The Russian Orthodox Church has punished the priest who led a funeral service for the leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny, according to media reports. The Moscow clergyman Dmitry Safronov has been banned from holding services for the next three years, several Russian media reported on Wednesday, citing a decree by Moscow Patriarch Kirill. He is no longer allowed to give a blessing, wear a habit or priestly cross, they said. He was also dismissed as a deacon in the Church of the Assumption i
Alexei Navalny's associates said on Tuesday that their plan to a hold a public memorial to Russia's most well-known opposition figure was being thwarted by the authorities. Funeral parlours and public event halls that could presumably help stage the ceremony this week have all said they are booked or, in some cases, declined as soon as Navalny's name was mentioned, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said. "Since yesterday we have been looking for a place where we can organize a farewell event for Alex
Russia has rejected an international investigation demanded by the European Union into the death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny, as his mother made an emotional plea outside the Siberian gulag where he died for the Kremlin to release his body. "I appeal to you Vladimir Putin, because the solution to this problem depends only on you," Lyudmila Navalnaya told the Russian president in a one-minute video filmed outside the "Polar Wolf" prison camp where her son had been jailed while serv
Putin Ally Warns of Nuclear Armageddon if Russia Forced to Relinquish Ukrainian Territories hngn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hngn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dmitry Medvedev warns Russia of Armageddon if Ukraine is surrendered, threatening a global war with Western nations using their strategic arsenal against Kyiv, Berlin, London, and Washington.