reminder of the top story we are following for you -- a russian court sentenced opposition leader, alexey navalny years in prison. the court ruled the kremlin critic violated the terms of his probation on earlier fraud charges, while he was here in germany recovering from a poisoning attack. navalny's lawyers say they plan to appeal the decision. you are watching dw news, live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." stick around. we will be right back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] "france 24" correspondents around the world. >> welcome to life in paris, world news and analysis from "france 24". i'm mark owen. these are the headlines. street protests as a moscow court convicts alexei navalny, sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating his patrol while out of the country with presidential approval to undergo treatment in germany for nerve agent poisoning. opposition to the military coup in mnmar is making itself heard. residents calling for the release of t

. -- its top critic, alexey navalny. and america is back, so says joe biden. he emphasizes a more diplomatic approach to foreign relations and announces changes in policy on yemen. a prominent lebanese shiite publisher was found shot dead in his car on -- in southern lebanon. he was a vocal critic of hezbollah. thank you for watching france 24. we start this evening with the foreign policy chief of the european union, who begins a three-day visit to russia. that is the first such trip by talking you envoy since 2017. it comes after police arrested 10,000 people during recent nationwide protests. in support of opposition figure alexey navalny. the eu has been discussing imposing further sanctions on russia following measures in response to the annexation of crimea. >>'s visit to moscow is unlikely to change the sentence for alexey navalny, the country's main opposition figure was sentenced to three years in prison with several countries forcing stern opposition. >> [speaking forward -- [speaking foreign language] >> [spea

police are determined to stop any sign of protest in support of alexei navalny. ping that with alexei navalny in prison, the protests will lose steam. and if they don't, well, those in power here are in no mood for compromise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. a new study from oxford university says the coronavirus vaccine it developed with astrazeneca not only protects from severe disease, but also reduces transmission of the virus significantly. researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of 12 weeks between the first and the second doses. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more on this — and on growing concern — about the way coronavirus is showing its ability to change genetically. a little scratch coming there. more good news on vaccines, the oxford astrazeneca jab offers sustained protection against covid disease of 76% for at least three months after the first shots, supporting the uk decision to delay second doses. inside there is a patient data sheet about the astrazeneca vaccine you've had today. 0k. 0k? the oxford jab

ros: let's remind ourselves of alexei navalny's journey to this point. test against the kremlin in 2011 and 2012. his anticorruption publication was publishing about the extravagant wealth of families, and it continues to do so. navalny was convicted of embezzlement. he was given a suspended sentence. theonvention meant he wasn't able to run -- conviction meant he wasn't able to run for president. august 2020 he was hospitalized after falling ill during a fight. he had been poisoned with under agent -- with a nerve agent. he spent months recovering. navalny blamed president putin, but the kremlin denies that the nerve agent was used. in january, navalny was immediately arrested upon his return to russia. he broke the rules while in germany, recovering from being poisoned. western condemnation has been swift. here is the white house press secretary, jen psaki. >> we are deeply concerned by russian authorities' efforts -- decision to sentence opposition figure alexei navalny. like. every russian citizen, mr. navalny is entitled to the rights provided in the

it's not just because they support alexei navalny. en among my friends, there are people who are not frankly fans of him but they consider they have a right to go out into the street to demand their freedom. navalny's team is not just five people. it's a huge number of supporters and volunteers. how many people's places are they going to raid? a thousand? mr. prisons are already full. what are they going to do with >> following alexei navalny's example, thousands of russians are risking freedom to protest against vladimir putin's regime. the question is, how long will their courage last? mark: the situation in russia regarding alexei navalny, we're watching for developments. stay with us, this is "france 24". ai■>ú■og■■■■■■■■ amys democracy now!. >> what we see is the tino people and people of color do the work that keeps the state going. they get very little of the resource, very little pay and insurance and access to care. this pandemic is exposing these inequities. amy:

