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Biden tells Putin Russia must crack down on cybercriminals

Biden told Putin during a phone call on Friday that the US reserves the right to "defend its people and its critical infrastructure," the White House said.

Russia

Vladimir Putin says US and UK both behind Black Sea 'provocation'

The episode was the latest to raise tensions between Russia and the West since Russia's annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

World News

Russian ambassador returns to Washington following Biden-Putin summit

Anatoly Antonov had been recalled to Moscow for consultations in March after Joe Biden labelled Vladimir Putin as "a killer" in an explosive interview.

World News

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The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

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Europe's week: Biden in Brussels & Von der Leyen's recovery plan tour

The US President was in the Belgian capital this week for a NATO and EU-US summit.

Switzerland

Biden tells Putin: 'We need to set basic rules of the road'

Both U.S. and Russian presidents described their meeting in Geneva in positive terms at their first face-to-face meeting in Geneva, as they seek to rebuild relations.

World News

Brussels wants EU to be 'more robust and resilient' against Russia

The Commission is on Wednesday presenting its strategy on EU-Russia relations.

World News

Vladimir Putin meets Joe Biden - what's on the agenda?

The US and Russia acknowledge the relationship between the two nations is dismal ahead of the two presidents' meeting.

World News

Lisbon authorities hand data of anti-Kremlin activists to Russia

Officials slammed after municipal authorities in Portugal handed the personal details of anti-Kremlin activists to the Russian embassy in Lisbon

Switzerland

US President Joe Biden to meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday

The meeting will be their first since Biden was elected last November and comes at a time of strained relations between the United States and Russia.

Russia

'We'll continue fighting corruption': Navalny NGO defiant despite ban

A Moscow court on Wednesday night outlawed the organisations founded by Navalny by labelling them extremist,

Russia

Alexei Navalny's foundation expected to be outlawed by Russian court

The designation would bar any close Navalny ally from running for public office.

Russia

Russian opposition activist sent to jail amid crackdown

a court ordered Andrei Pivovarov, the head of the Open Russia movement that has just disbanded itself, to be held for two months pending an investigation, rejecting the defence’s appeal against his arrest.

Russia

Russian authorities ramp up pressure on opposition ahead of elections

Andrei Pivovarov, the head of the Open Russia movement that dissolved itself last week, was pulled off a plane at St. Petersburg's airport late Monday and was to be taken to Krasnodar in southern Russia.

Poland

Demonstrations held across Europe against Belarusian president

Demonstrations have been held in several European cities against the government in Belarus after a plane carrying a dissident journalist was grounded in the country last weekend.

Belarus

Lukashenko invites Biden and Putin to Belarus to discuss 'problems'

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has remained defiant amid international outcry over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight and subsequent detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.

USA

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16

Joe Biden will meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva next month in their first face-to-face meeting as presidents, the White House has announced.

Russia

Putin warns Russia's enemies will have 'teeth knocked out'

Vladimir Putin was speaking at a government meeting Thursday when he made the strong comment.

Russia

Russian MPs move step closer to banning Navalny allies from elections

Russian MPs voted on Tuesday to pass the first reading of a bill that would ban members of “extremist” organisations from elections - a move which could pave the way to prevent allies of Alexei Navalny from standing for office.

Ukraine

Ukraine opposition leader and Putin ally under house arrest

The move comes days after Viktor Medvedchuk was charged with treason, with the Opposition Platform - For Life party chairman denying the allegations against him.