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The debate comes less than two months after Twitter restored Trump’s account, but Meta’s intention to reevaluate the decision predates Twitter’s reversal. “I can’t think of what that rigorous standard would be that would make this policy be applied fairly, not just to former President Trump, but to any politician.”Is Trump bound to Truth Social? A phone screen displays the Truth Social app in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Trump now has his own rival social media platform, Truth Social, which he launched in February. Despite his desire for a bigger megaphone and aides encouraging him to rejoin Twitter, Trump has said he is committed to Truth Social.

☆ Bulgaria summons Russian envoy over Bellingcat journalist Grozev
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SOFIA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's foreign ministry said it would summon on Thursday the Russian ambassador to Sofia "for explanations" after Moscow put Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian citizen and the executive director of investigative news outlet Bellingcat, on a wanted list. Grozev, Bellingcat's chief investigator on Russia, is "wanted under an article of the Criminal Code," according to information published on Russia's interior ministry website earlier this week. "The Russian ambassador will be summoned for explanations," a foreign ministry spokesperson said, after leading Bulgarian political parties called for official support for Grozev. Grozev "focuses on security threats, extraterritorial clandestine operations, and the weaponisation of information" according to Bellingcat's website. Grozev said he has been offered help by the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia and Austria, where he has been living in recent years.

☆ Russia's Navalny accuses authorities of using prison to break his health
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In a post on Twitter, he also complained of being injected with unknown drugs. "See how the system works when you are not allowed to beat up a person, but your leadership ordered you to hurt them badly," the Twitter post said. Navalny said he had asked for a month and a half to see a doctor. The Twitter post included images from Navalny's medical records, which he said had been released to him a month after he asked to see them. Navalny, his allies and Western governments and rights groups say he was the victim of trumped-up charges designed to silence him.

☆ Putin said he wants the 'war' in Ukraine to end, acknowledging for the first time it's more than just a 'special military operation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When Russian invaded Ukraine, Putin called the conflict a "special military operation." Putin on Thursday publicly acknowledged the situation as a "war" for the first time since the invasion was launched in February. "Our goal is not to spin this flywheel of a military conflict, but, on the contrary, to end this war," Putin said during a news conference Thursday. When the invasion began and in the months since, Putin has framed it as a "special military operation." "Vladimir Putin today also publicly called the war a war at his workplace.

☆ Russian lawmaker accuses Putin of breaking his own law with reference to Ukraine 'war,' asks prosecutors to investigate
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Russian lawmaker is calling for legal action against Putin for calling the Ukraine invasion a "war." Until Thursday, Putin had publicly referred to the war only as a "special military operation." Navalny remains behind bars, where he continues to criticize Putin and Russia's war in Ukraine. Yevgeny Roizman, a former mayor of the Russian city of Ekaterinburg, in August was detained on charges of "discrediting" the Russian military. Roizman told reporters he was detained after referring to Russia's war in Ukraine as an "invasion."

☆ Navalny: mercenary boss visited his jail to recruit for Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company that has taken a major part in the Ukraine war, had visited his prison to recruit convicts. He did not say when the alleged visit took place. The Wagner Group, which Prigozhin has said he founded in 2014, has become increasingly prominent during the Ukraine war, including during a brutal, long-running battle for the small city of Bakhmut. In his Twitter post, he said the recruitment of convicts to fight in Ukraine showed the corrosion of the Russian state. In his response, Prigozhin took issue with the fact that many of Navalny's supporters had been allowed by the state to flee abroad.

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained on Sunday after trying to storm the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran, activists said. According to the Cinema for Peace Foundation, a Berlin-based charity that focuses on humanitarian and environmental issues, security detained member Nika Nikulshina, an associate of the protest group, Peter Verzilov, and a Ukrainian member of Pussy Riot. The activists were stopped by security forces before they could invade the pitch, Cinema for Peace said in a statement. The 2018 World Cup final in Moscow was briefly interrupted when Pussy Riot activists, including Verzilov, burst onto the pitch to draw attention to human rights abuses in Russia before being hauled off by stewards. Cinema for Peace evacuated Verzilov after the 2018 World Cup in Moscow for treatment for alleged poisoning.

