Why Navalny was hated in the Kremlin and in some Western circles | Opinions

Why Navalny was hated in the Kremlin and in some Western circles | Opinions

It doesn’t matter what caused the death of Russian politician Alexey Navalny; he was killed by Vladimir Putin’s regime. It was a slow execution that started with his poisoning with the Novichok chemical agent in 2020 and proceeded with sadistic torture in prison after his insanely daring move to return…

Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics? | Human Rights News

Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics? | Human Rights News

World leaders blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of his most outspoken critic. Alexey Navalny was respected worldwide and – despite being locked up for years in a prison cell – was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic. That voice of dissent was silenced as Russia announced…

Alexey Navalny’s team confirms his death, calls for body to be returned | News

Alexey Navalny’s team confirms his death, calls for body to be returned | News

‘Alexey Navalny was murdered’, said a spokesperson for the Putin critic after his mother was officially notified. The death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been confirmed by his team, with his spokesperson saying the Kremlin critic “was murdered”. Navalny died at 2:17pm (09:17 GMT) on February 16, according…

More than 200 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group | News

More than 200 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group | News

Police in Russia have detained more than 200 people across the country at memorials and rallies to honour opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who the authorities say died in a remote penal colony. On Saturday, the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said at least 212 people had been detained, including 109 in…

‘They killed him’: Was Putin’s critic Navalny murdered? | Vladimir Putin News

‘They killed him’: Was Putin’s critic Navalny murdered? | Vladimir Putin News

In the last known video of Alexey Navalny shot one day before his death on Friday, the lanky, fair-haired 47-year-old looks gaunt and cracks jokes. Navalny was filmed via a video link from the IK-3 penal colony, also known as the Polar Wolf prison, in the Arctic town of Harp…

Ukraine troops withdraw from front-line city of Avdiivka, army chief says | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine troops withdraw from front-line city of Avdiivka, army chief says | Russia-Ukraine war News

Oleksandr Syrskii says the decision was taken to preserve soldiers’ lives and prevent their encirclement. Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the front-line city of Avdiivka, the new army chief announced, after months of heavy fighting and little progress in repelling Russian forces in the country’s eastern front. “I decided to…

Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany | Russia-Ukraine war News

Deal with France promises $3.23bn in military aid to Ukraine, while pact with Germany secures $1.22bn support package. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new long-term security pact with France, hours after securing a similar deal and aid from Germany. France and Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement seeking…

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents? | Politics News

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents? | Politics News

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is just one of many Kremlin critics to have fallen foul of the government under President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Navalny, 47, who Russian prison authorities said had died on Friday, was jailed in early 2021 after returning from Germany, where he was recovering from a…

Russia’s Putin will not go unpunished for Navalny’s death, wife Yulia says | Vladimir Putin News

Russia’s Putin will not go unpunished for Navalny’s death, wife Yulia says | Vladimir Putin News

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates will not go “unpunished” if the death of Alexey Navalny, as reported by Russian officials, turns out to be true, the Kremlin critic’s wife Yulia has said. Russia’s prison agency earlier said Navalny died on Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he…