Posted on April 27, 2024 at 11:40 pm (IST) U.S. intelligence agencies have found that Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have ordered the killing of his fiercest critic Alexei Navalny in a remote Arctic prison in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on April 27. The Wall Street Journal reported the report, citing unnamed … Read more
President Joe Biden invited the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to attend Thursday’s State of the Union address, but she was unable to attend, the White House said. Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (AFP) Russia will be a prominent theme in an annual prime-time congressional address, with … Read more
A funeral for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a remote Arctic penal colony earlier this month, will be held in Moscow on Friday, his spokesman said. Candles surround portrait of Alexei Navalny (AFP) Kira Yarmysh said on Tuesday that his funeral would be held on Friday afternoon at a church in the … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden met on Thursday with the wife and daughter of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died last week, “to express his heartfelt condolences,” the White House said. Biden meets with Navalny’s wife, daughter in California (Twitter) The White House said in a statement that at the meeting in California, Biden expressed … Read more
The White House says it is preparing additional “significant sanctions” against Russia in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic exile colony. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. (AP Photo) National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the sanctions, imposed on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “will be … Read more
Spain’s government summoned the Russian ambassador to Madrid following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, a Spanish foreign ministry source told AFP on Monday. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Reuters) The sources did not specify when Russian Ambassador Yuri Klimenko was summoned, which was reported two hours after Sweden and Germany … Read more
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been President Putin’s most powerful enemy, and his sudden death has naturally forced people to pay attention to the state of Russian politics. Navalny is the latest in a list of people suffering from what some have described as “Russian sudden death syndrome.” Navalny has raised questions about … Read more
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney issued a warning about the “Putin faction” in the Republican Party after Donald Trump responded to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, without mentioning him or Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin. Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney speaks during a hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, will meet European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, the EU foreign policy chief said. Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (AFP) The 47-year-old Kremlin critic died in an Arctic prison on Friday after more than three years in prison, … Read more
China’s foreign ministry declined to comment on Saturday on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying it was “Russia’s internal matter.” Flowers and tributes were left opposite the Russian Embassy to commemorate the death of Alexei Navaln. (Associated Press) “This is Russia’s internal matter. I will not comment,” China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Office … Read more