Russia’s Weaponization of the Navalny Protests

The Kremlin knows that the world is watching as it cracks down on democracy protesters in the wake of Alexey Navalny’s arrest and sentencing. It is using the opportunity to strengthen dangerous narratives. The sentencing of Alexey Navalny to 2 years and 8 months in a penal colony yesterday, as well as the ongoing repressions against his supporters, demonstrate that
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