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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the opening ceremony of the Vostok (East) M-12 motorway to Kazan, via videoconference, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Putin on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 signed a decree allowing for a quicker path to Russian citizenship for foreigners who enlist in the country's army amid the special military operation in Ukraine. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Putin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Thu,01/04/24-12:06PM , 43 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree that speeds up a path to Russian citizenship for foreigners who enlist in the country's military amid the 22-month-old war in Ukraine.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2022. Allies of Navalny are sounding the alarm and saying that neither they nor his lawyers have heard from him in six days. Navalny is serving a 19-year prison term on the charges of extremism. He was due to appear in court Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 via video link but didn’t. (AP Photo, File)

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Navalny's whereabouts are unknown and a Russian prison says he's no longer there, a spokeswoman says
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Mon,12/11/23-7:05AM , 41 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The whereabouts of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were unknown on Monday as officials at the penal colony where he is serving his sentence told one of his lawyers that he is no longer on the inmate roster, his spokeswoman said.
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Participants watch Russian President Vladimir Putin's addressing a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Most Russian opposition figures are either in prison at home or are in exile abroad. But they vow that they will still put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin as he seeks yet another term in office in an election scheduled for March. (AP Photo, File)

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With Putin's reelection all but assured, Russia's opposition still vows to undermine his image
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Fri,12/08/23-11:07PM , 69 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Behind bars in penal colonies or in self-exile abroad, Russian opposition figures vow they will still put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin as he seeks yet another term in office in an elect
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Masha Gessen attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. Russian police has put Masha Gessen, a prominent Russian-American journalist, on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on the charges of spreading false information about the Russian army. It is the latest step in in an unrelenting crackdown against dissent in Russia that has intensified manifold after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine more than 21 months ago (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Russia puts prominent Russian-US journalist Masha Gessen on wanted list for criminal charges
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Fri,12/08/23-1:00PM , 77 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army.
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