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Russia wants key Alexei Navalny ally arrested, issues warrant across former Soviet republics
Russia has issued an arrest warrant that covers a swath of other former Soviet republics for one of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s closest allies, a Moscow court said.
Key points:
- Mr Volkov has called for protesters to flood social media with images in which they use lights and candles to make heart shapes
- A Moscow court said Mr Volkov would be detained for two months
- Mr Volkov is in Lithuania, which is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a group of former Soviet republics, including Russia
Leonid Volkov, who oversees Mr Navalny’s regional headquarters, has angered the authorities by organising anti-Kremlin protests from his base in Lithuania, demanding the release of Mr Navalny, who was detained last month.
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