The Russian Kremlin-critic and opposition figure Alexei Navalny was detained by police yesterday after saying on a live radio show that Russian president Vladimir Putin “created problems for years to come” by annexing Crimea from Ukraine. Navalny was then met by security forces outside the building of the independent radio station Echo of Moscow in the Russian capital yesterday evening.
Both the host of the radio programme, Irina Vorbyeva and Navalny’s press secretary, Kira Yarmysh posted photos of Navalny being apprehended by two men in uniform. According to both women the two policemen did not give a reason as to why …read more
Source: Newsweek
