Robyn Dixon

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Russia sentences dad to two years after daughter’s antiwar art, but he flees

By: Robyn Dixon

With his 13-year-old daughter already confined to am orphanage, Alexei Moskalyov, made a dramatic escape rather than face two years in prison for posting antiwar views online.

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Arresting U.S. journalist, Kremlin ruthlessly pursues wartime aims

By: Robyn Dixon, Natalia Abbakumova

The arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and prosecution of a Russian dad spotlight Vladimir Putin's willingness to disregard global norms and squash dissent at all costs.

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Russia arrests woman in blast that killed pro-war blogger

By: Robyn Dixon

Russia authorities labeled the bombing a terrorist attack and released a video of a 26-year-old antiwar activist who admitted giving a figurine to Maxim Fomin, who was killed.

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Vladimir Kara-Murza condemns Russian treason case

By: Robyn Dixon

Longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, facing up to 25 years in jail, tells judge that the war in Ukraine is the crime.

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Video of alleged beheading of Ukrainian soldier draws condemnation

By: Dalton Bennett, David L. Stern, Robyn Dixon

An unverified video that appeared to show Russian soldiers beheading a Ukrainian prisoner of war was condemned by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Navalny, jailed Russian opposition figure, is severely ill, aides say

By: Robyn Dixon

Alexei Navalny, a leading Russian opposition figure, is suffering from a mysterious stomach ailment and may have been poisoned, his press secretary said.

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Wagner group surges in Africa as U.S. influence fades, leak reveals

By: Greg Miller, Robyn Dixon

THE DISCORD LEAKS

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Russian mercenary leader slams army, will pull out forces from Bakhmut

By: David L. Stern, Mary Ilyushina, Robyn Dixon

Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Wagner Group boss, has shared videos of dead fighters before, but his open rage against military officials in the graphic video was unusual.

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In wartime Russia, a farm-to-table evangelist finds refuge in a village

By: Robyn Dixon

Boris Akimov, Russia's leading locavore, now runs an inn and restaurant in a village and hopes his country might find redemption in farming, foraging and, especially, homemade food.

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Russians snitch on Russians who oppose war with Soviet-style denunciations

By: Robyn Dixon

President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to purge traitors. Now, neighbors and coworkers are informing on each other, and thousands have been arrested.