it’s a the fate for alexei navalny? it's a very tough _ the fate for alexei navalny?a very tough question to _ the fate for alexei navalny? it�*s —. very tough question to answer. i'm really worried, he is my friend. i'm really worried, he is my friend. i'm really worried, he is my friend. i'm really worried about him. i want him to be russia's president. that is what i want. to be russia's president. that is what i want-— to be russia's president. that is what i want. to be russia's president. that is whatlwant. ., ,, , . ., what i want. thank you very much for our what i want. thank you very much for your time- — what i want. thank you very much for your time. really _ what i want. thank you very much for your time. really appreciate - what i want. thank you very much for your time. really appreciate it, - your time. really appreciate it, thank you. senior doctors in the uk have called for the maximum 12—week gap between administering the first and second doses of the pfizer coronavirus vaccination to be halved. in a private letter to england's chief medical officer

alexey navalny...- — alexei navalny, the most high profile critic of vladimir putin's presidency, returnedsunday, was promptly arrested and jailed for 30 days. mr navalny doesn't need to be around in person, though, to maintain the presence on social media which has given him influence — and, this week, the ability to land a blow on president putin himself. his team released online an investigation into a vast mansion on a peninsula on the black sea. campaigners have planned demonstrations in 65 cities across the country this weekend. the authorities issued warnings not to hold or take part in "illegal mass protests". tonia samsonova, to you first. it looks like those warnings have been ignored. how extensive, as we sit here at lunchtime in moscow, late morning in the uk, how significant these protests look to be?- morning in the uk, how significant these protests look to be? thank you for havin: these protests look to be? thank you for having me — these protests look to be? thank you for having me on _ these protests look to be? thank you for having me on your— these protests look to be?

the of the main facemasks, calling for alexei navalny's release.- alexei navalny's release._ alexei navalny's release. the fact that peeple are — alexei navalny's release. the fact that people are coming _ alexei navalny's release. the fact that people are coming out - alexei navalny's release. the fact that people are coming out in - that people are coming out in support of alexei navalny and against putin, is a vindication of the former�*s decision to come back to russia. a lot of people are thinking he was incredibly brave to return from germany after that novichok poisoning but he did come back and he has begun the protest movement. he back and he has begun the protest movement-— back and he has begun the protest movement. . , , . , , , movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was — movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was hoping _ movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was hoping would - movement. he has, yeah. i guess this is what he was hoping would happen. | is what he was hoping would happen. i think you knew very well but he was going to

for particularly about alexei navalny or other things?— other things? ersonally, it's not totally about _ other things? for me personally, it's not totally about alexei - it's not totally about alexei navalny. i don't consider myself very politically active as a person. i am as much politically active as the situation asks to be, so i'm not the situation asks to be, so i'm not the biggest fan of alexei navalny or any other political figure in russia, but being a friend or not, i see that he is prosecuted wrongfully and not only he, but i walked the streets not only for alexei navalny but for someone prosecuted for lgbt "propaganda" pictures and others who were arrested the day before everything that happened today, so i'm not for alexei navalny, but i'm for showing up and showing government that there are a lot of people who think that many things in russia are going in the wrong way and we want some change.- russia are going in the wrong way and we want some change. thank you ve much and we want some change. thank you very much for— and we want some cha

"we're for navalny," it says. "alexei, alexei" they shout. navalny�*s supporters came to the police station where he was being held. a makeshift court room had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it's bitterly cold here. it's -20. but supporters of mr navalny are waiting for the result of the court hearing and shouting, "let him go." in a video message from the court room, mr navalny denounced the hearing as a mockery of justice. after he was ordered to be kept in custody for 30 days, he called on russians to take to the streets and not stay silent. alexei navalny is the russian opposition leader most capable of organising large—scale anti—government protests. it's why the kremlin sees him as a threat. navalny was and is danger number one for vladimir putin in russia. it's very difficult to fight against massive public protests. mr navalny is convinced it was the kremlin that ordered his poisoning by nerve agent. the rus

