just a month later, another assailant attacked alexei navalny with more green dye, and this time alexei navalny said it, quote, hurt like hell. he thinks the second go around they mixed the thing with some caustic chemical, and as you can see in this picture, the green stuff got inside his eyeball. navalny started losing sight in that eye after the second attack. he needed to surgery to save his eye from a specialist in spain. since he picked up that mantel as russia's most effective opposition leader, alexei navalny has been threatened, arrested, jailed. he's been dyed green twice. he's been almost blinded. and of course he was ultimately quite seriously poisoned. he was poisoned with the russian made novichok last year. it almost killed him. put him in a coma, almost killed him. he recovered in germany, and then against the advice of everybody who loves him, he said he'd return to russia. he did. he returned to russia this year. he was immediately arrested and almost just as immediately, convicted on phoney charges, sentenced to two and a half years in a russian penal colony. this yea

alexey navalny, personally, became the biggest, loudest, most charismatic pushiest opposition leader in russia. he vowed to run for president himself to unseat putin. navalny built up an irreverent, creative forward-thinking, nimble opposition movement that among other things kept coming up with new, unexpected ways to expose corruption in the putin government, to keep poking his finger right in putin's eye. navalny and his group, they flew drones with cameras on them over huge, luxurious properties that somehow ended up in the possession of russian government officials who at least on paper had very modest salaries and no legitimate means to acquire these mansions and these wineries and these gigantic yachts. navalny's group tracked the secret mistresses and secret second families of high-ranking putin administration officials, linking them to organized crime figures and to yet more unexplained wealth. they exposed putin's own secret palaces that had never been disclosed to the russian people, and for which there was no public accounting at all, as to where the money came from to bui

you know, putin critic alexei navalny remains in prison. some of his associates say that they fear for their safety. >> there's a very wide and permeating fear for the safety of human rights activists, of potential opposition politicians, and independent journalists. you know, the crackdown that we're seeing, closing down memorial international, memorial human rights center, just before the new year, really have sent a chilling message to many russians who, you know, would like to see more opposition, more independence to president putin's view. there's no shortage of a desire for that, among a certain part of the population. but the ability to express it freely is really being shut down. and alexei navalny in prison is no longer being put on a flight risk, so is not being woken up routinely through the night, but is still on the list of potential terrorists or extremists. that's going through call. but the reality is he's not going to be out on the streets anytime soon and anyone who would support him vocally knows that they risk the poten

of a and thought to be in the sights of the kremlin and, of course, the attempted killing of alexei navalny. and after that the burdening of german companies and industry in russia and banks as well, and just got a significantly different public mood. not just policymakers mood in germany towards russia. i would also met add, i see something personal happening with china. the mood on china really has shifted in berlin including an merkel sans party and of expect the traffic light government to take a much stronger line. >> on both russia and china? >> yes, absolutely. the problem is of course because we are sorely middle-class power in europe we can't just opt out of the relationship. the location forces us to pay attention to what russia does even when we don't like it. that is the conundrum that the next chancellor will have to deal with. >> now, wolfgang, i mean, some of the most contentious moments at the munich security conference in the last ten years have involved big russian leader showing up. both putin, medvedev and certainly lavrov in the last two years. you have something you'd

russia's crackdown on opposition leader alexei navalny and his allies intensified today. authorities added them to a list of terrorists and extremists-- freezing their bank accounts. navalny is already in prison for violating terms of a suspended sentence. north korea has fired off more missiles, for the fifth time this month. south korea's military said they appeared to be two cruise missiles that landed in the sea off north korea's east coast. the u.n. security council has banned north korea from launching ballistic missiles, but not the lower-flying cruise models. major roads and highways re-opened in greece and turkey today after severe winter storms dumped more than 30 inches of snow. flights resumed at istanbul airport, in turkey's largest city, where hundreds of people had been stranded. in athens, crews cleared fallen trees and freed people who had been stuck inside their cars overnight. >> ( translated ): it's unacceptable that so many were trapped for so many hours with no help. it's not enough that they became trapped. aid came after dark. it's unacceptable. >>

alexei navalny, the russian — of putin right away.rse, and others, they had talked about really hard—hitting sanctions, do you think that is the route to lead to de—escalation, hitting wealthy russians, supporters of vladimir putin, where it hurts? t of vladimir putin, where it hurts? i believe there is always room of vladimir putin, where it hurts? t believe there is always room here, they are wealthy not just believe there is always room here, they are wealthy notjust because they are wealthy notjust because they are wealthy notjust because they are good businessmen that they are stealing from their own people. blinded from the greatness coming from his aggressive moves, this is the problem of this moment in his turn this situation, but the russians understand how this has been created and why they are loyal, because of this enormous wealth from his nation. they understand somebody is causing this bother families, their loved ones somewhere in london or somewhere else, this might change the game. the or somewhere else, this might ch

alexei navalny is still incarcerated, and now his associates are saying that they fear for his life, for their lives, pardon me. yeah, look, undoubtedly, if russia didn't have a big troop buildup -- along the border with ukraine and created the momentum and pressure to have these urgent talks beginning in january and to have the phone call with president biden, then, you know, the news of those days would have been -- that phone call with president biden on the 30th of december, the day before the supreme court in russia closed down memorial international, which is sort of one of the biggest human rights ngos and the most sort of significant still standing organization that works for human rights here in russia. an independent voice, if you will. that memorial international looked at the effects of -- and the repercussions of stalin's rule in russia. but it was the human rights center that was shut down. it was the same day with president biden's call with president putin or the day before. that deals with political -- with perceived political abuses here in russia. that was shut dow

