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WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years for Espionage by Russian Court

Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, has been found guilty of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Russian court, in a case that the US government, his newspaper and supporters have denounced as a sham.

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Ukraine hits oil refineries deep inside Russian territory; Kyiv steps up drone attacks before Putin’s likely re-election

Ukraine launched overnight drone attacks on three oil refineries deep inside Russia, a Ukrainian defense source told CNN on Wednesday, as Kyiv intensifies its cross-border strikes days before President Vladimir Putin’s anticipated re-election.

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Breakaway region in Europe is asking Russia for protection - what to know

Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s government.

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Navalny’s widow worried about arrests as funeral set for Putin critic

The wife of the late Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny said she is concerned that police will crack down on mourners after it was announced his funeral will take place on Friday in Moscow.

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Navalny’s mother told to agree to secret funeral or have her son buried at penal colony, spokesperson says

Russian authorities told the mother of late opposition figure Alexey Navalny he would be buried at the Arctic penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to a secret funeral without a public farewell, his spokeswoman said Friday.

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Mother of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has seen his body; pressured to hold secret funeral

The mother of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, who died in an Arctic penal colony last week, said Thursday she had seen her son’s body and was being pressured to hold a secret funeral.

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Russia arrests US-Russian citizen for treason; she gave $51 to Ukraine, employer says

A US-Russian dual citizen was arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating just $51 to a Ukrainian charity, her Californian employer said.

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