I was speaking to the Russian ambassador when warning shots were fired in the Black Sea
3 years, 6 months ago

I was speaking to the Russian ambassador when warning shots were fired in the Black Sea

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The first WhatsApp message – one word, URGENT, in bold capitals from Luke on our Channel 4 News newsdesk – dropped at 12.18, followed immediately with a Reuters snap, headlined: “Russian forces fire warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea”. A question about whether the president of Belarus was Russia’s “pocket dictator” had gone down particularly badly. And although Berlin and Paris are reportedly pushing to “reset” relations with Moscow, it’s hard to envisage Russia entirely shedding its pariah status while it continues to target its enemies with Novichok – at home and abroad. Just like the last ambassador, Alexander Yakovenko, the current one uses the same playbook, questioning the evidence of Russian skulduggery and malevolence, even when intelligence agencies the world over say it’s there.

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Russia extends deadline for preliminary probe into Kremlin foe Navalny’s death in prison, ally says
9 months ago

Russia extends deadline for preliminary probe into Kremlin foe Navalny’s death in prison, ally says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities have extended the deadline for a preliminary probe into the still unexplained death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his ally said Wednesday. Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, said on the messaging app Telegram that the deadline has been extended until April 20, which means that “there is still no official information …

UK freezes assets, bans travel for Russian prison bosses after Navalny’s death
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UK freezes assets, bans travel for Russian prison bosses after Navalny’s death

Live Mint  

Russia announced the death of Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny on 16 February, following which the United Kingdom froze assets of six Russian prison bosses, who were reportedly in charge of the Arctic penal colony housing Navalny. “It's clear that the Russian authorities saw Navalny as a threat and they tried repeatedly to silence him,'' Foreign Secretary David Cameron said. …

Alexei Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned, seeks 'punishment' for Putin
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned, seeks 'punishment' for Putin

India Today  

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue where his body is believed to be held after his death last week in an Arctic penal colony. She continued: “The main thing that we can do for Alexei and ourselves is to …

Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

LA Times  

A woman in Moscow lays flowers to pay respect to Alexei Navalny at a monument to political repression. More than 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Many lighted candles and placed flowers next to a memorial portrait of …

‘They are lying…’: Alexei Navalny's wife as Russian officials share news of Putin critic's death
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘They are lying…’: Alexei Navalny's wife as Russian officials share news of Putin critic's death

Live Mint  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Yulia Navalnaya to offer condolences and reiterated that Russia would be responsible if Navalny's death is confirmed. Russian officials have announced the death of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a high security prison above the Arctic Circle. According to details shared by the State Department, the top official also “reiterated that …

‘Brutally murdered’: World reacts to Alexey Navalny’s death in prison
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Brutally murdered’: World reacts to Alexey Navalny’s death in prison

Al Jazeera  

Leaders say Putin critic ‘paid for his courage with his life’ and that they hold Russia responsible for his death. Vice President Kamala Harris, commenting at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, said Navalny’s death, if confirmed, would be “a further sign of Putin’s brutality”. Speaking before Harris, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said reports of Navalny’s death underscore …

Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s main opposition figure is serving a combined sentence of 11 and a half years for fraud and contempt of court. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says investigators have opened an “absurd terrorism” case against him, possibly leading to a further 30 years in jail. The state-owned TASS news agency reported that Russian investigators had also put 11 people …

Alexei Navalny vows to keep resisting Moscow two years after returning to Russia
1 year, 11 months ago

Alexei Navalny vows to keep resisting Moscow two years after returning to Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Navalny was arrested exactly two years ago as …

'Navalny' aims to make noise for imprisoned Russian leader
2 years, 11 months ago

'Navalny' aims to make noise for imprisoned Russian leader

The Independent  

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Seven Russians sanctioned by UK over Alexei Navalny poisoning
3 years, 4 months ago

Seven Russians sanctioned by UK over Alexei Navalny poisoning

The Independent  

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Russia is telling the same old story when it comes to the incident in the Black Sea
3 years, 6 months ago

Russia is telling the same old story when it comes to the incident in the Black Sea

The Independent  

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UN rights experts urge international probe of Navalny poisoning
3 years, 10 months ago

UN rights experts urge international probe of Navalny poisoning

Al Jazeera  

Agnes Callamard and Irene Khan say Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s poisoning was meant to send a ‘sinister warning’ to quash dissent. United Nations human rights experts have called for an international investigation into the poisoning of prominent Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny and demanded his “immediate release” from a Russian penal colony. ‘International investigation’ The experts recalled that toxicology tests conducted …

Navalny and Russia: Boiling point?
3 years, 11 months ago

Navalny and Russia: Boiling point?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, February 10 at 19:30 GMT: Thousands of people poured into streets across Russia last month to protest the jailing of the Kremlin’s most prominent critic, Alexey Navalny, who went to prison declaring he had been targeted because President Vladimir Putin feared him. Navalny was arrested after returning from Germany, where he was recovering from being poisoned by a …

