Billionaire who wants off Canada’s Russia sanctions list denounces Putin
The Canadian government alleges Igor Makarov benefited from Russia's "oligarchy system."
Canada
Apr 22
Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend Putin’s rule
Russia's election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media and prominent rights groups.
Politics
Mar 17
Putin seals 5th term in predetermined election landslide
Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years with a predetermined landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition.
World
Mar 18
‘History will judge Putin poorly’: Joly slams Russian election
'History will judge Putin poorly,' Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after Russia's president secured his fifth term in an election many view as a sham.
Canada
Mar 18
How does Putin stay in power?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sweep to power in another illegitimate election. How does he maintain his grip and what does it mean for Ukraine and NATO?
World
Mar 15
Vladimir Putin on brink of 6 more years in power as Russia’s election begins
Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years.
World
Mar 15
Former Alexei Navalny aide brutally attacked with hammer, blames ‘Putin’s henchmen’
Leonid Volkov, the former chief of staff for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was reportedly beaten with a hammer and had tear gas sprayed in his eyes.
World
Mar 13
West runs risk of nuclear war if they send troops to Ukraine: Putin
President Vladimir Putin says Western countries risk provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow has weapons to hit targets in the West.
World
Feb 29
Trudeau calls Putin a ‘weakling’ for executing Navalny, other opponents
Speaking with reporters at the end of his visit to the capital Kiyv, Justin Trudeau accused Putin of "executing" opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Canada
Feb 24
Navalny funeral: Thousands gather as Russian opposition leader laid to rest
Navalny, Putin's fiercest critic inside Russia, died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16., sparking accusations from his supporters that he had been murdered.
World
Mar 1
Biden meets with Navalny’s family, touts Putin critic’s ‘incredible courage’
Biden reiterated that Washington plans to impose a wide array of sanctions on Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin following Navalny's death.
U.S. News
Feb 22
Navalny’s death is a warning to Putin challengers, activist Bill Browder says
Activist Bill Browder says he believes Vladimir Putin killed Alexei Navalny because he stood up to the Russian president, despite an official cause of death yet.
Politics
Feb 18
Joe Biden or Donald Trump? Vladimir Putin says Russia has a preference
As Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepare for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said Russia has a preference for who takes the White House.
World
Feb 15
IN PHOTOS: Navalny supporters mourn reported death, label Putin ‘murderer’
Supporters of the leader of Russia's political opposition, Alexei Navalny, showed up to memorials across the world to mourn his reported death.
World
Feb 16
Canadians too smart to fall for Russian propaganda on Ukraine: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes Canadians are too smart to fall for Russian propaganda about the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Canada
Feb 9
Xi Jinping urges ‘close strategic coordination’ in call with Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin China and Russia should pursue close strategic coordination and defend the values of their respective countries, state media said Thursday.
World
Feb 8
Alexei Navalny death reports ‘tragic and horrifying,’ Justin Trudeau says
Alexei Navalny, the fiercest critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, died in prison Friday, according to media reports citing Russian prison officials.
Canada
Feb 16
Russia vetoes UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space
The resolution led by the U.S. and Japan would have called on all countries not to develop or deploy nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction in space.
World
Apr 24
Russia would be ‘cynical’ to blame Moscow attack on Ukraine, Macron says
Russia challenged Western assertions that the Islamic State militant group orchestrated the gun attack, accusing Washington of covering for Ukraine.
World
Mar 25
Extreme flooding in Russia, Kazakhstan force more than 100K to evacuate
Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate.
World
Apr 10