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Ukraine: Will Russia-US talks defuse tensions?
In Kiev, a capital of a country on edge, there are fears it could be on the brink of some kind of Russian offensive as Vladimir Putin looks to roll back what he sees as Western creep into Russia’s sphere of influence.
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Russia demands Nato withdraw from Eastern Europe, amid rising tensions with Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Russian troops are massed along Ukraine’s eastern border, although the Kremlin has denied any plans to invade.
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War with Ukraine ‘is not our style of life,’ says Russia’s ambassador to UK
The US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have signalled that talks will continue in an attempt to calm tensions over Ukraine.
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‘Economic consequences’ for Russia if it takes military action against Ukraine – US ambassador to NATO
Russia can expect “high impact economic consequences” if it goes ahead with military action against Ukraine, the new US ambassador to NATO has told this programme.
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Russian elections ‘are manipulated public events’, says author Anne Applebaum
We spoke to Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of ‘Twilight of Democracy’.
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Moscow does not fear sanctions over Navalny poisoning, says Russia’s ambassador to UK
We spoke to the Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, in his first British broadcast interview since the G7 summit and asked him about the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Belarus, and the US-Russia relationship.
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Belarus: ‘We have become hostages of the situation’, says mother of detained woman
We have been talking to the mother of Sofia Sapega, who was arrested alongside her journalist boyfriend when a Ryanair flight was diverted.
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Climate crisis: Biden pledges to cut carbon emissions – but will it make a difference?
It was an astonishing turnaround from the days of Donald Trump, who thumbed his nose at climate change science and pulled out of the Paris Accord.
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World leaders react to Duke of Edinburgh’s death
From Vladimir Putin to China’s Xi Jinping and every living US President, tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh have poured in from around the world, especially the Commonwealth countries where the Duke had made more than two hundred solo visits over his lifetime.
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Russia delivering Sputnik V vaccine all over the world
As the UK races to inoculate its own population as fast as it can, Russia is delivering its Sputnik vaccine directly all over the world.
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Belarus opposition leader says she won’t return until safety guaranteed
The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has issued a statement from prison, urging Russians to “overcome their fear”. In a post on his Instagram account he called on people to free the country from a “bunch of thieves” – describing his jail sentence imposed earlier this week as “Putin’s personal revenge”. But while thousands…
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Vladimir Kara-Murza on Navalny illness: ‘The proof should come from independent investigations which Russian authorities refuse to allow’
Vladimir Kara-Murza is vice president of the Free Russia Foundation, an organisation opposed to Vladmir Putin’s government
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Doctors say Alexei Navalny can be flown to Germany for treatment
Doctors in Russia have said the opposition leader Alexei Navalny can be flown to Germany for treatment.
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Anti-government protesters detained in Belarus accuse regime of brutality
President Lukashenko is still trying to crush dissent. This programme has been told about the brutality faced by some of those opposed to his regime.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in hospital after suspected poisoning
It’s not the first time the outspoken leader of Russia’s main opposition party has been poisoned.