Protests for the release of Navalni, minus 50 degrees… “Putin hidden daughter luxury life” exposure

Demonstrations were held in more than 70 Russian cities, including Moscow, calling for the release of opposition activist Alexey Navalni. The protests are spreading even though the Russian authorities have denied assembly in all regions due to the spread of Corona 19. It was the largest since the nationwide protests against the revision of the pension law in 2018.

The rally began in the Far East of Russia, such as Vladivostok, and spread to major cities including Moscow. On the 23rd (local time), Reuters reported that more than 15,000 protesters (estimated 4,000 police officers) participated in Moscow alone. Large-scale gatherings took place in major cities in Russia such as St. Petersburg and Yakutsk in Siberia, where the temperature reaches minus 50 degrees Celsius.

In Moscow, from 2pm on that day, Navalni supporters gathered at Pushkin Square in downtown and shouted slogans such as “Free Navalni” and “Putin is a thief.” As crowds gathered in the square, the police said, “The event is illegal. We are working hard to keep safety,” he explained, but the size of the protesters grew. When some supporters tried to head to the Matrosskaya Tishina concentration camp, where Navalni was imprisoned, Russian authorities mobilized police and internal forces to suppress and arrest them.

Russian human rights monitoring organization OVD-info announced that more than 2,700 people were arrested all over Russia, including about 900 arrested in Moscow. Russian authorities did not disclose the size of the detained personnel. On this day, Navalni’s wife, Yulia Navalni, was also arrested, arrested, and soon released. Yulia posted a photo taken at the protest site on Instagram and said, “I am happy that you are here. Thank you.”

The protests are the largest since the protests against the amendment of the pension law in 2018 when the Russian government delayed the pension age. Navalni has announced that it will hold a large-scale demonstration again on the 30th-31st.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the U.S. embassy in Moscow for promoting protests, such as announcing the meeting place and time. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mariya Zaharova warned, “This is consistent with Washington’s inflammatory provocative tactics to provoke protests in the country’s unfavorable government.” The Washington Post (WP) assessed that “the protests could be an early diplomatic task defining the relationship between the Biden administration and Putin.” The US State Department in a statement called for “immediate and unconditional release of Navalni.”

Meanwhile, Navalni’s side revealed the identity of Louisa, 17, who in some media points out that President Vladimir Putin gave birth to an inner girl. According to the Russian news agency Proekt, Louisa was born in 2003, before Putin divorced his ex-wife Lyudmila, and has lived under a pseudonym. The media claimed that this year’s mother, who was a 45-year-old cleaner, is a $100 million worth of equity holdings in Rossiya Bank. On the SNS of Louisa, photos of various luxury brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu, Tom Ford, and Chanel were uploaded.

Earlier, on the 19th, Navalni uploaded a video on YouTube that states that a large mansion built in a resort on the Black Sea coast through an anti-corruption foundation led by him is a’palace’ received as a bribe by President Putin.

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