Russian Court Closes Foundation of Aleksei Navalny, a Kremlin Critic

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Russian Court Closes Foundation of Aleksei Navalny, a Kremlin Critic
Navalny said that Putin was so scared by our announcement
that we transform our campaign for presidency into a campaign for a boycott that he quickly created a special group to check our foundation,
Navalny said that We wanted to take part in the election, but they did not let us, so we will campaign against this election,
22, 2018
MOSCOW — A Moscow court on Monday ordered the closing of a foundation supporting the activities of Aleksei A. Navalny,
the country’s leading opposition politician, moving quickly in a case filed only this month by the Justice Ministry.
In response, Mr. Navalny announced that he would turn his candidacy into a campaign for a boycott of the presidential election,
and he called on his followers to take part in street protests.
At the end of December, Russian election officials barred Mr. Navalny from running in the presidential election scheduled for March, citing his suspended sentence in a fraud case
that he and his supporters have denounced as politically motivated.
that You cannot consider Putin’s reappointment an election.

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