Sep 04 Russia publishes virus vaccine results, weeks after approval By Associated Press The authors noted that participants were only followed for 42 days, the study sample was small and there was no placebo or control vaccine used. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 6:47 Russia 'launders' disinformation by using fake personas, U.S. writers By Nick Schifrin The U.S. intelligence community has made it clear that when it comes to foreign interference in American elections, 2016 was only the beginning. As November approaches, efforts to persuade voters and sow disinformation and mistrust are growing. Nick Schifrin reports… Continue watching
Sep 02 Germany says Russia's Navalny poisoned with nerve agent By Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the same type of Soviet-era nerve agent that British authorities identified in a 2018 attack on a former Russian spy. Continue reading
Aug 27 Putin says Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus By Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Belarus’ authoritarian president of 26 years, Alexander Lukashenko, is facing weeks of protests against his reelection to a sixth term in the Aug. 9 vote, which the opposition says was rigged. Continue reading
Aug 24 German hospital says poisoning signs found in Russian opposition leader By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The Charité hospital said in a statement Monday that the team of doctors who have been examining Alexei Navalny since he was admitted Saturday have found the presence of "cholinesterase inhibitors" in his system. Cholinesterase inhibitors are a broad range… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Firefighters still battling multiple blazes in California In our news wrap Friday, the plague of wildfires across California has now claimed six lives and forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. Some 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, pleading with residents to get out of harm’s… Continue watching
Aug 21 Russian opposition leader in coma to be flown to Berlin for treatment By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian doctors gave permission for Alexei Navalny to be transferred abroad for medical treatment, a senior physician said Friday. The reversal came after more than 24 hours of wrangling over Navalny's condition and treatment. 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
Aug 20 Russian opposition leader Navalny collapses in airplane in suspected poisoning By Associated Press, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press If true, he wouldn’t be the first prominent, outspoken Russian to be the target of toxic attack. Continue reading
Aug 19 What a Senate panel's inquiry into 2016 uncovered about Trump campaign's Russia links By Geoffrey Lou Guray The final report’s most notable finding singled out Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign chair in 2016, whose contacts with Russian associates, the report said, posed a “grave counterintelligence threat.”… Continue reading