Russian politics

Demonstrators stand in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as Saint Isaac's Cathedral is seen in the background, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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Russia detains more than 5,000 at protests backing jailed Kremlin critic Navalny

Russian police imposed a sweeping security lockdown in the heart of Moscow, sealing off streets to pedestrians near the Kremlin, closing metro stations and deploying hundreds of riot police in a...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks with journalists outside a polling station during the Moscow city parliament election in Moscow, Russia September 8, 2019/ Reuters
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Mass raids carried out on Kremlin critic Navalny's supporters

Russian politician Sergei Mitrokhin attends a rally to demand authorities allow opposition candidates to run in the upcoming local election and release protesters, who were detained during recent demonstrations, in Moscow, Russia August 31, 2019/ Reuters
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Anti-Kremlin candidate wins Moscow assembly seat

Russia's President Vladimir Putin
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Russia's ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election