Putin’s boasts about COVID-19 situation in Russia are unraveling
Already among the pandemic’s worst-hit countries, Russia is experiencing a resurgence of the deadly virus aided by the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta strain.
How Russia's new gulag tries to break convicts like Alexei Navalny
Six former inmates and a former prisons inspector spoke of regular beatings by guards, sexual assaults and severe psychological pressure at a facility near Moscow.
The rebirth of cities after COVID-19
Embracing and re-imagining the space of our cities will soon be more powerful — and more necessary — than ever before.
In Germany's Black Forest, Putin critic Alexei Navalny gathered strength and resolve
Navalny spent time recovering his physical fitness with intense workouts and took his war with Putin to a new level: targeting him directly for the first time.
Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against the disease, the city's coronavirus task force said.
Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that may keep Putin in power
Dozens of people were arrested at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option to remain in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. About 500 demonstrators, many of whom wore face masks ...
President for life? Russians grant Putin right to extend rule until 2036
Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for constitutional changes that will allow him to run again for president twice, but critics said the outcome was falsified on an industrial scale. Official results, after 98 percent of ...
Moscow meltdown: Russian capital has warmest January as experts point to global warming
Inured to interminable winters, Muscovites have been stunned this year by spring-like temperatures and virtually snow-free sidewalks after the Russian capital recorded its warmest January in history. It is the first time that Moscow's average temperature in January has hovered around zero degrees Celsius (32 ...
Russian authorities use power tools to raid Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's Moscow office
Russian authorities raided the Moscow headquarters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Thursday, using power tools to gain entry before dragging Navalny out by force and confiscating technical equipment such as laptops. Navalny and his allies said the raid on his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) was ...
'This is not our winter': Moscow temperatures hit 133-year high
Residents of Moscow are wondering where winter has gone as the highest December temperatures in 133 years deprive the Russian capital of its customary covering of snow. "This is not our winter," said pensioner Ludmila Biryukova. "It came from somewhere else." At a time when snow ...
Russia says Facebook and Google distributed political ads on election day
Russian state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said tech giants Google and Facebook had allowed political advertising during Sunday's regional elections despite being asked to ban such publicity. "Such actions can be seen as interference in Russia's sovereign affairs and hindering the conduct of democratic elections in ...
Viral clip of Russian policeman punching female protester stirs anger
Video footage of a Russian police officer punching a young woman in the stomach has stirred anger among many Russians who believe the authorities have used excessive force to disperse weeks of political demonstrations in Moscow. The clip, filmed on Saturday and later circulated online ...
