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Georgian Dream 'secures' majority as opposition rejects results

After 99% of ballots were counted, the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party secured 54.24% of the vote, according to Georgia's election commission website on Sunday, Oct. 27.

27 October 2024, 10:19 AM

Seven NATO countries oppose inviting Ukraine to Alliance — Politico

Seven NATO member countries are against inviting Ukraine to join the Alliance, Politico wrote on Oct. 23, citing four U.S. and NATO officials and diplomats.

24 October 2024, 09:09 AM

Scholz rejects key elements of Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed his opposition to the key points of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Victory Plan, the Suddeutsche Zeitung reported on Oct. 18.

18 October 2024, 02:19 PM

Chechen leader claims Putin legalized killing critics during G8 summit

Akhmed Zakayev, the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's government in exile, recalled how, during the 2006 G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, legalized the killing of government critics. Zakayev shared these details in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 6.

7 August 2024, 05:13 PM

Lithuania addresses Russian opposition’s claims of ‘unfair’ sanctions

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis commented on the calls of the released Russian opposition activists to ease sanctions against “ordinary Russians” on X on Aug. 4.

5 August 2024, 11:28 AM

Hungarian opposition leader visits Kyiv with humanitarian mission, honors victims of Russian invasion

The Tisza opposition party leader and main rival of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, arrived in Kyiv to pay tribute to the victims of Russia's war against Ukraine, according to his July 11 Facebook post.

11 July 2024, 02:03 PM

Hungarian opposition leader collects donations for Ukrainian children after missile strike

Hungarian politician Péter Magyar, leader of the opposition party Tisza, announced a collection of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian children following the Russian missile attack on the Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv. He made the announcement on Facebook on July 9.

9 July 2024, 05:05 PM

Charges in opposition journalist Sadykov murder case to be reclassified, Prosecutor Office says

Charges in the case of the Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov assasination attempt, leading to his death, will be reclassified, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram on July 2.

2 July 2024, 01:58 PM

Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov dies in Kyiv after assassination attempt

Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov, who was in deep coma after an assasination attempt, died in Kyiv overnight on July 2, his wife Natalia Sadykova reported on Facebook on July 2.

2 July 2024, 12:38 PM

Holos party loses state funding

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has halted state funding for the Holos political party due to discrepancies in their accounting reports, amounting to nearly UAH 5 million ($123,000), the agency announced on June 26.

27 June 2024, 02:14 AM

Kazakhstan ready to aid Ukraine in investigating attack on journalist Sadykov

Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has announced that Kazakhstan's police force is prepared to assist in the investigation into the attempted assassination of Kazakh journalist Aidos Sadykov, according to a statement on the presidential website on June 19.

19 June 2024, 04:08 PM

Ukraine's Parliament removes several lawmakers from commission on fortifications and drones

The Ukrainian parliament has changed the composition of the newly created provisional commission on the arrangement of fortifications and the purchase of drones, Golos party MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram June 4.

4 June 2024, 07:10 PM

Putin’s spokesperson clarifies dictator’s comments on proposal to exchange Navalny

There were no actual negotiations regarding the possible exchange of opposition figure Alexey Navalny before he died in prison, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, said, commenting on remarks by the Russian dictator regarding such a possibility.

18 March 2024, 03:23 PM

Putin confirms agreement to exchange Navalny, reportedly just hours before his death in prison

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had agreed to exchange jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny for “some people in prison in Western countries” before Navalny’s death in custody, Putin claimed on March 17, according to Russia’s TASS propaganda agency.

18 March 2024, 08:55 AM

Russian Freedom Legion volunteer reveals purpose of operation in Russian Federation

Alexei Baranovsky, one of the representatives of the Russian Freedom Legion spoke about the purpose of Russian volunteers’ operation in the Russian Federation.

13 March 2024, 05:25 PM

Laying flowers for Navalny? Beware of Moscow police

The Moscow police are persistently arresting individuals who lay flowers at monuments in memory of the late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, reported Radio Liberty on March 6 with reference to Russian opposition news outlet OVD-Info.

6 March 2024, 03:50 PM

Putin’s spokesman comments on decision to hand over Navalny’s body to his family after days of delay

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “did not make the decision” to hand over the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny because he “does not regulate these issues in any way,” his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Feb. 26, according to news agency Interfax.

26 February 2024, 05:23 PM

Navalny planned exchange with FSB officer Krasikov, serving life sentence in Germany, uncovered

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was to be exchanged for FSB officer Vadim Krasikov, who was sentenced to life in prison in Germany for political murder, Navalny’s associate Maria Pevchikh stated on Youtube on Feb. 25.

26 February 2024, 03:45 PM

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