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Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
A man holds a photo of Alexei Navaln at a rally on February 18, 2024 in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, following the death of the Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison. Navalny's death after three years in detention and a poisoning which he blamed on the Kremlin deprives Russia's opposition of its figurehead at time of intense repression and Moscow's campaign in Ukraine. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian journalists placed in pretrial detention in alleged extremism cases
Russian journalist Sergey Karelin appears in court in the Murmansk region of Russia, Saturday April 27, 2024, after his arrest on “extremism” charges, which he denied. (AP Photo)
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Russian-Canadian Pussy Riot activist sentenced to eight years for Ukraine ‘war fakes’ by Moscow court
FILE - In this Thursday, June 25, 2020 file photo, Pyotr Verzilov, prominent member of the protest group Pussy Riot waits for his court hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia. In 2018, the founder of the protest group Pussy Riot, fell severely ill and also was flown to Berlin, where doctors said poisoning was "highly plausible." He eventually recovered. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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Moscow adds 56 more Canadians to sanctions list, ministry says
FILE PHOTO: A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: "Bank of Russia". REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
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Russia adds ‘LGBT movement’ to list of extremist and terrorist organizations
A law enforcement officer stands guard during the LGBT community rally "X St.Petersburg Pride" in central Saint Petersburg, Russia August 3, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
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Yulia Navalnaya says Putin is not Russia’s legitimate president
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a prison camp, looks on after leaving the Russian Embassy on the final day of the presidential election in Russia, in Berlin, Germany, March 17, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
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Morning Update: As Putin claims election victory, Navalny widow Yulia Navalnaya emerges as Putin’s chief nemesis
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 17: Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny, stands in line with thousands of other expatriate Russian citizens waiting to vote at the Russian Embassy in Russian elections on March 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Presidential elections in Russia, which are taking place without any meaningful opposition candidates allowed, will conclude today with President Vladimir Putin all but certain to be reelected. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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As Putin claims victory in sham Russian election, Yulia Navalnaya steps in as his chief opponent
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexey Navalny, waves as she stands in a queue with other voters near the polling station at the Russian embassy in Berlin, after noon local time, on Sunday, March 17, 2024. The Russian opposition called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that was all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Evening Update: Pro-democracy Russians abroad face voter suppression as Kremlin holds election
People vote in Russia's presidential election in the Russian-controlled area of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict on March 15, 2024.
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For exiled Belarusian leader, Navalny’s death stirs fears for jailed husband’s fate
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus leader in exile stands with the portrait of her jailed husband. at her office in Vilnius, Lithuania. The picture made on Mar 14 2024
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A defeat for Putin in Ukraine will improve the chances for the Other Russia
Timothy Garton Ash
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Evening Update: Top Navalny aide alleges Kremlin was behind violent hammer assault in Lithuania
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Director General of Rossiya Segodnya media group Dmitry Kiselyov during an interview in Moscow, Russia, March 12, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Top Navalny aide alleges Kremlin was behind hammer attack in Lithuania
Leonid Volkov, the top aide of Alexei Navalny, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Vilnius, Lithuania March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey
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Alexei Navalny's ex-deputy attacked in Lithuania
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Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania
FILE PHOTO: People lay flowers at the grave of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny following his funeral at the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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If China and Russia combine forces, they’ll be a major threat to American hegemony
Michael Ignatieff
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Alexey Navalny did not die for nothing
Ian Buruma
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Pussy Riot member speaks out on Alexey Navalny’s sacrifice and a warning for the West
Pussy Riot performs first show since Navalny’s death in Kelowna, B.C..
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Navalny’s widow calls for Russia election day gatherings on March 17 to show dismay with Putin
(FILES) Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died on February 16 in a Russian prison, addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 28, 2024. Yulia Navalnaya called on March 6, 2024 for election day protest against Russia's President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Canada sanctions more Russian officials in response to Alexey Navalny’s death
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced another round of sanctions against the Russian government, which she says are in response to last month's death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russia's "continued gross and systematic violations of human rights." Joly speaks to media in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Inside the Moscow church during Alexey Navalny's funeral
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Navalny’s funeral marked the end of an era of hope in Russia
The body of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen during a funeral service at the Mother of God Quench My Sorrows church in Moscow's district of Maryino on March 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Attempts to hire a hearse to take Navalny to his own funeral have been blocked, spokesperson says
A staff works next to metal detectors at the Borisovskoye cemetery, where Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a prison camp, is expected to be buried, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
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Navalny to be buried in Moscow on Friday, wife fears possible arrests
Flowers are seen placed around portraits of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian Arctic prison, at a makeshift memorial in front of the former Russian consulate in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Navalny’s lawyer briefly detained in Moscow
Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and lawyer Vasily Dubkov arrive at the regional department of Russia's Investigative Committee in the town of Salekhard in the Yamal-Nenets Region, Russia February 17, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death
A person gestures in front of portraits of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as people attend a protest and vigil held in front of the Russian embassy following the death of Navalny, in Kappara, Malta, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/File Photo
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The body of Alexey Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 24: A photo of Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny that reads: "hero forever" lies among candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial to him in front of the Russian Embassy on February 24, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Navalny died under ambiguous circumstances in a Siberian prison around February 16. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Navalny aides say Russian authorities give mother three-hour ultimatum over burial
FILE PHOTO: Mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Lyudmila Navalnaya, delivers a video address in Salekhard, in the Yamal-Nenets Region, Russia, in this still image taken from a handout video released February 22, 2024. Alexei Navalny YouTube Channel/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT./File Photo
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U.S. targets Russia with hundreds of sanctions over Ukraine war, Navalny death
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
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Mother of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny says she’s resisting pressure to agree to a secret burial
Candles burn as people attend a vigil following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo