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CNN —Floods have swamped parts of Russia and Kazakhstan after Europe’s third-longest river burst its banks, forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate and sparking protests against the authorities. The Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would on Wednesday receive reports from the governors of the three seriously affected regions: Orenburg, Kurgan and Tyumen. Video posts on social media showed hundreds of protesters gathering outside the city hall in Orsk, Orenburg, chanting “Shame! Shame!” and “Putin, help!” Other footage showed demonstrators accusing the state of “doing nothing” and criticizing the city’s mayor, Vasily Kozupitsa. In one video, Orenburg governor Denis Pasler tells a news conference he should be on vacation rather than responding to the floods.

Persons: Kassym, Jomart Tokayev, ”, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Kurgan, Putin, Peskov, ” Peskov, “ Putin, Vasily Kozupitsa, Yulia Navalnaya, Alexey Navalny, Evgeniy Lukyanov, Navalnaya, unsympathetically, Denis Pasler, “, ” Navalnaya, Aleksandr Kurenkov, Yerassyl, Kazinform Organizations: CNN, Europe’s, AP, Residents, Getty, Kazakh Emergencies Ministry, Kazakh Locations: Russia, Kazakhstan, Russia’s Orenburg, Orenburg, Kurgan, Tyumen, Orsk, Kazakh, Petropavl, AFP, Soviet Union

☆ Moscow Concert Hall Shooting Russia Begins Day of Mourning for Victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The terrorist attack outside Moscow a few days later was a blow to his aura as a leader for whom national security is paramount. Just days later came a searing counterpoint: His vaunted security apparatus failed to prevent Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack in 20 years. Inside Russia, the election — and its predetermined outcome — underscored Mr. Putin’s dominance over the nation’s politics. The area is closed as part of increased security measures after the terrorist attack on Friday. Before Friday, the most recent mass-casualty terrorist attack in the capital region was a suicide bombing at an airport in Moscow in 2011 that killed 37 people.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, “, ” Aleksandr Kynev, ” Mr, Mr, ”, Nanna Heitmann, Aleksei A, ” Ruslan Leviev, Olga Skabeyeva, Margarita Simonyan, Russia’s, Aleksandr Dugin, Dugin, Dugin’s, Andriy Yusov, Putin’s, Shamil Zhumatov, Kynev, Vladimir Putin’s, Constant Méheut Organizations: Kremlin, Islamic State, Passengers, The New York Times, Terrorism, Islamic, ., Reuters Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Beslan, United States

☆ Deadly Moscow Attack Shatters Putin’s Security Promise to Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Anton Troianovski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just days later came a searing counterpoint: His vaunted security apparatus failed to prevent Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack in 20 years. The assault on Friday, which killed at least 133 people at a concert hall in suburban Moscow, was a blow to Mr. Putin’s aura as a leader for whom national security is paramount. “The election demonstrated a seemingly confident victory,” Aleksandr Kynev, a Russian political scientist, said in a phone interview from Moscow. “And suddenly, against the backdrop of a confident victory, there’s this demonstrative humiliation.”Mr. Putin seemed blindsided by the assault. When he did, the Russian leader said nothing about the mounting evidence that a branch of the Islamic State committed the attack.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, “, ” Aleksandr Kynev, ” Mr, Mr, ” Organizations: Islamic State Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Beslan

How the Russian Government Silences Wartime DissentJust days after invading Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a censorship law that made it illegal to “discredit” the army. The indignities of the crackdown, and the long arm of the Russia law, is being lost in the numbers. Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesIn dry legalese, the court documents recount the Russian state’s case against these statements and protests. People’s “negative assessment” of the Russian military could adversely affect its performance, the court said, presenting a national security risk. And I very much don’t want this.”Sergei Platonov at district court in Moscow listening to his guilty verdict in November.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, ”, — schoolteachers, —, That’s, Ukraine —, pollsters, Andrei Kolesnikov, Demyan, Aleksandr T, Olga V, ” Maksim L, Omsk Diana I, Denis V, Russia ”, “, Maksim P, Anna S, Maria V, people’s “, Russia’s, Zaynulla Gadzhiyev, Mr, Bespokoyev, Marina Tsurmast, scrawled, Nanna Heitmann, Tsurmast, Gadzhiyev, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Aleksandra Y, Skochilenko, Selimat, Vladimir A, Rustam I, ” Yelena L, Aleksandr K, Olga P, Dmitri D, Sergei V, Eve, Daria Ivanova, Ms, Ivanova, “ you’ll, Anton Redikultsev, Redikultsev, Jan, Marina, Sergei P, ” Yuldash, ” Dmitri S, Peskov, Putin’s, Sergei Platonov, Platonov, Russian Gestapo ”, Polina, Kolesnikov, Anna Sliva, Sliva Organizations: New York Times, Times, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, OVD, Penza Yuriy V, Russia, ”, Ukraine ” “, YouTube, Bucha, Ukraine, Police, The New York Times, Armed Forces, Russian Federation, VK, Russian Gestapo, The New York Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, “, Omsk, Peace, Ukraine ” “ Ukraine, Bucha, Moscow, St, Petersburg, Iglino, ”, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Crimea, Ukrainian, Kalga, Russia’s, OVD, Coast, Primorye, Soviet

