Pokrov: A Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty on embezzlement charges that could see hissentence significantly extended. “Navalny committed fraud — the theft of property by an organised group,” judge Margarita Kotova said, according to an AFP reporter present at the trial. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal domestic critic, […]
Nerve Agent
US hits Russia with sanctions over nerve agent attack in Britain
The United States said Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s involvement in the use of a “lethal” nerve agent in the attempted killing of a former spy in Britain. The State Department said the sanctions were in response to “the use of a ‘Novichok’ nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate […]