Putin Opponent Calls for Rallies Across Russia

Putin Critic Alexei Navalny, who hopes to run as a presidential candidate in next year’s presidential election, calls on his supporters to make a show across Russia of their support.

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(Image: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a mass march marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on 27th February 2016 in Moscow, Russia. Credit: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)