G-7 urges Russia to release opposition leader, peaceful protestors
G-7 urges Russia to release opposition leader, peaceful protestors Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized countries on Tuesday accused Moscow of arresting Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and called for the release of the leader and his supporters detained for protest activities. Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was detained by police on Jan. 17 soon after he arrived in Moscow from Germany, where he had been recuperating for five months after a nerve-agent attack he blames on Russian authorities. The G-7 foreign ministers from countr...
Source: kyodonews.net