aid from the war-torn European nation.

Ukraine

Russians join Ukrainian battalion to fight against their own country

Dismayed by Moscow's war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin's troops.

Russia

Putin says no peace in Ukraine until Russia’s goals are achieved

The Russian president was speaking at an end of year press conference, which was somewhat overshadowed by the peculiar disappearance of jailed former opposition leader Alexeï Navalny.

Russia

Russia threatens Olympic boycott over 'neutral' athlete decision

Vladimir Putin has condemned the IOC's decision to let Russian and Belarusian athletes take part in the 2024 Paris Games under a neutral flag - a move that's been criticised by Ukraine as well.

Russia

Putin commissions two nuclear submarines

During a visit to the Sevmash shipbuilding yard, President Putin said both nuclear-powered vessels would soon begin duty in the Pacific.

Russia

Russian presidential hopeful vows to champion for a 'humane' country

Yekaterina Duntsova, a journalist and lawyer from the Tver region north of Moscow, hopes to force President Vladimir Putin into a run-off in Russia's next presidential vote scheduled for March.

World News

Kyiv: Russian presidential voting in occupied regions would be ‘void’

Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia’s intention to organise presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year.

World News

Talks to repatriate Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia

The inaugural session of the International Coalition on the Repatriation of Ukrainian Children opened in Kyiv on Friday. Official Ukrainian records indicate that over 19,000 Ukrainian children have been illegally taken to Russia since the start of the war.

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president since 2000 (with a break as prime minister from 2008 to 2012), has shaped the country’s politics and global influence. From the war in Ukraine to political repression, stay informed on his policies and their impact.