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February 19, 2024

More than 350 arrested in Russia while paying tribute to Navalny, rights group says

A human rights group says hundreds of people were arrested over the weekend in Russia for mourning late Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who died Friday.

February 19, 2024

My experience, as an American, in a Russian prison

I was a Baptist missionary pastor overseas. This is what is was like to be an American preaching Christianity in Russian prisons for 10 years.

February 19, 2024

Democratic congressman suggests Trump emboldened Russia to kill Alexei Navalny: 'Traitorous language'

MSNBC host Alex Witt and Rep. Ted Lieu suggested that Trump's statements on NATO may have encouraged the Russian authorities to murder Alexei Navalny.

February 19, 2024

Russia gains control of Avdiivka coke plant after Ukrainian troop withdrawal, defense ministry says

Russian troops gained full control of a Soviet-era coke plant in the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, days after Ukraine withdrew its troops amid ammunition shortages.

February 19, 2024

Alexei Navalny’s wife says 'Putin killed the father of my children,' vows to continue his anti-corruption work

Alexei Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnaya said in a video message on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “killed the father of my children."

February 19, 2024

Biden needs to learn from Carter about standing up to our adversaries

It's hard not to see parallels between Presidents Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter. Both had a similar attitude to national defense and faced many similar adversaries. But Carter learned.

February 18, 2024

Wife of jailed Russian dissident says Navalny was 'murdered' in cold blood: Putin thinks he's 'untouchable'

Evgenia Kara-Murza discusses the death of Putin critic Alexei Navalny and why her husband Vladimir was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

February 18, 2024

Navalny's body reportedly found with 'signs of bruising' as Russia claims he died of 'sudden death syndrome'

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of "sudden death syndrome," prison officials told his mother on Saturday while continuing to keep his body.

February 18, 2024

Rep. Mike Turner says Biden admin was ‘sleepwalking’ on Russian nuclear threat before his surprise disclosure

House Intelligence Committee chair says the White House may be guilty of some "inaction" regarding Russia's new space-based threat he disclosed last week.

February 18, 2024

German space commander warns Russian nuclear weapon could destroy 'global commons': 'Nobody would survive'

The commander of German Space Command, Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, expressed concern over reports of Russia developing an anti-satellite space weapon.