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The Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov was forced to flee his country last week. Speaking from his exile in the Ukrainian capital, he told DW why.

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Print this article Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting during the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil, November 13, 2019. (Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters) Will Putin sell Russia to China? Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has a problem. Western liberal ideas, such as limited government and rule of law, have begun to spread among his subjects. These concepts are wholly antithetical to his ...

Pravda.Ru editor-in-chief Inna Novikova interviewed political strategist, president of the Federation for Electoral Policy Research Andrei Mironov about the latest major events in Russia associated with the trial of Alexey Navalny. Why did Navalny return to Russia? What is his strategy? Is Navalny a fighter for people or a Western protege? "The return of Alexey Navalny and all subsequent events that have been happening to him have become one of the most talked-about topics on social media. How ...

Top stories in the Russian press on Friday, January 22 US President Joe Biden© AP Photo/Alex Brandon Izvestia: Russia, US bound to reach arms control deal and vie over post-Soviet space Read also In the coming weeks, the administration of US President Joe Biden will intensify its foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, and will also try to work out a compromise with Russia on prolonging the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), according to experts interviewed by Izvestia. In additio...

Years of this presidency now, approaching the second year of it, are we any closer to understanding why donald trump views vladimir putin this way? >> yes and no. i mean, some of it might be quite simple. in the book that i did with michael isikoff we talk about trumps desire to do business in russia over a couple decades, and that certainly led him to want to curry favor with putin. probably. we dont know, but hes probably not trying to do business right at this moment, although he did during t...

Not trying to do business right at this moment, although he did during the campaign. but i think he has a psychological affinity for putin. when he took the miss universe contest there in 2013 he tweeted out will putin become my new best friend? this is a thug who committed human rights abuses, election fraud, it was right before ukraine, but yet a lot of reasons to not want this guy as a friend. and in the run-up to the summit now we see him tweeting that russia says they didnt meddle in our el...

This have on the upcoming summit? >> reporter: it would make sense in the context of summits that are coming up. remember, kim jong-un is met with south korean president moon at the end of april. most importantly, hes supposed to be meeting with president trump in may. for china, the most diplomatic allie to north korea it would make sense they would want to touch base with china. there are signs president xi can get tips on how to handle president trump. well see if its playing out as were thin...

Then, a poisoning in britain sets on a major international incident with russia. >> the united kingdom will now expel 23 russian diplomats. >> where does the former spy go from here? >> its also election day in russia. but that really begs the question, will putin be president for life? ill ask one of his opponents, but first, heres my take. if confirmed as secretary of state, mike pompeo will arrive at a department that has been battered by proposed budget cuts, hollowed out by resignations and...

Massive geopolitical event took place. russians were, you know, on an equal footing in their minds at least with the united states, and they were suddenly reduced to an impoverished nation that had to go cap in hand looking for food even from other countries. it was a deeply humiliating experience for many russians, that fell off that perch, and you know, they clung on, they have clung on to vladimir putin as their leader who can give them their pride back, and thats perhaps been one of the main...