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Amid Tensions With U.S., Erdogan Praises Ties With Russia
Meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said “there is no path back” from Turkish-Russian military deals opposed by the West.
Daily Covid Deaths Hit New High in Vaccine-Hesitant Russia
The government’s numbers are widely regarded with suspicion, but Russian officials appear to be issuing more urgent warnings about the virus.
Navalny to the Russian Opposition: ‘Be Discouraged, a Little Bit’
Emblematic of the beleaguered state of the opposition, a forlorn group of volunteers maintains a 24-hour vigil at the spot where a prominent democracy advocate was killed in 2015.
At U.N., Biden Calls for Diplomacy, Not Conflict, but Some Are Skeptical
The president said he wants global cooperation to meet challenges, but some allies and adversaries say his actions point to confrontation with China and unilateral action, belying his words.
UK Police Charge 3rd Man in Effort to Kill Skripal
The authorities added a suspect in the attempted assassination of Sergei V. Skripal in 2018. Separately, a European court blamed Russia for Alexander V. Litvinenko’s murder in 2006.
U.K. Police Charge 3rd Man in Effort to Kill Russian Dissident Skripal
The authorities added a suspect in the attempted assassination of Sergei V. Skripal in 2018. Separately, a European court blamed Russia for Alexander V. Litvinenko’s murder in 2006.
E.U. Court Rules Russia Was Behind 2006 Assassination in the U.K.
The European Court of Human Rights said Russia was responsible for the murder of Alexander V. Litvinenko, who was poisoned with a rare isotope.
In Russia Election Results, Online Votes Sweep Putin Opponents Aside
The official tally gave a strong parliamentary majority to President Vladimir V. Putin’s United Russia party. Opposition leaders cried foul, pointing to earlier signs of gains.
Russian Election Shows Declining Support for Putin’s Party
With voting in the country neither free nor fair, United Russia is still expected to retain power easily even if its seats in Parliament slip.