Chemical Weapons

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What next for Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin?

Tom Rogan · January 17, 2021 8:02 pm

This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

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Three takeaways from stunning Alexei Navalny assassination report

Tom Rogan · December 14, 2020 8:00 pm

This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

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It is in Trump’s interest to condemn the poisoning of Alexey Navalny

Tom Rogan · October 16, 2020 10:39 am

This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

Alexei Navalny says Trump should join other leaders in condemning nerve agent used to poison him

Zach Halaschak · October 15, 2020 3:35 pm

In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlinâs fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work.

Chemical weapons watchdog: Samples from Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny confirm presence of Novichok-like nerve agent

Tyler Van Dyke · October 6, 2020 6:13 pm

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 11, 2021 - Men in camouflage uniforms line up during the drills of the Territorial Defence units in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Why latest findings on Putin’s use of nerve agent against Alexei Navalny are so crucial

Tom Rogan · October 6, 2020 5:49 pm

A member of the media, right, gets their temperature taken by member of the White House physicians office, over concerns about the coronavirus outside the James Brady Briefing Room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington.

Package containing deadly ricin addressed to Trump intercepted

Daniel Chaitin and Haley Victory Smith · September 19, 2020 6:37 pm

This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

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How Navalny hotel evidence adds to case against Kremlin

Tom Rogan · September 17, 2020 6:14 pm

National Security

'I had him all set': Trump says he wanted to kill Assad, but Mattis opposed it

Zach Halaschak · September 15, 2020 7:10 pm

FILE - This Sept. 11, 2001 file photo shows smoke rising from the burning twin towers of the World Trade Center after hijacked planes crashed into the towers, in New York City. The U.S. government is aware of no credible or specific information that points to any terror plot tied to the anniversary of the September 2001 attacks, according to a new confidential threat assessment from the FBI and Homeland Security Department obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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How 9/11 might have been much worse

Tom Rogan · September 11, 2020 6:17 pm

Senior GOP senator wants US to retaliate against Putin over Alexei Navalny poisoning

Joel Gehrke · September 9, 2020 6:58 pm

In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlinâs fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work.

US ambassador: Navalny poisoning ‘domestic terrorism against citizens of Russia’

Joel Gehrke · September 3, 2020 8:25 pm