Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
10 months, 1 week ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. On Friday, Russian authorities said President Vladimir Putin’s key political challenger, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison colony. Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. 7, 2006 — Putin’s birthday. YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN AND HIS LIEUTENANTS A plane crash last August which killed Yevgeny Prigozhin and top lieutenants of his Wagner private military company came two months to the day after he launched an armed rebellion that Putin labeled “a stab in the back” and “treason.” While not critical of Putin, Prigozhin slammed the Russian military leadership and questioned the motives for going to war in Ukraine. FILE - A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal memorial next to the former ‘PMC Wagner Centre’ in St. Petersburg, Russia on Aug. 24, 2023.

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Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents
6 days, 23 hours ago

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

The Independent  

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Watch: Police swarm Moscow after Russian general killed in Ukraine-claimed attack
1 week ago

Watch: Police swarm Moscow after Russian general killed in Ukraine-claimed attack

The Independent  

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Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit
2 months ago

Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit

Daily Mail  

Detectives are still without a clear suspect for the murder of a Russian businessman strangled to death just weeks after the Salisbury poisonings. Nikolai Glushkov, 68, was living in exile in Britain having served time in Russia for blowing the whistle on corruption at state run airline Aeroflot, where he was deputy director He was given asylum here and feared …

The largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War is a victory for journalism – and justice
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War is a victory for journalism – and justice

The Independent  

The largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War did not seem likely even a few days ago, at least to the outside world. Complicated, to say the least, by the war in Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East and uncertainties about the outcome of this year’s US elections, stalemate and stasis would have been the more likely …

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
7 months, 3 weeks ago

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad

Associated Press  

From its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived. Security expert Andrei Soldatov said the work of the Kremlin’s intelligence services, then and now, has been …

Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment

Associated Press  

The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. “We just escaped Russia and had this illusion that we’ve escaped prison,” said journalist Irina Dolinina, who works for the independent outlet Important Stories, based in the Czech capital of Prague. Lithuania’s security service said the assault was probably “Russian-organized and …

‘If they decide to kill me…’: Alexei Navalny’s video message before death
10 months, 1 week ago

‘If they decide to kill me…’: Alexei Navalny’s video message before death

Live Mint  

His supporters considered him Russia’s Nelson Mandela. On February 16, while on a walk, Alexei Navalny fell unconscious and never woke up. "Corruption is the foundation of contemporary Russia, it is the foundation of Mr Putin’s political power," Navalny told Reuters in an interview in 2011. Navalny got arrested many times for leading protests and faced several legal cases for …

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison
10 months, 1 week ago

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison

New Indian Express  

TALLINN: World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington does not know exactly what happened, “but there is no doubt that the death of Navalny was a consequence of something Putin and his thugs …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny dead: When Vladimir Putin's fierce critic was poisoned with nerve agent
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny dead: When Vladimir Putin's fierce critic was poisoned with nerve agent

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny, jailed Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died, the prison service where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on February 20, 2021. Navalny's team immediately suspected foul play, …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

The Independent  

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Russia blames Kyiv for killing daughter of ‘Putin’s Rasputin’, but the truth may be closer to home
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia blames Kyiv for killing daughter of ‘Putin’s Rasputin’, but the truth may be closer to home

The Telegraph  

Investigators had barely started picking through the crime scene when Kremlin-linked officials began blaming Ukraine for the audacious car bomb attack that killed Daria Dugina. But Kyiv, which denied any link to the murder, may have more pressing military concerns than conducting a complex hit on the daughter of a Vladimir Putin whisperer. Veteran Russia watchers speculate that the murder …

Putin Could Be Poisoned Claims Ukrainian Intelligence, Says Potential Successor Lined Up
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin Could Be Poisoned Claims Ukrainian Intelligence, Says Potential Successor Lined Up

News 18  

Russian president Vladimir Putin may have lost the backing of Russia’s elite who may be hatching plans to take him down due to the war on Ukraine, UK-based news agency Daily Mail. The Daily Mail attributing Ukrainian intelligence officials said that Putin could be taken out either by poisoning, sudden disease or any other coincidence. The report by Daily Mail …

Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules

CNN  

CNN — Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died in London by polonium poisoning in 2006, the European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday. The ruling found that “Russia was responsible for assassination of Aleksandr Litvinenko in the UK.” “The Court found in particular that there was a strong prima facie …

Russia Fatally Poisoned A Prominent Defector In London, A Court Concludes
3 years, 3 months ago

Russia Fatally Poisoned A Prominent Defector In London, A Court Concludes

NPR  

Russia Fatally Poisoned A Prominent Defector In London, A Court Concludes Enlarge this image toggle caption Alistair Fuller/AP Alistair Fuller/AP The European Court of Human Rights has found the Kremlin responsible for the 2006 assassination by radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence official who defected to the West. Meanwhile, British police said Tuesday that they have identified …