a russian court has sent alexei navalny to jail. he was detained after leaving —— leading protests against the kremlin. in court he was accused he accused president putin of orchestrating his poisoning with a nerve agent and said his trial was designed to scare millions of russians. these are the pictures coming live from moscow, no family gathered and there are a lot of police too. the russian vaccine has met with international approval. but it has been found to be over 90% effective, its makers are celebrating. there were misunderstandings from the beginning but we should forget about them and focus on our vaccine being one of the best. donald trump is accused of summoning a mob and aiming them like a loaded cannon at the capitol according to pre—trial documents from democrats were pushing for his impeachment. and tributes are pouring in for captain sirtom and tributes are pouring in for captain sir tom moore who has died at the age of 100. he is remembered for raising tens of millions for coronavirus workers in the uk. we begin i

alexey navalny has become, really a champion of a lot of the ant anti-putin feeling in russia. problem for alexey navalny is putin still remains relatively popular no matter what kind of images you see on tv the level of violence and mass number of people, it's important to remember putin's power in russia is relatively unchallenged. >> prevailing despite the unprecedented support from his opposition thank you so much for the update. >>> coming up "saturday night live" stakes on the gamestop stock battle. >> and most excellent. wayne and garth are getting the band back together for the super bowl into one delicious cereal? it took a lot of bran-storming. get it? kellogg's raisin bran crunch. two scoops of delicious. loves me. loves me not. new neutrogena® skin balancing! 3 made-for-you formulas with 2% pha exfoliate and condition for soft, balanced skin. find the one. neutrogena® ♪ rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli caramel squares. makes life a bite better. honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum s with

police are determined to stop any sign of protest in support of alexei navalny. m. and if they don't, well, those in power here are in no mood for compromise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. with just a week to go, before donald trump's second impeachment trial, the two sides have been laying out their arguments, in pre—trial documents. senior democrats have accused him of inciting insurrection at the us capitol injanuary, by creating a �*powder keg' of discontent, but mr trump's lawyers say the impeachment process violates the constitution. in the past hour it's been announced thatjeff bezos is to give up his role as chief executive role at the internet giant amazon. that is the company he created some 30 years ago. he's not severing his ties with amazon — it's said he'll work on other projects. the news came after the company reported huge profits for the last three months of 2020. lets join our business correspondent michelle fleury in new york for more. this was a huge surprise on everyone from wall street to silicon valley was not aware of this. jeff bezos

up until today, the russian authorities avoided sending alexei navalny to prison, forfear of making himlation has changed. to the kremlin, mr navalny is now seen as a bigger threat at liberty than behind bars. shouting. that's because in russia he has become the face of protest, a catalyst for political change. shouting. mr navalny�*s arrest had brought people onto the streets across the country. shouting. now his prison sentence has sparked international condemnation. we reiterate our call for the russian government to immediately, unconditionally release mr navalny as well as the hundreds of other russian citizens wrongfully detained in recent weeks for exercising their rights. message not received. this is moscow tonight, police are out in force and determined to stop any sign of protest in support of mr navalny. shouting. "alexei, we're with you," he just has time to say. the authorities will be hoping that with alexei navalny in prison, the protests will lose steam. and if they don't, well, those in power here are in no mood for compromise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. jeff b

petersburg on the weekend and after alexey navalny -- alexei navalny's sentence.ome are random passersby. several cases are being arrested, the police say. authorities argue the protests were not authorized and posed a security threat. in reality, the police officers themselves have at times become a security threat to some innocent passersby. these young people say they spent up to 12 hours at the courthouse after being detained. apparently, they had to sleep on the floor. they were sentenced to several days in prison. since prison space seems to be running out, they have had to wait for hours in a police bus. it is stuffy, one young man explains. he says he has spent seven hours in here so far. it is now afternoon in front of the detention center. the queue has barely moved. the authorities are taking their time accepting the packages and are searching each one carefully. >> this is also surreal. we do not know what all this will lead to, but we want to continue fighting for our rights and our freedom. of course, we are also scared, but many people want to keep

