Moscow announces one-week lockdown as Russia Covid-19 deaths rise
Russia reporting more than 1,000 daily deaths as only a third of country fully vaccinated
Russia reporting more than 1,000 daily deaths as only a third of country fully vaccinated
Low vaccine take-up is contributing to a deadly third wave
Kremlin rejects national lockdown as regions tighten rules to fight Delta variant
Moscow could shut down businesses unless public-facing staff are inoculated
Euros host city Saint Petersburg to impose more restrictions as vaccine take-up disappoints
Scientists concerned about speed Russia gave regulatory go-ahead before full trials to test its safety and efficacy completed
Medics and teachers first in line as Russia rolls out Covid-19 vaccine
Of 235,000 hospital beds reserved for virus patients 85% now occupied, say officials
Slovak troops mobilised as infections spiral in central and eastern Europe
Brussels hardest-hit capital after Madrid, while the Netherlands prepares to send hospital patients to Germany
‘We follow the science’: New York city mayor seeks to close schools and reinstate coronavirus restrictions
Russia’s president has taken extraordinary measures to protect himself from coronavirus
Fears mount over combined impact of Covid-19 and common cold as winter nears
Victory Day events take place against backdrop of coronavirus and a key constitutional vote
City accused of rushing to reopen ahead of military parade and vote on Putin term limit
Military parade and political and economic projects halted as Covid-19 cases soar
Pandemic lays waste to Russian leader’s political agenda and economic model underpinning regime
Cases jump by 10,000 making Russia the world’s seventh more affected country
Church patriarch joins officials and tells people to stay at home and ‘not act the fool’
Most workers told to stay at home for a week as outbreak gathers pace
Russia claims to have 495 cases of Covid-19 in a country of 146m people
Kremlin takes steps to halt virus but still plans April vote on controversial reforms
Sweeping changes to tilt balance of power after president’s term expires in 2024
As the swelling numbers at the Moscow rallies suggest, that brutal response may also be strengthening the protest movement itself
Public support for OVD-Info watchdog grows as riot police crack down on demonstrators
Rally planned for a week after 1,000 arrested in violent crackdown on demonstration
Russia’s opposition responds as over 1,380 are arrested at protest for free elections
Officials battle to keep lid on protests over forthcoming local election in Moscow
Activists to hold rally as opposition candidates are excluded from city legislature vote
While United Russia party has fallen from popularity, barriers keep rivals from election
Google criticised for removing content supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Weekend presidential vote: Opinion polls indicate Putin ahead of all seven rivals
More than 90% of city's local council seats are held by a pro-Kremlin party
Growing protests in capital over mayor’s programme to resettle over a million people
51 people were taking part in an outing on a lake in Karelia when boats capsized in stormy weather
More than 1,200 migrant workers detained in Moscow after protests follow fatal stabbing
Opposition leader warned over claims of campaign of disobedience
Opposition leader claims results of poll falsified as 99% of ballots counted
The incumbent mayor’s main rival is expected to take second place
Moscow Letter: Changes in Russia’s capital city are evident but a Putin ally is likely to be re-elected as mayor
Conservative nationalist Sergei Sobyanin is free from allegations of major corruption
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