Alexei Navalny: Iron-willed pragmatist with a nationalist streakWife Yulia softens edges and broadens appeal of Putin foe and anti-corruption fighterThu Jan 28 2021 - 19:00
Kremlin expects no quick ‘reset’ with US despite arms pact extensionBiden's first call with Putin sets tone for tougher US stance on RussiaWed Jan 27 2021 - 15:30
Estonia's first female premier to plot course back to EU's liberal mainstreamKaja Kallas to take power after graft scandal ends far right's spell in governmentMon Jan 25 2021 - 18:23
Kremlin accuses US of backing anti-Putin rallies across RussiaTens of thousands answer protest call from jailed campaigner Alexei NavalnySun Jan 24 2021 - 15:50
Russians told to stay away from Alexei Navalny’s anti-Putin protestsJailed campaigner's allies arrested and social media warned before Saturday's ralliesFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:54
Hungary buys Sputnik vaccines for 1m people, saying EU has been ‘too slow’‘Hungarians need the vaccine, not an explanation’ about why it is not available, says PMFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:06
Hungary becomes first EU state to approve Russia’s Covid vaccineSputnik V wins emergency approval along with AstraZeneca vaccineThu Jan 21 2021 - 14:26
Gorbachev urges Biden to mend US-Russia ties as disputes pile upNavalny, energy and Ukraine among many areas of friction, but arms pact deal achievableWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:47
Kremlin dismisses Navalny threat as campaigner reveals Putin’s ‘€1bn palace’Russia ‘does not intend to listen’ to West’s views on jailed opposition figureTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:18
Kremlin critic Navalny calls for protests as Russia jails him on return homeIreland joins EU and US in decrying arrest and calling for investigation into poisoningMon Jan 18 2021 - 18:56
Friends and foes await Kremlin critic Navalny's return to RussiaAnti-corruption campaigner could face arrest after surviving nerve agent attackFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:06
Ukraine resists pressure to buy Russia’s Covid-19 vaccineKiev urges EU and US to help eastern European allies source vaccinesThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:46
Estonian premier quits as corruption scandal strikes governmentJuri Ratas and controversial far-right coalition partner deny wrongdoingWed Jan 13 2021 - 17:56
Armenia says conflict with Azerbaijan ‘unresolved’ as Kremlin hosts talksPutin hails Russian-brokered Nagorno-Karabakh deal as key to regional peace and prosperityMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:45
Iran under pressure a year after downing Ukrainian airlinerObfuscation over missile strike that killed 176 undermines trust towards TehranFri Jan 08 2021 - 16:37
Russia sees US at ‘rock bottom’ as allies condemn Washington violenceMoscow lambasts ‘archaic’ American democracy while Merkel ‘furious’ at scenesThu Jan 07 2021 - 17:52
Czech Republic: Over 126,000 positive for Covid-19 as virus surges in eastern EuropeThirteen EU states urge bloc to share vaccine with Balkan and eastern neighboursWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:06
‘Lives are at stake’: EU urges Bosnia to act to shelter migrants amid freezing conditionsSome 3,000 people are living rough near border in situation dubbed ‘humanitarian disaster’Tue Jan 05 2021 - 16:53
Putin to make Russian opponents pay for tensions with WestKremlin portrays critics as foreign agents while Biden pledges tough US line on MoscowMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:00
Kremlin derides ‘delusional’ Navalny over poisoning plot revelationsRussia bars more EU officials in row over nerve agent attack on leading Putin criticTue Dec 22 2020 - 18:55
Ethnically divided Mostar holds first local elections in 12 yearsLocal teacher's European court victory paved way for Bosnian city's return to pollsSun Dec 20 2020 - 17:31
Lukashenko backs closer ex-Soviet ties as new EU sanctions hit BelarusPro-democracy protesters to march again as Vatican expresses concern over crisisFri Dec 18 2020 - 16:51
EU court deems Hungary’s asylum policy unlawfulViktor Orban’s ‘illiberal’ government in tussle with Brussels over migration issuesThu Dec 17 2020 - 17:19
Azeris ‘capture dozens’ of Armenian troops despite Nagorno-Karabakh truceSkirmishes shake Russian-brokered peace and fuel anti-government anger in ArmeniaWed Dec 16 2020 - 17:28
Czechs reverse relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions to avert Christmas surgeCentral Europe on guard as winter follows hard second wave of pandemicTue Dec 15 2020 - 17:30
