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February 26, 2020

Putin says guards ‘fulfilling duty’ in protest crackdown

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday defended a controversial national guard force for breaking up recent opposition rallies, insisting the use of force against protesters is justified. His comments came after activists accused the national guard — a domestic military…
February 26, 2020

Russian TV airs names of millions of WWII dead ahead of anniversary

A Russian news channel is broadcasting the names of more than 12 million Soviet soldiers killed during World War II, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in May. The unprecedented move by the state-controlled Rossiya…
February 26, 2020

Russia detains two teens over school attack plot

Russia’s security service on Wednesday said it had detained two teenagers on suspicion of plotting a deadly attack on a school with weapons and homemade explosives. The pair — both born in 2005 and Russian citizens — had been active…
February 26, 2020

UN sanctions regime for Yemen renewed

The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed its sanctions regime on Yemen for another year, after tense negotiations between Britain and Russia, which threatened to veto any mention, even implicit, of Iran. Thirteen countries eventually adopted the London-drafted resolution on…
February 25, 2020

Russia activists back in court on controversial ‘terror’ trial

Two Russian leftist activists returned to court Tuesday to face controversial terror charges of belonging to a group that plotted attacks but who supporters say are victims of a security services conspiracy and torture. Viktor Filinkov, 25, and Yuli Boyarshinov,…
February 25, 2020

Last Soviet marshal and 1991 coup plotter Yazov dies

The last marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Yazov, who was a key player in the political turmoil that precipitated the collapse of the USSR, died in Moscow on Tuesday aged 95. Yazov, who was then the Soviet Union’s highest…
February 22, 2020

Sanders faithful unswayed by Russia leaks on eve of Nevada vote

Russian espionage claims and attacks from rivals were shrugged off by supporters of Bernie Sanders as the Vermont senator galvanized crowds for the latest Democratic presidential nomination vote. On a cold and wintry Friday night at the Nevada nature center,…
February 22, 2020

Democrats battle for presidential race primacy in Nevada and beyond

Democratic White House hopefuls barnstormed Nevada Friday hunting for votes on the eve of the latest contest in the nomination race, as the state seeks to avoid the chaos that marred Iowa’s caucuses. The battle to see who challenges Republican…
February 22, 2020

Sanders warns Russia, Trump scoffs as new meddling charges hit US election

Bernie Sanders on Friday warned Russia not to meddle in the Democratic presidential race, as Donald Trump angrily dismissed assertions that Moscow was again seeking to boost his election chances. Trump has come under fresh fire for removing US intelligence…

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