Dec 25 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle, associates say By Associated Press His spokesperson says Navalny is "doing well" and a lawyer has visited him. Continue reading
Dec 20 Putin builds up military resources for new stage of war against Ukraine By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be hoping that relentless military pressure, combined with changing Western political dynamics and a global focus on the Israeli-Hamas war, will drain support for Ukraine in the nearly 2-year-old war and force Kyiv to… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 9:04 Putin vows to press on with Ukraine invasion despite heavy Russian losses By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Jonah Anderson Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first press conference that included international media in more than two years and insisted that he would continue to wage war in Ukraine until all his goals were met. Much of what he had… Continue watching
Dec 14 Putin vows no peace in Ukraine until Russia meets its unchanged military goals By Harriet Morris, Associated Press Speaking at a year-end news conference that lasted over four hours and offered him an opportunity to reinforce his grip on power, Putin gave some rare details on what Moscow calls its “special military operation.”… Continue reading
Dec 12 Kremlin further isolates Navalny as key ally raises alarm over missing opposition leader By Associated Press Prison officials said he has been moved from the colony where he has been serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, but they didn’t say where he went. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:40 News Wrap: Labor report shows economy added 199,000 jobs, unemployment drops to 3.7% In our news wrap Friday, the latest jobs report shows U.S. employers added a net 199,000 employees in November, a federal appeals court largely upheld a gag order on former President Trump in his 2020 election interference case, a pregnant… Continue watching
Dec 08 Putin announces his candidacy for Russia’s presidential election in 2024 By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Putin, who was first elected president in March 2000, announced his decision to run in the March 17 presidential election after a Kremlin award ceremony, when war veterans and others pleaded with him to seek re-election. Continue reading
Dec 07 Russia’s Putin moves closer to fifth term as president after country sets 2024 election date By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Putin hasn't yet announced his intention to run again but is widely expected to do so in the coming days now that the date has been set. Continue reading
Nov 27 Putin signs Russia’s largest national budget, bolstering military spending in 2024 By Associated Press Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin says the budget was developed specifically to fund the military and mitigate the impact of international sanctions imposed after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. Continue reading
Nov 02 Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty By Associated Press Putin has said that rescinding the ratification would "mirror" the stand taken by Washington. The U.S. has signed but not ratified the test ban, which was adopted in 1996 and prohibits nuclear explosions anywhere in the world. Continue reading