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Putin Critic Detained Hours Before Unsanctioned Protest

Putin Critic Detained Hours Before Unsanctioned Protest

In a development that will likely grab media attention in the US, Russian police detained Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to his Twitter feed on Monday, hours before he called on supporters to mount an unsanctioned protest against corruption near the Kremlin. Navalny’s wife wrote on his Twitter account that he had been detained near the entrance of his home but that plans for the protest in central Moscow hadn’t changed.

An image shared on Twitter appears to show Alexei Navalny (in the pale blue shirt) being detained by the authorities

Newt: Special Counsel On Russia Should Be Shut Down Based On Comey's 'Deliberate Manipulation'

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had some harsh words for former FBI Director James Comey, and called for the dissolution of the special counsel on the Russia investigation on the grounds that it was based on Comey's 'manipulation' - calling it 'poisoned fruit.'

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