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USA

US expels Russian diplomats and imposes sanctions for hacking

The measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that US officials say cut to the core of American democracy and to deter future acts.

Europe

Is eastern Ukraine slipping back into a full-blown war?

Russia has been deploying large amounts of military hardware near the border and there has been a surge in fighting in recent weeks.

Russia

Navalny 'threatened with being force fed' during prison hunger strike

The 44-year-old announced last month he was going to begin refusing food in a bid to get proper medical treatment.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Merkel demands Russia withdraw troops near border

The deployment of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine has raised concerns that the conflict could escalate once more.

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Russia

'Putin can't afford to let Alexei Navalny live,' says Bill Browder

Russia is carrying out a “slow-motion assassination” of the Kremlin critic, says Bill Browder, whose lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail.

Russia

Putin signs law allowing him two more terms as Russia's leader

The Russian president, who has been in power for longer than any other Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, could hold on to his job until 2036.

Russia

Russian parliament passes law that could keep Putin in office to 2036

Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a law allowing acting President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms.

Russia

Putin gets COVID-19 vaccine away from the public eye

The Russian president received the jab on Tuesday away from cameras, his spokesman said. It's uncertain if the gesture will raise the country's low immunisation rates.

USA

Russia recalls US ambassador after Biden says Putin is a 'killer'

Biden said the Russian president would 'pay a price' for meddling in US elections.

Russia

Putin 'approved pro-Trump influence operations' in US election

The report, released Tuesday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, represents the most detailed assessment of the array of foreign threats to the 2020 election.

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Russian police detain dozens of opposition deputies at forum in Moscow

Russian police arrested around 200 opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a Moscow conference.

Russia

Russian police detain participants at opposition forum in Moscow

The detained included leading opposition figures, like Yulia Galyamina.

The Cube

Facebook takes down hundreds of fake Russian Instagram accounts

Facebook has taken down more than 500 accounts aiming to drown out the online conversation about pro-Navalny demonstrations.

Russia

Boris Nemtsov: Thousands pay tribute on sixth anniversary of murder

Thousands of Russians, as well as some western diplomats, have marked the sixth anniversary of the assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

27 February 2021

Russia

Russian opposition leader Navalny sent to prison outside Moscow

Navalny’s incarceration has led to international calls for his immediate release, including from Europe’s top human rights court.

26 February 2021

Russia

Lukashenko 'grateful' for Russian aid as Belarus leader meets Putin

"The money hasn't been thrown to the wind," Lukashenko told Putin amid reports he had come to Russia seeking another loan for Belarus.

22 February 2021

Russia

Russia: Valentine's Day flashlight protests demand Navalny's release

The protest, dubbed "Love is stronger than fear," was called by Navalny's allies for Valentine's Day in solidarity with people detained in recent opposition protests.

14 February 2021

Russia

Russian opposition leader Navalny back in court on slander charges

This is a separate charge from a 2014 fraud and money-laundering embezzlement conviction, for which Navalny was sentenced to jail earlier last week.

12 February 2021

Russia

Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya reportedly arrives in Germany

The details of Yulia Navalnaya's trip to Germany are still unknown but the decision to travel seems to have been taken very quickly.

11 February 2021

Earth News

The company guilty of a massive Arctic oil spill fined €1.6bn

Russian power giant Nornickel had its compensation appeal rejected and will now pay for the 21,000 tonne spill.

10 February 2021