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Navalny imprisonment: EU to sanction four Russian officials

Editorial Bureau February 23, 2021

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – Foreign ministers of the European bloc decided on Monday to slap sanctions on four senior Russian officials who are close to President Vladimir Putin in retaliation against the imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. This decision will formally be approved by

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Russia says it is ready to stop ties with EU if imposed with strict sanctions

Editorial Bureau February 12, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow is ready to cut ties with the European Union if the bloc imposes painful economic sanctions, as per extracts of an interview posted on the ministry’s website on Friday. Relations between Russia and the West has been affected after the arrest and jailing of […]

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Explosion at supermarket in southern Russia, no casualties reported

Editorial Bureau February 12, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian authorities said on Friday that a powerful blast ripped through a supermarket in the southern city of Vladikavkaz before opening hours. A gas leak is suspected. There are no reports of casualties. According to the supermarket’s guard, he had been asleep in the building but survived the explosion without injuries. On […]

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Russian police arrest over 450 during protests against jailed Kremlin critic Navalny

Editorial Bureau January 31, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Police arrested more than 450 people at rallies in Siberia and Russia’s Far East on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest his jailing. The rallies, also set to take place in Moscow and other cities later on Sunday, follow large protests last weekend. The […]

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Russians take to protests against arrest of Kremlin critic Navalny amid crackdown

Editorial Bureau January 31, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was jailed, took to protests in Siberia and the Russian Far East on Sunday for a second straight weekend, even as there has been a crackdown on his allies and warnings from the police. Rallies are also scheduled in Moscow later on Sunday, part of […]

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Russian authorities make ally of Kremlin foe Navalny their target before jail appeal

Ren Leen January 28, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had opened a criminal case againsy Leonid Volkov, a close ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. This move was taken hours before a court hearing of an appeal against Navalny’s own jailing. The case against Volkov, currently outside Russia, is part of a police clamp […]

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Germany says Russia must release peaceful demonstrators immediately

Ren Leen January 25, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – Germany on Monday called for the immediate release of peaceful demonstrators arrested on Saturday in Russia during rallies, supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ahead of a meeting with his European Union counterparts in Brussels, “The Russian constitution gives everybody in Russia the right to express

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Do not exhort minors to take part in Navalny protests: Russia warns social media

Editorial Bureau January 21, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian authorities directed social networking platforms, including short video-sharing app TikTok, to desist from spreading posts encouraging minors to attend unauthorised rallies on Saturday to show support for imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The most vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, Navalny was arrested at the airport during

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Foreign partners of Russia able to make 350 million Sputnik V doses per year – minister

Ren Leen January 20, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia’s Industry Minister Denis Manturov said on Wednesday that foreign manufacturers, with whom Russia has struck deals to produce its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, have the capacity of producing around 350 million doses per year. He said production had already been studied in Kazakhstan, and that manufacturers in South Korea, China, India

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he will go back to Russia on Sunday

Editorial Bureau January 13, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he would return to Russia on January 17 from Germany where he has been recovering after being poisoned. Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s leading critics, was airlifted to Germany for treatment in August after collapsing on a plane in what Germany and other Western […]