Moscow (AFP) – Russian authorities’ attempts to jail Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and intimidate his supporters could backfire and trigger new political protests amid the most serious financial crisis of Vladimir Putin’s rule.Thousands pledged to take to the streets after Russian prosecutors this month called for the charismatic 38-year-old leader of the country’s beleaguered opposition movement to be sentenced to 10 years in prison for alleged fraud.The January 15 rally near the Kremlin walls could turn out to be the biggest demonstration against Putin’s rule since the beginning of Moscow’s confrontation with the West over Ukraine late last year.The demonstration …read more
Source: Business Insider
