navalny. -- its top critic, alexey navalny. and america is back, so says joe biden. he emphasizes a more diplomatic approach to foreign relations and announces changes in policy on yemen. a prominent lebanese shiite publisher was found shot dead in his car on -- in southern lebanon. he was a vocal critic of hezbollah. thank you for watching france 24. we start this evening with the foreign policy chief of the european union, who begins a three-day visit to russia. that is the first such trip by talking you envoy since 2017. it comes after police arrested 10,000 people during recent nationwide protests. in support of opposition figure alexey navalny. the eu has been discussing imposing further sanctions on russia following measures in response to the annexation of crimea. >>'s visit to moscow is unlikely to change the sentence for alexey navalny, the country's main opposition figure was sentenced to three years in prison with several countries forcing stern opposition. >> [speaking forward -- [speaking foreign language] >> [spea

it's not just because they support alexei navalny. even among my friends, there are people who are not frankly fans of him but they consider they have a right to go out into the street to demand their freedom. navalny's team is not just five people. it's a huge number of supporters and volunteers. how many people's places are they going to raid? a thousand? mr. prisons are already full. what are they going to do with >> following alexei navalny's example, thousands of russians are risking freedom to protest against vladimir putin's regime. the question is, how long will their courage last? mark: the situation in russia regarding alexei navalny, we're watching for developments. stay with us, this is "france 24". ai■>ú■og■■■■■■■■ amys democracy now!. >> what we see is the tino people and people of color do the work that keeps the state going. they get very little of the resource, very little pay and insurance and access to care. this pandemic is exposing these inequities. amy:

alexey navalny is sentenced to more than three years behind bars. a moscow court found that he violated the terms of his probation while he was here and terminat -- here in germany, in a coma after the attack. scientists say russia's sputnik v vaccine is safe and effective against covid-19. early trial results were published today in the lancet. active activists in the u.s. -- activists in the u.s. demonstrate. -- finally reunite migrant children taken away from their parents. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs, in the united states and around the world, welcome. we begin tonight in moscow, where alexey navalny has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. he was detained last month for violating the terms of his probation. he failed to check in with authorities, because he was here in germany, recovering from a near fatal poisoning, which he blames on the kremlin. today's ruling has sparked an international outcry. reporter: the only goodbye alexey navalny could manage, his wife, before he heads to prison. he told the court the

ros: let's remind ourselves of alexei navalny's journey to this point. a huge protest against the kremlin in 2011 and 2012. his anticorruption publication was publishing about the extravagant wealth of families, and it continues to do so. navalny was convicted of embezzlement. he was given a suspended sentence. theonvention meant he wasn't able to run -- conviction meant he wasn't able to run for president. august 2020 he was hospitalized after falling ill during a fight. he had been poisoned with under agent -- with a nerve agent. he spent months recovering. navalny blamed president putin, but the kremlin denies that the nerve agent was used. in january, navalny was immediately arrested upon his return to russia. he broke the rules while in germany, recovering from being poisoned. western condemnation has been swift. here is the white house press secretary, jen psaki. >> we are deeply concerned by russian authorities' efforts -- decision to sentence opposition figure alexei navalny. like. every russian citizen, mr. navalny is entitled to the rights prov

police are determined to stop any sign of protest in support of alexei navalny. alexei, we are with you, he just has time to say. the authorities will be hoping that with alexei navalny in prison, the protests will lose steam. and if they don't, well, those in power here are in no mood for compromise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. a new study from oxford university says the coronavirus vaccine it developed with astrazeneca not only protects from severe disease, but also reduces transmission of the virus significantly. researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of 12 weeks between the first and the second doses. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more on this — and on growing concern — about the way coronavirus is showing its ability to change genetically. a little scratch coming there. more good news on vaccines, the oxford astrazeneca jab offers sustained protection against covid disease of 76% for at least three months after the first shots, supporting the uk decision to delay second doses. inside there is a patient d

