Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been moved to a ‘concentration camp’, lawyer claims

Jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny reveals his ‘freshly shaven head’ as he likens his Russian penal colony to a ‘concentration camp’ and says inmates are even banned from swearing Navalny says he is woken every hour at night by guards at Russian prison camp He was taken to the penal colony after conviction for flouting … Read more

Russian police detain 150 people at meeting of opposition politicians in Moscow

Russian police have detained 150 people at meeting of opposition politicians in Moscow, accusing them of having links to an ‘undesirable organisation’. The detentions come amid a crackdown on anti-Kremlin sentiment, following the arrest and imprisonment of opposition politician Alexei Navalny who returned to Russia in January after recovering from a nerve agent poisoning in … Read more

Russia throttles Twitter’s internet speeds for 50 per cent of users

Russia accidentally shut down some of its own government websites after a move to slash Twitter’s internet speeds backfired,  Web pages for Kremlin.ru and several other government departments failed to load for about an hour shortly after Roscomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, said it had started slowing down Twitter’s services over its refusal to remove harmful content. … Read more

EU imposes sanctions on Kremlin officials in response to crackdown on Putin critic Alexei Navalny 

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.  Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday blasted the move amid the crackdown on Kremlin critic Navalny and his supporters. EU foreign ministers earlier Monday agreed to impose … Read more

President Biden prepares to announce sanctions on Russia

The Biden administration is preparing to issue sanctions on Russia over the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. According to Politico, the US is expected to coordinate with European allies a sanctions rollout against Russia in the coming weeks.    Sources told the news outlet that US sanctions on Russia would be the Biden administration’s … Read more

Putin critic Alexei Navalny faces nearly three years in jail after losing appeal

Putin critic Alexei Navalny faces nearly three years in jail after losing his appeal and has also been convicted of defamation for calling a World War Two veteran a ‘traitor’ for appearing in a pro-Kremlin video. Judge Dmitry Balashov dismissed Navalny’s appeal of a decision to imprison him for violating the terms of a 2014 … Read more

Putin critic Alexei Navalny faces nearly three years in jail after losing appeal

Putin critic Alexei Navalny faces nearly three years in jail after losing his appeal and has also been convicted of defamation for calling a World War Two veteran a ‘traitor’ for appearing in a pro-Kremlin video. Judge Dmitry Balashov dismissed Navalny’s appeal of a decision to imprison him for violating the terms of a 2014 … Read more

Putin critic Alexei Navalny LOSES appeal against nearly three year jail term

Putin critic Alexei Navalny LOSES appeal against nearly three year jail term as Moscow judge defies calls from Europe’s top human right’s court to free him immediately Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, 44, was arrested in January this year Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny’s appeal of the February 2 ruling He will now be imprisoned … Read more

Alexei Navalny back in court accused of defaming Second World War veteran

Putin heaps fresh humiliation on jailed Alexei Navalny by putting him on trial for calling WW2 veteran ally of President a ‘corrupt lackey’ Alexei Navalny hauled back to court in Moscow today on defamation charge He is accused of calling a 94-year-old Second World War veteran who appeared in pro-Putin video a ‘traitor and a … Read more

EU accused of ‘kissing the backside of Russia’ after it turns to Moscow to make up vaccine supply

EU accused of ‘kissing the backside of Russia’ after it turns to Moscow to make up its shortfall in vaccine supplies Josep Borrell backs Russian Sputnik V jab, congratulates country on its ‘success’  Russia expelled three European diplomats over imprisonment of Alexei Navalny Sir Iain Duncan Smith says EU is ‘kissing the backside of Russia,’ … Read more