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Putin basks in election win that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest

9:50pm March 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin will extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives.

A member of a local election commission prepares a polling station with a sign that reads "Election of the President of Russia March 15-17 2024" for early voting in the village of Sennaya Guba, Republic of Karelia, on March 10.

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What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

6:40am March 15, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) stands with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson before presenting Sweden's NATO Instruments of Accession in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department on Thursday in Washington

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Sweden officially joins NATO as worries grow over Russian aggression in Europe

12:21pm March 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked.

People watch as workers carry the coffin of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Relieve My Sorrows" in Moscow, Friday.

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Supporters chant 'We are not afraid' as Russia's Navalny is laid to rest

10:27am March 01, 2024

by Nick Spicer

Despite fears of a police crackdown, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral in southeast Moscow went on peacefully, two weeks after his mysterious death in an Arctic penal colony.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Thursday.

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Putin warns of nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine

7:56pm February 29, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued explicit nuclear threats to the West, even as he assured Russians their country could both win the war in Ukraine and thrive economically.

A flower and a picture are left as a tribute to Russian politician Alexei Navalny, near the Russian Embassy in London, Feb. 18.

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Navalny was about to be swapped for a Russian prisoner in Germany, an associate says

2:53pm February 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

An associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says in a video statement talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gets off a Tu-160M strategic bomber after a flight in Kazan, Russia, on Thursday.

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Putin remains defiant as ever 2 years into Russia's war in Ukraine

6:08pm February 24, 2024

by Charles Maynes

The Russian leader had a busy week, one that saw him exude confidence about Russia's military and economic resilience as Ukraine has increasingly struggled on the battlefield.

Clockwise from top left: lawyer Liudmyla Lysenko in Kyiv; restaurant co-owner Iryna Savchenko in Kramatorsk; tour guide Artem Vasyuta in Odesa; homemaker Nataliya Kucherenko in the Sumy region; obstetrician Iryna Kulbach in Dnipro; and architect Max Rozenfeld in Kharkiv.

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After 2 years of war in Ukraine, 6 cities hold out hope under fire

9:42am February 24, 2024

In the 80% of Ukraine that remains in Kyiv's hands, two years of full-scale war with Russia have brought grief, destruction and, despite all, optimism.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden on Defender of the Fatherland Day, in Moscow, Friday.

Biden announces over 500 new sanctions for Russia's war in Ukraine and Navalny death

4:42pm February 23, 2024

by Jackie Northam

President Biden has announced more than 500 new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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What Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin shows, and what it hides

9:40am February 23, 2024

by Scott Simon

Tucker Carlson did not ask Putin about how so many of his opponents wind up imprisoned and murdered, or the warrant the International Criminal Court has out for his arrest for war crimes in Ukraine.