☆ In Urgent Need of Ammunition, Ukraine Speeds Its Own Production
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Gaya Gupta | Alina Lobzina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

When an office building next to her gleaming glass residential skyscraper in Moscow was hit by a drone filled with explosives early on Sunday, Mari Kletanina seemed worried. “People are consciously or unconsciously ignoring it,” wrote Aleksandr Kynev, a Russian political analyst. “This is the time of сonflict, a conflict of interests, so this is a natural procedure,” Mr. Yzakov said. “We live in a difficult time.”Russian government officials seemed to be more serious about the threat. “If attacks continue, then there will be no new sales at the current prices.”

Persons: Mari Kletanina, Kletanina, ”, Aleksandr Kynev, “, Mirlan Yzakov, Mr, Yzakov, Maria Zakharova, Dmitri S, Peskov, ” Andrei Perla, Vladimir V, Putin, Maksim Khodyrev, Khodyrev Organizations: Russian Foreign Ministry Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Kremlin

☆ Putin says Ukrainian attacks intensify as Kyiv touts steady gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

July 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Ukraine had intensified its frontline attacks over the last few days while a Ukrainian official said Kyiv was making slow but steady progress in liberating its territory. Meanwhile, Putin told Russian television that every Ukrainian assault had been beaten back, and that Moscow's forces had inflicted significant losses on their opponents. However, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar wrote on Telegram that Ukrainian forces were "gradually moving forward" near Bakhmut, and that fighting was ongoing near Klischiivka, Kudriumivka and Andriivka. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a session of Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 27, 2023. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed "very good results" on the battlefield in an address on Tuesday evening, promising to give details later.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Yuriy Sak, Putin, Hanna Maliar, Alexei Danichev, Maliar, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Aleksandr Khodakovsky, Sak, Max Hunder, Felix Light, Mark Trevelyan, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Kyiv, Reuters, Russian, Sputnik, Lyman, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Klishchiivka, Bakhmut, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Klischiivka, Russian, Russia, Africa, Saint Petersburg, Kupiansk, Kyiv, Staromaiorske, Moscow

☆ Nobel Laureate and Activist Ales Bialiatski Sentenced to 10 Years in Belarusian Prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Ann M. Simmons | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ales Bialiatski in the defendants’ cage during a courtroom hearing in Minsk, Belarus. A court in Belarus sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, the latest effort in a campaign to silence critics of the country’s authoritarian ruler President Alexander Lukashenko . A court in the Belarusian capital of Minsk ruled Friday that Mr. Bialiatski and three co-defendants were guilty of smuggling, organizing and financing public protests and other crimes, senior prosecutor Aleksandr Korol told Belarusian state television.

Since the early days of the invasion, Mr. Putin has conceded, privately, that the war has not gone as planned. “I think he is sincerely willing” to compromise with Russia, Mr. Putin said of Mr. Zelensky in 2019. To join in Mr. Putin’s war, he has recruited prisoners, trashed the Russian military and competed with it for weapons. To join in Mr. Putin’s war, he has recruited prisoners, trashed the Russian military and competed with it for weapons. “I think this war is Putin’s grave.” Yevgeny Nuzhin, 55, a Russian prisoner of war held by Ukraine, in October.

☆ The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

“We cannot export to Russia, we cannot sell to Russia, and that’s why we just sell to Turkey,” he said. Azu International is an example of how supply channels to Russia have remained open despite Western export restrictions and manufacturer bans. At least $2.6 billion of computer and other electronic components flowed into Russia in the seven months to Oct. 31, Russian customs records show. Pixel Devices also said it’s not surprising that no one was in Pixel Devices’ office recently because most employees work remotely or in warehouse operations. Russian customs records show that Pixel Devices’ main client in Russia is a company in St. Petersburg called OOO KompLiga.

☆ Russian roulette: Is Putin serious about nuclear war, or bluffing?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jason Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

On Oct. 26, President Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state television overseeing a practice run of Russia's strategic nuclear deterrence forces. The conflict has revived Cold War-era fears of nuclear war across the region. In August, a Ukrainian official said that 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel had been killed, though another source said the number could be far higher. (President Zelensky previously estimated that 30% of Ukraine's power stations have been damaged or destroyed, although the figure is now likely to be greater.) In a wide-ranging answer, Putin had offered, almost as an aside, that Russian victims of nuclear war "will go to heaven as martyrs" while Western citizens would perish without having "time to repent."

