What a defector engineer from Russia can tell the U.S. about Tu-160 strategic bombers
The other day, a number of outlets reported that an engineer from the Tupolev design bureau who worked on Russia's most modern strategic bomber, the Tu-160, had requested political asylum in the United States. What information might he have?
news.yahoo.comExclusive: Ex-Russian military bomber engineer seeks asylum at U.S. border, offers military secrets
A Russian military bomber engineer drove up to the U.S. Southwest border in late December, asking for asylum and offering up some of Russiaโs most closely guarded military secrets, according to an unclassified U.S. Customs and Border Protection report obtained by Yahoo News.
news.yahoo.comRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny fights for his survival
Exactly two years after he was arrested upon returning to Russia, convicted on fictitious charges in a trial whose outcome was never in doubt and shipped off to serve an 11-year sentence in a brutal penal colony, dissident politician Alexei Navalny has managed a feat that is rare for Kremlin opponents: He is surviving.
news.yahoo.comBiden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner's release
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over. โMy hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be willing to talk more seriously about a prisoner exchange,โ Biden told reporters at a news conference.
news.yahoo.comPutinโs economy is starting to show cracks, and Russian public opinion could soon follow
On more than 30 separate occasions, the United States government has imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine. Its economy has not yet given way under the strain, but the question remains how long ordinary Russians will be willing to withstand the resulting economic privation.
news.yahoo.comNavalny appeal rejected; another Kremlin critic jailed
A Russian court has rejected an appeal by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who contended that prison authorities illegally prevented his lawyers from bringing necessary equipment including voice recorders and laptop computers to a court session held in a prison.
Russia's Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into Franceโs tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia.
New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of โBetter Call Saulโ and โThe Batman,โ the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max.
Britain Calls Out Russiaโs Top Diplomat for Secret Family
GettyBritainโs latest round of sanctions against Russia has gone above and beyond simple financial punishment, airing a bit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovโs dirty laundry in the process.In its list of the 65 new individuals and organizations targeted for โaiding Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine,โ the British Foreign Office appears to have made a point to call out Lavrovโs โsecret familyโ in London, with its inclusion of Polina Kovalev, whom it describes as his stepdaughter.Kovalevโs inclu
news.yahoo.comโAmazingly braveโ Russian journalist is at least the fifth reporter to die covering war in Ukraine
Oksana Baulina died while filming the destruction from Russian shelling of a district within the Ukrainian capital, the Insider, an independent Russian news site, confirmed Wednesday, leading to an outpouring from other journalists who spoke of Baulinaโs persistence and selflessness.
washingtonpost.comRussia seeks 13-year prison sentence for Kremlin foe Navalny
The Russian authorities are seeking a 13-year prison sentence for opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a trial Kremlin critics see as an attempt to keep President Vladimir Putin's most ardent foe in prison for as long as possible. Navalny, who is already serving 2 1/2 years in a penal colony east of Moscow, has been charged with fraud and contempt of court. Navalny has rejected the allegations as politically motivated.
news.yahoo.comโNanny,โ โExiles,โ โNavalnyโ among top Sundance winners
A drama about an undocumented nanny in New York City, a documentary about three exiled dissidents from Tiananmen Square and another doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have won top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival.
Indian train carriages burnt in rail jobs protest
Angry mobs in eastern India set fire to train carriages in clashes with police over access to railway jobs. Bihar state has been on edge since the start of the week over claims by young job applicants that an entrance exam for the government-run rail sector was being conducted unfairly.
news.yahoo.comRussia adds Navalny and his top allies to list of terrorists
Russian authorities have added imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and some of his top allies to the registry of terrorists and extremists, the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on opposition supporters, independent media and human rights activists.
Russians Have Suddenly Stopped Buying Putinโs Anti-American Propaganda
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyMOSCOWโItโs easy to see why President Vladimir Putin might have thought ratcheting up tensions on Ukraineโs border and blaming it all on NATO and the U.S. would rally his faltering support back home, but this time something different is happening.Most Russians arenโt buying it.Domestic propaganda levels have reached near-hysteria this year after anti-Putin protests swept the country following the attempted murder and imprisonment of oppo
news.yahoo.comTop Russian Diplomatโs Secret Life With Millionaire Mistress Exposed
Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS/GettyRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reportedly bankrolled his mistressโs travel abroad with him on official diplomatic trips to almost two dozen countries around the world, according to a new bombshell report from Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalnyโs team. The report, entitled โYachts, bribes and a mistress. What Minister Lavrov is hiding,โ details a plethora of luxury digs and yachts enjoyed by the couple, including a yacht owned by the notoriou
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