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More from Alexei Navalny Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic faces jail on return to Russia Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic to return to Russia despite risk of arrest Why Putin's efforts to paint Alexei Navalny as western agent appear to have paid off Lyubov Sobol: Russian police investigate Navalny ally 'who visited spy accused of poisoning' Alexei Navalny: Putin critic says Russian agent 'confessed' to poisoning him in trick phone call Alexei Navalny: Novichok poisoning of Putin critic 'sanctioned by Kremlin', report says … [Read more...] about Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic returns to Russia

The tweet links to a short video posted on his Instagram channel, which shows Navalny sitting in the plane next to his wife Yulia. He and his wife are seen taking off their face masks, with Yulia then saying, "Kid, get us some water, we are flying home" in reference to a final scene of the popular Russian movie "Brat 2." The 2000 film ends with a male and a female character taking a flight from the US to Moscow. … [Read more...] about Alexei Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

Russian law enforcement has repeatedly launched criminal investigations into Navalny over the past decade that have kept him in courtrooms or trapped at home on house arrest. His brother Oleg also served three and a half years in prison for the same embezzlement case for which Navalny was given a suspended sentence. He has said the prosecution was political. But authorities have so far avoided giving Navalny a long prison sentence, probably in order to avoid sparking a backlash. … [Read more...] about Alexei Navalny detained at airport on return to Russia

Putin "believes that killing me will destroy our organization. It is difficult for me to understand exactly what is going on in his mind. I am not the first one who was poisoned, and I will definitely not be the last one. Putin has been in power for 20 years. It is too long, 20 years of power would spoil anyone and make them crazy. He thinks he can do whatever he wants," the Russian opposition leader said. … [Read more...] about Alexei Navalny, Poisoned Putin Critic, Detained on Return to Russia

Meanwhile, the Saudi regime’s greatest crime – its five-year-plus war in Yemen – continues unabated. The Saudi-led coalition has killed thousands of civilians in an indiscriminate bombing campaign that has targeted hospitals, marketplaces, civilian infrastructure, a school bus and even a funeral. Many of these strikes were carried out with U.S.-supplied bombs dropped from U.S.-supplied aircraft. The bombing campaign, paired with a naval blockade and other efforts to impede the delivery of humanitarian aid, has created what the United Nations has described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with over 100,000 deaths, millions of Yemenis on the brink of starvation and the outbreak of preventable diseases. … [Read more...] about Biden should reverse Trump’s bomb sales to Saudi Arabia