Bulgaria to expel Russian diplomats
Two envoys based at the Russian embassy in Sofia have been accused of spying and ordered to leave the country….
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Russian transgender woman has conviction overturned
A Russian court has overturned a guilty verdict that jailed a transgender woman for three years in 2019 for sharing…
Giant Russia church planned near czar’s murder site
A well-known Russian priest is planning to build the world’s largest Orthodox church near the site where Russia’s last czar…
Putin faces backlash amid Russian shakeup
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the new Russian government, including a new economy minister and deputy prime minister, but…
The African footballers stuck on Europe’s periphery
Having recently been crowned the CAF 2019 Player of the Year, Senegalese attacker Sadio Mané represents the pinnacle of what…
Auschwitz to mark 75th anniversary of liberation
Auschwitz is marking the 75th anniversary by the Red Army towards the end of the Second World War, although Russian…
Putin unveils package to boost Russian birth rate
Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed a package to increase birth rates from an average of under 1.5 per woman…
Russia’s GRU hacks Ukraine gas firm Burisma: US cyber report
The Ukrainian gas firm, Burisma Holdings, involved in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was hacked by Russian military intelligence in November,…
Russia hails nuclear-capable missile deployments
Russia has defended its deployment of nuclear-capable weapons in Kaliningrad, its enclave between Poland and Lithuania. The advanced Iskander missiles…
Russian troops on Turkmen-Afghan border: claim
Russian troops have allegedly been stationed in Turkmenistan along the Afghan border in the southern part of Turkmenistan’s eastern Lebap…
Putin and Erdogan demand Libyan ceasefire
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s veteran leader, Vladimir Putin, have called for a Libyan ceasefire. The two populist…
Russia calls on India to join trade bloc
Ahead of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to India this month, Moscow is pushing for India to join the…
Central Europe ‘vulnerable’ to foreign meddling: report
The Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are “particularly vulnerable” to influence from Russia, China and Turkey, according to a report…
Russian Nato membership proposed in 1995
The idea of Russia being invited to join Nato was suggested in the 1990s to integrate it with Europe after…
Russia-Polish Second World War row deepens
Russia and Poland have been arguing over the causes of the Second World War as the US aggravated the issue…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy gambles on Russia prisoner swap
Ukraine and Russian-backed militias in eastern Ukraine have swapped prisoners as part of a deal agreed this month at a…