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 laboratory. Navalny "is the victim of a crime that intended to silence him," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a news conference Wednesday about the findings. Sponsor Message The Novichok group of nerve agents was "developed in a top-secret laboratory in Moscow and was once a closely held secret of the Russian government," as NPR's Geoff Brumfiel has reported.

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Paramedic thought Sergei Skripal and his daughter had taken fentanyl overdose when he arrived on scene of Salisbury's Novichok poisonings, inquiry hears
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paramedic thought Sergei Skripal and his daughter had taken fentanyl overdose when he arrived on scene of Salisbury's Novichok poisonings, inquiry hears

Daily Mail  

A paramedic said he thought Yulia and Sergei Skripal were suffering from a fentanyl overdose when he arrived at the scene of the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury. The former spy and his daughter are believed to have been poisoned after members of Russian military intelligence smeared the nerve agent on Mr Skripal's door handle in Wiltshire. Sergei Skripal and his …

Sergei Skripal told neighbour he feared Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned to Russia, inquiry hears
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sergei Skripal told neighbour he feared Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned to Russia, inquiry hears

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sergei Skripal’s former next-door neighbour has told a public inquiry …

Column: Poisoned, imprisoned and essentially killed by Putin, Alexei Navalny somehow never lost hope
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Column: Poisoned, imprisoned and essentially killed by Putin, Alexei Navalny somehow never lost hope

LA Times  

Alexei Navalny at a protest in Moscow in 2019. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to die by nerve agent — the kind of poison Russian President Vladimir Putin is known to use against his enemies — I highly recommend Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir, “Patriot.” The story begins in the summer of 2020. “When I’m asked what it’s like …

Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a
2 months, 1 week ago

Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a

Daily Mail  

Never-before-seen CCTV footage of the Salisbury Novichok attack reveals the moment a former Russian spy innocently handed bread to a child after being poisoned with the deadly nerve agent. CCTV shows former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia happily strolling around Salisbury on March 4, 2018 - utterly unaware they had been poisoned with Novichok. This image was …

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?
2 months, 1 week ago

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?

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 A public inquiry has been …

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry
2 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Salisbury poisoning victim Sergei Skripal believes Vladimir Putin personally ordered …

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told
2 months, 1 week ago

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told

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. When Ms Sturgess was poisoned by Novichok four months …

Russia extends deadline for preliminary probe into Kremlin foe Navalny’s death in prison, ally says
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps

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 Vladimir Putin could target the …

Alexei Navalny death latest: UK first country to issue sanctions over killing of Putin critic in prison
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny death latest: UK first country to issue sanctions over killing of Putin critic in prison

The Independent  

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Did KGB-style punch to the heart kill Alexei Navalny?
10 months ago

Did KGB-style punch to the heart kill Alexei Navalny?

Firstpost  

It’s been five days since Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony, where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence. Now, a human rights activist claims that a single blow to the heart, a technique used by KGB operatives, is the likely reason for the dissident’s demise A woman holds a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as …

The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'
10 months ago

The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his fight against the Kremlin, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The spokesperson also dismissed her allegations that Mr. Putin had killed the country’s opposition leader as “unfounded” and “insolent.” In the video released on Monday, Yulia Navalnaya accused Mr. Putin of killing her …

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin
10 months ago

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says widow Yulia’s accusations that Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent are ‘unfounded and vulgar’. Let me finally see my son,” said Lyudmila Navalnaya in a video message on Tuesday, making her plea as the Kremlin denied any involvement in the death of Navalny on February 16 while serving a sentence at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony above …

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya accuses Putin of murder, vows to fight for freedom
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya accuses Putin of murder, vows to fight for freedom

India TV News  

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died mysteriously in prison, has accused President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and pledged to continue his struggle for a "free Russia," according to reports. In a video statement released Monday, she declared, "Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband, Alexey Navalny," and vowed to carry on …

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

Navalny's widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death
10 months ago

Navalny's widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death

New Indian Express  

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 mortuary where his body is believed to be held after his death last week at an Arctic penal colony. Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband in …

‘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 …

‘They killed him’: Was Putin’s critic Navalny murdered?
10 months, 1 week ago

‘They killed him’: Was Putin’s critic Navalny murdered?

