Mar 23 Amid Russia’s new crackdowns, small signs of defiance emerge By Associated Press Russia has unleashed a harsh crackdown on dissent over the past year by imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny and silencing his supporters and his organization. Continue reading
Jan 27 Russia says dialogue is still possible in Eastern European crisis, but sees “little ground for optimism” By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The Kremlin says the U.S. rejection of Russia's main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine leaves "little ground for optimism," but added that dialogue was still possible. Continue reading
Jan 22 Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. Continue reading
Apr 20 Navalny’s doctors prevented from seeing him at prison clinic By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Several doctors have been prevented from seeing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a prison hospital after his three-week hunger strike. Continue reading
Feb 04 Kremlin says thousands of arrests at protests was necessary response By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The Kremlin strongly rebuffed Western criticism Thursday and described the thousands of arrests at protests against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a necessary response to the unsanctioned rallies. Continue reading
Jan 27 Moscow police arrest brother of opposition leader Navalny By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Moscow police have arrested the brother of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after carrying out a series of raids on apartments and offices belonging to the politician's family and associates. Continue reading
Jan 18 Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days; allies plan protests By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A Russian judge has ordered to jail opposition leader Alexei Navalny for 30 days after the leading Kremlin critic returned to Russia from Germany where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning he blames on the Kremlin. Continue reading
Jan 17 Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow By Mstyslav Chernov, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent and determined foe, had spent the previous five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack that he blamed on the Kremlin. Navalny decided to leave Berlin of his own free… Continue reading
Nov 09 Putin won’t congratulate Biden until legal challenges end By Associated Press Putin is one of a handful of world leaders who have not commented on Biden’s victory, which was called by major news organizations on Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 7:36 Is Putin’s ‘paranoia’ to blame for apparent poisoning of Russian opposition leader? Russia’s leading opposition figure is seriously ill in a Siberian hospital, the victim of a possible poisoning. Alexei Navalny is a crusading anti-corruption activist and aspiring politician who has been a thorn in President Vladimir Putin’s side for years. Nick… Continue watching