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
The Irish Times view on Russia’s Covid-19 surge: the cost of hesitancy
Low vaccine take-up is contributing to a deadly third wave
Russia’s biggest cities report record Covid-19 deaths amid vaccination drive
Kremlin rejects national lockdown as regions tighten rules to fight Delta variant
Russian regions make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory as cases surge
Moscow could shut down businesses unless public-facing staff are inoculated
Moscow fights Covid-19 surge with tighter controls and vaccine prize draw
Euros host city Saint Petersburg to impose more restrictions as vaccine take-up disappoints
Moscow starts mass Covid-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
Scientists concerned about speed Russia gave regulatory go-ahead before full trials to test its safety and efficacy completed
Moscow residents to begin receiving Sputnik V vaccines this weekend
Medics and teachers first in line as Russia rolls out Covid-19 vaccine
Russia resists lockdown despite ‘alarming’ spread of Covid-19
Of 235,000 hospital beds reserved for virus patients 85% now occupied, say officials
Czechs tighten restrictions as coronavirus breaks records across region
Slovak troops mobilised as infections spiral in central and eastern Europe
Bars and cafes shut in European capitals as second wave takes hold
Brussels hardest-hit capital after Madrid, while the Netherlands prepares to send hospital patients to Germany
Covid-19: Cases surge across Europe as Paris bars close and Madrid goes into lockdown
‘We follow the science’: New York city mayor seeks to close schools and reinstate coronavirus restrictions
Return to normal life, Russians were told – except for Vladimir Putin
Russia’s president has taken extraordinary measures to protect himself from coronavirus
Moscow tells elderly to stay at home as coronavirus surges back
Fears mount over combined impact of Covid-19 and common cold as winter nears
Putin seeks to drum up national pride with victory parades
Victory Day events take place against backdrop of coronavirus and a key constitutional vote
Kremlin defends Moscow against criticism of move to lift lockdown
City accused of rushing to reopen ahead of military parade and vote on Putin term limit
Pandemic derails Russia's plans for lavish Victory Day celebrations
Military parade and political and economic projects halted as Covid-19 cases soar
Putin under pressure as Russia fights uphill battle with coronavirus
Pandemic lays waste to Russian leader’s political agenda and economic model underpinning regime
Russia’s Covid-19 cases surge as fears over extent of outbreak grow
Cases jump by 10,000 making Russia the world’s seventh more affected country
Russia closing its borders as Covid-19 numbers accelerate
Church patriarch joins officials and tells people to stay at home and ‘not act the fool’
Russia braces for national shutdown to slow spread of Covid-19
Most workers told to stay at home for a week as outbreak gathers pace
Coronavirus: Russian official questions Vladimir Putin’s data
Russia claims to have 495 cases of Covid-19 in a country of 146m people
Covid-19 fails to slow Putin’s ‘anti-constitutional coup’ in Russia
Kremlin takes steps to halt virus but still plans April vote on controversial reforms
What Vladimir Putin’s political revamp means for Russia
Sweeping changes to tilt balance of power after president’s term expires in 2024
The Irish Times view on protests in Russia: Public defiance
As the swelling numbers at the Moscow rallies suggest, that brutal response may also be strengthening the protest movement itself
Moscow activist hotline braces for more reports of arrests and beatings
Public support for OVD-Info watchdog grows as riot police crack down on demonstrators
Pro-democracy activists and police set for fresh clashes in Moscow
Rally planned for a week after 1,000 arrested in violent crackdown on demonstration
Russian activists call for fresh protests following violent crackdown at Moscow rally
Russia’s opposition responds as over 1,380 are arrested at protest for free elections
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny arrested
Officials battle to keep lid on protests over forthcoming local election in Moscow
Russian opposition plans major protest over Moscow election
Activists to hold rally as opposition candidates are excluded from city legislature vote
Opposition candidates battle for inclusion in Moscow Duma poll
While United Russia party has fallen from popularity, barriers keep rivals from election
Hundreds arrested in Russian protests over pension age
Google criticised for removing content supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Kremlin fears a low turnout in poll would harm Putin legitimacy
Weekend presidential vote: Opinion polls indicate Putin ahead of all seven rivals
Independents battle apathy as Moscow votes
More than 90% of city's local council seats are held by a pro-Kremlin party
Russia’s rehousing storm: Moscow moves to demolish homes of 1.6m people
Growing protests in capital over mayor’s programme to resettle over a million people
Fourteen dead, mostly children, in Russian boating accident
51 people were taking part in an outing on a lake in Karelia when boats capsized in stormy weather
Riots reveal Muscovites' anger at migrants and police
More than 1,200 migrant workers detained in Moscow after protests follow fatal stabbing
Thousands turn out for Alexei Navalny rally after pro-Putin official wins Moscow election
Opposition leader warned over claims of campaign of disobedience
Putin ally Sobyanin wins Moscow mayoral election
Opposition leader claims results of poll falsified as 99% of ballots counted
Navalny runs western-style in race for Moscow mayor
The incumbent mayor’s main rival is expected to take second place
Bigger, brasher, deeper, where it’s all about money one way or another
Moscow Letter: Changes in Russia’s capital city are evident but a Putin ally is likely to be re-elected as mayor
Putin ally favourite for Moscow mayoralty
Conservative nationalist Sergei Sobyanin is free from allegations of major corruption
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