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Ex CIA, FBI Chiefs Under Scanner For Misconduct In 2016 Trump-Russia Probe
A federal criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey's alleged misconduct tied to the 2016 Trump-Russia probe is underway.
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Kremlin Warns France Against "Political Persecution" Of Telegram Founder
The Kremlin warned France on Thursday not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into "political persecution."
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Russia Seeks 15 Years For US-Russian Ballerina Over Pro-Ukraine Donation
Russian prosecutors have requested a 15-year prison sentence for a dual US-Russian national charged with "treason" for making a donation to a pro-Ukraine organisation.
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Garry Kasparov Faces Criminal Charges In Russia Under "Foreign Agent" Law
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, who fled Russia a decade ago for fear of persecution, may face a criminal case in Moscow for violating the Kremlin's "foreign agent" law, TASS news agency reported on Sunday.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky Added In Russia's Wanted List: Report
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, citing the Interior Ministry's database.
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Russia Arrests 2 In First LGBTQ Criminal Case Under New Legislation
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered a bar administrator and its art director to be placed in custody, accusing them of organising an "extremist organisation" under new legislation criminalising the LGBTQ community.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Expects To Be Jailed For Many Years
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny expects a court to extend his prison sentence by nearly two decades on Friday, in a criminal case which he and his supporters say was trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer.
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Mercenary Group Leader To Quit Russia As Kremlin Drops Case Against Him
Russia: Militia leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who turned his Wagner force against the military leadership in Moscow, will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped, the Kremlin said Saturday.
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Russia Opens New Case Against Jailed Putin Critic Navalny
Moscow has opened a new criminal case against Russia's top opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is already serving a nine-year prison sentence, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Russia to Improve Crypto Transaction Monitoring as Regulation Draws Closer, Says Rosfinmonitoring
Russia's financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, said on Friday it was using software to track cryptocurrency transactions and hopes to improve its capabilities, as Moscow ushers in regulation on what one lawmaker dubbed "cryptomania".
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Jailed Russia Critic Alexei Navalny Says New Case Opened Against Him
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday he had been charged in a new criminal case and faced up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.
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Russia Opens Cases Against Ukraine For Alleged Torture Of Its Soldiers
Russia's Investigative Committee said on Thursday it was opening criminal cases into Ukrainian servicemen's alleged torture of their Russian counterparts as Moscow continues its military campaign in Ukraine.
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Facebook-Parent Meta Defends Policy on Calls for Violence That Angered Russia
Facebook-owner Meta said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."
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Russian Media Regulator Restricts Access To Instagram
Russia restricted access on Friday to Instagram and launched a criminal case against its owner Meta, as Moscow fired back at the tech giant for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.
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Vladimir Putin Fires Two Police Officials Over Journalist's Arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fired two police generals involved in a discredited criminal case against a journalist, an episode that sparked a mass protest in Moscow the previous day, the Kremlin said.
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Ex CIA, FBI Chiefs Under Scanner For Misconduct In 2016 Trump-Russia Probe
A federal criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey's alleged misconduct tied to the 2016 Trump-Russia probe is underway.
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Kremlin Warns France Against "Political Persecution" Of Telegram Founder
The Kremlin warned France on Thursday not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into "political persecution."
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Russia Seeks 15 Years For US-Russian Ballerina Over Pro-Ukraine Donation
Russian prosecutors have requested a 15-year prison sentence for a dual US-Russian national charged with "treason" for making a donation to a pro-Ukraine organisation.
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Garry Kasparov Faces Criminal Charges In Russia Under "Foreign Agent" Law
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, who fled Russia a decade ago for fear of persecution, may face a criminal case in Moscow for violating the Kremlin's "foreign agent" law, TASS news agency reported on Sunday.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky Added In Russia's Wanted List: Report
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, citing the Interior Ministry's database.
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Russia Arrests 2 In First LGBTQ Criminal Case Under New Legislation
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered a bar administrator and its art director to be placed in custody, accusing them of organising an "extremist organisation" under new legislation criminalising the LGBTQ community.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Expects To Be Jailed For Many Years
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny expects a court to extend his prison sentence by nearly two decades on Friday, in a criminal case which he and his supporters say was trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer.
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Mercenary Group Leader To Quit Russia As Kremlin Drops Case Against Him
Russia: Militia leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who turned his Wagner force against the military leadership in Moscow, will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped, the Kremlin said Saturday.
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Russia Opens New Case Against Jailed Putin Critic Navalny
Moscow has opened a new criminal case against Russia's top opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is already serving a nine-year prison sentence, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Russia to Improve Crypto Transaction Monitoring as Regulation Draws Closer, Says Rosfinmonitoring
Russia's financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, said on Friday it was using software to track cryptocurrency transactions and hopes to improve its capabilities, as Moscow ushers in regulation on what one lawmaker dubbed "cryptomania".
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Jailed Russia Critic Alexei Navalny Says New Case Opened Against Him
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday he had been charged in a new criminal case and faced up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.
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Russia Opens Cases Against Ukraine For Alleged Torture Of Its Soldiers
Russia's Investigative Committee said on Thursday it was opening criminal cases into Ukrainian servicemen's alleged torture of their Russian counterparts as Moscow continues its military campaign in Ukraine.
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Facebook-Parent Meta Defends Policy on Calls for Violence That Angered Russia
Facebook-owner Meta said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."
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Russian Media Regulator Restricts Access To Instagram
Russia restricted access on Friday to Instagram and launched a criminal case against its owner Meta, as Moscow fired back at the tech giant for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.
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Vladimir Putin Fires Two Police Officials Over Journalist's Arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fired two police generals involved in a discredited criminal case against a journalist, an episode that sparked a mass protest in Moscow the previous day, the Kremlin said.
