Russian Court Orders Aleksei Navalny Held for 30 Days
MOSCOW — A judge ordered the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny to be jailed for 30 days, pending a trial, after a rushed court hearing on Monday inside a…
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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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Facebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa :: WRAL.com
By ANGELA CHARLTON and DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press PARIS — Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign…
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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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Did John Ratcliffe release Russian disinformation on Clinton to help Trump?
It sure looks like the guy who’s in charge of the entire US intelligence community is selectively declassifying unverified intelligence to make Democrats look bad ahead of the 2020 presidential…
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National Intelligence chief gave little notice for briefing on Russian assessment
According to an email obtained by POLITICO, a Ratcliffe aide reached out to several Capitol Hill staffers at 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, four hours after Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham…
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Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader, discharged from hospital after poisoning
Now he and his team must weigh their next moves. “The patient’s condition has improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care,” said a statement from Berlin’s…
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Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America
There is no shortage of local topics that interest the Kremlin—from the poisoning of an inconvenient dissident, to the events in neighboring Belarus and the ongoing battle against the coronavirus.…
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Whistleblower’s claims on Russian interference fits pattern
WASHINGTON (AP) — A whistleblower’s allegation that he was pressured to suppress intelligence about Russian election interference is the latest in a series of similar accounts involving former Trump administration…
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Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in hospital after poisoning, spokesperson says
Fierce Kremlin critic and opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned and hospitalized Thursday morning, his spokesperson said. The 44-year-old foe of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin felt unwell on a flight…
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