Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday condemned Russia’s treatment of protesters seeking the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
“The US condemns the persistent use of harsh tactics against peaceful protesters and journalists by Russian authorities for the second week in a row,” he tweeted Sunday. “We renew our call for Russia to release detainees for exercising their human rights, including Aleksey Navalny.”
Thousands of Russians were arrested on Sunday during mass protests against Navalny’s incarceration.