BRUSSELS — The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and prison officials responsible for imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his death last month. “Alexei Navalny’s slow killing by the Kremlin regime is a stark reminder of its utter disregard for human life,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in … Read more
BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using farm products as a tool to wreak havoc on the EU market and is moving to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. The tariffs are also aimed at denying Russia revenue, because they will effectively suppress exports to the EU, the … Read more
Two appearances by King Charles III have swiftly put to bed false claims by Russian media that Britain’s monarch had died. The 75-year-old king was spotted on Tuesday leaving Windsor Castle and arriving at Clarence House, hours before hosting an audience with veterans at Buckingham Palace to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin was upbeat after winning a fifth term in power in Russia’s presidential election over the weekend. He chose the moment to make his first public remarks on the death of his political nemesis, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, mentioning his name for the first time in years. Putin won Russia’s presidential … Read more
STORY: President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide victory in Russia’s election on Sunday… “This unity will allow us to act effectively on the frontline, in the economy, humanitarian development, achieving the goals of social development projects,” he said…. although the win came with signs of dissent and criticism from the U.S. that it … Read more
BERLIN — As Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, passed the first checkpoint on her way to the Russian embassy in Berlin to vote in the presidential election, a group of young Russians holding anti-Putin posters yelled out: “Yulia, we are with you! Don’t give up!” Closer to the embassy were … Read more
MOSCOW — On the final day of a presidential election with only one possible result, Russians protested Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian hold on power by forming long lines to vote against him at noon Sunday — answering the call of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had urged the midday action before dying suddenly in prison last … Read more
Ukrainians in territories occupied by the Russian military are being forced to vote in the Russian presidential election under the watch of heavily armed, masked soldiers who are accompanying election officials going from house to house, knocking on doors as they seek to compel participation. The staging of the election in occupied Ukraine is a … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a Russian luxury limousine gifted by President Vladimir Putin, Kim’s sister said Saturday, praising the car’s “special function” and the two countries’ deepening bilateral ties. In February, Putin sent Kim a high-end Aurus Senat limousine, which he had shown to the North Korean leader … Read more
BELGOROD, Russia — As polling stations opened across Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that Vladimir Putin is certain to win, a volley of Ukrainian missiles crashed into the western city of Belgorod, damaging apartment buildings and injuring at least two people as thousands of residents scrambled, yet again, for shelter. For most … Read more