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Who is Alexei Navalny? And why are protesters in Russia demanding his release? Posted SunSunday 24 updated MonMonday 25 JanJanuary 2021 at 12:05am Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand Mr Navalny be released from detention. ( Print text only Alexei Navalny's return to Russia has been anything but quiet. Mr Navalny, Russia's opposition leader, was arrested earlier this month as he returned to Moscow for the first time since being poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent in August. He faces years in prison from a previous conviction he says is politically motivated, a...

The return to Russia from Germany by opposition leader Alexei Navalny was marked by chaos and popular outrage, and it ended, almost predictably, with his arrest.

Navalny had prepared his own surprise for his return: A video expose alleging that a lavish “palace” was built for President Vladimir Putin on the Black Sea through an elaborate corruption scheme. His team posted it on YouTube on Tuesday, and within 48 hours, it had gotten over 42 million views. Navalny faces years in prison from a previous conviction he claims was politically motivated, while political commentators say there are no good options for the Kremlin. The AP looks at his long standoff with authorities: WHO IS ALEXEI NAVALNY? Navalny, 44, is an anti-corruption campaigner and th...

EXPLAINER: Why Navalny is a thorn in the Kremlin's side Daria Litvinova Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2021, file photo, Alexei Navalny is surrounded by journalists inside the plane prior to his flight to Moscow in the Airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, Germany. The return of Navalny from Germany after he spent five months in Berlin recovering from a nerve agent poisoning was marked by chaos and popular outrage, and it ended, almost predictably with his arrest. The Jan. 17 flight carried him and his wife, alo...

Navalny had prepared his own surprise for his return: A video expose alleging that a lavish “palace” was built for President Vladimir Putin on the Black Sea through an elaborate corruption scheme. His team posted it on YouTube on Tuesday, and within 48 hours, it had gotten over 42 million views. Navalny faces years in prison from a previous conviction he claims was politically motivated, while political commentators say there are no good options for the Kremlin. The AP looks at his long standoff with authorities: WHO IS ALEXEI NAVALNY? Navalny, 44, is an anti-corruption campaigner and th...