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Videos posted on social media show officers beating unarmed protesters
Cadre of less well-known campaigners will look to continue jailed opposition leader’s work
White House seeks arms control pact even as it warns of consequences for Navalny arrest
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state baffles pipeline critics with new entity that aims to finish project
Moscow demands social media companies delete posts publicising rallies called for Saturday as police give warning
Country is first EU state to break ranks and give unilateral emergency approval for Covid jab
Kremlin warns protests planned for weekend breach law as fears of opposition crackdown grow
Commodity trader’s investment in vast Putin-backed Arctic oil development is its biggest ever
Interview in which new leader of Germany’s CDU attacks ‘anti-Putin populism’ resurfaces
Putin’s spokesman says detention of opposition activist ‘a completely internal affair’
Three EU countries call for bloc to impose sanctions if Putin critic is not released
Arrest of opposition activist has only elevated his status as a symbol of repression
Sales represent coup for Beijing and Moscow, even as concerns over pharma standards linger
Activist had just arrived from Germany where he had recovered from assassination attempt
Moscow’s decision effectively cripples the 2002 treaty following US withdrawal last year
West should be ready with sanctions if the activist is thrown in jail
ECHR to give its judgment on Kyiv’s claims of human rights violations in Crimea
Putin calls for ‘mass’ inoculation as data suggest government is delivering fewer jabs than promised
Poisoned opposition activist faces legal threats and prospect of jail
Research identifies code overlaps with Turla, a group thought to be linked to the FSB
Sadyr Japarov — dubbed ‘Kyrgyz Trump’ — rose from felon to elected head of state in three months
Russia restarts pipe laying in face of US sanctions that paused construction
Moscow’s attitude towards Minsk had cooled in wake of protests against Lukashenko
Russian group presses ahead with $134bn project as UK company stakes bet on producing less crude
Hacking campaign part of ‘intelligence gathering effort’ resulting in ‘serious compromise’
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