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Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said Friday he will start to end his nearly month-long hunger strike.

More than 1,000 people have been arrested in Russia after attending unauthorized protests in support of the jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

In his annual State of the Nation speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against provoking his country.

Confrontation over Navalny’s imprisonment and worsening health condition is the latest drumbeat in the already tense relations between Moscow and the West.

Police arrested nearly 1,500 people in a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual State of the Nation address just as pro-Navalny protests took place.

Several doctors have been prevented from seeing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a prison hospital after his three-week hunger strike.

The U.S. ambassador in Moscow says he will head home for consultations this week — a move that comes after Russia prodded him to leave.

A lawyer says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death

Navalny is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most visible and adamant opponent.

A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old could be on the verge of death.

The U.S. intelligence community has developed new information about Konstantin Kilimnik, whom they call a Russian spy, that leads them to believe the associate of ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort passed internal Trump campaign polling and strategy information to Russian intelligence services, two U.S. officials say. On Thursday the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Kilimnik and for the first time said he passed along the data...

Russia’s top diplomat says Moscow will expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions

The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and announcing a new round of sanctions against Russia. The moves are in response to interference in last year’s presidential election as well as the hacking last year of federal government agencies.

President Joe Biden said further actions could be taken against Russia if the it “continues to interfere with our democracy.” “The United States is not looking to kick off a cycle of escalation and conflict with Russia. We want a stable, predictable relationship,” Biden said.

Biden’s remarks came after his administration sanctioned several Russian nationals and entities for the Solarwinds hack and election interference.

The authorization comes as India faces a devastating new surge of Covid infections.

Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call between the two leaders.

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space 60 years ago

The buildup of Russian troops has led to repeated calls from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to accelerate his nation’s admittance into NATO.