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NATO 'preparing' for a world where nuclear arms treaty doesn't exist

Speaking at a Brussels commemoration event for the September 11 attacks, Jens Stoltenberg said Europe needs to prepare for a world where Russia could place nuclear-capable missiles on its doorstep.

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Euroviews. Why Vladimir Putin's iron grip on power is finally weakening ǀ View

Russia's leadership is increasingly worried that a faltering economy will lead more people to demand change.

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Russia's ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election

Russia's ruling party has seen its majority decrease dramatically in Moscow’s city legislature after a summer of protests

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Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap: How the world reacted

The Netherlands "deeply regrets" that Volodymyr Tsemakh, a suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, was released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the Dutch government said on Saturday.

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What you need to know about Russia’s controversial local elections

In Moscow, all ruling party candidates are running as independents as its popularity wanes.

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Watch: Russia marks 15 years since deadly Beslan school siege

More than 330 people — of whom 186 were children — died after Chechen separatists stormed a school during a back-to-school event in Beslan in September 2004.

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Thousands defy protest ban in Moscow and march against Putin's government

Weeks of demonstrations over elections for the city legislature have turned into the biggest sustained protest movement in Russia since 2011-2013, when protesters took to the streets against perceived electoral fraud.

Russia

Erdogan & Putin agree steps to 'normalise' situation in Syria's Idlib

Erdogan's one-day visit comes to Russia comes less than two weeks after a Turkish convoy was targeted in Syria's Idlib province by the Syrian army.

France

Macron urges Putin to respect free speech, democracy at pre-G7 talks

French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must respect democratic principles as they held a joint press conference in France.

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Euroviews. If we know our history well, the right wing populist wave sweeping Europe will ebb away ǀ View

A wave of populist electoral triumphs has been presented by those who have surfed it into power as reflecting a turn in history’s tide. They should know their history better, argues Robin Wilson.

France

Ukraine high on agenda at Macron-Putin meeting

Emmanuel Macron will host Vladimir Putin before the G7 with Paris hoping to get Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine.

Russia

Washington links rocket accident to secretive Russian missile programme

An explosion at a Russian military base killed five nuclear scientists

Russia

Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast

Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast

Russia

What protests? Putin rides with Night Wolves bikers in Crimea

As massive anti-government protests took place in Moscow, Vladimir Putin rode a motorcycle with the Night Wolves bikers in annexed Crimea.

Russia

After 20 years in power, is Putin's grip weakening?

Friday marks Vladimir Putin's 20-year anniversary as Kremlin chief.

World

Russia is a fake democracy, claims activist, ahead of planned protests

Protesters are on the streets in Moscow because they want to oust Russia's president Vladimir Putin, it's been claimed.

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Watch: Protesters detained while demanding fair elections in Moscow

Euronews' Galina Polonskaya reports from Moscow on the detentions that took place Saturday night during an unauthorised opposition protest.

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Putin explores sunk Soviet submarine in Bond-style dive

Russian President Vladimir Putin dived to the bottom of the Gulf of Finland aboard a submersible to explore a Soviet submarine which was sunk during World War Two.

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Thousand detained at Moscow free elections protest

Russian police detained more than 1,000 people in central Moscow on Saturday during a protest over opposition candidates allegedly being prevented from taking part in city council elections.

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Russian police raid opposition activists' homes ahead Moscow protest

Four opposition figures had their homes raided by police on Wednesday night, according to human rights activists. But on Thursday, they said they would press ahead with Saturday's rally in Moscow for fair elections.

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.