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Europe’s top diplomat urges Turkey to respect ‘democratic obligations’ following HDP closure case
The bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell has voiced the European Union's concerns over Ankara's decision to close the country's largest opposition party, namely the Peoples’ Democratic...
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EU foreign ministers likely to approve new sanctions against Russia
European Union foreign ministers are likely to approve on Monday new sanctions against Russia over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and the...
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Lukashenko angers pro-democracy opposition with the creation of Soviet-style ‘All-Belarusian People’s Assembly’
Belarus' Aleksander Lukashenko's has created an "All-Belarusian People's Assembly" to discuss reforms and the country's development for the next five years, prompting an outcry...
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EU to debate sanctions on Russia after Navalny protest arrests
The Foreign Ministers of the European Union could consider fresh sanctions on Russian individuals on Monday, after more than 3,000 people were arrested across...
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Tikhanovskaya asks OSCE to help her return safely to Belarus
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has asked for the help of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for her safe return...
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EPP’s McAllister says EU should ‘reassess’ relations with Russia after Navalny’s arrest
Addressing MEPs on Tuesday, the head of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister said the EU needs to "reassess" its "already strained"...
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Navalny calls for street protests after 30-day sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged Russians to take to the streets to protest against the government and salvage their future, as the...
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Baltic FMs call on the EU for ‘firm diplomatic measures’ to push Russia for Navalny’s release
In a letter sent to the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states have called for "additional firm...
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Kremlin critic Navalny arrested upon arrival in Moscow
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained by officers of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service upon his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where...
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