Russia politics

Russia politics

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on board a plane before the departure for the Russian capital Moscow at an airport in Berlin, Germany January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Ivanova/File Phot

Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny take to the streets despite warnings

The OVD-Info monitoring group said that 48 people, including 13 in Khabarovsk, had been detained so far at the rallies

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

Alexei Navalny calls for street protests after being jailed

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks with journalists upon the arrival at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2021. REUTERSPolina Ivanova

Navalny flies home, and straight into trouble

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow, Russia February 28, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

How Putin and the KGB took control of Russia—and duped the west

Screens display the vote results during a session of Russia's lower house of parliament, which give an approval to constitutional changes in a final reading in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2020/ Reuters

Russian parliament backs move to keep Putin in power