AP: Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects his bid for freedom
A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by opposition leader Alexei Navalny for his release from jail, while authorities detained several of his allies.
Alexei Navalny now remains in jail until at least February 15th.
A visibly angry and defiant @navalny addresses the court (from prison):
I expected lawlessness, but not to this degree. To be detained after an impromptu hearing for one month?How is this possible?
"I expected Putin to come out and say, haha. Welcome back. It was a joke" (1/5) pic.twitter.com/rPw5s8IatA— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) January 28, 2021