Tag: Opposition

Categories Latin America

Maduro pardons 100+ opposition lawmakers to promote ‘national reconciliation’ in Venezuela

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced pardons for 110 opposition lawmakers currently facing charges, saying this should promote democracy in the country currently under US sanctions and demands for regime change. … Read More >Maduro pardons 100+ opposition lawmakers to promote ‘national reconciliation’ in Venezuela

Categories Russia

If Navalny was poisoned, unlikely it was by Putin: Italian professor pours cold water on ‘state-sponsored assassination’ theory

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Western media wasted no time in accusing the Russian government of attempting to kill Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny with poison, but basic common sense points against the conspiracy theory, an Italian expert has argued. … Read More >If Navalny was poisoned, unlikely it was by Putin: Italian professor pours cold water on ‘state-sponsored assassination’ theory

Categories World

Pro-opposition ‘women’s march’ scuffles with riot police in Minsk as ‘motor rallies’ held in support of Lukashenko (VIDEOS)

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Thousands of pro-opposition women marched and tried to breach a police cordon in central Minsk on Saturday while ‘motor rallies’ were held in support of President Alexander Lukashenko, as political turmoil continues in Belarus. … Read More >Pro-opposition ‘women’s march’ scuffles with riot police in Minsk as ‘motor rallies’ held in support of Lukashenko (VIDEOS)

Categories World

Opposition MP blasts Zelensky after Russian-language songs played at concert celebrating anniversary of Ukrainian Independence

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A Ukrainian opposition MP has accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of imposing a “little Russians” complex on Ukrainians, after the country’s Independence Day celebration featured songs performed in the Russian language. … Read More >Opposition MP blasts Zelensky after Russian-language songs played at concert celebrating anniversary of Ukrainian Independence

Categories EU

Merkel says Navalny & gas pipeline two ‘separate’ issues & Berlin won’t change policy towards Russia, important to ‘keep talking’

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled that Berlin isn’t interested in fundamentally changing its relationship with Russia, stressing that it was important to keep communication channels open with Moscow. … Read More >Merkel says Navalny & gas pipeline two ‘separate’ issues & Berlin won’t change policy towards Russia, important to ‘keep talking’

Categories Russia

‘I’ll strip them of their clothes’: When Navalny’s health recovers, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin plans to financially ruin him

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When Alexey Navalny recovers from his alleged poisoning, he’ll have another battle ahead. A businessman dubbed “Putin’s chef,” has vowed to take every single penny of a 88 million rubles ($1.2 million) debt owed by the activist. … Read More >‘I’ll strip them of their clothes’: When Navalny’s health recovers, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin plans to financially ruin him

Categories Russia

Siberian doctors who treated Moscow protest leader Navalny issue open letter addressing critics of their efforts to save activist

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The Russian doctors who treated Alexey Navalny last week have issued an open letter in response to criticism of their efforts to save his life. They are offended by some commentary, which they believe is politically motivated. … Read More >Siberian doctors who treated Moscow protest leader Navalny issue open letter addressing critics of their efforts to save activist

Categories Russia

Another round of sanctions? US threatens Russia with strong measures if Navalny is proven to have been poisoned

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Washington has threatened the Kremlin with a tough response if it is discovered that Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny was deliberately poisoned, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. … Read More >Another round of sanctions? US threatens Russia with strong measures if Navalny is proven to have been poisoned

Categories Russia

Poisoning protest leader Navalny ‘would not benefit’ Moscow, says Russian Foreign Ministry, labels Western allegations ‘offensive’

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Moscow does not stand to benefit from the alleged poisoning of anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said, noting the haste with which Western media and governments made the insinuation. … Read More >Poisoning protest leader Navalny ‘would not benefit’ Moscow, says Russian Foreign Ministry, labels Western allegations ‘offensive’