Alexei Navalny drew up a list of Russian figures to be sanctioned by Western governments - but the UK has failed to punish a number of his top targets despite direct pleas to ministers.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russian forces have established “full control” over Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast as Russian forces continued to advance in the settlement on February 17, and Ukrainian forces have likely withdrawn from Avd
Alexey Navalny resisted the kind of pressure – repeated jail sentences, house arrest, physical assault – that led many other Putin critics to flee the country.