The European Union condemns “generalized detentions and the disproportionate use of force” against opposition demonstrations in Russia

The chief of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell.  (John Thys / Pool via REUTERS)
The chief of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell. (John Thys / Pool via REUTERS)

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) by the External Aunt, Josep Borrell, affirms this Saturday that explores the detentions and “the disproportionate use of fire” in the demonstrations organized in Russia under the leadership of opposition leader Alexei Navónny, will be detained in Germany’s recovery, where recovery has taken place as the year passes.

“Continuing the occupation that is taking place in Russia. Deploro the generalized detentions, the use disproportionate of the force and the shortcomings in the connections to the Internet and telephones ”, written jefe of the diplomacy communion in his profile of the red social Twitter.

And added that the Ministries of Exteriors of the Venice will debate “the next steps” with respect to the meeting that celebrates the moon. Without embarrassment, it is hoped that new sanctions against Russia will be approved, due to the lack of unity between European countries.

More than 2,100 protesters were detained this Saturday in Russia

For another lad, the Commissioner for Economics of the EU, Paolo Gentiloni, posted on Twitter in support of the marches against the arrest of the leader leader Ruso. “In all Russia, the courage in the calls for freedom and against the detention of Navalny. Europe is solidarity ”with this, he confirmed in his publication accompanied by a video of the demonstrations in the city of Irkutsk.

“Pueden can return to Navalny, as long as it shares with its party members, but no pueden can give the nation all the rejacs”, he also wrote in the social red the president of the European Popular Party, Donald Tusk. In this way, President Putin is directed to protest in 65 Russian cities.

Miles of Russian marches in Moscow this Saturday against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny (REUTERS / Yuri Belyat)
Miles of Russian marches in Moscow this Saturday against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny (REUTERS / Yuri Belyat)

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his “grave concern” at the EU and its United States over the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who said he would release “speedily” and advertise that his research was “transparent” with the intention of assigned.

In a telephone conversation, Michel also asked Putin to respect Navalny’s lawsuits “completely and unconditionally”, according to a statement from the European Council.

The Russian police have detained some 2,100 people along the streets in the markets where they were staying on Saturday in Navalny.

According to the civil organization OVD, the current number of detainees is 2,131, the largest city in Moscow (795), while in San Petersburg there were 309 arrests.  Among the detainees in Moscow is Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Navalny (REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov)
According to the civil organization OVD, the current number of detainees is 2,131, the largest city in Moscow (795), while in San Petersburg there were 309 arrests. Among the detainees in Moscow is Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Navalny (REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov)

The events are organized in 93 cities with the theme Liberty! to demand the release of Navalny, to which the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia accuses of having complied with the conditions of a suspended sentence of three years and mid-dictated against it in 2014 and declared illegal by the European Court of Human Rights.

The wife of Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, also detained this week, informs her about it in a message from her Instagram account.

In Moscow he responded to the convocation of 15,000 protesters and also had movements without precedents in other cities of the country, as in San Petersburg, with 5,000 assistants (REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov)
In Moscow he responded to the convocation of 15,000 protesters and also had movements without precedents in other cities of the country, as in San Petersburg, with 5,000 assistants (REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov)

With EFE information

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