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Germany
Moscow still says Navalny died from natural causes despite documents obtained by The Insider containing information that identifies symptoms associated with poisoning.
Sep. 30
Russia
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris discussed “the release of other Russian political prisoners” with the widow of Putin opponent Alexei Navalny, who died in prison.
Aug. 2
Netherlands
The exhibition highlights the situation faced by Russian political prisoners by showcasing 16 politicians, activists, artists and public figures held on anti-Kremlin charges.
May. 30
Putin
The 71-year-old Russian leader, who has been in power since May 2000, was re-elected for another six-year term in March in elections where he faced no opposition.
May. 7
Russia
Patriarch Kirill, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed a decree banning priest Dmitry Safronov from giving blessings, carrying a cross or wearing the frock for three years.
Apr. 24
Poland
The announcement came a day after Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors said they had detained a man in Poland suspected of planning an attack on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Apr. 19
US
The late Russian opposition’s memoir, which he began in Germany while recovering from Novichok poisoning will be published in October his wife and allies announced today.
Apr. 11
Putin
Putin opponents gathered in Kyiv this week to discuss future action after Putin’s sham election.
Mar. 19
NATO
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow Putin to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
Mar. 14
Navalny
Only a few thousand Russians paid their respects to martyred Alexei Navalny, and his family had difficulty getting a hearse, church, or cemetery to lay him to rest, the author writes.
Mar. 11
Putin
The Kremlin will continue cracking down on dissidents and igniting trouble and turmoil globally until its leadership is replaced, but this requires defeat abroad, a united and effective domestic oppos
Mar. 9
Zelensky
In nine years, Navalny’s sentiments towards the “Crimea Question” shifted. At the time of his death, he firmly asserted that Ukraine’s border should be restored to that defined in 1991.
Mar. 9
Biden
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Mar. 6
Zelensky
The Washington Post reported US First Lady Jill Biden’s invitations to Olena Zelenska and Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition figure, were turned down by both.
Mar. 6
Russia
Navalny, 47, who died in an Arctic prison colony, was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of defiant mourners who chanted his name.
Mar. 5
War in Ukraine
Russian musician, Vasya Oblomov set the words of Leonid Kaganov to music and released the song “Now Far from Here” following the death of the opposition politician.
Mar. 3
Ukraine's intelligence says cause of Russian oppositionist's death aligns with initial assertions made by Kremlin.
Feb. 26