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Police detain Kremlin critic Navalny's lawyers after sentencing

Russian police detained two lawyers for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, shortly after a court sentenced him to nine years in prison on fraud and contempt of court charges, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Ex-journalist for Russian state TV says she quit over war

A former Paris-based Europe correspondent for Russian state-controlled broadcaster Channel One says she resigned this month due to Russia’s war against Ukraine and has voiced fears she’ll be accused of being “a highly paid spy.”

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Putin critic Alexei Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud

Navalny denied all charges brought against him.

Axios · Mar 22, 2022

Ex-Russian state TV reporter: I quit over Ukraine war

Zhanna Agalakova, until her resignation this month a journalist with Russia's state-controlled Channel One broadcaster, said on Tuesday she quit in protest at the war being waged by Russia in Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s back is up against the wall, says Biden

President warns Russia could use chemical weapons as Ukraine repels Mariupol attack

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022

Russia admits nearly 10,000 soldiers dead and more injured in Ukraine invasion

A pro-Kremlin newspaper quoted a Russian defence ministry official as saying that the actual number of troops that have been killed stands at 9,861.

Daily Record · Mar 22, 2022

Russian Court Finds Kremlin Critic Navalny Guilty of Fraud

A Russian court found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of large-scale fraud on Tuesday, a move likely to see the time that President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic spends in jail extended by years. Navalny is already serving a two-and-a-half sentence at a prison camp east of Moscow for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022

Kremlin says it wants Ukraine talks to be more active, substantive

The Kremlin on Tuesday said it would like ongoing talks between Russia and Ukraine to be more "active and substantive", as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Alexei Navalny: Kremlin critic jailed for nine more years in maximum security prison after ‘sham’ trial

Opposition figure already in prison on charges that he and his supporters say are politically motivated

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine war: why are so many Russian generals being killed?

Yet another Russian general, Lieutenant-General Andrei Mordvichev, is reported to have been killed by Ukrainian forces in a conflict that is less than a month old. Mordvichev’s death was announced on Ukraine social media on March 20 2022, but has yet to be confirmed by the Kremlin. His death, if…

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022