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Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell'

Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell' after ICC arrest warrant

18/03/2023

Russia

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

The charges are in connection with the forced removal of Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia against their will.

17/03/2023

Russia

China's Xi Jinping announces Russia visit for talks with Putin

The Chinese leader will make a three-day trip next week from Monday to Wednesday, the Kremlin and Beijing announced.

17/03/2023

Russia

Russian authorities detain critic and ex-mayor Yevgeny Roizman

Roizman, who served as mayor of Yekaterinburg, was detained in a move seen as part of the Kremlin's efforts to silence the remaining opposition in the country.

16/03/2023

Russia

Syria's President Assad in Moscow for talks with ally Vladimir Putin

The talks focused on rebuilding Syria after 12 years of civil war and on mending relations between Damascus and Russia's ally Turkey. Vladimir Putin also offered further aid following Syria's recent earthquake.

15/03/2023

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WATCH: Alexey Navalny protest art installation set up in Paris

Supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, installed a replica of his prison cell on a square near the Louvre Museum in Paris on Tuesday, to raise awareness of his plight.

14/03/2023

Switzerland

Four bankers in Switzerland on trial over Putin money allegations

Four Gazprombank Switzerland employees appeared in court for agreeing to manage the assets of Russian cellist and Putin's friend Sergei Roldugin.

09/03/2023

Ukraine

Kyiv racing to help residents evacuate Bakhmut

As fighting continues on the streets of Bakhmut in the east of Ukraine, Kyiv is racing to evacuate residents from the city as the Russian troops advance.

04/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Drone strikes, military drills and concert cancellations

Putin calls for tighter Russian border restrictions after drone strikes, Ukraine intensifies military drills, and concerts cancelled amid controversy.

28/02/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Q&A with Georgiy Kasianov: War will be Ukraine’s modern creation myth

The belief before the invasion was that Ukrainian society was atomised and that people did not trust each other. In fact, under conditions of external pressure, the complete opposite turned out to be true, Georgiy Kasianov told Euronews.

24/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: '2023 will be the year of our victory' says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president has pledged to push for victory in 2023 as his country marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, which he called ‘the longest day of our lives'.

24/02/2023

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Watch: Putin marked the annual national Defender of the Fatherland Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a ceremony marking the annual national Defender of the Fatherland Day, laying wreaths at a WWII monument and meeting Russian combat veterans.

24/02/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Sanctions are hitting Russia where it hurts. We must not lose momentum

Sanctions collaboration by international partners has been vital over the last year — now we must ensure our enforcement work is watertight to keep the pressure on Putin, UK Minister of State Anne-Marie Trevelyan writes.

24/02/2023

World News

Vladimir Putin promises more ‘advanced’ weapons for Russian army

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called Russia's military a guarantor of national stability, promising to boost arms production nearly a year after the start of the Ukraine offensive.

23/02/2023

Europe Decoded

Could prosecuting Russia for Ukraine's war make the West vulnerable?

Vladimir Putin is likely to enjoy impunity has long as he remains in Russia.

23/02/2023

Ukraine

'How many more victims will there be?': Kyiv residents on Ukraine war

Ukrainians give their thoughts, a year after their lives were turned upside down by Russia's invasion.

23/02/2023

Sweden

Sweden's security police: Russia 'single biggest threat' to country

The warning from SÄPO follows an earlier alert from Swedish military intelligence, rating the current threat as the "most serious” it has been since the Cold War.

23/02/2023

Russia

Putin: Russia engaged in battle for its 'historic borders'

Tens of thousands of people waving Russian flags attended the patriotic concert at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium honouring "Defenders of the Fatherland".

22/02/2023

World News

Russia, China move to bolster diplomatic ties at meeting in Moscow

Putin welcomes top Beijing diplomat in Moscow in move to bolster relations

22/02/2023

Ukraine

Biden hails Ukraine unity as Putin blames West for Russia's invasion

Speaking in Warsaw, the US president praised the West for standing up to Russian aggression, after Putin claimed the West was responsible for his war in Ukraine.

22/02/2023