"we're for navalny," it says. "alexei, alexei" they shout. avalny�*s supporters came to the police station where he was being held. a makeshift court room had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it's bitterly cold here. it's -20. but supporters of mr navalny are waiting for the result of the court hearing and shouting, "let him go." in a video message from the court room, mr navalny denounced the hearing as a mockery of justice. after he was ordered to be kept in custody for 30 days, he called on russians to take to the streets and not stay silent. alexei navalny is the russian opposition leader most capable of organising large—scale anti—government protests. it's why the kremlin sees him as a threat. navalny was and is danger number one for vladimir putin in russia. it's very difficult to fight against massive public protests. mr navalny is convinced it was the kremlin that ordered his poisoning by nerve agent. the russi

himself. find is going to happen to alexei navalny himself.— is going to happen to alexei navalny himself navalny himself. and anna, tell us a little bit more _ navalny himself. and anna, tell us a little bit more about, - navalny himself. and anna, tell us a little bit more about, the i us a little bit more about, the huge numbers we are seeing right across the country, just how significant is that? it is how significant is that? it is very significant _ how significant is that? it 3 very significant because, for one thing, two points here. first, there have been really quite sustained protests in russia's far east all the way back in the summer and the length for which they have been sustained is really quite remarkable. and second, typically, protests and russia usually happen in moscow and st petersburg but not the far east and the fact that really if you think back months ago, that this is spreading much further throughout the country is quite difficult. ~ �* . throughout the country is quite difficult. ~ ~ ., ., ~ difficult. well, anna, thank ou so difficult. well, anna, thank you s

people have been telling me they are because of alexei navalny himself —— they are not tearful alexeion't support him as a politician but as a symbol for political change. a lot of people are quite young and has spent their entire lives living under vladimir putin and they've said they have had enough and want change, they want the right to choose a different future. ., ~' , ., the right to choose a different future. ., ~ i. ., �*, ., , future. thank you. that's the latest from the russian _ future. thank you. that's the latest from the russian capital. _ edward lucas is a russia specialist and author of the new cold war. he says the critical thing to watch out for is whether the demonstrations continue throughout the country. vladimir putin and his kleptocratic cronies will be watching with some concern. the key question is whether the protests have momentum, if people who have turned up in these very cold conditions, facing the truncheons and other threats that the authorities levelled against them, feel that there is more of us this week than last week and it's happening in more pl

i think alexei navalny, they've now arrested him.gnitsky acts were to work together and punish these russian abusers, this is the case. zhanna nemtsova is the daughter of the assasinated russian opposition politican, boris nemtsov. she took part in one of today's protests in nizhny novgorod, in central russia and spoke to us a little earlier. ijoined the i joined the marches ijoined the marches of my father, and i was very much surprised with the numbers. i think... and i was very much surprised with the numbers. ithink... it's difficult to estimate, but i think around 10,000 people took to the streets today. lots of young people. and i guess that it is the biggest growth since the early 90s, and all protesters were very peaceful and i'm very much proud of my fellow citizens. i was not afraid, i was ready for everything. i was ready to be detained, i was not. there were some detentions. the head of navalny�*s was detained earlier in the morning. he was not able to join the morning. he was not able to join the protest here. there were

in that the way media, alexei navalny. welcome to hardtalk.st establish what kind of contact you have with alexei navalny right now, you have any means of contacting him? the onl wa means of contacting him? the only way of — means of contacting him? tue: only way of contacting means of contacting him? tte: only way of contacting him is through his lawyers, not even, his only has lawyers are allowed to visit him and they do not enter a privacy and so it is supervised contact but still, a place to pass basic information on what is going on. but they're not orchestrating progress from this a little bit too much. actually, he is not able to do it, but his political structures. they are now managing this and it is capable of at least for some time of keeping them moving forward along with the directions. he left berlin for moscow. what kind of left berlin for moscow. what kind 0’ ., ~ left berlin for moscow. what kind 0’ . ~ ., left berlin for moscow. what kind�* . ~ ., ., kind of what kind of condition is the end- — kind of what kind of condition

police have detained more than 2,000 people at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader alexei navalnyy demonstrators who pelted them with snowballs. navalny was almost killed in a nerve agent attack last year. dutch police have arrested the alleged head of one of the world's biggest drugs gangs, on a warrant issued by australia. tse chi lop is a chinese—born canadian national, said to be the head of a syndicate known as the company. italy has accused pharmaceutical companies pfizer and astrazeneca of serious contract violations, after the companies announced they would not be able to deliver their coronavirus vaccines as agreed. the italian prime minister says the delays are doing enormous damage to italy and other european countries.

