President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia laughed off a question about the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny at a marathon news conference, where he praised his country’s Covid-19 response and President Trump.
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Russian Officers Were Near Navalny When He Was Poisoned, Report Says
The agents, from a unit with poisonous chemicals expertise, were tracked by their telephones, the Bellingcat investigative group said, the strongest evidence of Moscow’s involvement in the nerve agent attack.
Russia Poses Greater Election Threat Than Iran, Many U.S. Officials Say
Russia’s hackers appeared to be preparing to sow chaos amid any uncertainty around election results, officials said.
Russian Journalist Sets Herself on Fire and Dies, Blaming Government
The self-immolation by the journalist, Irina Slavina, 47, a longtime Kremlin critic, came a day after the authorities in her hometown of Nizhny Novgorod had searched her apartment.
Chat Group Becomes Target of Moscow’s Wrath as Security Crackdown Widens
The group started out as an online discussion of hobbies, schoolwork and sometimes politics. But then it was infiltrated by an informer for Russia’s all-powerful security services.
Russia Sentences Trevor Reed, Former U.S. Marine, to 9 Years
Trevor R. Reed was charged with assaulting and endangering the lives of two police officers in a case that some have likened to that of another former U.S. Marine in Russia.
Russia Arrests Space Agency Official, Accusing Him of Treason
The detention of Ivan Safronov, a former journalist who had been working as an adviser at Roscosmos, took many by surprise. He was accused of passing secrets to an unnamed NATO country.
Putin Thanks Trump for Helping Russia Thwart Terrorist Attack
The Russian president called the American president to thank him for a tip about an attack said to be aimed at St. Petersburg.
Norwegian Spy Jailed by Russia Is Free. He’s Angry, Too, but Not at Moscow.
Frode Berg, a trusting pensioner, willingly worked for Norwegian intelligence. Then, he says, they hung him out to dry.
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.