Alexei Navalny’s life is in danger, European Court of Human Rights says

Alexei Navalny’s life is in danger and he must be released from prison immediately, European Court of Human Rights demands European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to release Alexei Navalny  The court ruled that the opposition leader’s life was at risk  Earlier this month, Moscow court sentenced Navalny to over two years in prison  … Read more

Alexei Navalny back in court accused of defaming Second World War veteran

Putin heaps fresh humiliation on jailed Alexei Navalny by putting him on trial for calling WW2 veteran ally of President a ‘corrupt lackey’ Alexei Navalny hauled back to court in Moscow today on defamation charge He is accused of calling a 94-year-old Second World War veteran who appeared in pro-Putin video a ‘traitor and a … Read more

EU accused of ‘kissing the backside of Russia’ after it turns to Moscow to make up vaccine supply

EU accused of ‘kissing the backside of Russia’ after it turns to Moscow to make up its shortfall in vaccine supplies Josep Borrell backs Russian Sputnik V jab, congratulates country on its ‘success’  Russia expelled three European diplomats over imprisonment of Alexei Navalny Sir Iain Duncan Smith says EU is ‘kissing the backside of Russia,’ … Read more

Putin drags Alexei Navalny back into court again

Alexei Navalny’s legal woes continued today as he was hauled into a Moscow court yet again, this time to face charges of defaming a World War II veteran.  The opposition leader is in the dock for lashing out at Putin supporters – including the 95-year-old veteran – who appeared in a pro-Kremlin video last year, … Read more

Thousands of Russians post selfies wearing red tops to show support for Alexei Navalny’s wife

Thousands of Russians have posted selfies wearing red tops to show support for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s wife. Social media users shared the pictures after Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wore a red jumper in court when her husband was handed his verdict earlier this week. As his sentence was read, Navalny made a heart sign … Read more

Thousands of Russians post selfies wearing red tops to show support for Alexei Navalny

Thousands of Russians have posted selfies wearing red tops to show support for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Social media users shared the pictures after Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wore a red jumper in court when her husband was handed his verdict earlier this week. As his sentence was read, Navalny made a heart sign … Read more

‘I was in a coma!’ Navalny shoots down claim he broke terms of parole as judge considers jailing him

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny today shot down accusations he broke the terms of his parole, telling a judge he was in a coma when the prosecution say he was absconding. The 44-year-old Vladimir Putin critic was arrested last month for violating the probation terms of a 2014 embezzlement conviction. His detention has sparked weekends of … Read more

D-Day for Alexei Navalny as he faces being jailed for three-and-a-half years

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in court this morning where he faces up to three-and-a-half years in jail for ‘violating probation.’ Dozens of his supporters were rounded up by riot police outside the gates of the Moscow court and another 20 were detained at a nearby metro station.  Only his wife Yulia was allowed … Read more

Alexei Navalny’s wife arrives at court after her arrest at a rally supporting her husband

The wife of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny attended court on Monday, a day after she was arrested at a rally in support of her husband.  Yulia Navalnaya was photographed arriving at the Moscow court where she is charged with attending an unauthorised demonstration.  Her lawyer Svetlana Davydova told Russia’s TASS news agency on Sunday … Read more

Roman Abramovich’s British property empire worth £200MILLION is revealed

Roman Abramovich’s British property empire is worth more than £200million and includes a 15-bedroom London mansion as pressure grows to freeze his UK assets. The Russian billionaire, 54, reportedly boasts a British property empire that includes a 15-bedroom mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens that is believed to be now worth £125 million.   Russia’s most prominent opposition … Read more