Kremlin

EU is sabotaging itself with Russian oil sanctions, Khodorkovsky warns

June 21, 2022 10:43 pm

The Putin critic says Europe is harming its own finances when it should be pouring cash into arms for Kyiv.

Smugglers’ secrets: How Russia can beat EU sanctions

June 21, 2022 8:59 pm

It’s only a matter of time before Russia starts pulling tricks on ships at sea and sending goods via friendly countries to avoid and evade sanctions.

Russia to summon EU envoy over Kaliningrad row, official says

June 21, 2022 10:40 am

Tensions are high over the Russian exclave following Kremlin outburst on Monday.

Commentary

For Putin and the Catholic Church, history repeats

June 21, 2022 4:00 am

Isn’t Pope Francis doing what so many have done before — placing temporal interests above spiritual and moral imperatives?

Russia puts the gas squeeze on France and Italy

June 17, 2022 3:55 pm

Cuts come as countries formally put Ukraine on the track to EU membership.

Thousands of Russian millionaires attempting to leave the country, says UK

June 17, 2022 1:17 pm

Migration of the country’s richest is likely to exacerbate the damage to Russia’s economy.

Rhetoric and reality collide as France, Germany, Italy back Ukraine’s EU bid

June 16, 2022 9:23 pm

In Kyiv, EU’s Big Three and Romania endorse candidate status but war shadows Ukraine’s aspirations.

Berlin accuses Moscow of playing gas games as pipeline flows fall

June 15, 2022 5:59 pm

Outages at two major suppliers are squeezing the bloc and imperiling energy security.

Alexei Navalny moved to infamous maximum security prison, says aide

June 15, 2022 5:55 pm

The Russian dissident is being transferred to a facility in Melekhovo.

China’s Xi gives most direct backing to Putin since invasion

June 15, 2022 4:08 pm

‘Sino-Russian relations have maintained a good momentum for development,’ Xi tells Putin.

Navalny aide says the jailed Russian dissident has disappeared

June 14, 2022 3:59 pm

‘As long as we don’t know where Alexei is, he remains one-on-one with the system that has already tried to kill him,’ says spokesperson.

British, Moroccan citizens sentenced to death in Kremlin-backed show trial

June 9, 2022 6:40 pm

The three have one month to appeal and possibly receive a reduced sentence. Otherwise, they face death by firing squad.

Welcome to Bulgaria, where the Ukraine war is NATO’s fault

June 8, 2022 9:37 pm

In one corner of the EU, Putin’s propaganda machine is going strong.

Russia uses climate talks to vilify Ukraine

June 8, 2022 4:37 pm

The diatribe leaves Moscow’s envoy isolated but Russia has no intention of ditching the UN-led climate process.

We can make Putin’s crew pay for Ukrainian reconstruction — smartly

June 8, 2022 4:01 am

Getting Russia to contribute to the effort won’t be easy, and Western leaders must proceed with caution.

Ukraine war highlights stakes of Chinese attack on Taiwan

June 7, 2022 10:03 pm

Beijing’s threat to Taiwan will loom over Asia’s top security conference this weekend.

China’s new vassal: Vladimir Putin

June 6, 2022 4:00 am

Xi Jinping now holds the better cards in steering the Moscow-Beijing relationship.

Le Maire: France in talks with UAE for Russia oil alternatives

June 5, 2022 6:01 pm

UAE could provide a ‘temporary solution,’ French finance minister tells Europe1 Radio.

Abramovich is suing the EU. He’s not the only one

June 3, 2022 7:13 pm

Russian companies and individuals are fighting against sanctions in court.

Europe at Large

Viktor Orbán: Dealmaker or values-breaker?

June 3, 2022 2:59 pm

The EU prefers to accommodate rather than confront Hungary’s strongman, but a change in course may be overdue.

Putin’s war is forcing Moldova to escape Russia’s gas trap

June 3, 2022 12:00 pm

Chișinău wants closer ties with the EU, but first has to get out of a toxic relationship with Moscow’s energy exports.

Commentary

Why African states are reluctant to pick sides on Ukraine

June 3, 2022 4:01 am

With the looming food crisis, leaders are desperately looking for practical solutions — not a blame game.

More than 20 of Putin’s allies fight back against EU sanctions

June 2, 2022 8:01 pm

More than 20 businessmen, politicians and other individuals connected to the Kremlin are suing the Council of the EU after having been sanctioned following the invasion of …

What’s wrong with Vladimir Putin?

June 2, 2022 4:00 am

The Russian leader’s health has been the subject of speculation — and denial — for many years.

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