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin-aligned media have said Alexey Navalny had a blood clot. A day later, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken opponent fainted and fell after a walk, and was pronounced dead two hours later, despite “numerous resuscitation attempts,” prison officials said. Navalny’s deputy blamed Putin for Navalny’s “murder.” “Specifically, it was Putin who killed him,” Ivan Zhdanov, who replaced Navalny as …

Alexei Navalny death: What was India's stance after Putin critic was poisoned with nerve agent in 2020?
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny death: What was India's stance after Putin critic was poisoned with nerve agent in 2020?

Live Mint  

India had reiterated its ‘clear and consistent’ stance on chemical weapons after the attack as officials took note of the developments. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny passed away on Friday at a ‘special regime’ penal colony in Russia. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} India had reiterated its ‘clear and consistent’ stance on chemical weapons after the attack as officials took note of the …

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 …

‘They are lying…’: Navalny’s wife as Russia share news of Putin critic’s death
10 months, 1 week ago

‘They are lying…’: Navalny’s wife as Russia share news of Putin critic’s death

Live Mint  

Russian officials have announced the death of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a high security prison above the Arctic Circle. Vladimir Putin should be personally held for all the atrocities they have committed in our country in the last years,” Yulia Navalnaya told the Munich Security Conference. According to details shared by the State Department, the top official also …

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: 10 points about fierce Putin critic who survived poisoning attempt in 2020 now dead in prison
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny: 10 points about fierce Putin critic who survived poisoning attempt in 2020 now dead in prison

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny dies: Russia's prison agency on Friday announced the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the age of 47. Alexei Navalny- Vladimir Putin's principal opponent • Navalny was a prominent figure in Russia's divided opposition, often likened to Nelson Mandela by his supporters who anticipated his eventual release from jail to lead the country. • Barred from running …

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, …

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny reported dead; Western leaders blame Kremlin
10 months, 1 week ago

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny reported dead; Western leaders blame Kremlin

The Hindu  

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, died on February 16 after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north of the Arctic Circle where he was serving a long jail term, the Russian prison service said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates will not go unpunished if the death of Alexei Navalny, as reported by Russian officials, …

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  

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. FORMER INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES In 2006, …

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says
1 year, 8 months ago

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says

NPR  

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning and is back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Anna Veduta, …

January 14, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 11 months ago

January 14, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

The CNN film “Navalny” follows Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was poisoned in August 2020 with a nerve agent during a flight to Moscow. Navalny has been transferred into a solitary prison cell, according to tweets from himself and his staff, in what he described as a move designed to “shut me up.” Even while behind bars, his Instagram …

Column: Is the documentary ‘Navalny’ a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?
2 years ago

Column: Is the documentary ‘Navalny’ a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?

LA Times  

The moment when Alexei Navalny gets a Russian agent to admit he was poisoned with a nerve agent placed in his underpants. Alexei Navalny, the Russian anti-corruption crusader and cheeky YouTube star, is the face of democratic opposition to Putin’s presidency. The emotional climax of a new film about Navalny is the moment he gets one of his would-be assassins, …

Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled
2 years, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled

Raw Story  

Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday, risks becoming the latest in a long line of Kremlin critics slapped with heavy jail terms. Jailed Russia's main opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-made nerve agent, on a trip to Siberia in 2020. Exiled Some of Putin's high-profile critics have been based abroad …

Russian dissident Alexey Navalny says he was moved into solitary cell to ‘shut me up’
2 years, 1 month ago

Russian dissident Alexey Navalny says he was moved into solitary cell to ‘shut me up’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: The award-winning CNN Film “Navanly” chronicles the investigation into the shockingly brazen assassination attempt of the Russian opposition leader. CNN — Imprisoned Russian dissident Alexey Navalny has been transferred into a solitary prison cell, according to tweets from himself and his staff, in what he described as a move designed to “shut me up.” Navalny, a prominent critic …

