A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the Patriarch
AP The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Dmitry Safronov took part in Navalny’s funeral as well as presiding at the commemoration on 26th March, the 40th day after his death – an important Russian Orthodox tradition. A woman touches a […]
West decries Putin’s election win, China, India vow closer ties
London, UK Reuters Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and North Korea congratulated the veteran Russian leader on extending his rule by a further six years. The contrasting reactions underscored the geopolitical fault lines that have gaped wider since Russia launched […]
Putin warns the West a Russia-NATO conflict is just one step from World War III
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War III but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario. The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow’s relations […]
Russia responsible for Navalny’s death, UN rights expert says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The UN human rights expert on Russia said on Monday that the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny was Moscow’s responsibility as he was either killed in prison or died from detention conditions that amounted to torture. Russian authorities say Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, died on 16th February in […]
EU leads call for probe into Navalny’s death at UN human rights body
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A group of more than 40 countries on Monday reiterated calls for Russia to allow an independent international investigation into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison. The call was made by European Union Ambassador Lotte Knudsen at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of all […]
Russians lay flowers at Navalny’s grave, hail him as symbol of hope
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russians queued on Saturday to place flowers on the grave of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, with mourners hailing him as a symbol of hope and perseverance the day after he was laid to rest in Moscow. Navalny’s mother Lyudmila was among the mourners, visiting her son’s grave for the second day, […]
Navalny’s parents bury their son as thousands chant his name
Moscow, Russia Reuters Thousands of Russians chanted Alexei Navalny’s name and said they would not forgive the authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday. At a cemetery not far from where Navalny once lived, his mother Lyudmila and father Anatoly stooped over his open coffin to […]
Church hosting Navalny’s funeral is steeped in the war he opposed
Reuters Alexei Navalny was a Christian who condemned the invasion of Ukraine as a crazy enterprise built on lies. But the church that was designated to host his funeral has donated to the Russian army and enthusiastically advertised its backing for the war. Navalny, Russia’s best known opposition politician, died suddenly on 16th February in […]
Navalny to be buried in Moscow on Friday, wife fears possible arrests
Reuters Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s funeral will be held in Moscow on Friday, his wife Yulia announced, but she said she was unsure if it would pass off peacefully and that plans for a civil memorial service had been blocked. Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s spokesperson, posted on X that a service for Navalny would be […]
Russian editor defends decision to put Navalny on cover
Moscow, Russia Reuters The editor of a Moscow weekly said he stands by the decision to devote its front page last week to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, even though most of the print run was confiscated. Sobesednik (Interlocutor) published a two-page spread on Navalny on 20th February, four days after his death, […]