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Drama in Russia too: Navalny takes on Putin

I haven’t finished watching this, but already in the first few minutes it is clear how courageous Alexei Navalny is to publish this video as he was detained by the Russian authorities after recovering from their attempt to murder him. The drama isn’t over. How will Putin react? Will Navalny survive? Will he rouse Russians against Putin’s abuses? Navalny is calling for Russia-wide demonstrations Saturday:

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