Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment’ from hunger strike

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Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment’ from hunger strike

MOSCOW (AP) — 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…

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Will Biden’s Russia sanctions stop Putin?

Russia can’t seem to quit antagonizing the United States and its friends. In just the past year, the Kremlin hacked its way into the computer systems of the US government…

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For Putin, the most personal of challenges from a determined political foe

Just how worried is Vladimir Putin? In some respects, the Russian president’s two-decade grip on power seems secure enough. His nemesis, anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, is bound for a Russian…

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Navalny anti-corruption group calls on Biden to sanction Putin allies

BERLIN, GERMANY – JANUARY 23: Protesters hold a banner reading “FREE NAVALNY” as some 2,500 supporters of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny march in protest to demand his release from…

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Biden promised to get tough on Putin. Start now by saving Alexei Navalny: Garry Kasparov

Despite the vicious winter cold and the even more vicious police, Russia erupted in protest on Jan. 23. Over 100,000 came into the streets and plazas across the country to…

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Vladimir Putin: How Covid-19 and 2020 derailed Russian president’s best-laid plans

Observers were quick to read the fine print: The constitutional overhaul would reset the clock on presidential term limits, potentially extending Putin’s hold on power until 2036. A referendum was…

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Vladimir Putin congratulates Joe Biden on victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated President-elect Joseph R. Biden on his White House victory, becoming one of the last major world leaders to formally recognize the looming transfer…

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In Siberian coal country, signs of Russia’s shrinking population are everywhere. It ‘haunts’ Putin.

The pandemic has only accelerated the struggles in regions far from Moscow. Source link

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Putin touts Russian virus vaccines at BRICS summit

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders Tuesday that coronavirus vaccines developed in Russia “work effectively and safely” and urged the group of emerging economy nations to…

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Boris Johnson, Vladimir Putin, and other world leaders to Trump’s coronavirus test

Ever since President Donald Trump announced he and the first lady tested positive for the coronavirus early Friday morning, statements ranging from the heartfelt to the grotesque have poured in…

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