Russia

Alexei Navalny and his wife, Yulia, on the plane prior to their flight to Moscow (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

Russian authorities seek to curb protests by Alexei Navalny supporters

January 22 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said he supports the treaty extension (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia welcomes Biden’s proposal to extend nuclear arms treaty

January 22 2021

Alexei Navalny is escorted handcuffed after a court hearing in Moscow (AP/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia brushes off calls to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny

January 19 2021

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has suggested Britain is open to the prospect of granting refuge to supporters of detained Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Victoria Jones/PA)

Raab hints at UK refuge for backers of detained Kremlin critic Navalny

January 19 2021

Alexei Navalny (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

Russian court orders Alexei Navalny to jail for 30 days

January 18 2021

A Russian “Bear” bomber (SAC Samantha Holden/RAF/PA)

Russia hoping for extension to arms pact with US before it expires

January 18 2021

Alexei Navalny, centre, and his wife Yulia travel in an airport bus (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

Russia’s ‘incomprehensible’ arrest of Alexei Navalny sparks anger in West

January 18 2021

Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia sit on the plane on a flight to Moscow (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Raab calls for immediate release of Navalny after arrest on Russian soil

January 18 2021

The Government said it is ‘deeply concerned’ by the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his return to Moscow (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

UK Government ‘deeply concerned’ over Navalny arrest

January 18 2021

A host of British MPs have called for action following the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

MPs condemn arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

January 18 2021

A Typhoon jet from RAF Lossiemouth intercepting a Russian “Bear” bomber (SAC Samantha Holden/RAF/PA)

Russia withdraws from Open Skies Treaty following US exit

January 15 2021

A Russian medical worker administers a shot of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow (AP)

Highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Russia

January 10 2021

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Russia bars more UK nationals from country over Navalny

December 30 2020

Father Sergiy, right, a monk who has defied the Russian Orthodox Church’s leadership (Vladimir Podoksyonov/AP)

Coronavirus-denying Russian monk detained by police

December 29 2020

A Russian medical worker administers a dose of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Belarus and Argentina begin administering Russian coronavirus vaccine

December 29 2020

Alexei Navalny (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Doctors detail illness and treatment of poisoned Russian opposition leader

December 23 2020

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Navalny releases recording of call to his alleged poisoner

December 21 2020

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While we enjoy our turkey, the Japanese are queuing up for KFC! What do the people of the world eat to celebrate Christmas?

December 21 2020

All fingers are pointing to Russia as author of the worst hack of US government agencies (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Hack against US ‘grave threat’, cybersecurity agency warns

December 18 2020

The hack compromised federal agencies and ‘critical infrastructure’ in a sophisticated attack (Jenny Kane/AP)

US agency warns of ‘grave’ threat from long-undetected hack

December 18 2020

Russian housewife Tatiana Akhmedova arrives at the Rolls Building in London (Yui Mok/PA)

Billionaire’s ex-wife will lose even if she wins fight with son, lawyer says

December 17 2020

The US Treasury Department building (Patrick Semansky/AP)

US cybersecurity agency warns of ‘grave’ threat from hacking

December 17 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video call during a news conference in Moscow (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Vladimir Putin denies involvement in rival Alexei Navalny’s poisoning

December 17 2020

The scene at Old Port in Marseille, France after football fans clashed ahead of the England vs Russia France Euro 2016 match (Niall Carson/PA)

Two Russians jailed over Euro 2016 attack that left England fan disabled

December 14 2020

An inter-continental ballistic missile is launched by the Vladimir Monomakh nuclear submarine from the Sera of Okhotsk, Russia (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP)

Russian nuclear submarine test-fires missiles

December 12 2020