The Russian State Duma and Federation Council, the lower and upper houses of parliament, have requested that Prime Minister Medvedev reply to the charges made by anti-corruption crusader Alexey Navalny.
Update: Alexey Navalny, opposition leader and organizer of a nation-wide anti-corruption march March 26 has been jailed for 15 days and his office closed by police; 13 staff and volunteers jailed for 5-25 days. The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: ‘Hybrid Cyberwars’: Are the Russian Hackers’ Arrests About American or Internal Russian […]
Russian lawyer Nikolai Gorokhov, attorney for the family of Sergei Magnitsky, has been upgraded from “critical” to “serious” in the Botkin Hospital in Moscow and is now conscious, colleagues report.
Nikolai Gorokhov, the family lawyer for Sergei Magnitsky, the whistle-blower who died in detention in 2009 after uncovering a $230 million tax fraud, has had a suspicious fall from his 4th floor Moscow apartment and is in critical condition at Botkin Hospital.
The US Justice Department has urged Russia to turn over 3 Russian citizens wanted for hacking in the US. Documents have been found showing payments of more than $50,000 to Michael Flynn by Russian companies.
Live Updates: The US government has accused Russia of the hack against Yahoo. The UK has passed the Magnitsky Asset Freezing legislation in the second reading. The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: ‘Hybrid Cyberwars’: Are the Russian Hackers’ Arrests About American or Internal Russian issues? Don’t Forget About ‘Soft Power’ Part of […]
The Russian Defense Ministry denies reports that it has sent troops to the Libyan border in Egypt. The number of Russians with savings accounts dropped 33%.
Russian feminists were detained briefly at protests by the Kremlin in Moscow and in St. Petersburg.
Live Updates: US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of weakness on Russia; meanwhile, once again Russian hackers are said to be targeting liberal US groups The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: ‘Hybrid Cyberwars’: Are the Russian Hackers’ Arrests About American or Internal Russian issues? Don’t Forget About ‘Soft Power’ […]
Another Russian soldier was killed in Syria, and details of the serious wounding of a Russia general in Syria have come to light. Turkish authorities arrested a Russian woman in connection with the murder of the Russian ambassador in Ankara.
