Kremlin officials criticized the U.S. government for expressing support for the protests it swept with Russia in support of arrested opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accusing the U.S. of supporting violations of the law.
The protests, which attracted tens of thousands of protesters, led police to make thousands of arrests. U.S. officials who made statements in support of the protesters and condemned the police response included the U.S. embassy in Moscow, the State Department, the senator. Ben Sasse
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“The United States supports the right of all people to peaceful protest and freedom of expression,” embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Ross posted on Twitter. “The measures taken by the Russian authorities are suppressing these rights.”
We are seeing reports of protests in 38 Russian cities, arrests of more than 350 peaceful protesters and journalists. The United States supports the right of all people to peaceful protest and freedom of expression. Measures taken by the Russian authorities are suppressing these rights.
– Rebecca Ross (@USEmbRuPress) January 23, 2021
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the president Vladimir Putin
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“[M]anyone will say that many people came out for illegal actions, “Peskov added.” No, few people came out; many people vote for Putin.
Navalny fell ill on a domestic flight last year and was rushed to a German hospital, where he was diagnosed with poisoning with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.
Following his discharge from the hospital, the Russian prison agency informed him that he would violate the terms of a 2014 suspended sentence unless he returned to Russia immediately. Navalny returned to Moscow last weekend, five months after leaving Russia, and was arrested at the airport.
Navalny is due to appear in court on Feb. 2.