UNITED STATES AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT DEMAND FOR THE RELEASE OF THE OPPOSITION POLITICIAN ALEXEI NAVALNY

The United States and Several European governments have demanded the release of opposition politician Alexei Navalny from Russian detention.

Mr. Navalny, 44 was detained by police soon after his flight from Germany landed in Moscow on Sunday.

The activist was returning to the Country five months after he was almost killed in a nerve agent attack he blamed on Russian authorities

President Vladimir Putin’s government denies poisoning Mr. Navalny.

The opposition politician’s allegations have however been backed up by reports from an investigative journalist.