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Vladimir Putin Exposed? Former Ally Demands Russian President Be Tried as a 'War Criminal and a Thief'

A once‑loyal Kremlin lawyer has publicly denounced Vladimir Putin as 'not a legitimate President' and called for him to be tried 'as a war criminal and a thief', prompting fresh questions about fractures inside the Russian regime.

International Business Times UK · Mar 26

‘Put him on trial’: pro-Kremlin loyalist turns on Putin in rare outburst

Ilya Remeslo sends Telegram post titled ‘Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin’ to his 90,000 followers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

‘You cannot unsee it’: what happened next for this year’s Oscar documentary nominees?

Films about prison abuse, ovarian cancer, women’s rights in Iran and more have impressed the Academy, but what real-world impact have they had?

The Guardian - US · Mar 14

2 years on, Navalny's death still casts a shadow over Russia and wider Europe

Mourners in Moscow have marked two years since Russian opposition leder Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison, as a new European analysis fuels murder claims

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Alexei Navalny dart frog toxin poisoning: What we know

Epibatidine, found in the Ecuadoran dart frog, causes muscle paralysis and eventual asphyxiation. Experts have said the toxin can also be produced synthetically, instead of extracting it directly from the frog itself.

Euronews · Feb 16

Poison, a plane crash and falling from a window: How Putin’s critics and rivals have met mysterious ends

IN FOCUS: Alexei Navalny is latest in long line of Vladimir Putin’s critics who have died in recent years. James C. Reynolds, Gustaf Kilander and Alexander Butler report

The Independent UK · Feb 16

'We naturally do not accept it': Russia rejects Alexei Navalny poisoning charge by Europeans nations

Russia has dismissed accusations from European nations that it poisoned Alexei Navalny with epibatidine as "biased and baseless." Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands said in a joint statement on Saturday that they believe Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a toxic substance derived from poison dart frogs. While the…

The Times of India · Feb 16

Russian whistleblower's death in Surrey 'must be reinvestigated', friends say in wake of Navalny frog poison assassination

Friends of Alexander Perepilichny have highlighted similarities between his sudden death and that of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

Evening Standard · Feb 16

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns of fresh Russian attacks ahead of trilateral peace talks in Geneva

Another round of US-brokered peace talks will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Russia accused of killing Navalny with dart frog toxin. What we know about the rare poison

Marco Rubio told reporters today the findings by 5 European allies is "troubling," but "we don't have any reason to question" it.

Axios · Feb 16