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With Brussels fuming, Putin welcomes Orbán as EU leader

“I am at your disposal,” Russian president says, as European leaders castigate Hungarian prime minister.

July 5, 2024 4:14 pm CET

Putin’s Russian cronies still hold top Olympic roles 

Outrage builds ahead of Paris 2024 Games over senior Russians in prominent positions.

July 3, 2024 10:22 pm CET

No more Kanye East? Russian orthodox group wants US rapper banned.

Far-right activists say Hitler-endorsing rapper should be permanently barred from Russia for “supporting Ukraine.”

July 2, 2024 7:00 pm CET

Russia gives von der Leyen, Kallas, Costa the thumbs down

The Kremlin branded Kaja Kallas “rabidly Russophobic.”

June 28, 2024 4:41 pm CET
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Farage let the cat out of the bag — NATO expansion was just an excuse for Putin

Putin was going to do whatever he wanted regardless of what NATO and the EU did or didn’t do — he would have just come up with another excuse to make war, another great lie.

June 28, 2024 4:00 am CET

American journalist Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia

Gershkovich’s supporters have little doubt he will face a sham trial that will result in a guilty verdict.

June 26, 2024 9:46 am CET

The Hague hits Putin’s military cronies with arrest warrants for war crimes

ICC targets former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov over their roles in war on Ukraine.

June 25, 2024 1:30 pm CET

Russian trial of US reporter Gershkovich to be closed

The journalist has been detained in Russia for more than a year on charges of spying for the CIA.

June 17, 2024 1:55 pm CET

US’s Yellen says G7 loan to Ukraine is definitely legal

“There’s no legal issue here,” the Treasury secretary said.

June 16, 2024 6:45 pm CET

Austrian liberals demand probe of far-right leader’s Putin links after POLITICO report

The Freedom Party’s Herbert Kickl is likely to become the country’s next chancellor.

May 30, 2024 6:46 pm CET

Putin’s purge ramps up as another general arrested over bribes

The army chief faces 8 to 15 years in jail.

May 23, 2024 3:06 pm CET

Navalny’s fight for a democratic Russia survives, insists key ally

Host Anne McElvoy talks to Leonid Volkov, who was Alexei Navalny’s long-serving chief of staff and campaign manager, about his mission to provide a democratic alternative to …

May 23, 2024 6:00 am CET
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Navalny was ‘murdered’ on Putin’s direct orders, key opposition figure alleges

Russian president “cold-bloodedly” killed late opposition leader, Leonid Volkov said.

May 22, 2024 6:22 pm CET

Why is the steering wheel Chinese?! Russian PM jabs domestic carmaker over foreign parts.

Mikhail Mishustin wasn’t impressed during a business expo tour.

May 22, 2024 4:04 pm CET

Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief

The Swedish island is strategically located in the Baltic Sea.

May 22, 2024 1:30 pm CET

Russia mysteriously deletes threat to redraw Baltic Sea border

Defense ministry plan had sparked alarm among NATO allies.

May 22, 2024 12:24 pm CET

Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine

Russia amps up nuclear threat.

May 21, 2024 6:01 pm CET

Putin-Xi bromance flourishes as Russia-China summit kicks off

Russian president seeks further Chinese support for wartime economy.

May 16, 2024 10:44 am CET

Georgians fighting for Europe fear Brussels missing in action

While Washington warns of sanctions amid a heavy-handed crackdown on protesters, the EU is struggling to even get its own story straight.

May 16, 2024 4:01 am CET

Putin backs China’s ‘plan’ for peace in Ukraine

More than 2 years into Russia’s war in Ukraine, Moscow and Beijing’s “no-limits” friendship shows no signs of fracture.

May 15, 2024 10:21 am CET

‘We can be on the path to the EU or to Belarus’: Political thug culture grips Georgia

Intimidation is becoming a feature of daily life, even before a controversial new Kremlin-style law takes effect.

May 15, 2024 4:00 am CET

Putin to visit Xi in China (again) this week

It’s the Russian leader’s second trip to the country in just over 6 months.

May 14, 2024 11:03 am CET

Putin makes former intelligence chief Nikolai Patrushev his aide

The move comes amid a broader reshuffle of the Russian defense ministry as Moscow ramps up its offensive against Ukraine.

May 14, 2024 10:49 am CET

Russian lieutenant general arrested amid Putin’s defense ministry purge

News of Yuri Kuznetsov’s detention comes as the president reshuffles his top military brass, and amid a ramp-up of the war in Ukraine.

May 14, 2024 10:17 am CET
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