Lucian Kim
Stories
-
World
Alexei Navalny, Russian politician who opposed Putin to the end, has died in prison
The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.
-
World
Russia's 'Foreign Agent' Law Targets Journalists, Activists, Even Ordinary Citizens
The recently expanded law says that freelance journalists, YouTube bloggers and practically anyone else who receives money from abroad and voices a political opinion can be considered a foreign agent.
-
World
The U.S. Climate Envoy Went To Moscow And Talked About More Than Climate
John Kerry, the former secretary of state and now President Biden's special envoy for climate, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Moscow since Biden took office.
-
Europe
Russian Cyber Attacks Present Serious Threat To U.S.
Russia's cyberwarfare activity was a focus of President Biden's meeting with President Vladimir Putin last month. Analysts say it is the great leveler when it comes to Russia-US competition.
-
World
A U.S. Citizen Has Gone Missing In Russia, Sparking A Criminal Investigation
Catherine Serou, a U.S. citizen studying in Russia, has been missing since she got into a car with a stranger earlier this week.
-
World
5 Views From Belarus On The Country's Political Crisis
Nearly a year after Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko's crackdown, "None of us doubt that we will prevail," an activist tells NPR. Others sound worried. "Every day is a little scarier," says one.
-
Politics
Why Belarus Went To Such Lengths To Arrest Journalist Roman Protasevich
More details have emerged about how the Belarusian regime seized an opposition activist, Roman Protasevich, from a commercial airline flight.
-
Europe
Ryanair Flight Carrying An Opposition Journalist Is Forced To Land In Belarus
There is international outrage over the actions of the regime in Belarus, which diverted an international passenger flight on Sunday in order to seize an opposition activist who was on board.
-
World
Belarus Intercepts Flight Carrying Opposition Activist
The authorities in Belarus forced a passenger flight to land in the capital of Minsk and then detained an opposition leader who was one of the passengers on board.
-
World
At Least 8 Dead In School Shooting In Russia
Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven eighth-grade students and a teacher.