, alexei navalny, he's a slightly controversialfigure, not alexei navalny, he's a slightly controversialryone in russia, farfrom everyone supports it but people have told me he is a symbol of the change that many people say they want to see here. perhaps not the majority of russians, perhaps a minority but still a very vocal one marching through the streets making sure the kremlin here is that message, despite the best efforts of the authorities to silence them. thank ou. that authorities to silence them. thank yom that is _ authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the _ authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the latest _ authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the latest from - authorities to silence them. thank you. that is the latest from the i you. that is the latest from the centre of moscow where those huge demonstrations are continuing. edward lucas is a russian specialist and author of the new cold war. thank you for being with us. how dangerous are these demonstrations the vladimir putin? i dangerous are these demonstrations the vladimir putin?— the vladi

thousands arrested in russia as supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny take to the streets. these scenes of riot police and detentions suggest the kremlin is more worried than they've been letting on. one of the miners trapped in a gold mine has been rescued. dutch police arrest tse chi lop, the alleged head of one of the world's biggest drugs gangs. italy accuses coronavirus vaccine companies pfizer and astrazeneca of serious contract violations. hello and welcome. russian police have detained more than 2,000 people at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. large gatherings have been taking place across russia, including the eastern cities of vladivostok and kha barovsk. in the siberian city of yakutsk, protesters braved temperatures of —50 degrees. the main demonstration was in the capital, moscow, from where our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. in moscow, you can feel the anger. police had warned people, any protest would be broken up. any protester risked arrest. but thousands came to pushkin square to support the kremlin�*s fiercest

one is the situation in which alexei navalny finds himself on the other is the mass protests. t with mr navalny, how worried are you about him? i’m with mr navalny, how worried are you about him? �* , ., about him? i'm extremely worried about him? i'm extremely worried about him- _ about him? i'm extremely worried about him- as _ about him? i'm extremely worried about him. as was _ about him? i'm extremely worried about him. as was mentioned - about him? i'm extremely worried about him. as was mentioned in l about him? i'm extremely worried l about him. as was mentioned in the report, five months ago, the russian secret services administered nova chocolate, which is a band nerve agent to alexei navalny in an effort to kill him —— novichok. it was only through an accident of circumstances that the plane he was on landed and he was given an antidote before he died, and he's since been in five months in germany recuperating. now backin months in germany recuperating. now back in their custody, in the custody of the light of your putin, and they've already shown that they're willin

but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. criticism of the arrest. from the us, joe biden�*s incoming national security advisor, jake sullivan, called for mr navalny to be released, and the perpetrators be held accountable — signifying that the new us—russia relationship will be different to that under donald trump. and from europe, charles michel, the european council president, described mr navalny�*s detention as "unacceptable". the foreign ministers of france and italy have echoed calls for his immediate release. maria snegovaya is a russian specialist and non—resident fellow at the atlantic council. maria, thanks for being with us. it is probably not unexpected that alexei navalny would be detained when he landed back in russia but did you expect it to be so quick? to be honest, many analysts predicted something like that was going to happen. it has become clear over the last months, of course, especially after navalny was poisoned and then subsequently as the details of this poisoning became more obvious, that the kreml

he must establish what kind of contact you have with alexei navalny right now, do you have any meanscontacting him? the only way to contact him is through his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two or three times a week and they do not enter a privacy and so it is supervised contact but still, we managed at least to pass some basic information on what is going on. but they're not orchestrating progress from the cell is a little bit too much. actually, he is not able to do it, but his political structures he has built, is capable at least for some time of keeping them moving forward along with the directions. we discussed this with him when he he left berlin for moscow. what kind of what kind of condition is he in? is the end. recovering from a near—death experience with the nerve agent and he did recover. clearly, he is not physically he was. how is he now? he recovered physically quite well. important condition for his decision to go back to russia because he realised he would face serious risks a while back in russia and he wanted to be ready

this is the first time that alexei navalny has been...d before. 0ur colleague said it is the first time he has been imprisoned. it is a balancing act. you do not want to make a martyr of him. you don't want more people to side with him. you want to ignore him and that is what the police are doing. the real thing is momentum. this is one weekend. what will happen next weekend? maybe it will be back to —25 degrees. what about the weekend after? can alexei navalny keep it going? that is his rallying cry from detention. we saw on the streets of belarus, protests can be very significant, although in the short—term, things do not change too much. michael, what do you think the thinking will be in the biden white house? in other words, internationally. how will they want to respond to this? they will presumably want to encourage and welcome the flourishing of independent protest, but know that the more they show support for it, foreigners have sent him back to our country to ferment dissent, like lenin. first of all, it will- take a while, becau

