Tag: Alexey Navalny

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) What the Navalny Affair Actually Means for Russia (The National Interest)

Mark Episkopos The fallout from the ongoing Navalny saga extends beyond Russia’s domestic affairs, contributing to a dangerous cycle of escalation between Moscow and the...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Can Navalny Take Down Putin? (Project-Syndicate)

NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA Unlike the protests that roiled Russia in 2011-12 in response to Vladimir Putin’s third presidency, today’s protest movement has a charismatic and...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Putin vs. Navalny: Can Russia’s Protesters Prevail? (Stephen Sestanovich, CFR)

The Putin regime remains strong, but nationwide protests in support of Alexei Navalny are the most serious challenge to it in years. https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/putin-vs-navalny-can-russias-protesters-prevail

(Russia) What is Alexey Navalny’s endgame? (Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera)

But can his political project succeed while the West continues to be openly hostile to Russia? https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/23/navalny-has-become-putins-main-challenger

(Russia) Russia arrests hundreds amid nationwide pro-Navalny protests (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny demand his release, defying bitter cold and a ban on protests. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/russia-cracks-down-on-protest-against-navalnys-arrest

(Russia) Russia rounds up Navalny allies as weekend protests loom (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny plan to hold demonstrations throughout Russia over his recent arrest. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/russia-rounds-up-navalny-allies-as-weekend-protests-loom

(Russia/West/Alexey Navalny) What the Navalny Arrest Means for Russia and the West (Mark Episkopos, The National Interest)

Overt Western threats in the Navalny affair risk having a paradoxical effect on Russian civil society: with every subsequent demand from Brussels or Washington,...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Russia: Is President Vladimir Putin afraid of Alexey Navalny? (Al Jazeera)

International condemnation is growing over the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny after his return to Moscow. Navalny spent the last five months in...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Russia jails Navalny for 30 days; Kremlin foe calls for protests (Al Jazeera)

A Russian court has ordered Alexey Navalny be remanded in pre-trial detention for 30 days, a move that will heighten tensions between Moscow and...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) US calls for Navalny’s immediate release, secretary of state says (TASS)

The United States urges the Russian authorities to immediately release blogger Alexey Navalny, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in a statement. "The United...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Russian diplomat urges Western politicians commenting on Navalny case to respect law (TASS)

Western politicians who are making statements on the situation surrounding blogger Alexey Navalny should show respect for international law and Russia’s laws, Russian Foreign...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) European Parliament, EU foreign ministers to discuss Navalny’s detention (TASS)

Top European Union officials expressed concern following the detention of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny. "The detainment of Alexey Navalny upon arrival in Moscow is unacceptable....

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) European Council president says Navalny’s detention is unacceptable (TASS)

European Council President Charles Michel has described the detention of Russia opposition blogger Alexey Navalny as unacceptable and called on Russian authorities to release...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Germany’s replies on Russia’s inquiries about Navalny have no facts of the matter-diplomat (TASS)

Germany’s replies to Russia’s inquiries concerning the situation around Russian opposition blogger Alexey Navalny although given had nothing about the facts of the matter,...

(Russia/Alexey Navalny) Kremlin critic Navalny heads home to Russia despite arrest risk (Al Jazeera)

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny took off on a plane bound for Russia to return home for the first time since he was poisoned in...