☆ Russian opposition politician sentenced to 8.5 years in prison on fake news charges
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced in court to eight-and-a-half years in prison on Friday on charges of spreading “false information” about the army. Since invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has intensified its clampdown on public dissent, with most prominent opposition figures either in jail or exile. Days after the invasion, legislation was passed providing for jail terms of up to 15 years for disseminating “false information” about the military. In a defiant post on his Telegram channel, Yashin urged his supporters to continue opposing the war in Ukraine. “With this hysterical verdict, the authorities want to intimidate us all but, in fact, it only shows their weakness.

☆ Australia imposes sanctions on Iran, Russia over human rights violations
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File PhotoSYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia's foreign minister on Saturday said the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it said were "egregious" human rights violations. Seven Russians involved in what the foreign minister said was the attempted assassination of former opposition leader Alexei Navalny would also have human rights sanctions imposed on them, she said. In addition to human rights sanctions, Wong said Australia was placing further targeted financial sanctions on three Iranians and one Iranian business for supplying drones to Russia for use against Ukraine. "The supply of drones to Russia is evidence of the role Iran plays in destabilising global security. Australia's previous Liberal-National coalition government first imposed Magnitsky-style sanctions - measures that impose financial penalties and travel bans against individuals - in March against 14 Russian individuals.

☆ Russia's Navalny says he faces new criminal case for 'promoting terrorism'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that authorities had opened a new criminal case against him for promoting terrorism and extremism, potentially more than doubling his sentence. After months of medical treatment in Germany, he was arrested for parole violations when he returned to Russia at the start of 2021. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has accelerated its campaign to quash and silence domestic opposition. Navalny has spoken out against the war, attacking Putin during a court appearance and calling the invasion "stupid" and "built on lies". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters Editing by Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ People of Ukraine awarded EU's Sakharov Prize For Freedom of Thought
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Parliament awarded the people of Ukraine on Wednesday its annual Prize for Freedom of Thought, in support of Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion that started Feb. 24, which Russia calls a "special military operation". The award comes with prize money of 50,000 euros ($49,100) prize money, which will be granted to civil society representatives. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded annually since 1988 to individuals and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. Other past winners include South African President Nelson Mandela, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and Belarus’ democratic opposition. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Benoit Van OverstraetenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Putin has escaped to his secret palace in a forest amid anti-draft protests in Russian cities, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vladimir Putin has escaped to his secret palace amid anti-draft protests in Russia, per a report. An image of a bedroom inside Vladimir Putin's purported secret palace. An image from inside Vladimir Putin's purported secret palace. An image showing the outside of Vladimir Putin's palace. Police officers detain a protester during the unsanctioned rally in Moscow, Russia, on September 24, 2022.

Friday was the first day of a five-day period of voting in regions after their Russian-installed officials rushed to announce the referendums to join Russia earlier this week. The questions on the ballots will ask voters if their regions should join Russia, the news agency said. If the regions vote to join Russia, Moscow is likely to claim them as part of its territory. With few details laid out in the order, men of fighting age were left with more questions than answers about who exactly could be recruited to serve in Ukraine. Putin’s order seeks to recruit some 300,000 additional troops.

☆ Russian state-media stars pushing Putin's official war narrative have been exempted from fighting in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian state media workers have been exempted from Putin's latest military draft. It means the TV stars pushing a distorted image of the war won't have to face its reality. The decision to exempt state-approved journalists ensures that the media figures pushing a distorted state narrative on the war in Ukraine won't have to face its realities themselves. And some Russian media stars have flourished in an environment that rewards blatant propaganda — often going further than the Kremlin itself. Russia-1 host Olga Skabeyeva has played a key role in the Kremlin's propaganda strategy amid the war in Ukraine.

