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January 17, 2021

Plane diverted, allies arrested as Kremlin critic Navalny arrives home

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny arrived Sunday in Moscow where he was under threat of imminent arrest, after a last-minute diversion of his flight to a different airport and the detention of several top allies. The plane carrying Navalny from Germany,…
January 17, 2021

Flight carrying Navalny diverted to different Moscow airport: AFP

A flight carrying Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny back to Russia has been diverted away from a Moscow airport where his supporters and media had gathered, AFP journalists on the plane said. The pilot on the flight from Berlin told passengers…
January 17, 2021

Allies arrested at airport as Kremlin critic Navalny flies home

Russian police detained top allies of Alexei Navalny at a Moscow airport on Sunday as the Kremlin critic was flying home from Germany under threat of imminent arrest. Navalny was returning to Russia for the first time since a near-fatal…
January 17, 2021

Navalny allies detained at Moscow airport, says aide

Russian police on Sunday detained four top allies of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a Moscow airport where they were to meet him on his return from Germany, a senior associate said. Ivan Zhdanov, the head of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation,…
January 17, 2021

Kremlin foe Navalny flying back to Russia despite risk of arrest

Chief Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was flying back to Russia on Sunday for the first time since a near-fatal poisoning attack last summer, facing the threat of imminent arrest after his plane lands in Moscow. A flight carrying Navalny from…
January 17, 2021

Plane carrying Kremlin foe Navalny leaves Berlin for Moscow

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny flew back to Moscow on Sunday after spending several months in Berlin recovering from a poisoning attack, risking arrest upon his return. Navalny’s flight left Berlin’s BER airport at 1417 GMT, AFP journalists on board…
January 14, 2021

Access to Russian vaccine Twitter account restored

Russia said on Thursday that Twitter restored access to the account of the much-touted Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. “Twitter restored access to @sputnikvaccine and explained that they restricted the account due to a possible security breach from Virginia, USA,” the…
January 14, 2021

Russia says Sputnik vaccine Twitter account blocked

Russia said on Thursday that the Twitter account of the much-touted Sputnik V, the country’s coronavirus vaccine, has been blocked. “Sputnik V account @sputnikvaccine has been restricted. We are looking into the reasons for this,” the Russian Direct Investment Fund…
January 14, 2021

Russia warns ‘obliged’ to detain Kremlin critic Navalny on return

Russia’s prison service said on Thursday it was “obliged” to detain Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who has said he plans to return to Moscow from Germany on Sunday. Navalny has been in Germany since late August after he collapsed on…

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