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At the end of December, the Federal Penitentiary Service, or FSIN, warned Navalny that he faced time in prison if he fails to immediately report to its office in line with the terms of a suspended sentence and probation he received for a 2014 conviction on charges of embezzlement and money laundering that he rejected as politically motivated. The European Court for Human Rights had ruled that his conviction was unlawful. … [Read more...] about Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny returns to Russia

Navalny has never considered exile as an option for his future, and he did not change his mind after German, French and Swedish labs found traces of the Soviet chemical weapon early September tests. “No police raids, no pressure will make us stop or escape abroad. Let Putin and his cronies emigrate, this is our city, our country, we are patriots of Russia,” Navalny told The Daily Beast in February, soon after police confiscated the computers, photo and video equipment from his studio in Moscow. … [Read more...] about Chaos Engulfs Airport as Navalny Lands Back Home to Face Down Putin

Peter Schweizer urged viewers to "ask yourself, is there a connection between the fact that he had this relationship with Miss Fang and that she has now been linked to Chinese intelligence, and the fact that he does not want to talk about the Chinese intelligence threat?"  … [Read more...] about Gordon Chang: China ‘might still have leverage’ over Rep. Swalwell amid spy scandal

However, during a 2018 interview with The Hill, long after he had received a "defensive briefing" on the suspected Chinese spy that infiltrated his office, Swalwell sounded the alarm about the Russians' involvement in American politics after suspected Russian spy Maria Butina pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government after her attempts to infiltrate the NRA and GOP circles. … [Read more...] about After entanglement with Chinese spy, Eric Swalwell warned of ‘influx of Russians’ in US politics under Trump

Milley also expressed public regret at being part of a Trump entourage that strolled across Lafayette Square on June 1 to be positioned near a church where Trump held up a Bible for photographers. Critics hit Milley for appearing to be a political pawn. Days later, Milley said he had made a big mistake. Through the months that followed, he seemed at risk of being sacked by Trump. … [Read more...] about Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office