Activist detained for role in organising protests against Vladimir Putin re-election

Vladimir Putin promises to beef up defences against the West and raise living standards

Kseniya Sobchak wants dictator’s body taken from Kremlin and praising him outlawed

President highlights errors despite anger from some republicans over his treatment of media

Jeff Flake in blistering attack on president’s attitude to media as party tensions simmer

Ulyukaev found guilty of accepting illegal $2m after trial criticised by experts

Growing protests in capital over mayor’s programme to resettle over a million people

Russian Communist Party rails against ‘scoundral’ authors of controversial Bill

As during the Reagan era, the Kremlin is unsettled by Trump’s unpredictability

New president’s stance on Russia and US role abroad are key questions for region

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Every year thousands of tourists wander around our cities and towns asking why they cannot go into a pub for a drink

Poland prepares for Sunday’s election as Irish business links with the East European state strengthen

Uproar at sacking of director Marinika Babanazarova at Nukus museum, Uzbekistan

Laws ban communist symbols, open KGB archives and enshrine role of wartime nationalist guerrillas

After decades of exile, Crimean Tatars vow not to be driven from their homeland

Sixty years after Stalin’s death, Muscovites finally remember his reign of terror

The region accounts for just 2% of the country’s population, but its divisions run deep

Conscription restored as pro-Russia protesters take over Donetsk prosecutor’s office

Activists protest what they say is crackdown on media intended to stifle debate on Ukraine

Crimea’s Tatars and Ukrainians fear a Russian future

Ukraine’s new rulers appeal to Russia as Yanukovich insists he’s still in charge

Pro-EU rallies have caused alarm in Crimea, which leans towards Russia

Can Yanukovich bring himself to free the politician most likely to oust him?

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