Thousands of Russians have posted selfies wearing red tops to show support for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny‘s wife. Social media users shared the pictures after Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wore a red jumper in court when her husband was handed his verdict earlier this week. As his sentence was read, Navalny made a heart sign … Read more
Thousands of Russians have posted selfies wearing red tops to show support for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Social media users shared the pictures after Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wore a red jumper in court when her husband was handed his verdict earlier this week. As his sentence was read, Navalny made a heart sign … Read more
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in court this morning where he faces up to three-and-a-half years in jail for ‘violating probation.’ Dozens of his supporters were rounded up by riot police outside the gates of the Moscow court and another 20 were detained at a nearby metro station. Only his wife Yulia was allowed … Read more
Russia today claimed to have uncovered footage showing an aide to jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny meeting an MI6 agent at a restaurant in Moscow. The footage run by state-backed media is the latest part of the Russian propaganda machine’s effort to discredit Navalny by claiming he is in league with Western intelligence, following two consecutive … Read more
Roman Abramovich’s British property empire is worth more than £200million and includes a 15-bedroom London mansion as pressure grows to freeze his UK assets. The Russian billionaire, 54, reportedly boasts a British property empire that includes a 15-bedroom mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens that is believed to be now worth £125 million. Russia‘s most prominent opposition … Read more
Roman Abramovich’s British property empire is worth more than £200million and includes a 15-bedroom London mansion as pressure grows to freeze his UK assets. The Russian billionaire, 54, reportedly boasts a British property empire that includes a 15-bedroom mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens that is believed to be now worth £125 million. Russia‘s most prominent opposition … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been told by MPs to sanction Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Everton backer Alisher Usmanov, both Russian oligarchs involved in English football, over human-rights abuses. Both Abramovich and Usmanov were named by detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last week as people who should be targeted by Western governments in a … Read more
A woman has been interrogated by Russian police for building snowmen carrying anti-Putin slogans. Yelena Kalinina was ordered to an interrogation amid a police drive to suppress dissent following nationwide protests in support of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny. In her rally of snowmen, the placards read: ‘Tsar go away’, ‘Vova (Vladimir) it’s all over between … Read more
New Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Russia against harming detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and says Putin’s regime seems ‘scared’ of him Antony Blinken briefed the press on his first day as secretary of state He was sworn in Wednesday afternoon Expressed ‘deep concern’ the safety of Navalny Navalny returned to Russia and is … Read more