The questions on the alleged use of military-grade nerve agent against Russian opposition figure Navalny were presented by the US and other countries at the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on Wednesday. As a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), …
Read More »‘I’d have given it to Navalny, but f**k you, I don’t feel any guilt,’ Russian editor Muratov says after being awarded Nobel Prize
However, perhaps tired of being harrangued over whether he deserved the recognition, he unloaded on one questioner during an appearance on radio station Echo of Moscow, on Friday evening. “Am I to blame for the fact that the award was received by the newspaper and not by Navalny? F**k you. …
Read More »Russian investigators open new criminal case against Navalny & top allies living abroad on charges of setting up ‘extremist’ group
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the country’s federal Investigative Committee confirmed that a case had been opened against Navalny, as well as key associates Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, both of whom now live overseas. According to the authorities, “it has been established that no later than 2014, Navalny …
Read More »The Church of Navalny: Western media fan club are damaging Russia’s opposition with their religious-like faith in jailed activist
One of the most important elements in determining the nature of any debate is how the parties in question frame the issue. If your preferred framing becomes the norm, then you’re a good way towards winning the argument. At the same time, the contexts people put forward tell us a …
Read More »Navalny allies say Google demanding they delete ‘Smart Voting’ list, as Moscow accuses American firm of ‘election interference’
Navalny’s team posted on its Telegram account what it said was a notice from the US-based tech giant, informing them about a complaint from the Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor (RKN). The complaint said materials hosted on Google servers were in breach of Russian law, according to the screenshot. Unless the …
Read More »Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’
The opposition figure’s team confirmed on Friday that the ‘Smart Voting’ platform had been taken down from both Apple’s AppStore and Google Play services after the country’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, called on the American tech firms to implement a government-ordered block. Officials had previously threatened the US firms with hefty …
Read More »Back to the USSR? Team Navalny wants Russians to vote for the once-hated Communists instead of liberal pro-Western candidates
Historically, Russian liberals have come in two types. The first fears the consequences of system collapse and regards the government’s enemies as more dangerous than the government itself. It therefore seeks to cooperate with the authorities. The second, by contrast, thinks that the authorities are the problem. They must be …
Read More »Alexey Navalny is correct about anti-Russia sanctions: His own situation proves they’ve achieved nothing & are counterproductive
The world’s most prominent detainee – ironically only among those who forget about the persecution of Julian Assange – has given a long interview to the New York Times. For Moscow’s critics, Alexey Navalny is a political prisoner. In my view, he is as well, even if I am unsympathetic …
Read More »Russian opposition figure Navalny was sent to prison for breaking law & NOT for his political activities, Putin insists
The Russian president and the German chancellor were speaking to reporters during Merkel’s presumably final state visit to Moscow. She is due to stand down next month, prior to the country’s elections. Putin was responding to a question from a German journalist who asked about Navalny’s imprisonment. “As for the …
Read More »Navalny ally Sobol leaves Russia after court ruling finds her guilty of organising unauthorised protests during Covid-19 – reports
The former lawyer for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), Sobol flew to the Turkish capital, Istanbul, from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Saturday evening, Russian media reported, citing law enforcement sources. According to the sources cited, Sobol was expected to fly to another country from Istanbul, but her final destination, as well …
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