On January 17, 2021, Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny was detained by Putin five months after being poisoned by the Kremlin. Americans need to respond.
Anastasia Vasilyeva, an ally of Alexei Navalny, decided to play the piano while police raided her house along with other properties connected to the Kremlin critic
Mr. Aslund, as always, is correct on the best means for the US to defend #Navalny: provide evidence of Putin's wealth stashed in the West. Make the evidence plain and broadcast it worldwide.
Russian income/wealth disparity is off the charts. Truth will damage Putin's standing.
Putin, who has never mentioned #Navalny by name in public, is forced to confront the $1 billion palace issue. Predictably, he claims it's not his and he never had a palace.
Yep. FSB & FSO (Russian Secret Service) are guarding a private businessman's dacha with a no-fly zone, sure
To Putin's trolls screaming at me to "shut up", stop meddling in my/our internal affairs! I'm sitting in California, writing in English, on an American platform. You are invading my/our sovereignty with your vile, threatening tweets! :)
@RepAndyKimNJ Yes! Congress and @POTUS should sanction Russia for the u lawful arrest of #Navalny we also need to be putting people like
Roman Abramovich on the SDN list
@POTUS we need to sanction Russia for the unlawful arrest of Navalny and put people like Roman Abramovich on the SDN/OFAC list #navalnyprotests#Navalny
One Russian paper today on Alexei Navalny’s arrest: “His life now depends on two factors: the scale of outrage in the West & whether there will be any outrage in Russia.” #ReadingRussia@BBCNews@BBCWorld https://t.co/p7joNSwJur #Navalny
#Navalny's video on #Putin's Palace in Gelendzhik on Black Sea coast has received 66 million views. Kremlin spox vehemently denies Putin has anything to do with it but also declines to say who does own it.
C'mon, man. They know who owns it and could certainly say so.
Protests reach Kazan, #Tatarstan, which usually tries to keep off the federal agenda with strict control over regional opposition.
#Navalny#navalnyprotests
@USRepKeating thank you!! The US must demand Russia #FreeNavalnyNow next step, put Russian oligarchs on the SDN list to minimize their power and influence @POTUS
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Congressman @USRepKeating and a bipartisan group of 23 US Representatives has issued a letter to the Russian Foreign Minister, demanding the immediate release of Alexei #Navalny.
The full text is attached.
Different regimes, same quest for freedom and dignity: from Tahrir square to Moscow’s streets.
Civilian Resistance against tyranny runs deep...Now the People of #Russia are sending clear messages to Putin’s regime:
Free #Navalny
Democracy Now
End Repression
Stop Corruption