Author: Dasha Litvinova
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Putin’s crackdown casts a wide net, ensnaring the LGBTQ+ community, lawyers and many others
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It’s not just opposition politicians who are targeted in the crackdown by the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years
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A timeline of restrictive laws that authorities have used to crack down on dissent in Putin’s Russia
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Russian authorities have adopted a slew of laws restricting fundamental human rights, including freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the rights of minorities and religious groups
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Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny’s death in prison
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World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time in blaming the reported death of Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government
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Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
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Kremlin critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been attacked or killed in a variety of ways
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Russian election officials reject antiwar politician’s bid to oppose Putin in next month’s vote
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Antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin was rejected as a candidate in next month’s presidential balloting by Russian election officials, a strong signal from the Kremlin that it won’t tolerate any public opposition to the invasion of Ukraine
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New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
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TALLINN, Estonia • Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed. A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine. As…
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Russians besiege Ukrainian ports as armored column stalls
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital. After seven days of Russian assault, the United Nations refugee agency announced that 1 million people have fled Ukraine since…
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Russia invades Ukraine on many fronts in ‘brutal act of war’
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Ukraine’s government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.…
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Russia, U.S. take tough stands ahead of more talks on Ukraine
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MOSCOW • Moscow and Washington took uncompromising stands Tuesday ahead of more talks amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, with the U.S. rebuffing a demand to halt NATO expansion and the Kremlin saying it will quickly see if it’s worthwhile to even keep negotiating. At Monday’s talks in Geneva, Russia insisted on guarantees precluding…
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Kremlin: Xi supports Putin’s pursuit of guarantees from West
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MOSCOW • Chinese President Xi Jinping supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in his push to get Western security guarantees precluding NATO’s eastward expansion, the Kremlin said Wednesday after the two leaders held a virtual summit. Putin and Xi spoke as Moscow faces heightened tensions with the West over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine’s border.…