a russian court has sent alexei navalny to jail. he was detained after leaving —— leading protests against the kremlin. in court he was accused he accused president putin of orchestrating his poisoning with a nerve agent and said his trial was designed to scare millions of russians. these are the pictures coming live from moscow, no family gathered and there are a lot of police too. the russian vaccine has met with international approval. but it has been found to be over 90% effective, its makers are celebrating. there were misunderstandings from the beginning but we should forget about them and focus on our vaccine being one of the best. donald trump is accused of summoning a mob and aiming them like a loaded cannon at the capitol according to pre—trial documents from democrats were pushing for his impeachment. and tributes are pouring in for captain sirtom and tributes are pouring in for captain sir tom moore who has died at the age of 100. he is remembered for raising tens of millions for coronavirus workers in the uk. we b

alexey navalny has become, really a champion of a lot of the ant anti-putin feeling in russia. but problem for alexey navalny is putin still remains relatively popular no matter what kind of images you see on tv the level of violence and mass number of people, it's important to remember putin's power in russia is relatively unchallenged. >> prevailing despite the unprecedented support from his opposition thank you so much for the update. >>> coming up "saturday night live" stakes on the gamestop stock battle. >> and most excellent. wayne and garth are getting the band back together for the super bowl into one delicious cereal? it took a lot of bran-storming. get it? kellogg's raisin bran crunch. two scoops of delicious. loves me. loves me not. new neutrogena® skin balancing! 3 made-for-you formulas with 2% pha exfoliate and condition for soft, balanced skin. find the one. neutrogena® ♪ rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli caramel squares. makes life a bite better. honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum

police are determined to stop any sign of protest in support of alexei navalny. alexey, we are with you, he just has time to say. the authorities will be hoping that with alexei navalny in prison, the protests will lose steam. and if they don't, well, those in power here are in no mood for compromise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. with just a week to go, before donald trump's second impeachment trial, the two sides have been laying out their arguments, in pre—trial documents. senior democrats have accused him of inciting insurrection at the us capitol injanuary, by creating a �*powder keg' of discontent, but mr trump's lawyers say the impeachment process violates the constitution. in the past hour it's been announced thatjeff bezos is to give up his role as chief executive role at the internet giant amazon. that is the company he created some 30 years ago. he's not severing his ties with amazon — it's said he'll work on other projects. the news came after the company reported huge profits for the last three months of 2020. lets join our business corres

the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, is jailed for two—and—a—half years. he says it's to remove his challenge to president putin. research suggests that a single dose of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine may lower the rate of transmission. and captain sir tom moore, the war veteran who raised tens of millions for charity during the first lockdown, has died at the age of 100. hello. women in china's so—called re—education camps have been systematically raped and tortured, according to first hand accounts obtained by the bbc. it's estimated at least a million men and women have been detained in the camps. china claims they are simply centres to de—radicalise uighurs and other muslim minorities. our correspondent matthew hill has spoken to several former workers from the camps and detainees. you may find some of what they have to say distressing. tursanay ziyawudun is reliving a story she can barely bring herself to tell. she was held one of xinjiang's so—called re—education camps. these satellite images show the site were she says she was held, s

navalny. -- its top critic, alexey navalny. and america is back, so says joe biden. he emphasizes a more diplomatic approach to foreign relations and announces changes in policy on yemen. a prominent lebanese shiite publisher was found shot dead in his car o

the leading russian opposition activist alexei navalny is jailed for two—and—a—half years. he says it's just an attempt to scare people away from challenging president putin. latest research suggests a single dose of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine lowers the rate of coronavirus transmission. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, is to step down as chief executive of amazon, the e—commerce giant that he founded in his garage nearly 30 years ago. and captain sir tom moore, the war veteran who raised tens of millions for charity during the first lockdown, has died at the age of 100. hello. women in china's so—called re—education camps have been systematically raped and tortured, according to first hand accounts obtained by the bbc. it's estimated at least a million men and women have been detained in the camps. china claims they are simply centres to de—radicalise uighurs and other muslim minorities. 0ur correspondent matthew hill has spoken to several former workers from the camps and detainees. you may find some of what they have to say distressing. tursanay ziyawud

moscow expected international outrage over the jailing of alexei navalny. there's talk in the west of possible measures that would target vladimir putin's inner circle. the kremlin, though, has long taken the view that sticks and stones may break its bones, but sanctions will never hurt it. shouting. meanwhile mr navalny�*s supporters have decided to pause their protests until the spring. in the last two weeks across russia, thousands of protesters have been detained. with police cells full in moscow, hundreds have been locked up in this deportation centre. like dmitri and sergei, who we managed to contact. sergei, on the left, is a journalist. he wasn't at the protests but he retweeted a post about them and was jailed for 25 days. "the authorities see journalists as part of the protest movement now," sergei says. "we're coming under pressure." outside the makeshiftjail people have been queueing for hours in the cold to deliver food parcels to their loved ones. "i used to vote for putin," says yulia, whose husband was arrested. "i never will again." the r