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speaks own language the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, is jailed for 2.5 years.says it's to remove his challenge to president putin. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, is to step down as chief executive of amazon, the e—commerce giant that he founded in his garage nearly 30 years ago. and captain sir tom moore — the war veteran who raised tens of millions for charity during the first lockdown — has died at the age of 100. hello to you. women in china's so—called re—education camps have been systematically raped and tortured, according it's estimated more than 1 million men and women have been education centres to deradicalise uighurs and other muslim minorities. 0ur correspondent, matthew hill, has spoken to several former detainees and workers. you may find some of their accounts distressing. the woman is reliving a story she can barely bring herself to tell. she was held one of xinjiang's so—called re—education camps. these satellite images show the site were she says she was held, sharing a cell with 13 other women with a bucket for a toilet. and she's haunt

russia cracks down after weeks of protests, alexei navalny appearing in court again to face allegations that he defamed a second world war vetera n. a dramatic rescue in syria after a four year old girl apparently falls down a dry well. protests in myanmar as the un passes a resolution deploring the military coup and calling for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi. justin timberlake apologises to britney spears after a new documentary focuses on how he treated her after their relationship. hello, welcome to the programme. we start in washington and the impeachment trial of donald trump. his lawyers accused the democratic party of waging a "campaign of retribution" against the former president. they finished their defence case in a matter of hours, denying that mr trump provoked the deadly assault on the capital last month. they also say his speech that day was protected under the us constitution. jon sopel reports. chanting: fight for trump! fight for trump! _ much of this impeachment trial has turned on one section of donald trump's speech before an angry crowd onjanuary 6. we fi

for years, the russian authorities claimed alexei navalny was no threat to them, that he was a nobodyre taking no chances. inside, mr navalny locked in a glass cage. he'd been accused of a parole violation in a case he insists is politically—motivated. a hard sign to his wife who was there with him in court —— heart. when the verdict came he put on a brave face, but the kremlin�*s most vocal critic had been put in prison for 2.5 years. up until today the authorities had avoided sending alexei navalny to prison, so he would not become a political martyr. but the calculation has changed. now he is seen as a bigger threat at liberty than behind bars. shouting that's because in russia he has become the face of protest, a catalyst for political change. mr navalny�*s arrest had brought people onto the streets across the country. now his prison sentence has sparked international condemnation. we reiterate our call for the russian government to immediately unconditionally release mr navalny as well as the hundreds of other russian citizens wrongfully detained in recent weeks for exercising th

russia cracks down after weeks of protests, alexei navalny appearing in court again to face allegations that he defamed a second world war veteran. protests in myanmar as the un passes a resolution deploring the military coup and calling for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi. justin timberlake apologises to britney spears after a new documentary focuses on how he treated her after their relationship. hello, welcome to the programme. senators in the united states are expected to vote later in the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump. lawyers representing mr trump have accused democrats of using the proceedings to settle political scores and said the charge of incitement to insurrection relating to the right of the us capitol was a monstrous lie. barbara plett usher reports from capitol hill. donald trump told his supporters to fight like hell. but did he really mean it?— mean it? nothing in the text could ever — mean it? nothing in the text could ever be _ mean it? nothing in the text could ever be construed - mean it? nothing in the text could ever be constr

row between the european union and russia over the treatment of the prominent opposition leader alexei navalnyelled three diplomats who it says took part in unauthorised protests in support of mr navalny. he's beenjailed for 2.5 years forfraud and was back in court on friday on a separate charge. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. it's becoming a familiar sight — president putin's nemesis on trial. alexei navalny had already been sentenced to two and a half years in prison this week, for a parole violation. slander was the charge now. he insists it's political persecution. i appeal for his release. across town, the eu's foreign policy chief was calling for mr navalny�*s release. it didn't go down well. first, russia's foreign minister called the eu an "unreliable partner" and accused courts in the west of political verdicts. then his ministry expelled three eu diplomats, claiming they'd attended rallies in support of mr navalny. the eu condemned the move. moscow expected international outrage over the jailing of alexei navalny. there's talk in the west of possible measures that would target

