Alexei Navalny

FILE PHOTO: A still image taken from video footage shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia February 2, 2021. Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via REUTERS
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Only 'language of power' and sanctions can free Navalny, ally says

European foreign ministers are expected to agree on Monday to impose sanctions on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to the jailing of Navalny

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Kremlin critic Navalny loses appeal against jail term

His return poses a conundrum for the Kremlin: jail him and risk protests and punitive Western action by turning him into a political martyr Photo: Collected
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Russia says ECHR call to free Kremlin critic Navalny is act of meddling

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny goes downstairs at Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, in this undated image obtained from social media September 19, 2020. Photo : Reuters
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European Court of Human Rights tells Russia to release Navalny

Nina L Khrushcheva. professor of International Affairs, The New School. Sketch: TBS
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Can Navalny take down Putin?

A participant holds a placard reading "One for all, all for one" during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Russians set for candle-lit Valentine's Day protests after Navalny jailing

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny speaks during an interview with prominent Russian YouTube blogger Yury Dud, in Berlin, Germany, in this still image taken from a handout video released October 6, 2020. YouTube - vDud/Handout/Reuters TV via REUTERS
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Kremlin critic Navalny back in court for slander trial amid tensions with West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Photo: Reuters
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Russia says it would be ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions

Law enforcement officers clash with participants during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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France, Germany seek Russia sanctions over Navalny, diplomats say

Law enforcement officers clash with participants during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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European rights advocate asks Russia to explain police action over protests

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks near a hospital, where Alexei receives medical treatment in Omsk, Russia August 21, 2020. Navalny was taken ill with suspected poisoning en route from Tomsk to Moscow on a plane, which made an emergency landing in Omsk. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
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Wife of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny flies to Germany from Russia: Ifax

Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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Punctured lung, fractured ribs: some Russian protesters allege police brutality

People hold a banner reading "Russia without Putin" during a rally to demand the release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Berlin, Germany January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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'Merciless' Russia may face new sanctions, EU says