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A photo illustration of a Vladimir Putin and fire following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 16, 2026.
LET FREEDOM RING

Vladimir Putin’s ‘War Crimes’ Exposed in Shocking New Film

“My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile” is a riveting and vital portrait of media courage under fire.

Nick Schager

TOPSHOT - Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference (MSC), on the day Alexei Navalny's death was announced by the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Munich, southern Germany on February 16, 2024. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images)
BRUTAL REGIME

Navalny's Widow Claims Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny feared he was being killed in the days before his mysterious death.

Tom Sanders

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, walks away from his picture after lighting a candle at the end of a service in St. Mary's Church
‘EXTREMIST’

Russia Adds Navalny’s Widow to International Wanted List

Yulia Navalnaya, who has promised to continue her late husband’s work, will face arrest if she ever returns home.

AJ McDougall

Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches in the hall of the Tauride Palace during the Council of Legislators plenary session on April 26, 2024, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
OWNING UP?

Kremlin Disputes Report Putin Didn’t Order Navalny’s Death

Dmitry Peskov said the report had “very empty reasoning.”

Amanda Yen

Alexei Navalny’s memoir ‘Patriot’ will be published this fall.
EPILOGUE

Navalny to Take One Last Shot at Putin From Beyond the Grave

His widow characterized the book he finished in jail before his death as one last act of defiance. It will be published in the fall.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Hackers reportedly breached a Russian prison system network and stole a large database on inmates’ information to avenge the death of Alexei Navalny.
JAIL BREAK

Hackers Swipe Monster Database of Russian Prisoners: Report

They also messed with prices in an online prison shop.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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Leonid Volkov looks forward and listens in a conversation with someone facing him at a table.
NOWHERE SAFE

Navalny’s Ex-Chief of Staff Attacked With Hammer Near Home

The attack comes less than a month after the Russian opposition leader turned up dead in a penal colony.

Josh Fiallo

Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link from the IK-3 penal colony above the Arctic circle.
‘UNKNOWN ILLNESS’

Navalny Told Lawyer He Thought He Was Being Slowly Poisoned

“Listen, I’m afraid to seem paranoid, but it seems that they’re poisoning me here.”

Allison Quinn

A photo illustration of a bear in a poor disguise as an “American.” He’s wearing a Russian hat, red sunglasses, waving an American flag and wears a pin that claims he’s a top US official.
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NICE TRY

The Sloppy Russian Schemers Impersonating Top U.S. Officials

A new Russian disinformation plot features some laughably bad attempts at impersonating U.S. officials—but it could still be very dangerous.

Shannon Vavra

Olena Zelenska, first lady of Ukraine.
NOPE

U.S. Attempt at SOTU Russia-Ukraine Unity Display Fails

Olena Zelenska declined an invitation, claiming to have prior commitments.

Allison Quinn

Yulia Navalnaya calls on Russians to protest on election day on March 17.
‘THIS IS HOW WE MUST ACT’

Navalny’s Widow Urges Russians to Derail ‘Fake’ Election

“We need to use election day to show that we exist and there are many of us, we are real, living people and we are against Putin.”

Allison Quinn

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