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Politics
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Is Ending His Hunger Strike
The imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny has announced that he is ending his 24-day hunger strike.
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Politics
Doctors Fear For Alexei Navalny As His Health Declines Due To Hunger Strike
The health of Putin critic Alexei Navalny is rapidly deteriorating, his team says, as he continues a hunger strike. His allies are calling for nationwide protests.
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World
Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny's Health Worsens As Hunger Strike Continues
Supporters of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say his medical condition has worsened, as Navalny stages a hunger strike to demand access to his own doctors.
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World
Opposition In Belarus Wants U.S. To Renew Pressure On Lukashenko's Regime
Exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says she's hoping for support from the Biden administration as she calls for more anti-government protests against Alexander Lukashenko's government.
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World
'It Takes One To Know One' Putin Says After Biden Agrees That Putin Is 'A Killer'
President Biden answered in the affirmative when an interviewer asked if he thought the Kremlin leader was "a killer." The remark infuriated Putin and led Russia to summon its ambassador home.
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Health
What It's Like To Get Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine
Like many Russians, NPR's Moscow Correspondent Lucian Kim thought long and hard about whether he should get the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. He finally decided to go ahead on Wednesday.
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World
Thousands Of Russians Arrested In Anti-Putin Protests
More protests are expected across Russia on Sunday by supporters of detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who could be facing years in prison after a court hearing on Tuesday.
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World
Protests For Navalny In Russia Represent A Generational Divide
The gap is widening between President Vladimir Putin and young Russians who weren't born when he took power. That split is most visible on social media, which Putin famously shuns.
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Health
Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical
The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.
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Health
Poll: More Than Half Of Russians Don't Want To Get Vaccinated
Russian President Vladimir Putin is touting the effectiveness of his country's COVID-19 vaccine, but most ordinary Russians seem reluctant to take it.