The activist, a rising figure in the ultranationalist milieu in Russia, died in a car bombing that could alter the course of the war in Ukraine.
Tag: Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations
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Foes Agree on Nuclear Disaster Risk in Ukraine, but Little Else
At the U.N. Security Council, Russia and its critics traded barbs over the nuclear plant on the front lines of its war in Ukraine, with each side accusing the other of courting catastrophe.
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Russia Accuses Ukraine of a Murder, and Hawks Demand Vengeance
The clamor over the assassination of Daria Dugina highlights the prominence of her fellow pro-war Russian ultranationalists.
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Hawkish Russian Commentator Is Killed in Car Bombing
The daughter of a prominent ultranationalist, herself a hawkish commentator, was killed by a car bomb deep in Russian territory.
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The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates
After the attack, writers and world leaders hailed Rushdie as a symbol of free expression. But the battle lines around his novel “The Satanic Verses” were never cleanly drawn.