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Before He Fell Ill, Navalny’s Every Move Was Tracked. What About The Poisoning?

August 28, 2020 Steve Welsh Headlines, Human Rights, Russia, Russian Government, Russian Spies & Espionage, SCW Newswatch, SCW Russia Wire, SteveWire, Terrorism

Map of Russian Regions, adapted from image at moscow.usembassy.gov by Steven C. Welsh :: www.stevencwelsh.com :: www.stevencwelsh.info

SCW RUSSIAWIRE: “Russian Communists Say Election Stolen by Pro-Putin Candidate” – Reuters

September 17, 2018 Steve Welsh Headlines, Russia, Russian Corruption, Russian Government, SCW Newswatch, SCW Russia Wire

“… With 95 percent of votes counted on Sunday night, Kremlin-backed United Russia incumbent Andrei Tarasenko was trailing his Communist rival by around 5 percent.

SCW RUSSIAWIRE: “Russia: Runoffs in Four Regional Races Reveal the Kremlin’s Vulnerability” [Excerpt] – Stratfor

September 12, 2018 Steve Welsh Headlines, Russia, Russian Government, SCW Newswatch, SCW Russia Wire

“… Putin … in his fourth and perhaps final term as Russia’s president, faced a key political test in regional elections …. though the ruling

NEWSWATCH: “Putin’s Success Masks Russian Weakness; Things are breaking his way. But if China is a tiger, Russia is a pussycat on stilts” – Wall Street Journal/Walter Russell Mead

June 5, 2018 Steve Welsh Middle East, Military, National Security, Russia, Russian Economy, Russian Government, Russian Media & Propaganda, Russian Military, SCW Russia Wire, Syria, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Despite … Putin’s successes, Russia remains weak, and its leverage over other nations is limited. China can woo its neighbors with multibillion-dollar projects like its

NEWSWATCH VIDEO: “Protests Breakout in Russia” – Bloomberg

May 6, 2018 Steve Welsh Headlines, Russia, Russian Government, SCW Newswatch, SCW Russia Wire, Videos

“Russia’s Putin won … March’s election[, ostensibly by large margin,] amid complaints from critics. With neighboring Armenia offering an example of the potential threat, Russian

NEWSWATCH: “Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Is Detained Amid Anti-Putin Protests; Demonstrations are held across #Russia, with more than 1,000 protesters held by police” – Wall Street Journal/Thomas Grove

May 6, 2018 Steve Welsh Headlines, Russia, Russian Government, SCW Newswatch, SCW Russia Wire

“Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was detained Saturday together with as many as a thousand of his supporters across the country in protests against the