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Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian TV personality with a huge social media following, is running for president in Russia against the incumbent, President Vladimir Putin.

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Meet The Russian TV Personality Running For President Against Putin

8:34pm February 07, 2018

A former reality TV star with a huge social media following, Ksenia Sobchak is a candidate in Russia's elections next month. She has a political pedigree, too: Her father was Vladimir Putin's mentor.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, is detained by police officers in Moscow, Russia on Sunday.

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Prominent Putin Critic Arrested Amid Nationwide Protests Against Upcoming Election

11:33am January 28, 2018

by Chris Benderev

Russian police dragged opposition leader Alexei Navalny from a march in Moscow and carried him feet-first into a van. Earlier Russian authorities appeared to raid his headquarters,

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faces new legal headaches.

Paul Manafort Sued By Russian Oligarch's Company Over Business Deal

1:01pm January 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

A suit filed in New York state court alleges that Manafort and a business associate misappropriated millions from a company linked to Oleg Derispaska, who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech in Moscow on Thursday. Putin said that Wednesday's explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg was a terrorist attack.

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Putin Says St. Petersburg Blast Was Terrorism

11:45am December 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A bomb went off in a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket, injuring at least 13 shoppers. Investigators say the device was homemade and packed with shrapnel.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech during a meeting with his supporters in Moscow on Sunday. Navalny, seen as the only Russian opposition leader who stands a fighting chance of challenging strongman Vladimir Putin, was seeking to g

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Russian Opposition Leader Barred From Running Against Putin In 2018

12:36pm December 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Alexei Navalny will not be allowed to run for president in Russia's election next year, officials announced on Monday. Navalny, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, has vowed to appeal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen at his annual news conference, in an image released by the Kremlin.

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'Why Do You Have This Spy Hysteria?' Putin Asks At Annual News Conference

10:19am December 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"They undermine their own nation," Russian President Vladimir Putin said of President Trump's American critics. The news conference went on for nearly four hours.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Saturday.

Trump: Putin Again Denied Interfering In Election And 'I Really Believe' He Means It

1:02am November 12, 2017

by Scott Horsley

While Trump says he believes the sincerity of the Russian president's denials made during a summit in Vietnam, Trump agrees with U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia did interfere in the election.

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Bill Browder, shown in Davos, Switzerland, in 2011, was a hedge fund manager. His lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, died in custody in Russia.

State Department Reportedly Revokes Visa Of Magnitsky Act Campaigner

1:18pm October 23, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Bill Browder lobbied Congress for passage of the 2012 law that targets Russian officials close to Vladimir Putin who are thought to be responsible for the prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions at a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Savonlinna, Finland, on Thursday.

Putin Derides 'Illegal' Sanctions Bill — But Says He's Waiting On Final Version

2:01pm July 27, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

At a news conference in Finland, the Russian president called the bipartisan bill "extremely cynical." But he said Russia will wait to see its final version before forming a "definitive view on it."

Russian President Vladimir Putin leads a Cabinet meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Wednesday.

In Putin's Russia, An 'Adhocracy' Marked By Ambiguity And Plausible Deniability

5:02pm July 21, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Donald Trump Jr. found his meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya a waste of time, but her approach fits into a larger pattern of freelance political activity that has come to characterize Putin's Russia.

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