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The UK on Monday announced sanctions against seven people and two scientific research institutes, accusing them of involvement in Russia’s chemical weapons programme. The British government said the measures target those linked to the development of the toxins Epibatidine and Novichok nerve agents. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said these substances were used to…
People listed under the sanctions programme are subject to an asset freeze. The Council of the EU said it had issued sanctions against six people – most of whom were scientists and researchers – who were involved in the development of the toxin that caused the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The EU said…
New Delhi: As we bid farewell to 2024 and recount the glories of the season, we remember there were tears too. The year was filled with wars and revolutions, trends and tragedies, with the world saying goodbye to some notable figures, including Russian President Vladimir Putin’s staunchest critic Alexei Navalny, former One Direction member Liam…
Paris: A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there. Navalny, the top opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, began writing “Patriot: A Memoir” after his near-fatal poisoning…
London: Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, will return to Russia and run for political office once Vladimir Putin is no longer leader, she told the BBC in an interview aired Monday. Navalnaya, whose husband died in an Arctic prison in unclear circumstances in February following years as Putin’s top…
The Kremlin has strongly rejected his supporters’ accusation that Putin had him murdered. (File) London: The wife of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that investigators had told her his death in an Arctic prison colony in February was caused by a “combination of diseases” – a finding she rejected as preposterous. Yulia…