Apr 19 Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A lawyer says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death. Continue reading
Apr 17 Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment By Associated Press A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death. Continue reading
Apr 16 Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington sanctions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia's politics. Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Biden warns Russia cannot act with impunity By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The sweeping measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that U.S. officials say cut to the core of American democracy and to deter future acts by imposing economic costs on Moscow, including by targeting its ability to borrow money. Continue reading
Apr 05 Putin signs law allowing him 2 more terms as Russia’s leader By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The 68-year-old Russian president has been in power for more than two decades. That's longer than any other Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 5:57 From the financial crisis to Trump: An editor’s notes on power By Christopher Booker Lionel Barber's access to world leaders over the past fifteen years has given him a front-row seat to decision-making amid what he calls ‘turbulent times’. Since leaving his longtime position at the Financial Times last year, Barber published his book,… Continue watching
Mar 26 Biden invites Russia, China to global climate talks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration. Continue reading
Mar 20 U.S. ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough… Continue reading
Mar 16 U.S. report says Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November's presidential election. Continue reading
Feb 14 Russia moves to extinguish pro-Navalny ‘flashlight’ protests By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Officials accused Navalny’s allies of acting on NATO’s instructions. Kremlin-backed TV channels warned that flashlight rallies were part of major uprisings around the world. State news agencies cited unnamed sources saying a terrorist group was plotting attacks during unapproved mass… Continue reading