Kremlin officials have blasted the U.S. government for expressing support for protests Russia has waged in support of arrested opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accusing the U.S. of violating the law.
The protests, which attracted tens of thousands of protesters, led to the police making thousands of arrests. U.S. officials have made statements in support of the protesters and condemned the police response, the U.S. embassy in Moscow said. Ben Sasse
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“The US supports the right of all people to peaceful protest, freedom of expression,” embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Ross tweeted. “Steps taken by Russian authorities are suppressing rights.”
We look at reports of protests in 38 Russian cities, arrests of more than 350 peaceful protesters and journalists. The US supports the right of all people to peaceful protest, freedom of expression. Steps taken by the Russian authorities are suppressing the rights.
– Rebecca Ross (@USEmbRuPress) 23 January 2021
Dmitry Peskov, presidential spokesman Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Russian protesters bombard the police with snowballs, while more than 2,000 arrested Russians arrest hundreds of protesters arresting the release of Kremlin critic Navalny. What would have happened if Trump had not acted as his own greatest enemy, said in a statement that US responses ‘constitute indirect absolute interference in our internal affairs’ and that it is ‘direct support for violation of the law of the Russian Federation, support for unauthorized conduct’, according to The Associated Press.
‘[M]anyone would say that many people came out for the 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, which was diagnosed with poisoning by Soviet nerve agent Novichok.
After his discharge from the hospital, the Russian prison agency informed him that he would violate the terms of a suspended sentence in 2014, unless he returned to Russia immediately. Navalny returned to Moscow last weekend, five months after leaving Russia, and was arrested at the airport.
Navalny appeared on February 2 for a court hearing.