Putin resumes ‘sabre-rattling’ with warning Russia ready for nuclear war | Vladimir Putin News

Putin resumes ‘sabre-rattling’ with warning Russia ready for nuclear war | Vladimir Putin News

Ahead of weekend elections, Russian president boasts his country’s nuclear capabilities are superior to the West’s. President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia is “ready” to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to its statehood. In a recorded interview broadcast by Russian media on Wednesday, the Kremlin chief…

Thousands bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest | Human Rights News

Thousands bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest | Human Rights News

Thousands gathered to bid a final farewell to Alexey Navalny, many chanting his name and saying they will not forgive Russian authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest. Crowds of mourners turned up near a church in southern Moscow on Friday, waiting hours to pay…

Funeral of Kremlin critic Navalny to be held in Moscow on Friday | Human Rights News

Funeral of Kremlin critic Navalny to be held in Moscow on Friday | Human Rights News

Widow of the Russian opposition leader unsure whether his funeral will pass off peacefully after Russia blocked memorial service plans. The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will be held in Moscow on Friday, his family and spokesperson…

Russia-Ukraine two years on: towards an endless and wider war? | Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine two years on: towards an endless and wider war? | Russia-Ukraine war

In an UpFront special, we discuss where the war in Ukraine currently stands and where it is heading. It’s been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing mass destruction and a mounting civilian death toll. Even with support from the West, Ukraine is facing increased weapons…

Navalny’s mother says Russian authorities pressuring ‘secret’ burial | Human Rights News

Navalny’s mother says Russian authorities pressuring ‘secret’ burial | Human Rights News

Lyudmila Navalnaya says investigators are trying to set conditions on where, when and how the prominent Kremlin critic should be buried. The mother of Alexey Navalny has said Russian authorities are pressing her to bury the opposition leader’s body in “secret”. Speaking in a video message posted on YouTube on…

UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia’s Navalny died | Human Rights News

UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia’s Navalny died | Human Rights News

Cameron promises to hold those responsible accountable, as Navalny’s mother takes legal action to recover his body. The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on six officials overseeing the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died. The sanctions, announced by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Wednesday, target…

Hard void to fill: Navalny’s death poses challenges for Russian opposition | Obituaries News

Hard void to fill: Navalny’s death poses challenges for Russian opposition | Obituaries News

Alexey Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most high-profile nemesis, has died in a penal colony inside the Arctic Circle. He was 47 years old. The authorities’ seeming reluctance to let his family collect his body has aroused suspicions around the circumstances of his death. The announcement was made by Russia’s…

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…

‘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…