☆ Russian opposition calls for protests against Putin's 'criminal war'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Evgenia NovozheninaTBILISI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Russia's opposition on Wednesday called for protests against President Vladimir Putin after he ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists for what Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny said was a failing criminal war. read moreNavalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader who is currently in prison, said Putin was sending more Russians to their death for a failing war. Russia's anti-war groups called for street protests against the mobilisation order. "This means that thousands of Russian men - our fathers, brothers and husbands - will be thrown into the meat grinder of war," the Vesna anti-war coalition said. In the days after the start of the war, riot police cracked down on nightly street protests detaining at least 16,000 protesters, according to the OVD-Info rights group.

☆ Explainer: What does Vladimir Putin's 'partial' mobilisation mean for Russia's military machine?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The exact number of mobilised reservists in Ukraine is classified but official pronouncements suggest it is at least 400,000. * The immediate call-up of 300,000 military reservists who have previously served in the Russian army and have combat experience or specialised military skills. Western military analysts forecast it will therefore be several months before they see action. According to a copy of the legislation, seen by Reuters, voluntary surrender would become a crime for Russian military personnel punishable by 10 years in prison. * Western military analysts are divided on whether partial mobilisation is too little too late to alter the course of the war in Moscow's favour.

☆ Jailed Putin critic Alexey Navalny says recruiting prisoners as mercenaries for war in Ukraine makes him question if the Russian army even exists anymore
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This came in response to footage that appeared to show a mercenary group attempting to recruit prisoners. "As an inmate of a maximum-security prison, I too would like to give my opinion on the recruitment of criminals for the war," Navalny said in a statement released via Twitter. Navalny has been a fierce critic of Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine, calling on Russians to stage mass protests against it. The war has been disastrous for the Russian military, which has suffered staggering troop losses since Putin ordered the invasion in late February. Many Russian prisoners are refusing this offer, a US official told reporters on Monday.

☆ Legendary Russian pop star condemns the invasion of Ukraine, saying it is making Russia a 'pariah'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Iconic Russian singer Alla Pugacheva has condemned the war in Ukraine. She asked to be designated a "foreign agent," like her husband, a comedian who has also spoken out. Russian singer Alla Pugacheva in 1987. Galkin was named a foreign agent under Russian law on Friday, according to independent Russian news site Meduza. Russia's "foreign agent" law was introduced in 2012.

☆ Cazul Navalny: SUA pregătesc noi sancțiuni împotriva Federației Ruse
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Daniela Calmis | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

SUA pregătesc noi sancţiuni împotriva Moscovei, pe care o acuză că l-a otrăvit pe opozantul rus Alexei Navalny, a anunţat duminică, 20 iunie, Jake Sullivan, consilierul pentru securitate naţională al preşedintelui american Joe Biden, informează Agerpres. El a fost arestat în ianuarie şi judecat în scurt timp, după revenirea sa la Moscova, după cinci luni de convalescenţă în Germania, unde se recupera după ce a fost otrăvit. Opozantul a intrat subit în comă în august anul trecut, în Siberia. După evacuarea sa în Germania, mai multe laboratoare europene au estimat că a fost otrăvit cu ajutorul unui agent neurotoxic de concepţie sovietică, Noviciok. Putin a mai spus că Navalny s-a întors în mod deliberat în Rusia „pentru a fi arestat”.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin ., Jake Sullivan ., El, Opozantul, Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: Agerpres, american CNN Locations: SUA, Moscovei, american, Geneva, Rusiei, rusă, Moscova, Germania, Siberia, Rusia, ţară