U.K. police charge 3rd Russian in poisoning of ex-spy
3 years, 3 months ago

U.K. police charge 3rd Russian in poisoning of ex-spy

LA Times  

Police officers stand outside the house of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018. British police said Tuesday they are charging a third Russian suspect in the 2018 nerve agent attack on a former Russian agent in England. Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were targeted in a nerve agent attack in March 2018 in Salisbury, …

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 …

Vladimir Putin denies involvement in Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s poisoning
4 years ago

Vladimir Putin denies involvement in Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s poisoning

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind the poisoning of his top political foe, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and accused U.S. intelligence agencies of fomenting the claims. Speaking via video call during an annual marathon news conference, the Russian leader countered the accusations by saying that if the Kremlin wanted to poison Mr. Navalny …

Moscow office of Navalny's organization searched during raid
4 years, 1 month ago

Moscow office of Navalny's organization searched during raid

The Independent  

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Chemical Watchdog Group OPCW Confirms Nerve Agent Used In Russian Leader Navalny's Poisoning
4 years, 2 months ago

Chemical Watchdog Group OPCW Confirms Nerve Agent Used In Russian Leader Navalny's Poisoning

News 18  

The global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era nerve agent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Tuesday. This once again confirms unequivocally that Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, Seibert …

Russia’s Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning

LA Times  

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. 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 flight …

After weeks in coma, Putin critic Alexei Navalny discharged from hospital, eyes full recovery
4 years, 3 months ago

After weeks in coma, Putin critic Alexei Navalny discharged from hospital, eyes full recovery

India Today  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who the West believes was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent, has been discharged from hospital after a month, his doctors in Berlin said Wednesday. But Germany said toxicology tests provide "unequivocal proof" that he had been poisoned by the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which was also used to poison ex-double agent Sergei Skripal in …

The poisoning of Alexey Navalny: Five key things to know
4 years, 3 months ago

The poisoning of Alexey Navalny: Five key things to know

Al Jazeera  

One month on since Navalny fell ill, the Kremlin critic is out of a coma amid a growing rift between Europe and Russia. On August 20, a Thursday, Alexey Navalny, Russia’s leading Kremlin critic, had finished up campaigning for opposition politicians in Siberia for local elections, which were taking place from September 11 to 13. US President Donald Trump has …

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany
4 years, 3 months ago

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany

The Hindu  

Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny showed that he was poisoned by a Novichok chemical nerve agent, the German government said on September 2, demanding explanations from Moscow. “It is a shocking event that Alexei Navalny has become the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent in Russia,” said government spokesman Steffen Seibert in a …

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government

The Telegraph  

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and prominent Kremlin critic, was deliberately poisoned with Novichok, the German government said on Wednesday. Angela Merkel’s government said it had “unequivocal proof” Mr Navalny was targeted with the same nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018. “There are now serious questions that only the Russian government …

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany
4 years, 3 months ago

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany

Al Jazeera  

Novichok, a Soviet-era chemical weapon, was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. Tests performed on samples taken from prominent Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement on Wednesday testing by a special German …

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says
4 years, 3 months ago

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says

LA Times  

The German government says tests performed on samples taken from Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement Wednesday that testing by a special German military laboratory had shown “proof without doubt of a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group.” Novichok, a Soviet-era …

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says

NPR  

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Updated at 2 p.m. ET Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a variant of Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent, according to tests carried out by a German military …

The poisoning of critic who exposed Putin regime’s corruption (Opinion)
4 years, 3 months ago

The poisoning of critic who exposed Putin regime’s corruption (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Garry Kasparov is the chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative. Physicians in Berlin confirmed the poisoning of yet another Putin critic, and I very much hope not to lose another brave colleague in the fight against Putin’s deadly mafia regime. He branded Putin’s United Russia forever as “the party of crooks and thieves.” This wasn’t the traditional model …

Who is poisoning Russian dissidents and why?
4 years, 4 months ago

Who is poisoning Russian dissidents and why?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday morning, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny walked out of a hotel in the Siberian city of Tomsk and headed for the airport to catch a flight back to Moscow. When Navalny’s wife Yulia and press secretary Kira Yarmysh demanded that he be flown abroad for treatment, citing the substandard conditions of the hospital where he was kept and …

Toxic tea: Multiple Russians hit by suspected poisonings
4 years, 4 months ago

Toxic tea: Multiple Russians hit by suspected poisonings

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — When Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny collapsed in an airplane bathroom Thursday, his supporters immediately suspected poisoning. Here are some other people who’ve criticized the Kremlin and then fallen victim to suspected poisonings: ALEXANDER LITVINENKO A former agent for the KGB and post-Soviet successor agency FSB, Col. Alexander Litvinenko defected from Russia in 2000 and fled to London, …

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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