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Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on

Europe

Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine war

Europe

Russia bars only anti-war party 'Yabloko' from September parliamentary elections

Europe

Alexei Navalny’s widow says tests 'prove he was poisoned’

RUSSIA

Italian festival cancels concert by pro-Putin conductor Gergiev

Europe

Are pro-Kremlin Russian cultural figures returning to the spotlight in Europe?

Analysis
Europe

Russian minister found dead in apparent suicide hours after being fired by Putin

Europe

'Passportisation', propaganda: In occupied Ukraine, Russia lays down roots

Analysis
Europe

Putin says North Korea 'firmly supporting' Russia operations in Ukraine

Putin vows 'indivisible security in Eurasia' ahead of North Korea visit

Putin vows 'indivisible security in Eurasia' ahead of North Korea visit

Europe
Focus

Protests erupt as Georgia moves forward with Russian-style 'foreign agents' bill

Europe

‘Shpilkin method’: Statistical tool gauges voter fraud in Putin landslide

Doing the math
Europe

Thousands turn out to vote at Russian embassy in Paris

Europe

After two years of war, Russian economy proves resilient – but for how long?

House of cards
Europe

Russia's presidential election: Three Putin challengers but little suspense

Triple entente
Europe

Anti-Putin Russian groups stage new cross-border raids into Russia

WAR IN UKRAINE
Europe

Navalny's widow calls on Russians to stage election day protest against Putin

Europe

‘Kremlin Leaks’: Files detail Putin’s €1 billion propaganda effort ahead of presidential vote

Information warfare
Europe

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, prison authorities say

Europe

Russian war critic Nadezhdin submits bid to challenge Putin for presidency

Europe

'Almost Naked' party of Moscow elites sparks outrage in increasingly conservative Russia

Europe

Russian opposition leader Navalny goes missing as Putin seeks re-election

Disappearance
Europe

Putin vows 'victory' in Ukraine during annual press conference

Europe

Russia opens criminal probe into leader of independent election watchdog

Europe

How Russian state media is tearing down Prigozhin’s reputation as a ‘man of the people’

FALL FROM GRACE
Europe
The Debate

Business as usual? Russia and Africa after Wagner uprising

Africa

Turning away from the West, Russia seeks to strengthen economic ties with the Muslim world

economic diplomacy
Europe
The Interview

Wife of jailed Russian activist Kara-Murza says she will 'never stop fighting' for him

Europe

OBTF Cascade: The military unit where the Russian elite get to ‘play war’ in Ukraine

WAR IN UKRAINE
Europe

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years for treason

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years for treason

Europe

Sergei Roldugin, the cellist who looks after Putin’s fortune

DIRTY MONEY
Europe

Ukraine won the ‘geek war’ but it wasn’t enough on the front line

DIY WEAPONS
Europe
The Debate

No longer the unthinkable? Putin repeats nuclear threat as Russia retreats in Ukraine

Europe

Sergey Kiriyenko, the ‘Viceroy of the Donbas’ who helped launch Putin’s career

WAR IN UKRAINE
Europe

Russian pop superstar denounces the war in Ukraine

Europe

Trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner sparks fears that Russia is collecting political pawns

US-Russia
Europe

Germany relaxes visa rules for Russian journalists, dissidents

ON THE GROUND
Europe

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny wins Sakharov Prize, EU's top human rights award

Europe

Putin’s United Russia party set to retain majority after parliamentary elections

Europe
Focus

Intimidation and repression of Russian opposition steps up a gear

Europe
The Debate

Navalny defies Putin: Russian opposition leader arrested on return to Moscow

Europe

Putin backs amendment allowing him to stay in power beyond 2024

Europe
The Debate

Kremlin reshuffle: Will Putin reforms guarantee grip on power?

Europe
Focus

Ahead of Russia's local elections, a summer of repression

FOCUS
Europe

Police detain hundreds at Moscow opposition protest

RUSSIA
Europe

Thousands rally in Moscow for free and fair local elections

RUSSIA
Europe

Thousands rally in Moscow over opposition exclusion in city parliament vote

RUSSIA
Europe

Opposition leader and Putin foe Navalny released from jail for anti-Kremlin protests

RUSSIA
Europe

Russian lawmakers approve controversial pension reform bill

RUSSIA
Europe

Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny ahead of planned protest

RUSSIA
Europe
The Debate

Out in the cold: Mass expulsions of Russian diplomats over spy poisoning case

THE DEBATE
Press Review

'Soviet-era enthusiasm' delivers Putin landslide

IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Putin, ‘the man without a face’, shows his stripes – again

RUSSIA
Europe

Opposition, NGO cry fraud in Russian polls

RUSSIA
Europe

Russians head to polls, set to re-elect Putin

Putin keen to boost election turnout

Putin poised to win fourth term as polls open in Russia

RUSSIA
Europe

Is the Russian economy Putin’s Achilles’ heel?

RUSSIA
Europe
Focus

Russia's opposition weakened as Putin looks set for fourth term

FOCUS
Europe
Press Review

Researchers say 3,000-year-old skeleton belonged to 'hottie' with great teeth

IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Top Russian court confirms ban on Navalny election bid

RUSSIA
Europe

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny barred from challenging Putin in 2018 vote

RUSSIA
Europe

Thousands rally in support of Russian opposition leader Navalny

RUSSIA
Europe
The Interview

Russian businessman says 2018 presidential election a 'democratic process'

THE INTERVIEW
Europe

Russian President Putin to seek new six-year term in 2018 elections

RUSSIA
Europe
Focus

Video: Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak

FOCUS
Europe
MediaWatch

Russian TV star and presidential hopeful likened to Paris Hilton

MEDIAWATCH
The Debate

Russia's fresh face: Ksenia Sobchak's surprise presidential run

THE DEBATE
Europe

Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jail

Celebrity TV host Ksenia Sobchak to stand for Russian president in 2018 elections