☆ Vladimir Putin, despre acuzațiile de implicare în otrăvirea opozantului rus, Alexei Navalny: „Nu avem obiceiul de a ucide pe cineva”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Declarația aparține președintelui Federației Ruse, Vladimir Putin, care a comentat, în cadrul unui interviu, acuzațiile privind implicarea sa în otrăvirea opozantului rus, Alexei Navalny, scrie Novaya Gazeta. Potrivit autorilor unei anchete comune a The Insider, Bellingcat, CNN, Der Spiegel și a asociaților lui Navalny, un grup de ofițeri FSB l-au urmărit pe Navalny și ar putea fi implicat în otrăvirea opozantului rus. Potrivit Novaya Gazeta, nu a fost deschis vreun dosar penal cu privire la otrăvirea lui Navalny și atentatul la viața sa în Rusia. La 2 februarie, Curtea Districtuală Simonovsky din Moscova a schimbat pedeapsa cu suspendare în cazul opozantului Alexei Navalny cu una reală în dosarul „Yves Rocher”. 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: Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, Putin, Der Spiegel, Navalny, Nikolai Patrushev, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin, Alexei, ., Rocher, Oleg, Bruno Leproux, Yves Rocher Organizations: Noviciok, CNN, FSB, Yves Rocher Vostok Locations: Federației Ruse, Federația Rusă, Sankt Petersburg, Germaniei, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusia, Insider, Bellingcat, Pokrov, Moscova, Yves Rocher Vostok LLC

☆ Aliații lui Navalny susțin că opozantul Kremlinului se află „într-o stare de sănătate mult mai bună și este la curent cu noutățile”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Aceasta este ţara noastră şi nu avem alta”, a scris opozantul rus pe contul său de Twitter după anunţarea hotărârii. El a fost condamnat la trei ani și șase luni de detenție într-o pușcărie cu regim general, anunță presa rusă. Potrivit publicației Novaya Gazeta, dosarul „Yves Rocher” a fost inițiat împotriva lui Alexei Navalny și a fratelui său Oleg în decembrie 2012 în baza unei declarații a lui Bruno Leproux, directorul general al Yves Rocher Vostok LLC (filiala din Rusia a firmei). 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. Leproux, cel care a prezentat declarația împotriva lui Navalny, nu s-a prezentat niciodată în instanță și apoi a demisionat de la Yves Rocher.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, Ivan Jdanov, Reuters, Jdanov, Navalnîi, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin, Alexei, ., Rocher, Oleg, Bruno Leproux, Yves Rocher Organizations: Yves Rocher Vostok Locations: Rusia, Pokrov, Moscova, Yves Rocher Vostok LLC

☆ Tribunalul de la Moscova a declarat „extremiste” organizațiile rusești care au conexiuni cu Navalny
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

„Tribunalul orașului Moscova a admis cererea administrativă formulată de Parchetul orașului Moscova împotriva organizației nonprofit a Fundației Anticorupție, a organizației nonprofit a Fundației pentru Protecția Drepturilor Cetățenilor și a mișcării publice a sediului central Navalny”, au declarat reprezentanții ai instanței. Serviciul de presă a adăugat că instanța a desființat Fundația Anticorupție și ONG-urile Fundației pentru Protecția Drepturilor Cetățenilor și a interzis mișcarea publică a sediului Navalny. La 2 februarie, Curtea Districtuală Simonovsky din Moscova a schimbat pedeapsa cu suspendare în cazul opozantului Alexei Navalny cu una reală în dosarul „Yves Rocher”. Potrivit publicației Novaya Gazeta, dosarul „Yves Rocher” a fost inițiat împotriva lui Alexei Navalny și a fratelui său Oleg în decembrie 2012 în baza unei declarații a lui Bruno Leproux, directorul general al Yves Rocher Vostok LLC (filiala din Rusia a firmei). Leproux, cel care a prezentat declarația împotriva lui Navalny, nu s-a prezentat niciodată în instanță și apoi a demisionat de la Yves Rocher.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, Navalnîi, June, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin, Alexei, ., Rocher, Oleg, Bruno Leproux, Yves Rocher, Навальный Organizations: Fundația, Fundației Anticorupție, Fundației, Yves Rocher Vostok, ФБК Locations: Moscova, Rusia, Pokrov, Yves Rocher Vostok LLC

☆ Președintele Consiliului European susține că Rusia ar trebui să renunțe la comportamentul disctructiv dacă vrea relații bune cu UE
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

