Alexei Navalny
Russia Tries to Tighten Hold Over Occupied Areas of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia is moving to tighten its hold over occupied parts of Ukraine as its military campaign to take more territory in the eastern Donbas region stalls in the face of fierce resistance, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning that fighting is set to intensify. In Mariupol, the largest Ukrainian city taken over by Russian …
Russia ′ready′ to break ties with EU if sanctions imposed — Lavrov | News | DW
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia was prepared to break off relations with the European Union if it continued with planned sanctions. Sergey was asked: “Are we heading towards a break with the EU?” in a snippet of an interview by the Solovyov-life program published on its Telegram channel and shared by the …
Alexei Navalny: plane leaves Germany to transport Putin critic after suspected poisoning | World news
Alexei Navalny’s press secretary has urged Russian authorities not to interfere as supporters of the stricken opposition leader prepared to fly him out of the country to be treated for a suspected poisoning. A plane left Nuremberg with a medical team in the early hours of Friday and, according to German media, would head to …
Russian police raid homes and offices of opposition activists | World news
Russian police have raided dozens of offices of the opposition group behind mass protests this summer and the homes of its supporters. Leonid Volkov, a close aide to the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said police searches were under way at more than 80 addresses in 29 cities. “This is not only offices and apartments of …
Russia election results for Moscow City Council seen as “victory” for opposition over Vladimir Putin today
Moscow — Kremlin-backed candidates lost almost half of their seats in the 45-member Moscow City Council on Sunday. The result was a blow for the Kremlin in a highly controversial election that sparked mass protests this summer as most opposition politicians were banned from even competing. While still retaining a majority of 25 seats in the …
Russian blogger jailed for five years over ‘snuff movie threat’ tweet | World news
A Russian blogger who posted a tweet that said the children of police could be targeted in “snuff videos” has been sentenced to five years in jail, as three more Kremlin critics were charged with organising an illegal protest. The tough sentence for blogger Vladislav Sinitsa came amid a flurry of legal moves in response …
Moscow police arrest up to 200 ahead of election protest | World news
Russian police have detained hundreds of people outside the Moscow mayor’s office ahead of an election protest demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for the Moscow city council. The dispute comes as the Kremlin is struggling with how to deal with opposing views in the sprawling capital of 12.6 million people. There was …