russia cracks down after weeks of protests, alexei navalny appearing in court again to face allegations that he defamed a second world war veteran. a dramatic rescue in syria after a four year old girl protests in myanmar as the un passes a resolution deploring the military coup and calling for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi. a dramatic rescue in syria after a four year old girl apparently falls down a dry well in aleppo. justin timberlake apologises to britney spears after a new documentary focuses on how he treated her after their relationship. my first response was he did not write this, because it was note for note in my opinion, perfect. hello, welcome to the programme. we start in washington and the impeachment trial of donald trump. his lawyers accused the democratic party of waging a "campaign of retribution" against the former president. they finished their defence case in a matter of hours, denying that mr trump provoked the deadly assault on the capital last month. they also say his speech that day was protected under the us constitution. our north america editor j

the russian opposition leader activist, alexei navalny, is jailed for 2.5 years. he says it's to remove his challenge to president putin. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, is to step down as chief executive of amazon, the e—commerce giant that he founded in his garage nearly 30 years ago. and captain sir tom moore — the war veteran who raised tens of millions for charity during the first lockdown — has died at the age of 100. hello to you. women in china's so—called re—education camps have been systematically raped and tortured, according to firsthand accounts obtained by the bbc. it's estimated more than a million men and women have been detained in the camps, which china claims are education centres to de—radicalise uighurs and other muslim minorities. 0ur correspondent, matthew hill, has spoken to severalformer detainees and workers. you may find some of their accounts distressing. tursanay is reliving a story she can barely bring herself to tell. she was held one of xinjiang's so—called re—education camps. these satellite images show the sit

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speaks own language the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, is jailed for 2.5 years. he says it's to remove his challenge to president putin. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, is to step down as chief executive of amazon, the e—commerce giant that he founded in his garage nearly 30 years ago. and captain sir tom moore — the war veteran who raised tens of millions for charity during the first lockdown — has died at the age of 100. hello to you. women in china's so—called re—education camps have been systematically raped and tortured, according it's estimated more than 1 million men and women have been education centres to deradicalise uighurs and other muslim minorities. 0ur correspondent, matthew hill, has spoken to several former detainees and workers. you may find some of their accounts distressing. the woman is reliving a story she can barely bring herself to tell. she was held one of xinjiang's so—called re—education camps. these satellite images show the site were she says she was held, sharing a cell with 13 other women with a bucket for a toile

alexey navalny is a really interesting individual. he has been involved in russian politics for many years. he is an attorney by training. he is only 44. he has ambitions and would love to run for office that -- by the russian -- has been presented prevented so by the russian authorities. they are motivated by any legal basis as far as european courts are concerned. it really raises questions. over the summer he was traveling in siberia. he was later found to have been poisoned by a nerve agent we know the russians have used in the past, in the u.k. he recovered from that, in germany and just returned to russia about two weeks ago and was arrested immediately. now there have been all these protests in support of him and in support of a more democratic russia. personally, they understand what he stands for, and that is for in russia that is more equal, that is less corrupt, and that works for its people and not for the people of the top. host: now we read this morning that his wife is among thousands arrested during protests in russia

alexei navalny said i was in a coma. certainly some drama in the courtroom. there's a recess going on right now. it's going to resume in about an hour from now, but alexei navalny faces considerable jail time, 3.5 years in prison and the prosecutor general of this country has already said they believe that alexei navalny should be behind bars. of course, navalny had called for those protests to happen in the vicinity of this trial taking place. one final note, we also asked the kremlin about this today. and they said that vladimir putin was not following the proceedings that are going on here. certainly he has put a lot of security forces on the ground here to make sure alexei navalny supporters get close. >> i can tell by the look on your face just how much credence you give that claim about vladimir putin not following this. we're lucky to have you there. pleads, you and your team stay safe. great reporting. thank you so much. >>> developing this morning, the police officers in rochester new york who handcuffed and pepper sprayed a 9-year-old girl have been

