Free Russia Forum

The Free Russia Forum opens in Vilnius on Friday, with discussions dedicated to the anniversary of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

The traditional Free Russia Forum is opening in Vilnius on Wednesday, serving as a platform for the country's politicians and public figures to discuss the political situation in Russia.

Vilnius hosted a two-day annual Free Russia Forum organized by the team of Russian chess legend and opposition activist Garry Kasparov.

Russian opposition figures say that they want to change Russia, rather than replace its leaders.

More than 100 politicians, civil society activists, academicians and journalists from various countries are expected to attend the fourth Vilnius Russia Forum, a two-day event starting in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday.

More than 100 politicians, civil society activists, academicians and journalists from various countries are expected to attend the fourth Vilnius Russia Forum to be held in the Lithuanian capital this week, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Russian public and opposition figures who took part in the Free Russia Forum in Vilnius said that Russia needed new opposition forces, as its society has turned its back on the currently divided political forces that oppose the Kremlin.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Russia's decision to ban Mark Feigin, a lawyer and human rights defender who was to take part in an opposition event in Vilnius, from leaving the country appears to be "a political move".

A Free Russia Forum is starting in Vilnius on Friday, the second event of the series this year. It will focus on Russia's main problems, bringing together Russia's prominent opposition activists and human rights defenders.