Kremlin
Zelenskyy wants to replace Ukraine’s top spy after security failures
Ukraine: Not just a country, an EU candidate country
European officials scramble to douse Kaliningrad tensions
The pro-Putin preacher the US won’t touch
EU is sabotaging itself with Russian oil sanctions, Khodorkovsky warns
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
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
Tensions are high over the Russian exclave following Kremlin outburst on Monday.
Russia puts the gas squeeze on France and Italy
Cuts come as countries formally put Ukraine on the track to EU membership.
Thousands of Russian millionaires attempting to leave the country, says UK
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
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
Outages at two major suppliers are squeezing the bloc and imperiling energy security.
Alexei Navalny moved to infamous maximum security prison, says aide
The Russian dissident is being transferred to a facility in Melekhovo.
China’s Xi gives most direct backing to Putin since invasion
‘Sino-Russian relations have maintained a good momentum for development,’ Xi tells Putin.
Navalny aide says the jailed Russian dissident has disappeared
‘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
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
In one corner of the EU, Putin’s propaganda machine is going strong.
Russia uses climate talks to vilify Ukraine
The diatribe leaves Moscow’s envoy isolated but Russia has no intention of ditching the UN-led climate process.
Ukraine war highlights stakes of Chinese attack on Taiwan
Beijing’s threat to Taiwan will loom over Asia’s top security conference this weekend.
China’s new vassal: Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping now holds the better cards in steering the Moscow-Beijing relationship.
Le Maire: France in talks with UAE for Russia oil alternatives
UAE could provide a ‘temporary solution,’ French finance minister tells Europe1 Radio.
Abramovich is suing the EU. He’s not the only one
Russian companies and individuals are fighting against sanctions in court.
Putin’s war is forcing Moldova to escape Russia’s gas trap
Chișinău wants closer ties with the EU, but first has to get out of a toxic relationship with Moscow’s energy exports.
More than 20 of Putin’s allies fight back against EU sanctions
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?
The Russian leader’s health has been the subject of speculation — and denial — for many years.
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For Putin and the Catholic Church, history repeats
Isn’t Pope Francis doing what so many have done before — placing temporal interests above spiritual and moral imperatives?