Jan 29 Analysis: What Alexey Navalny means for Russia in 2021 By Ryan Chilcote The show of support and Navalny’s newfound recognition is Russia’s biggest political development of the year, and the anger beneath it could bubble and reverberate for months, even years to come, with parliamentary elections and a presidential race looming. Continue reading
Jan 29 Moscow court mulls house arrest for Navalny's allies By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press A court is considering a request to put several allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest as authorities work to stymie more protests over the anti-corruption investigator’s jailing. 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 27 Russian lawmakers approve New START nuclear treaty extension By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian lawmakers have quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear Russia-U.S. arms control, a fast-track action that comes just days before it’s due to expire. Continue reading
Jan 26 Russia, U.S. exchange documents to extend nuclear pact By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press A Kremlin readout of a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin said the two leaders voiced satisfaction with the exchange of diplomatic notes about extending the New START treaty. Continue reading
Jan 25 Russian hack of U.S. federal agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses By Associated Press The most recent case targeting federal agencies involved Russian government hackers who are believed to have sneaked malicious code into popular software that monitors computer networks of businesses and governments. Continue reading
Jan 24 Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking By Associated Press During the protests, embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Ross said on Twitter that “the U.S. supports the right of all people to peaceful protest, freedom of expression. Steps being taken by Russian authorities are suppressing those rights.” The embassy also tweeted a… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 1:54 Navalny's popularity spreading in Russia amid massive protests over his arrest By PBS NewsHour Tens of thousands of people in over a dozen Russian cities defied heavy police presence Saturday to protest the arrest of Alexei Navalny, a leading political opposition figure to Putin. Navalny’s poisoning, recovery, return to Russia, and his organization’s viral… Continue watching
Jan 23 2,100 arrested at protests demanding Navalny's release By Jim Heintz, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Protests erupted in cities across Russia on Saturday to demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe. Police arrested more than 1,600 people, some of whom took to the streets in temperatures as frigid as… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Biden invokes Defense Production Act to ramp up supply of COVID-19 vaccines In our news wrap Friday, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to ramp up the U.S. supply of COVID-19 vaccines, National Guardsmen are back at the Capitol amid outrage over reports they were ordered out on Thursday, Russia welcomed… Continue watching