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August 22, 2020

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny arrives in Germany after suspected poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who fell into a coma after a suspected poisoning, was flown to Germany for treatment Saturday following a day-long standoff over whether he would be allowed to leave a Russian hospital.

August 22, 2020

Oliver Stone rejects Bill Maher's Russia concerns, claims US intel 'not reliable'

Liberal filmmaker Oliver Stone took "Real Time" host Bill Maher by surprise over his dismissal of the recently-released Senate intelligence report outlining Russia's interference in the 2016 election. 

August 21, 2020

Former Green Beret charged spying for Russia

A former Army Green Beret living in northern Virginia was arrested on Friday, charged with divulging military secrets about his unit's activities in former Soviet republics.

August 21, 2020

Belarus politician in exile makes plea to America

Valery Tsepkalo is asking the United States to recognize Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as the legitimately elected president of Belarus, a country that has been ruled for 26 years by strongman Alexander Lukashenko.

August 21, 2020

Russian doctors clear Putin's critic Alexei Navalny, still in a coma, to be flown to Berlin after alleged poisoning

Russian doctors granted permission Friday for opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the critic of President Vladimir Putin who has been in a coma following allegations he was poisoned in a Kremlin-linked attack, to be flown to Germany for medical treatment.

August 21, 2020

Russian doctors refuse Navalny's transfer to Germany

Russian doctors refused to authorize opposition politician Alexei Navalny's transfer to a German hospital from the Siberian city of Omsk on Friday.

August 21, 2020

Alexei Navalny joked about how he is still alive prior to suspected poisoning: report

August 20, 2020

Putin critic Alexei Navalny's 'poisoning' is the latest in a long line of alleged Kremlin-backed hits

Russian politician Alexei Navalny is fighting for his life Thursday afternoon, hooked up to a ventilator and in a coma after collapsing in an airplane bathroom. 

August 20, 2020

Alexei Navalny 'poisoning': Video purportedly captures Putin critic screaming out in pain on flight

A video circulating on social media Thursday purportedly shows medical workers attending to Alexei Navalny on a plane as he screams in pain after what his allies allege was a poisoning engineered by the Kremlin.

August 20, 2020

France offers to help Alexei Navalny after alleged poisoning as world leaders react

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered his country's help to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny following his alleged poisoning, while other world leaders reacted to the sudden illness of the vocal foe of President Vladimir Putin.