Naama Issachar had been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for a small amount of marijuana. The case was linked to the American extradition of a Russian man.
Author: IVAN NECHEPURENKO
Russia Parliament Approves Mikhail V. Mishustin for Prime Minister
The elevation of the little-known Mikhail V. Mishustin came a day after President Vladimir V. Putin proposed revising the Constitution in ways that could help him remain in power indefinitely.
Amid Balmy Winter, Moscow Trucked in Heaps of Fake Snow. A Blizzard Ensued.
Lacking snow to complete the holiday atmosphere, Moscow bought fake snow from skating rinks. “It will all create a festive mood, I am sure,” one Muscovite said.
New Russian Method to Silence Dissent: Military Service in the Arctic
A key ally of Aleksei A. Navalny, President Vladimir V. Putin’s most prominent opponent, was seized and shipped off to serve at a remote, frigid air defense base.
Gun Enthusiast Is Identified as Russian Spy Agency’s Attacker
The gunman was identified by Russian news outlets as a 39-year-old loner who owned seven rifles.
Gun Enthusiast Is Identified as Russian Spy Agency’s Attacker
The gunman was identified by Russian news outlets as a 39-year-old loner who owned seven rifles.
Yuri M. Luzhkov, 83, Dies; Mayor at Dawn of Post-Soviet Moscow
An energetic leader, he steered the Russian capital out of its gloom, dominating Moscow’s political system while his wife became the richest woman in the country.
Russian Court Bans Politically Active Student From Blogging
Yegor Zhukov, who was also given a three-year suspended sentence, has become a symbol of the anti-Kremlin protests that rocked Moscow last summer.
American Held in Russia on Spying Charge Must Stay in Prison
Paul H. Whelan, a Marine veteran arrested last December, said in court that a prison guard had assaulted him. He said he had been framed and that Russia held him hostage to be exchanged.
Russia Stops U.S. Diplomats en Route to a Nuclear Accident Site
The diplomats were intending to travel to a remote town in the Russian Arctic, where a mysterious nuclear accident killed seven people in August, releasing radiation.