Yashin was one of several Russian political prisoners freed in a historic swap with the West last summer. He had been serving an eight-year sentence for denouncing the Kremlin's Ukraine invasion.

Russian police searched the Moscow apartment of opposition figure Ilya Yashin’s parents on Thursday and briefly detained them for questioning, the exiled activist said on social media.

Russia’s Interior Ministry added exiled opposition figure Ilya Yashin to its list of wanted persons, the independent news outlet Mediazona reported Wednesday, citing a ministry database.

Hundreds of people marched through central Berlin on Saturday alongside Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to demand an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The plan is to march to the Russian Embassy near Brandenburg Gate, in a march co-organized by prominent Kremlin critics Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, who were released from Russian custody ...

Yashin was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in December 2022 for "spreading false information" about the ...

Aston Villa shot-stopper Emiliano Martinez was crowned the best goalkeeper in the world as he won the 2024 Yashin Trophy at Monday's 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony. The outspoken Argentinian custodian ...

Several Russian politicians, journalists and dissident figures have welcomed the EU's green light to strengthen European ...

The Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper has again been honoured with the Yashin Trophy, the award presented to the best goalkeeper of the year, which is selected by former Ballon d'Or winners.

From current goalkeepers taking over the game like Alisson and Thibaut Courtois to legendary figures like Lev Yashin and Sepp Maier, the all-time greats between the posts have the ability to ...