Lucian Kim

Alexei Navalny, Russian politician who opposed Putin to the end, has died in prison

Lucian Kim, Charles Maynes, Alina Selyukh, Scott Neuman

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.

Vova and Kolya, two Moscow boys on summer vacation, play at their family's country home. In the Russian imagination, the dacha occupies a near-mythical place, and Russians of all generations fondly recall childhood summers at the family dacha.

The Dacha Is Russia's Summer Cure For Urban Life

Lucian Kim

The dacha — a Russian summer home that can be anything from a shack to an oligarch's faux chateau — is both an escape from the city and a state of mind that permeates the country's life and culture.

Roman Dobrokhotov, chief editor of <em>The Insider,</em> walks surrounded by police and journalists, in Moscow on Wednesday. Police raided his home after the<em> </em>investigative news organization was designated as a "foreign agent." Last week, it became the 16th media outlet to be added to the Russian Justice Ministry's foreign agents list.

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Russia's 'Foreign Agent' Law Targets Journalists, Activists, Even Ordinary Citizens

Lucian Kim

The recently expanded law says that freelance journalists, YouTube bloggers and practically anyone else who receives money from abroad and voices a political opinion can be considered a foreign agent.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, meet this week in Moscow. Kerry's trip was clearly aimed at improving the bilateral climate as well.

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The U.S. Climate Envoy Went To Moscow And Talked About More Than Climate

Lucian Kim

John Kerry, the former secretary of state and now President Biden's special envoy for climate, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Moscow since Biden took office.

U.S. Envoy John Kerry Discusses Climate Change With Russian Officials In Moscow

Lucian Kim

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in Moscow, making him the highest-ranking Biden administration official thus far to visit the Russian capital.

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Russian Cyberattacks Present Serious Threat To U.S.

Lucian Kim

Russia's cyberwarfare activity was a focus of President Biden's meeting with President Vladimir Putin last month. Analysts say it is the great leveler when it comes to Russia-U.S. competition.

The British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender in the port of Odessa, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia said it fired warning shots at the warship Wednesday when it entered territorial waters off Crimea.

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Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots At A British Warship Which Approached Crimea

Lucian Kim

Russia forcibly annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. The international community does not recognize Russian sovereignty over the peninsula.