Bulgaria smashes ‘Russian spy ring’ that threatened EU and Nato secretsSofia arrests defence ministry and intelligence staff as relations with Moscow sourFri Mar 19 2021 - 17:57
Russia-US relations ‘in crisis’ as Biden calls Putin ‘a killer’‘It takes one to know one,’ Putin responds as Moscow recalls envoy for consultationsThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:35
Serbia reimposes partial lockdown as surge in Covid-19 cases strains health systemEstonia’s PM tests positive as it registers world’s highest per capita infection rateTue Mar 16 2021 - 18:49
Slovak health chief quits over pandemic criticism and Russian vaccine rowPoland, Serbia and Estonia tighten lockdown as Covid-19 surges in central EuropeFri Mar 12 2021 - 16:24
Czech and Hungarian leaders in Israel to discuss Covid-19 strategyVaccine debate intensifies as pandemic's third wave batters central EuropeThu Mar 11 2021 - 17:00
Russia slows Twitter as Kremlin frets over social mediaTwitter punished for ‘illegal content’ and sued over pro-Navalny protest postsWed Mar 10 2021 - 16:36
Hungary tightens lockdown as pandemic ‘third wave’ grips central EuropeCzech and Slovak hospitals to send patients abroad to ease Covid-19 pressureThu Mar 04 2021 - 17:13
Slovakia’s Covid-19 vaccine deal with Russia divides governmentPrime minister Igor Matovic denies Sputnik V is part of Moscow’s ‘hybrid war’ with EUTue Mar 02 2021 - 18:26
Georgia's feuding political forces welcome EU as crisis mediatorNeighbouring Armenia also tense as prime minister defies army officers’ call to resignMon Mar 01 2021 - 18:11
Armenians and Georgians protest as political crises shake Caucasus statesGovernment-military standoff in Yerevan continues after alleged ‘coup attempt’Fri Feb 26 2021 - 17:50
Armenian PM resists ‘coup’ attempt as army tells him to resignCrisis sparked by Azerbaijan’s military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh region deepensThu Feb 25 2021 - 18:37
Czechs face ‘hellish’ Covid-19 fight as new surge hits central EuropePoland and Czech Republic reimpose restrictions as Slovakia seeks EU vaccine helpWed Feb 24 2021 - 17:22
West warns Georgia as arrest of opposition leader sparks protestTbilisi government defends actions as EU and US concerned at deepening crisisTue Feb 23 2021 - 15:42
US and Russia at odds over Ukraine's sanctions on Putin allyOligarch Viktor Medvedchuk accused of financing Moscow-led militantsSun Feb 21 2021 - 17:08
Crisis-hit Georgia’s PM quits over plan to arrest opposition leaderEU and US call for dialogue as Black Sea state's political deadlock deepensThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:47
Czech and Slovak governments struggle to stem new Covid-19 surgeSlovakia seeks foreign medics and eyes Russian vaccine as death rate soarsWed Feb 17 2021 - 18:42
Poland rethinks media tax amid EU and US concern for press freedomBrussels also urges Hungary to allow top independent radio station to stay on airTue Feb 16 2021 - 17:45
Kosovo election winner targets ‘justice and jobs’ over Serbia talksAlbin Kurti's leftist party dominates vote with pledge to fight graft and povertyMon Feb 15 2021 - 17:58
Hungary becomes first EU country to use Russia’s Sputnik vaccineCountry hopes to deploy China’s Sinopharm coronavirus inoculation soonSun Feb 14 2021 - 15:51
Kosovo reformists aim to sweep out old guard in snap electionWar veterans' political failings under spotlight as corruption and poverty top agendaFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:53
Lukashenko claims Belarus has suffered ‘blitzkrieg’ from WestCritics say Russian-allied autocrat is playing for time with regime-led reform debateThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:06
Polish media blackout flags up press freedom fears over tax planHungary adds to EU concerns as independent radio station is ordered off airWed Feb 10 2021 - 19:20
Navalny’s team urges UK to sanction Putin ‘allies’ including AbramovichEight priority targets described as ‘enablers and beneficiaries of Kremlin kleptocracy’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 17:31
Russia expels European diplomats as Navalny case sours relationsGerman, Swedish and Polish diplomats accused of attending anti-Putin protestsFri Feb 05 2021 - 16:01
Kremlin defends crackdown as protesters fill Moscow detention centresIndependent Russian media condemn police violence and ‘mass arrests’ of journalistsThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:25
EU urged to get tough on Russia over Navalny case and protest crackdownMoscow dismisses West’s ‘hysteria’ over imprisonment of Putin’s chief rivalWed Feb 03 2021 - 17:58
