The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal against Gershkovich’s detention filed by his lawyers, upholding an earlier ruling to keep him behind bars until the end of March.
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Stalled U.S. aid for Ukraine underscores Republican’s shift away from confronting Russia
Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents.
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Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death
Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband in a remote prison and vowed to punish him and other alleged perpetrators.
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Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
More than 200 arrests were made in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, while questions linger about Navalny’s cause of death. Many world leaders have blamed President Vladimir Putin.
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Sen. King warns that without U.S. help, ‘Russia will just take over’ in Ukraine
King, whose remarks were aired by ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ has been an ardent supporter of a large military aid package for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.
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Zelensky warns of ‘artificial deficit’ of weapons after withdrawal from Avdiivka
European allies are appealing to the U.S. Congress to approve a package that includes aid for Ukraine – $60 billion that would go largely to U.S. defense entities to manufacture missiles, munitions and other military hardware.
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Navalny’s team confirms death, says mother searching for his body
The loss of the Russian dissident was a crushing blow to those who had pinned their future hopes on Vladimir Putin’s seemingly indefatigable foe. It also prompted questions about what killed him.
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‘No evidence’ Russia has decided what to do with emerging anti-satellite weapon, Biden says
The news of the capability emerged this week after a cryptic warning from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner
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Russian officials say opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison
President Biden said Washington doesn’t know exactly what happened, ‘but there is no doubt that the death of Navalny was a consequence of something Putin and his thugs did.’
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Russia has obtained ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, White House says
The White House confirmed its intelligence after a vague warning Wednesday from the Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee.