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,…
A spirited President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address Thursday, fitting for an election year with enormous stakes in a divided nation. “Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy here at home been under such attack as they are today,” Biden said at the start…
Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on the day it was announced that Alexei Navalny was in prison in the Yamal-Nenets region, where he is serving his sentence had died in Munich, southern Germany on February 16, 2024. Kai Pfaffenbach | Afp | Getty…
Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, on February 16, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny…
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 The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that an investigation into the death of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was ongoing, stressing that “all necessary…
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Munich, GERMANY – Should we, as a united company, borrow on global markets and take on new debt together? That’s the question on EU…
Germany’s defense minister said Saturday that his country’s pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more was likely needed. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted that the 2% spending target would be achieved “in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond”. However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that…
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…
Former US President Donald Trump pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London on December 3, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM | AFP | Getty Images Former US leader and presidential candidate Donald Trump stoked the anger of US lawmakers and international leaders after saying he would not protect NATO…
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…