alexey navalny is a really interesting individual. he has been involved in russian politics for many years. he is an attorney by training. he is only 44. he has ambitions and would love to run for office that -- by the russian -- has been presented prevented so by the russian authorities. they are motivated by any legal basis as far as european courts are concerned. it really raises questions. over the summer he was traveling in siberia. he was later found to have been poisoned by a nerve agent we know the russians have used in the past, in the u.k. he recovered from that, in germany and just returned to russia about two weeks ago and was arrested immediately. now there have been all these protests in support of him and in support of a more democratic russia. personally, they understand what he stands for, and that is for in russia that is more equal, that is less corrupt, and that works for its people and not for the people of the top. host: now we read this morning that his wife is among thousands arrested during protests in russia

russia cracks down after any —— after weeks of protests, alexei navalny appearing in court again to faceegations that he defamed a second world war veteran. a dramatic rescue in syria after a four year old girl apparently falls down a dry well. protests in myanmar as the un passes a resolution deploring the military coup and calling for the immediate release of suu kyi. justin timberlake apologises to timberla ke apologises to britney timberlake apologises to britney spears after a new documentary focuses on how he treated her after their relationship.— treated her after their relationshi. g , , relationship. my first response was he did _ relationship. my first response was he did not _ relationship. my first response was he did not write _ relationship. my first response was he did not write this - was he did not write this because it was note for note in my opinion, perfect. hello, welcome to the programme. starting in washington and the impeachment trial of donald trump. his lawyers accused the democratic party of waging a campaign of retribution against the former president. finish

russia's leading opposition figure alexei navalny has appeared in court in moscow, where his prison sentence arrest — on returning to moscow injanuary after recovering from poisoning with a nerve agent — sparked mass protests across russia, and many thousands of people were arrested. a little earlier, the kremlin critic's lawyer told reporters that he considers the decision to reject the appeal unlawful. our correspondent in moscow, sarah rainsford, says the appeal court's decision to keep him in prison was not unexpected. a tiny softening of the sentence, a total of six weeks knocked off the time alexei navalny will spend in a prison colony, but essentially, the judge only took about 20 minutes to reach her verdict and come back with a ruling, that alexei navalny, she says, did violate the terms of his previous suspended sentence, and therefore, his sentence, which was suspended, will become a custodial one. so, no surprises, no surprise in the fact that alexei navalny use the chance to make a very passionate and strong speech, notjust to the court, really, but through the court to the coun

there's vans coming out, we're not sure whether alexei navalny may be in one of those vans.y're unmarked. so we're not sure. he is going to spend at least the next 2 1/2, possibly the next 2.8 years in prison. a suspended jail sentence that had been put on him in 2014 was turned into a real jail sentence because this court deemed that the fact that he was poisoned by nov novichok and had to get treatment in germany was a violation of his probation. navalny's legal team said they will appeal all of this. at this point in time it's not looking good for alexei navalny in terms of him probably spending the next couple of years in jail. his supporters have already called for protests in central moscow around the kremlin for tonight. we'll wait and see how that pans out. i can tell you that at this court and throughout the city, there is a gigantic security presence by security forces, by roy lie riot cops. we witnessed dozens of arrests and detentions today. the latest number i have is just around this court building more than 350 people were detained today. another quick word, a

today's protest was inspired by alexei navalny�*s gesture to his wife in court. as the opposition politician was sentenced to almost three years behind bars. chanting that ruling brought crowds onto the streets last month, chanting for navalny�*s freedom. they were the biggest protests against president putin for years. and the response was tough. thousands detained and dozens facing serious criminal charges. the kremlin calls the rallies illegal, fomented by the west, it says, to weaken russia. so, navalny�*s team have switched tack. across russia tonight, his supporters formed heart shapes in the snow in their own backyards — a protest both peaceful and riot police—proof. they then flooded social media with the images. filipp and ignat came out tonight too. they were both arrested last month at the first street rally for navalny. locked in the same police van, they then shared a cell for ten days. undeterred, theyjoined the flash mob in filipp�*s yard. we want to feel free, we want to say our opinions, we would like to change something, yeah. but you don't feel

