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Russian economy in ‘shock’ from unprecedented economic war – Kremlin

March 10 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's economy was experiencing a shock and that measures were being taken to soften the impact of what it described as an "absolutely unprecedented" economic…

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‘Erasing history’: Russia closes top rights group, capping year of crackdowns

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court ordered the country's oldest human rights group to disband on Tuesday for breaking a law requiring it to act as "a foreign agent", capping…

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Doctor who treated Navalny goes missing, police say

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Siberian doctor who treated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he collapsed on a flight in Russia last year has gone missing, Russian police said on Sunday.…

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Kremlin denies blame for tensions, complains of “anti-Russian psychosis”

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Moscow was not to blame for a flare-up in international tensions, and called on foreign countries to refrain from what it called "mass anti-Russian psychosis". Kremlin spokesman…

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Russian court made ‘huge mistake’ in jailing Navalny -Macron

A Russian court's sentencing this week of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and a half years in prison was a "huge mistake" for the country's stability, French President Emannuel Macron said on…

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Online film about alleged Putin’s ‘palace’ watched over 100 million times

An online video made by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny alleging that President Vladimir Putin is the ultimate owner of an opulent palace, something Putin has denied, has been viewed more than…

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Police raid Kremlin critic Navalny’s offices, other properties

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police raided the Moscow offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's group on Wednesday and came to search several other properties, including a flat where his…

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to fly to Russia on Sunday despite risks

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he would fly back to Russia on Jan. 17 from Germany where he has been recovering after being…

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Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail

Russia's prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report at a Moscow office early on Tuesday morning,…

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Vladimir Putin names Mikhail Mishustin as new PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin formally put forward Mikhail Mishustin, the little-known head of Russia's Federal Tax Service, to be Russia's new prime minister, the Kremlin said. Putin submitted his candidacy…

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Unexploded WWII bomb found in Kremlin

An unexploded WWII bomb was found in the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, Sergei Khlebnikov, the commandant of the Kremlin, told Russian news agency TASS. The bomb…

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Moscow ready to improve ties with Washington after Mueller report

The Kremlin said that it was ready to start work on improving ties with the United States after the conclusion of a U.S. investigation into collusion between Donald Trump and…

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Russian oligarchs abandoning the UK in favour of Malta and Cyprus

The Financial Times reports on how Russian oligarchs are feeling the pinch of the fallout between Russian and the United Kingdom due to last year's Skripal poisoning in Salisbury. As…

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German government expresses concern about anti-Kremlin protestor (UPDATED)

Update Anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov would probably have died following an apparent poisoning in Moscow last week if he had not received prompt medical treatment, his doctors in Germany said…

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Nerve gas victims must have handled material’s container – British Police / Kremlin expresses condolences

AP News: British police say they believe the latest victims of poisoning by nerve agent Novichok must have handled the material’s container. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said Monday the death of…

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