In his own words – Alexei Navalny’s dark humour during dark times
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Alexei Navalny gained a following for his humour and witBy Ido VockBBC News Alexei Navalny, who is reported to have died in prison at the age…
POST-SOVIET
NEWS OF POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
What we know about reports of Alexei Navalny’s death in Arctic Circle prison
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Navalny with his wife, before flying back to Russia and certain arrest after recovering from novichok poisoningBy Graeme BakerBBC News According to Russian accounts, Alexei…
Russian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service says
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Alexei Navalny was Russia's most prominent opposition leader of recent times Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison…
Ukraine Russia war: US warns Avdiivka could fall
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, "I will die here": Evacuation "angels" help front-line town's last residents flee By Jaroslav LukivBBC News…
The KGB spy who rubbed shoulders with French elites for decades
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, For decades, KGB spy Philippe Grumbach rubbed shoulders with countless political figures and celebritiesBy Laura GozziBBC News Major French magazine L'Express has revealed that its…
Russia developing ‘troubling’ new anti-satellite weapon, US says
Image source, EPAImage caption, Experts told the BBC that any weapon could cause chaos for the satellite reliant US (file image)By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington Russia is developing a…
Ukraine’s Black Sea success offers hope as Russian invasion enters third year
As Ukrainians prepare to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the news from the front lines is increasingly bleak. After the failure of last year’s counteroffensive, the Ukrainian…
Why Russia’s Putin backing Biden for the US presidency is not what it seems
Image source, Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/PoolImage caption, The Russian president told Russian TV correspondent Pavel Zarubin that Joe Biden was an "old-style politician"By Steve RosenbergRussia Editor, Moscow I'm sure that ahead of…
Ukraine war: Attack on Belgorod shopping centre in Russia near border
Image source, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav GladkovImage caption, Thursday's air attack left windows shattered at the shopping centre in BelgorodBy Laura GozziBBC News At least five people have been killed in…
Russia arrests German for carrying cannabis gummy bears
Image source, Russian Federal Tax Service/Telegram Image caption, If found guilty, the German man could face up to seven years in prisonBy Damien McGuinnessBBC News, Berlín A 38-year-old German man…