US Condemns Russia's Arrest of Opposition Leader, Hundreds of Protesters

The United States has "strongly condemned" the detention of hundreds of protesters throughout Russia Sunday, including the country's opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Tens of thousands of Russians demonstrated in cities across the country in support of a call by Navalny for accountability among Russia's elite. OVD-Info, an organization that monitors Russian political repression, said on its website that more than 1,000 people were arrested in the Moscow...

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