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
Dec 17 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use In our news wrap Thursday, a second COVID-19 vaccine moves closer to emergency authorization, President-elect Biden rounds out his environmental team, Vladimir Putin denies ordering opposition leader's poisoning, more than 340 boys kidnapped in Nigeria are freed, the family that… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 4:58 Russia bounty reports, U.S. troop movements put Trump-Putin relationship in spotlight By Nick Schifrin In an interview released Wednesday, President Trump said that in a recent call with Vladimir Putin, he did not challenge the Russian president over reports his country sought to pay the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan. This latest… Continue watching
Jul 01 Russian voters agree to extend Putin’s rule to 2036 By Vladimir Isachenkov, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian election officials say a majority of voters have approved amendments to constitution that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. But the weeklong balloting was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other… Continue reading
Apr 13 Coronavirus upends Putin’s political agenda in Russia By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A nationwide vote on April 22 was supposed to finalize sweeping constitutional reforms that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036, if he wished. Continue reading
Apr 03 Putin suggests sizable oil production cut as prices fall By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports cutting oil production by about 10 million barrels a day to shore up falling prices. Continue reading
Jan 22 World leaders to hold two competing ceremonies for Auschwitz commemoration By Vanessa Gera, Aron Heller, Associated Press World leaders will gather twice over the next several days to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany’s death camps. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Putin and Zelensky have 1st one-on-one meeting In our news wrap Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held their first one-on-one meeting. It came in Paris, after the two met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for broader talks… Continue watching
Apr 27 AP fact check: Trump’s torrent of twisted claims on Russia By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press As much as President Donald Trump says he wants the United States to move on, he’s found it hard to turn away himself, as seen in a torrent of tweets and remarks railing against Democrats, trashing Mueller and painting his… Continue reading
Mar 24 AP fact check: McCain can’t respond but his record speaks By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Trump: “We’ve created more than almost 6 million jobs since the election." The facts: He’s not exaggerating on job creation. But that record is not all his, and it’s not remarkable. Continue reading