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CRISIS IN TIES

Russia Defies West as NATO Urges Cooperation Over Navalny

NATO called for an international probe into Navalny's poisoning and demanded Moscow reveal details of its Novichok nerve agent programme.
contentious constitution

Over 140 Detained After Anti-Putin Protest in Moscow

A large group of activists marched along central Moscow streets before many were roughly detained.
Freedom of Speech

Russia Seeks 6 Years Jail for Journalist in 'Terror Case'

Svetlana Prokopyeva's case has drawn outrage from supporters and rights groups.
standing in solidarity

Crusading Ex-Cop's Arrest Sparks Police Pushback in Russia

The rare public outcry among Russia's 750,000-strong police force could eventually spell trouble for the Kremlin.
under pressure

Top Russian Newspaper Editors Quit, Denouncing Pro-Kremlin Censorship

Kremlin critics said the exodus likely sounded the death knell for Vedomosti in its current incarnation.
RUSSIA DAY

Putin Says 'Majority' Back Plan to Change Russian Constitution

The president spoke at a ceremony to mark Russia's national holiday in his first public appearance after weeks of lockdown.
Space Race

Moscow Bemused at U.S. Space 'Hysteria' as Musk Taunts Russia

SpaceX's historic launch was seen as ending Russia's long-held monopoly on space travel.
'Sheer Lunacy'

Moscow Eases Lockdown Despite High Virus Caseload

Critics quipped that life in Moscow was beginning to imitate dystopian fiction.
lockdown

Moscow Begins Lockdown During Tougher Push to Curb Virus

"I ask you to take these forced but absolutely necessary measures... very seriously and completely responsibly," Putin told Muscovites.