Pro-Navalny rallies paused as Russian jails overflow with supporters
As doctor who treated Navalny dies, there are claims of torture in crowded prisons: "We have never registered so many detentions... never recorded so much cruelty."
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As doctor who treated Navalny dies, there are claims of torture in crowded prisons: "We have never registered so many detentions... never recorded so much cruelty."
President Biden delivered a foreign policy address at the State Department, focusing on the importance of strengthening America's alliances after "the past few years of neglect." He called out Russia for jailing opposition leader Alexey Navalny, condemned the coup in Myanmar, and spoke about the challenges posed by China. Watch his full speech, followed by analysis from CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was sentenced to two and a half years in prison over probation violation charges. The ruling comes two weeks after Navalny was arrested upon his return to Moscow from Germany, where he spent five months recovering from a nerve agent poisoning he blames on the Kremlin. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams joined CBSN from London with the latest.
Vowing to continue his fight from behind bars, Putin's fiercest critic said Russia's government was "imprisoning one person to frighten millions."
More than 5,000 of the opposition leader's backers were detained during huge protests, but they're calling for a new demonstration as he faces a judge this week.
More than 4,700 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten.
This month Alexey Navalny returned to Russia and was thrown into jail, sparking protests in over 100 Russian cities. 60 Minutes interviewed Navalny in October.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny will remain in detention until his parole hearing next week, a Moscow judge ruled. In a rambunctious appearance, Navalny derided the court process as "lawless" before being remanded. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joined CBSN from London to break down today's court proceedings and what's next for the high-profile dissident.
As court denies his appeal, Vladimir Putin's No. 1 foe says "tens of millions" of Russians are behind him, and they won't "allow these people to take over and steal our country."
Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pledging to repair relationships with America's allies and restore the nation's image following the attack on the Capitol. CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how foreign policy will change under the new administration, and details from President Biden's first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Biden's COVID-19 response team is set to give its first briefing today, after the administration announced plans to secure 200 million more doses of the vaccine. Also on Wednesday, the president will be signing new executive orders aimed at tackling climate change. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with the latest developments.
Before Washington woke up, Moscow ratified a renewal of the last major arms control treaty between the nuclear powers, but the White House confirmed "willingness," not agreement.
After thousands of anti-Putin protesters were across Russia, the EU is considering sanctions. In Italy, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned in a move to try and reconstitute a governing majority. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" from London with these and other headlines from around the world.
The White House said the president raised concerns about Navalny's arrest and Russia's treatment of protesters.
Russian President Vladmir Putin has condemned weekend protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, and thousands of protesters were arrested. Navalny was detained last week after returning from Germany, where he recovered from a suspected nerve agent attack. Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School, was at the protests in Moscow and joins CBSN to discuss. She is the great-granddaughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
Rescue workers in China extracted 11 trapped miners but also found the bodies of nine who died. Also, more than 3,000 people in Russia were detained in anti-Putin demonstrations across the country, and police in the Netherlands used water cannons and tear gas to clear demonstrators angry over new coronavirus restrictions. Meanwhile, Australian officials approved the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with those stories.
Despite thousands being detained at huge rallies, supporters of jailed dissident Alexey Navalny are planning to hit the streets again.
President Putin's most prominent foe was arrested on January 17 when he returned to Moscow from Germany, where he spent months recovering from nerve-agent poisoning.
Close allies of the fierce Putin critic are rounded up, activists and journalists warned to stay home, and social media companies ordered not to publicize the protests.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been detained upon his return to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a nerve agent poisoning. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
Putin's No. 1 foe, detained in Moscow after poisoning, says he's "seen a lot of mockery of justice," but calls his sudden appearance before a judge "the highest degree of lawlessness."
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained immediately upon his return to Moscow after recovering from nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on Vladimir Putin. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny returned to Moscow on Sunday for the first time since he was poisoned this summer by a Soviet-era nerve agent. He was immediately taken into custody.
The Russian opposition leader says the Kremlin is doing everything it can to prevent him from returning to Russia after surviving an August assassination attempt.
For years, Moscow and Washington have blamed each other for letting arms control agreements fall by the wayside. There's only one left.