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Russia

Putin signs Russia's withdrawal from the treaty banning nuclear tests

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States.

02/11/2023

Russia

Euroviews. The ultimate short guide on living (and surviving) under Putin

Leave, and if you haven’t yet, make plans to do so. In Russia, all of the previously eroded freedoms are now completely gone, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

27/10/2023

Russia

Increases in abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage

The government's plan to restrict access to abortion as well as emergency contraceptives comes at a time in the conflict with Ukraine where women are increasingly deciding not to have children.

27/10/2023

World News

Kyiv prepares to protect its energy grid ahead of winter

Euronews correspondant Sasha Vakulina reports on the latest situation in Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to protect its energy grid from Russian airstrikes.

26/10/2023

Russia

President Putin oversees Russian nuclear test drills from Moscow

The upper house of the Russian parliament has voted to rescind Russia's signing of a 1996 international nuclear test ban treaty. The treaty was never ratified by the US, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran or Egypt.

26/10/2023

Russia

Kremlin raffles gifts to ‘strengthen love’ of Putin – reports

The idea behind the competition is to create the impression that "positivity is winning", noted Meduza.

26/10/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. How much does Russia stand to gain from turmoil in the Middle East?

With Putin's good relations with Israel and the Arab world, Russia has a vested interest in continuing to play both sides while the world remains distracted from its failed war in Ukraine. However, the advantage is only temporary, David Kirichenko writes.

25/10/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russia must 'face responsibility' after strike on Kherson

The Ukrainian-held front-line city has been at the heart of fierce fighting as Moscow and Kyiv push for battlefield breakthroughs amid the looming onset of wintry conditions.

22/10/2023

Ukraine

Civilians killed and wounded in overnight attacks by Russia - Ukrainian officials

The death toll in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has risen as the conflict continues.

21/10/2023

Europe News

State of the Union: Polish election victory amid Middle East chaos

The sudden eruption of violence in the Middle East has once again laid bare the divisions within the European Union over this decades-long conflict.

20/10/2023

Europe News

'Not very welcome': Unease in Brussels after Orbán-Putin meeting

The images of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands in China have caused unease in Brussels at a time of rising concerns about fractures in Western unity.

20/10/2023

North Korea

Russia-North Korea relationship on a 'new level,' says Sergei Lavrov

Sergei Lavrov thanked North Korea for its strong support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, claiming the bilateral relationship has reached a "new strategic level"

19/10/2023

Russia

Euroviews. The Israel-Hamas war is the latest proof Russia is an agent of chaos

Russia’s leadership doesn’t even have a stable, non-contradictory set of principles or values it adheres to, and its hodgepodge of narratives shows it is trying to fuel any conflict it can, all with the goal of carving out an empire for itself, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

18/10/2023

China

Beijing: Putin and Xi call for close policy coordination

China is a key purchaser of Russian oil and gas, providing Moscow with an economic lifeline in the face of punishing Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.

18/10/2023

China

Vladimir Putin meets Xi Jinping at major Chinese summit

Russia's war on Ukraine and alleged support for Hamas will both loom over Putin's appearance at the 'Belt and Road' event.

17/10/2023

Ukraine

Moscow piling forces into eastern Ukraine as Putin meets Orbán

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

17/10/2023

Economy

Who's heading to the Belt and Road forum?

European leaders at the forum include Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán.

17/10/2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Expulsion of Russian diplomats: “banal revenge” from Washington - Moscow

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

07/10/2023

Ukraine

Drugs and grenades led to Wagner plane crash, claims Putin

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

06/10/2023

Russia

Putin says grenade fragments found in bodies of Prigozhin plane crash

Vladimir Putin said the head of the investigative committee told him that explosive traces were discovered in the remains of people killed in a plane crash in Russia in August. Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the dead.

05/10/2023