—— alexei navalny�*s wife. she what more do you know? -- alexei navalny's wife-— navalny's wife.she posted a dark image on instagram, _ navalny's wife. she posted a dark image on instagram, saying, - navalny's wife. she posted a dark| image on instagram, saying, sorry for the lighting, it is dark in the police station. that was an hour ago, there was thousands of likes, if you can apply likes to this photo, on instagram and thousands of comments, showing how much support she has. and out of that anti—corruption foundation navalny anti—corru ption foundation navalny is anti—corruption foundation navalny is hidden, only one person, as far as i can tell, is still free, the rest of them are either apprehended or arrested in a pushkin square in moscow. h0 or arrested in a pushkin square in moscow. ., . , or arrested in a pushkin square in moscow. ., ., , ., , , ., moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware — moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware of— moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware of yulia's _ moscow. no tammy many people who aren't aware of yulia's rice _ mos

five months ago, alexei navalny fell sick on an internal russian flight., he was airlifted to berlin for urgent treatment. toxicology reports from germany, france and sweden confirmed the opposition activist had been poisoned by novichok nerve agent. last month, president putin dismissed accusations that the russian state was behind the attack on mr navalny. "if our agents had wanted to kill him", he said, "they'd have finished the job." but for weeks, the authorities here have been dropping not—so—subtle hints that mr navalny should stay away from russia. hints he decided to ignore when he left berlin. "as a citizen of russia", he says, "i have the absolute right to return home." he did come back to russia. but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. there's been sharp criticism of the arrest. from the us, the outgoing secretary of state, mike pompeo, said he was "deeply troubled" by the news joe biden�*s incoming national security advisor, jake sullivan, called for mr navalny to be released, and the perp

have made more than a thousand arrests at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader alexei navalnyuding his wife, yulia. demonstrations have been taking place across russia, including the eastern cities of vladivostok and khabarovsk. in the siberian city of yakutsk, protesters braved temperatures of —50 degrees. mr navalny was arrested last week after he flew back to moscow from berlin, where he had been recovering from a near—fatal nerve agent attack in russia last august. on his return, he was immediately taken into custody and found guilty of violating parole conditions. he described it as a trumped—up case designed to silence him. the largest gatherings are ongoing in the capital, moscow. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. in the freezing cold, out they came. thousands of protesters taking to the streets to demand change. here in vladivostok, in the far east of the country, there were scuffles with police as they tried to disrupt protests the kremlin says are illegal. "putin is a thief," they shouted. "freedom to navalny." there were reports that hundreds had b

five months ago, alexei navalny fell sick on an internal russian flight.irlifted to berlin for urgent treatment. toxicology reports from germany, france and sweden confirmed the opposition activist had been poisoned by novichok nerve agent. last month, president putin dismissed accusations that the russian state was behind the attack on mr navalny. "if our agents had wanted to kill him", he said, "they'd have finished the job." but for weeks, the authorities here have been dropping not—so—subtle hints that mr navalny should stay away from russia. hints he decided to ignore when he left berlin. "as a citizen of russia", he says, "i have the absolute right to return home." he did come back to russia. but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. as countries around the world step up their coronavirus vaccination programmes, here in the uk, ten new mass vaccination centres across england are set to open on monday. and with people aged 70 and over in england, as well as those listed as clinically extremely vulne

freedom to alexei navalny.re were reports that hundreds had been arrested at rallies and up to 60 cities across the vast breadth of russia. they were out for one man. the opposition leader, alexei navalny. he may remain injail but his leader, alexei navalny. he may remain in jail but his supporters were in full voice. translation: i am tired. just like many, i am tired. iam i am tired. just like many, i am tired. i am 26, i am tired. just like many, i am tired. iam 26, i have i am tired. just like many, i am tired. i am 26, i have lived my whole life under putin and every yeari whole life under putin and every year i hear the same old promises. in russia the current authorities are doing — in russia the current authorities are doing everything they can in order_ are doing everything they can in order to — are doing everything they can in order to cement their power. more than 5000 miles _ order to cement their power. more than 5000 miles to _ order to cement their power. more than 5000 miles to the _ order to c