AstraZeneca to test if its vaccine works better combined with Russia’s Sputnik VDrug has already been given to 150,000 Russians despite trials continuingFri Dec 11 2020 - 20:05
Cheers and jeers as Poland and Hungary lift veto on EU fundsNationalist leaders claim victory in dispute over tying €1.85tn package to rule of lawFri Dec 11 2020 - 19:05
Azerbaijan and Turkey hail alliance at Nagorno-Karabakh victory paradeArmenian protesters demand government resign over ‘treacherous’ defeatThu Dec 10 2020 - 17:00
Deal to lift Poland-Hungary veto on EU budget inches closerNationalist governments blocking €1.8tn package over rule-of-law linkWed Dec 09 2020 - 18:37
Russia calls for Germany ‘reset’ as far-right AfD deputies visit MoscowNavalny poisoning and Berlin ‘contract hit’ the latest issues to strain bilateral relationsTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:24
Romanian president eyes centre-right coalition despite election defeatSocial Democrats win Covid-19 dominated vote but lack coalition partnersMon Dec 07 2020 - 18:44
Moldova’s president-elect says incumbent wants to ‘set country ablaze’Maia Sandu condemns corruption and record of Russian-backed president Igor DodonSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:23
Covid-19 clouds election prospects of Romania's ruling LiberalsSocial Democrats tap anger over coronavirus response in bid to regain powerFri Dec 04 2020 - 15:38
Moscow residents to begin receiving Sputnik V vaccines this weekendMedics and teachers first in line as Russia rolls out Covid-19 vaccineFri Dec 04 2020 - 12:04
Czechs ease coronavirus rules as Russia plans ‘large-scale vaccinations’Kremlin says 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will soon be availableWed Dec 02 2020 - 18:22
Hungarian conservative MEP apologises over Brussels lockdown ‘orgy’Jozsef Szajer stopped by police after being spotted ‘fleeing along gutter’Tue Dec 01 2020 - 18:20
Belarusians in 16th Sunday of rallies demanding president’s resignationMore than 20,000 people detained in brutal crackdown on demonstratorsSun Nov 29 2020 - 19:02
Bulgaria row hits North Macedonia's EU hopes and sparks protestsNationalists angry as Skopje government tries to ease friction with SofiaFri Nov 27 2020 - 14:44
Hungary and Poland urge EU to cut funding and rule-of-law linkNationalist governments vetoed EU budget and recovery fund over ‘blackmail’ fearsThu Nov 26 2020 - 18:28
Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine developers claim 95% effectivenessCountry and foreign partners plan to make enough to inoculate 500m people next yearTue Nov 24 2020 - 16:33
Russia defends Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal as western concerns growFrance fears Russia and Turkey may exclude west from Armenia-Azerbaijan peace processSun Nov 22 2020 - 18:21
Azerbaijan celebrates ‘glorious’ return to land ceded by ArmeniaRussian-brokered agreement to end fighting hands territory back to Azeris after 30 yearsFri Nov 20 2020 - 16:54
Winter finds thousands of migrants sleeping rough in BosniaLocal authorities reluctant to provide facilities for migrants as Sarajevans protest over fatal stabbingThu Nov 19 2020 - 16:48
Putin demands improved healthcare amid ‘alarming’ rise in Russian Covid-19 deathsKremlin addresses ambulance shortages and drug supply fears as hospital beds fill upWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:21
Pressure mounts on Armenia’s government over Nagorno-Karabakh dealPrime minister Nikol Pashinyan faces protests, alleged murder plot and calls to resignTue Nov 17 2020 - 16:11
Moldova’s incoming president pledges to fight corruption and build the economyElection winner Maia Sandu seeks unity and ‘balance’ in a country pulled between EU and RussiaMon Nov 16 2020 - 18:55
Defiant Belarusians protest after opposition supporter beaten to deathEU says Alexander Lukashenko’s regime behind ‘outrageous and shameful’ attackFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:03
Armenian leader defies angry protests over Nagorno-Karabakh dealRussia sends troops to disputed region and rejects Turkish claim to peacekeeper roleThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:36
Hungary’s ruling nationalists eye constitutional shake-upCritics decry government pursuit of political and social agenda amind coronavirus surgeWed Nov 11 2020 - 17:42
Russia-Turkey rivalry looms over Nagorno-Karabakh peace dealWhether Russia and Turkey co-operate or clash in south Caucasus key to region’s peaceTue Nov 10 2020 - 18:09
