The wife of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in Germany on a flight from Moscow. Associates say the departure of Yulia Navalnaya, wife of jailed opposition leader, is temporary, as was reported by the German magazine Spiegel.
Yulia Navalnaya landed in Frankfurt am Main airport on Wednesday evening on a Lufthansa flight. The reasons for her departure are unknown. As was stated, Navalnaya's exit from Russia was temporary and did not amount to her leaving the country for exile.
It's worth noting that Navalny returned to Moscow with his wife on January 17, after spending nearly five months recuperating in Germany. Navalny was poisoned last summer with the nerve agent Novichok while travelling in Siberia.
Navalny was arrested as soon as he landed back in Moscow. He was remanded in custody and jailed last week for two years and eight months for allegedly violating his parole. At the time, Navalny was in a coma, receiving treatment at Berlin’s Charité hospital.
According to the Guardian, Navalny’s video of Putin’s alleged palace on Russia’s Black Sea coast has now been viewed more than 111m times. His detention and court appearance prompted the biggest street protests in Russia since 2011-2012, with demonstrations in 180 towns and cities across Russia.