CNN  —  Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s government. Transnistria, which illegally split from Moldova as the Soviet Union crumbled, has remained firmly within the Kremlin’s orbit while Moldova, which borders Ukraine, is bidding to join the European Union. In a special congress on Wednesday, politicians in Transnistria asked Moscow to guard it from “increasing pressure from Moldova,”...…CNN  —  Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s government. Transnistria, which illegally split from Moldova as the Soviet Union crumbled, has remained firmly within the Kremlin’s orbit while Moldova, which borders Ukraine, is bidding to join the European Union. In a special congress on Wednesday, politicians in Transnistria asked Moscow to guard it from “increasing pressure from Moldova,”...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian opposition figure is being held in detention center-3 in Kolchugino in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, his lawyer Vadim Kobzev told CNN on Wednesday.Kobzev says he visited Navalny where his client, currently in quarantine, will be held temporarily before being moved to a penal colony.“Alexey Navalny is in a quarantine cell. There are two people with him in the cell. He is in complete isolation, does not receive letters, the FSIN-Letter system is disabled for the entire pre-trial detention center. There is nothing in the cell...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian opposition figure is being held in detention center-3 in Kolchugino in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, his lawyer Vadim Kobzev told CNN on Wednesday.Kobzev says he visited Navalny where his client, currently in quarantine, will be held temporarily before being moved to a penal colony.“Alexey Navalny is in a quarantine cell. There are two people with him in the cell. He is in complete isolation, does not receive letters, the FSIN-Letter system is disabled for the entire pre-trial detention center. There is nothing in the cell...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian opposition figure is being held in detention center-3 in Kolchugino in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, his lawyer Vadim Kobzev told CNN on Wednesday.Kobzev says he visited Navalny where his client, currently in quarantine, will be held temporarily before being moved to a penal colony.“Alexey Navalny is in a quarantine cell. There are two people with him in the cell. He is in complete isolation, does not receive letters, the FSIN-Letter system is disabled for the entire pre-trial detention center. There is nothing in the cell...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian opposition figure is being held in detention center-3 in Kolchugino in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, his lawyer Vadim Kobzev told CNN on Wednesday.Kobzev says he visited Navalny where his client, currently in quarantine, will be held temporarily before being moved to a penal colony.“Alexey Navalny is in a quarantine cell. There are two people with him in the cell. He is in complete isolation, does not receive letters, the FSIN-Letter system is disabled for the entire pre-trial detention center. There is nothing in the cell...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Moscow’s chief prosecutor froze the political movement of on Monday by suspending activities at his offices across the country, while petitioning a court to do the same for the Anti-Corruption Foundation that he founded.The decision comes against the backdrop of a pending court decision on whether to designate both Navalny’s political and anti-corruption organizations as extremist groups.Official documents said Moscow’s Chief Prosecutor Popov D.G. had examined materials of an audit in relation to Navalny’s political offices and decided to suspend...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Moscow’s chief prosecutor froze the political movement of on Monday by suspending activities at his offices across the country, while petitioning a court to do the same for the Anti-Corruption Foundation that he founded.The decision comes against the backdrop of a pending court decision on whether to designate both Navalny’s political and anti-corruption organizations as extremist groups.Official documents said Moscow’s Chief Prosecutor Popov D.G. had examined materials of an audit in relation to Navalny’s political offices and decided to suspend...WW…

Moscow (CNN)Moscow's chief prosecutor froze the political movement of on Monday by suspending activities at his offices across the country, while petitioning a court to do the same for the Anti-Corruption Foundation that he founded.The decision comes against the backdrop of a pending court decision on whether to designate both Navalny's political and anti-corruption organizations as extremist groups.Official documents said Moscow's Chief Prosecutor Popov D.G. had examined materials of an audit in relation to Navalny's political offices and decided to suspend their activities, as the Moscow...…Moscow (CNN)Moscow's chief prosecutor froze the political movement of on Monday by suspending activities at his offices across the country, while petitioning a court to do the same for the Anti-Corruption Foundation that he founded.The decision comes against the backdrop of a pending court decision on whether to designate both Navalny's political and anti-corruption organizations as extremist groups.Official documents said Moscow's Chief Prosecutor Popov D.G. had examined materials of an audit in relation to Navalny's political offices and decided to suspend their activities, as the Moscow...