With international pressure building over Russia’s continued imprisonment of dissident Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin went after his critics Wednesday, April 21, in a fiery state of the nation speech, warning countries who attempt to meddle not to cross unspecified “red lines,” without mentioning his domestic political antagonist by name.
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A demonstrator displays a portrait of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny during a protest in his support in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 21, 2021.