☆ Putin is facing pressure from Russia's hawkish nationalists who want all-out war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Jason Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

As the nationalists' most prominent figurehead, Igor Girkin has been among the most searing in his criticism of Russia's military strategy. Addressing his followers last week, Girkin said: "The war in Ukraine will continue until the complete defeat of Russia. The Smolninskoye District Court ruled that the municipal council should be dissolved and subsequently charged the deputies with "discrediting" Russia's military. The widespread purging of liberals and journalists that occurred in the early days of the Ukraine war is relatively straightforward in Russia. But cracking down on ultra- nationalists is more dangerous and may have dire consequences – especially if Russia loses the war.

☆ Cum se simte Navalnîi după greva foamei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Opozantul Aleksei Navalnîi şi-a revenit, mai mult sau mai puţin, după greva foamei şi are posibilitatea să comunice cu familia sa, a declarat şeful Serviciului penitenciar federal al Rusiei, Aleksandr Kalaşnikov, transmite Reuters, citează Agerpres. Opozantul în vârstă de 44 de ani, suferind de dureri acute la coloana vertebrală şi picioare, a intrat în greva foamei la sfârşitul lunii martie pentru a protesta faţă de condiţiile de detenţie. Navalnîi, care a supravieţuit anul trecut unei otrăviri cu o substanţă neurotoxică, potrivit medicilor germani, a încetat greva foamei luna trecută după ce a primit îngrijiri medicale mai bune. Ivan Jdanov, unul din colaboratorii săi apropiaţi, a spus joi că starea de sănătate a lui Navalnîi este în general satisfăcătoare. În ultimele săptămâni, autorităţile ruse au declanşat demersuri pentru a scoate în afara legii, pe motiv de extremism, Fondul de luptă împotriva corupţiei (FBK) şi reţeaua de birouri regionale a organizaţiei lui Navalnîi.

Persons: Opozantul Aleksei Navalnîi, Aleksandr Kalaşnikov, Ivan Jdanov, Navalnîi, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin Organizations: Reuters Locations: Rusiei, Rusia

☆ Autoritățile din Rusia anunță că Alexei Navalny și-a revenit, „mai mult sau mai puțin”, după greva foamei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Opozantul Alexei Navalny şi-a revenit, „mai mult sau mai puţin”, după greva foamei şi are posibilitatea să comunice cu familia sa, a declarat joi, 20 mai, şeful Serviciului penitenciar federal al Rusiei, Aleksandr Kalaşnikov, transmite Novaya Gazeta. Kalashnikov a precizat că nu i-au fost aplicate sancțiuni „speciale” lui Navalny și, potrivit acestuia, la moment nu există încălcări. Potrivit sursei citate, după ce a ajuns la colonie, Alexei Navalny a slăbit 15 kilograme. El a fost condamnat la trei ani și șase luni de detenție într-o pușcărie cu regim general, anunță presa rusă. Fraților li s-a imputat că ar fi tras pe sfoară compania de cosmetice Yves Rocher și o întreprindere de procesare ca intermediar în furnizarea serviciilor de logistică.

Persons: Opozantul Alexei Navalny, Aleksandr Kalaşnikov, El, Aleksandr Kalaşnikov . Kalashnikov, Navalny, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, Acesta, Alexei, ., Rocher, Oleg, Bruno Leproux, Yves Rocher Organizations: Yves Rocher Vostok Locations: Rusiei, Rusia, Pokrov, Moscova, Sankt Petersburg, Yves Rocher Vostok LLC

☆ Rusia: Au fost reținute cel puțin opt persoane care planificau să îl întâlnească pe Navalny la aeroport
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-17 | by ( Aliona Ciurca | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Forțele de ordine l-au reținut în dimineața zilei de 17 ianuarie, pe aeroportul Pulkovo, înainte de a urca într-un zbor spre Moscova, pe Pavel Ivankin, redactor-șef al canalului de Telegram „Agit Rusia”, dar pe și alți doi activiști, Aleksey Barich și Aleksandr Krai, scrie Novaya Gazeta. De asemenea, cu o zi înainte, poliția a reținut-o pe activista Aleksandra Shashok, care voi să ajungă la Vnukovo pentru a se întâlni cu Navalny. Tot în regiunea Leningrad, oficialii de securitate au confiscat mașina coordonatorului filialei locale a „Open Russia” Dmitri Skurikhin, care intenționa să meargă la Moscova. Politicianul Alexei Navalny a anunțat că pe 17 ianuarie va reveni în Rusia, după tratamentul pe care l-a urmat în Germania, fiind otrăvit. Cu o zi mai devreme, ofițerii de poliție au venit la susținătorii săi și au încercat să lanseze avertismente cu privire la inadmisibilitatea „măsurilor necoordonate”.

Persons: Pavel Ivankin, Krai, Ivan Ostapchuk, Andrei, Navalny, Irina Fatyanova, Dmitri Skurikhin, Alexei Navalny Organizations: Open Russia Locations: Moscova, Sankt Petersburg, Leningrad, Rusia, Germania

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