The president is about to discover how years of sanctions fatigue — exacerbated in the Trump administration — and a decline in American influence may make it difficult to deliver on his promises.
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Who Is Yulia Navalnaya, the Wife of Aleksei Navalny?
After Aleksei Navalny’s sentencing, his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, has been reluctantly thrust into a public spotlight, winning admirers but making her a target of Kremlin propaganda.
Pro-Navalny Protests Gives Opposition Movement Momentum
The editor of the Mediazona news site was jailed for 25 days in a sign of a tightening crackdown against free expression following the return to Russia of opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny.
Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Appears in Court
A Moscow court found that President Vladimir Putin’s loudest critic violated his parole. “You cannot lock up the whole country,” Aleksei A. Navalny told the court after large protests in support of him recently.
Severe Punishment Awaits Protesters in Russia, Kremlin Says
The authorities said some protesters at the demonstrations calling for the release of the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny could be charged with serious offenses carrying prison sentences.
Pictures From Russia Protests
More than 4,000 people were detained, but allies of the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny called Sunday’s demonstrations a success.
Russia’s Economic Slump Erodes Consensus That Shielded Putin
The rally-around-the-flag effect of President Vladimir V. Putin’s assertive foreign policy known as the Crimea consensus is unraveling with the economy.
Live Updates: Navalny Protests Grip Russia
Thousands of people took to the streets to show support for the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny for a second weekend, despite mass arrests and an imposing show of force by the police.
As Protests Grip Russia, Putin Critics of Many Stripes Rally Around Navalny
While many at the protests are critical of Aleksei A. Navalny, the Kremlin’s treatment of the opposition leader has united a disparate group of Putin’s opponents who say they can no longer tolerate official injustice.
Navalny Allies and Offices Targeted in Raids as Kremlin Turns Up Pressure
The authorities appeared to gear up for a new legal strike against the opposition leader after demonstrations last weekend drew tens of thousands to the streets.