we will see how things develop with alexei navalny. next, 72 hours to leave venezuela. the order to the e.u.'s ambassador after the e.u. placed sanctions on members of med-- maduro's administration. they said the sanctions again 19 venezuelan ventures are on acceptable. they were imposed because of venezuela's actions were seen as being fraudulent by the e.u. let's reminder the main world news headlines, live from paris. lockdown in dunkirk. the northern french port has infection rate four times that ofhe national average. the health minister says the situation there is alarming. ghana becomes the first country to receive covid vaccine from the who's covax program. a day to remember says the who chief, but it is only a first step, he adds. biden seeks to recalibrate u.s.-saudi relations and deal only with the king and not his son who's close to trump. the golfer tiger woods is recovering from surgery on his injured leg. that happened in a car crash. experts say he was lucky to survive. he is arguably the most successful play. the california sheriff's office says that wo

russia cracks down after weeks of protests, alexei navalny appearing in court again to face allegations that he defamed a second world war veteran. protests in myanmar as the un passes a resolution deploring the military coup and calling for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi. justin timberlake apologises to britney spears after a new documentary focuses on how he treated her after their relationship. hello, welcome to the programme. senators in the united states are expected to vote later in the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump. lawyers representing mr trump have accused democrats of using the proceedings to settle political scores and said the charge of incitement to insurrection relating to the right of the us capitol was a monstrous lie. barbara plett usher reports from capitol hill. donald trump told his supporters to fight like hell. but did he really mean it?— mean it? nothing in the text could ever — mean it? nothing in the text could ever be _ mean it? nothing in the text could ever be construed - mean it? nothing in the text could ever be co

there's vans coming out, we're not sure whether alexei navalny may be in one of those vans. they're unmarked. so we're not sure. he is going to spend at least the next 2 1/2, possibly the next 2.8 years in prison. a suspended jail sentence that had been put on him in 2014 was turned into a real jail sentence because this court deemed that the fact that he was poisoned by nov novichok and had to get treatment in germany was a violation of his probation. navalny's legal team said they will appeal all of this. at this point in time it's not looking good for alexei navalny in terms of him probably spending the next couple of years in jail. his supporters have already called for protests in central moscow around the kremlin for tonight. we'll wait and see how that pans out. i can tell you that at this court and throughout the city, there is a gigantic security presence by security forces, by roy lie riot cops. we witnessed dozens of arrests and detentions today. the latest number i have is just around this court building more than 350 people were detained today. another quick wor

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something we've seen from alexey navalny. we saw in that trial of course where he was on trial on tuesday where he ripped not into -- not just into the court and not just into those proceedings but also into vladimir putin as well. it seems as though alexey navalny appears to be very combative if, indeed, he is convicted and sentenced in this case. he could face a substantial fine on top of the jail time that he is already facing for that other trial. so certainly the russian state you could feel is maintaining the pressure on alexey navalny despite the fact we've had these protests going on over the last couple of weekends. there's been international pressure, michael. we're talking about the fact president biden took his time to speak about alexey navalny in his speech at the state department. so far none of that having any sort of effect on the kremlin. we've asked the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskof whether russia is reconsidering that. absolutely not. anything the state department or the u.s. government said will not be

alexei navalny tried to be upbeat. but his appeal was rejected. the result? 2.5 years in prison for fraud and parole violations — charges widely seen as politically motivated. this was mr navalny a month ago, flying home after recovering in germany from being poisoned in siberia. he was arrested on arrival. that sparked nationwide protests, but the russian authorities were in no mood to listen. and there's been a cold response here to international criticism. this week, the kremlin rejected a ruling by the european court of human rights that mr navalny should be freed. as for talk of more western sanctions, the kremlin has been exploiting that to its own benefit. in vladimir putin's russia, this is how it works. western criticism over the jailing of mr navalny, western pressure, western sanctions, the kremlin takes that and holds it up to the russian people and says, "look, we told you so, the west has got it in for russia." in other words, the authorities try to use this to bolster their claim that this is a country under siege. and that is precisely the m

