Vladimir Putin at a rally on Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin on March 18, 2018. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images There are no surprises about who will win Russia’s presidential election next weekend, with incumbent Vladimir Putin expected to win a fifth term in office and stay in power until at least 2030. The heavily staged vote,…
President Vladimir V. Putin has threatened to intervene in Russia’s nuclear arsenal at three times in the past two years: once at the start of the war against Ukraine two years ago, once as he was losing ground, and again on Thursday when he feels he is wearing down Ukrainian defenses and American resolve. In…
A photo of Alexei Navalny and candles are seen in front of the Russian Consulate in Krakow, Poland, on February 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Photo only | Getty Images A spokesman for Putin dissident Alexei Navalny confirmed his death on Saturday after Russian media reported his death on Friday, citing the prison administration of…
Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political opponents ahead of next month’s election. Dissident Navalny, who died on Friday, was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in Russia, which he vehemently denied. World leaders reacted to the death…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners on Prospect Zakharova Street in Moscow, Russia, on September 29, 2019. Sefa Karacan | Anatolia | Getty Images World leaders and the wife of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reacted with dismay and suspicion to reports of the Kremlin critic’s death…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen via video feed on a screen from the IK-2 penal colony in Pokrov before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence on May 17, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Evgenia Novozhenina | Reuters Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian state news agency…
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, is escorted from the Lefortovsky Court building in Moscow on January 26, 2024. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin said “an agreement could be reached on the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,” signaling he was open…
Last spring, it seemed as if Tucker Carlson had reached the end of his passion Path through American media and politics. Fox News canceled its top-rated show, depriving Mr. Carlson of his nightly prime-time platform. But it locked him into a contract worth more than $15 million a year that prohibited him from taking a…
Citizens’ Initiative presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin arrives at the Central Election Commission in Moscow on January 31, 2024, to submit signatures collected in support of his candidacy. Vera Savina | Afp | Getty Images During President Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power, systemic opposition has been wiped out in Russia, with the Kremlin’s political opponents…
