US denies any role in Kremlin drone attack

[ad_1] Washington: The US has denied Russia’s claims that the Washington had a role in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin. A day after accusing Ukraine of carrying out the alleged attack aimed at assassinating President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was done with Washington’s support.Continue Reading

Targeted killings spark debate within Russian opposition

[ad_1] Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.  KYIV — “She’ll say whatever the FSB [Federal Security Service] wants her to say,” said Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian lawmaker-turned-dissident who now lives in Kyiv. Discussing who was behind the bombing of a St. Petersburg café earlier this month —Continue Reading

‘Shocking’: Putin critic handed 25 years in prison

[ad_1] MOSCOW — A Russian court on Monday slapped opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza with 25 years in prison for treason and other claimed offenses. Moscow City Court sentenced Kara-Murza to a penal colony for spreading “fake news” about the army and “cooperation with an undesirable organization,” as Russian President VladimirContinue Reading