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European governments say Alexei Navalny died after toxin poisoning in Russian prison

Five European governments say tests confirmed Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin while held in a Russian Arctic prison, accusing Moscow of breaching chemical weapons bans.

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People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Kremlin dismisses claims Epstein may have been a Russian agent

Polish PM Donald Tusk said Warsaw will investigate possible links between Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, and any potential impact on Poland.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 28, 2026.

Putin, Syrian President al-Sharaa meet, discuss sending Russian military aid to Middle East

"I want to congratulate you on the fact that the process of restoring the territorial integrity of Syria is gaining momentum," Putin told al-Sharaa in the Kremlin.

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King Mohammed VI of Morocco attends the signing of bilateral agreements at the Agdal Royal Palace on February 13, 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

Morocco joins Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace as founding member

"Morocco welcomes the second phase of Trump’s comprehensive peace plan," the country's foreign ministry announced.

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Russia says it will retaliate after Moldova expels three of its diplomats

Moldova accused Russia of helping pro-Kremlin MP Alexander Nesterovschii flee before his 12-year sentence, expelling three Russian diplomats. Russia vowed retaliation.

MARCH 31, 2025ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, March 31, 2023.

Putin wants Trump to formally recognize all land Russia has taken in Ukraine, Kommersant reports

Putin reportedly wants Donald Trump to recognize Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson as part of Russia.

MARCH 19, 2025ByREUTERS
Servicemen of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a 120-mm mortar towards Russian troops at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 16, 2025.

Romania arrests 'military-type' group on allegations of Russia-backed coup

Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with one member being a retired major general.

MARCH 6, 2025ByREUTERS
Police walk by supporters of Romanian independent far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, in Mogosoaia, Romania, December 8, 2024

Kremlin praises Trump’s foreign policy shift, signals approval of US-Russia ties

Russia appears to back Trump’s stance on Ukraine as tensions between Kyiv and Washington grow.

MARCH 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Russian FM says 'neo-Nazi' Zelensky rejects peace, obsessed with continuing war

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in order for true peace to last, Kyiv would need to "denazify" and adopt Russian culture.

MARCH 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024.

Bomb kills at least one person at luxury Moscow apartment building

The blast is attributed to an alleged assassination attempt of a a pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Blast at Moscow residential building

The Russian hand that built Assad also destroyed him

As rebel forces seize Damascus, the collapse of the Assad regime threatens Russia’s strategic foothold in the Middle East, signaling a profound shift in the region’s balance of power.

DECEMBER 10, 2024ByVERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE
A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

Kremlin to discuss Russian bases with Syria's new rulers

Asked about the future of the bases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It's premature to talk about it yet."

DECEMBER 9, 2024ByREUTERS
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter takes off at the Russian military base of Hmeimim, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria, on September 26, 2019.

Moscow extends lifeline to Assad, offers asylum to family

Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.

DECEMBER 8, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
President Assad meets President Putin in Moscow, July 25, 2024

Russian opposition faces challenges as Navalny’s widow takes the helm

Experts question if Russia's fractured opposition can challenge the Kremlin effectively.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByVERONICA NEIFAKH / THE MEDIA LINE
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Russian dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin attend a "No to Putin! No to war in Ukraine! Freedom for political prisoners!" protest in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2024.