Russian Politics News

For two weeks now, the world's attention has been focused on the unprovoked and unjustified Russian military aggression of Ukraine

NATO willing to hold dialogue with Russia but is prepared for the worst

Russia still sees possibility of diplomatic end to Ukrainian impasse

High Representative's singular response to Russia underscores EU members' unity

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow is prepared to cut its ties to ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) A Moscow court sentenced prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and a half years in prison ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) More than 3,800 people were arrested during Sunday’s Russia-wide protests calling for the release of opposition figure ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The EU will not implement new sanctions against Russia for the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) More than 3,000 people were arrested on Saturday in some 90 cities in Russia, where tens of ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The European Parliament is calling for the release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and is demanding ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Kremlin authorities are calling on courts to reactivate a jail sentence for opposition figure Alexei Navalny, for ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has given opposition politician Alexei Navalny an ultimatum - return to ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Moscow is to introduce new sanctions against EU officials, in response to the bloc’s imposition of new ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Last week, the EU renewed its economic sanctions against Russia. The restrictive measures targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The annual meeting of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) renewed pressure on Russia ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov announced Thursday that the Kremlin was imposing retaliatory sanctions against ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Russian officials said opposition politician Alexei Navalny fell ill due to chronic pancreatitis and metabolic problems as ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) — The EU published a report today identifying Russia as a “distorted economy”.  Market distortions happen when ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning)The EU imposed sanctions against two Russian officials on Thursday over a 2015 hacking attack against the German ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Unnamed EU officials cited by DPA and AFP say the bloc has agreed to impose sanctions against ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) EU foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions against Russian officials and organizations blamed for the poisoning of ...

How Russia deals with its sphere of influenceMoscow (Brussels Morning) Once upon a time, some 30 years ago, I had ...

The foreign ministers of France and Germany stressed the importance of imposing sanctions on Russia for the poisoning of Russian ...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced that Germany and its EU partners should reach agreement on a joint response to ...

(Washington - Brussels Morning) Has Russia failed as a guarantor of collective security in the region it likes to call ...

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel announced yesterday, Wednesday, she and her EU partners will discuss a response to the poisoning of ...

On Friday, the Kremlin accused Germany of impeding the investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, according ...

Do, Deny, Deflect The German Presidency is already facing several crises that are happening outside Europe but are affecting the ...