Tag: Russia
‘Alexei Navalny is immortal,’ says Canadian director of Oscar-winning documentary
Daniel Roher, whose film "Navalny" won the 2023 Oscar for best documentary feature, said he was stunned by the reports of Navalny's death, even though he had anticipated it.
Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death, demands body be returned to family
An official note handed to Alexei Navalny’s mother stated that he died at 2:17 p.m. local time Friday, but it is unclear where his body is, Navalny's spokesperson said.
IN PHOTOS: Navalny supporters mourn reported death, label Putin ‘murderer’
Supporters of the leader of Russia's political opposition, Alexei Navalny, showed up to memorials across the world to mourn his reported death.
Canada briefed on intelligence White House says concerns Russian weapon
The White House publicly confirmed Thursday the U.S. has intelligence that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon that can be launched into space.
U.S. security threat warning concerns Russian nuclear capabilities in space: reports
A cryptic statement about a "national security threat" is related to Russia’s attempts to develop a space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon not yet in orbit, U.S. media reported.
Estonia’s PM is on a Russian wanted list. What prompted the Kremlin’s move?
The name of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas appeared on the Russian Interior Ministry’s list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges.
Canadian-Russian woman pleads guilty in U.S. to sending military components to Russia
The Canadian-Russian woman was charged with smuggling, conspiracy to violate sanctions and wire fraud conspiracy in late October.
Joly calls NATO ‘united’ as Trump says he’d encourage Russian attacks on members
Ottawa says NATO's military alliance is essential to Canada’s security but stopped short of criticizing Donald Trump for threatening to abandon members who miss spending targets.
Ukraine’s new army chief lays out goals, including use of high tech weapons
Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi's remarks appeared to align with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s stated aim of bringing “renewal” to the armed forces with Thursday’s shake-up.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy removes top general in major military shakeup
Zelenskyy said he thanked Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service as commander-in-chief and discussed possible replacements for the top military job.
Xi Jinping urges ‘close strategic coordination’ in call with Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin China and Russia should pursue close strategic coordination and defend the values of their respective countries, state media said Thursday.
NATO, U.S. pledge Ukraine support and warn Russia not to ‘miscalculate’
NATO and U.S. leaders said they support Ukraine. And they said co-ordination between Russia, China and Iran is concerning — but the alliance stands ready.
More Canadians want Ukraine to keep fighting than seek deal — but not by much: poll
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches the two-year mark, polling suggests Canadians are nearly split on a path forward and their support for continued aid for Kyiv is dipping.
World Court to rule on if Russia violated international treaties in Ukraine
The United Nations' top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
‘You are not powerless’: CIA eyes Russian double agents in recruitment bid
CIA Director William Burns said in July that disaffection among some Russians over the war in Ukraine was creating a rare opportunity to recruit spies.
