Putin, who avoids mentioning Navalny by name, told students on Monday that nobody should use illegal protest action to further their own political interests. As Putin was speaking, Leonid Volkov, a close ally of Navalny currently outside Russia, announced plans for a new protest this Sunday that would once again ask the authorities to free Navalny. Navalny alleged in it that Putin owned an opulent Black Sea palace that the Russian leader's friends had paid for, sometimes using public money. "I haven't watched the film, simply because I don't have the free time to watch such information, but I scrolled through video compilations," Putin said. Putin will address the World Economic Forum by video conference on Wednesday, Russian news agencies cited the Kremlin as saying.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 14:48 UTC