More than 1,000 arrested as West lambasts Russia over jailing of NavalnyMoscow rejects EU and US ‘meddling’ as riot police arrest anti-Putin protestersWed Feb 03 2021 - 06:38
Russia jails opposition leader Alexei Navalny despite western outcryPutin critic given 3½-year sentence after recovering from nerve agent poisoningTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:39
Navalny facing jail threat as Kremlin rejects western criticismRussian opposition leader due in court amid crackdown on anti-Putin protestersMon Feb 01 2021 - 16:52
Thousands of Russians defy crackdown to join anti-Putin protestsMoscow accuses US of whipping up support for jailed campaigner Alexei NavalnySun Jan 31 2021 - 17:36
Navalny allies put under house arrest before fresh protests across RussiaPolice warn of possible clashes and tell Russians to stay away from Sunday's ralliesFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:56
Alexei Navalny: Iron-willed pragmatist with a nationalist streakWife Yulia softens edges and broadens appeal of Putin foe and anti-corruption fighterThu Jan 28 2021 - 19:00
Kremlin expects no quick ‘reset’ with US despite arms pact extensionBiden's first call with Putin sets tone for tougher US stance on RussiaWed Jan 27 2021 - 15:30
Estonia's first female premier to plot course back to EU's liberal mainstreamKaja Kallas to take power after graft scandal ends far right's spell in governmentMon Jan 25 2021 - 18:23
Kremlin accuses US of backing anti-Putin rallies across RussiaTens of thousands answer protest call from jailed campaigner Alexei NavalnySun Jan 24 2021 - 15:50
Russians told to stay away from Alexei Navalny’s anti-Putin protestsJailed campaigner's allies arrested and social media warned before Saturday's ralliesFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:54
Hungary buys Sputnik vaccines for 1m people, saying EU has been ‘too slow’‘Hungarians need the vaccine, not an explanation’ about why it is not available, says PMFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:06
Hungary becomes first EU state to approve Russia’s Covid vaccineSputnik V wins emergency approval along with AstraZeneca vaccineThu Jan 21 2021 - 14:26
Gorbachev urges Biden to mend US-Russia ties as disputes pile upNavalny, energy and Ukraine among many areas of friction, but arms pact deal achievableWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:47
Kremlin dismisses Navalny threat as campaigner reveals Putin’s ‘€1bn palace’Russia ‘does not intend to listen’ to West’s views on jailed opposition figureTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:18
Kremlin critic Navalny calls for protests as Russia jails him on return homeIreland joins EU and US in decrying arrest and calling for investigation into poisoningMon Jan 18 2021 - 18:56
Friends and foes await Kremlin critic Navalny's return to RussiaAnti-corruption campaigner could face arrest after surviving nerve agent attackFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:06
Ukraine resists pressure to buy Russia’s Covid-19 vaccineKiev urges EU and US to help eastern European allies source vaccinesThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:46
Estonian premier quits as corruption scandal strikes governmentJuri Ratas and controversial far-right coalition partner deny wrongdoingWed Jan 13 2021 - 17:56
Armenia says conflict with Azerbaijan ‘unresolved’ as Kremlin hosts talksPutin hails Russian-brokered Nagorno-Karabakh deal as key to regional peace and prosperityMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:45
Iran under pressure a year after downing Ukrainian airlinerObfuscation over missile strike that killed 176 undermines trust towards TehranFri Jan 08 2021 - 16:37
Russia sees US at ‘rock bottom’ as allies condemn Washington violenceMoscow lambasts ‘archaic’ American democracy while Merkel ‘furious’ at scenesThu Jan 07 2021 - 17:52
Czech Republic: Over 126,000 positive for Covid-19 as virus surges in eastern EuropeThirteen EU states urge bloc to share vaccine with Balkan and eastern neighboursWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:06
‘Lives are at stake’: EU urges Bosnia to act to shelter migrants amid freezing conditionsSome 3,000 people are living rough near border in situation dubbed ‘humanitarian disaster’Tue Jan 05 2021 - 16:53
Putin to make Russian opponents pay for tensions with WestKremlin portrays critics as foreign agents while Biden pledges tough US line on MoscowMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:00
