The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
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A mayor in Ukraine aids his town’s few remaining people, as Russia closes in
Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar’s residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.
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U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich has now spent a whole year jailed in Russia
It’s been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations.
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At least 133 are dead and more injured after an attack on a Moscow concert hall
Several gunmen wearing camouflage burst into a concert venue and opened fire. A fire broke out and some were trapped inside. Eleven people have been detained, Russian officials said.
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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn’t going anywhere
Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia’s opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
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Why a disqualified Russian candidate remains a critic of Putin
When asked whether his political activities put him in danger, Boris Nadezhdin quoted a proverb, “If you are afraid of wolves, you should not go to the forest.”
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Putin’s regime is ‘running out of fuel,’ a Russian opposition activist tells NPR
If the Russian president continues to burn through his reserves of oil and gas money, ordinary people will become a threat to his power, according to one outspoken activist.
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Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death. His mother is searching for his body
Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered,” but it is unclear where his body is.
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Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Navalny’s legacy: His ceaseless crusade against Putin and corruption
In a sign of Navalny’s ability to inspire the public, in 2017 his followers chanted words in Putin’s hometown that are among the most dangerous to utter in their country: “Russia without Putin.”
