Navalny supporters mark first anniversary of his death as Russian opposition falters
Europe • Feb 16, 2025, 9:43 AM
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Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marked the first anniversary of his death on Saturday, risking retaliation from President Vladimir Putin. The opposition has been badly weakened since Navalny’s death as many members have fled into exile while those who remain face fines or imprisonment.
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Why Europe’s leadership is skeptical of negotiating with Putin
Europe • 8:29 PM
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The idea that US President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin will bring about lasting peace in Ukraine has been met with scepticism across Europe. FRANCE 24 spoke to political scientist Anton Shekhovstov about what the US
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Trump "is very interested in doing business with Russia": analyst
Europe • 8:18 PM
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President Zelensky said he will meet US envoy Kellogg on Thursday and that he hopes for "constructive" work with the US. The meeting comes as Trump used an extended social media post on his Truth Social platform to lash out at Zelensky and call the Ukrai
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Andrey Kurkov: 'You can't write fiction when your houses, cities are shelled with missiles, drones'
Europe • 5:50 PM
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As we approach the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye welcomes celebrated Ukrainian novelist and author Andrey Kurkov to share his very powerful and personal accounts of a veritable proxy war, an unpro
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Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate
Europe • 5:41 PM
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As Russia and the US debate Ukraine’s future, countries on the Baltic Sea are ramping up preparations for a military conflict amid fears that Russia is preparing for a future war with NATO.
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Trump brands Zelensky 'a dictator'
Europe • 2:36 PM
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator without elections" who "better move fast or he is not going to have a country left". The comments risk widening a personal rift between the two leaders, with po
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France's Senate backs bill to ban Muslim headscarf in sport competitions
Europe • 1:33 PM
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France's right-dominated Senate on Tuesday evening voted 210 to 81 to ban "the wearing of any sign or outfit ostensibly showing a political or religious affiliation" in competitions at regional and national levels as organised by French sports federation
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Live: Putin wants to build 'trust' with US to resolve Ukraine conflict
Europe • 5:55 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country needed to build trust with the US in order to resolve the Ukraine conflict. Putin also said that he rated talks held between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia "highly" and as a "first step"
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US propagandist paid by Kremlin targets German election with network of fake news sites
Europe • 4:17 AM
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A former Florida deputy sheriff who sought refuge in Russia after facing a string of charges in the US has set up a network of more than 100 AI-generated fake news sites in a bid to tilt Germany's upcoming election in favour of the far right, analysts sa
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'Navalny' film producer Odessa Rae remembers 'extraordinary' Russian opposition leader
Europe • 12:23 AM
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A year after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Oscar-winning documentary producer of the 2022 film "Navalny" has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her memories of him. Odessa Rae spent over three months living with the Russian dissident
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