Anti-Putin Protests

Mr. Navalny, a 43-year-old lawyer and activist, was jailed last month after calling for Russians to demonstrate in central Moscow in response to the exclusion of opposition candidates from a local election in the capital next month. The election, though it w…

(Bloomberg) -- Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was freed after 30 days in prison for urging supporters to join an unsanctioned election protest. Navalny accused the authorities of carrying out acts of intimidation and terror in relation to the arres…

French President Emmanuel Macron’s hosting of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at his summer residence in southern France this week was in stark contrast to their previous meeting in the cold and publicly accessible Versailles. Putin arrived with flower…

TBILISI -- Georgias Rustavi-2 television station has fired several prominent journalists and producers, raising concerns by some critics that a former opposition media outlet could be muzzled. Paata Salia, Rustavi-2s general director, said the journalists we…

Russia is to investigate alleged foreign interference in its upcoming local elections in Moscow. There are concerns that "foreign meddling" has been encouraging unauthorised protests. The protests started in July after several opposition candidates were bar…

It was 30 years ago this month that the stunning fall of Soviet communism began in earnest, and that anniversary is being celebrated in Europe next week. This was a breathtaking moment in history, and it seemed at the time to foreshadow the coming of an epic…

Russias state-run Tass news service on Wednesday quoted the new Chinese ambassador calling for the two countries to cultivate our relations at a higher level and open a new page in their friendship. The new ambassador, former vice foreign minister Zhang Hanh…

On August 10, 2019, a 21-year-old man reportedly murdered his 17-year-old stepsister before attempted to attack a mosque just outside of Oslo, Norway; he managed to injure only one person in the attack. The Norwegian claimed he had been inspired by another …

President Niinistö said he would not shy away from any specific topic when he meets Vladimir Putin. Image: Roni Rekomaa / Lehtikuva President Sauli Niinistö said on Tuesday that no issue or subject will be considered off the table when he meets with his Rus…

According to Vladimir Putin, Russias president, the liberal idea has become obsolete. Maybe so. But illiberalism does not seem to be doing so well either, to judge from my recent visits to Moscow and Hong Kong. Between them, Russia and China represent the ma…