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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Theo Merz

Riot police officers detain a protester during an unauthorized rally demanding independent and opposition candidates be allowed to run for office in local elections in September, at Moscow's Trubnaya Square on July 27, 2019. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV /AFP)
July 28, 2019, 4:59 pm
1,400 arrested at Moscow protest demanding fair city elections
Some 3,500 people hold unauthorized rally after authorities block prominent opposition candidates from running
By Theo Merz
Ukrainian comic actor, showman and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky waves in front of voting booths at a polling station during Ukraine's presidential election in Kiev on March 31, 2019. (Genya Savilov/AFP)
April 1, 2019, 6:48 pm
Zelensky: Ukrainian comedian laughing all the way to the ballot box
Entertainer, who is believed to be Jewish, plays a political novice who is elected leader in comedy series, blurring line between candidate and showman
By Olga SHYLENKO, Theo Merz and ToI Staff
In this video grab provided by the RT channel, Ruslan Boshirov, left, and Alexander Petrov attend their first public appearance in an interview with the Kremlin-funded RT channel in Moscow, Russia, September 13, 2018. (RT channel video via AP)
September 14, 2018, 5:16 pm
UK poisoning suspects’ ‘tourism’ claims raise eyebrows… even in Russia
Newspapers question why two men suspected in attack on spy Sergei Skripal were unable to provide satisfactory details about their work or private lives
By Theo Merz
This combination photo made available by the Metropolitan Police on September 5, 2018, shows Alexander Petrov, left, and Ruslan Boshirov. (Metropolitan Police via AP)
September 7, 2018, 12:57 am
Britain points finger at Putin over spy poisoning
US, France, Germany and Canada have ‘full confidence’ in UK’s assessment that Moscow behind attempted murder of Skripal; Russia denies it
By Alice Ritchie and Theo Merz
A user of Russia’s leading social network internet site VKontakte, poses holding an iPhone showing the account page of Pavel Durov, the former CEO and founder of VKontakte, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
August 27, 2018, 7:52 am
As Russians go on trial over memes, social media giant asks for reform
Lawyers say the Kremlin is trying to force people to think twice before sharing opinions online: ‘It seems that in our country only optimists have the right to exist’
By Theo Merz
Presidential candidate President Vladimir Putin speaks, as he meets with confidants at his campaign headquarters in Moscow, on March 18, 2018. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)
March 19, 2018, 12:03 am
Putin storms to landslide election win as opposition cries foul
Russian president wins more than 75% of votes for another 6-year term, amid claims of voter fraud
By Maria Antonova and Theo Merz
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with medical staff while visiting the Almazov National Medical Research Centre in Saint Petersburg on March 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Anatoly Maltsev
March 17, 2018, 11:12 pm
Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin as polls open
Since taking power 18 years ago, Putin has stamped his total authority on the country, silencing opposition and reasserting Moscow’s lost might abroad
By Theo Merz
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, August 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 2, 2018, 3:24 am
US accuses Russia of breaching treaties with ‘invincible’ weapons
Pentagon says ‘fully prepared’ to react to ‘anything that comes our way’ after Putin unveils new generation of advanced missiles and submarines
By Dave Clark and Theo Merz
Demonstrators shout slogans and wave Russian flags during a rally in Moscow, Russia October 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
October 7, 2017, 7:30 pm
Anti-Putin protesters rally on Russian president’s birthday
Demonstrations called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who plans to run in presidential election next March
By Theo Merz and Ola CICHOWLAS
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