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(AP) Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday quickly rubber stamped a new bill widely expanding the definition of high treason. Critics alleged the legislation is part of a wider crackdown on ...

Few words are defined so narrowly in law and used so commonly in anger, from politics to the playground. Every nation has an infamous traitor. In Norway, he’s Quisling, the Nazi collaborator. In ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Kremlin-controlled parliament has tentatively approved a new bill expanding the definition of high treason, seen by some as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent. The ...

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that broadened the definition of high treason, part of authorities’ efforts to tighten control as the fighting in Ukraine is nearing the ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring a sentence of life in prison. It’s part of authorities’ efforts to tighten control as ...