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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has been serving as President of Russia since 2012.
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Russia fines Pussy Riot activists for pride flag action
Two activists of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot have been fined for hanging LGBT+ flags for Putin's birthday.
Inside Europe 13.11.2020
The EU seals a deal with German and US firms for their coronavirus vaccine - European reaction to Joe Biden winning the US elections - The future of Russia-US relations - How victims of the Bataclan terror attacks in Paris five years ago have coped - Tips on dealing with the effects of the pandemic on our mental health - The world's first clown car wash opens in Germany
Why Putin is in no hurry to congratulate Biden
Konstantin Eggert
The Kremlin leadership hopes the Biden administration's Russia policy will resemble Obama's, writes Konstantin Eggert.
Russia: Volunteers ease coronavirus load on regional doctors
As Russia faces record COVID-19 numbers, locals in Siberia have united to get doctors to their patients faster.
Kremlin slams reports of Putin resignation
A spokesman for Vladimir Putin has denied a tabloid report the Russian president is about to resign due to ill health.
Russia's explosive frontiers: What is Putin's goal?
What strategy is Vladimir Putin pursuing along Russia's explosive border regions?
Lukashenko: Belarus, Russia will face threats together
President Alexander Lukashenko has told the US that his country and Russia were united against external threats.
Putin says he let Navalny get treated in Berlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he personally intervened to have rival Alexei Navalny flown out of the country.
US rejects Russia's nuclear arms treaty extension
The treaty restricts the numbers of nuclear warheads the two sides can use and the missiles and bombers that carry them.
Russia increases COVID-19 restrictions, avoids lockdown
Russian authorities insist lockdown and quarantine won't be necessary, as coronavirus spreads at record pace.
Kremlin vows retaliation over new EU sanctions
EU sanctions against high-ranking Russian officials have come into effect. The Kremlin has vowed to retaliate in kind.
Pussy Riot marks Putin’s birthday with rainbow flags
Calling attention to the lives of sexual minorities in Russia, Pussy Riot hung multiple rainbow flags around Moscow.
Navalny calls Schröder an 'errand boy' for Putin
Navalny asked how a former German chancellor went from leading Europe's most important country to protecting murderers.
Alexei Navalny blames Vladimir Putin for poisoning
"I will not give Putin the gift of not returning to Russia," the prominent Kremlin critic said in a media interview.
Is Putin's war in Syria against America a miscalculation?
Putin has been fighting in Syria for five years not only for Assad, but also for himself, says DW’s Konstantin Eggert.
Germany's Merkel visited Navalny in hospital
Merkel's spokesman Seibert said the chancellor privately met Navalny while he was undergoing treatment for poisoning.
Russian oligarchs of the FinCEN Files
Several Russian oligarchs were mentioned in the FinCEN Files, including some of Vladimir Putin's closest friends.
Poison just one method used to attack Kremlin critics
Russian political dissidents have said poison is just one method of attack the Kremlin uses to silence critics.
Navalny's allies claim council wins in local elections
Poisoned opposition leader Navalny's team had urged voters to back the strongest candidates against the ruling party.
Russian opposition joins forces to take on the Kremlin
Candidates in one Siberian city want to set a precedent for change, as Russians vote in local elections.
Cut Russia off
Miodrag Soric
By pulling the plug on Nord Stream 2, Angela Merkel could make history all over again, DW's Miodrag Soric writes.
After Navalny, outrage from German diplomat
Yuri Andrukhovych
The poisoning attack on the Kremlin critic Navalny has spurred German politics to take action, Yuri Andrukhovych writes.
Will Putin ride out the Navalny storm?
Konstantin Eggert
Vladimir Putin thinks the EU won't respond harshly to Navanly's poisoning. He may be proven wrong.
Navalny poisoning provokes international outrage
Leaders from around the world have expressed condemnation over the attempted killing of Alexei Navalny
Will Germany get tough on Russia?
Jens Thurau
Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded clear answers on the "attempted murder" of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Belarus praises Russia for support amid protests
The foreign minister of Belarus has thanked Russia for standing by his country.
Russia picks new date to mark end of WWII in the Pacific
The move is seen as another example of President Putin invoking the Stalinist tradition of Russian remembrance culture.
Alexei Navalny condition improves, still in induced coma
Berlin's Charite hospital also said that it "remains too early to gauge potential long-term effects."
Putin: Russia ready to help with Belarus security
The Russian president says his Belarusian counterpart has asked for security assistance, should the situation escalate.
Calls grow for probe into Navalny 'poisoning'
NATO's chief joined British and German leaders in urging for a probe into the circumstances of his sudden illness.
German-Russian relations cool
Relations between Germany and Russia have come under considerable strain.
Germany's hollow stance toward Kremlin
Jens Thurau
Merkel has called for a probe into another Russian dissident's likely poisoning. Now what? Nothing, says Jens Thurau.
Alexei Navalny 'stable' in Berlin hospital
Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is being treated in Germany after being moved by air ambulance from Siberia.
Navalny: A dissident fights the Kremlin, Putin
The dissident has increasingly used video to fight the Kremlin and is seeking support for his movement in rural areas.
Belarusians 'will never accept' Lukashenko's leadership
The opposition leader gave her first press conference since fleeing the country.
Putin wants Belarus in Moscow's orbit
Konstantin Eggert
Putin may not send tanks to Belarus, but he will strive to bail out Alexander Lukashenko — on Moscow's terms.
EU must pressure Putin to stop backing Lukashenko
Katsiaryna Kryzhanouskaya
The European Union must force Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop backing the authoritarian leader of Belarus.
Is Belarus closer to the West or to Russia?
Anti-government protesters have been rallying for more than a week — but they haven't been waving EU flags.
Belarus: Fractures form in diplomatic elite
The Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia and four other diplomats are stepping down in support of the protests.
Russia ready to 'ensure security' in Belarus
Amid days anti-government protests, President Alexander Lukashenko has said the Kremlin has offered its help.
Germany's RKI goes back on pandemic vaccine claim
The Robert Koch Institute said a paper claiming a vaccine could be available this fall was published in error.
Belarus: Lukashenko slams Moscow 'lies' amid escalating row
Moscow dismissed the arrest of alleged Russian mercenaries in Belarus as a "spectacle."
A Russian city rises against Putin
Khabarovsk in Russia's far east has become the symbol of protest against the Kremlin.
Fourth weekend of anti-Moscow protests in eastern Russia
Another massive rally has been held over Kremlin's arrest of Sergei Furgal, the ex-governor of eastern Khabarovsk.
Belarus accuses Russians, critics of plotting attack
Amid sagging public support for President Alexander Lukashenko, many Belarusians remain skeptical.
Lukashenko playing games to keep grip on power
Konstantin Eggert
In arresting Russian mercenaries, Belarus' President Lukashenko is trying to save himself, says DW's Konstantin Eggert.
Ukraine troops, rebels trade blame over cease-fire
The rebels insist they're abiding by the truce and have called Kyiv's claims a "provocation."
'We hate Moscow!'
Anti-Kremlin protesters once again filled Russia's far-east streets. Their deep-seated distrust could have consquences.
Russian far-east protesters rally against Vladimir Putin
Anti-government demonstrations have rocked Russia's far east over the arrest of a governor who was replaced.
Steelworker and Putin fan
Steelworker Dmitriy is proud of what he can afford today thanks to Russia's President Putin.
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