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Alexei Navalny was born to be in front of a camera. His impish good looks and innate charisma make him the ideal spokesperson for both Russia of the Future, an unregistered Russian political party that opposes President Vladimir Putin, and the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the nonprofit organization he founded to investigate…

NUCLEAR THREAT Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on April 14, 2022. Russia’s setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead Putin to resort to using a tactical or lowyield nuclear weapon, CIA…

Military setbacks and "potential desperation" could prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to use "tactical" or "low-yield" nuclear weapons against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns warned during a speech at Georgia Tech on Thursday. Why it matters: So-called "tactical" nuclear weapons are considered "low-yield" only because other nuclear weapons have become…

What happens to a bipartisan democracy when one of the two parties turns toward autocracy? This is the drama we are now living through in the United States. Half the political class operates within a democratic framework, while the other half embraces extremist politics. From support for the January 6…

Israeli jets carried out airstrikes near the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday night for the second time in under a week, Syrian state media said. “An Israeli air raid targeted certain positions near Damascus,” Syrian state news agency SANA said, without reporting any casualties or damage. Syrian air defense systems…

Putin said Russia should continue moving the direction of its energy exports to ‘fast-growing markets of the South and East’. Published On 14 Apr 202214 Apr 2022 Western countries attempting to exclude Russian energy suppliers will affect the world economy and Moscow should redirect its energy exports towards Asia, Russian…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Entertainment Life & Style UK World Politics Royal Science Weather Weird History Obituaries Nature Sunday MOSCOW has confirmed the Russian naval cruiser Moskva is "on fire" on the Black Sea, after reports Ukraine…

RUSSIA on Wednesday told Ukraine to “watch out” after its former Soviet neighbour captured pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk, turning down Kyiv’s offer of a swap with a warning that those holding him might soon be detained themselves. Medvedchuk, one of President Vladimir Putin’s close allies in Ukraine, was shown handcuffed…

Russian President Vladimir Putin (front L) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (front C) visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome outside Tsiolkovsky, Russia, on Tuesday. Putin said during the visit that the main goal of his military campaign in Ukraine is to "help people." Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin Pool/Sputnik/EPA-EFE April 12 (UPI) --…

Russia to 'calmly' continue Ukraine operation: Putin MOSCOW, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday Moscow will proceed according to plan with military operations in Ukraine as the pro-Western country braces for a major Russian offensive in the east. “Our task is to fulfil and achieve all the goals set,…