Russian Politics
Griner’s Wife: Brittney Now at ‘Weakest Moment’ in Russian Prison
Cherelle Griner said her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she prepares for an October 25 hearing for her appeal...
Russia Shuts Down Independent Novaya Gazeta Newspaper
Russia’s Supreme Court revoked the domestic broadcasting license of Russia’s liberal Novaya Gazeta newspaper on Thursday, effectively blocking it within the country, after claiming that it had violated the country’s...
Hit Job? Russian Official-Turned-Defector Hospitalized in Europe
Anatoly Chubais, Russia’s former deputy prime minister and one of the country’s most powerful figures during the 1990s, reportedly entered an intensive-care unit within a European hospital on Sunday, according...
Crime and Punishment: Russian Journalist Fined For Anti-War Posts
A Moscow court ordered Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who briefly achieved fame in the West for holding up a sign condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a live television broadcast...
Russian Ultranationalist Politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky Dies
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a Russian ultranationalist politician and ally of President Vladimir Putin, died on Wednesday morning in a Russian hospital from COVID-19 complications, according to a statement released by the...
Putin Critic Alexi Nalvany Sentenced to Nine More Years in Prison
A Russian court has sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to an additional nine years in prison on charges of embezzlement and contempt of court. Many outside observers described the sentencing...