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A Russian court has ordered the arrest of Alexei Navalny's widow, who lives abroad

12:17pm July 10, 2024

by Charles Maynes

A Moscow court ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a hearing that was conducted in absentia as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition.

Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on Monday.

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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn't going anywhere

3:16pm March 18, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.

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A member of a local election commission prepares a polling station with a sign that reads "Election of the President of Russia March 15-17 2024" for early voting in the village of Sennaya Guba, Republic of Karelia, on March 10.

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What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

6:40am March 15, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.

People watch as workers carry the coffin of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Relieve My Sorrows" in Moscow, Friday.

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Supporters chant 'We are not afraid' as Russia's Navalny is laid to rest

10:27am March 01, 2024

by Nick Spicer

Despite fears of a police crackdown, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral in southeast Moscow went on peacefully, two weeks after his mysterious death in an Arctic penal colony.

A flower and a picture are left as a tribute to Russian politician Alexei Navalny, near the Russian Embassy in London, Feb. 18.

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Navalny was about to be swapped for a Russian prisoner in Germany, an associate says

2:53pm February 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

An associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says in a video statement talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany.

Alexei Navalny is seen in 2012 behind the bars in a police van after he was detained during protests in Moscow a day after Vladimir Putin's inauguration.

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Alexei Navalny, Russian politician who opposed Putin to the end, has died in prison

4:27pm February 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.

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Protesters light candles on Friday in front of the Russian Embassy in Prague after the announcement that the Kremlin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny, had died in an Arctic prison.

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Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances

3:06pm February 16, 2024

The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

A man holds a poster with a portrait of opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin on Friday. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony, Russia's prison agency said.

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As the world mourns Navalny, leaders and supporters point at Russia's government

2:27pm February 16, 2024

by Jackie Northam

The international reaction to the death of the prominent Russian opposition leader was swift, with many blaming the Kremlin.

Boris Nadezhdin, a liberal Russian politician who is seeking to run in the March 17 presidential election, laughs during a meeting of the Russia's Central Election Commission in Moscow, Thursday.

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A Russian anti-war politician is blocked from running against Putin

4:26pm February 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Russian election authorities rejected Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in next month's presidential balloting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Council's meeting at Grand Kremlin Palace on Dec. 26 in Moscow.

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Putin's Rule Turns 20: Many Russians Find Stability; A New Generation Sees Stagnation

9:44am January 06, 2020

by Lucian Kim

Even after two decades in power, Russia's leader enjoys approval ratings around 70%. Supporters say he has returned the country to greatness. But a poll says over half of young adults want to leave.