Sergei Sobyanin

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