Meanwhile, Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has threatened to crack down on the demonstrators — announcing plans to create a database of those he says are “involved in violence, illegal activities, intimidation and blackmail or approve of such behavior.” The database would be published online to name and shame those accused of transgressions. Critics see it … Read more
The Institute for the Study of War, a U.S.-based think tank, argues that Russian forces have been ordered to shape a buffer zone along the border and push towards Kharkiv. “Routine indirect fire, in combination with continued glide bomb and missile strikes, would likely be intended to set conditions for a larger offensive effort against … Read more
But the unified front hailed by Putin and amplified by Russian state media is only part of the story. For a portion of Russian society, Victory Day is an excruciating annual reminder of the current war in Ukraine, which they see as tarnishing their country’s reputation and distorting its history, as well as that of … Read more
Thereafter, they will be returned to prison only if they commit another crime before the end of their service; they must also serve until Kyiv announces demobilization. After weeks of pressure from civil society, parliament ruled that MPs and some top government officials who have committed crimes would be ineligible to have their sentences commuted, … Read more
Two men detained in Poland in early April on suspicion of assaulting Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov in Vilnius are expected to be transferred to Lithuania by mid-May, a spokesperson for Lithuania’s prosecution service announced Thursday. The Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, which is coordinating the transfer, has not disclosed whether it is also seeking the … Read more
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Bubon told Forbes Russia that authorities had searched Mingazov’s house and seized his computer and phone. According to the lawyer, Mingazov was being detained in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk. On Saturday, Russia’s state-run RIA reported that Mingazov had been placed under house arrest. Forbes Russia said on Friday that it had not yet been able to … Read more
According to the WSJ report, U.S. intelligence agencies have shared the assessment with some European intelligence agencies. But some European security officials “remain skeptical” that Putin didn’t play a direct hand in Navalny’s death, considering his tight grip on Russia. The U.S. assessment is “based on a range of information, including some classified intelligence, and … Read more
Volkov was beaten outside his home in Vilnius in March, with his colleagues saying he had tear gas sprayed in his eyes and was beaten with a hammer. “They broke the window in his car and sprayed tear gas in his eyes, after which the attacker began to beat Leonid with a hammer,” wrote Kira … Read more
Podnosova, who previously held the position of deputy chair of the Supreme Court, was nominated on April 1 as the sole candidate for the post following the death of Vyacheslav Lebedev, who had served as the Supreme Court’s chairman since 1991. She was put forward by a collegium of judges for the post — the … Read more
