RUSSIA

US urges Austria to stop banking relationships with Russia

Austria is under scrutiny from the United States over enforcement of Russian sanctions, with its major bank Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) still the biggest...

Von der Leyen urges EU defence industry to meet the Kremlin challenge

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that striking weaknesses in Europe's overall arms manufacturing capacity had come to light as a result...

MEPs: EU must actively support Russia’s democratic opposition

The Russian state, and Vladimir Putin personally, bear criminal and political responsibility for the death of their strongest opponent, Alexei Navalny, say MEPs. The European...

Yulia Navalnaya: “If you want to defeat Putin, fight his criminal gang”

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of murdered Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, addressed the European Parliament on Wednesday. Before his death in prison on 16 February...

EU agrees on a new sanctions package against Russia, including Chinese and Indian companies

The European Union has approved a 13th package of sanctions against Russia, explicitly targeting 193 individuals and entities accused of helping Moscow procure weapons...

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