Alexei Navalny in ‘critical’ situation after possible poisoning, says ally Russian opposition leader said to have had severe stomach pains, with ambulance being called to penal colony The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy and UK prime minister discuss accelerating military support for Ukraine – as it happened Rishi Sunak also condemns beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war as leaders discuss situation on battlefield The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 415 of the invasion MoD says Russian and Wagner troops are making gains in Donetsk frontline town; US arrests 21-year-old air national guardsman over Pentagon leaks The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023
Supporters of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny say he may be being poisoned in prison Russian dissident politician Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned according to his spokeswoman who says he is ill in jail with a mystery ailment. Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023
Russia’s Navalny ‘has mystery illness which may be slow poisoning’ Russia’s most prominent opposition leader is suffering ‘acute pain’, which supporters fear may be due to poison The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says The 46-year-old Navalny fell ill last Friday when he was moved to a conventional cell and had lost about 18 pounds in 15 days. A spokeswoman says it's believed he's being given low doses of poison. WEKU · Apr 13, 2023
Factbox: Who is Alexei Navalny and what does he say of Russia, Putin and death? Russia's most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost 8 kg in jail and is suffering an illness that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said. Reuters · Apr 13, 2023
Russia identifies Ukrainian suspect in war blogger's killing Russia’s top security agency has accused a Ukrainian man of involvement in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be slow poisoning - spokeswoman Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. Reuters · Apr 13, 2023
US attorney general confirms arrest of air national guardsman suspected of being behind intelligence leaks – as it happened This blog is now closed. Our main story is here. The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2023
Aide: Jailed Russian opposition leader ill, perhaps poisoned Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is reportedly in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he is back in solitary, conditions 'hellish' Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday said he had been moved back into solitary confinement and forced to endure "extremely hellish" conditions. Reuters · Apr 11, 2023
Vladimir Milov once served under Putin. Now exiled, he's using his insights to bring down the Russian regime Don't believe what you read about sanctions against Russia being ineffective, says Vladimir Milov. He believes they are weakening Putin's grip on power. ABC News · Apr 11, 2023
Funeral held for Vladlen Tatarsky killed by bomb - with sledgehammer next to coffin A service with sledgehammers left by the coffin of Vladlen Tatarsky who was killed in a café bomb blast in St Petersburg, has been held Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023
France 24 · Apr 6, 2023 'Putin has decided to become the new Stalin': Exiled Russian dissident Vladimir Osechkin Russian dissident Vladmir Osechkin spoke to FRANCE 24 from the French city of Biarritz, where he has been living in exile since 2015. The founder of Gulagu.net, an NGO that documents abuses in the Russian prison system, believes the Russian secret services "tried to organise his liquidation" in September 2022.…
ABC News · Apr 5, 2023 Moscow alleges Ukraine and domestic opposition were behind the fatal bombing of a St Petersburg cafe. These experts aren't so sure Experts are sceptical Ukraine and the domestic opposition were behind the bombing death of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and say there are others with potential motives — including factions within the Russian establishment.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023 Suspect in Russia cafe bombing that killed pro-Putin blogger charged with terror offences Darya Trepova, 26, faces up to two decades in prison, as husband insists she was framed
France 24 · Apr 4, 2023 St Petersburg café killing exposes Russia’s security woes Moscow has blamed Ukrainian security services and supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for the killing of a prominent Russian ultranationalist blogger in a St Petersburg café. Kyiv and Navalny’s supporters have denied the allegations. But the attack on a figure with close links to the Wagner Group has…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023 St Petersburg bomb suspect charged with terrorism over killing of pro-war blogger Moscow says Darya Trepova acted for Ukraine and handed statuette to Vladlen Tatarsky that later exploded
ABC News · Apr 4, 2023 Russia releases video of suspect in cafe killing of Vladlen Tatarsky, blames Ukraine for attack Russia's Investigative Committee releases footage of Darya Trepova, a woman suspected of involvement in a St Petersburg cafe blast which killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky.
The New Daily · Apr 3, 2023 Russia accuses Ukraine of blowing up war blogger as woman arrested Russia has accused Ukraine of organising the murder of a prominent war blogger in a St Petersburg cafe and arrested a young Russian woman.
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Suspect or patsy? The woman Russia claims blew up pro-Putin blogger with bomb hidden in statuette Russian Darya Trepova, 26, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the explosion in Russia’s second-largest city on Sunday afternoon
Reuters · Mar 31, 2023 Replica of Kremlin critic Navalny's cell on display at Dutch exhibit A replica of the two-by-three-metre prison cell holding Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on display in the Netherlands on Friday as part of an exhibit entitled "Silenced" about political prisoners through the centuries.
ABC News · Mar 29, 2023 Alexei Navalny's chief of staff says increased economic pressure could push Putin out of office The chief of staff for imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is urging Australia to continue to exert financial pressure on the Kremlin.
Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 Critic of Vladimir Putin's regime poisoned after speaking out against war in Ukraine Russian politician Elvira Vikhareva became ill in November last year with muscle spasms and severe stomach pains - it has since emerged that she had been poisoned after criticising the Kremlin