Arguments over the plight of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Saturday's (23 January) street protests across Russia demonstrate that there is no such thing as purely domestic politics, and may have serious implications for Europe.
Navalny, poisoned by Russian security officers in August, had been recuperating in Berlin until his return on 17 January.
His prompt arrest on questionable charges triggered major nationwide protests this past Saturday, but what was no doubt origina...
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Dr Mark Galeotti is director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence and an honorary professor at University College London’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies.