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Monitoring group says police detained more than a thousand protestors across Russia President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday against “crossing the red line” with Russia, in a major annual speech that the opposition hoped to tarnish with mass protests. Thousands of supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny…

It makes sense that the Biden team would seek to repair relations with Russia, but this may also be perceived as weakness on the part of the White House. James S. Robbins  |  Opinion columnist Is the Kremlin testing the Biden administration in Ukraine? Or is Russia ready for war?…

Ukrainian servicemen stand at their positions on the front line with Russian-backed separatists, near the small city of Marinka, Donetsk region, on April 20, 2021. ALEKSEY FILIPPOV/AFP/Getty Images The stage is set. With his country at the centre of multiple international dramas, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ensured that the…

Putin is expected to participate on Thursday in a Biden-organised videoconference on the climate amid strained relations and sanctions Advisors to US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the possibility of a summit between the two amid strained bilateral relations, the White House has said.…

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition figure and Kremlin antagonist, has been moved into a prison hospital, Russia’s state penitentiary service (FSIN) said on Monday, after doctors warned he was in extremely poor health and could have only days to live. But friends and colleagues called the transfer a Kremlin “ploy”…

The US has threatened Russia with sanctions and other consequences if Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in state prison. Last month, Navalny said he was going on a hunger strike in jail until he could see a doctor. Navalny is recovering after being poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent…

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner. On March 31, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent went on hunger strike to demand proper medical treatment for back pain and…

Website of the Year World 17 Apr, 2021 09:01 PM2 minutes to read Alexei Navalny is Russian President Vladimir Putin's most visible and adamant opponent. Photo / AP A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health…

MOSCOW — 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 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death. Physician Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from…

Despite bold talk from top administration officials, there's little reason to think the Russia sanctions package President Biden announced Thursday will do anything to alter Russian President Vladimir Putin's behavior or calculus. Why it matters: While it's true some elements of the package — namely, the targeting of Russia's sovereign…