The Latest Breaking News from Kremlin

Navalny’s mother resisting pressure for ‘secret funeral’, opposition says

Lyudmila Navalnaya given three hours to agree to private ceremony or her son would be ‘buried in penal colony’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

Russia Threatening To Bury Navalny On Prison Grounds, Team Says

Russian authorities are threatening to bury Alexei Navalny on the grounds of the Arctic prison colony where he died unless his family agrees to a closed funeral, the opposition leader's team said Friday.

International Business Times · Feb 23, 2024

France, Armenia Hail Military Ties Amid Russia Tensions

France and Armenia on Friday hailed growing military cooperation as Armenian leader Nikol Pashinyan seeks to reduce his small country's dependence on former master Russia.

International Business Times · Feb 23, 2024

US slaps sweeping new sanctions on Russia for Ukraine war anniversary, Navalny’s death

The US on Friday issued sweeping sanctions on Russia to mark the second anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, targeting more than 500 people and entities, including Russian officials linked to the death in custody of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

France 24 · Feb 23, 2024

Biden Met With Navalny's Widow, Daughter: White House

President Joe Biden said Thursday he met privately in California with the widow and daughter of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died last week in a Russian prison.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Biden met with Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya, White House says

US to impose over 500 new sanctions on Russia after Navalny, main opposition leader to Putin, died after being imprisoned by Kremlin

The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2024

Pale With Grief, A Ukrainian Girl Buries Her Family

Rescuers dug with their hands in a desperate bid to save Elizaveta Kravchenko's family the night a Russian missile reduced their home to rubble.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Navalny’s mother says Russian authorities pressuring ‘secret’ burial

Lyudmila Navalnaya says investigators trying to set conditions on where, when and how Kremlin critic should be buried.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2024

Death of dissent: On Putin’s Russia today

The Kremlin is centralising more and more powers in its hands, while the country is fighting a prolonged war abroad and state does not want any voices of criticism or organised protests

The Hindu · Feb 22, 2024

Biden Calls Putin A 'Crazy SOB'

US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" at a reelection fundraising event, earning a sarcastic response Thursday from the Kremlin leader.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024