the russian opposition activist alexei navalny appears in court in moscow — where his prison sentence is upheld. the duke of edinburgh is expected to stay in hospital over the weekend and into next week for observation and rest. and reality star kim kardashian files for divorce from her husband ka nye west after seven years of marriage. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. downing street has given details of prime minister borisjohnson�*s strategy for easing the lockdown in england, ahead of his long—awaited announcement on monday. number ten says a key ambition will be to reunite families and last night, the government announced that, from next month, residents in care homes will be allowed indoor visits by a member of their family or a friend — and to hold hands. our health correspondent laura foster reports. when england went back into lockdown at the beginning ofjanuary, the doors to care homes were closed to visitors unless circumstances were exceptional. the way of protecting residents from a rising number of cases and the added threat of the

today's protest was inspired by alexei navalny�*s gesture to his wife in court. yulia was there as the opposition politician was sentenced to almost three years behind bars. chanting that ruling brought crowds onto the streets last month, chanting for navalny�*s freedom. there were the biggest protests against president putin for years. and the response was tough. thousands detained and dozens facing serious criminal charges. the kremlin calls the rallies illegal, fomented by the west, it says, to weaken russia. so, navalny�*s team have switched tack. across russia tonight, his supporters formed heart shapes in the snow in their own backyards, a protest both peaceful and riot police—proof. they then flooded social media with the images. filipp and ignat came out tonight too. they were both arrested last month at the first street rally for navalny. locked in the same police van, they then shared a cell for ten days. undeterred, theyjoined the flash mob in filipp�*s yard. we want to feel free, we want to say our opinions, we would like to change something,

navalny's release. >> my visit coincides with the rest of the sentencing of alexey navalny. and the arrest of 1000 -- and the arrest of thousands of demonstrators. we will reiterate our appeal for his release on the launch of an investigation of his poisoning. >> in response, the russian foreign minister criticized the european union as an unreliable partner because of its threat to impose sanctions on moscow, following the imprisonment of mr. navalny. >> we have become used to the fact that the eu is increasingly resorting to unilateral restrictions or have no legitimate basis. we are going on with our lives on the assumption that eu is an unreliable -- that the eu is an unreliable partner, least of this country. >> well our moscow correspondent says the timing of the expulsions announced by moscow was not coincidence. >> quite a message to the eu, mo broadly, from russia's foreign ministry. this was announced during the meeting but was only made public afterward. if he came here with a strg message for russia, telling the foreigninistry the eu condemns the treatment of ale

today's protest was inspired by alexei navalny�*s gesture to his wife in court. yulia was there as the opposition politician was sentenced to almost three years behind bars. that ruling brought crowds onto the streets last month, chanting for navalny�*s freedom. there were the biggest protests against president putin for years. and the response was tough. thousands detained and dozens facing serious criminal charges. the kremlin calls the rallies illegal, fomented by the west, it says, to weaken russia. so, navalny�*s team have switched tack. across russia tonight, his supporters are forming torchlit hearts in their own backyards, peaceful and police—proof. they want to show that the protests have moved off the streets for now, but haven't faded. there were both arrested last month at the first st rally. locked in the same police than in shared a cell for ten days. undeterred, theyjoin the flash mob. locked in the same police than in shared a cell for ten days. undeterred, theyjoin the flash mob. we want to feel free. we want to say our opinions and we woul

echo -- alexei navalny? simon: it is fairly clear this was a coordinated reaction by germany, sweden and poland. they have all moved to expel a russian diplomat from their capitals. it also came just after a meeting, a video conference meeting between representatives of the u.s., the u.k. and canada and the e.u. to talk about how to respond to russia's actions in recent days and to the russian treatment of protesters. there does seem to be a concerted international @@tion. the you foreign affairs representative has said the e.u. and russia are drifting apart. he says it is for members to decide what further steps to take. that could include further sanctions being imposed. brent: where does this leave the german russian relationship? simon: that relationship is incredibly strained. there are so many issues. angela merkel said friday that what she sees in moscow now is a long way from the rule of law as she put it. i think she was thinking about not just the police brutality against protesters but also the th

also coming up tonight the kremlin critic alexei navalny has flown into germany, -- the russian opposition leader, her husband has been imprisoned for a legen-- allegedly taking his role day two of donald trump's second impeachment trial, the prosecutor accusing the former president of being the insight or -- incitor in chief of the riot at the u.s. capitol. ♪ >> i reviewers -- to our viewers welcome, germany's federal and state leaders have agreed to extend the countries coronavirus lockdown until march 7, the decision came after chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel hd meetg. she made it clear she wanted the national lockdown extended for several more weeks at least. schools, shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities have been closed here in germany since mid-december. the number of covid-19 infections and deaths have been on the decline here in germany, but the chancellor is urging the public to stay vigilant. at today's summit she warned that coronavirus mutations could fuel a new wave of infections. >> this is a third wave we have to fight. we can only fight it if we bring do

