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Articles by Romain Colas for AFP
Russian Teen Eco-Activists Fight for Future as Risks Mount
Yegor Chastukhin, an 18-year-old environmental activist, holds a flask to a drain spurting out warm, putrid water near the historic city of Penza in western...
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In Russia's 'Land of Prison' Where Brittney Griner Is Held
The news that American basketball player Brittney Griner had arrived in the IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia, also known as the Russian "land of prisons,"...
Blinken in Kyiv Urges Putin to Choose 'Peaceful Path' on Ukraine
After talks last week failed to ease fears, the White House warned that Russia was ready to attack Ukraine at "any point."
Defenders Urge Russian Court Not to Shut Top Rights Group
Memorial is facing its biggest threat since being founded by Soviet dissidents in 1989.
Moscow Court Begins Hearings on Closing Top Rights Center
The pressure on Memorial comes after a year that saw an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition and independent media.
Russians Sickened by Virus Surge Feel Lucky To Be in Well-Off Moscow
Outside the capital, underfunded and poorly staffed hospitals in the regions are struggling to cope with a surge in virus patients.
Navalny's Allies Claim Symbolic Council Seat Wins in Regional Polls
Independent election monitors said they received reports of ballot stuffing and other irregularities.
SpaceX Launch Is ‘Wakeup Call’ For Russia’s Space Program
A decade of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia to send astronauts into space could be ending.
Putin Intervenes as Russia's Dagestan Faces Virus 'Catastrophe'
The poor North Caucasus region has the fifth-highest number of coronavirus cases in Russia.
Moscow Commuters Brave Epidemic to Return to Work
The Russian capital's residents are eager for a "return to normality" as the coronavirus has battered the economy.
Stay or Go? French Fly Home from Russia Amid Pandemic
This week, President Vladimir Putin announced the extension of a lockdown period in Russia to slow the spread of the coronavirus until April 30.
Russian Game Designer Launches Political Party
World of Tanks creator launches the Direct Democracy party as Kremlin-backed political shake-up accelerates.