Jan 22 In Russia, effort underway to curb upcoming Navalny protests By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Authorities in Russia have taken elaborate measures to curb protests against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, planned by his supporters for Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 19 Kremlin brushes aside Western calls to release Navalny By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Navalny blames his poisoning on President Vladimir Putin's government, which has denied it. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days In our news wrap Monday, opposition leader Alexei Navalny will spend 30 days in jail after a Russian court hearing in Moscow, the U.S. neared 400,000 deaths from COVID-19, President-elect Biden names his choices to lead two major regulatory bodies,… Continue watching
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 18 Russia ready for quick arms deal extension with Biden administration By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia's top diplomat said Moscow is ready for a quick deal with the incoming Biden administration to extend the last remaining arms control pact, which expires in just over two weeks. Continue reading
Jan 06 Justice Department says it's been affected by Russian hack By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department says about 3% of its email accounts could be compromised as part of a massive breach of federal government agencies that U.S. officials have linked to Russia. No classified systems are believed to have been affected. Continue reading
Jan 05 Hack of federal agencies 'likely Russian in origin,' say security agencies By Eric Tucker, Frank Bajak, Associated Press The statement represents the U.S. government's first formal attempt to assign responsibility for the breaches at multiple agencies and to assign a possible motive for the operation. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: White Wisconsin officer avoids criminal charges in Jacob Blake shooting In our news wrap Tuesday, the white police officer who shot and paralyzed a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin last summer will not be charged, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 tops 356,000, the nation’s top national security agencies acknowledge… Continue watching
Jan 01 Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignoring U.S. opposition By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday attended an official ceremony to open the 400-kilometer (250-mile) section of the Turkish Stream pipeline, saying Serbia has become "much richer."… Continue reading
Dec 25 Top associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained By Associated Press A top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Friday after confronting an alleged security operative who has inadvertently revealed details of Navalny's supposed poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent. Continue reading