Mar 26 Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility By Associated Press Despite the signs pointing to IS, President Vladimir Putin insisted on alleged Ukrainian involvement — something that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected, accusing the Kremlin leader of trying to drum up fervor as his forces fight in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 24 Putin attempts to deflect blame for Moscow attack onto Ukraine as massacre dents his image By Associated Press The attack on a Moscow-area concert hall that killed scores of people has dealt a major blow to President Vladimir Putin's image as a tough guy who is able to defend Russia from all threats. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Russia mourns victims of Moscow attack as some suspects charged with terrorism In our news wrap Sunday, Russia held a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall massacre in suburban Moscow, a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets in Kyiv and farther west as Putin blames Ukraine for the… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 9:04 What we know about the terror attack in Russia and the ISIS group claiming responsibility By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara Russian President Putin has vowed to punish those responsible for the terror attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people. In the capital, people are remembering the dead after one of the worst acts of… Continue watching
Mar 23 Russia detains 11 people linked to Moscow concert hall attack as death toll rises above 130 By Associated Press The attack came two weeks after the U.S. embassy in Moscow issued a notice urging Americans to avoid crowded places in view of “imminent” plans by extremists to target large Moscow gatherings, including concerts. The warning was repeated by several… Continue reading
Mar 19 Russia announces plan to evacuate 9,000 children from a border region targeted by Ukraine By Associated Press On Monday, Russian attacks in the Donetsk region killed one person and wounded another, according to Vadym Filashkin, the regional governor. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 15:05 What Putin’s continued rule in Russia means for Ukraine and the world By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his intention to advance deeper into Ukraine and voiced new threats against the West a day after he secured his fifth term in office. It was an election with no suspense and whose outcome was… Continue watching
Mar 18 Putin secures 5th term as Russia’s president after preordained election By Emma Burrows, Dasha Litvinova, Jim Heintz, Associated Press With nearly all the precincts counted Monday, election officials said Putin had secured a record number of votes — an unsurprising development underlining the Russian leader’s total control of the country’s political system. Continue reading
Mar 17 With Putin set to extend his rule in Russia, protests spring up at polls on final day of voting By Associated Press Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives after he ruthlessly cracked… Continue reading
Mar 16 Russians vote on 2nd day of election predetermined to reelect Putin for another term By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of rule. Continue reading