police detained more than 2,000 people at protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalnydemonstrators who pelted them with snowballs. navalny was almost killed in a nerve agent attack last year. pharmaceutical company pfizer has come under fire for the dosage of its coronavirus vaccine. the new york times says the us drugmaker now plans to provide fewer vials to meet its committment to supply 200 million doses by the end ofjuly. the netherlands has imposed a night—time curfew in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus. the curfew will be in force from 8.30pm at night to 4.30am in the morning. it has also put in place new travel restrictions, as have belgium and denmark. now on bbc news — newsbeat goes on a road trip to meet young americans to see what they think needs

russian opposition leader alexei navalny is the most resilient opponent vladimir putin has ever faced. navalny survived attempted assassination by novichok, returned to russia and is now orchestrating anti—putin protests from his prison cell. my guest is navalny�*s chief of staff, leonid volkov. the opposition movement has supporters willing to take to the streets in hundreds of russian towns and cities, but do they have a strategy capable of forcing putin from power? leonid volkov in lithuania, welcome to hardtalk. we need to begin, i think, by establishing what kind of contact you have with alexei navalny right now. do you have any means of contacting him? now the only way to contact him is that his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two or three times a week and they don't enjoy privacy during those visits. so it's like supervised contact, but still, we manage at least to pass some basic information about, like, what's going on. but to tell that alexei is now orchestrating the protests from his cell is a little bit too much. he actually isn't

police in russia crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. hundreds have already been detained across the country. these are live pictures from moscow where the thousands of demonstraors have gathered. senior doctors call for changes in the vaccine roll—out in the uk — they want the 12—week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. what we do need to be assured of is that people are properly protected because if the level of protection with the second dose is compromised by a longer delay, that, of course, will impact on the doctors that i represent because they are facing the virus at close quarters as they look after patients. borisjohnson warns the new variant of the virus may be more deadly than previously thought. return to wuhan, one year on from the lockdown — we go back to the chinese city where the pandemic began. and back on the tracks — two disused rail routes closed to passengers for more than 50 years are to reopen with a new investment package worth nearly £800 million. hello and welcome if you're wat

0ur movement has proven that it's able to operate with alexei navalny as a symbol.mmunication, when he was in coma in berlin for a month, when he was detained for several months in the past, we always were able to operate, we know what to do. and in the case when alexei is imprisoned, well, he becomes a symbol, a flag, a natural point of consolidation for all those dissenters of putin's regime, for any reason. and i think, actually, putin realises that quite good. but right now, you're right. so all our efforts are concentrated on those upcoming court hearing. and that's why we are staging those protests right now, because it's very important for us that this court releases alexei free, because we all know that this court decision will be entirely political, and it depends, actually, on how much pressure we will be able to put on putin and on his courts on the russian streets. leonid volkov, i thank you very much forjoining me on hardtalk. hello there. it can be a fine line between rain and snow here in the uk, and the battle lines are certainly drawn over the next

but thousands came to pushkin square to support the kremlin�*s fiercest critic, alexei navalny. ssia without putin." on her way to the protest, mr navalny�*s wife, yulia, was detained by police. so were hundreds of others. for taking part in what the authorities called an unsanctioned gathering. for years the russian authorities made out that alexei navalny had minimal support across the country, that he was in no way a threat to them, but these scenes of riot police and detentions suggest the kremlin is more worried than they've letting on. in a direct challenge to vladimir putin, whom he accuses of ordering the nerve agent attack on him, alexei navalny returned to russia last weekend and was arrested for an alleged parole violation. russia isn't investigating his poisoning, it's investigating him. the kremlin denies any involvement in the attack. there were pro—navalny rallies across russia today. things heated up in vladivostok. in yakutsk it was —50 but there were protests here too. but the kremlin rarely gives in to pressure, especially from the street. instead of compromise