something we've seen from alexey navalny. we saw in that trial of course where he was on trial on tuesday where he ripped not into -- not just into the court and not just into those proceedings but also into vladimir putin as well. it seems as though alexey navalny appears to be very combative if, indeed, he is convicted and sentenced in this case. he could face a substantial fine on top of the jail time that he is already facing for that other trial. so certainly the russian state you could feel is maintaining the pressure on alexey navalny despite the fact we've had these protests going on over the last couple of weekends. there's been international pressure, michael. we're talking about the fact president biden took his time to speak about alexey navalny in his speech at the state department. so far none of that having any sort of effect on the kremlin. we've asked the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskof whether russia is reconsidering that. absolutely not. anything the state department or the u.s. government said will not be

years in prison and the prosecutor general of this country has already said they believe that alexei navalnyavalny had called for those protests to happen in the vicinity of this trial taking place. one final note, we also asked the kremlin about this today. and they said that vladimir putin was not following the proceedings that are going on here. certainly he has put a lot of security forces on the ground here to make sure alexei navalny supporters get close. >> i can tell by the look on your face just how much credence you give that claim about vladimir putin not following this. we're lucky to have you there. pleads, you and your team stay safe. great reporting. thank you so much. >>> developing this morning, the police officers in rochester new york who handcuffed and pepper sprayed a 9-year-old girl have been suspended, pending an investigation. the incident happened last friday when officers responded to a domestic incident. police body cam video shows the officers trying to restrain the child. eventually handcuffing and pepper spraying her. as you can hear her scream for her father. p

moscow expected international outrage over the jailing of alexei navalny. that would target vladimir putin's inner circle. the kremlin though has long taken the view that sticks and stones may break its bones, but sanctions will never hurt it. meanwhile mr navalny�*s supporters have decided to pause their protests until the spring. in the last two weeks across russia thousands of protesters have been detained. with police cells full in moscow, hundreds have been locked up in this deportation centre. like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist. he wasn't at the protests but he retweeted a post about them and was jailed for 25 days. "the authorities see journalists as part of the protest movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the russian authorities can crack down on dissent. what they can't

for years, the russian authorities claimed that alexei navalny was no threat to them. should be turned into prison time. the case is widely seen as politically motivated. mr navalny dismissed it as complete lies, and he's convinced the kremlin is behind it. in court, alexei navalny delivered a stinging attack on vladimir putin. he said he was "in the dock because of the hatred and fear of one man, the president." he claims he'd offended the kremlin leader by surviving the nerve agent attack on him last year. president putin would go down in history, he said, as the poisoner. later, the court ruled against him. alexei navalny was sent to prison for two and a half years. translation: we will submit an appeal too and inform - the committee of ministers of the council of europe, which deals with the execution of decisions of the european court, which monitors the execution of european court decisions. it is the latest twist in the most dramatic of stories, a long—standing opponent of the president. last august, alexei navalny survived a novichok attack allegedly by russian

we will see how things develop with alexei navalny. next, 72 hours to leave venezuela. order to the e.u.'s ambassador after the e.u. placed sanctions on members of med-- maduro's administration. they said the sanctions again 19 venezuelan ventures are on acceptable. they were imposed because of venezuela's actions were seen as being fraudulent by the e.u. let's reminder the main world news headlines, live from paris. lockdown in dunkirk. the northern french port has infection rate four times that ofhe national average. the health minister says the situation there is alarming. ghana becomes the first country to receive covid vaccine from the who's covax program. a day to remember says the who chief, but it is only a first step, he adds. biden seeks to recalibrate u.s.-saudi relations and deal only with the king and not his son who's close to trump. the golfer tiger woods is recovering from surgery on his injured leg. that happened in a car crash. experts say he was lucky to survive. he is arguably the most successful play. the california sheriff's office says that woods

alexei navalny tried to be upbeat. but his appeal was rejected. the result? d and parole violations — charges widely seen as politically motivated. this was mr navalny a month ago, flying home after recovering in germany from being poisoned in siberia. he was arrested on arrival. that sparked nationwide protests, but the russian authorities were in no mood to listen. and there's been a cold response here to international criticism. this week, the kremlin rejected a ruling by the european court of human rights that mr navalny should be freed. as for talk of more western sanctions, the kremlin has been exploiting that to its own benefit. in vladimir putin's russia, this is how it works. western criticism over the jailing of mr navalny, western pressure, western sanctions, the kremlin takes that and holds it up to the russian people and says, "look, we told you so, the west has got it in for russia." in other words, the authorities try to use this to bolster their claim that this is a country under siege. and that is precisely the message in the russian state med

