Russian police detain Putin critic Navalny at protest
By Reuters
28 January 2018 |
5:18 pm
Russian police wrestled opposition leader Alexei Navalny into a patrol wagon on Sunday, moments after he appeared at a rally to urge voters to boycott what he said would be a rigged presidential election in March.
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