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alexei navalny, can ou do better than that. alexei navalny, can you see — do better than that.it will be interesting to see whether they _ strongly. it will be interesting to see whether they release - strongly. it will be interesting to see whether they release alexei | see whether they release alexei navalny in order to quieten down some of this unrest. what will be very interesting to see is howjoe biden responds to this because already it is quite clear that his administration is going to take much to fit line on repression and other aspects of what is going on in russia. but alexei navalny, a hero for our times, russia. but alexei navalny, a hero for ourtimes, a man who russia. but alexei navalny, a hero for our times, a man who has survived novichok, and is willing to go out there and stand up for what he believes in russia, when you read the papers it is very good to read about someone who is inspiring, i always think. about someone who is inspiring, i always think-— about someone who is inspiring, i always think. that was an inspiring -a er always think. that was an ins

alexey navalny has been jailed for 30 days for breaching conditions.osition politician was arrested at a moscow airport on sunday. he was returning from germany where he was treated for nerve agent poisoning. here is the latest. >> outside a moscow police station, protesters demand alexey navalny's release. inside, the kremlin's chief critic found himself in front of a judge and urged his supporters to take to the streets against vladimir putin. >> [speaking foreign-language] what is this guy sitting on a pipeline most afraid of. what are these thieves most afraid of? you know the answer, people protesting on the streets, because that is the political factor that cannot be ignored. it's the most important thing, the essence of politics. don't be afraid, go out on the streets, not for me, but for yourselves and your future. >> alexey navalny was detained on sunday, arrested for breaking parole on a suspended sentence. the reason he missed his parole hearing is because he was in a coma after being poisoned with a nerve agent. doctors say he should still

alexey navalny wasted no time.ripped into the court, ripped into his detention and also ripped into russian president vladimir putin. let's have a look at what happened. kremlin critic alexey navalny not backing down despite being kept in jail after a russian court hearing that he called a sham. this is demonstrative lawlessness aimed at intimidating me and everyone else, he said. it's not even done by the judges because the judges here are just obedient slaves. it's done by people who have been stealing from our country for 20 years. navalny was detained immediately when he landed in moscow after recovering from poisoning by the chemical weapon novichok. tens of thousands came out last weekend to demand his release despite a massive police response. far from being intimidated, navalny, who was only allowed to attend his own hearing via video link from the notorious moscow jail where he's detained, called on russians to keep protesting. i support those who protest, he said. they are the last barrier preventing this

but tonight, alexei navalny is not at home with his family. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. gator at the investigative jounalism website bellingcat. he spoke to mr navalny before he boarded the plane and told us how he was doing. he was completely composed and ready for the worst, including being taken away right upon landing. i don't think he himself knows whether it's a short—term detention or a long—term detention, but i do think that, unlike me or anybody else, he's able to just remain calm and be prepared for several months or maybe even years in detention. and this would not have changed, knowing what happened now would not have changed his decision to fly back to moscow. "if i stay here, then i'm dead politically, i cannot contribute to my country," because so far, there hasn't been a single russian politician who goes into exile, even for a mid—term period of time, and is able to regain or retain the confidence of his electorate, of his supporters, just because after a while, they become a commentator from abroad. he knew he needed to be back in russia to suffer along

administration must now take the global lead to protect alexey navalny. the sanctions must be imposed by joe biden and the u.s. this would be extremely painful for putin's entourage and will affect the stability of his power. it would also show alexey navalny himself and the tens of thousands across russia protesting for his release that they have powerful allies. the kremlin is bracing for more protests as calls for the release of alexey navalny grows. there's been a person-to-person phone call from president biden to president putin. despite all of that, it seems the russian authorities are showing no signs again of easing up that pressure. >> all right. thanks for your coverage on this important story, which we'll keep following. matthew chance in moscow. >>> we'll be right back. please do stay with us. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it

i've been speaking to our correspondent in moscow 0leg boldyrev about why alexei navalny�*s return to machine, which has a lot of presence in the russian regions. of course, this year we have the parliamentary elections. what navalny does is presents the public, the voters with the list of candidates tailored to each voting precinct to do everything not to let the government win. it was on the eve of regional elections when mr navalny went to siberia, when he was taken severely ill and went into a coma, so it shows that probably it is this activity which is making authorities very nervous indeed. navalny said he isn't afraid to go back to russia. he has nothing to be afraid of. of course, the past hour shows us that his time as a free man in russia could last only a0 minutes. but, of course, he is no stranger to being detained, arrested, put under house arrest. this is sort of back to routine for him. how embarrassing has it been for the russian authorities, these revelations over the last few weeks, not least this extraordinary admission that he appears to have got a telephone call f