echo -- alexei navalny?imon: it is fairly clear this was a coordinated reaction by germany, sweden and poland. they have all moved to expel a russian diplomat from their capitals. it also came just after a meeting, a video conference meeting between representatives of the u.s., the u.k. and canada and the e.u. to talk about how to respond to russia's actions in recent days and to the russian treatment of protesters. there does seem to be a concerted international @@tion. the you foreign affairs representative has said the e.u. and russia are drifting apart. he says it is for members to decide what further steps to take. that could include further sanctions being imposed. brent: where does this leave the german russian relationship? simon: that relationship is incredibly strained. there are so many issues. angela merkel said friday that what she sees in moscow now is a long way from the rule of law as she put it. i think she was thinking about not just the police brutality against protesters but also the thre

also coming up tonight the kremlin critic alexei navalny has flown into germany, -- the russian opposition leader, her husband has been imprisoned for a legen-- allegedly taking his role day two of donald trump's second impeachment trial, the prosecutor accusing the former president of being the insight or -- incitor in chief of the riot at the u.s. capitol. ♪ >> i reviewers -- to our viewers welcome, germany's federal and state leaders have agreed to extend the countries coronavirus lockdown until march 7, the decision came after chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel hd meetg. she made it clear she wanted the national lockdown extended for several more weeks at least. schools, shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities have been closed here in germany since mid-december. the number of covid-19 infections and deaths have been on the decline here in germany, but the chancellor is urging the public to stay vigilant. at today's summit she warned that coronavirus mutations could fuel a new wave of infections. >> this is a third wave we have to fight. we can only fight it if we bring down

the russian head of state was asked about the arrest of opposition leader alexei navalny who is stillil after being taken into custody last month. putin claimed the international body who have demanded alexei navalny's release are trying to isolate russia as axis seeds and other areas. alexei navalny was in court friday for charges against him alleging he slandered a world war ii veteran. he faces more jail time in this case unrelated to his sentence earlier in the month that handed him three years in prison for suspended fraud charges. as for the protest that erupted in january over alexei navalny's initial arrest president putin had this to say. [speaking in foreign language] regarding the fact in support of the unknown investigation of alexei navalny you're probably right that is what happened. but you know what this person under investigation is being interviewed precisely at the moment in countries all over the world including our own people are tired, irritated about the conditions in which they live. >> small protest in russia continue in support of alexei navalny in the intern

so this -- decades so this is an important development and showing alexey navalny is the main opponento vladimir putin going forward we'll probably see these protests continue, especially considering the amount of police action we saw in response. this is probably only going to incite the protesters more, they're demanding that alexey navalny be free. remember he was believed to be poisoned in russia european authorities say the russian authorities poisoned him for dissenting against vladimir putin. went to germany to recover and just got back to russia where he was detained by authorities land face charged. this is a major international incident and will definitely draw attention in western capitals. >> hopefully those protests don't get too violent. >>> back to the extreme weather we're facing today hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed. mass transit, many cities have closed their mass transit. now bring in our nbc meteorologist, janessa webb, live in time square, new york. janessa, hello, again. >> hi, you two i mean, temperatures are starting to drop you can really start to feel

against the jailing of the kremlin critic, alexey navalny. but sweden has denied this. from the swedish foreign minister says we refuse russia's claims that mr. navalny participated in the dumbest rations. he was jailed fory leading his parole conditions and was back in court today, this time come on separate defamation charges. it comes as the eu's top diplomat is in moscow, the first visit by a senior eu envoy since 2017. speaking before the expulsions were announced, he said he called for mr. navalny's release. >> my visit coincides with the rest of the sentencing of alexey navalny. and the arrest of 1000 -- and the arrest of thousands of demonstrators. we will reiterate our appeal for his release on the launch of an investigation of his poisoning. >> in response, the russian foreign minister criticized the european union as an unreliable partner because of its threat to impose sanctions on moscow, following the imprisonment of mr. navalny. >> we have become used to the fact that the eu is increasingly resorting to unilateral restrictions or have no legitimate basis.