A chink in Kremlin’s armour
3 years, 11 months ago

A chink in Kremlin’s armour

The Hindu  

The violent demonstrations last weekend in more than 100 cities across Russia in support of opposition politician Alexei Navalny were unlike any of the protests in the country under President Vladimir Putin’s rule, say commentators. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has termed Moscow’s crackdown on Mr. Navalny and the protesters as “a violation of human rights”. The regime has aptly …

Poison and prison: On political importance of Navalny
3 years, 11 months ago

Poison and prison: On political importance of Navalny

The Hindu  

Russian authorities have repeatedly tried to play down the political importance of Alexei Navalny, the opposition politician who was poisoned in Siberia five months ago, saying he is unpopular. But Mr. Navalny, who has accused Mr. Putin of ordering the poison attack, still chose to travel to Russia, in an open defiance of Mr. Putin’s power, and courted arrest. Once …

Navalny says pranked Russian agent to admit poison underwear plot
4 years ago

Navalny says pranked Russian agent to admit poison underwear plot

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin critic says he tricked Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him. Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underwear. Navalny declared his poisoning case solved earlier this …

Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning

The Hindu  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Mr. Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is Putin’s fiercest critic, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic …

Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic 'can talk again’ as police protection increased
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic 'can talk again’ as police protection increased

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny …

UN human rights office seeks probe on reported poisoning of Opposition leader Alexei Navalny
4 years, 4 months ago

UN human rights office seeks probe on reported poisoning of Opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Firstpost  

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a statement, decried a ‘profoundly disturbing’ number of cases of poisoning or targeted assassination in Russia over the past two decades Geneva: The office of the UN human rights chief is calling on the Russian government to carry out or cooperate with an independent investigation of the reported poisoning of …

Alexei Navalny: UN seeks independent probe into ‘profoundly disturbing’ novichok poisoning
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny: UN seeks independent probe into ‘profoundly disturbing’ novichok poisoning

The Independent  

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Alexey Navalny: Russian opposition leader is out of coma, hospital says
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexey Navalny: Russian opposition leader is out of coma, hospital says

CNN  

Berlin CNN — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is out of a medically induced coma, the German hospital where he is being treated said in a statement on Monday. Germany’s government said last week that tests on Navalny showed “unequivocal evidence” of the use ofa chemical nerve agent from the Soviet-era Novichok group. “Today the UK summoned Russia’s Ambassador to …

Donald Trump says US has not seen evidence Alexei Navalny was poisoned by Russia
4 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump says US has not seen evidence Alexei Navalny was poisoned by Russia

ABC  

President Donald Trump says the US does not know whether Alexei Navalny was poisoned by Russia, despite NATO, the German Government and his own press secretary agreeing that he was the victim of an assassination attempt. Key points: Alexei Navalny is a vocal critic of the Kremlin who fell ill after an August 20 flight and now is in an …

‘Victim of a crime’: World leaders react to Navalny poisoning
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Victim of a crime’: World leaders react to Navalny poisoning

Al Jazeera  

Germany says lab test showed ‘proof without doubt’ that Russian opposition leader Navalny poisoned. The German government said testing by a German military laboratory showed “proof without doubt of a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group”. It is the responsibility of the Russian authorities to respond to them.” United Kingdom British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the news was …

Alexey Navalny was poisoned, Berlin hospital says
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexey Navalny was poisoned, Berlin hospital says

CNN  

Berlin CNN — The hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says tests indicate that he was poisoned. Berlin’s Charite Hospital noted that the Kremlin critic was suffering from “intoxication by a substance from the group of cholinesterase inhibitors.” It added that Navalny, who was transferred to the German capital from the Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday morning, is …

'Poisoned' Vladimir Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Can't be Moved to Germany, is 'Unstable'
4 years, 4 months ago

'Poisoned' Vladimir Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Can't be Moved to Germany, is 'Unstable'

News 18  

After an air ambulance was dispatched to fly seriously ill Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny to Germany, his spokesperson said that he could not be moved, as his condition was "unstable". Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov wished Navalny a "speedy recovery" after pledging Kremlin help to secure him treatment abroad if needed. Political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said that Navalny had "hundreds …

Trump remains largely silent on reported poisoning of Russian dissident as Europe, US lawmakers offer support
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump remains largely silent on reported poisoning of Russian dissident as Europe, US lawmakers offer support

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration has not made any substantial statement on the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, in sharp contrast to European reaction, despite President Donald Trump saying Thursday his Secretary of State was looking into it. “We haven’t seen it yet,” Trump said when asked if the US government had determined Navalny, who was hospitalized …

A suspected poisoning renews focus on threats faced by Putin’s opponents
4 years, 4 months ago

A suspected poisoning renews focus on threats faced by Putin’s opponents

CNN  

CNN — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has long acknowledged the risks of confronting the Kremlin: The anti-corruption campaigner has been repeatedly jailed and spent long stretches in custody for organizing political protests. Family photo/Pixel 8000 Ltd Before Navalny’s rise to prominence, the most visible leader of the Russian opposition was Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister. But the …

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