More than 1,000 Russians, including Vladimir Putin’s most prominent foe, were jailed on Saturday during rallies opposing his inauguration. The so-called “He is not our Czar’’ protests took place throughout the country, from Yakutsk in the far northeast to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast. Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who was among the organizers, was seized by police in Moscow’s Pushkin Square, where thousands were gathered for the unauthorized protest. Cops carried a thrashing Navalny by the arms and legs through the crowd. The police also used batons on demonstrators chanting slogans like “Putin is a thief!” and “Russia will be free!” A Russian non-governmental monitoring group said 574 people were arrested in Moscow alone. “I think that Putin isn’t worthy of leading this country. He has been doing it for 18 years and has done nothing good for it,” said Moscow demonstrator … [Read more...] about Russian opposition leader detained at Moscow protest
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Israeli PM to visit Moscow for talks on Mideast developments
0 View Comments JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister is set to visit Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Middle East tensions. Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement Saturday that they will discuss "regional developments." It said they will meet Wednesday at the Kremlin after attending a Victory Day parade marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. The two leaders have met several times to coordinate activities in Syria, where Russia has placed significant forces. Israel warns it will not tolerate its archenemy Iran establishing a military presence in neighboring Syria. Israel has been suspected in a pair of airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria, though it has not confirmed involvement, and Iran has threatened retaliation. … [Read more...] about Israeli PM to visit Moscow for talks on Mideast developments
Alexei Navalny, Putin’s most prominent foe, detained at protest in Moscow
Last Updated May 5, 2018 8:58 AM EDT MOSCOW -- Russian police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in central Moscow. Video showed police carrying a struggling Navalny, who is Putin's most prominent foe, out of capital's Pushkin Square, carrying him by the legs and arms. Thousands of demonstrators denouncing Putin's upcoming inauguration into a fourth term gathered Saturday in the square for an unauthorized protest that was part of a day of nationwide demonstrations under the slogan "He is not our czar." Activists from the pro-Kremlin National Liberation Movement were staging a rival rally at the same place Saturday, the BBC reports. A helicopter hovered overhead to monitor the crowd. There were protests in other cities, and a monitoring group said Russian authorities have arrested over 350 people in nationwide demonstrations against Putin.Navalny was prevented in March from standing in the election. The election … [Read more...] about Alexei Navalny, Putin’s most prominent foe, detained at protest in Moscow
Thousands of anti-Putin protesters crowd into Moscow square
Associated Press Saturday, May 5, 2018 | 6:53 a.m. MOSCOW — Thousands of demonstrators crowded into one of Moscow's main squares on Saturday as part of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of President Vladimir Putin to a new term. Police in riot gear waded into the crowd on Pushkin Square and were seen grabbing some demonstrators and leading them away, but there were no immediate moves to disperse the unauthorized gathering. A helicopter hovered overhead to monitor the crowd. The protests Saturday under the slogan "He is not our czar" are organized by Putin's most prominent foe, anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. News reports and social media postings said protests had attracted hundreds or more in at least a dozen cities in the Far East and Siberia earlier in the day. Reports said police arrested activists in several cities, including a Navalny supporter who was seized in a cafe in the city of Samara, but no figures on the overall number of arrests was … [Read more...] about Thousands of anti-Putin protesters crowd into Moscow square
Moscow nurse treating others the way she wants to be treated
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — When she first came to the Palouse in 2007, Rosalinda Nygaard was reeling from the death of her husband of six years.With her three daughters in tow, Nygaard hoped to start over where her husband, Joshua, grew up, bringing them closer to their grandparents in the process.Ten years later, Nygaard, a certified nursing assistant, spends her days caring for the residents of the Good Samaritan Society of Moscow. She started working in the field in 1995. × Story continues below video "As a CNA, I can give the residents respect, you know, in the way that my parents taught me to respect (elders)," Nygaard said. "(The staff and residents) are like my second family. When I get home, I have a family up here at home, but there, they're like my family, too."Earlier this month, Nygaard was selected as the 2018 National Caregiver Champion for GSS Way, an annual award ceremony hosted by the Society at their operations conference in Sioux Falls, S.D. Along with her … [Read more...] about Moscow nurse treating others the way she wants to be treated