Kremlin

HANDOUT - 09 May 2022, Russia, Moscow: An aerial view of the Victory Day military parade on Red Square in central Moscow that marking the Russian celebration of the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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Russia labels Kremlin critics Kasparov, Khodorkovsky 'foreign agents'

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/22

The step comes after Kasparov recently criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war against Ukraine

15 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin examines a box of the Mir-19 antiviral medication during a face-to-face meeting with Head of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency Veronika Skvortsova at the Kremlin. Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Kremlin: Biden's 'war criminal' accusation against Putin unforgivable

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Biden did not have the right to use such words as president of a country that "has been bombing people all over the world for years"

FILED - 23 December 2021, Russia, Moscow: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, attends the annual End-of-year press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Peskov said that a Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus and is ready for talks with the Ukrainian side. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Kremlin says delegation in Belarus for talks, Zelensky rejects offer

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

The Ukrainian leader said he was open to all places "from which no missiles are fired at Ukraine"

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Kremlin. Photo: Kremlin.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Putin keeps Scholz at 6-metre distance for Ukraine talks

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

Like Macron, Scholz refused to take a Russian PCR coronavirus test before the talks

HANDOUT - 23 December 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual End-of-year press conference in Moscow. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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TENSIONS

Russia's Putin chides NATO for expansion, asks for Navalny evidence

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/24/21

"Another NATO expansion eastward is unacceptable. What's not to understand about it?" the Kremlin leader asked

FILED - A woman holds a placard with a red cross during a 2020 protest against Russian constitutional amendments. Russia has accused the United States of interfering in its parliamentary election, which is taking place in just over a week. Photo: Sergei Mikhailichenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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'SMART VOTE'

Russia accuses US of interfering in its parliamentary elections

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/12/21

The Kremlin claims to have "irrefutable evidence" of violations of the law by US internet giants in connection with the upcoming Duma election.

FILED - Opposition member Alexei Navalny participates in a demonstration in Moscow, Russia, 26 February 2017. The Russian opposition politician, arguably the fiercest domestic critic of President Vladimir Putin, is in a coma at a Siberian hospital after a suspected poisoning, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Photo: Claudia Thaler/dpa.

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Russia blocks access to dozens of Kremlin critics' websites

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/27/21

Authorities had previously banned political organizations linked to Navalny for being "extremist" groups

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LAST SOVIET LEADER

World leaders congratulate Gorbachev on 90th birthday

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/21

Pro-democratic forces see him as a symbol of freedom but many Russians also says he is responsible for the ensuing downfall of the Soviet Union in 1991.