Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny returned to court on Friday for a trial on slander charges he calls politically motivated amid mounting tensions between Russia and the West over his jailing.

Back in Moscow court for slander trial, Navalny mocks Putin and berates judge

Russian state investigators brought fresh charges against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, on Thursday, accusing her of violently entering a flat in December, her supporters said on Twitter.

Russia files new charges against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny

Russia has said it would retaliate in case the European Union imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the sentence of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. In January, tens of thousands of Russians rallied for two consecutive weekends against President Vladimir Putin's 20-year rule and demanded the release of Navalny, who was sentenced to nearly three years in prison last week.

Russia warns will retaliate if EU imposes new sanctions over Navalny

As US military is intensifying its focus on the strategically important Arctic region, President Joe Biden is deploying Air Force B-1 bombers to Norway to express to Russia's Vladimir Putin that America will defend allies if Russia shows aggression in the Arctic.

In message to Vladimir Putin, Biden deploys B-1 bombers to Norway

Aides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said they discussed possible sanctions against prominent members of President Vladimir Putin's circle including business tycoons to ramp up pressure on Russia.

Navalny aides say discussed new Russia sanctions with EU

One in six Russian adults takes a dimmer view of President Vladimir Putin after watching a video investigation by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny that links a luxury palace to the Russian leader, an opinion poll indicated on Monday.

One in six Russians more negative on Putin after Navalny palace video, poll says

At the turn of the millenium, a man not many had heard of took over the reigns of Russia — Vladimir Putin became the Prime Minister of Russia in August 1999. Putin was a political nobody.

From ill-fitting suits to silencing critics: Journey of Vladimir Putin challenged by Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny is a man who is rarely named by the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin critic and Putin's latest nightmare is 44-year-old, popular and has support abroad.

Who is Alexei Navalny, apart from being Putin's nightmare?

US President Joe Biden on Thursday confronted China and Russia over authoritarianism and human rights abuses among other issues as he voiced out his foreign policy approach.

Days of US 'rolling over' gone: Biden warns China, Russia in first diplomatic speech

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in a note from jail, urged Russians to 'free' the country from a 'bunch of thieves'. In a statement posted on his Instagram account, Navalny, 44, said, "iron doors slammed behind my back with a deafening sound, but I feel like a free man.

Free country from 'thieves': Alexei Navalny urges Russians from jail to overcome their fear  

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Friday went on trial on charges of defaming a World War II veteran -- close on the heels of him being handed a nearly three-year prison term.

Kremlin critic Navalny goes on trial on slander charges

An audio clip of jailed Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny has surfaced in which he can be heard calling Russian President Vladimir Putin 'underwear poisoner'. Alexei Navalny was recently sent to jail by a Russian court that overturned a suspended sentence into real jail-time.

Alexei Navalny calls Vladimir Putin an 'underwear poisoner'

A top doctor who treated Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was poisoned last year has died "suddenly", the hospital on Thursday said. "With regret, we inform you that.

Top Russian doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning dies

A Russian court Wednesday sentenced the editor of a popular news website to 25 days in jail for retweeting a reference to an anti-Kremlin protest, the latest sign of an extraordinary crackdown on freedom of expression following the return to Russia last month of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Website editor in Russia is jailed for sharing joke about Navalny protests

Lawyers for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday they would appeal against the ruling of a Russian court which jailed him for 3.5 years. Navalny's lawyer said the anti-corruption blogger would serve only two years and eight months in jail because of time he has already spent under house arrest.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's lawyer says will appeal against jail sentence

Kremlin is blaming 'Western powers' of meddling in Alexei Navalny's court-hearing. From being accused of interfering in other's affairs to now leveling the same accusation

Gravitas: 13 foreign diplomats attend Navalny hearing

The Kremlin on Wednesday defended its crackdown on protesters demanding the release of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who was handed a prison term of almost three years on Tuesday.

Kremlin defends crackdown on Navalny supporters

A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to serve prison time for violating the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning.

Russian court orders Kremlin critic Navalny to prison despite outcry; US and UK react

Russia witnessed its second round of anti-Putin protests over the weekend. At least 5000 people were detained. The crackdown by the Russian police is being condemned by leading world powers.

Gravitas: Second week of Anti-Putin protests: At least 5000 detained

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a Moscow court on Tuesday that the goals of the legal proceedings against him was to intimidate opponents of President Vladimir Putin, and scare millions.

Russia aims to 'scare millions' through case against him, Navalny tells court

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption foundation has urged US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on at least eight high profile Russian figures which the foundation says is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Navalny's foundation calls on Biden to sanction Putin allies

Toilet brushes and blue pants: Unusual symbols of Russia's protests

Russian police detained Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, at an unauthorised protest in Moscow on Sunday. She was among the thousands of people detained across Russia and blocked off the centre of Moscow on Sunday in a massive clampdown on protests demanding Navalny's release.

Navalny's wife among thousands held as Russian police clamp down on protests

Russian Businessman and Vladimir Putin ally Arkady Rotenberg claimed that he owns a Black Sea coast property that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says costs over $1.5 billion and belongs to the Russian president Putin.

Russian Businessman claims to own 'Putin palace'

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