Anti-Putin Protests

More than a week after regional elections, Russia's anti-Putin opposition is struggling to understand exactly what was achieved and what comes next. For both the Kremlin and the opposition, the September 8 vote was a precursor to the State Duma elections set…

A TV presenter often described as Russian president Vladimir Putin's goddaughter has wed her TV producer fiance.  Ksenia Sobchak, 37, from Saint Petersburg, was pictured celebrating her nuptials to theatre director Konstantin Bogomolov, 44, in a ceremony whi…

Cameron Ortis, as shown in a courtroom sketch from his Sept. 13 hearing in Ottawa. Lauren Foster-MacLeod/via Reuters Canadas government and spy agency have been on alert for a possible security breach since Sept. 13, when the RCMP arrested one of its own hi…

Russia’s nationwide elections at the level of local government which took place on September 8 attracted extraordinary attention in Western media, given that, at best, they could be viewed as a very preliminary indication of popular sentiment towards the “Put…

Cameron Ortis, director general with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's intelligence unit, is shown in a court sketch from his court hearing in Ottawa, Canada, September 13, 2019. Lauren Foster-MacLeod/Reuters The senior RCMP intelligence official charged…

Unbelievable, Merritt Wever, Netflix, Toni Collette From showrunner Susannah Grant and inspired by real events, the eight- episode mini-series Unbelievable is a story of unspeakable trauma, and the...

(NEWSWEEK) An opposition politician in Russia evaded a police raid by loading hard drives onto a drone and spiriting them away before officers could enter his apartment. As a symbol of political discontent in Russia, there was no more dramatic sight than foo…

An opposition politician in Russia evaded a police raid by loading hard drives onto a drone and spiriting them away before officers could enter his apartment. As a symbol of political discontent in Russia, there was no more dramatic sight than footage of Ser…

Getty Images Russian authorities are (unsurprisingly) no fans of U.S. social media sites peddling their wares inside the heavily-controlled country. And there has been speculation in the past that Russia might make its move to ban social media sites from the…

In Russia's municipal elections on Sunday, President Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, was dealt a significant blow. The results were part of a "smart vote" strategy orchestrated by the opposition. At the suggestion of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, …