Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Arrested at Moscow Rally
Russian authorities arrested famous Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny just hours a court gave him a three and a half years suspended sentence on embezzlement charges.
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Crimea Loses Services From Visa and MasterCard, Power and Trains From Ukraine,
Ukraine cut power and cancelled trains to Crimea as Visa and Mastercard announced the company will not process business cards due to sanctions from the West.
Russian Shopping Mall Lays Down U.S. Flag Doormats
A shopping mall in central Moscow has put down U.S. flag doormats at its entrance for customers to wipe their feet in a show of defiance against U.S. policies towards Russia.
Expert: Russia in ‘Full-Fledged Economic Crisis’
Former Russian finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday that the Russian economy has entered a vicious downward spiral as Russia’s energy-centric economy continues to suffer from falling oil prices, Western economic sanctions, and a severely weakened ruble. “Today, I
Russians Organize Protests as Putin Critic Faces 10 Years in Prison
A Moscow court accused Aleksei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics, and his brother Oleg, of stealing $500,000 from two firms. Prosecutors wish to give Aleksei a 10-year prison sentence and Oleg eight years. The accusations
