Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it calls “the international LGBT public movement” an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the country. The ruling was prompted by a motion from the justice ministry, even though no such organisation exists as a legal

Finland has closed four of its border crossings with Russia to try to halt a surge in asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow. Helsinki accused its neighbour of channelling migrants to the crossings in retaliation for it joining Nato. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Finland