Putin-foe Alexei Navalny 'transferred to maximum security prison notorious for beatings and rape'
2 years, 6 months ago

Putin-foe Alexei Navalny 'transferred to maximum security prison notorious for beatings and rape'

Daily Mail  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has gone missing from prison amid fears he has been sent to a dreaded 'torture' prison notorious for sexual violence and brutal beatings. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has gone missing from prison amid fears he has been sent to a dreaded 'torture' prison The Putin foe had gone 'missing' from his previous jail but …

'Navalny' aims to make noise for imprisoned Russian leader
2 years, 10 months ago

'Navalny' aims to make noise for imprisoned Russian leader

The Independent  

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Salisbury attack: Police officer poisoned with novichok felt like ‘life was being taken away slowly’
3 years, 2 months ago

Salisbury attack: Police officer poisoned with novichok felt like ‘life was being taken away slowly’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Getty Skripal attack aftermath – in pictures Theresa May visits …

UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
3 years, 3 months ago

UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings

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 A coroner presiding over an …

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 …

October 2020: Alexey Navalny on the poisoning attack he survived and why he thinks Putin was behind it
3 years, 8 months ago

October 2020: Alexey Navalny on the poisoning attack he survived and why he thinks Putin was behind it

CBS News  

Russian President Vladimir Putin's political opposition has taken to the streets once again in cities across the country. Alexey Navalny: And it's-- it's something very special about Mr. Putin, that he's crazy about money. Lesley Stahl: Mr. Putin told the President of France that you poisoned yourself-- Alexey Navalny: Yes. Alexey Navalny: Despite his controlling police, judges, courts, media, and …

Alexey Navalny: Protesters across Russia call for Navalny’s release on same day as Putin’s annual address
3 years, 8 months ago

Alexey Navalny: Protesters across Russia call for Navalny’s release on same day as Putin’s annual address

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Russian security forces rounded up more than 1,000 demonstrators on Wednesday as thousands of people in cities across the country rallied in support of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group. The nationwide protests came on the same day that President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the nation, warning foreign …

Russian suspects in the Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian suspects in the Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic

CNN  

CNN — The suspects of the 2018 novichok nerve agent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the Czech Republic that killed two people. Putin has said the two men identified as suspects are “not criminals.” The UK foreign office said on Sunday: “It has been announced by the Czech …

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal FIVE YEARS before Salisbury attack, coroner is told
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal FIVE YEARS before Salisbury attack, coroner is told

Daily Mail  

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal five years before the Salisbury Novichok poisoning, a pre-inquest review has heard. The movements of two intelligence officers - who used the aliases Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov - will be investigated during the probe into the death of Dawn Sturgess, Coroner Baroness Hallett said. The 2013 movements of two intelligence officers …

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?
3 years, 9 months ago

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?

Daily Mail  

The home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal has been bought by Wiltshire Council. The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination attempt with Novichok on Mr Skripal, 69, and his daughter three years ago. Circled: The infected door handle The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination …

US slaps sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning
3 years, 9 months ago

US slaps sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning

Al Jazeera  

Senior Biden administration officials said on Tuesday that the US has imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and entities over Russia’s attempts to kill opposition figure Alexey Navalny with a nerve agent. “The intelligence community assesses with high confidence that officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service used a nerve agent to poison Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny,” White House spokeswoman Jen …

Navalny and Russia: Boiling point?
3 years, 10 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 …

Moscow court orders Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny to prison
3 years, 10 months ago

Moscow court orders Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny to prison

LA Times  

A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2½ years, finding that he violated the terms of his probation while recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning. “You can’t jail the entire country.” Russia’s penitentiary service said Navalny violated the probation conditions of his suspended sentence from the 2014 conviction. “What else could …

Man who gave the world Novichok invents Covid drug
3 years, 10 months ago

Man who gave the world Novichok invents Covid drug

The Independent  

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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 …

Russian investigators open new fraud probe involving Navalny
3 years, 11 months ago

Russian investigators open new fraud probe involving Navalny

The Independent  

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