„Rusia trebuie să își schimbe comportamentul dacă dorește relații mai bune cu Uniunea Europeană (UE)”, a declarat luni, 7 iunie, președintele Consiliului European, Charles Michel. „Tendința descendentă a relațiilor UE-Rusia se poate schimba numai dacă Rusia încetează comportamentul perturbator”, a scris Charles Michel pe Twitter după o discuție telefonică cu președintele rus Vladimir Putin. În martie, UE a impus sancțiuni pentru patru înalți oficiali ruși apropiați lui Putin ca răspuns la încarcerarea lui Navalny. Alte sancțiuni ale UE asupra Moscovei includ măsuri luate de UE în 2014 după ce Rusia a anexat Crimeea de la Ucraina. UE a descris incidentul drept piraterie de stat și se uita la direcționarea sectoarelor care joacă un rol central în economia din Belarus.

Persons: Charles Michel, Reuters, rus Vladimir Putin ., Alexei Navalny, Rusia, UE . Putin, Michel, Putin ., Putin Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, UE, Consiliului European Locations: Rusia, UE, rus, rus Vladimir Putin . UE, Rusiei, Ucraina, Moscova, Kremlin, Moscovei, Crimeea, Belarusului, Belarus, Atena, Vilnius, Minsk

☆ Analiză DW: Moscova continuă arestările politicienilor din opoziție, iar partidul lui Putin scade în sondaje
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ria.ruAnaliză DW: Moscova continuă arestările politicienilor din opoziție, iar partidul lui Putin scade în sondajeMoscova continuă arestările politicienilor din opoziție, în contextul în care urmează alegeri legislative în septembrie, iar partidul lui Putin scade în sondaje, se arată într-o analiză DW, citată de Biziday. În 2017, Moscova a catalogat grupul drept “nedorit”, dar organizația din Rusia a continuat să funcționeze ca o entitate separată. Opozantul a fost transferat, în urma arestării, în Krasndoar, un oraș din partea sudică a Rusiei, unde va fi judecat. De asemenea, proprietățile lui Dmitry Gudkov, un politician din opoziție și fost deputat și ale lui Alexander Solovyev, un alt fost șef al “Rusiei Deschise”, au fost percheziționate marți. Sondajele recente arată că partidul Rusia Unită al lui Vladimir Putin a scăzut la aproximativ 30%.

Persons: Putin, Andrei Pivovarov, Vladimir Putin, Mihail, Alexei Navalny, Dmitry, Alexander Solovyev, Duma, Khodorkovsky Organizations: Deutsche Welle, Pivovarov, Open Russia, YouTube Locations: Moscova, Sankt Petersburg, Polonia, Minsk, Roman, Rusia, Rusiei, Moscovei, Rusia Unită

☆ Fostul coordonator al sediului central al lui Navalny, eliberat după 42 de zile de arest
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-01 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Fostul coordonator al sediului central al opozantului rus Alexei Navalny din Kurgan, Alexei Shvarts, a fost eliberat după 42 de zile de arest, notează Novaya Gazeta. Potrivit sursei citate, fostul coordonator al sediului lui Navalny a fost reținut pe 20 aprilie, în ajunul unui protest pentru eliberarea opozantului rus Alexei Navalny. Sophia Lopatina, fostă angajată a sediului central al lui Navalny, a fost, de asemenea, arestată pentru 40 de zile. La 2 februarie, Curtea Districtuală Simonovsky din Moscova a schimbat pedeapsa cu suspendare în cazul opozantului Alexei Navalny cu una reală în dosarul „Yves Rocher”. 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: Alexei Navalny, Alexei Shvarts, Navalny, rus Alexei Navalny, Sophia Lopatina, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin, Alexei, ., Rocher, Oleg, Bruno Leproux, Yves Rocher Organizations: Yves Rocher Vostok Locations: Kurgan, rus, Rusia, Moscova, Sankt Petersburg, Yves Rocher Vostok LLC

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