Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Putin is destroying Russia. Why base his regime on corruption? asks Navalny
Russias opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner, held under house arrest, says president is using war to stay in powerHigh in a dilapidated Soviet-era tower block miles from the centre of Moscow, the door opens to a small, tidy flat. It belongs to Alexei Navalny, once touted as the most potent threat to the Russian president, Vladimir...
Vladimir Putin under pressure to denounce rival elections in Ukraine
EU leaders urge Russian president to demonstrate commitment to Minsk peace pact to stop crisis becoming a frozen conflictDavid Cameron and other EU leaders have urged the Russian president to criticise elections planned by separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine next month as a key sign of commitment to the fragile peace plan in the region.At a...
Sanctions against Russia hit Chechen leaders prize-winning racehorses
Thoroughbreds Zazou and Dashing Home unable to race and winnings frozen because Ramzan Kadyrov is target of sanctionsWestern sanctions against Russia have hit high-ranking officials, banks, oil companies, and now two prize-winning racehorses.The trainer of the celebrated thoroughbreds Zazou and Dashing Home cannot collect prize money won in races...
Russias turbulent ties in Europe the Guardian briefing
Relations between Russia and some of its traditional European allies have soured over its role in the Ukraine crisis. As a result, Moscow is attempting to forge new alliances in the region with smaller eastern and central European states, many of which have important trade ties with their more powerful neighbour. Now many face a tricky balancing...
Putin under pressure to commit to fragile peace plan for eastern Ukraine
Russian president meets Poroshenko and EU leaders as violence continues to spread across region despite ceasefireThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will come under intense pressure on Friday from EU leaders to commit fully to the fragile peace plan for eastern Ukraine as he meets his counterpart in Kiev for the first time since the truce was...
Femen protesters target Vladimir Putin before meeting with Ukraine president
Topless demonstrators accuse ASEM summit in Milan of welcoming a killer before Russian leaders expected meeting with Petro PoroshenkoThe Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen has staged a two-woman demonstration against Vladimir Putin in Milan, where he is expected to attend a major summit of world leaders on Thursday.The protesters stood in...
Tanya Plibersek urges Tony Abbott to use more sober language with Putin
Deputy Labor leader responds to Abbotts shirtfront threat, saying Russia needs to know how seriously Australia takes the MH17 investigation Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek has urged Tony Abbott to use more sober language after his shirtfront threat to Vladimir Putin, so that Russia can see how seriously Australia regards the MH17 crash...
Russian PM warns Abbott: serious politicians should ‘choose their words’
Shirtfront row takes another turn as Dmitry Medvedev tells Australian leader that Putin is adept at sportsRussian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned Tony Abbott that politicians need to choose their words carefully following the Australian prime ministers promise to shirtfront Vladimir Putin.In a comment very similar to Russian embassy...
Russian hackers suspected of Kremlin ties used Windows bug to spy on west
Cyber-threat intelligence firm iSight says Sandworm Team used unknown bugs from 2009 to steal EU and Nato documentsRussian hackers suspected of ties to the Kremlin have spied on the Ukrainian government, European Union, Nato and others through a previously unknown bug in Microsoft Windows, researchers say.The cyber-threat intelligence firm iSight...
Violent clashes in Kiev over demands for recognition for nationalist partisans
Unrest coincides with key votes on anti-corruption measures aimed at kick-starting Ukrainian economyClashes broke out on Tuesday between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraines parliament in Kiev as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognise a contentious second world war-era Ukrainian partisan group as national...
