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Putin set to talk with US amid desire to stop NATO expansion in Europe

Talks to de-escalate tensions are set to take place in Geneva next year.

Russia

NATO blast and four other takeaways from Putin's annual speech

Putin stressed that Moscow "made it clear that any further NATO movement to the east is unacceptable".

Russia

Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees

Vladimir Putin reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the West for tensions.

Netherlands

Prosecutors begin explaining evidence at MH17 plane crash trial

On Wednesday, prosecutors will tell judges what punishments they want for the four suspects, with the maximum sentence being life imprisonment.

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Russia

Russia sets out tough demands for security pact with NATO

Russia published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and that the alliance roll back military deployments.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Omicron reveals the EU's coordination cracks

EU leaders closed an intense agenda this week with talks about the new COVID-19 variant omicron.

Russia

Hail Vladimir? Putin says he drove a taxi after Soviet Union's fall

Putin once called the collapse of the Soviet Union "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century".

Ukraine

Russia warns Ukraine over troops build-up before Biden-Zelenskyy call

US President Joe Biden has threatened Russia with unprecedented sanctions if it invades Ukraine.

Ukraine

Biden warns Putin of 'strong' sanctions in case of Ukraine offensive

Biden and Putin held a two-hour video summit on Tuesday in which the US president warned of painful sanctions and increased military support for Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.

Russia

Nobel Prize winner Dmitry Muratov calls situation in Russia 'toxic'

Muratov spoke of the increasing difficulty of being a journalist under Vladimir Putin's presidency.

Russia

Vladimir Putin confident that WHO will recognise Sputnik V vaccine

Russia's president has repeatedly rested the vaccine on himself, and last month he received a booster shot of Sputnik Light, the one-dose version. He also took an experimental nasal version of Sputnik V days after receiving his booster shot.

Latvia

NATO threatens Moscow with sanctions if Russian troops invade Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened Moscow with 'high-impact economic measures' if President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine.

Russia

Russia hosts rare talks between arch rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan

President Putin met the leaders of both countries, on the anniversary of a peace deal ending a conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Poland

Poland-Belarus: Putin behind migrant crisis at border, says Morawiecki

Poland's prime minister accused the Russian president of orchestrating the influx of migrants attempting to cross from Belarus, in a parliamentary debate on Tuesday.

Russia

Dutch court upholds Russia appeal against $50bn Yukos award

The decision by the Dutch Supreme Court is set to further delay the long-running legal battle.

Russia

Europe gas prices drop after Putin orders Gazprom to fill EU stocks

Europe’s gas prices have soared in recent weeks but immediately fell after a call between the Russian president Vladimir Putin and Gazprom.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan leader wins second term in 'not truly competitive' election

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won re-election with 90% of the vote, preliminary results showed on Monday.

Russia

Putin tells Russian workers to stay home as COVID-19 deaths soar

Authorities announced on Wednesday that 1,028 people had died from COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours.

Russia

Navalny says Russian prison has changed his status to 'terrorist'

Putin's most prominent critic claims he is no longer considered a flight risk but is now deemed an extremist and a terrorist.

Tech News

Navalny blasts 'cowardly' Google and Apple for removing election app

"The giants Apple and Google have complied with the Kremlin's demands and removed our app," he said, according to comments on his social media.