US condemns “tough tactics” used against pro-Navalny protesters in Russia

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In a tweet, Blinken added that the US “renews”[s] our call on Russia to release detainees to exercise their human rights, including Aleksey Navalny, “after news reported that thousands were arrested during recent demonstrations.

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Navalny is Putin’s top critic, who doctors said was poisoned by a Soviet-era nervous agent named Novichok last year. He was arrested this month on his return to Russia after his recovery in a German hospital.

The figure of the Russian opposition has remained detained since then and the courts found that he violated the terms of his 2014 conviction for embezzlement, a sentence disputed as politically motivated by the European Court of Human Rights.

According to White House officials, his case was one of the “concerns” that were discussed during President Biden’s first call with Putin earlier this month.

“President Biden has made it clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of its national interests in response to Russia’s actions that harm us or our allies. The two presidents agreed to maintain transparent and consistent communication in the future, “the White House said in a statement after the call.

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