Does this mean Mr. Navalny is irresponsible? I remember Mr. Navalny standing on a stage in Bolotnaya Square near the Kremlin, telling the crowd that Mr. Putin’s party was made of “crooks and thieves.” Thousands turned out, and hundreds were arrested. City authorities spent weeks, possibly months, in preparation for the events. And in a split second, in a late-night address on his YouTube channel, Mr. Navalny managed to change it all. Mr. Navalny has spent the past several years being harassed endlessly by the Kremlin.

Source: New York Times June 13, 2017 00:22 UTC