BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold criminals accountable after doctors found evidence of a toxic substance in his body. Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, crashed on a plane …
Read More »German doctors say tests indicate Kremlin critic Navalny was poisoned
BERLIN (Reuters) – German doctors say on Monday that medical investigations indicate that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is in a Berlin hospital after crashing into a plane in Russia last week, was poisoned. Medical specialists carry Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a stretcher in an ambulance en …
Read More »Opposition in Belarus called; Kremlin seen standing by weakened Lukashenko
MINSK / MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two leading members of a newly formed opposition council in Belarus were questioned on Friday in a criminal case over what President Alexander Lukashenko calls an attempt to seize power, after nearly two weeks of mass rallies against his 26-year-old son. year rule.
Read More »Erdogan announces historic Turkish gas discovery in Black Sea
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey announced its largest ever natural gas discovery on Friday, a 320 billion cubic meter (11.3 trillion cubic feet) Black Sea field, which President Tayyip Erdogan said was part of even larger reserves and could thus coming soon as 2023 streaming. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the …
Read More »Belarus crisis uneasy for Putin at home as opponents take hearts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus’s political crisis presents a challenge to foreign policy for President Vladimir Putin, who wants to keep the country firmly in Moscow’s control, and there are early signs that it is also can cause problems for him at home. PHOTO PHOTO: European Games of 2019 – Closing …
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