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Moscow protest leader Navalny faces community service & large fine if found guilty of libeling elderly WWII veteran

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Russian authorities have opened a defamation case against Alexei Navalny, after he called a World War II veteran a “traitor” for expressing his support for Russia’s proposed constitutional changes. … Read More >Moscow protest leader Navalny faces community service & large fine if found guilty of libeling elderly WWII veteran

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Russian court finds ex-US marine Paul Whelan guilty of espionage, sentences him to 16 years in prison

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Eighteen months after he was arrested in a Moscow hotel room and accusing of spying, a Russian court has handed down a 16 year jail term to Paul Whelan, a national of four western countries: Canada, Ireland, the US and the UK. … Read More >Russian court finds ex-US marine Paul Whelan guilty of espionage, sentences him to 16 years in prison

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Russian cities cancel victory parades EN MASSE as fear of Covid-19 still looms, Kremlin says it understands

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More Russian cities have canceled their second attempt at a World War II victory parade due to fears around Covid-19. At least ten have stopped or postponed planning so far, but Moscow’s showpiece ceremony will still go ahead. … Read More >Russian cities cancel victory parades EN MASSE as fear of Covid-19 still looms, Kremlin says it understands

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‘We’ll PLEASANTLY SURPRISE them’: Russia will be able to counter hypersonic weapons once other states develop them, Putin pledges

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Moscow knows other nations are hastily designing their own hypersonic weapons – but by the time they are acquired, the Russian military will have learned how to shield the country from them, President Vladimir Putin has said. … Read More >‘We’ll PLEASANTLY SURPRISE them’: Russia will be able to counter hypersonic weapons once other states develop them, Putin pledges

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‘This is not a movie, you can’t rewind’: Russian actor Efremov begs forgiveness after fatal drunk-driving car crash

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Renowned Russian actor Mikhail Efremov has made his first public appearance since killing a man in a drunk-driving incident, asking the victim’s family for forgiveness and offering support. … Read More >‘This is not a movie, you can’t rewind’: Russian actor Efremov begs forgiveness after fatal drunk-driving car crash