Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine

When Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history

How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine
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Who are other Russian dissidents besides the late Alexei Navalny?

The sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable antagonist has left an open wound in Russia’s political opposition

Who are other Russian dissidents besides the late Alexei Navalny?
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Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe

A prominent rights group says over 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony

Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe
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Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison

World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time in blaming the reported death of Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison
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1st Russians are fined or jailed over rainbow-colored items after LGBTQ+ 'movement' is outlawed

Russian media and rights groups say the first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ+ activism as extremism

1st Russians are fined or jailed over rainbow-colored items after LGBTQ+ 'movement' is outlawed
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Kremlin foe Navalny urges election day protests in Russia next month by voting at a specific hour

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny is urging Russians to show their protest of President Vladimir Putin during next month’s presidential balloting by voting at a specific time on election day

Kremlin foe Navalny urges election day protests in Russia next month by voting at a specific hour
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Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and back in solitary confinement

Lawyers for Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, say he has been transferred to another prison in Siberia and placed in solitary confinement again over an alleged minor infraction

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and back in solitary confinement
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Kremlin foe Navalny, smiling and joking, appears in court via video link from an Arctic prison

A smiling and joking Alexei Navalny has appeared in court via video link from the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence

Kremlin foe Navalny, smiling and joking, appears in court via video link from an Arctic prison
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Kremlin foe Navalny says he's been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials at the Arctic prison colony where he is serving a 19-year term have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction

Kremlin foe Navalny says he's been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony
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Putin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that speeds up a path to Russian citizenship for foreigners who enlist in the country’s military amid the 22-month-old war in Ukraine

Putin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military
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Kremlin foe Navalny was moved from a prison east of Moscow, his allies say, but new site is unclear

Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said his lawyer was told in court that he had been moved from the penal colony east of Moscow where he has been serving time but was not told where he was taken

Kremlin foe Navalny was moved from a prison east of Moscow, his allies say, but new site is unclear
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Navalny's whereabouts are unknown and a Russian prison says he's no longer there, a spokeswoman says

The whereabouts of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are unknown and a spokeswoman says that officials at the penal colony where he was serving his sentence told a lawyer that he's no longer on the inmate roster

Navalny's whereabouts are unknown and a Russian prison says he's no longer there, a spokeswoman says
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Russia puts prominent Russian-US journalist Masha Gessen on wanted list for criminal charges

Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army

Russia puts prominent Russian-US journalist Masha Gessen on wanted list for criminal charges
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With Putin's reelection all but assured, Russia's opposition still vows to undermine his image

Most Russian opposition figures are either in prison at home or are in exile abroad

With Putin's reelection all but assured, Russia's opposition still vows to undermine his image
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Putin moves a step closer to a fifth term as president after Russia sets 2024 election date

Lawmaker's in Russia have set March 17 as the date for the country's 2024 presidential election

Putin moves a step closer to a fifth term as president after Russia sets 2024 election date
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Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
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Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist

The Russian Justice Ministry says it has filed a lawsuit with the country’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist
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Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech

A Russian court has convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison

Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech
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Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny as crackdown on dissent continues

An associate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed by a court in the Siberian city of Tomsk pending trial

Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny as crackdown on dissent continues
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Officials in Russia-annexed Crimea say private clinics have stopped providing abortions

Russian-installed health officials in Crimea say private clinics on the Moscow-annexed peninsula have “voluntarily” stopped providing abortions, which means that the procedure is now only available there in state-run medical facilities

Officials in Russia-annexed Crimea say private clinics have stopped providing abortions
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Russia seeks an 8-year prison term for an artist and musician who protested the war in Ukraine

Russian authorities are seeking an eight-year prison term for an artist and musician who was jailed after protesting the war in Ukraine

Russia seeks an 8-year prison term for an artist and musician who protested the war in Ukraine
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Israeli envoy to Russia says Tel Aviv passengers hid from weekend airport riot in terminal

Israel’s ambassador to Moscow gave new details of the weekend riot at an airport in southern Russia when a flight from Tel Aviv landed there, saying some of the passengers had to hide in the terminal before being flown by helicopter to safety

Israeli envoy to Russia says Tel Aviv passengers hid from weekend airport riot in terminal
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From Stalin to Putin, abortion has had a complicated history in Russia

Abortion has had a complicated history in the Soviet Union and Russia

From Stalin to Putin, abortion has had a complicated history in Russia
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Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn

Recent proposals by authorities to restrict access to abortion have touched a nerve across Russia, which has embraced increasingly conservative values

Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn
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Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine and to begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

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