Apple and Google removed a tactical voting app from its online store on Friday that was linked to Kremlin critic and jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as polls opened across Russia for three days of voting in a parliamentary election. The move was prompted after Russian authorities put pressure on the U.S. tech giants to…
Google, Apple Accused of ‘Political Censorship’ After Removing Voting App as Russian Polls Open
Russia’s Putin to Self-Isolate After COVID-19 Detected in Entourage
Russian President Vladimir Putin will go into self-isolation after at least one aide in his inner circle tested positive for the CCP virus, the Kremlin announced on Tuesday. “In connection with the detected cases of coronavirus in his environment, he must observe the regime of self-isolation for a certain period of time,” according to a…
Bridge Collapse Halts Traffic on Trans-Siberian Railway
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin urged officials Friday to quickly restore service on the Trans-Siberian Railway that was halted by a bridge collapse following heavy rains. Dozens of trains remain stuck on the 9,289-kilometer (5,772-mile) railroad line. Spanning eight time zones across Russia from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok, the railway line is the…
Putin Says the Time Will Come When He Names His Possible Successor
MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday that the time would come when he would name his possible successor in the Kremlin, but said the choice would ultimately lie with voters. Putin, 68, has been in power as president or prime minister since the turn of the century. His current six-year term in the Kremlin…
Russia, China Extend Friendship and Cooperation Treaty: Kremlin
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday announced the extension of a 20-year-old friendship and cooperation treaty between their countries, both of which have strained ties with the West. Putin said the Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, signed in 2001, would be automatically extended for another five years after it expires…
Kash’s Corner: How Biden’s ‘Off-Limits’ List for Russian Cyberattacks Will Backfire
“If they weren’t attacking them before, they’re sure going to be attacking them now.” It was a mistake for President Joe Biden to give Vladimir Putin a list of critical infrastructure that must be off-limits to Russian cyberattacks, says Kash Patel. In this episode of Kash’s Corner, we look at the recent Biden–Putin summit, threats…
France and Germany Drop Russia Summit Plan After EU’s East Objects
BRUSSELS—European Union leaders on Friday rejected a Franco-German proposal to hold a summit with Russia after Poland and Baltic countries said it would send the wrong message as East-West ties deteriorate. After U.S. President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva on June 16, French President Emmanuel Macron said a first EU summit with Putin since…
Why Did Boris Johnson Pick a Fight Over Crimea?
Commentary It is almost incomprehensible—the UK’s warship, identified formally as Delta 36, but named HMS Defender, entered Russian claimed waters around Crimea, which the UK does not recognize but knows full well about Russia’s sensitivity in this Black Sea area. In a drama lasting more than six minutes, an unnamed Russian Coast Guard ship demanded the…
US Preparing More Russia Sanctions Over Navalny Poisoning, Sullivan Says
The United States is preparing to impose further sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of prominent opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. “We are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in this case,” Sullivan said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” referring to the treatment…
Biden-Putin Summit Puts Pressure on China: Experts
Whatever signals the U.S.–Russia summit gave off, the communist party in Beijing is not taking it coolly, analysts say. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s first in-person meeting in Geneva took place as Washington grows more preoccupied with challenges from China, from technology to military aggression to human rights. China dominated headlines over the…
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