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Vladimir Putin's lover makes rare appearance in bizarre festival with chilling 'Z' symbol

Alina Kabaeva, 38, appeared at a bizarre gymnastics ballet festival where the Russian 'Z' symbol - which has become synonymous with the Kremlin's war in Ukraine - was paraded

Daily Mirror

Pro-war memes, Z symbols and blue and yellow flags: Russian influencers at war

As the government tightens its grip, some social media stars are speaking out, while others are pivoting to propaganda

The Guardian - UK

‘All I could do was film’: the making of a shocking movie on Alexei Navalny

In the eye-opening documentary Navalny, film-maker Daniel Roher was given unprecedented access to a Russian politician surviving an assassination attempt and a prison sentence

The Guardian - US

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Vladimir Putin's 'lover' reappears in Moscow after 'hiding in Swiss mountains'

Olympic gold-medal winning Alina Kabaeva, 38, surfaced at a junior rhythmic gymnastics rehearsal in Moscow with pictures appearing to show her at the city’s VTB Arena

Daily Mirror

Jailed Putin critic says Russian troops killed Ukrainian because he had the same name

Russian forces retreated from Bucha last month and Ukrainian officials say they have discovered more than 400 bodies of people they believe were killed by Russian troops

Daily Mirror

Russia's Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Zelensky, Kremlin critic Navalny call on France to vote for Macron in presidential race

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and jailed Russian Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny voiced support separately for French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of Sunday's second round of the presidential election that pits the incumbent against Russia-friendly far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

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Imprisoned Navalny urges France to vote for Macron because of Le Pen’s Russia links

He accused Marine Le Pen of receiving a €9 million loan from the First Czech-Russian Bank, ‘Putin’s notorious money-laundering outfit’

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy, Navalny voice support for France's Macron in Sunday election

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and jailed Russian Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny both voiced support for French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of an election that pits Macron against Russia-friendly far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Reuters

'Shocked' by Le Pen loan, Russian activist Navalny urges French to vote Macron

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Wednesday called on French people to vote for incumbent Emmanuel Macron in this Sunday’s presidential election run-off.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine war recasts 'Navalny' as a prequel to Putin's aims

The war in Ukraine has rapidly recast “Navalny,” a fly-on-the-wall portrait of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

The Independent UK

Kremlin critic Navalny says Russian soldiers killed Ukrainian who shares his name

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday said Russian soldiers had killed a 60-year-old man called Ilya Navalny in the Ukrainian town of Bucha apparently just because he shared Navalny's last name.

Reuters

Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price

Teachers who disagree with the war are now joining the ranks of opposition activists, non-governmental organisation campaigners, and independent journalists

The Independent UK

Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price

Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files in a WhatsApp group chat for history teachers like himself in his town in east Russia.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of “Better Call Saul” and “The Batman,” the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max

ABC News

Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots

Billionaire Roman Abramovich is just the latest in a long line of people who suspect they may be the target of a Kremlin poison plot. Russia is well-practised in the art of chemical assassinations, but carrying out a murder using poison is inherently risky.

The Guardian - UK

Alexei Navalny calls for social media ‘information front’ against Russia

Jailed opposition leader urges west to support huge ad campaign in order to break through Kremlin Ukraine war propaganda

Salon

Trump, Putin and their kind: Going down

Old-guard autocrats like Trump, Putin and Erdogan can't control information — in the end, that will destroy them

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Reuters

Russian court sentences Navalny ally to 6 months in jail - RIA

A Russian court on Thursday ordered the jailing for six months of Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, replacing earlier parole-like restrictions, a RIA news agency correspondent reported.

Los Angeles Times

Review: 'Navalny' gives a brave Russian dissident his taut, suspenseful close-up

The smoking gun moment in the sensationally gripping new documentary "Navalny" is something to see. We are deep in the investigative weeds with Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, and Christo Grozev, the Bulgarian journalist investigating the August 2020 poisoning that nearly ended Navalny's life. By this point in the…

The Guardian - UK

How swearing became a weapon of resistance for Ukrainians

Their enthusiastic use of bad language contrasts with Putin’s linguistic prissiness – and shows that Russia doesn’t own Russian

The Conversation

Russia isn't likely to use chemical weapons in Ukraine – unless Putin grows desperate

Reports emerged from Ukraine on April 11, 2022, alleging that Russia had used a drone to drop an unknown chemical agent in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How to investigate alleged chemical attacks

Ukraine says it is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on the besieged city of Mariupol

Reuters

What are chemical weapons and are they illegal?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed concern that Russia could deploy chemical weapons in the war and there has been an unconfirmed report of their use in the besieged southern port of Mariupol.

The Guardian - UK

Navalny review – staggering portrait of Putin’s extraordinary arch-enemy

Absorbing documentary about the Russian opposition figure tells a story we all need to hear

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