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Russia
Kamala Harris Phones Russian Opposition Figure Navalnaya After Prisoner Swap
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris discussed “the release of other Russian political prisoners” with the widow of Putin opponent Alexei Navalny, who died in prison.
Aug. 2, 2024
Netherlands
‘Faces of Russian Resistance’ Exhibition Showcasing Political Prisoners Opens in Amsterdam
The exhibition highlights the situation faced by Russian political prisoners by showcasing 16 politicians, activists, artists and public figures held on anti-Kremlin charges.
May 30, 2024
Putin
Putin’s Fifth Term Starts Amid War, Censorship, Repression and Media Control
The 71-year-old Russian leader, who has been in power since May 2000, was re-elected for another six-year term in March in elections where he faced no opposition.
May 7, 2024
Russia
Russian Orthodox Church Suspends Navalny Memorial Priest
Patriarch Kirill, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed a decree banning priest Dmitry Safronov from giving blessings, carrying a cross or wearing the frock for three years.
April 24, 2024
Poland
Two Detained in Poland for Attack on Navalny Ally: Lithuania President
The announcement came a day after Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors said they had detained a man in Poland suspected of planning an attack on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
April 19, 2024
US
Aleksei Navalny's Memoir ‘Patriot’ to Be Published Posthumously This Fall
The late Russian opposition’s memoir, which he began in Germany while recovering from Novichok poisoning will be published in October his wife and allies announced today.
April 11, 2024
Putin
OPINION: What Now for the Russian Opposition?
Putin opponents gathered in Kyiv this week to discuss future action after Putin’s sham election.
March 19, 2024
NATO
EU, NATO Say Russian Election Not ‘Free and Fair’
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow Putin to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
March 14, 2024
Navalny
OPINION: After Navalny Part 2
Only a few thousand Russians paid their respects to martyred Alexei Navalny, and his family had difficulty getting a hearse, church, or cemetery to lay him to rest, the author writes.
March 11, 2024
Putin
OPINION: After Navalny Part 1
The Kremlin will continue cracking down on dissidents and igniting trouble and turmoil globally until its leadership is replaced, but this requires defeat abroad, a united and effective domestic oppostion, and dismantling the empire at home.
March 9, 2024
Zelensky
OPINION: Mrs. Zelensky's Lost Opportunity
In nine years, Navalny’s sentiments towards the “Crimea Question” shifted. At the time of his death, he firmly asserted that Ukraine’s border should be restored to that defined in 1991.
March 9, 2024
Biden
WORLD BRIEFING: March 6, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
March 6, 2024
Zelensky
President’s Office Denies Zelenska Rejecting White House Invite Over Navalnaya
The Washington Post reported US First Lady Jill Biden’s invitations to Olena Zelenska and Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition figure, were turned down by both.
March 6, 2024
Russia
43 Сountries Demand International Probe Into Navalny's Death
Navalny, 47, who died in an Arctic prison colony, was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of defiant mourners who chanted his name.
March 5, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Blocks Access to Song Written in Memory of Alexei Navalny
Russian musician, Vasya Oblomov set the words of Leonid Kaganov to music and released the song “Now Far from Here” following the death of the opposition politician.
March 3, 2024
Putin
Russians Chant ‘Ukrainians Are Good People’ at Navalny Funeral
Navalny's widow spoke out harshly against President Vladimir Putin at the European Parliament, holding him responsible for her husband's death and for a “brutal and sneaky war” against Ukraine.
March 3, 2024