Meet Alexei Navalny — the Russian opposition leader challenging PutinVeronika Bondarenko
Polls were closing in Russia on Sunday evening on the last day of athree-day presidential election. Earlier, Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest againstPresident Vladimir Putin, who is poised to extend his rule of nearly a quarter ...
At that salary, the opposition leaders point out, Putin would have to refrain from eating, drinking, or doing anything for about six years just to pay for his luxury watch collection, which is said to be worth about $700,000. The report says the number of palaces, villas, and...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny - a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin - has died, according to the country's prison service. Navalny lived and died fighting against Putin's regime and the corruption at its heart.Friday 16 February 2024 14:03, UK Alexei Navalny ...
Russian opposition leader and Putin criticAlexey Navalnywas detained Sunday after he returned to Moscow. It was the first time he returned to Moscow since he was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent over the summer. "I am perfectly happy that I arrived," said Navalny. "This is my best...
Whether due to real or coerced support, Putin is expected to face only token opposition on the ballot. Advertisement Putin, 71, has twice used his leverage to amend the constitution so he could theoretically stay in power until he’s in his mid-80s. He...
Russian elites and senior officials 'frustrated' with Putin The latest briefing from leading US thinktank the Institute for the Study of War covers an intriguing report from Russian opposition media outlet Meduza. According to the site, the article suggests Russian elites and high-ranking security ...
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition politician freed as part of the largest East-West civilian prisoner swap since the Cold War said Tuesday that fears of his mother's poisoning in Berlin have proven false.
The NHL’s lone Russian player who has voiced opposition to Putin, New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin, erased all elements of that criticism from his Instagram account and made it private. Agents who spoke to The AP said the majority of the threats made have come on...
Nemtsov's killing ignited a fury among opposition figures who assailed the Kremlin for creating an atmosphere of intolerance of any dissent and called the killing an assassination. Putin quickly offered his condolences and called the murder a provocation, ordering Russia's top law enforcement chiefs...