demonstrators in 90 cities turned out in support of the jailed activist alexei navalny. en here accompanying her husband on their return to russia earlier this month. she was arrested by police in moscow as she and others marched towards the prison where her husband is being held — it's not yet clear if she has been released. steve rosenberg reports. by law, russians have the right to peaceful protest...on paper. in moscow today, police were determined to clear the streets... whatever it took. some people got away. but hundreds of people were detained in the russian capital. protesters had come out in support of alexei navalny, the kremlin critic who's in jail. moscow police had warned that any protest in the city today would be considered illegal and broken up, and that's exactly what's happening right now. the message is that the authorities are determined to crack down on dissent. but the crowds swelled, and moved through the city. chanting. "moscow, take to the streets", they're chanting. the riot police tried to stop them, but they were playing catch—up all afternoon

today's protest was inspired by alexei navalny�*s gesture to his wife in court.position politician was sentenced to almost three years behind bars. that ruling brought crowds onto the streets last month, chanting for navalny�*s freedom. there were the biggest protests against president putin for years. and the response was tough. thousands detained and dozens facing serious criminal charges. the kremlin calls the rallies illegal, fomented by the west, it says, to weaken russia. so, navalny�*s team have switched tack. across russia tonight, his supporters are forming torchlit hearts in their own backyards, peaceful and police—proof. they want to show that the protests have moved off the streets for now, but haven't faded. there were both arrested last month at the first st rally. locked in the same police than in shared a cell for ten days. undeterred, theyjoin the flash mob. locked in the same police than in shared a cell for ten days. undeterred, theyjoin the flash mob. we want to feel free. we want to say our opinions and we would like to change something. you

supporters of alexei navalny arrested en masse, demonstrations across russia. prosecutors are seeking a three year sentence for the critic in the moscow court next tuesday. angela merkel called on vaccine makers to pull up the stops. it is the result of the astrazeneca supplies and slow rollouts of the vaccination program in europe. this is life in paris. ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. hang sings hoochie is in detention as myanmar is under a coup d'etat. she is among the prominent politicians under arrest. the leader of myanmar's army says tens of millions of fraudulent votes cast in the november election. aung san suu kyi's party won by a landslide with 82% of the ballot. reporter: an uneasy calm as myanmar's commercial capital wakes up to news of a power grab by the army. but signs of disquiet are on the streets. a heavy police and military presence as people queue at banks and atm's to access their cash. later, truckloads of military supporters drove through the streets, waving flags and playing the national anthem. in the capital, surveillan

say they back punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of kremlin critic alexei navalny. we will go to brussels for the latest. also coming up tonight, more eu sanctions, this time on myanmar's military. it comes after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets amid a general strike. plus, boeing grounds dozens of its 777 aircraft following a catastrophic engine failure that left a denver suburb littered with plane debris. and from global warming to a glacier warng. how climate change is melting away iceland's famous landscapes, possibly forever. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight, europe is holding russia to account. today, foreign ministers of the european union agreed to sanctions against four senior russian officials who they say are responsible for sending opposition alexey navalny to prison. the sanctions are expected to be formally approved by the eu in march. russia has called the move unlawful. reporter: protesters in brussels reading aloud just some of the names of th

darren: you have met alexey navalny and know him personally.o you think he is handling all of this? the poisoning, the harassment. now this jail term. >> after being poisoned and being in a clinic -- a state of clinical death, a coma for days, then being treated in germany for weeks. to stand up and to go back to russia, for the russian people, it is an act of tremendous courage. they respect courage. russians are courageous people. you will remember the russian heroism in world war ii when they were fighting the nazis, and defeated it. i think that navalny is demonstrating that he is sacrificing his own life. moreover, you can say he came back from the dead to fight for the russians. the russians are tired of 20 years of vladimir putin. they say enough is enough. even if today, relative few few people came to demonstrate, for the young people, navalny is unquestionably their next leader. reporter: just a final point. what does this presence in this mean for the protest movement going forward? is it going to be a rallying cry for the protests t

