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Does the Fuhrer of the “Opposition” Have a Problem With the Russian Language?

Posted on January 4, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

Of course, I understand that being in a foreign language environment for several months can leave some imprint on the speech characteristics of behavior. But not to such an extent?! … Read More >Does the Fuhrer of the “Opposition” Have a Problem With the Russian Language?

Journalism & Mass media

Stephen F. Cohen on Russia’s democratization and how US meddling undermines it

Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020By Editor

Pushback rounds out 2020 by airing an unpublished interview with Stephen F. Cohen, the eminent Russia historian and scholar who passed away in September at the age of 81. … Read More >Stephen F. Cohen on Russia’s democratization and how US meddling undermines it

Russia

Russian Investigators Open Case Against Navalny Over Allegations of $4.8 Mln Donation Fraud

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

A criminal case over allegations of large-scale fraud was initiated against Russian political opposition figure Alexey Navalny, a Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman, Svetlana Petrenko, said. … Read More >Russian Investigators Open Case Against Navalny Over Allegations of $4.8 Mln Donation Fraud

Russia

Russian opposition figure Navalny to face new criminal case over alleged use of ‘anti-corruption’ donations ‘for personal gain’

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

The Investigative Committee of Russia announced on Tuesday that it has launched a fresh probe into the affairs of opposition activist Alexey Navalny, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to charge him with fraud. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny to face new criminal case over alleged use of ‘anti-corruption’ donations ‘for personal gain’

Journalism & Mass media

Navalny poisoning: CIA, MI6, ‘discredited’ state-funded Bellingcat play key role in accusing Russia

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020By Editor

Western media coverage has overlooked the key role of the CIA, MI6, and the NATO member state-funded outlet Bellingcat in generating the allegation that Russia’s FSB poisoned Alexei Navalny. … Read More >Navalny poisoning: CIA, MI6, ‘discredited’ state-funded Bellingcat play key role in accusing Russia

Russia

Half of Russians believe alleged Navalny poisoning was faked or carried out by Western intelligence, only 15% blame Kremlin – poll

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020By Editor

A recent study has revealed that only a sixth of Russians believe Alexey Navalny’s narrative that he was poisoned by the country’s authorities, with almost a third (30%) suspecting that the opposition figure staged the event. … Read More >Half of Russians believe alleged Navalny poisoning was faked or carried out by Western intelligence, only 15% blame Kremlin – poll

World

Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya accused of forming & financing extremist group to ‘seize state power’ in Belarus

Posted on December 25, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarus has opened a criminal case against former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and her ‘Coordination Council’ opposition movement. Its members are accused of forming an extremist group to overthrow the government. … Read More >Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya accused of forming & financing extremist group to ‘seize state power’ in Belarus

Russia

‘He compares himself to Jesus’: Putin’s spokesman says Navalny gripped by ‘megalomania’ after state ‘assassination’ accusations

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020By Editor

Alexey Navalny has a persecution complex and believes he is a messiah figure. That’s according to Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, offering a personal opinion rather than speaking on behalf of Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. … Read More >‘He compares himself to Jesus’: Putin’s spokesman says Navalny gripped by ‘megalomania’ after state ‘assassination’ accusations

Maduro Says Lawmakers Must Define Criminal Responsibility of Previous National Assembly

Posted on December 23, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the new parliament must define the criminal and administrative responsibility of members of the former National Assembly. … Read More >Maduro Says Lawmakers Must Define Criminal Responsibility of Previous National Assembly

Russia

Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to ‘FSB officer’ who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

Last week Alexey Navalny named eight FSB agents he believes are responsible for his alleged poisoning last August. Now, he has released a video showing a conversation he conducted with one of the men previously singled out. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to ‘FSB officer’ who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer