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Voice of America
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Russian: Investigative reporter describes murder plot against him
As a court in London found three members of a Russian spy ring guilty, VOA Russian spoke to Roman Dobrokhotov, the editor-in-chief of the Russian investigative outlet The Insider, who was a target of the spy ring's plot. Dobrokhotov described how the group planned to kidnap and assassinate him and his colleague Christo Grozev after The Insider's groundbreaking investigation on the Kremlin's involvement in the poisoning of Alexey Navalny. Click here for the full story in Russian.
Voice of America
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Russian: Drone attack on Moscow seen as signal to Putin
After Ukraine staged its biggest-ever drone attack on Moscow, which coincided with the U.S.-Ukrainian talks in Saudi Arabia, VOA Russian spoke to regional experts who saw it as Kyiv's signal to Vladimir Putin to convince him to agree to a ceasefire. However, as the Kremlin mulls its response and Washington says that the ball is in Moscow's court, experts are skeptical that Putin is keen to sign the immediate ceasefire deal and Moscow may see Ukraine's drone attack as a sign of desperation. Click here for the full story in Russian.
Voice of America
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Russian: Kremlin betting on disagreements between US, Europe
The Kremlin is planning to use current frictions between the United States and European countries on the war in Ukraine to sow lasting divisions between Washington and Europe, regional experts told VOA Russian. Click here for the full story in Russian.
Voice of America
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Russian: Rights activists see democratic freedoms plunge in Russia
Following the Freedom House report where Russia occupies the record low 183rd place in global ratings of political and civil freedoms, VOA Russian spoke to human rights activists who painted a grim picture of Russia rapidly descending into the abyss with the war in Ukraine exacerbating the lack of democratic freedoms that existed before. Click here for the full story in Russian.
Voice of America
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Russian: Activists mark 10 years since Nemtsov assassination
As Russian activists mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of anti-Putin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, his closest associates recount to VOA Russian their memories of that day in February 2015. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft, who knew Nemtsov personally, notes that those who ordered the murder have not been found 10 years later. Nemtsov's friends tell VOA Russian about their confidence that the order came direct from the Kremlin. Click here for the full story in Russian.
