MOSCOW — The Latest on anti-Putin protests in Russia (all times local):6:40 p.m.A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 1,000 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president. He was among those arrested in Moscow and is to be charged with resisting police officers, Russian news reports said. ——2:55 p.m.Russian police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in central Moscow. Thousands of demonstrators denouncing Putin’s upcoming inauguration into a fourth term gathered Saturday in the capital’s Pushkin Square. ——12 p.m.Demonstrators are holding protests throughout Russia against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a fourth term as Russian president.

Source: National Post May 05, 2018 12:03 UTC