IMF Warns Suspending EU Carbon Market Comes With Huge Risks - Bloomberg

IMF Warns Suspending EU Carbon Market Comes With Huge Risks  Bloomberg

Investors pile into Hungarian assets in bet on closer EU ties

Stocks, bonds and the forint are up on hopes that Péter Magyar’s landslide victory will lead to pro-market reform

After Orban’s defeat in Hungary, Bulgaria offers Kremlin’s next best bet

Analysts and former diplomats say they fear the hand of the Kremlin in Bulgaria’s election Sunday as Moscow seeks to retain influence inside the E.U.

By Catherine Belton

The turbulent life of Pavel Talankin, the Oscar-winning director in the Russian government's crosshairs

The worldwide release of 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' which exposes Russian war propaganda from the inside to students at a school in the Urals, brought the film's director, Pavel Talankin, to public attention. In mid-March, his Oscar for best documentary made him famous. But the Kremlin labeled him a 'foreign agent, increasing the threats and discredit against this filmmaker, now living in exile in Prague.

Russian blogger’s fierce critique of Kremlin goes viral: ‘People are afraid of you’

Victoria Bonya says authorities too scared to raise issues with Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings are declining The Kremlin is grappling with the fallout from the viral spread of a celebrity blogger’s criticism of Russian authorities, as Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings register their sixth consecutive weekly decline. Victoria Bonya, a household name in Russia who rose to fame in 2006 on Dom-2, the country’s answer to the reality TV show Big Brother, posted a video on Monday warning the...

By Pjotr Sauer

High-profile Russian lifestyle influencers lash out in rare display of anger at Putin’s policies - CNN

High-profile Russian lifestyle influencers lash out in rare display of anger at Putin’s policies  CNN

Talks are not Russia's number one priority, Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the Kremlin is ready for negotiations with Ukraine, but that this is not its number one priority.

By KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO

Game over: Players press EU to ban ‘destroying’ video titles - The Straits Times

Game over: Players press EU to ban ‘destroying’ video titles  The Straits Times

Putin believes now is best moment to 'destabilize' EU and NATO to reduce support for Ukraine – CCD

Russia is preparing to intensify information and hybrid attacks against the EU and NATO, as Vladimir Putin has been convinced that now is the right moment to "destabilize" them in order to reduce their support for Ukraine.

EU debates stricter online age checks as child safety panel convenes - The Brussels Times

EU debates stricter online age checks as child safety panel convenes  The Brussels Times