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Moscow’s increasingly bellicose rhetoric adds to speculation about possible Russian intervention
President Volodymyr Zelensky has not received a response to his request for a telephone call with Vladimir Putin
US president extends offer after launching verbal attacks against the two leaders
Moscow’s move comes after Biden said Putin would ‘pay a price’ for election interference
After eras of prosperity and patriotism, Russia’s president is now ramping up repression to hold on to power
Moscow signals to Brussels president has weathered the storm and will stand by autocrats
Action over Navalny falls short of demands from Moscow’s toughest critics but is welcomed by US
Leader of Kyiv’s main pro-Russia party and seven others targeted for allegedly ‘financing terrorism’
The persecution of Alexei Navalny provides a focus for social discontent
Living standards slide amid stagnant growth, weak investment and government austerity
Aqua-discos, ice-hockey rinks, gold and crystal fill opulent behemoths built to impress and intimidate
Opposition activist’s long sentence underscores Kremlin will not brook any dissent
Case viewed by supporters as attempt to neutralise Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic
Thousands defy warnings and arrest to show support for imprisoned activist Alexei Navalny
Demonstrations across Russia sign citizens’ concerns run deeper than arrest of opposition leader
Moscow office’s attempt to ban staff from Alexei Navalny protests helps maintain the status quo
Israel’s leader sees long race ahead between Covid vaccinations and mutations
Unprecedented public comments by Vladimir Putin and state TV hint at concern over opposition activist’s impact
White House says US president also raised Ukraine and Navalny with Russia’s leader
President makes remarks in wake of protests across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader
The fragility of the Russian regime is becoming clear
Interview in which new leader of Germany’s CDU attacks ‘anti-Putin populism’ resurfaces
Three EU countries call for bloc to impose sanctions if Putin critic is not released
Arrest of opposition activist has only elevated his status as a symbol of repression
Moscow’s attitude towards Minsk had cooled in wake of protests against Lukashenko
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