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Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife

At a memorial service this week outside the concert hall where Islamist extremists are suspected of carrying out a deadly terrorist attack, one of Russia’s most popular pro-Kremlin rappers warned “right-wing and far-right groups” that they must not “incite ethnic hatred.” At a televised meeting about the attack, Russia’s top prosecutor, Igor Krasnov, pledged that

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Thousands gather for Navalny funeral as Kremlin warns against protests

Navalny’s supporters accuse Vladimir Putin of murdering his top critic and of trying to prevent him from having a dignified public burial. Thousands of mourners gathered near a church in southern Moscow on Friday, braving the prospect of arrest to pay their respects to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral. The ceremony

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Mother of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny shown son’s body

Lyudmila Navalnaya said on Thursday she is resisting pressure from authorities to agree to a secret burial of her son. ADVERTISEMENT The mother of Alexei Navalny said on Thursday she had been able to see her son’s body finally.  Lyudmila Navalnaya said she is resisting strong pressure from authorities to agree to a secret burial of

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