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Navalny's team urges more Russian sanctions to help Ukraine

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team has been meeting with senators on Capitol Hill

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin uses political prisoners to get even with West, claims Telegram account

In April two British soldiers were told they would face show trials unless Boris Johnson swapped them for one of Putin's long-time cronies, Viktor Medvechuk - who was arrested in Ukraine earlier the same month

Daily Mirror

Kremlin Critic Navalny Appeals against Nine-year Jail Sentence

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was due on Tuesday to appeal a nine-year prison sentence he was handed in March on charges that he and his allies say are politically motivated. His hearing comes as Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics and Moscow pushes on with its military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pussy Riot member leaves Russia disguised as delivery courier

Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has left Russia, she said in an interview, after disguising herself as a food delivery courier to escape police.

Bangkok Post

The Coup in the Kremlin

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

Foreign Affairs

Scheherazade: Giant £570m superyacht ‘owned by Vladimir Putin’ is seized by Italian authorities

The ‘Scheherazade’ had been undergoing a refit in Tuscany since last September

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin's £560m luxury yacht seized as it prepared to sail to escape sanctions

Italy's financial police have been investigating the yacht, which is worth more than £560 million and docked at Marina di Carrara near Pisa, since the end of March

Daily Mirror

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Vladimir Putin to 'grab back' £570m superyacht set to flee Italy despite sanctions

The 459-foot Scheherazade boasts of spas, swimming pools and two helipads and it has been moored in the Tuscan marina since September 2020

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin: The president whose obsession with Russian security may cost him dear

During two decades in power, Putin has had an ability to sense the popular mood, writes Mary Dejevsky. But in recent times his judgement has seemed less sure – and the Ukraine invasion may prove a step too far for his citizens

The Independent UK

Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains

Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.

WEKU

Alexei Navalny fears he'll be sent to Russian 'torture prison' known for sexual violence

WARNING, DISTURBING: Vladimir Putin's political foe is currently serving a prison sentence in a less harsh jail, but fears he could be sent to the notorious Melekhovo colony

Daily Mirror

Who is Alina Kabaeva? Vladimir Putin’s alleged lover and Russia’s ‘First Lady in the shadows’

She made two rare public appearances this weekend and has so far managed to avoid sanctions from the West, but for how long? Amy Francombe reports on the Russian President’s supposed mistress

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin: The president whose obsession with Russian security may cost him dear

The Independent UK

Navalny review – one of the most jaw-dropping things you’ll ever witness

As Putin’s nemesis Alexei Navalny phones up the secret agent who put Novichok in his pants, this terrifying documentary enters the realms of the far-fetched spy thriller – and yet it’s all true

The Guardian - UK

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Vladimir Putin's 'mistress' defies sanctions in £1,900 dress at pro-war event

Alina Kabaeva, who is believed to be Vladimir Putin's current partner, was filmed at a performance back by a uniformed military choir ahead of an event for Russia's 'Victory Day'

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a new comedy from the People Just Do Nothing team

Man behaving sadly in Peacock. Plus: Alexei Navalny’s lone war against corruption. Here’s what to watch this evening

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's lover makes rare appearance in bizarre festival with chilling 'Z' symbol

Alina Kabaeva, 38, appeared at a bizarre gymnastics ballet festival where the Russian 'Z' symbol - which has become synonymous with the Kremlin's war in Ukraine - was paraded

The Guardian - UK

Pro-war memes, Z symbols and blue and yellow flags: Russian influencers at war

As the government tightens its grip, some social media stars are speaking out, while others are pivoting to propaganda

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‘All I could do was film’: the making of a shocking movie on Alexei Navalny

In the eye-opening documentary Navalny, film-maker Daniel Roher was given unprecedented access to a Russian politician surviving an assassination attempt and a prison sentence

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'lover' reappears in Moscow after 'hiding in Swiss mountains'

Olympic gold-medal winning Alina Kabaeva, 38, surfaced at a junior rhythmic gymnastics rehearsal in Moscow with pictures appearing to show her at the city’s VTB Arena

Daily Mirror

Jailed Putin critic says Russian troops killed Ukrainian because he had the same name

Russian forces retreated from Bucha last month and Ukrainian officials say they have discovered more than 400 bodies of people they believe were killed by Russian troops

The Independent UK

Russia's Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia

France 24

Ukraine’s Zelensky, Kremlin critic Navalny call on France to vote for Macron in presidential race

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and jailed Russian Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny voiced support separately for French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of Sunday's second round of the presidential election that pits the incumbent against Russia-friendly far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Navalny urges France to vote for Macron because of Le Pen’s Russia links

He accused Marine Le Pen of receiving a €9 million loan from the First Czech-Russian Bank, ‘Putin’s notorious money-laundering outfit’

Reuters

Zelenskiy, Navalny voice support for France's Macron in Sunday election

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and jailed Russian Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny both voiced support for French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of an election that pits Macron against Russia-friendly far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

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