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January 18, 2021

US says ‘strongly condemns’ arrest of Kremlin critic Navalny

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday the United States “strongly condemns” the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was detained when returning to Russia for the first time since his poisoning last summer. “The United States strongly condemns…
January 17, 2021

Police detain Kremlin critic Navalny on arrival in Russia

Police detained top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Sunday when he flew back to Russia months after barely surviving a poisoning attack, prompting a new wave of Western condemnation. Navalny was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport less than an hour…
January 17, 2021

At Moscow airport an absurd, and fruitless, wait for Navalny

Gathered at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Sunday to welcome home Russia’s top opposition figure Alexei Navalny, several hundred supporters waited in an atmosphere that was anxious, sometimes tense and often absurd. And in the end Navalny never even showed up….
January 17, 2021

France urges Russia to immediately release Navalny

France on Sunday called for Russian authorities to immediately free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, adding to a wave of Western condemnation following his detention at a Moscow airport. “France notes the arrest of Mr. Alexei Navalny in Russia with very…
January 17, 2021

Biden’s national security advisor calls for Navalny’s release

President-elect Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, on Sunday called for Russia to immediately release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was detained when returning home for the first time since his poisoning last summer. “Mr. Navalny should be immediately…
January 17, 2021

EU chief Michel calls Navalny arrest ‘unacceptable’, urges immediate release

European Council president Charles Michel on Sunday condemned the detention of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, urging the Russian authorities to free him after he was arrested at a Moscow airport. “The detainment of Alexey Navalny upon arrival in Moscow is…
January 17, 2021

Russian police detain Kremlin critic Navalny minutes after return

Russian police detained top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a Moscow airport on Sunday just minutes after he returned home for the first time since his poisoning last summer. Navalny was detained at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport less…
January 17, 2021

Lithuania calls for EU sanctions on Russia after Navalny arrest

Lithuania’s foreign minister on Sunday called for EU sanctions against Russia following the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Moscow shortly after he landed on a flight from Berlin. The Baltic EU state’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said Navalny’s…
January 17, 2021

Kremlin critic Navalny detained on return to Russia

Russia detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a Moscow airport on Sunday shortly after he landed on a flight from Berlin. The country’s prison service, the FSIN, said in a statement it had detained Navalny at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport for…

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