alexei navalny who was detained just a couple of weeks ago, he allegedly poisoned with novichok, wereoisoning on an aircraft in russia after he returned to russia, he was arrested and that's what started this latest round of protesters as you mentioned 5,000 protesters were arrested this weekend, including alexei navalny's ife. this really adds up to arguably the biggest crackdown in russia in event memories. while it seems like this sort of thing happens all the time in major russian cities this really does mark a high water pointsio. >> ws that does not escalate into more violence. thank you for the update >> you're talking about alexei navalny, a guy who had made the decision, he had gone to germany. >> he didn't have to go back >> he did. putting himself out there. now, he has unprecedented support. >>> before we go, we want to revisit the real winners of this snowstorm that many of us are about to feel. that's right, we're talking about the giant pandas at the national zoo the panda cam caught them basically doing their version of sledding both of the bears taking their turns, sl

all right, there is growing outrage tonight after russian opposition leader alexey navalny was sentenced to more than two years in prison. navalny traced a heart on his glass cage, a message to his wife. navalny violated probation by flying to germany after being poisoned.edhein t poisoner. there is still much more news ahead tonight on the "cbs evening news." amazon's jeff bezos makes a major announcement about his future. and a man who accomplished many great things in his 100 years is taken by covid. we remember captain sir tom moore. captain sir tom moore. when heartburn takes you by surprise. fight back fast, with new tums naturals. free from artificial flavors and dyes. i have the power to lower my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. and i only need to take it once a week. plus, it lowers the risk of cardiovascular events. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. iyou' ac or ystop trulicity and call du yo

in moscow, alexei navalny was back in the dock, accused of defaming a world war ii veteran.o—and—a—half years in prison in a fraud case, widely seen as politically motivated. the police raids on protesters are an attempt to cut mr navalny�*s support base by spreading fear. it will send chilling waves across everybody else who is in their early 20s, idealistic, wants to work for team navalny. a lot of people will be scared. a lot of parents will insert a lot of pressure on their kids to notjoin the movement. there's something else the kremlin is doing to try to undermine public support for protests. it's telling russians, through the state media, that mr navalny is an agent of the west, and some people are believing it. "he's carrying out the west's instructions", galina says. "we all know it's the west pulling navalny�*s strings", yulia tells me. "as for navalny being poisoned, he probably poisoned himself." where is this taking russia? with "blame the west" the official narrative, there is little chance of a thaw in relations with america and europe. russia is facing the pr

russia's leading opposition figure alexei navalny has appeared in court in moscow — where his prison d, but shortened by six weeks. mr navalny�*s arrest — on returning to moscow injanuary after recovering from poisoning with a nerve agent — sparked mass protests across russia, and many thousands of people were arrested. a little earlier, the kremlin critic's lawyer told reporters that he considers the decision to reject the appeal unlawful. translation: today's verdict was ex - ected translation: today's verdict was exnected for _ translation: today's verdict was expected for us. _ translation: today's verdict was expected for us. we _ translation: today's verdict was expected for us. we consider - translation: today's verdict was expected for us. we consider it - expected for us. we consider it unlawful. nothing has changed. all the arguments made in the court to begin with got rejected then, and they got rejected now. the only thing is that the court has now taken into account a month and a half of house arrest. that's it. i'm joined now by our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford.

during a hearing for alexei navalny. the russian president putin the poisoner referring to the alleged plot to kill navalny with a nerve agent which he barely survived, which cnn reported on extensively. frederick pleitgen is outside the courthouse and has been following this. what is the latest there? >> hi, kate. we're actually expecting a verdict in the trial within the next couple of minutes. we were told to expect it around 12:00 p.m. eastern u.s. time. what i've heard is that alexei navalny's wife, she has already entered the courtroom again. so we could be getting that verdict within the next couple of minutes. it was an absolutely remarkable hearing that took place today here in moscow with alexei navalny not backing down, confronting the judge in this trial, confronting the prosecutor in the trial saying he believed he was here because vladimir putin is angry that navalny survived the poisoning. i want to read you a long quote from a speech that he gave where he ripped into vladimir putin. he said vladimir putin