the russian head of state was asked about the arrest of opposition leader alexei navalny who is still in jail after being taken into custody last month. putin claimed the international body who have demanded alexei navalny's release are trying to isolate russia as axis seeds and other areas. alexei navalny was in court friday for charges against him alleging he slandered a world war ii veteran. he faces more jail time in this case unrelated to his sentence earlier in the month that handed him three years in prison for suspended fraud charges. as for the protest that erupted in january over alexei navalny's initial arrest president putin had this to say. [speaking in foreign language] regarding the fact in support of the unknown investigation of alexei navalny you're probably right that is what happened. but you know what this person under investigation is being interviewed precisely at the moment in countries all over the world including our own people are tired, irritated about the conditions in which they live. >> small protest in russia continue in support of alexei navalny in the

darren: you have met alexey navalny and know him personally. how do you think he is handling all of this? the poisoning, the harassment. now this jail term. >> after being poisoned and being in a clinic -- a state of clinical death, a coma for days, then being treated in germany for weeks. to stand up and to go back to russia, for the russian people, it is an act of tremendous courage. they respect courage. russians are courageous people. you will remember the russian heroism in world war ii when they were fighting the nazis, and defeated it. i think that navalny is demonstrating that he is sacrificing his own life. moreover, you can say he came back from the dead to fight for the russians. the russians are tired of 20 years of vladimir putin. they say enough is enough. even if today, relative few few people came to demonstrate, for the young people, navalny is unquestionably their next leader. reporter: just a final point. what does this presence in this mean for the protest movement going forward? is it going to be a rallying cry for the prot

so this -- decades so this is an important development and showing alexey navalny is the main opponent to vladimir putin going forward we'll probably see these protests continue, especially considering the amount of police action we saw in response. this is probably only going to incite the protesters more, they're demanding that alexey navalny be free. remember he was believed to be poisoned in russia european authorities say the russian authorities poisoned him for dissenting against vladimir putin. went to germany to recover and just got back to russia where he was detained by authorities land face charged. this is a major international incident and will definitely draw attention in western capitals. >> hopefully those protests don't get too violent. >>> back to the extreme weather we're facing today hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed. mass transit, many cities have closed their mass transit. now bring in our nbc meteorologist, janessa webb, live in time square, new york. janessa, hello, again. >> hi, you two i mean, temperatures are starting to drop you can really start to fe

in moscow, alexei navalny was back in the dock, accused of defaming a world war ii veteran. this month, he'd already been sentenced to two—and—a—half years in prison in a fraud case, widely seen as politically motivated. the police raids on protesters are an attempt to cut mr navalny�*s support base by spreading fear. it will send chilling waves across everybody else who is in their early 20s, idealistic, wants to work for team navalny. a lot of people will be scared. a lot of parents will insert a lot of pressure on their kids to notjoin the movement. there's something else the kremlin is doing to try to undermine public support for protests. it's telling russians, through the state media, that mr navalny is an agent of the west, and some people are believing it. "he's carrying out the west's instructions", galina says. "we all know it's the west pulling navalny�*s strings", yulia tells me. "as for navalny being poisoned, he probably poisoned himself." where is this taking russia? with "blame the west" the official narrative, there is little chance of a thaw in re

demonstrators in 90 cities turned out in support of the jailed activist alexei navalny. over 5,000 people have been detained. among them was mr navalny�*s wife yulia, seen here accompanying her husband on their return to russia earlier this month. she was arrested by police in moscow as she and others marched towards the prison where her husband is being held — it's not yet clear if she has been released. steve rosenberg reports. by law, russians have the right to peaceful protest...on paper. in moscow today, police were determined to clear the streets... whatever it took. some people got away. but hundreds of people were detained in the russian capital. protesters had come out in support of alexei navalny, the kremlin critic who's in jail. moscow police had warned that any protest in the city today would be considered illegal and broken up, and that's exactly what's happening right now. the message is that the authorities are determined to crack down on dissent. but the crowds swelled, and moved through the city. chanting. "moscow, take to the streets", they're chan

