Andrius Tursa

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Russian president Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via a video link in Moscow on April 29th. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters
Putin under pressure as Russia fights uphill battle with coronavirus

The May 9th military parade was to have been an event of pure pomp and spectacle: a moment for Vladimir Putin to stand in the centre of Moscow’s Red S(...)

Pianist Bella Kartasheva performs on her balcony during a partial lockdown in Moscow. Photograph: Reuters/ Tatyana Makeyeva
Russia’s Covid-19 cases surge as fears over extent of outbreak grow

Russia’s coronavirus outbreak is likely to be far larger than government data suggest, Moscow’s mayor has warned, as a surge in confirmed cases makes (...)