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Friday, 27 December

13:54
PACE invites Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to ‘use all tools at its disposal’ to free Alexei Navalny
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution calling on Russia to release opposition politician Alexei Navalny before June 7, 2021, according to a statement published on the PACE website, “PACE has invited the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to “use all the tools at its disposal”, including under Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to ensure full and prompt execution of the Strasbourg Court’s ruling in the case of Navalnyye v.

15:17
US Department of Commerce plans to expand restrictions on exports to Russia in response to chemical weapons poisoning
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) shall expand export restrictions to Russia due to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, as was announced on the official website of the U.S.

19:10
The US is preparing ‘additional responses’ to the Russian Federation’s actions
The U.S., in conjunction with the European Union, is preparing new measures against Russia due to the poisoning of oppositionist Alexei Navalny.

15:03
The US and EU impose sanctions on Russia for poisoning and jailing Navalny
On Tuesday, March 2, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions to punish Russia for what it described as Moscow’s attempted poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent.

20:53
Alexei Navalny's wife arrives in Germany on a flight from Russia
The wife of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in Germany on a flight from Moscow.

20:03
Germany, Sweden and Poland Expel Russian Diplomats in Retaliatory Move
Three European countries, including Poland, Sweden and Germany, have decided to expel Russian diplomats after the Kremlin announced the ejection of three European envoys last week, saying they had attended rallies in support of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as was reported by the New York Times.

07:03
Russia expels three European diplomats who attended pro-Navalny protests
On Friday, February 5, the Russian Federation stated that it is expelling diplomats from three European countries: Sweden, Poland and Germany, alleging they participated in recent illegal protests.

09:34
Another Navalny trial has begun in Russia: Western diplomats have arrived in the courthouse
A Russian court has begun a yet another trial of Russia's jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on slander charges for comments he wrote on Twitter about several people who appeared in a pro-Kremlin video, as was reported by RadioFree Europe.

11:13
Reintroducing Legislation Targeting Russian Officials Involved in Navalny Poisoning
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Coons (D-DE) were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Chris Van-Hollen (D-MD) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in reintroducing the Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021.

20:28
Disregard for international obligations: the West's harsh reaction to Alexei Navalny's sentence
The U.S. and Europe reacted sharply to the verdict of the Moscow court against the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny.

19:22
Russia's opposition leader Navalny was sentenced to over 2 years in prison
On February 2, the Moscow City Court found that President Vladimir Putin’s loudest critic Alexei Navalny violated his parole and sentenced the Navalny to over 2 years in prison.

10:13
In Russia, more Navalny’s supporters were detained on the eve of his court trial
On Tuesday, February 2, Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday in a bizarre and heated hearing in which the politician ridiculed suggestions he should have communicated with parole officers while he was in a coma.

23:04
EU and US leaders condemned the actions of Russia’s security forces as a series of protests broke out
Russian security forces detained over 5,000 people during large-scale protests in Russian cities in support of Alexei Navalny, According to the latest data from human rights defenders from the Department of Internal Affairs-Info, security forces detained more than 1600 people in Moscow alone, with St.

11:45
PACE ratifies the credentials of the Russian Federation
On Thursday, January 28, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) debated the issue of the Russian delegation credentials to PACE, as was reported by the press service of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

21:17
Biden confronts Putin over several issues during the first call
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden held his first call with his Russian counterpart, confronting President Vladimir Putin over a range of issues from a recent massive cyberattack to the suspected poisoning of the country's leading opposition leader, as was reported by CNN.

20:50
In Russia, over 2,000 people were detained during mass demonstrations in support of Navalny
Over two thousand people were detained at the protests in support of Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader.

18:10
Russian forces raid offices and homes of the opposition
Russian opposition from the Anti-Corruption Foundation is subjected to brutal persecution by the Kremlin after an attempt to reduce the results of pro-government forces in local elections.