In his 2005 speech, Vladimir Putin’s statement that ‘the collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical ...

Putin is increasing pressure ... if not 10 times more. Garry Kasparov commented on the death of Alexei Navalny (Photo: RBC-Ukraine) I think that events will unfold, but we cannot say anything ...

One of those who spoke out was Garry Kasparov, the grand chessmaster-turned-opposition politician who fled Russia earlier this year amid fears of prosecution. He told Business Insider that Putin ...

A victory for Putin means, in due time, a re-charting of the entire map of Europe, to suit his vision of a Russian empire that never lost the Cold War. The only way to end the war in Ukraine is to ...

Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who gave up the sport to work in opposition to Putin's regime, saw Crimea as a turning point. "That was the best way to tell the West that ...

Matthew Sweet is joined by chess grandmaster, Garry Kasparov, and former British ambassador to Russia, Tony Brenton, to discuss Putin and Putinism. BBC 6 Music's Stuart Maconie author of The Pie ...

Putin tightens grip on Russian dissent behind ... what little freedom Russians had to criticize the government. Garry Kasparov, prominent Russian opposition figure, a chess grandmaster, former ...

PutinCon is happening now on YouTube, and no, it’s not pro-Putin You'd be forgiven for thinking an event called "PutinCon" is all about paying tribute to Vladimir Putin. After all, Comic-Con is ...

TASS/. The Ethics Commission of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has banned 13th world champion Garry Kasparov and former general secretary Ignatius Leong from holding any office or position in ...