Navalny was released early on Sunday, but faces up to 30 days in jail on charges of organising an illegal rally. Protesters also gathered in scores of cities and towns across Russia in the biggest anti-Putin demonstrations for almost a year. “We’ll do over anyone who makes trouble against Putin,” an unnamed Cossack was reported as saying by the Meduza news website. The Cossack organisation’s members recently met with National Guard officials to discuss security operations for the World Cup, which kicks off on 14 June. In 2016, a group of Cossacks attacked Navalny and his supporters in Anapa, a city in southern Russia.

Source: The Guardian May 06, 2018 12:57 UTC