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian President has signed a law paving the way for him to run for two more presidential terms, potentially extending his rule until 2036.Putin, who turns 69 this year, is currently serving his fourth presidential term, which is set to end in 2024. The new legislation, announced on Monday, could allow him to serve two more six year terms, should he choose to stand for and win reelection both times.The new law formalizes the results of last year’s referendum on amendments to Russia’s constitution.As well as resetting the clock on Putin’s term...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian President has signed a law paving the way for him to run for two more presidential terms, potentially extending his rule until 2036.Putin, who turns 69 this year, is currently serving his fourth presidential term, which is set to end in 2024. The new legislation, announced on Monday, could allow him to serve two more six year terms, should he choose to stand for and win reelection both times.The new law formalizes the results of last year’s referendum on amendments to Russia’s constitution.As well as resetting the clock on Putin’s term...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Kremlin has reacted angrily to ’s remarks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” calling the comment unprecedented and describing the relationship between the two countries as “very bad.”Putin on Thursday nevertheless invited Biden to hold open online talks in the wake of the remarks.In an interview with ABC that aired Wednesday, following a landmark American intelligence assessment that found the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with the aim of “denigrating” Biden’s candidacy.When interviewer George...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Kremlin has reacted angrily to ’s remarks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” calling the comment unprecedented and describing the relationship between the two countries as “very bad.”Putin on Thursday nevertheless invited Biden to hold open online talks in the wake of the remarks.In an interview with ABC that aired Wednesday, following a landmark American intelligence assessment that found the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with the aim of “denigrating” Biden’s candidacy.When interviewer George...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — “Do you know that we can beat you so hard that you will be urinating blood? And there won’t be any traces – you won’t be able to prove anything,” Peter Sokovykh recalls a police officer screaming into his face as he found himself in a tiny room with six security officers in a St. Petersburg police station.Just a few hours before this scene, in Russia’s second-largest city, Sokovykh was detained on January 31 for taking part in a demonstration in support of jailed .Sokovykh says the detention was sudden and harsh: he was checking his phone as...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — “Do you know that we can beat you so hard that you will be urinating blood? And there won’t be any traces – you won’t be able to prove anything,” Peter Sokovykh recalls a police officer screaming into his face as he found himself in a tiny room with six security officers in a St. Petersburg police station.Just a few hours before this scene, in Russia’s second-largest city, Sokovykh was detained on January 31 for taking part in a demonstration in support of jailed .Sokovykh says the detention was sudden and harsh: he was checking his phone as...WW…

(CNN)A top doctor at the Russian hospital where opposition was treated immediately after his poisoning last summer has died, the hospital said on Thursday.Sergey Maximishin, who was the deputy chief physician of the , "suddenly" died at the age of 55, according to a statement released by the hospital. "With regret, we inform you that...the deputy chief physician for anesthesiology and resuscitation of the emergency hospital №1, assistant of the department of Omsk State Medical University, PhD of medical sciences Maximishin Sergey Valentinovich suddenly passed away," the hospital said in a...…(CNN)A top doctor at the Russian hospital where opposition was treated immediately after his poisoning last summer has died, the hospital said on Thursday.Sergey Maximishin, who was the deputy chief physician of the , "suddenly" died at the age of 55, according to a statement released by the hospital. "With regret, we inform you that...the deputy chief physician for anesthesiology and resuscitation of the emergency hospital №1, assistant of the department of Omsk State Medical University, PhD of medical sciences Maximishin Sergey Valentinovich suddenly passed away," the hospital said in a...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Thousands of people in Moscow and across Russia who took to the streets Sunday were met with the harshest show of force the country has seen in recent years.Protesters throughout the country had gathered for the second weekend in a row to support jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who since mid-January.More than 5,000 people were detained in at least 85 cities as of late Sunday, according to the independent monitoring group OVD-Info – a record since 2011.In Moscow, the capital, more than 1,600 people were arrested, including...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Thousands of people in Moscow and across Russia who took to the streets Sunday were met with the harshest show of force the country has seen in recent years.Protesters throughout the country had gathered for the second weekend in a row to support jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who since mid-January.More than 5,000 people were detained in at least 85 cities as of late Sunday, according to the independent monitoring group OVD-Info – a record since 2011.In Moscow, the capital, more than 1,600 people were arrested, including...WW…