Alexei Navalny was killed on eve of prisoner swap, his team claims – POLITICO
Pevchikh said the deal included Vadim Krasikov, an FSB agent jailed in Germany for murdering a former Chechen commander in 2019, and “two American citizens.”…
Alexei Navalny’s body handed over to family – POLITICO
“The funeral is still pending,” Yarmysh said. “We do not know if the authorities will interfere to carry it out as the family wants and…
Survive 2024 to win in 2025 – POLITICO
This year will be one of “recovery and preparation on both sides, like 1916 and 1941-42 in the last world wars,” said Marc Thys, who…
Putin on Biden’s SOB diss: Fair enough – POLITICO
During a Wednesday night fundraiser in San Francisco, Biden said: “We have a crazy SOB like that guy Putin, and others, and we always have…
Russia vilifies ‘Hollywood cowboy’ Biden for cursing Putin – POLITICO
“Such boorish statements from the mouth of the head of state of the United States are unlikely to hurt the head of another state, especially…
Navalny’s mother demands Putin release her son’s body – POLITICO
Earlier on Monday, Russian investigators informed her and Navalny’s lawyers that his body would be withheld an additional 14 days so it could be examined.…
Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Putin’s new enemy? – POLITICO
“My main task is for our family to stay the same, despite everything,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. Behind the scenes, however, those who knew the…
Navalny died from ‘sudden death syndrome,’ mother is told – POLITICO
“Sudden death syndrome” is an umbrella term for many different causes of cardiac arrest. The location of Navalny’s body is unclear. A morgue near the…
Germany’s Scholz wants European allies to up defense spending – POLITICO
He said Germany, often criticized in the past for not spending enough on defense, would meet NATO's target of spending 2 percent of GDP on…
With Navalny’s death, Russians lose their last hope – POLITICO
Meanwhile, in keeping with a previous tradition, Putin refused to call Navalny by name, referring to him as “the Berlin patient.” (Even on Friday, Putin maintained…
After Navalny’s death, the West must get tougher on Putin – POLITICO
So, how did the world respond to this violation of a neighbor’s sovereignty? U.S. President Donald Trump made a congratulatory phone call, as did then…
Zelenskyy blames Putin for Navalny’s death as leaders voice outrage – POLITICO
He added that Navalny had been a strong voice for freedom and for democracy for many years: "NATO and NATO allies have called for his…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, prison service says – POLITICO
“It’s obvious Putin killed him,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “On February 16, 2024, in Penal Colony No. 3, the convict Alexei Navalny felt unwell…
Putin says Biden would be better for Russia as president than Trump – POLITICO
Putin used Wednesday’s interview to downplay speculation about Biden’s cognitive health, recalling when the two met in Switzerland in June 2021, less than a year…
Donald Trump just did Europe a favor – POLITICO
OK, now what? The truth is, Europe only has itself to blame for the morass. Trump has been harping on about NATO’s laggards for years,…
5 lies and 1 truth from Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson – POLITICO
Putin, however, perceives that he himself is the single legitimate representative of Russia. His key officials share the same feeling: “There is no Russia today…
How Ukraine’s top general ran out of road both in Kyiv and in Washington – POLITICO
The Pentagon pushed for the Ukrainian military to make a major thrust focused on one area where planners thought a breakthrough was possible. Instead, Kyiv…
Putin tells Tucker Carlson Ukraine war can be ‘over in a few weeks’ – POLITICO
Speaking of the goals of what he called the “special military operation” in Ukraine, Putin said they had yet to be achieved, because one of…
Tucker Carlson faces media fury over Putin interview – POLITICO
But Carlson’s monologue, in which he lambasted Western media and claimed it wasn’t making an effort to hear Putin’s side of the story, has sparked…
Tucker Carlson confirms he’s interviewing Vladimir Putin – POLITICO
News of Carlson’s visit first broke at the weekend after the Mash Telegram channel, rumored to have links to Russian law enforcement, reported he’d been…