Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Deadly Russian strikes hit Odesa Ukraine news from April 23: Russian forces fire at least six cruise missiles at the strategic Black Sea port. Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2022
Russia adds prominent opposition activist Kara-Murza to list of "foreign agents" Russia's justice ministry on Friday added opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to a list of "foreign agents", which means he is subject to stringent financial reporting requirements and must preface anything he publishes with a disclaimer. Reuters · Apr 22, 2022
German, Baltic foreign ministers condemn arrest of Russian rights activists The foreign ministers of Germany and the Baltic states said they strongly condemned the arrest and sentencing of Russian human rights activists and called on Russia to release them immediately, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday. Reuters · Apr 20, 2022
Trump, Putin and their kind: Going down Old-guard autocrats like Trump, Putin and Erdogan can't control information — in the end, that will destroy them Salon · Apr 14, 2022
U.S. urges release of Putin critic detained in Moscow hours after calling Kremlin "murderers" The Washington Post said its contributor's detention for "disobeying a police order" was a "trumped-up" charge. Axios · Apr 13, 2022
As Russia menaces Ukraine’s east, Putin says peace talks hit ‘dead end’ KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces pressed ahead Tuesday in their drive to seize the strategic southern port of Mariupol and encircle Ukrainian defenders in the country’s east, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his invasion as a noble cause. Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2022
‘New stage of terror’ possible, Zelenskyy warns as Russia menaces Ukraine’s east and Putin vows to press on KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces pressed ahead Tuesday in their drive to seize the strategic southern port of Mariupol and encircle Ukrainian defenders in the country’s east, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the nearly 7-week-old war could be entering a “new stage of terror” for his embattled country, and again… Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2022
Cambridge-educated Russian opposition activist detained Vladimir Kara-Murza detained in Moscow A prominent Russian opposition activist has been detained in Moscow, according to reports. Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Prominent Russian anti-war activist held Opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza repeatedly criticised Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2022
Prominent Russian opposition activist jailed in Moscow Vladimir Kara-Murza is a critic of the invasion of Ukraine and described the Kremlin as a ‘regime of murderers’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022