Russia’s emergencies minister, Yevgeny Zinichev, has died while attempting to save another man’s life during a civil defence training exercise…
Russia & Eastern Europe
EU condemns Belarusian use of migrants as Poland imposes state of emergency
The European Union’s foreign affairs commissioner Josep Borrell has condemned Belarus and backed Poland, Lithuania and Latvia following a surge…
Poland’s anti-migrant government refuses to allow Afghan migrants to leave border zone
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Poland of hypocrisy over the 32 Afghans trapped for over three weeks at the…
Biden extends limited US backing to Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskiy
US President Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he still has Washington’s backing, as the Afghanistan…
Poland’s president signs state of emergency to stop migration from Belarus
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has signed a government proposal to create a state of emergency on the border with Belarus…
Rights campaigners say Chechnya authorities hunting down LGBT escapees
The Russian LGBT Network claims four Chechen-speakers abducted Daghestan native Ibragim Selimkhanov in Moscow in May and took him for…
Belarus strongman Lukashenko promises major Russian arms imports
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko says the former Soviet state will soon receive a significant quantity of Russian weapons, including fighter…
31 Aug 2021
Russia’s Arctic resources plunder continues as ice melts at alarming speed
31 Aug 2021
Talks continue between Armenia and Azerbaijan but tricky issues remain
17 Mar 2020
Russia’s Constitutional Court approves Putin’s power grab
14 Mar 2020
Pompeo woos Belarus with cheap oil offer
12 Mar 2020
Russian parliament lifts time limit on Putin’s presidency
11 Mar 2020
Dutch prosecutor accuses Russia of sabotaging MH17 probe
10 Mar 2020
Russia backs up economy amid oil price crash
8 Mar 2020
Nato failing to recognise threat from Russia and China: book
5 Mar 2020