US State Department: We call on Russia to stop using chemical weapons
Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, DPR & LPR, again threaten to "take control" over the entire land area of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Currently, they control only about 35% of the land area with some 50% of population of Donbas
7 month agoLeonid Volkov: "They ask, we came out on the 23rd but nothing changed. Why should we come out on the 31st Firstly, no one promised that it would be easy. We won't win until we've learned to go to protests like we go to work
7 month agoPolice broke down the door of Navalny employee in Kurgan Anton Talykov and detained him
8 month ago19-year-old TikToker Konstantin Lakeyev ("Kostya Kyivsky"), who has over 800,000 followers, is being sent into pre-trial detention in Moscow, accused of damaging a car and injuring an FSB officer during Saturday's protest. Just coincidence that he's big on TikTok
8 month agoFreelance correspondent of "Radio Free Europe" Artem Radygin detained in Moscow
Moscow deputy Yankauskas said that the police came to search the apartment of his elderly parents
8 month agoWhile Navalny supporters are arrested en masse for "violating coronavirus restrictions," Kremlin-friendly channels are sharing this pro-Putin performance posted online today, showing hundreds of people dancing and shouting "Putin is our President"
For pro-Russian rhetoric and incitement to national hatred: National Council fines "112 Ukraine" channel
In Khabarovsk authorities plan to criminally prosecute Orthodox cleric Andrei Vinarsky for participating in multiple protests
In Moscow, Russia, the police initiated 173 administrative cases against parents of under-18s who had attended the anti-Kremlin protest rally on 23 January
8 month agoTaliban delegation in Russia to meet with the Russian officials. Taliban social media accounts boosting about official protocols provided by the Russians
Navalny's coordinator in Moscow Oleg Stepanov has been detained after being released from jail
A Mi-8 helicopter in the village of Boguchany near Krasnoyarsk hit a building with its blades, no casualties
8 month agoRussia has opened a criminal case against Navalny aide Leonid Volkov for inciting minors to participate in illegal protests. Volkov has already left the country after previous threats of prosecution
In response Foreign Office minister @morton_wendy says govt is "considering all options for further action." Debate follows arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has named CFC owner Abramovich - & Usmanov - on list of oligarchs he says should face western sanctions
8 month agoChechen Said-Muhammad Dzhumaev arrested for fighting Russian Guard at the protest in Moscow on Saturday
8 month agoIn Primorye, a new snow cyclone, on the Russky Island, several settlements were left without light
8 month agoAccording to RIA Novosti, three people were injured
8 month agoThere has reportedly been another explosion at a Russian gunpowder factory, this time in Perm
8 month agoA State Department official tells @ABC that Paul Whelan's trial was "a mockery of justice" and says "We remain concerned for Paul's well-being and safety"
"We have a deep concern for Mr. Navalny's safety and security," adds @SecBlinken. "His voice is the voice of many, many Russians. It should be heard, not muzzled
Oleg Navalny is to be held in custody for 48 hours and is supposedly a suspect in a criminal case
Pussy Riot's Maria Alekhina has been detained. She says she wasn't allowed to use the toilet for eight hours
8 month agoSecurity officials have just finished a search in Lyubov Sobol's apartment and taken her away for interrogation
8 month agoAccording to RusVesna, this is the footage of the recent Russian airstrikes against hideouts and vehicles of ISIS in Badia desert, between Palmyra and Deir Ez-Zor, following the surge of Daesh attacks against Syrian Army in the area
Ilya Pakhomov detained outside Navalny's flat. Apparently police are searching for the person in control of Navalny's social media accounts
Turkish Ministry of Defense: "On Dec. 31, 2020, 12 [ISIS] militants were arrested at a checkpoint near the city of Rikhanli in the Turkish province of Hatay. five of the militants have Russian nationality, four from Uzbekistan and three from Kyrgyzstan"
The appointee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Greenfield: I will work to find common ground with Russia and China to pressure Iran to return to the nuclear agreement and comply with its provisions
Russia to fine social media for inciting minors to protest
According to Bellingcat and The Insider the FSB poisoning team that targeted Navalny has killed three people: human rights activist Timur Kaushev, activist Ruslan Magomedragimov and Novaya Rossiya movement leader Nikita Isayev
Search also happening at the home of Nikolay Kasyan, an aide to city councillor Yulia Galyamina, who was recently convicted for participating in protests
The United States should tighten sanctions if Russia does not leave Donbass in a year - Herbst
Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor will fine Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, and YouTube for failing to remove calls to children for unauthorized actions on 23 January. In total, they did not delete 170 such calls on time, the department said.
8 month agoPolice arrived to search Navalny's FBK office in Moscow
Police searching "Navalny Live" studio
Navalny's coordinator in Tambov, Diana Rudakova, has been jailed for 15 days. "They can't jail everyone. And they can't force everyone to be silent. You know what to do. The main thing is not to be afraid and stand up for yourself," she says
Putin: The goals of American social media companies are different from societies
Putin: The extension of the New START missile institute with America is a step in the right direction
Roof collapsed at a military unit in Mozhaisk town of Moscow region. 5 servicemen injured
Russian FSB says that area around Idokopas cape was restricted due to increased reconnaissance nearby countries, including NATO-members. According to Navalny's investigation, the end beneficiary of the palace in area is Putin