alexei navalny who was detained just a couple of weeks ago, he allegedly poisoned with novichok, were the russians which allegedly used to poison other spies. and so he went to germany with the fatal poisoning on an aircraft in russia after he returned to russia, he was arrested and that's what started this latest round of protesters as you mentioned 5,000 protesters were arrested this weekend, including alexei navalny's ife. this really adds up to arguably the biggest crackdown in russia in event memories. while it seems like this sort of thing happens all the time in major russian cities this really does mark a high water pointsio. >> ws that does not escalate into more violence. thank you for the update >> you're talking about alexei navalny, a guy who had made the decision, he had gone to germany. >> he didn't have to go back >> he did. putting himself out there. now, he has unprecedented support. >>> before we go, we want to revisit the real winners of this snowstorm that many of us are about to feel. that's right, we're talking about the giant pandas at the national zoo the pand

the thinking really is that the kremlin will keep alexei navalny in jail until at least beyond some very important parliamentary elections that are set to take place in september. and then, of course, in 2024, when president putin, in theory, because he's changed the constitution, could run for another term. so, it's possible we could see protests right up until 2024. >> sreenivasan: all right. we've got a new president. we've heard so far about a difficult conversation between him and vladimir putin. what is the biden administration capable of doing? what can they dabout matters on the ground? >> well, president biden already used his first phone call to president putin to call for alexei navalny, for him to be freed. he could impose sanctions. in fact, navalny himself, through his surrogates, has asked president biden to impose sanctions. those would be targeted sanctions against people within president putin's government, but also some of russia's wealthiest oligarchs, if you will, including some who live here in london and very famous people that own soccer teams and whatnot. so, tha

lawyers for russian opposition leader alexei navalny are vowin years in prison. the charge he violated parole by recovering in germany after being poisoned he claims on the orders of vladimir putin. sparked protests and russian troops are in the streets trying to maintain order. ollie williams res. >> reporter: navalny's supporters were rallied outside the courtroom. the russian political opposition is growing showing the cracks in the government rule. >> they feel they are weak. i think thab >> reporter: navalny was poison with a deadly nerve agent novichok. in august last year, apparent assassination attempt. he survived after being evacuated to germany. linked to russian intelligence agents. navalny was detained by police month. sparking mass protest in freezing weather in cities across the country. thousands of protesters were taken into custody by the police. but none of that stopped navalny from releasing this video accusing russia's president vladimir putin of corruption. receiving this opulent seaside mansion as a bribe. it has been watched more than a 10

supporters of alexei navalny arrested en masse, demonstrations across russia. prosecutors are seeking a three year sentence for the critic in the moscow court next tuesday. angela merkel called on vaccine makers to pull up the stops. it is the result of the astrazeneca supplies and slow rollouts of the vaccination program in europe. this is life in paris. ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. hang sings hoochie is in detention as myanmar is under a coup d'etat. she is among the prominent politicians under arrest. the leader of myanmar's army says tens of millions of fraudulent votes cast in the november election. aung san suu kyi's party won by a landslide with 82% of the ballot. reporter: an uneasy calm as myanmar's commercial capital wakes up to news of a power grab by the army. but signs of disquiet are on the streets. a heavy police and military presence as people queue at banks and atm's to access their cash. later, truckloads of military supporters drove through the streets, waving flags and playing the national anthem. in the capital, surveill

how best to respond to the jailing of opposition leader alexey navalny. >> here in brussels today, we will discuss whether to order the imposition of new sanctions on russia. in particular, as a result of the conviction of navalny and the fact that he has to serve his sentence in a labor camp. reporter: the result came fairly quickly, with the bloc's 27 foreign ministers voting unanimously to clear the way for fresh sanctions. the measures are expected to include asset freezes and travel bans for high-ranking officials involved in the imprisonment of navalny. the move is likely to set the eu on a collision course with russia. moscow has previously threatened to retaliate, or even cut ties if new sanctions are applied. despite this, navalny's supporters believe targeted sanctions are the only way forward. >> the strongest measures that could be taken are targeted sanctions against close allies. the most important parts of the oppressive regime he has built. unlike central sanctions against the russian economy, these personal sanctions could not be deemed by russian propaganda for their