alexei navalny remains in prison, well over year, and again, we are talking about this. quite a distraction. clarissa ward for us in kiev, appreciate it. >>> the tensions between russia and ukraine could have a much wider impact that could stretch far beyond its own borders. later this hour, we'll have a guest on to discuss the far-reaching economic toll, toll it could take on your life from a potential escalation in the conflict. >>> but first, protests against vaccine moandates are planned i washington just as the city implements new rules about approving that you've been vaccinated. but are officials prepared for the pushback? >>> plus, some european nations are easing covid-19 rules, but that's not enough for those who are protesting restrictions. the latest in a live report, after the break. well, would you look at that? jerry, you gotta see this. seen it. trust me, after 15 walks... gets a little old. i really should be retired by now. wish i'd invested when i had the chance... to the moon! ugh. unbelievable. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid r

he poisoned alexei navalny.p his mouth shut when it comes to putin. >> and i wasn't just referring to tucker carlson. former president trump had a soft spot for putin. and i was hearing from a lawmaker in new jersey who is saying that his constituents are calling him because they listen to the fox channel or some of these tariffsconservatives and yeah, what is the big deal. and so whatever is happening, it is taking root. sgroe well, it is and it isn't. it is being advertised by a small group of people who don't know what they are talking about. but the u.s. policy -- and this a bipartisan policy -- is to stand with ukraine. that hasn't changed. there is not a ground swell of support for vladimir putin in the united states. i think that that is -- i think that that is a red herring. what is going on right now with russia is completely -- is completely outrageous. i don't see many people seeing otherwise. >> and anti-democratic. bill produbroward, thank you for perspective. >>> and on wall street, volatility is b

alexei navalny has flown back to a prison cell and branded president putin the world's biggest thief.alny defeat putin? can he even survive?

but don't forget the russian courts have a long track record of jailing opposition leaders like alexei navalnyremlin responsible for the 2006 poisoning of a former russian intelligence official who defected to the west. so tucker is clearly standing on the side of a dangerous autocrat with delusions of grandeur and not just because tucker can relate to that. it's because tucker seems to have a thing for autocrats, a strongman fetish. lately he's been fixated on hungary and that nation's anti-democratic leader, viktor orban. last year tucker aired his show from hungary, and now he's back with an interview with orban, who makes clear his disdain for migrants coming into his country. >> birth rates are declining. that's true in this country as well. it's true in europe. the populations are literally disappearing. most governments ignore this trend or instead import new citizens from the rest of the world. >> but we don't like that approach because we would not like to alter our personal life. we would not like to leave this country to the migrants. we would like to leave it to our grandchildren.

the decision by russian authorities to add imprisoned opposition figure alexei navalny and eight of his allies to the registry of so-called extremist terrorist is disturbing. russian authorities have criminalized one of the country's remaining independent movements with their designation of navalny affiliated organizations as, quote, unquote, extremist. the latest designation represents a new low in russia's crackdown on independent civil society. we urge russia to cease the abuse of, quote, unquote, extremism designation to target nonviolent organizations, end its repression of mr. navalny and supporters and honor its ob fwligations to respect and ensure human rights and fundamental freedoms. the russian people, like all people v the right to speak friel, form peaceful associations to common ends, exercise religious freedom, and have their voices heard through free and fair elections. mr. navalny remains imprisoned on politically fabricated grounds. we have been consistently clear about that. we call again for his immediate and unconditional release. with that, happy to take your quest

the zapper of prize was just given to alexei navalny. he was an eloquent and effective dissident.at is kind of his bailiwick, putting down dissidents. guest: a very good question of who is putin. putin is really somebody from st. petersburg or leningrad who was an assistant to a reformer in the perestroika years in the late 1980's. he was considered a great democratic reformer. he got caught embezzling city funds and had to leave the country. putin assisted him. when the yeltsin family was looking for someone to replace yeltsin in 2000, they heard about this guy. there were other candidates. i say candidates because the first thing putin did when he was in power, appointed by yeltsin, was to give yeltsin's family immunity. i think putin has extended his stay far too long. there is more oppression each month. when he came into power in 2000, the country was falling apart. it had fallen apart. very few states had fallen apart twice in the 20th century. you think of 1917, 1918, and again 1999. how you think about the 1990's in russia determines how you think about putin. the 1990's w

the zapper of prize was just given to alexei navalny. he was an eloquent and effective dissident.at is kind of his bailiwick, putting down dissidents. guest: a very good question of who is putin. putin is really somebody from st. petersburg or leningrad who was an assistant to a reformer in the perestroika years in the late 1980's. he was considered a great democratic reformer. he got caught embezzling city funds and had to leave the country. putin assisted him. when the yeltsin family was looking for someone to replace yeltsin in 2000, they heard about this guy. there were other candidates. i say candidates because the first thing putin did when he was in power, appointed by yeltsin, was to give yeltsin's family immunity. i think putin has extended his stay far too long. there is more oppression each month. when he came into power in 2000, the country was falling apart. it had fallen apart. very few states had fallen apart twice in the 20th century. you think of 1917, 1918, and again 1999. how you think about the 1990's in russia determines how you think about putin. the 1990's w