it's very important because alexei navalny did a tremendous jobl alexei navalny did a tremendous jobch has now had more than 100 million views. he really produce this wonderful video which shows how this wonderful video which shows how this palace has kind of been owned by putin for many years. and in fact there was a whistle—blower who first appeared in 2011 who described a scheme how many had been siphoned from a fund for donations for medical equipment and this had been siphoned towards the building of putin's palace and navalny really kind of produce this video which really showed the extent of the president's lavish wealth. this has really struck a nerve with the kremlin and it's struck a nerve with the russian population because hooton has always pretended that he is the sort of leader of russia who is the sort of leader of russia who is all about restoring russia's greatness. —— putin has. we have never seen inside these types of mansions before in his palace and navalny was able to get hold of interior plan of the palace where you could see the casino, you could see the awkwa

detaining protesters who are holding unauthorized demonstrations triggered by the jailing of alexei navalny. you're seeing live pictures from moscow as people are trying to protest. we've seen lots of people being detained so far but the crowds are gathering there in moscow. we are going to come back to that with a live report in just a moment. >>> with just over a week until donald trump's impeachment trial is set to begin it's not clear who will represent the former president as his defense team quits and nearly a third of americans are under storm alerts as a massive winter storm rolls in bringing with it heavy snow and strong winds. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ >>> all right. we begin with breaking news from moscow, you're seeing live pictures here. police are out in force right now, they've shut down key metro stops near the kremlin and have made numerous arrests. it's an effort to prevent another large anti-government demonstration from ta

forces showing no mercy, cracking down on protesters demanding the release of opposition leader alexei navalnyt more fundamental changes in russia. >> translator: i came here today not only because of navalny, this man says. i think it's more because of the lack of freedom and because of this demonstrative lawlessness that's going on. >> i want free election. i want change in our government. >> reporter: independent monitoring group ovd info says thousands were detained across russia. many protesters, but also some journalists, including briefly me. sorry, sorry. it's okay, it's okay. >> reporter: while i was released after a few minutes, many others were not so lucky. the u.s. secretary of state condemned what he called harsh tactics against protesters and journalists. riot cops often wielding clubs, and in some cases even tasers, like in this troubling video from moscow. but as the protesters marched through the russian capital, many motorists honked their horns in apparent support as they drove past. alexei navalny whose appeal from detention was denied this week called for national protest

utely right, laura, vladimir putin facing big backlash around the handling of the indication of alexei navalnymoment he landed here in russia, in moscow. there are big protests. especially the younger people in the protests last weekend. they told us now they believe is the key time for them to stand up and speak up. here's what we saw. supporters of russian opposition leader alexei navalny gearing up for more protests. after coming out last saturday demanding his release from prison, confronted by scores of riot cops and a heavy-handed response. russia without putin, some yelled. clearly noticeable, many younger people in the crowd. >> generally, i'm happy about how things are going in russia. as well, i'm really -- i feel sad for us -- i feel sorry for navalny. because he definitely does not deserve it. >> reporter: russian state media is trying to portray the protesters as radical. but especially the younger ones as shallow and naive, brainwashed by content on social media. but political science student and tiktoker petrot said it's real. >> they've been living under the regime their whole

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but as i said we have a deep concern for alexei navalny safety and security in the larger point, his voice is the voice that many,y, many russians and it should be heard, not muzzled. >> you don't have anything that comes to? >> were not really not anything but we want to get the whole review done and then we'll take itit: from there. >> mr. secretary as head of the correspondent association thank you for coming on your first day as a powerful signal and it doesn't go unnoticed by us. in your confirmation hearing you spoke in support of the abraham accords under the previous administration. a couple of descriptions your administration could take, there is a review going on right now about military sales, to united emirates into saudi arabia, how do you see this going forward do you plan on the f-35's p going o the io e and with morocco. as the united states to recognize as a previous administration said the western sahara. >> the cure much. >> a couple of things on that. as we said we very much support the abraham accords we think israel normalizing relations with its neighbors and o